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‘‘(B) Ensure substantial opportunities for 
involvement of affected stakeholders, including 
but not limited to local communities, elected of-
ficials, economic development bodies, business 
leaders, railroad infrastructure owners, regional 
air quality planning agencies, Amtrak, pas-
senger rail service operators, freight railroad 
operators, representatives of rail labor, metro-
politan planning organizations, governing au-
thorities for transit systems or airports, Tribal 
governments, and the general public, including 
local communities, low-income and minority 
populations, people with disabilities, and older 
Americans. 
‘‘(C) Provide the stakeholders, including 
those listed in subparagraph (B), reasonable op-
portunity to comment on and participate in the 
development and implementation of the Plans, 
particularly with regard to subsection (c)(1)(A) 
and (G). 
‘‘(d) CONSISTENCY WITH NATIONAL RAIL DEVELOP-
MENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for 
Federal funding through the Passenger Corridor 
program, a Core Express Corridor, Regional Cor-
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ridor, or Feeder Corridor identified in the Regional 
Rail Development Plan shall be consistent with the 
parameters identified in the National Rail Develop-
ment Plan. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—In the event that the Regional 
Rail Development Plan is adopted prior to publica-
tion of the National Rail Development Plan, the Re-
gional Plan shall be updated within 1 year of the 
publication of the National Plan. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive re-
quirements under this subsection as necessary to ac-
commodate unique characteristics and situations in 
specific regions. 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Planning activities to 
create a Regional Rail Development Plan are eligible to 
receive Planning grants, as described in subsection 
24605(e) of this title. The Federal share of such a grant 
shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the 
project.’’. 
(b) REVISIONS TO THE UNITED STATES CODE.—Sec-
tion 103(j) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7), respectively, as paragraphs (2) through (5). 
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SEC. 9302. STATE RAIL PLANS. 
Chapter 227 of Part B is amended— 
(1) in section 22702(b)(4), by striking ‘‘5 years 
for reapproval by the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘4 
years for acceptance by the Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking section 22705(a)(12). 
Subtitle D—Safety Improvements 
SEC. 9401. REQUIREMENT FOR UNIFORM OPERATING 
RULES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 201, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 20168. Uniform operating rules 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may prescribe regulations or issue orders to require in 
small geographic areas, as defined by the Secretary, where 
two or more railroads serve as host railroads for joint op-
erations that occur within a small geographic area, all 
such host railroads in the small geographic area shall de-
velop unified operating rules governing all operations with-
in the small geographic area with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) signal aspects and indications, such that 
no aspect represents multiple indications for any op-
erations within the small geographic area; 
‘‘(2) after-arrival mandatory directives, such 
that the use of an after-arrival mandatory directive 
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is prohibited for any operations in non-signaled ter-
ritory within the small geographic area; and 
‘‘(3) forms used to convey track authority, such 
that track authority for any operations within the 
small geographic area is conveyed using an identical 
set of forms. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to pre-
scribe regulations or issue orders not authorized by this 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 201 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 20167 the following: 
‘‘20168. Uniform operating rules.’’. 
SEC. 9402. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 20157(a) is revised 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) WHERE
IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIRED.— 
Each Class I railroad carrier and each entity pro-
viding regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail 
passenger transportation shall develop and submit to 
the Secretary of Transportation a plan for imple-
menting a positive train control system by December 
31, 2015, governing operations on— 
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‘‘(A) its main line over which intercity rail 
passenger transportation or commuter rail pas-
senger transportation, as defined in section 
24102, is regularly provided; 
‘‘(B) its main line over which poison- or 
toxic-by-inhalation hazardous materials, as de-
fined in sections 171.8, 173.115, and 173.132 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, are 
transported; and 
‘‘(C) such other tracks as the Secretary 
may prescribe by regulation or order. 
‘‘(2) 
INTEROPERABILITY
AND 
PRIORITIZATION.—The plan shall describe how the 
railroad carrier or other entity subject to subsection 
(a)(1) will provide for interoperability of the system 
with movements of trains of other railroad carriers 
over its lines and shall, to the extent practical, im-
plement the system in a manner that addresses 
areas of greater risk before areas of lesser risk. The 
railroad carrier or other entity shall implement a 
positive train control system in accordance with the 
plan. 
‘‘(3) PHASED
IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe regulations to establish an im-
plementation schedule for positive train control sys-
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‘‘(D) the railroad carrier or other entity is 
proceeding to implement its plan expeditiously 
and successfully.’’. 
(b) PROVISIONAL OPERATION.—Section 20157(h) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not 
permit the installation of any positive train control 
system or component in revenue service unless the 
Secretary has certified that any such system or com-
ponent has been approved through the approval 
process set forth in part 236 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, and complies with the require-
ments of that part. 
‘‘(2) PROVISIONAL OPERATION.—The Secretary 
may permit, upon submission of a positive train con-
trol implementation plan, the provisional operation 
of a positive train control system or component in 
revenue service where the development of the system 
or component has been approved by the Secretary 
through the process set forth in part 236 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, complies with the re-
quirements of that part, and complies with any con-
ditions the Secretary may provide for such provi-
sional operation.’’. 
