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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $17,425,000, to be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public 
Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $154,440,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities
authorized
by
law,
$116,442,000,
of
which 
$24,009,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2007, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $14,850,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
and of which $7,920,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the State Maritime Schools Schoolship Mainte-
nance and Repair. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $25,740,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND RESCISSION) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, not to exceed $3,317,000, which shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
Operations and Training: Provided, That of the unobli-
gated balances available under this heading, $2,000,000 
are cancelled.
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NATIONAL DEFENSE TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 
PROGRAM 
(RESCISSION) 
All unobligated balances under this heading are re-
scinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to fur-
nish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 
connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 
Government property under control of the Maritime Ad-
ministration, and payments received therefore shall be 
credited to the appropriation charged with the cost there-
of: Provided, That rental payments under any such lease, 
contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 
services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 171. No obligations shall be incurred during the 
current fiscal year from the construction fund established 
by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 
et seq.), or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and 
limitations contained in this Act or in any prior appropria-
tions Act.
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PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 
and
Hazardous
Materials
Safety
Administration, 
$17,721,000, of which $639,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $27,225,000, of which 
$2,111,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
be available until expended, funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in-
curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
and approvals functions.
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PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $75,735,000, of 
which $18,810,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009; of which $56,925,000 shall be derived 
from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $24,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, 
That not less than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5128(b), $198,000, to be derived from the Emergency 
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2008: Provided, That not more than $28,328,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2007 from 
amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
5128(b)–(c): Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c)
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shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee. 
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innova-
tive Technology Administration, $6,367,000, of which 
$1,120,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train-
ing. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $64,143,000: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au-
thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec-
tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading
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shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive prac-
tices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 
foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compli-
ance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to 
item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $25,618,000 (reduced by $2,693,000): Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman 
of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for 
necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
basis as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2007, to result in a final appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at no more than $24,368,000 (re-
duced by $2,693,000).
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of 
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign 
countries on official department business; and uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 
the Department of Transportation shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to 
the rate for an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
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SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available 
in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de-
fined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State depart-
ment of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle 
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 
2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any 
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed-
eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec-
tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal- 
Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ ac-
count, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s 
‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail 
safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 186. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock
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heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur-
chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 
an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 187. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to make a grant 
unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, 
letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling 
$1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary 
grant program of the Federal Highway Administration 
other than the emergency relief program; (2) the airport 
improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion; or (3) any program of the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway 
modernization programs: Provided, That no notification 
shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 188. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 
minor fees and other funds received by the Department 
of
Transportation
from
travel
management
centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 
and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 
to elements of the Department of Transportation using
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fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 189. Amounts made available in this or any 
other Act that the Secretary determines represent im-
proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 
a third party contractor under a financial assistance 
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail-
able— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 
by the Department of Transportation in recovering 
improper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in 
recovering improper payments or contractor support 
in the implementation of the Improper Payments In-
formation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in 
excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with 
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall report annually to the House and
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Senate
Committees
on
Appropriations
the 
amount and reasons for these transfers: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the same 
meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of 
Public Law 107–300. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 
Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase 
of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased 
or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance 
of official business, $223,786,000, of which not to exceed 
$8,760,000 is for executive direction program activities; 
not to exceed $8,741,000 is for general counsel program 
activities; not to exceed $41,947,000 is for economic poli-
cies and programs activities; not to exceed $27,086,000 
is for financial policies and programs activities; not to ex-
ceed $45,401,000 is for terrorism and financial intel-