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Calendar No. 279
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2989
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation and Treasury and inde-
pendent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$93,577,000 (increased by $500,000), of which not to ex-
ceed $2,212,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Secretary; not to exceed $841,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Sec-
retary; not to exceed $15,560,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed 
$12,717,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$8,630,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,518,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$28,882,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant 
Secretary 
for 
Administration; 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,982,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
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fairs; not to exceed $1,447,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$730,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract Ap-
peals; not to exceed $1,268,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 
not to exceed $14,565,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer; and not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence 
and Security: Provided, That the Secretary of Transpor-
tation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any 
office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office 
of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That any change in funding greater than 
5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation 
within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there 
may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 
in funds received in user fees: Provided further, That none
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of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$8,569,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $8,336,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$116,715,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal 
administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may 
be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity
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or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $400,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation. 
NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Trans-
portation’s new headquarters building and related serv-
ices, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 104–264, $7,532,000,000, of 
which $4,043,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 
$6,076,724,000 shall be available for air traffic services 
program activities; not to exceed $870,505,000 shall be 
available for aviation regulation and certification program 
activities; not to exceed $218,481,000 shall be available 
for research and acquisition program activities; not to ex-
ceed $11,776,000 shall be available for commercial space 
transportation 
program 
activities; 
not 
to 
exceed 
$49,783,000 shall be available for financial services pro-
gram activities; not to exceed $75,367,000 shall be avail-
able for human resources program activities; not to exceed 
$87,749,000 shall be available for regional coordination
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program activities; not to exceed $140,429,000 shall be 
available for staff offices; and not to exceed $29,681,000 
shall be available for information services: Provided, That 
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement 
any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user 
fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of 
the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there 
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 
major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $7,500,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-shar-
ing program: Provided further, That funds may be used 
to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-
setting organization to assist in the development of avia-
tion safety standards: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for 
the second career training program: Provided further,
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That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Fed-
eral Aviation Administration employee unless such em-
ployee actually performed work during the time cor-
responding to such premium pay: Provided further, That 
none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended 
to operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the 
contiguous United States: Provided further, That none of 
the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartog-
raphy are available for activities conducted by, or coordi-
nated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
not to exceed $50,000 may be transferred to the Aircraft 
Loan Purchase Guarantee Program: Provided further, 
That not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration, shall issue final reg-
ulations, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8335, establishing an ex-
emption process allowing individual air traffic controllers 
to delay mandatory retirement until the employee reaches 
no later than 61 years of age: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $4,000,000 is 
available only for recruitment, personnel compensation 
and benefits, and related costs to raise the level of oper-
ational air traffic control supervisors to the level of 1,726:
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Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may 
be obligated or expended to execute or continue to imple-
ment a memorandum of understanding or memorandum 
of agreement (or any revisions thereto) with representa-
tives of any FAA bargaining unit unless such document 
is filed in a central registry and catalogued in an auto-
mated, searchable database under the executive direction 
of appropriate management representatives at FAA head-
quarters: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 
card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 
credit card. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navi-
gation and experimental facilities and equipment, as au-
thorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United 
States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, includ-
ing construction of test facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and
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employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of air-
craft from funds available under this heading; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,900,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000), of which $2,479,158,800 shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
2006, 
and 
of 
which 
$420,841,200 shall remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment and modernization 
of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon ini-
tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2005 
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2005 through 2009, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
for ‘‘In-plant NAS contract support services’’, $7,000,000 
is only for contract audit services provided by the Defense
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Contract Audit Agency: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 is avail-
able only for the Houston Area Air Traffic System: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be 
obligated or expended to implement section 106 of H.R. 
2115, as passed the House of Representatives on June 12, 
2003. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$108,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2006: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop-
ment. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument land-
ing systems (along with associated approach lighting 
equipment and runway visual range equipment) which 
conform to FAA design and performance specifications, 
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport-
aid program, airport development aid program or airport 
improvement program grant: Provided, That, the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, 
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA 
in accordance with agency criteria. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2004. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for engineering work related to an addi-
tional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Inter-
national Airport. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned
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buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili-
ties. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated for official travel by Federal de-
partments and agencies may be used by such departments 
and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov-
ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Necessary expenses for administration and operation 
of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed 
$359,458,000, shall be paid in accordance with law from 
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
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Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $33,385,000,000 for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2004: Provided, That within the 
$33,385,000,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs, not 
more than $462,500,000 shall be available for the imple-
mentation or execution of programs for transportation re-
search (sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, and 508 of title 
23, United States Code, as amended; section 5505 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended; and sections 5112 
and 5204–5209 of Public Law 105–178) for fiscal year 
2004: Provided further, That this limitation on transpor-
tation research programs shall not apply to any authority 
previously made available for obligation.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United 
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational 
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise 
provided, including reimbursement for sums expended 
pursuant 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
U.S.C. 