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(c) ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION.—After subsection 
(i) of section 20157, the following is inserted: 
‘‘(j) EXCEPTION FOR ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding the other provisions of 
this section, a railroad may petition the Secretary to 
implement alternative risk mitigation strategies on a 
particular main line in place of a positive train con-
trol system that would otherwise be required to be 
installed on such line under this section if such risk 
mitigation strategies incorporate alternative tech-
nology or operating practices. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may approve a plan to use 
such alternate risk mitigation strategies under this 
provision on a main line identified by a railroad car-
rier or other entity in a plan submitted to the Sec-
retary if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the use of the alternative strategies 
will not result in a decrease in the level of safe-
ty from that currently existing on the line; 
‘‘(B) the alternative strategies provide an 
appropriate level of risk mitigation with regards 
to preventing the risks identified in subsection 
(i)(3); and 
‘‘(C) the alternative risk mitigation strate-
gies will be implemented as soon as possible.’’. 
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(d) SPECTRUM.—Chapter 201, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 20169. Federal Communications Commission spec-
trum 
‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of the Rail for America Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation and the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission shall coordinate to assess spectrum needs and 
availability for implementing positive train control sys-
tems, as defined in section 20157 of this title. Such coordi-
nation may include conversations with external stake-
holders.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
20168 the following: 
‘‘20169. Federal Communications Commission spectrum.’’. 
SEC. 9403. HOURS OF SERVICE REFORM. 
(a) CESSATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Chapter 211, 
as amended by this Act, shall cease to be effective upon 
the effective date of the regulations mandated by sub-
section (c) of this section. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Upon the effective date of the 
regulations mandated by subsection (c) of this section— 
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(1) the first sentence of section 20103(a) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Transportation, as nec-
essary, shall prescribe regulations and issue orders 
for every area of railroad safety— 
‘‘(A) superseding the Federal hours of 
service laws formerly codified at chapter 211 of 
this title and regulations and orders pursuant 
to those laws; and 
‘‘(B) supplementing other regulations and 
other laws in effect on October 16, 1970.’’; and 
(2) the second sentence of section 20103(a), as 
amended by this Act, is designated as paragraph 
(2). 
(c) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 201, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 20171. Fatigue, including hours of service 
‘‘(a) MANDATE TO CONVERT STATUTE TO REGULA-
TIONS; NONREVIEWABILITY; CESSATION OF EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF CHAPTER 211.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall pre-
scribe regulations embodying the substantive provi-
sions of the Federal hours of service laws codified at 
sections 21101–21106, 21108, and 21109 of this 
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title and in so doing may make changes necessary to 
transform those provisions into regulatory form. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, these regulations shall not be subject to judicial 
review. 
‘‘(3) Upon the effective date of the regulations 
prescribed under this subsection (a) (the status quo 
regulations), chapter 211 of this title shall cease to 
be effective. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE AMENDMENTS TO 
THE STATUS QUO REGULATIONS.—After the Secretary 
has prescribed the regulations mandated by subsection (a) 
and after the regulations mandated by subsection (a) have 
become effective, the Secretary may amend the regulations 
as the Secretary deems necessary in accordance with the 
Secretary’s general authority under section 20103 of this 
title, to prevent and mitigate fatigue among individuals 
performing safety-critical duties in train and engine serv-
ice, signal or train control service, or dispatching service, 
whether or not directly employed by a railroad carrier. 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATIONS COMMITTED TO THE DISCRE-
TION OF THE SECRETARY.—In the prescription of any 
final rule amendment by the Secretary to the regulations 
mandated by subsection (a), or to the regulations author-
ized by subsection (b), determinations of scientific knowl-
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edge and literature relating to fatigue, scientific and med-
ical research on circadian rhythms and human sleep and 
rest requirements, reasonable levels of fatigue prevention 
or fatigue mitigation, and other related determinations 
and applications of scientific knowledge and literature are 
committed to the discretion of the Secretary.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
20170 the following: 
‘‘20171. Fatigue, including hours of service.’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT.—Effective upon the effective date 
of the regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of this 
section, the following new section of chapter 201, as 
amended by this Act, shall become effective: 
‘‘§ 20172. Maximum duty hours and subjects of collec-
tive bargaining 
‘‘The number of hours that an employee may be re-
quired or allowed to be on duty (a number formerly estab-
lished by the Federal hours of service laws, formerly codi-
fied at chapter 211 of this title, and presently established 
under section 20171 of this title) is the maximum number 
of hours consistent with safety. Shorter hours of service 
and time on duty of an employee are proper subjects for 
collective bargaining between a railroad carrier and its em-
ployees.’’. 
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(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Effective upon the 
effective date of regulations prescribed under subsection 
(c) of this section, the following new item in the chapter 
analysis for chapter 201, as amended by this Act, shall 
become effective: 
‘‘20172. Maximum duty hours and subjects of collective bargaining.’’. 
