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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2750
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 6, 1993
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Ω1æIMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Secretary, $1,173,000.
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Ω2æIMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Deputy Secretary, $481,000.
Ω3æOFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $7,667,000.
Ω4æFor the necessary legal expenses of the 5 former
employees of the White House Travel Office who were placed
on paid administrative leave during calendar year 1993,
$150,000 to be made available to the Office of the General
Counsel: Provided, That such funds shall be deposited in
a Fund established by the General Counsel: Provided fur-
ther, That the General Counsel shall disburse a portion of
such funds to any such employee—
(1) after submission of a valid claim for reim-
bursement of necessary legal expenses incurred as a
result of an investigation conducted by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation of the operations of the White
House Travel Office during calendar year 1993; and
(2) upon notification or finding by the Depart-
ment of Justice that such employee is not a subject of
such investigation.
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Ω5æOFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, $2,410,000.
Ω6æOFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary 
for 
Aviation 
and 
International 
Affairs,
$8,000,000.
Ω7æOFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET
AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $2,826,000, including
not to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Department
for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine.
Ω8æOFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,225,000.
Ω9æOFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $33,794,000, of which
$6,417,000 shall remain available until expended.
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Ω10æOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,
$1,338,000.
Ω11æEXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$901,000.
Ω12æCONTRACT APPEALS BOARD
For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board,
$602,000.
Ω13æOFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$1,430,000.
Ω14æOFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available
for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center
in this or any other Act may be used for business opportuni-
ties related to any mode of transportation.
Ω15æOFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and
Security, $1,214,000.
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Ω16æTRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, and development activities, including
the collection of national transportation statistics, to re-
main available until expended, $2,815,000.
Ω17æOFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for operations and research ac-
tivities related to commercial space transportation,
$4,990,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this account up
to $200,000 received from user fees established for regu-
latory services.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Department of Transportation Working
Capital Fund not to exceed Ω18æ$92,220,000 $93,000,000
shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations
made available by this Act and prior appropriations Acts
to the Department of Transportation, together with ad-
vances and reimbursements received by the Department
of Transportation.
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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments
to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and
determined under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act
of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1389), as is payable by
the Department of Transportation, Ω19æ$15,540,000
$33,423,077, to remain available until expended and to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the implementation or execution of programs Ω20æin
excess of $33,423,077 for the Payments to Air Carriers pro-
gram in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be used by the Secretary of
Transportation to make payment of compensation under
section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as
amended, in excess of the appropriation in this Act for
liquidation of obligations incurred under the ‘‘Payments
to air carriers’’ program: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be used for the payment of
claims for such compensation except in accordance with
this provisionΩ21æ: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for service to commu-
nities in the forty-eight contiguous States that are located
fewer than seventy highway miles from the nearest large
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parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated in this or any other
Act shall be available for pay or administrative expenses
in connection with shipping commissioners in the United
States: Provided further, That none of the funds provided
in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred for
yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to
the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and cred-
ited to this appropriation: Provided further, Ω29æThat of
the funds provided under this head, not less than
$8,000,000 in vessel maintenance and overhaul work cur-
rently scheduled to be conducted at the Coast Guard Yard
is to be awarded based upon a competitive solicitation of
both public and private shipyards That the Commandant
shall reduce both military and civilian employment levels
for the purpose of complying with Executive Order No.
12839.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, 
Ω30æ$310,700,000
$354,690,000, 
of 
which
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which Ω31æ$79,200,000 $103,690,000
shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve
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vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain
available until September 30, 1998; Ω32æ$27,100,000
$64,285,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1996; Ω33æ$47,700,000 $50,200,000 shall be
available for other equipment, to remain available until
September 30, 1996; Ω34æ$119,200,000 $95,900,000 shall
be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation fa-
cilities, to remain available until September 30, 1996; and
Ω35æ$37,500,000 $40,615,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main available until September 30, 1994Ω36æ: Provided,
That funds received from the sale of the VC–11A and VC–
4 aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation for the
purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation
capacity.
Ω37æ(RESCISSION)
Of the funds provided under this heading in Public
Law 102–388, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
Ω38æ$22,100,000 $23,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, Ω39æ$5,940,000 $12,940,000, to re-
main available until expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and
for payments for medical care of retired personnel and
their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $548,774,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services;
$64,000,000.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities 
and 
equipment, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law,
Ω40æ$22,500,000 $25,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $4,457,000 shall be derived from the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That there may
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be credited to this appropriation funds received from State
and local governments, other public authorities, private
sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for
research, development, testing, and evaluation.