308, 
$34,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available 
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For an additional amount for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs pursuant to 
title 23, United States Code, $400,000,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That amounts under this heading shall be distrib-
uted in the same manner as if made available under 23 
U.S.C. 110: Provided further, That the amounts under this 
heading shall not be subject to, or computed against, any 
obligation limitation or contract authority set forth in this 
Act or any other Act: Provided further, That, before such
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allocation and distribution are made, $133,450,000 shall 
be retained for surface transportation projects. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-
aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the 
Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall 
be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction. 
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law: 
(1) Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2032; 112 Stat. 191; 115 Stat. 871) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (42), by striking ‘‘Ful-
ton, Mississippi,’’ the first time that it appears 
and all that follows to the end of the paragraph 
and inserting ‘‘Fulton, Mississippi.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(45) The United States Route 78 Corridor 
from Memphis, Tennessee, to Corridor X of the Ap-
palachian development highway system near Fulton,
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Mississippi, and Corridor X of the Appalachian de-
velopment highway system extending from near Ful-
ton, Mississippi, to near Birmingham, Alabama.’’. 
(2) Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2032; 115 Stat. 872) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘(A) 
IN GENERAL.—The portions’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the first sentence and 
inserting: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The portions of the 
routes referred to in subsection (c)(1), sub-
section (c)(3) (relating solely to the Kentucky 
Corridor), clauses (i), (ii), and (except with re-
spect to Georgetown County) (iii) of subsection 
(c)(5)(B), subsection (c)(9), subsections (c)(18) 
and (c)(20), subsection (c)(36), subsection 
(c)(37), subsection (c)(40), subsection (c)(42), 
and subsection (c)(45) that are not a part of 
the Interstate System are designated as future 
parts of the Interstate System.’’; and 
(B) by adding the following at the end of 
subparagraph (B)(i): ‘‘The route referred to in 
subsection (c)(45) is designated as Interstate 
Route I–22.’’.
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SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century—
(1) item number 230 is amended by striking 
‘‘Monroe County transportation improvements on 
Long Pond Road, Pattonwood Road, and Lyell 
road’’ and inserting ‘‘Route 531/Brockport-Roch-
ester Corridor in Monroe County, New York’’. 
(2) Item number 1149 is amended by striking 
‘‘Traffic Mitigation Project on William Street and 
Losson Road in Cheektowaga’’ and inserting ‘‘Study 
and implement mitigation and diversion options for 
William 
Street 
and 
Broadway 
Street 
in 
Cheektowaga, I–90 Corridor Study; Interchange 53 
to Interchange 49, PIN 552830 and Cheektowaga 
Rails to Trails, PIN 575508’’. 
(3) Item number 476 is amended by striking 
‘‘Expand Perkins Road in Baton Rouge’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Feasibility study, design, and construction of a 
connector between Louisiana Highway 1026 and I–
12 in Livingston Parish’’. 
(4) Item 4 of the table contained in section 
1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century, relating to construction of a bike path in 
Michigan, is amended by striking ‘‘between Mount
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Clemens and New Baltimore’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 
Macomb Orchard Trail in Macomb County’’. 
SEC. 113. Intelligent Transportation Systems appro-
priations made to the State of Wisconsin in Public Law 
105–277, Public Law 106–69, and Public Law 107–87 
shall not be subject to the limitations of Public Law 105–
178, section 5208(d), 23 U.S.C. 502 note. 
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding Public Law 105–178, sec-
tion 5208(d), Intelligent Transportation Systems appro-
priations for—
(1) Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, 
Wisconsin, in Public Law 105–277 and Public Law 
106–69 shall be available for use in the counties of 
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, 
Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Marathon, Polk, Portage, 
Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn, Wood, 
Clark, Langlade, and Oneida; and 
(2) the City of Superior and Douglas County, 
Wisconsin, in Public Law 106–69 shall be available 
for use in the City of Superior and northern Wis-
consin. 
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of assisting in the development, con-
struction and financing of additional improvements to the 
Alameda Corridor, including construction of a truck ex-
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pressway or other enhancements, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall modify the loan agreement entered into 
with the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority pur-
suant to Public Law 104–208 to revise the interest rate 
to equal the average yield, as of the date of modification 
of the loan agreement, on marketable Treasury securities 
of similar maturity to the expected remaining average life 
of the loan. 
SEC. 116. (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall enter into an agreement with the 
State of Nevada, the State of Arizona, or both, to provide 
a method of funding for construction of a Hoover Dam 
Bypass Bridge from funds allocated for the Federal Lands 
Highway Program under section 202(b) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(b) METHODS OF FUNDING.—
(1) The agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall provide for funding in a manner 
consistent with the advance construction and debt 
instrument financing procedures for Federal-aid 
highways set forth in section 115 and 122 of title 
23, except that the funding source may include 
funds made available under the Federal Lands 
Highway Program.