SEC. 9404. AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 20303 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS
AND CLARIFICATION.—In sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) ‘place at which the repairs can be made’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a location with a fixed facility for 
conducting the repairs that are necessary to 
bring the defective or insecure vehicle into com-
pliance with this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) a location where a mobile repair 
truck capable of making the repairs that are 
necessary to bring the defective or insecure ve-
hicle into compliance with this chapter makes 
the same kind of repair at the location regularly 
(as specified in regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary); 
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‘‘(2) ‘nearest’ means the closest in the forward 
direction of travel for the defective or insecure vehi-
cle; and 
‘‘(3) movement of a defective or insecure vehicle 
from a location is ‘necessary to make repairs’ of the 
vehicle even though a mobile repair truck capable of 
making the repairs has gone to the location on an 
irregular basis (as specified in regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary). 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR MOVEMENT TO 
MAKE REPAIRS.—The Secretary of Transportation may 
impose conditions for the movement of a defective or inse-
cure vehicle to make repairs in addition to those conditions 
set forth in subsection (a) by prescribing regulations or 
issuing orders as necessary.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 20306 is amended by— 
(1) striking the word ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
section (b)(1); 
(2) striking the period at the end of subsection 
(b)(2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) adding at the end a new subsection (b)(3) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) a regulation as contemplated by section 
553 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 9405. AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCOMOTIVE INSPEC-
TION LAW. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 20701 is amended by— 
(1) redesignating its text as subsection (a) with 
the heading ‘‘GENERAL.—’’; 
(2) striking the word ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
section (a)(2); 
(3) striking the period at the end of subsection 
(a)(3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) adding at the end a new subsection (a)(4) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) if of a unique design or utilizing a new 
power source technology, have been approved in ad-
vance by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 20701, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of subsection 
(a)(4), the term ‘new power source technology’ means a 
technology that employs a source of motive power other 
than diesel fuel, electricity, or steam.’’. 
SEC. 9406. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE PROVISION ON 
PROTECTION OF RAILROAD SAFETY RISK RE-
DUCTION PROGRAM INFORMATION. 
Section 20119(b) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—Following completion of the study 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary, if in the pub-
lic interest, including public safety and the legal rights of 
persons injured in railroad accidents, may prescribe a rule 
subject to notice and comment to address the results of 
the study. This rule may include provisions that withhold 
from discovery or admission into evidence (in the course 
of civil litigation for damages involving personal injury, 
wrongful death, or property damage against a carrier) any 
plan, document, report, survey, schedule, list, or data com-
piled or collected solely for the purpose of developing, eval-
uating, planning, or implementing a railroad safety risk 
reduction program required under this chapter, including 
a railroad carrier’s analysis of its safety risks and its 
statement of the mitigation measures with which it will 
address those risks. Any such rule prescribed pursuant to 
this subsection shall not become effective until 1 year after 
its adoption.’’. 
SEC. 9407. NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 20170. Noise emission standards 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation, with the concur-
rence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
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tion Agency, may prescribe regulations governing railroad- 
related noise emission standards for railroad carriers oper-
ating on the general railroad system of transportation, in-
cluding noise related to magnetic levitation systems. Such 
regulations may consider variances in maximum pass-by 
noise with respect to the speed of the equipment, account 
for current engineering best practices, and encourage the 
use of noise mitigation techniques only where reasonable 
and the benefits exceed the costs.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
20169 the following: 
‘‘20170. Noise emission standards.’’. 
SEC. 9408. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 201 GEN-
ERAL CIVIL PENALTY PROVISION. 
Section 21301(a)(1), as amended by this Act, is fur-
ther amended by inserting immediately before the last sen-
tence the following: ‘‘An act by an individual that causes 
a railroad carrier to be in violation is a violation.’’. 
SEC. 9409. MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS. 
(a) HIGHWAY-RAIL
GRADE
CROSSING
SAFETY 
STUDY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct a study of 
railroad operations that block highway-rail grade cross-
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ings, including the severity, frequency, and other charac-
teristics of such blockages, to remain available until ex-
pended. For the purpose of this paragraph the term ‘‘high-
way-rail grade crossing’’ has the definition given in section 
20153(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) TRACK ELECTRIFICATION STUDY.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as necessary to conduct a study of track electrification and 
the development of standards for track electrification, to 
remain available until expended. 
(c) TRAIN LENGTH STUDY.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary 
to conduct a study of whether train length correlates with 
the severity and frequency of train derailments, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 9410. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED 
TRACK INSPECTION EQUIPMENT. 
Part A of subtitle V is amended by inserting the fol-
lowing after section 20120: 
‘‘§ 20121. Repair and replacement of damaged track 
inspection equipment 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar 
items, from non-United States Government sources to re-
pair damages to or replace United States Government 
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owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as 
a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any 
amounts collected under this section shall be credited di-
rectly to the Railroad 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 
equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program.’’. 
Subtitle 
E—Miscellaneous 
Revi-
sions and Technical Corrections 
SEC. 9501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 20117(a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out 
this subtitle and to carry out responsibilities under chapter 
51, as delegated or authorized by the Secretary, the fol-
lowing sums: 
‘‘(1) $185,250,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2017 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2018 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
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‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2019 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2020 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
‘‘(6) For fiscal year 2021 such sums as may be 
necessary.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 20117 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(2) Section 20154 is amended by striking sub-
section (i). 
(3) Section 20158 is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(4) Section 20167 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(5) Chapter 221 is amended by striking section 
22108. 
(6) Section 22301 is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
(7) Chapter 225 is amended by striking section 
22505. 
(8) Chapter 241 is amended by striking section 
24104. 
(9) Section 24105 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
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(10) Chapter 244 is amended by striking sec-
tion 24406. 
(11) Chapter 249 is amended by striking sec-
tion 24909. 
(12) Section 24910 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(13) Section 26104 is amended by— 
(A) striking subsection (a); and 
(B) redesignating subsection (b) as (a). 