BOAT SAFETY
(AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)
For payment of necessary expenses incurred for rec-
reational boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–
75, as amended, $32,250,000, to be derived from the Boat
Safety Account and to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including admin-
istrative expenses for research and development, establish-
ment of air navigation facilities and the operation (includ-
ing leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, and carrying out
the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act,
as amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the ob-
ligation of funds for similar programs of airport and air-
way development or improvement, lease or purchase of
four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
Ω41æ$4,568,219,000
$4,584,584,000, 
of 
which
Ω42æ$2,294,500,000 $2,292,292,000 shall be derived from
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there
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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 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 formsΩ43æ:–Provided further,
That, of the funds available under this head, $2,000,000
shall be made available for the Mid-American Aviation Re-
source Consortium in Minnesota to operate an air traffic
controller training program: Provided further, That funds
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-
profit standard setting organization to assist in the devel-
opment of aviation safety standardsΩ44æ:–Provided fur-
ther, That no funds under this head may be used for the
implementation, execution or enforcement of section 91.21
of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining
to the use of portable electronic devices on aircraftΩ45æ:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided shall be
made available for pay raises or bonuses in fiscal year 1994
for Federal Aviation Administration employees whose re-
sponsibilities include noise abatement policy function, man-
aging aircraft route design or changes, and responsibility
for preparing, managing, and overseeing the environmental
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impact statement mandated by section 9199 of Public Law
91–508, until the final report on such impact statement is
issued: Provided further, That none of these funds shall
be available for new applicants for the second career train-
ing program.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con-
tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi-
mental facilities and equipment as authorized by the Fed-
eral Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App.
1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing in-
cluding construction of test facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and
furnishing of quarters and related accommodations of offi-
cers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration
stationed at remote localities where such accommodations
are not available; and the purchase, lease or transfer of
aircraft from funds available under this head; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
Ω46æ$2,142,000,000
$2,162,578,000, 
of 
which
Ω47æ$1,945,500,000 $1,988,488,000 shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
1996, 
and 
of 
which
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Ω48æ$196,500,000 $201,662,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1995: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment
and modernization of air navigation facilities.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for research, engineering, and development, in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including con-
struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant, Ω49æ$240,000,000
$254,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred for research, engineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
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compatibility planning and programs under the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, and
under 
other 
law 
authorizing 
such 
obligations,
$2,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the com-
mitments for which are in excess of Ω50æ$1,500,000,000
$1,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants-in-aid for
airport planning and development, and noise compatibility
planning and programs, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4)
of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as
amended.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the
limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C.
App. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the
program for aviation insurance activities under title XIII
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
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AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue
notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such matu-
rities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations
may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required pur-
suant to any guarantee issued under the Act of
September 7, 1957, Public Law 85–307, as amended (49
U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the funds in this Act shall
be available for activities under this head the obligations
for which are in excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal year
1994. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary
from appropriations authorized by this section. The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations,
and for such purpose he may use as a public debt trans-
action the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued
under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter
in force. The purposes for which securities may be issued
under such Act are extended to include any purchase of
notes or other obligations issued under the subsection. The
Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations
at such times and price and upon such terms and condi-
tions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases,
redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Sec-
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retary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the
United States.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, in-
cluding motor carrier safety program operations, and re-
search of the Federal Highway Administration not to ex-
ceed Ω51æ$462,961,000 $475,731,000 shall be paid in ac-
cordance with law from appropriations made available by
this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed Ω52æ$166,460,000 $173,850,000 of the amount pro-
vided herein shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, there may be credited to this account funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for training expenses in-
curred for non-Federal employees.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402
administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to
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remain available until expended, $10,000,000 to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not
to exceed $100,000 of the amount appropriated herein
shall be available for ‘‘Limitation on general operating ex-
penses’’: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$10,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for ‘‘Highway-Related
Safety Grants’’.
Ω53æRAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROJECTS
For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway
crossings projects as authorized by section 163 of the Fed-
eral-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended, to remain
available until expended, $12,828,000.
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 Ω54æ$17,482,663,000
$18,020,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1994.
(RESCISSION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Of the funds made available for the functional re-
placement of publicly-owned facilities located within the
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proposed right-of-way of Interstate Route 170 in Public
Law 96–131, $200,000 are rescinded.
(RESCISSION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 100–71, $364,180 are rescinded.
(RESCISSION)
Ω55æ(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Of the authority made available for the intersection
safety demonstration project in Public Law 100–457
Ω56æand Public Law 101–516, $3,059,960 are rescinded.
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 reimbursements for sums expended
pursuant 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
U.S.C. 
308,
$18,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
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RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
During fiscal year 1994 and with the resources and
authority available, gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans shall not exceed $42,500,000.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of section 402 of Public Law 97–424,
$68,000,000, 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 excess of $65,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier
Safety Grants’’.
Ω57æBALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to
carry out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1970 and section 1069 of Public Law 102–240 for the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available until
expended, $16,000,000.
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Motor Vehicle Safety Act, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund, Ω62æ$46,780,000 $128,311,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1996.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 406, 408, and 410, sec-
tion 2007 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991, and section 209 of Public Law 95–
599, as amended, to remain available until expended,
$138,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: 
Provided, 
That, 
notwithstanding 
subsection
2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991, 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 1994, are in ex-
cess of $163,500,000 for programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended, of which $123,000,000
shall be for ‘‘State and community highway safety
grants’’, $12,000,000 shall be for section 153 ‘‘Safety belt
and motorcycle helmet use’’ grants, $3,500,000 shall be
for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’, and $25,000,000 shall
be for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving counter-
measures programs’’: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or re-
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modeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for
State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the total
obligations for which are in excess of $10,500,000 for ‘‘Al-
cohol safety incentive grants’’ authorized under 23 U.S.C.
408: Provided further, That not to exceed Ω63æ$5,153,000
$4,800,000 of the funds made available for section 402
may be available for Ω64æall costs, including salary costs
associated with administering ‘‘State and community high-
way safety grants’’: Provided further, That not to exceed
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 may
be available for technical assistance to the States: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the planning or execution of programs au-
thorized under section 209 of Public Law 95–599, as
amended, the total obligations for which are in excess of
$4,750,000 in fiscal years 1982 through 1994.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for,
Ω65æ$14,865,000 $9,990,000, of which Ω66æ$2,485,000
$1,435,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
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for the planning or execution of a program making com-
mitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency
Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, and that no new
commitments to guarantee loans under section 211(a) or
211(h) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973,
as amended, shall be made: Provided further, That, as part
of the Washington Union Station transaction in which the
Secretary assumed the first deed of trust on the property
and, where the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
or any successor is obligated to make payments on such
deed of trust on the Secretary’s behalf, including pay-
ments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary
is authorized to receive such payments directly from the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to
the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and
make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds:
Provided further, That such additional sums as may be
necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be
advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be re-
imbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation.
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses for rail assistance under
section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act,
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as amended, Ω67æ$10,000,000 $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, not otherwise provided for, Ω68æ$43,927,000
$44,434,000, of which Ω69æ$1,357,000 $2,711,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That there may
be credited to this appropriation funds received from non-
Federal sources for expenses incurred in training safety
employees of private industry, State and local authorities,
or other public authorities other than State rail safety in-
spectors participating in training pursuant to section 206
of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, Ω70æ$20,166,000
$17,113,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to $100,000
shall be made available to support, by financial assistance
agreement, railroad-highway grade crossing safety pro-
grams, including Operation Lifesaver: Provided further,
That $100,000 is available until expended to support by
financial assistance agreement railroad metallurgical and
welding studies at the Oregon Graduate Institute.
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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor
improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend-
ed (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improve-
ment Act of 1988, Ω71æ$130,000,000 $250,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
authorized by 45 U.S.C. 601, to remain available until
expended, Ω72æ$431,000,000
$559,580,000, of which
Ω73æ$331,000,000 $351,000,000 shall be available for op-
erating losses incurred by the Corporation and for labor
protection costs, and of which Ω74æ$100,000,000
$208,580,000, not to become available until July 1, 1994,
shall be available for capital improvements: Provided, That
none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for
lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the
hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other
than the president of the Corporation, excluding the lease
of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees
while in official travel statusΩ75æ:–Provided further, That
the Secretary shall make no commitments to guarantee
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new loans or loans for new purposes under 45 U.S.C. 602
in fiscal year 1994Ω76æ:–Provided further, That no funds
are required to be expended or reserved for expenditure
pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 601(e)Ω77æ:–Provided further,
That funds provided to cover operating losses incurred by
the Corporation shall be utilized only for the following ex-
pense categories: train operations, maintenance of equip-
ment, maintenance of way, on-board services, and station
servicesΩ78æ:–Provided
further,
That
the
Corporation
shall maintain adequate information in its financial man-
agement systems to monitor and account for the specific
uses of funds appropriated herein: Provided further, That
no funds in this Act may be used, either directly or indi-
rectly, to support intercity bus routes unconnected by a
rail segment provided by the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation Thruway Bus Service Program.
MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay ob-
ligations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, $137,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for
the payment of: (1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1994
in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for individ-
uals who retired from the National Railroad Passenger
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Corporation and for their beneficiaries; (2) obligations of
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under sec-
tion 358(a) of title 45, United States Code, due in fiscal
year 1994 in excess of its obligations calculated on an ex-
perience-rated basis; and (3) obligations of the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation due under section 3321
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
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 Ω79æno new not more than
$5,000,000 in loan guarantee commitments shall be made
during fiscal year 1994 Ω80æand $250,000 is hereby made
available for the cost of such loan guarantee commitments:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year there-
after all amounts realized from the sale of notes or securi-
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ties sold under authority of this section shall be considered
as current year domestic discretionary outlay offsets and
not as ‘‘asset sales’’ or ‘‘loan prepayments’’ as defined by
section 257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That any underwriting fees and related expenses shall be
derived solely from the proceeds of the sales.
NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the planning or execution of Ω81æprograms the obligation
of which are in excess of $27,900,000 for the National Mag-
netic Levitation Prototype Development program as de-
fined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991.
Ω82æ(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development
program 
as 
defined 
in 
subsections 
1036(b) 
and
1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, $27,900,000, to remain available
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until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund.
Ω83æHIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation
program
as
defined
in
subsections
1036(c)
and
1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, $4,000,000, 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 excess of
$3,500,000 for the ‘‘High-Speed Ground Transportation’’
program.
Ω84æHIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for high-speed ground transpor-
tation development, to remain available until expended,
$2,091,000: Provided, That no more than $79,191,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
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Ω85æTRUST FUND SHARE OF HIGH-SPEED GROUND
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to amounts otherwise available under this
heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions,
$77,100,000 for payment of obligations incurred in carry-
ing out section 1036 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 and other High-Speed Ground
Transportation Development activities, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: Provided, That $77,100,000 shall be paid from the
Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion High-Speed Ground Transportation Development Ac-
count.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by the Fed-
eral Transit Act and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection
with these activities, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
Ω86æ$19,569,000 $21,295,000: Provided, That no more
than Ω87æ$37,731,000 $39,457,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes.
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FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act,
to remain available until expended, $1,324,916,000: Pro-
vided, 
That 
no 
more 
than 
Ω88æ$2,404,867,000
$2,336,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided under this head for formula grants no more than
Ω89æ$752,278,000 $802,278,000 may be used for operat-
ing assistance under section 9(k)(2) of the Federal Tran-
sit Act.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation
centers as authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal
Transit Act, to remain available until expended,
$3,238,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and re-
search as authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit
Act, to remain available until expended, Ω90æ$37,000,000
$50,875,000: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than
Ω91æ$76,125,000 $95,000,000 of budget authority shall be
available for these purposes: Provided further, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
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States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources, for expenses incurred for training.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 
21(a) 
of 
the 
Federal 
Transit 
Act,
Ω92æ$1,140,000,000 $1,076,133,000, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: Provided, That $18,162,000 shall be paid from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the
Federal Transit Administration’s administrative expenses
account: Provided further, That Ω93æ$1,079,951,000
$1,011,084,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit
Administration’s formula grants account: Provided fur-
ther, That $2,762,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Tran-
sit Administration’s university transportation centers ac-
count: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
Ω94æ$39,125,000
$44,125,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account
of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s transit planning and research account.
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(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 Ω95æ$1,707,425,000
$1,785,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants under the
contract authority in section 21(b) of the Federal Transit
Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of law,
there shall be available for fixed guideway modernization,
$760,060,000; there shall be available for the replacement,
rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equip-
ment and the construction of bus-related facilities,
Ω96æ$354,315,000 $357,000,000; and there shall be avail-
able for new fixed guideway systems, Ω97æ$593,050,000
$667,940,000, as follows—
$10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for
the South Boston Piers Transitway Project;
Ω98æ$55,000,000 $5,000,000 for the Chicago
Central Area Circulator Project;
Ω99æ$1,600,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub
Corridor Project; $14,500,000 for the Boston, Massa-
chusetts to Portland, Maine Commuter Rail Project;
Ω100æ$60,000,000 $38,720,000 for the Dallas
South Oak Cliff LRT Project;
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Ω101æ$40,500,000 $14,500,000 for the Houston
Regional Bus Plan Program of Projects;
Ω102æ$2,000,000 for alternatives analysis only
for the Kansas City South Corridor LRT Project;
$64,800,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core;
Ω103æ$163,050,000 $190,000,000 for the Los
Angeles Metro Rail MOS–2 and MOS–3 Projects;
Ω104æ$2,400,000
$4,800,000 for alternatives
analysis Ω105æonly preliminary engineering, and en-
vironmental analysis for the New Orleans Canal
Street Corridor Project;
Ω106æ$1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Com-
muter Rail Project; $500,000 for the South Jersey al-
ternatives analysis;
Ω107æ$13,000,000 $25,000,000 Ω108æfor de-
sign only for the Orange County Transitway System
Project;
Ω109æ$50,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway
Projects; $70,000,000 for the New York Queens Con-
nection Project;
Ω110æ$3,800,000 for the Orlando Streetcar
Project;
Ω111æ$70,000,000 $99,000,000 for the Port-
land Westside LRT Project;
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Ω112æ$1,500,000
$1,000,000 for the Sac-
ramento LRT Extension Project;
Ω113æ$28,200,000
$44,820,000 for the San
Francisco Airport BART Extension Project and the
Tasman Corridor LRT Project;
Ω114æ$2,000,000
$6,000,000 
for
Ω115æpreliminary engineering only for the Salt Lake
City South LRT Project;
Ω116æ$19,600,000
$15,200,000 for the St.
Louis METRO Link LRT to Airport Project;
Ω117æ$10,000,000 $12,000,000 for the Florida
Tri-County Commuter Rail Project;
Ω118æ$3,200,000 for preliminary engineering
only for the Twin Cities Central Corridor Project;
$25,000,000 for the Maryland Commuter Rail
Project;
Ω119æ$10,000,000 $8,000,000 for the Wiscon-
sin Central Commuter Line Project; Ω120æand
Ω121æ$3,000,000 for the Lakewood Freehold and
Matawan or Jamesburg Commuter Rail Project;
Ω122æ$6,700,000 for the Hawthorne-Warwick
Commuter Rail Project;
Ω123æ$3,150,000 for the Baltimore LRT Exten-
sions Project;
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Ω124æ$1,850,000 for alternatives analysis for
Cincinnati, Ohio Commuter Rail; and
Ω125æ$600,000 for Memphis, Tennessee Regional
Rail Plan
Ω126æ$50,000,000 which shall be allocated at
the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation:
Provided further, That Public Law 102–388 is
amended under Federal Transit Administration,
‘‘Discretionary grants’’ by deleting ‘‘not less than
$76,500,000 for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Starter
Line of Projects;’’: Provided further, That of the
funds 
affected 
by 
the 
preceding 
proviso,
Ω127æ$26,500,000 shall be for the South Boston
Piers Transitway and $50,000,000 $4,000,000 shall
be for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin East-West Corridor
Project and $3,200,000 shall be for the RAILTRAN
Corridor project of Dallas, Texas and Fort Worth,
Texas, and $69,300,000 shall be allocated at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act, administered by
the Federal Transit Administration, $1,000,000,000, to
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be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain
available until expended.
Ω128æINTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANT—TRANSIT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects, $45,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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.
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, Ω129æ$10,901,000 $10,265,000,
to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund,
pursuant to Public Law 99–662.
ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS
APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to continue
construction on Ω130æKentucky Corridor B West Virginia
Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway Sys-
tem, as authorized by section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–
240, Ω131æ$3,800,000 $62,200,000.
Ω132æCUMBERLAND GAP TUNNEL PROJECT
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the
Cumberland
Gap
Tunnel
Project,
as
authorized
by
1069(c) of Public Law 102–240, $10,000,000.
Ω133æPITTSBURGH BUSWAY
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Pitts-
burgh Busway, as authorized by section 1069(e) of Public
Law 102–240, $28,000,000.
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Ω134æMINEOLA GRADE CROSSING
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Min-
eola, New York grade crossing, as authorized by Public Law
99–591, $7,800,000.
Ω135æCONGESTION MITIGATION
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Syra-
cuse, New York congestion mitigation project, as authorized
by section 1069(bb) of Public Law 102–240, $2,000,000.
Ω136æCROSS WESTCHESTER EXPRESSWAY
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the I–287
Cross Westchester, New York Expressway high occupancy
vehicle lane project, as authorized by section 1069(ff) of
Public Law 102–240, $15,000,000.
Ω137æSCHENECTADY BRIDGE
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for construc-
tion of the Exit 26 bridge in Schenectady County, New
York, as authorized by section 1069(b) of Public Law 102–
240, $4,000,000.
Ω138æCOLUMBIA GORGE HIGHWAY
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Hood
River to Mosier Connection project, as authorized by section
16(b)3 of Public Law 99–663, $2,800,000.
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Ω139æMANASSAS BATTLEFIELD BYPASS
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Manas-
sas Battlefield highway projects, as authorized by section
1004(d) of Public Law 100–647, $3,200,000.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
Ω140æHAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Hazardous Materials Safety and for expenses for conduct-
ing research and development, $12,721,000, of which
$1,334,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected under section
106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
(49 U.S.C. App. 1805(c)(11)) shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred
for training, and for reports publication and dissemination.
AVIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Aviation Information Management, Ω141æ$2,533,000
$2,521,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication
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and dissemination, and for aviation information manage-
ment: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,000,000 in funds received from user fees
established to support the electronic tariff filing system:
Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from user fees established to de-
fray the costs of obtaining, preparing, and publishing in
automatic data processing tape format the United States
International Air Travel Statistics data base published by
the Department.
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Emergency Transportation and for expenses for conduct-
ing research and development, Ω142æ$915,000 $884,000:
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources for expenses in-
curred for training, and for reports publication and dis-
semination.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Research and Technology and for expenses for conducting
research and development, Ω143æ$1,863,000 $1,781,000,
of which $585,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
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funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources for expenses in-
curred for training, and for reports publication and dis-
semination.
PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Program and Administrative Support, Ω144æ$6,160,000
$6,283,000, of which $180,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That there may be cred-
ited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, and for
reports publication and dissemination: Provided further,
That no employees other than those compensated under
this appropriation shall serve in the Office of the Adminis-
trator, the Office of Policy and Programs, the Office of
Management and Administration, and the Office of the
Chief Counsel.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY 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 section 5 of
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Haz-
ardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and to dis-
charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol-
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lution Act of 1990, Ω145æ$19,479,000 $19,146,000; of
which Ω146æ$2,449,000 $2,313,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available
until 
expended; 
and 
of 
which 
Ω147æ$17,030,000
$16,833,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until
expended.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out section
117A(i)(3)(B) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, as amended, $400,000 to be derived from the Emer-
gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not more than Ω148æ$10,350,000
$11,000,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal
year 1994 for amounts made available by section
117A(h)(6)(B) and (i)(1), (2) and (4) and section 118 of
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended:
Provided further, That such amounts shall only be avail-
able to the Secretary of Transportation Ω149æand the Na-
tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Ω150æOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General
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Act of 1978, as amended, $36,595,000: Provided, That not
more than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under
this head shall be available for implementation of Public
Law 101–576.
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $3,348,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; 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 a GS–18; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902), $37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000
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may be used for official reception and representation
expenses.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, Ω151æ$44,904,000
$44,960,000: Provided, That joint board members and co-
operating State commissioners may use Government
transportation requests when traveling in connection with
their official duties as such: Provided further, That
$7,300,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 1994 by the
Interstate Commerce Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
9701 shall be made available to this appropriation in fiscal
year 1994.
PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the execution of programs the obligations for
which can reasonably be expected to exceed $475,000 for
directed rail service authorized under 49 U.S.C. 11125 or
any other Act.
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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND
For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal
Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official
reception and representation expenses of the Board; not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for
official reception and representation expenses of the Ad-
ministrator, $51,742,000, to be derived from the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds
may be used for the planning or execution of
nonadministrative and capital programs the obligations
for which are in excess of $540,000,000 in fiscal year
1994: Provided further, That funds available to the Pan-
ama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase
of not to exceed thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used
to transport Commission personnel across the Isthmus of
Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed
$19,000 per vehicleΩ152æ: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of these funds
shall be used for the planning or execution of annuity pay-
ments to the government of Panama in excess of
$50,000,000 until the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Transportation, in consultation with the Commandant,
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United States Coast Guard, certifies in writing that the
government of Panama has taken adequate steps to inves-
tigate and, when appropriate, penalize Panamanian flag
ships which have been reported by other nations to have
violated the provisions of Annex V of the International Con-
vention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL 73/78) and that the government of Panama has
taken sufficient steps so as to ensure improved compliance
with the provisions of Annex V of said treaty on the part
of Panamanian flag ships.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid
for use of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public
Law 99–662, $9,707,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $225,000 shall be
available for expenses of administering the rebates.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
INTEREST PAYMENTS
For necessary expenses for interest payments, to re-
main available until expended, $51,663,569: Provided,
That these funds shall be disbursed pursuant to terms and
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conditions established by Public Law 96–184 and the Ini-
tial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. 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. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission
may be apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to
the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in-
creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by
administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex-
cess of statutory increases granted for the same period
in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ-
ees of the Government in comparable positions.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act
of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), for expenses
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Fed-
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eral Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside
the continental United States at costs for any given area
not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for
the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that
the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to
provide adequately for the education of such dependents,
and (2) for transportation of said dependents between
schools serving the area that they attend and their places
of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations
as may be prescribed, determines that such schools are
not accessible by public means of transportation on a regu-
lar basis.
SEC. 304. 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 a GS–18.
