(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2004’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2004’’. 
(h) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2009(c) 
of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking 
‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration $85,785,000 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through March 
31, 2004. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by this 
subsection may be used for personnel costs; adminis-
trative infrastructure; rent; information technology; 
and programs for research and technology, regu-
latory development, and other operating expenses 
and similar matters. 
(b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Not more than $82,500,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’. 
(c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec-
tion 31107(a) of such title is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $10,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003 through March 31, 2004.’’. 
(2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—From amounts 
made available by section 31107(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, for the period of October 1, 
2003 through March 31, 2004, the Secretary of 
Transportation may make grants of up to $500,000 
to a State whose commercial driver’s license pro-
gram may fail to meet the compliance requirements 
of section 31311(a) of such title. 
(d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be avail-
able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration to continue the crash causation study re-
quired by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Im-
provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 
1770–1771), $500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003 
through March 31, 2004. 
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 
by this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) OCTOBER
1, 
2003
THROUGH 
MARCH
31, 2004.—Of the amounts made 
available 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B), 
$5,200,000 shall be available for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004, for capital projects described in 
clause (i).’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting after 
‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $1,500,000 shall be 
available for the period October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting after 
‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $25,000,000 shall be 
available for the period October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004)’’. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—
(1) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
OCTOBER
1, 2003 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall determine the amount that each ur-
banized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway 
modernization under section 5337 of title 49, United 
States Code, on a prorata basis to reflect the partial 
fiscal year 2004 funding made available by sections 
5338(b)(2)(A)(vi) and 5338(b)(2)(B)(vi) of such 
title. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5337 of 
such title is amended by striking the first subsection 
(e), relating to special rule. 
(c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(a) of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $1,551,538,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; 
(5) by adding at the end in paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $388,151,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 
fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004)’’. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR 
OCTOBER 1, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004.—Of the 
aggregate of amounts made available by and appropriated 
under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
for the period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004—
(1) $2,424,975 shall be available to the Alaska 
Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper-
ations under section 5307 of such title; 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
section 5308 of such title; and 
(3) of the remaining amount—
(A) 2.4 percent shall be available to pro-
vide transportation services to elderly individ-
uals and individuals with disabilities under sec-
tion 5310 of such title; 
(B) 6.37 percent shall be available to pro-
vide financial assistance for other than urban-
ized areas under section 5311 of such title; and 
(C) 91.23 percent shall be available to pro-
vide financial assistance for urbanized areas 
under section 5307 of such title. 
(e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(b) of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $1,227,004,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $306,962,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’. 
(f) PLANNING
AUTHORIZATIONS
AND
ALLOCA-
TIONS.—Section 5338(c) is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following:
‘‘(vi) $29,564,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $7,320,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’; 
and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ‘‘or any 
portion of a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. 
(g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(d) 
of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $19,844,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’;
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $4,914,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’; 
and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 
fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004)’’. 
(h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO-
BER 1, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004.—Of the funds 
made available by or appropriated under section 
5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004—
(1) not less than $2,625,000 shall be available 
for providing rural transportation assistance under 
section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 
(2) not less than $4,125,000 shall be available 
for carrying out transit cooperative research pro-
grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 
(3) not less than $2,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out programs under the National Transit 
Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 
not more than $500,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 5315(a)(16) of such title; and
(4) the remainder shall be available for carrying 
out national planning and research programs under 
sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322 
of such title. 
(i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU-
THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after 
‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $2,425,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 
‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $607,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’; and 
(4) in clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(C) 
by inserting after ‘‘fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other 
than for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004)’’. 
(j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION 
RESEARCH FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United
States Code, for the period October 1, 2003, 
through March 31, 2004—
(A) $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A) of 
such title; and 
(B) $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F) of 
such title. 
(2) TRAINING
AND
CURRICULUM
DEVELOP-
MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of such 
title, any amounts made available under such section 
for such period that remain after distribution under 
paragraph (1), shall be available for the purposes 
identified in section 3015(d) of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857). 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and in the period October 31, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’. 
(k) ADMINISTRATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(f) of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $29,503,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $7,381,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’. 
(l) JOB ACCESS
AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 
391–392) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(1)(A)(iv) and (1)(B)(iv); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1)(A)(v) and (1)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) 
the following:
‘‘(vi) $60,623,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) $15,166,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004.’’; and 
(5) by inserting before the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘; except that in the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004, 
$5,000,000 shall be used for such projects’’. 
(m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 
U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) $2,625,000 for the period of October 
1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ 
the following: ‘‘(and $850,000 shall be available for 
the period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004)’’. 