(14) Section 26106 is amended by striking sub-
section (h). 
SEC. 9502. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE RAIL SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008. 
(a) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.—Section 
103(c) is amended by striking ‘‘the Administration shall 
consider the assignment and maintenance of safety as the 
highest priority,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administration shall 
consider the improvement of safety as the highest pri-
ority,’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS IN-
VOLVED IN RAIL PASSENGER ACCIDENTS.—Section 1139 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘phone 
number’’ and inserting ‘‘telephone number’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘post trau-
ma communication with families’’ and inserting 
‘‘post-trauma communication with families’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j)(2) by striking ‘‘railroad 
passenger accident’’ and inserting ‘‘rail passenger 
accident’’. 
(c) SOLID
WASTE
RAIL
TRANSFER
FACILITIES 
LAND-USE EXEMPTION.—Section 10909 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Clean Railroad Act of 
2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘Clean Railroads Act of 
2008,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘Upon the 
granting of petition from the State’’ and inserting 
‘‘Upon the granting of a petition from the State’’. 
(d) RULEMAKING
PROCESS.—Section 20116 is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘unless’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘the code, rule, 
standard, requirement, or practice has been subject 
to notice and comment under a rule or order issued 
under this part.’’. 
(e) ENFORCEMENT REPORT.—Section 20120(a) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘website’’ and inserting ‘‘Web site’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘accident and 
incidence reporting’’ and inserting ‘‘accident and in-
cident reporting’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(4) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trative Hearing Officer or Administrative Law 
Judge’’ and inserting ‘‘administrative hearing officer 
or administrative law judge’’. 
(f) RAILROAD
SAFETY
RISK
REDUCTION
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 20156 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by inserting a comma after 
‘‘In developing its railroad safety risk reduction pro-
gram’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g) by inserting a comma after 
‘‘good faith’’ and by striking ‘‘non-profit’’ and in-
serting ‘‘nonprofit’’. 
(g) Section 20159 is amended by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Transportation’’. 
(h) 
NATIONAL
CROSSING
INVENTORY.—Section 
20160 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the word 
‘‘or’’ from the phrase ‘‘concerning each previously 
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unreported crossing through which it operates or 
with respect to the trackage over which it operates’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking the word 
‘‘or’’ from the phrase ‘‘concerning each crossing 
through which it operates or with respect to the 
trackage over which it operates’’. 
(i) 
MINIMUM
TRAINING
STANDARDS.—Section 
20162(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘railroad compliance 
with Federal standards’’ and inserting ‘‘railroad carrier 
compliance with Federal standards’’. 
(j) DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF RAIL SAFETY TECH-
NOLOGY.—Section 20164(a) is amended by striking ‘‘after 
enactment of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘after the enactment of the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
(k) LIMITATIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 22106(b) is amended by striking ‘‘interest thereof’’ 
and inserting ‘‘interest thereon’’. 
(l) CHAPTER ANALYSIS FOR CHAPTER 243.—The 
item for section 24316 in the chapter analysis for chapter 
243 is amended by striking ‘‘to assist families of pas-
sengers’’ and inserting ‘‘to address needs of families of 
passengers’’. 
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SEC. 9503. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO INTRODUCTORY 
TEXT OF PUBLIC LAW 110–432. 
The introductory text of Public Law 110–432 (122 
Stat. 4848) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Railroad 
Safety Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Railroad 
Administration’’. 
SEC. 9504. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO UNCODIFIED PRO-
VISIONS OF DIVISION A OF PUBLIC LAW 110– 
432, THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
2008. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of division 
A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4848), is amended— 
(1) in the item for section 307, by striking 
‘‘website’’ and inserting ‘‘Web site’’; 
(2) in the item for title VI, by striking ‘‘SOLID 
WASTE FACILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLID 
WASTE RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES’’; and 
(3) in the item for section 602, by striking 
‘‘solid waste transfer facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘solid 
waste rail transfer facilities’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(a)(1) of division A of 
Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4849) is amended by in-
serting a comma after the word ‘‘grade’’. 
(c) 
RAILROAD
SAFETY
STRATEGY.—Section 
102(a)(6) of title I of division A of Public Law 110–432 
(122 Stat. 4852) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Improving the safety of rail-
road bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to 
prevent accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities 
caused by catastrophic failures and other bridge and 
tunnel failures.’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Improving the safety of rail-
road bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to 
prevent accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities 
caused by catastrophic and other failures of such in-
frastructure.’’. 
(d) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 206(a) of title 
II of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4873) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Public Service Announcements’’ 
and inserting ‘‘public service announcements’’. 
(e) UPDATE OF FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRA-
TION’S WEB SITE.—Section 307 of title III of division A 
of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4881) is amended— 
(1) in the caption by striking ‘‘WEBSITE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘WEB SITE’’; and 
(2) in the text by striking ‘‘website’’ wherever 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Web site’’. 
(f) ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TEST-
ING FOR MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EMPLOYEES.—Section 
412 of title IV of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 
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Stat. 4889) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Trans-
portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(g) TUNNEL INFORMATION.—Section 414 of title IV 
of division A of Public Law 110–432 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘parts 171.8, 173.115,’’ (122 
Stat. 