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(2) Eligibility for funding under this subsection 
shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, 
or obligation on the part of the United States to 
provide for payment of principal or interest of an eli-
gible debt financing instrument as so defined in sec-
tion 122, nor create a right of a third party against 
the United States for payment under an eligible debt 
financing instrument. The agreement entered into 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall make specific ref-
erence to this provision of law. 
(3) The provisions of this section do not limit 
the use of other available funds for which the project 
referenced in subsection (a) is eligible. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
(LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for administration of motor 
carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research, 
pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States 
Code, not to exceed $236,753,000 shall be paid in accord-
ance with law from appropriations made available by this 
Act and from any available take-down balances to the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, together with 
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
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Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available to carry out the functions and 
operations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration. 
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
49 U.S.C. 31102, 31106 and 31309, $190,000,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the implementation or 
execution of programs the obligations for which are in ex-
cess of $190,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’ 
and ‘‘Information Systems’’. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. None of the funds appropriated, limited, 
or made available in this Act shall be used to implement 
or enforce any provision of the Final Rule issued on April 
16, 2003 (Docket No. FMCSA–97–2350) as it applies to 
operators of utility service vehicles as defined in 49 CFR 
section 395.2. 
SEC. 131. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in
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section 350 of Public Law 107–87, including that the Sec-
retary submit a report to the House and Senate Appro-
priations Committees annually on the safety and security 
of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domi-
ciled motor carriers. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and 
part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
$206,178,000, of which $171,110,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2006: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to 
add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading 
standard that is different from the three grading stand-
ards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) al-
ready in effect.
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until 
expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2004, 
are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403. 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register 
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
$3,600,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, 
and to remain available until expended. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, to remain 
available until expended, $225,000,000, to be derived from
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the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in 
fiscal year 2004, are in excess of $225,000,000 for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, of 
which $165,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $20,000,000 shall be for 
‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 
405, and $40,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired 
Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410: 
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 
for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for 
office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $8,150,000 of the funds made available for section 
402, not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds made available 
for section 405, and not to exceed $2,000,000 of the funds 
made available for section 410 shall be available to 
NHTSA for administering highway safety grants under 
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,600,000 of the funds made available 
for section 157, and $2,600,000 of the funds made avail-
able for section 163, shall be available to NHTSA for ad-
ministering highway safety grants under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code: Provided further, That not to ex-
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ceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, States may use funds provided in this Act under sec-
tion 402 of title 23, United States Code, to produce and 
place highway safety public service messages in television, 
radio, cinema, and print media, and on the Internet in 
accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of 
Transportation: Provided, That any state that uses funds 
for such public service messages shall submit to the Sec-
retary and the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations a report describing and assessing the effective-
ness of the messages. 
SEC. 141. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the purpose of enforcing compliance 
with 49 CFR section 579.24, promulgated by the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration in accordance with 
section 30166(m) of title 49, United States Code, with re-
spect to trailers rated at 26,000 pounds or less gross vehi-
cle weight.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $130,922,000, of 
which $11,712,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $28,225,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM 
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES) 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as 
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant 
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is 
outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of 
such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar-
antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for 
the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2004.
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are reserved to satisfy the contractual obligations of the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation for commuter 
and intercity passenger rail service: Provided further, That 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act but not later than 
October 1, 2003, Amtrak shall transmit to the Secretary 
of Transportation and the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations a business plan for operating and cap-
ital improvements to be funded in fiscal year 2004 under 
section 24104(a) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the business plan shall include a description 
of the work to be funded, along with cost estimates and 
an estimated timetable for completion of the projects cov-
ered by this business plan: Provided further, That not later 
than October 1, 2003 and each month thereafter, Amtrak 
shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a sup-
plemental report regarding the business plan, which shall 
describe the work completed to date, any changes to the 
business plan, and the reasons for such changes: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used 
for operating expenses and capital projects not approved 
by the Secretary of Transportation nor on the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation’s fiscal year 2004 busi-
ness plan: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading may be obligated or expended until the Na-
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pended for repairs and alterations, which includes associ-
ated design and construction services: 
Colorado: 
Denver, Byron G. Rogers Federal Build-
ing—Courthouse, $39,436,000. 
District of Columbia: 
320 First Street, $7,485,000. 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 
$65,757,000. 
Federal Office Building 8, $134,872,000. 
Main Interior Building, $15,603,000. 
Fire & Life Safety, $68,188,000. 
Georgia: 
Atlanta, Richard B. Russell Federal Build-
ing, $32,173,000. 
Illinois: 
Chicago, Dirksen Courthouse & Kluczynski 
Federal Building, $24,056,000. 
Springfield, Paul H. Findley Federal 
Building—Courthouse, $6,183,000. 
Massachusetts: 
Boston, John W. McCormack Post Office 
and Courthouse, $73,037,000. 
New York: