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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$105,000,000
(reduced
by
$3,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$500,000)
(reduced
by
$4,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$4,000,000), of which not to exceed $2,734,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,025,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,066,000 
(reduced by $2,000,000) shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,310,000 (reduced 
by $1,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) shall be available 
for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation 
for
Policy;
not
to
exceed
$12,808,000
(reduced
by 
$4,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be available for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Pro-
grams; not to exceed $2,500,000 (reduced by $250,000) 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $26,029,000 (re-
duced by $500,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) shall be 
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Ad-
ministration; not to exceed $2,029,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,769,000 
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(reduced by $250,000) shall be available for the Office of 
the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $10,793,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and 
Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,937,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Chief Information Offi-
cer: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation is au-
thorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of 
the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation 
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 
5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That no-
tice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as 
the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees au-
thorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to 
this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in 
user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
vided in this Act shall be available for the position of As-
sistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
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RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant
Secretary
for
Research
and
Technology, 
$11,386,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training: Provided further, That any 
reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or else-
where to the Research and Innovative Technology Admin-
istration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology of the Department of Transportation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $100,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among 
such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 
have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan 
area, or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible 
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for funding provided under this heading shall include, but 
not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under 
title
23,
United
States
Code;
public
transportation 
projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation 
projects; and port infrastructure investments (including 
inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use up to 20 per-
cent of the funds made available under this heading for 
the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs 
of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under 
chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary 
finds that such use of the funds would advance the pur-
poses of this paragraph: Provided further, That in distrib-
uting funds provided under this heading, the Secretary 
shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the 
investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided 
further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be 
not
less
than
$2,000,000
and
not
greater
than 
$15,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 
percent of the funds made available under this heading 
may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided 
further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an 
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expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the 
option of the recipient, up to 50 percent: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that re-
quire a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete 
an overall financing package: Provided further, That not 
less than 10 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Pro-
vided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the 
minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary 
may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: 
Provided further, That projects conducted using funds pro-
vided under this heading must comply with the require-
ments of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit 
assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may retain up to $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading, and may transfer por-
tions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Mari-
time Administration, to fund the award and oversight of 
grants and credit assistance made under the National In-
frastructure Investments program. 
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $1,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2017. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
information technology infrastructure, improvement of 
network perimeter controls and identity management, 
testing and assessment of information technology against 
business, security, and other requirements, implementa-
tion of Federal cyber security initiatives and information 
infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced 
security controls on network devices, and enhancement of 
cyber security workforce training tools, $7,000,000 to re-
main available through September 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,600,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
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tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $5,976,000. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working 
Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no assessments may be 
levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or 
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $336,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
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fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $597,000. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $4,518,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be 
used for business opportunities related to any mode of 
transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That in determining 
between or among carriers competing to provide service 
to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That basic essential air service minimum requirements 
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shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement 
under subsection 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract 
with a community located less than 40 miles from the 
nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has nego-
tiated with the community over a local cost share: Pro-
vided further, That amounts authorized to be distributed 
for the essential air service program under subsection 
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made 
available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: 
Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse 
such amounts from fees credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
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SEC. 102. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 
section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 
section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the 
Department shall include adequate safeguards in the con-
tract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality 
performance under the contract. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary shall post on the Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 
meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for 
each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the 
decisions and actions of each meeting. 
SEC. 104. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 
Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide 
partial or full payments in advance and accept subsequent 
reimbursements from all Federal agencies for transit ben-
efit distribution services that are necessary to carry out 
the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit pro-
gram under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 
of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Department 
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shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Work-
ing Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide 
uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees, 
provided that such reserve will not exceed one month of 
benefits payable: Provided further, that such reserve may 
be used only for the purpose of providing for the continu-
ation of transit benefits, provided that the Working Cap-
ital Fund will be fully reimbursed by each customer agen-
cy for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 112–95, $9,847,700,000 (reduced 
by $3,000,000) of which $8,831,250,000 shall be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not 
to exceed $7,505,293,000 shall be available for air traffic 
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organization activities; not to exceed $1,258,411,000 shall 
be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed 
$16,605,000 (increased by $250,000) shall be available for 
commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 
$725,000,000
(reduced
by
$3,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$250,000) shall be available for finance and management 
activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for 
NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to ex-
ceed $282,302,000 shall be available for staff offices: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, 
except for aviation safety budget activity, may be trans-
ferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided 
further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any ap-
propriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further, 
That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress 
an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in 
December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 
108–176: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after 
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March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the 
Congress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 
of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 
submitted to Congress: Provided further, That funds may 
be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
standard-setting organization to assist in the development 
of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for new appli-
cants for the second career training program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize 
or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after 
the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, 
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and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision 
of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance 
and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, 
renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, 
aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related 
thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not less than $154,400,000 shall be for the 
contract tower program, including the contract tower cost 
share program: Provided further, That none of the funds 
in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are 
available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 
through, the Working Capital Fund. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
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for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $2,500,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000), of 
which $460,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, and $2,040,000,000 (increased by 
$3,000,000) shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 
modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur-
ther, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the 
fiscal year 2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a com-
prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Avia-
tion Administration which includes funding for each budg-
et line item for fiscal years 2017 through 2021, with total 
funding for each year of the plan constrained to the fund-
ing targets for those years as estimated and approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, 
That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
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$100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission 
of the fiscal year 2017 President’s budget that such report 
has not been submitted to Congress. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition
of
necessary
sites
by
lease
or
grant, 
$156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
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of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,600,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams
the
obligations
for
which
are
in
excess
of 
$3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 
be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of funds limited under 
this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obli-
gated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
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gram, and not less than $31,000,000 shall be available 
for Airport Technology Research. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on below-market rates for these items or to 
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili-
ties. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
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49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac-
count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 
to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes of such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 
of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration of the Department of Transportation. 
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SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner 
or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft reg-
istration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 
data that is made available to the public, except data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA pro-
vides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical 
navigation products and explains how such fees are con-
sistent with Executive Order No. 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be 
used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 
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Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 
Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or lim-
ited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions 
or
prior
permission
rules
at
Teterboro
airport
in 
Teterboro, New Jersey. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission 
in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of such authorization legislation 
shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2016: Provided, That the Secretary may collect 
and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States 
Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, includ-
ing counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal cred-
it instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Fed-
eral Government of servicing such credit instruments: Pro-
vided further, That such fees are available until expended 
to pay for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts 
are in addition to administrative expenses that are also 
available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obli-
gation limitation or the limitation on administrative ex-
penses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. Contingent upon enactment of authoriza-
tion legislation: 
(a) For fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts— 
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(A)
made
available
from
the
Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
years the funds for which are allocated by the 
Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 
under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au-
thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 
title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 
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amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
of the programs (other than programs to which 
paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec-
retary under such authorization legislation and title 
23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Sec-
retary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under such authorization legislation or title 23, 
United States Code (other than the amounts appor-
tioned for the National Highway Performance Pro-
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gram in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, 
that are exempt from the limitation under subsection 
(b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under sections 
202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under 
title 23, United States Code, or such authoriza-
tion legislation to each State for such fiscal 
year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, or 
such authorization legislation to all States for 
such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 
Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
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(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 
years or to remain available until expended, but only 
to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
lapsed or been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
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only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years); 
(11)
section
1603
of
SAFETEA–LU
(23 
U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 
funds obligated in accordance with that section were 
not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
at which the funds were initially made available for 
obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) 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 bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
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Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) the transportation research programs 
sections of such authorization legislation. 
(2)
EXCEPTION.—Obligation
authority
made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e)
REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
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to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States (or will not be appor-
tioned to the States under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code), and will not be avail-
able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
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be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 
purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no-
tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 
waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 
granted under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica-
tion approval to provide credit assistance under sections 
603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Transportation provides notification in writing to the 
following committees: the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon-
sor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance 
will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 
of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 124. Section 127 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES IN IDAHO.— 
No limit or other prohibition under this section, except 
as provided in this subsection, applies to a longer combina-
tion vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate Sys-
tem in the State of Idaho if such vehicle— 
‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 
pounds or less; 
‘‘(2) complies with the single axle, tandem axle, 
and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment 
under Idaho State Law.’’. 
SEC. 125. Section 31111(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or of less than 28 
feet on a semitrailer or trailer operating in a truck tractor- 
semitrailer-trailer combination,’’ and inserting ‘‘or, not-
withstanding section 31112, of less than 33 feet on a 
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semitrailer
or
trailer
operating
in
a
truck
tractor- 
semitrailer-trailer combination,’’. 
SEC. 126. EXEMPTION.— 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31112(c)(5) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Nebraska may’’ and inserting 
‘‘Nebraska and Kansas may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the State of Nebraska’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the relevant state’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 31112(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and 
heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR WYOMING, OHIO, ALASKA, 
IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
SEC. 127. Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$220,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$350,000,000’’. 
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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) 
of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 
4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 
112–141, and as extended by Public Law 113–159, 
$259,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for implementation, execution or ad-
ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro-
grams authorized under title 49, United States Code, and 
sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amend-
ed by Public Law 112–141, and as extended by Public 
Law 113–159, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$259,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, of which $9,000,000, to 
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remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018, 
is for the research and technology program, and of which 
$34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, is for information management: Pro-
vided further, That $1,000,000 shall be made available for 
commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out sec-
tion 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public 
Law 112–141, and as extended by Public Law 113–159. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 
31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 
and 4128 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public 
Law 112–141, as extended by Public Law 113–159, 
$313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
able for the implementation or execution of motor carrier 
safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
$313,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safe-
ty Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for 
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the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 
shall be available for commercial driver’s license program 
improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for 
border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available 
for performance and registration information system man-
agement grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the 
commercial vehicle information systems and networks de-
ployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for 
safety data improvement grants: Provided further, That, 
of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier 
safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available 
for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 
Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio-
lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man-
ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 
the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
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used
to
implement,
administer,
or
enforce
sections 
395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and such section shall have no force or effect on 
submission of the final report issued by the Secretary, as 
required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113– 
235, unless the Secretary and the Inspector General of 
the Department of Transportation each review and deter-
mine that the final report— 
(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth 
in such section; and 
(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle 
drivers who operated under the restart provisions in 
effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the 
date of enactment of such Public Law demonstrated 
statistically significant improvement in all outcomes 
related to safety, operator fatigue, driver health and 
longevity, and work schedules, in comparison to 
commercial
motor
vehicle
drivers
who
operated 
under the restart provisions in effect on June 30, 
2013. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds limited or otherwise 
made available under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ may be used to deny an appli-
cation to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program 
permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Haz-
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ardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier 
has the opportunity to submit a written description of cor-
rective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier 
wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a 
corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the 
actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety con-
cerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of- 
Service rate. 
SEC. 134. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop, issue, or implement any regu-
lation that increases levels of minimum financial responsi-
bility for transporting passengers or property as in effect 
on January 1, 2014, under regulations issued pursuant 
to sections 31138 and 31139 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or previous appropriations Acts under the heading 
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be 
used to pay for costs associated with design, development, 
testing, or implementation of a wireless roadside inspec-
tion program until 180 days after the Secretary of Trans-
portation certifies to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations that such program does not conflict 
with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, 
create capabilities already available, or require additional 
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statutory authority to incorporate generated inspection 
data into safety determinations or databases, and has re-
strictions to specifically address privacy concerns of af-
fected motor carriers and operators: Provided, That noth-
ing in this section shall be construed as affecting the De-
partment’s ongoing research efforts in this area. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, United States Code, $150,000,000 (increased 
by
$4,000,000)
(reduced
by
$1,200,000),
of
which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2017. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $125,000,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga-
tions for which, in fiscal year 2016, are in excess of 
$125,000,000, of which $120,000,000 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 
shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That within the $120,000,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, and shall be in addi-
tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga-
tions for future years: Provided further, That $6,500,000 
of the total obligation limitation for operations and re-
search in fiscal year 2016 shall be applied toward unobli-
gated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts 
for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent on the enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and 
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section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, to remain 
available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2016, 
are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 
109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 
31101(a)(6)
of
Public
Law
112–141,
of
which 
$235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority
Safety
Programs’’
under
U.S.C.
405; 
$29,000,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as 
amended by Public Law 112–141; $25,500,000 shall be 
for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 31101(a)(6) 
of Public Law 112–141: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 
available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ 
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
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available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 
further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred 
to increase the amounts made available under section 402 
shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous pro-
viso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 
23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex-
penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 
competency development training and related expenses for 
highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
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SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National 
Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 144. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles with-
out providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000 
(increased by $3,500,000), of which $15,400,000 shall re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $39,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
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tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di-
rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. Provided, That 
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 
fiscal year 2016. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, in amounts based on the Secretary’s assessment 
of the Corporation’s seasonal cash flow requirements, for 
the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by 
section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $288,500,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased 
by $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the amounts available under this paragraph 
shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to 
cover operating losses for the Corporation only after re-
ceiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 
train route: Provided further, That each such grant re-
quest shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
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ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 
electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, 
business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 
2016 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the com-
prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided 
further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year 
Financial Plan shall include annual information on the 
maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the com-
prehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion shall provide monthly performance reports in an elec-
tronic format which shall describe the work completed to 
date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 
for such changes as well as progress against the milestones 
and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement 
plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, 
business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, 
monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supple-
mental reports or plans comply with requirements in Pub-
lic Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of the funds 
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provided in this Act may be used to support any route 
on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 
50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where 
the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered 
by a State and the State participates in the setting of 
fares. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, 
and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $850,000,000 (increased by $9,000,000), to remain 
available
until
expended,
of
which
not
to
exceed 
$160,200,000 shall be for debt service obligations as au-
thorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak- 
served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further, That 
after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which 
shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital ac-
count, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Cor-
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poration only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to sub-
sidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds 
provided under the heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ be insufficient to 
meet operational costs for fiscal year 2016: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
the costs of project management and oversight of activities 
authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division 
B of Public Law 110–432: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, in-
cluding advance purchase orders of materials, for the Cor-
poration only after receiving and reviewing a grant request 
for each specific capital project justifying the Federal sup-
port to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That 
except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds 
under this heading may be used to subsidize operating 
losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That none of 
the funds under this heading may be used for capital 
projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation 
or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2016 business plan: 
Provided further, That in addition to the project manage-
ment oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of 
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division B of Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may re-
tain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund expenses associated with imple-
menting section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, 
including the amendments made by section 212 to section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That Amtrak shall conduct a business case analysis on 
capital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle 
costs: Provided further, That each contract for a capital 
acquisition that exceeds $10,000,000 in life cycle costs 
shall state that funding is subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds provided by an appropriations Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
sources to repair damages to or replace United States 
Government owned automated track inspection cars and 
equipment as a result of third-party liability for such dam-
ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 
be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain 
available until expended for the repair, operation and 
maintenance of automated track inspection cars and 
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equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That Amtrak shall report to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each 
quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employ-
ees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within 
such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was 
granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations by March 1, 2016, a summary of all overtime 
payments incurred by the Corporation for 2015 and the 
three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that 
received waivers and the total overtime payments the Cor-
poration paid to those employees receiving waivers for 
each month for 2015 and for the three prior calendar 
years. 
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $102,933,000 (reduced 
by $3,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000), of which not 
more than $4,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $750,000 
shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5326: Provided, That none of the funds provided or lim-
ited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office 
of transit security under this heading: Provided further, 
That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New 
Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2017. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of authorization legisla-
tion, for payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
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tive agreement: Provided, That amounts apportioned for 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be 
available only upon allotments made personally by the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs: Provided further, That the Super-
intendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the 
Office of Resource Management of the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all 
allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the 
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the 
previous proviso: Provided further, That 50 percent of the 
funding made available for the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only 
after the Secretary, in consultation with the Super-
intendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a 
plan detailing by program or activity how such funding 
will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is sub-
mitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
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priate committees of Congress of such information, includ-
ing the determination made by the Special Counsel. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such chapter is 
further amended by inserting before section 701 the 
following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE 
MATTERS’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended— 
(i) by inserting before the item relating to 
section 701 the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2016 or the 
year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, 
Major Projects, account, $1,113,802,000 for the projects au-
thorized in subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in sub-
section (b) may only be carried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (c); 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(3) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2016 for a category of activity 
not specific to a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016 for 
a category of activity not specific to a project; and 
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