4889) 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
171.8, 
173.115,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘part 1520.5’’ (122 Stat. 4890) 
and inserting ‘‘section 1520.5’’. 
(h) SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN MEXICO.—Section 416 
of title IV of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 
4890) is amended— 
(1) in the introductory text by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(i) HEADING OF TITLE VI.—The heading of title VI 
of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4900) 
is amended by striking ‘‘SOLID WASTE FACILI-
TIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLID WASTE RAIL 
TRANSFER FACILITIES’’. 
(j) CAPTION OF SECTION 602.—The caption of sec-
tion 602 of title VI of division A of Public Law 110–432 
(122 Stat. 4900) is amended by striking ‘‘SOLID WASTE 
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TRANSFER FACILITIES.’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLID WASTE 
RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES.’’. 
SEC. 9505. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS OF 
THE HOURS OF SERVICE LAWS AND RELATED 
CIVIL PENALTY PROVISION. 
(a) NONAPPLICATION, EXEMPTION, AND ALTERNATE 
HOURS
OF
SERVICE
REGIME.—Section 21102(c) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘APPLICATION OF HOURS OF 
SERVICE REGIME TO COMMUTER AND INTERCITY 
PASSENGER RAILROAD TRAIN EMPLOYEES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘APPLICATION OF HOURS OF SERVICE RE-
GIME TO COMMUTER AND INTERCITY PASSENGER 
RAILROAD TRAIN EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING TOUR-
IST, HISTORIC, SCENIC, OR EXCURSION RAILROAD 
TRAIN EMPLOYEES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ‘‘com-
muter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail 
passenger transportation,’’ the phrase ‘‘including 
tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail transpor-
tation,’’ and by striking ‘‘including public authorities 
operating passenger service’’ and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad 
carriers and public authorities operating passenger 
service’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘com-
muter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail 
passenger transportation,’’ the following phrase: ‘‘in-
cluding tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail 
transportation,’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting after 
‘‘commuter rail passenger transportation or intercity 
rail passenger transportation’’ a comma and adding 
the following phrase: ‘‘including tourist, historic, sce-
nic, or excursion rail transportation,’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking the colon after 
‘‘In this subsection’’ and inserting a dash and by re-
designating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) respectively. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF TRAIN EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 21103(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘such railroads’ efficient operations and on-time perform-
ance of its trains.’’ and inserting ‘‘such a railroad’s effi-
cient operations and on-time performance of its trains.’’. 
(c) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Section 21109(b) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REGULATIONS
GOVERNING 
THE HOURS OF SERVICE OF TRAIN EMPLOYEES OF 
COMMUTER AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAILROAD 
CARRIERS’’ and inserting ‘‘REGULATIONS
GOV-
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ERNING THE HOURS OF SERVICE OF TRAIN EM-
PLOYEES
OF
COMMUTER
AND
INTERCITY
PAS-
SENGER RAILROAD CARRIERS, INCLUDING TRAIN 
EMPLOYEES
OF TOURIST, HISTORIC, SCENIC, OR 
EXCURSION RAILROAD CARRIERS’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘train employees engaged 
in commuter rail passenger transportation and inter-
city rail passenger transportation (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of this title)’’ a comma and adding the 
following phrase: ‘‘including train employees engaged 
in the transportation by railroad of passengers on 
tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad car-
riers,’’. 
(d) 
CHAPTER
211 
VIOLATIONS.—Section 
21303(a)(1) is amended by inserting after the comma in 
‘‘including section 21103 (as such section was in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the Rail Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008),’’ the following phrase: ‘‘vio-
lating regulations or orders issued pursuant to chapter 
211 of this title,’’. 
SEC. 9506. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FRA REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 102(d) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act 
of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20101) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the heading for paragraph (1); 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 10001. CONSIDERATION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN 
AWARD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 305 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage recipients of grants under this 
title and title 23 to fund projects with the grants 
that support travel and tourism-based infrastructure 
within the United States; and 
‘‘(2) consider the potential effects of travel and 
tourism within the United States among the eligi-
bility criteria when allocating funds for projects 
funded under the titles.’’. 
SEC. 10002. ELECTRONIC REPORTS AND REPORT MODI-
FICATION. 
(a) USE
OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA
FOR DOT RE-
PORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation— 
(A) may not publish any report required or 
authorized by law in a printed format; and 
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(B) shall publish any such report by post-
ing it on the Department’s Internet Web site in 
an easily accessible and downloadable electronic 
format. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to any report with respect to which the Secretary de-
termines that— 
(A) its publication in a printed format is 
essential to the mission of the Department of 
Transportation, as determined by the Secretary; 
or 
(B) its publication in accordance with the 
requirements of paragraph (1) would disclose 
matter— 
(i) described in section 552(b) of title 
5, United States Code; or 
(ii) the disclosure of which would have 
an adverse impact on safety or security, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON NTSB 
MOST WANTED LIST.— 
(1) Section 1135(e)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘On February 1 of each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘Within 120 days after 
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publication of the Board’s annual ‘most wanted 
list’ ’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the report due on Feb-
ruary 1 of’’. 
(2) Section 1135(e)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘on March 1 of 
each year’’ and inserting ‘‘after 30 days following 
the due date,’’. 
SEC. 10003. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH 
RESTORATION ACT. 
Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
through 2014, and for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year through 2021,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘for 
each fiscal year ending before October 1, 2014, and 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 
fiscal year through 2021,’’. 