Ω153æSEC. 305. None of the funds for the Panama
Canal Commission may be expended unless in conform-
ance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any
law implementing those treaties.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
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intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or implementation of any change in
the current Federal status of the Volpe National Trans-
portation Systems Center, and none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the implementation of any
change in the current Federal status of the Turner-
Fairbank Highway Research CenterΩ154æ: Provided, That
the Secretary may plan for further development of the Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center and for other com-
patible uses of the Center’s real propertyΩ155æ: Provided
further, That any such planning does not alter the Federal
status of the Center’s research and development operation.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
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under existing law, or under existing Executive order is-
sued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1994 the Secretary of
Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which
sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high-
ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for
such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized
to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap-
portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December
31, 1993, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum
of the amount distributed to such State under subsection
(a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe-
riod shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount
distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient
to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro-
priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap-
portioned to a State, except in those instances in
which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums
apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23,
United States Code;
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(2) after August 1, 1994, revise a distribution
of the funds made available under subsection (a) if
a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient
amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in
addition to those previously distributed during that
fiscal year giving priority to those States having
large unobligated balances of funds apportioned
under sections 103(e)(4), 104 and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and
1015 of Public Law 102–240; Ω156æand
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses, the Federal lands highway
program, the intelligent vehicle highway systems
program, and amounts made available under sec-
tions 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and
6024 of Public Law 102–240, and not more than
Ω157æ$1,107,124 $1,050,000 for section 5002 of
Public Law 102–240 Ω158æand $458,629 for the Na-
tional Commission on Intermodal Transportation au-
thorized by section 5005 of Public Law 102–240, and
$15,000,000 for administrative costs and allocation to
States under section 1302(d) of the Symms National
Recreational Trails Act of 1991 and $5,000,000 for
Lock and Dam No. 4 located at Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Amounts for section 5002 and section 5005 of Public
Law 102–240 and amounts for section 1302(d) of the
Symms National Recreational Trails Act of 1991
shall be deemed necessary for administration under
section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall withhold from
initial distribution the fiscal year 1994 Federal-aid
highways obligation limitation set aside for Interstate
Construction Discretionary projects: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall distribute only after August
1, 1994, such obligation limitation withheld in ac-
cordance with this section to those States receiving
Interstate Discretionary allocations.
Ω159æ(d) Subject to paragraph (c)(2) of this section,
a State which after August 1 and on or before September
30 of fiscal year 1994 obligates the amount distributed
to such State in that fiscal year under paragraphs (a) and
(c) of this section may obligate for Federal-aid highways
on or before September 30, 1994, an additional amount
not to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds
apportioned or allocated to such State—
(1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public
Law 102–240, and
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(2) for highway assistance projects under sec-
tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,
which are not obligated on the date such State completes
obligation of the amount so distributed.
(d)(1) During the period October 1 through December
31, 1993, the aggregate amount of obligations under section
157 of title 23, United States Code for projects covered
under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance
Act of 1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97–
424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, and
6023(b)(8) and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240, and
for projects authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public
Law 100–17, shall not exceed $302,551,350.
(2) The limitation on obligations for Federal-aid high-
ways for fiscal year 1994 shall apply, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, to obligations for priority corridor
feasibility studies under section 1105(h) of Public Law
102–240; obligations for the Priority Corridor Revolving
Loan Fund under section 1105(i) of Public Law 102–240;
and obligations for the Applied Research and Technology
Program under section 307(e) of title 23, United States
Code.
(e) During the period August 2 through September
30, 1994, the aggregate amount which may be obligated
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by all States pursuant to paragraph (e) shall not exceed
2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned
or allocated to all States—
(1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public
Law 102–240, and
(2) for highway assistance projects under sec-
tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,
which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1994 if the
total amount of the obligation limitation provided for such
fiscal year in this Act were utilized.
(f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which
on or after August 1, 1994, has the amount distributed
to such State under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1994
reduced under paragraph (c)(2).
SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred
and ten political and Presidential appointees in the De-
partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the
personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on
temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor-
tation.
SEC. 312. Not to exceed Ω160æ$800,000 $1,500,000
of the funds provided in this Act for the Department of
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Transportation shall be available for the necessary ex-
penses of advisory committees.
SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under section 21 of the Federal
Transit Act, previously made available for obligation, or
to any other authority previously made available for obli-
gation under the Discretionary Grants program.
SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the construction of, or any other costs related to,
the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People
Mover) in Detroit, Michigan.
SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 316. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the
Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office
of the Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be
increased or decreased by more than 12 per centum by
all such transfers: Provided further, That any such trans-
fer shall be submitted for approval to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 317. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1994 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
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SEC. 318. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would
establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles
wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation
Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation
Scheme.
SEC. 319. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the
Federal Aviation Administration instrument landing sys-
tems (along with associated approach lighting equipment
and runway visual range equipment) which conform to
Federal Aviation Administration design and performance
specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a
Federal airport aid program, airport development aid pro-
gram or airport improvement program grant. The Federal
Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment,
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the
Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with agen-
cy criteria.
Ω161æSEC. 320. None of the funds made available
in this Act may be used by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration for a new national weather graphics system.
