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Union Calendar No. 98 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2610 
[Report No. 113–136] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing 
and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2013 
Mr. LATHAM, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$102,481,000, of which not to exceed $2,618,000 shall be 
available for the Immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $984,000 shall be available for the Immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,867,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,107,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $11,572,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $23,376,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
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$2,020,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,595,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$1,369,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed 
$10,778,000 for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and 
Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,695,000 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-
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to lead such office; Provided further, That any reference 
in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the 
Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall 
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 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds made available under this heading in 
division F of Public Law 113–6, $237,000,000 are perma-
nently rescinded. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $4,990,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2015. 
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 
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security controls on network devices, and enhancement of 
cyber security workforce training tools, $2,000,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2015. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,384,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning and research, $6,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2015: Provided, That of the unob-
ligated balances made available by Public Law 111–117 
and designated for a single project in the accompanying 
conference report, $750,000 are hereby permanently re-
scinded: Provided further, That of the unobligated bal-
ances made available by Section 195 of Public Law 111– 
117, $2,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap-
ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$172,000,000 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-
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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, $333,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $589,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,068,000, to remain 
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available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation. 
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, $100,000,000, 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 no funds made available under section 41742 of title 
49, United States Code, and no funds made available in 
this Act or any other Act in any fiscal year, shall be avail-
able to carry out the essential air service program under 
sections 41731 through 41742 of such title 49 in commu-
nities in the 48 contiguous States unless the community 
received subsidized essential air service or received a 90- 
day notice of intent to terminate service and the Secretary 
required the air carrier to continue to provide service to 
the community at any time between September 30, 2010, 
and September 30, 2011, inclusive: Provided further, That 
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basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not 
include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub-
section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act or any 
other Act shall be used to provide essential air service to 
communities that require a rate of subsidy per passenger 
in excess of $500. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
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. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage 
in activities with States and State legislators to consider 
proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 
SEC. 103. 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-
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vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 
3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the Depart-
ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract 
with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality per-
formance under the contract. 
SEC. 104. 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. 
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 108–176, $9,521,784,000, of 
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which $6,484,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 
$7,182,664,000 shall be available for air traffic organiza-
tion activities; not to exceed $1,199,777,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; not to exceed 
$14,160,000 shall be available for commercial space trans-
portation activities; not to exceed $777,198,000 shall be 
available for finance and management activities; not to ex-
ceed $56,637,000 shall be available for NextGen and oper-
ations planning activities; and not to exceed $291,348,000 
shall be available for staff offices: Provided, That not to 
exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation 
safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget 
activity under this heading: Provided further, That no 
transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation 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 404 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal 
year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual up-
date to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: 
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Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 
31 that such report has not been submitted to the Con-
gress: Provided further, That not later than March 31 of 
each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall trans-
mit to Congress a companion report that describes a com-
prehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight 
standards and aircraft certification staff in a format simi-
lar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, in-
cluding 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-
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ting collections funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, 
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 $140,000,000 shall be for the 
contract tower program, of which $10,350,000 is for 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-
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sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
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, $2,155,000,000, of which $458,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014; $1,697,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
the establishment, improvement, and modernization of na-
tional air space systems: Provided further, That upon ini-
tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2015 
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2015 through 2019, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
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RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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, 
$145,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2016: 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: Pro-
vided further, That, of the unobligated balances from prior 
year 
appropriations 
available 
under 
this 
heading, 
$26,183,998 are rescinded. 
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-
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chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
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, $3,200,000,000 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 2014, 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 $106,600,000 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 $29,500,000 shall be available 
for Airport Technology Research. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
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 2014. 
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 
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satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
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 7 political and 
Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration. 
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 con-
ducts a public outreach that is designed to elicit feedback 
from aviation stakeholders, and until the FAA has re-
ported the justification of its fees on paper and digital 
products to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations. 
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SEC. 119A. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $417,000,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be paid in accordance with law from 
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
Highway Administration for necessary expenses for ad-
ministration and operation. In addition, not to exceed 
$3,248,000 shall be paid from appropriations made avail-
able by this Act and transferred to the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 104. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of programs of Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, 
United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 
112–141 
shall 
not 
exceed 
total 
obligations 
of 
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$40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2014: 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, including counsel, in the field of municipal 
and project finance to assist in the underwriting and serv-
icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 
of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 
credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 
available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 
further, That such amounts are in addition to administra-
tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limita-
tion on administrative expenses under 23 U.S.C. 608. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway account of the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count), to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
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(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— 
(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), bears 
to 
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(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for Federal-aid highways 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 
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 the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, 
or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 
or 204 of that title, by multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
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(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 title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the national highway per-
formance program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned 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, to each State for such fiscal 
year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for the programs that are apportioned 
under title 23, United States Code, to all States for 
such fiscal year. 