SEC. 10004. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 OF TITLE 46. 
Chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by amending section 53701(13) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Commerce with re-
spect to fishing vessels and fishery facilities; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation with 
respect to other vessels and general shipyard fa-
cilities (as defined in section 53733(a) of this 
title).’’; 
(2) in section 53706(c), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(3) in section 53707(b), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; 
(4) in section 53708(a), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(5) in section 53710(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’s or Admin-
istrator’s’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Adminis-
trator’’; 
(6) in section 53717— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig-
nating subsection (d) as subsection (c); 
(7) in section 53718, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; 
(8) in section 53731, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(9) in section 53732, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; and 
(10) in section 53733, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’. 
SEC. 10005. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AUTHORITY FOR ELEC-
TRIC CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT NO 
COST TO THE TAXPAYER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR GOVERN-
MENT-WIDE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC CHARGING AT NO 
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COST TO THE TAXPAYER.—Chapter 79 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 7907. 
Government-wide 
authority 
for 
electric 
charging infrastructure 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) any employee (as defined in section 
2105 of this title; 
‘‘(B) a member of a uniformed service; 
‘‘(C) any other individual who performs 
services for or on behalf of a Federal agency 
under a contract or subcontract with a Federal 
agency; or 
‘‘(D) a visitor to a Federal agency or facil-
ity. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 
agency’ has the meaning given the term ‘Executive 
agency’ in section 105 of this title, and also includes 
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
President, the military departments as defined in 
section 102 of this title, and the judicial branch. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of a Federal 
agency may— 
‘‘(A) construct, install, operate, and main-
tain electric charging infrastructure on a reim-
bursable basis in parking areas under the juris-
diction of the Federal agency; and 
‘‘(B) provide electricity on a reimbursable 
basis in parking areas under the jurisdiction of 
the Federal agency for use by privately owned 
vehicles used by covered individuals. 
‘‘(2) VENDORS AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the head of a Federal agency may 
use 1 or more vendors on a commission or no-cost 
contract basis. 
‘‘(3) USE OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 
OFFICIAL AGENCY VEHICLES.—The head of a Fed-
eral agency may use electric charging infrastructure 
installed for official agency vehicles, to the extent 
that it is available, to provide electric vehicle charg-
ing under this section. 
‘‘(4) INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 
The head of a Federal agency may encourage the in-
clusion of options for generating electricity from re-
newable energy as part of the design of parking 
areas for the agency. 
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‘‘(c) FEES.—The head of a Federal agency shall 
charge fees for electricity provided to covered individuals 
sufficient to cover the initial and continuing costs to the 
head of the Federal agency of carrying out this section, 
including the costs of any vendors or other costs associ-
ated with maintaining the electric charging infrastructure. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSIT
AND AVAILABILITY
OF FEES
AND 
COMMISSIONS.—Any fees or commissions collected by the 
head of a Federal agency under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) deposited monthly into the account of 
the Treasury from which the amounts were 
made available to carry out this section, not-
withstanding section 3302(b) of title 31; and 
‘‘(B) transferred from the Treasury to an 
appropriate account of the agency if the agency 
operates with a budget outside of the Treasury; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall be available for obligation by the 
head of the Federal agency without further appro-
priation during— 
‘‘(A) the fiscal year collected; and 
‘‘(B) the fiscal year following the fiscal 
year collected. 
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‘‘(e) PARKING FEES.—If a Federal agency charges 
covered employees parking fees for use of a facility that 
contains an electric vehicle charging facility provided 
under this section, employees using the electric vehicle 
charging facility shall pay the same parking fee as covered 
employees not using the electric vehicle charging facility.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘7907. Government-wide authority for electric charging infrastructure.’’. 
TITLE XI—BUDGETARY INTER-
PRETATIONS 
AND 
TREAT-
MENTS 
SEC. 11001. AMOUNTS IN THIS ACT. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in 
subsection (c), or except as explicitly provided otherwise 
by this Act or in title 23, United States Code, all funding 
provided by this Act is contract authority as defined in 
section 3(2)(A)(iii) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(2)(A)(iii)), and all 
such contract authority shall become available for obliga-
tion in the fiscal year specified in this Act and shall re-
main available until expended. 
(b) OBLIGATION LIMITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as explicitly pro-
vided, obligation limits established by this Act shall 
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apply for a term of one year and shall apply to obli-
gations to be incurred in the fiscal year specified. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, obliga-
tion limits established by this Act shall not apply 
after 2021. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) Except as provided in this Act, obliga-
tion limits established by this Act shall apply to 
unobligated contract authority from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) Obligation limitations established by 
this Act shall not apply to— 
(i) unobligated contract authority pro-
vided by this Act that could have been obli-
gated in a prior year within any obligation 
limits applicable to that prior year or was 
exempt from such limitations, but was not 
so obligated; 
(ii) the use of fees authorized or pro-
vided by this Act as described in sub-
section (d); and 
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(iii) reimbursable programs under-
taken by accounts established in this Act 
on behalf of discretionary accounts. 
(3) OBLIGATION
LIMITS
IN
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACTS.— 
(A) During any session of Congress, ap-
propriations Acts may increase or decrease any 
obligation limit established by this Act for any 
current year or budget year prior to fiscal year 
2022. 