SEC. 321. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to award a multiyear contract for production end
items that (1) includes economic order quantity or long
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lead time material procurement in excess of $10,000,000
in any one year of the contract or (2) includes a cancella-
tion charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time
of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of
the government’s liability or (3) includes a requirement
that permits performance under the contract during the
second and subsequent years of the contract without con-
ditioning such performance upon the appropriation of
funds: Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a
contract in which the Federal Government incurs no fi-
nancial liability from not buying additional systems, sub-
systems, or components beyond the basic contract require-
ments.
SEC. 322. None of the funds provided in this Act
shall be made available for planning and executing a pas-
senger manifest program by the Department of Transpor-
tation that only applies to United States flag carriers.
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or implementation of any change in
the current Federal status of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration’s flight service stations at Red Bluff Airport in
Red Bluff, California, and Tri-City Airport in Bristol,
Tennessee.
Ω162æSEC. 324. Of the funds provided for ‘‘Re-
search, development, test, and evaluation’’ in this Act, the
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Coast Guard shall utilize $1,000,000 to enter into a grant
agreement with the International Oceanographic Founda-
tion, Inc. for research activities at the South Florida oil
spill research center.
Ω163æSEC. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, and except for fixed guideway modernization
projects, funds made available by this Act or previous Acts
under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary
Grants’’ for projects specified in this Act or previous Acts
or identified in reports accompanying this Act or previous
Acts not obligated by September 30, 1996, shall be made
available for other projects under section 3 of the Federal
Transit Act, as amended.
SEC. 325. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the
provisions of section 1038(d) of Public Law 102–240.
Ω164æSEC. 326. None of the funds made available
in this Act may be used to implement, administer, or en-
force the labeling and marking requirements relating to
bulk packagings containing oil established by the rule pub-
lished by the Research and Special Programs Administra-
tion of the Department of Transportation on February 2,
1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 6864).
SEC. 327. Funds appropriated in Public Laws 101–
516, 102–143, and 102–388 for a structure to replace the
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bridge over the 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, may be used either for a replacement bridge or
a tunnel.
Ω165æSEC. 328. None of the funds provided by this
Act shall be made available to any State, municipality or
subdivision thereof that diverts revenue generated by a
public airport in violation of the provisions of the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.
Ω166æSEC. 328. Sec. 373 of the Fiscal Year 1993 De-
partment of Transportation Appropriations Act is amended
by striking the period in the last line, inserting a comma,
and adding: ‘‘and Provided further, That improvements
identified as highest priority by section 1069(t) of Public
Law 102–240 and funded pursuant to section 118(c)(2) of
title 23, United States Code, in fiscal years 1993 through
1997 shall not be treated as allocations for Interstate main-
tenance for such fiscal year under section 157(a)(4) of title
23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a)(1),
and 1015(b)(1) of Public Law 102–240’’.
Ω167æSEC. 329. None of the funds in this Act may
be used by the Federal Aviation Administration to support
research, engineering or other activities conducted by a
limited liability corporation.
Ω168æSEC. 330. None of the funds in this Act shall
be available to implement or enforce regulations that
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would result in the withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier
at O’Hare International Airport under section 93.223 of
title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations in excess of
the total slots withdrawn from that air carrier as of Octo-
ber 31, 1993 if such additional slot is to be allocated to
an air carrier or foreign air carrier under section 93.217
of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Ω169æSEC. 330. Funds made available for Federal-aid
highways pursuant to the provisions of the Surface Trans-
portation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Surface Transpor-
tation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 shall
not be available for obligation after September 30, 1997.
SEC. 331. None of the funds in this Act may be used
for the planning, design or construction of an additional
air carrier runway at Tulsa International Airport.
Ω170æSEC. 332. None of the funds made available
by this Act may be obligated or expended to design, con-
struct, erect, modify or otherwise place any sign in any
State relating to any speed limit, distance, or other meas-
urement on any highway if such sign establishes such
speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the met-
ric system.
Ω171æSEC. 333. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMER-
ICAN ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act
may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that
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in expending the funds the entity will comply with sections
2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
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to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 334. None of the funds provided by this Act
shall be made available for any airport development
project, or projects, proposed in any grant application sub-
mitted in accordance with title V of Public Law 97–248
(96 Stat. 671; 49 U.S.C. App. 2201 et seq.) to any public
agency, public authority, or public airport that imposes a
fee for any passenger enplaning at the airport in any in-
stance where the passenger did not pay for the air trans-
portation which resulted in such enplanement, including
any case in which the passenger obtained the ticket for
the air transportation with a frequent flyer award coupon.
Ω172æSEC. 335. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, tolls collected for motor vehicles on any bridge con-
necting the boroughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten
Island, New York, shall continue to be collected for only
those vehicles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.
Ω173æSEC. 336. None of the funds provided in this
Act or prior Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard Acquisi-
tion, Construction, and Improvements shall be available