(n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 
5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2003, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’ after 
‘‘2003,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(ii); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) a portion of the area was not 
designated as an urbanized area as deter-
mined under the 1990 Federal decennial 
census and received assistance under sec-
tion 5311 in fiscal year 2002.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: ‘‘Each portion of an area not des-
ignated as an urbanized area under the 1990 Fed-
eral decennial census and eligible to receive funds 
under subparagraph (A)(iv) shall receive an amount 
of funds made available to carry out this section 
that is no less than the amount the portion of the
area received under section 5311 in fiscal year 
2002.’’. 
(o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 394) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $3,651,000,000 for the period of October 
1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’. 
(p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004, $2,425,000)’’ 
after ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 
(q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 
Stat. 361) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 
1, 2003, through March 31, 2004, after ‘‘2003,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $2,500,000 for such pe-
riod’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000 per fiscal year’’.
(r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS 
AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 
(a), (b), and (c)(1) of section 3030 of such Act (112 Stat. 
373–381) are amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004,’’ after 
‘‘2003’’. 
(s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are amended by inserting 
‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2003, through March 
31, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. 
(t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail-
able under the amendments made by this section shall be 
treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 
note) as amounts made available for programs under title 
III of such Act.
SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 
(a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM-
MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4);
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end of paragraph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) $5,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004;’’. 
(b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended: 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—For 
the period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004, of the balance of each annual appropriation 
remaining after making the distribution under sub-
section (a), an amount equal to $41,000,000, re-
duced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for 
that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by sec-
tion 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 
46, United States Code, shall be used as follows: 
‘‘(A) $5,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for
obligation for qualified projects under section 
5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 1322 note). 
‘‘(B) $4,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
obligation for qualified projects under section 
7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 
Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 
‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 
transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 
and shall be expended for State recreational 
boating safety programs under section 13106 of 
title 46, United States Code.’’. 
(c) BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.—Section 13106(c) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Of the amount transferred to the Secretary of 
Transportation under paragraph (4) of section 4(b) of the 
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777c(b)), $2,500,000 is available to the Secretary for pay-
ment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and 
activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out 
the national recreational boating safety program under 
this title, of which $1,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of
this title. No funds available to the Secretary under this 
subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally 
provided through general appropriations, nor for any pur-
poses except those purposes authorized by this section. 
Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain 
available until expended. The Secretary shall publish an-
nually in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the 
projects, programs, and activities funded under this sub-
section.’’.
SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUALIZED DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING LIMITS.—In the matter that precedes subpara-
graph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike 
‘‘through 2002’’. 
(b) DISCRETIONARY
SPENDING
LIMITS.—Section 
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows: 
(1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (7) and re-
designate paragraph (8) (which relates to fiscal year 
2004) as paragraph (1) and in such redesignated 
paragraph strike ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 
2004’’, redesignate the remaining matter as sub-
paragraph (C), and before such redesignated matter 
insert the following:
‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2004—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$31,834,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,462,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$6,629,000,000 in outlays; and’’. 
(2) Redesignate paragraphs (9) through (16) as 
paragraphs (2) through (9). 
(c) CATEGORY DEFINED.—Section 250(c)(4) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after 
‘‘Century’’ the following: ‘‘and the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘Century’’ the first 
place it appears the following: ‘‘and the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘those Acts’’. 
(d) CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCURRENT RESO-
LUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments 
made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United 
States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) to carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other than emer-
gency relief) in fiscal year 2004 shall be deemed to be zero. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGN 
HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH REVENUES.—It is the sense 
of Congress that, in any multiyear reauthorization of the 
Federal-aid highway program, the alignment of highway 
spending with revenues under section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 should be restructured to minimize year-to-year 
fluctuations in highway spending levels and to ensure the 
uniform enforcement of such levels. 
SEC. 11. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Section 8103(a) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 
901 note; 112 Stat. 492) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2004, $34,498,000,000.’’. 
(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2004, $7,303,000,000.’’. 
(c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds made available under this 
Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall 
be deemed to be zero for the purposes of section 110 of 
the title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA 
21. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 
(B) in the matter after subparagraph (E), 
by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act 
of 2003’’.
(2) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 
(B) in the matter after subparagraph (C), 
by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act 
of 2003’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 
(b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—
(1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—Sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 9504(b)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by 
striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’. 
(2) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 
section 9504 of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2003’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) 
TEMPORARY
RULE
REGARDING
ADJUST-
MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on March 31, 2004, for 
purposes of making any estimate under section 9503(d) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the 
Highway Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
treat—
(1) each expiring provision of section 9503(b) 
of such Code which is related to appropriations or 
transfers to such Fund to have been extended 
through the end of the 24-month period referred to 
in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 
(2) with respect to each tax imposed under the 
sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such 
Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe-
riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 
Code to be the same as the rate of such tax as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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