(B) During any session of Congress, it 
shall not be in order in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate for any appro-
priations Act to alter obligation limits under 
this Act for any outyear. 
(C) This paragraph is enacted by the Con-
gress— 
(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, and such procedures super-
sede other rules only to the extent that 
they are inconsistent therewith; and 
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(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change 
the rules (so far as relating to the proce-
dure of that House) at any time, in the 
same manner and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
(c) LIQUIDATING CASH.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the liq-
uidation of obligations incurred under contract authority 
created by this Act or under contract authority provided 
from the Highway Trust Fund as it existed in any version 
at any time prior to the effective date of this Act. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—The collection and ex-
penditure of fees to cover certain administrative costs 
under this Act for a fiscal year, if subject to annual appro-
priations, shall be treated as discretionary offsetting col-
lections and discretionary appropriations, respectively. 
The collection and expenditure of fees to cover certain ad-
ministrative costs under this Act for a fiscal year, if not 
subject to annual appropriations, shall be treated as man-
datory offsetting collections and mandatory appropria-
tions, respectively. 
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SEC. 11002. TREATMENT FOR STATUTORY PAYGO AND RE-
LATED PURPOSES. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), and consistent with the definition of direct 
spending in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended (2 
U.S.C. 900(c)(8)), the following shall be treated as direct 
spending for purposes of Presidential and Congressional 
budgets and the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
(124 Stat. 8): 
(1) Contract authority of the Transportation 
Trust Fund under this Act, the outlays flowing 
therefrom, and the outlays flowing from contract au-
thority previously provided from the Highway Trust 
Fund. 
(2) Except as provided in sections 11003, 
11004, and 11005 of this title, legislation reauthor-
izing or amending this Act. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL RULE; EXCESS REVENUES ARE 
DEDICATED TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.—For purposes of 
Presidential and Congressional budgets and the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 8), calculations of 
the budgetary effects of this Act when it is initially en-
acted shall be as follows: 
(1) The baseline projections of total outlays for 
the Highway Trust Fund and general fund accounts 
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listed in paragraph (2) shall be treated as offsets to 
the total level of direct spending outlays of the 
Transportation Trust Fund resulting from this Act. 
For this purpose, the budgetary resources to which 
the baseline projection shall apply are— 
(A) the discretionary budget authority pro-
vided for fiscal year 2015, for the accounts list-
ed in paragraph (2); and 
(B) the obligation limits for fiscal year 
2015 applicable to the Highway Trust Fund, 
and shall be projected under section 257(c) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended (2 U.S.C. 
907(c)), except that contract authority of the 
Highway Trust Fund not subject to those obli-
gation limits shall be projected under section 
257(b) of that Act. 
(2) The general fund programs referred to in 
paragraph (1) are: 
(A) The general fund portion of National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oper-
ations and Research (69X0650). 
(B) Federal Transit Administration, Ad-
ministrative Expenses (69X1120). 
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(C) Federal Transit Administration, Cap-
ital Investment Grants (69X1134). 
(D) Federal Transit Administration, Re-
search 
and 
University 
Research 
Centers 
(69X1137). 
(E) Federal Transit Administration, Tech-
nical Assistance and Standards Development 
(69X1142). 
(F) Federal Railroad Administration, Op-
erating Subsidy Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation (69X0121). 
(G) Federal Railroad Administration, Cap-
ital and Debt Service Grants to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation (69X0125). 
(H) National Infrastructure Investments 
(69X0143). 
(3) If the increase in net governmental receipts 
under this Act, relative to current law, exceeds the 
increase in mandatory outlays under this Act as 
measured under paragraph (1) for either or both of 
the periods covered by the five-year scorecard and 
the ten-year scorecard established by the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 8), the ex-
cess amounts shall not be recorded on those respec-
tive scorecards, with the result that this Act shall 
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not be shown as reducing Pay-As-You-Go deficits or 
increasing Pay-As-You-Go surpluses. 
SEC. 11003. SCORING OF CHANGES IN CONTRACT AUTHOR-
ITY IN APPROPRIATIONS ACTS. 
Consistent with scorekeeping guidelines in effect from 
1990 through the enactment of this Act, changes enacted 
in annual appropriations Acts during a session of Con-
gress to the level of contract authority provided by this 
Act shall be scored as discretionary to the extent they in-
crease or decrease contract authority in the current year 
or the budget year, and shall be scored as mandatory or 
direct spending to the extent they increase or decrease 
contract authority in an outyear. To the extent any such 
change in contract authority produces changes in esti-
mated outlays in any year, that change in outlays shall 
be scored as discretionary if it is generated by a change 
in contract authority that is scored as discretionary, and 
shall be scored as direct spending if it is generated by a 
change in contract authority that is scored as mandatory. 
SEC. 11004. SCORING OF CHANGES IN OBLIGATION LIMITS 
IN APPROPRIATIONS ACTS. 
øDetermine in consultation with Congress.¿ 
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SEC. 11005. SCORING OF TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE GEN-
ERAL 
FUND 
AND 
THE 
TRANSPORTATION 
TRUST FUND. 