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(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); 
(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); 
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(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 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2012, 
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; 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
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(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 
made available under subsection (a) if an amount distrib-
uted 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 balances of funds appor-
tioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress 
in the 21st Century Act) 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) division E of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
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(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 the distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
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, in such fiscal year due to 
the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same ratio as the distribution 
of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 
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(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 
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 highways and highway safe-
ty construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his statutory authority, any Buy America require-
ment for Federal-aid highway projects, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver 
and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted 
under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. From the unobligated balances of funds 
apportioned among the States prior to October 1, 2012, 
under sections 104(b) and 144 of title 23, United States 
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Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of Public Law 112–141), the amount of $13,248,000 shall 
be made available in fiscal year 2014 for the administra-
tive expenses of the Federal Highway Administration: Pro-
vided, That this provision shall not apply to funds distrib-
uted in accordance with section 104(b)(5) of title 23, 
United States Code (as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of Public Law 112–141); section 
133(d)(1) of such title (as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of Public Law 109–59); and the first 
sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title (as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 
112–141): Provided further, That such amount shall be 
derived on a proportional basis from the unobligated bal-
ances of apportioned funds to which this provision applies: 
Provided further, That the amount made available by this 
provision in fiscal year 2014 for the administrative ex-
penses of the Federal Highway Administration shall be in 
addition to the amount made available in fiscal year 2014 
for such purposes under section 104(a) of title 23, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the amount made 
available by this provision in fiscal year 2014 for the ad-
ministrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administra-
tion shall have the same period of availability and charac-
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teristics of the contract authority made available under 
section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 124. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, 
or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve 
or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any 
segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in 
the State of Texas that— (1) as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, is not tolled; (2) is constructed with Federal 
assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; 
and (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any segment of highway on the 
Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, 
as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the seg-
ment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as 
were in existence prior to that date. 
(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE
LANES.—A 
high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a 
toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and 
shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for pur-
poses of determining whether a highway will have 
fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposi-
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tion of the toll, if— (A) high-occupancy vehicles oc-
cupied by the number of passengers specified by the 
entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane 
without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by 
the appropriate county, town, municipal or other 
local government entity, or public toll road or transit 
authority; or (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane 
that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as 
a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under 
a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, 
municipal or other local government entity, or public 
toll road or transit authority. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
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, $259,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to-
gether with advances and reimbursements received by the 
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Federal 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, shall 
not exceed total obligations of $259,000,000 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 
2014, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2016, is for the Research and 
Technology program, and of which $1,000,000 shall be 
available for commercial motor vehicle operator’s grants 
to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 4127(e) of Public 
Law 109–59, none of the funds under this heading for 
outreach and education shall be available for transfer. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
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 112–41, $313,000,000, to be derived from the High-
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way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds available for the implementation or execution of 
motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obli-
gations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be 
available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 
$30,000,000 shall be available for the commercial driver’s 
license improvements program, $32,000,000 shall be avail-
able for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be 
available for the performance and registration information 
system management program, $25,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the commercial vehicle information systems and 
networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be 
available for the safety data improvement program: Pro-
vided 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: 
Provided further, That $95,956,883 in unobligated bal-
ances are permanently rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION – FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
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section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 
Public Law 110–28. 
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, $117,000,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $139,175,088, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
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 2014, are in excess of 
$139,175,088, of which $133,801,093 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403, and of which 
$5,373,995 shall be for the National Driver Register au-
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thorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That within the $133,801,093 ob-
ligation 
limitation 
for 
operations 
and 
research, 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015 and shall be in addition to the amount of any limita-
tion imposed on obligations for future years: Provided fur-
ther, That $20,675,088 of the total obligation limitation 
for operations and research in fiscal year 2014 shall be 
applied toward unobligated 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) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
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 
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-
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grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2014, 
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 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘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 
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 remaining 
available to carry out any activities described in subsection 
(b) through (g) to increase the amount made available 
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under section 402, shall include the obligational authority 
for such amounts: Provided further, That of the prior year 
unobligated balances of contract authority for ‘‘Highway 
Traffic Safety Grants’’, $152,281,282 is rescinded. 
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. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $184,500,000, of 
which $12,400,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $35,250,000, 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-
tions 502 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 2014. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
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poration for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as 
authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public 
Law 110–432), $350,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, 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 receiving and reviewing a grant request for each spe-
cific train route: Provided further, That each such grant 
request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
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, the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the an-
nual budget and business plan and the 5-Year Financial 
Plan for fiscal year 2014 required under section 204 of 
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 
2008: Provided further, That the budget, business plan, 
monthly performance reports, and the 5-Year Financial 
Plan shall also include a separate accounting of ridership, 
revenues, and capital and operating expenses for the 
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Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long-distance Am-
trak service; State-supported service; each intercity train 
route, including Autotrain; and commercial activities in-
cluding contract operations: Provided further, That the 
budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall 
include a description of work to be funded, along with cost 
estimates and an estimated timetable for completion of the 
projects covered by these plans: Provided further, That the 
budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall 
include annual information on the maintenance, refurbish-
ment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling 
stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Pro-
vided further, That the Corporation shall provide semi-
annual reports in electronic format regarding the pending 
business plan, which shall describe the work completed to 
date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 
for such changes, and shall identify all sole-source contract 
awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as 
to why said contract was awarded on a sole-source basis, 
as well as progress against the milestones and target dates 
of the 2012 performance improvement plan: Provided fur-
ther, That the Corporation’s budget, business plan, 5-Year 
Financial Plan, semiannual reports, and all subsequent 
supplemental plans shall be displayed on the Corporation’s 
Web site within a reasonable timeframe following their 
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submission to the appropriate entities: Provided further, 
That these plans shall be accompanied by a comprehensive 
fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address 
the Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the 
maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
of the Amtrak fleet: Provided further, That said fleet plan 
shall establish year-specific goals and milestones and dis-
cuss potential, current, and preferred financing options for 
all such activities: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be obligated or expended 
until the Corporation agrees to continue abiding by the 
provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the sum-
mary of conditions for the direct loan agreement of June 
28, 2002, in the same manner as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That none of 
the funds 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: Provided further, That the Corporation 
shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations a budget request for fiscal year 2015 in simi-
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and capital improvements at the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy: 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 State 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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