øDetermine in consultation with Congress.¿ 
SEC. 11006. SPECIAL RULE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On September 30, 2021, the Sec-
retary shall permanently cancel, and return such amounts 
to the Treasury, the contract authority described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) REFERENCED CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The con-
tract authority referenced in subsection (a) are those 
amounts apportioned under the Federal Aid Highway pro-
gram that are available to each State for fiscal years 2016 
through 2021, that are in excess of contract authority pro-
vided for fiscal years 2016 through 2021 by section 2001 
of this Act. 
(c) CANCELLATION METHOD.—When implementing 
subsection (a), the cancellation shall be taken from unobli-
gated balances that remain from contract authority en-
acted before the enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act. 
(d) LIMITED APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not 
apply to contract authority provided by the GROW 
AMERICA Act or prior Acts that are exempt from obliga-
tion limitations. 
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SEC. 11007. REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 
(a) In the final sequestration report that is required 
at the end of the current session of Congress pursuant 
to section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall reduce the 
discretionary spending limits for the revised nonsecurity 
category listed in section 251(c) of BBEDCA for fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021 by the baseline projection of dis-
cretionary budget authority for the accounts listed in sec-
tion 11002(b)(2) of this Act. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the ‘‘baseline’’ 
means the projection described in section 257 of 
BBEDCA and submitted with the President’s Fiscal Year 
2016 Budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code. 
TITLE 
XII—STOP 
CORPORATE 
EXPATRIATION AND INVEST 
IN AMERICA’S INFRASTRUC-
TURE ACT 
SEC. 12001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Corporate Expa-
triation and Invest in America’s Infrastructure Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 12002. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES RELATING TO IN-
VERTED CORPORATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 7874 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) INVERTED CORPORATIONS TREATED AS DO-
MESTIC CORPORATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
7701(a)(4), a foreign corporation shall be treated for 
purposes of this title as a domestic corporation if— 
‘‘(A) such corporation would be a surro-
gate foreign corporation if subsection (a)(2) 
were applied by substituting ‘80 percent’ for 
‘60 percent’, or 
‘‘(B) such corporation is an inverted do-
mestic corporation. 
‘‘(2) INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATION.—For 
purposes of this subsection, a foreign corporation 
shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation 
if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related trans-
actions)— 
‘‘(A) the entity completes after May 8, 
2014, the direct or indirect acquisition of— 
‘‘(i) substantially all of the properties 
held directly or indirectly by a domestic 
corporation, or 
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
CORPORATIONS
WITH 
SUBSTANTIAL
BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES
IN
FOREIGN 
COUNTRY OF ORGANIZATION.—A foreign corporation 
described in paragraph (2) shall not be treated as an 
inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition 
the expanded affiliated group which includes the en-
tity has substantial business activities in the foreign 
country in which or under the law of which the enti-
ty is created or organized when compared to the 
total business activities of such expanded affiliated 
group. For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) and 
the preceding sentence, the term ‘substantial busi-
ness activities’ shall have the meaning given such 
term under regulations in effect on May 8, 2014, ex-
cept that the Secretary may issue regulations in-
creasing the threshold percent in any of the tests 
under such regulations for determining if business 
activities constitute substantial business activities for 
purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(B)(ii)— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations for purposes of deter-
mining cases in which the management and 
control of an expanded affiliated group is to be 
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treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, pri-
marily within the United States. The regula-
tions prescribed under the preceding sentence 
shall apply to periods after May 8, 2014. 
‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR 
MANAGEMENT.—Such regulations shall provide 
that the management and control of an ex-
panded affiliated group shall be treated as oc-
curring, directly or indirectly, primarily within 
the United States if substantially all of the ex-
ecutive officers and senior management of the 
expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to- 
day responsibility for making decisions involving 
strategic, financial, and operational policies of 
the expanded affiliated group are based or pri-
marily located within the United States. Indi-
viduals who in fact exercise such day-to-day re-
sponsibilities shall be treated as executive offi-
cers and senior management regardless of their 
title. 
‘‘(5) SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC BUSINESS ACTIVI-
TIES.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an ex-
panded affiliated group has significant domestic 
business activities if at least 25 percent of— 
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‘‘(A) the employees of the group are based 
in the United States, 
‘‘(B) the employee compensation incurred 
by the group is incurred with respect to employ-
ees based in the United States, 
‘‘(C) the assets of the group are located in 
the United States, or 
‘‘(D) the income of the group is derived in 
the United States, 
determined in the same manner as such determina-
tions are made for purposes of determining substan-
tial business activities under regulations referred to 
in paragraph (3) as in effect on May 8, 2014, but 
applied by treating all references in such regulations 
to ‘foreign country’ and ‘relevant foreign country’ as 
references to ‘the United States’. The Secretary may 
issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in 
any of the tests under such regulations for deter-
mining if business activities constitute significant 
domestic business activities for purposes of this 
paragraph.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Clause (i) of section 7874(a)(2)(B) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘after March 4, 2003,’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘after March 4, 2003, and before May 
9, 2014,’’. 
(2) Subsection (c) of section 7874 of such Code 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)’’, and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or (b)(2)(A)’’ after 
‘‘(a)(2)(B)(i)’’ in subparagraph (B), 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 
(b)(2)(B)(i), as the case may be,’’ after 
‘‘(a)(2)(B)(ii)’’, 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)’’, and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘or in-
verted domestic corporation, as the case may 
be,’’ after ‘‘surrogate foreign corporation’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after May 
8, 2014. 
Æ 
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