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vided further, That amounts available under this heading 
for projects selected for commuter rail passenger transpor-
tation may be transferred by the Secretary, after selection, 
to the appropriate agencies to be administered in accord-
ance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall not limit eligible 
projects from consideration for funding for planning, engi-
neering, environmental, construction, and design elements 
of the same project in the same application: Provided fur-
ther, That unobligated balances remaining after 4 years 
from the date of enactment may be used for any eligible 
project under section 24407(c) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold 
up to one percent of the amount provided under this head-
ing for the costs of award and project management over-
sight of grants carried out under section 24407 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity that 
encompasses previously unawarded funds provided under 
this heading in fiscal year 2018 by Public Law 115–141 
and funds provided under this heading in this Act no later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall announce the selection of projects 
to receive awards for the funds in the previous proviso no 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
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RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and 
Enhancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of 
title 49, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 
withhold up to one percent of the funds provided under 
this heading to fund the costs of award and project man-
agement and oversight: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity for 
funds provided under this heading no later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall announce the selection of projects to re-
ceive awards for the funds in the previous proviso no later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses related to the deployment of 
magnetic levitation transportation projects, consistent 
with language in 1307(a) through (c) of Public Law 109– 
59, as amended by section 102 of Public Law 110–244 
(section 
322 
of 
title 
23, 
United 
States 
Code), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94), $650,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 
of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs 
of project management and oversight of activities author-
ized by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114– 
94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
ated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am-
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trak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,291,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund expenses associated with the State-Supported Route 
Committee established under section 24712 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That at least 
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
shall be available for the development, installation and op-
eration of railroad safety technology, including the imple-
mentation of a positive train control system, on State-sup-
ported routes as defined under section 24102(13) of title 
49, United States Code, on which positive train control 
systems are not required by law or regulation: Provided 
further, That not less than $50,000,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading shall be for capital expenses 
related to safety improvements, maintenance, and the non- 
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Federal match for discretionary Federal grant programs 
to enable continued passenger rail operations on long-dis-
tance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator 
on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system 
is not required by law or regulation: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or 
(b) of section 24706 of title 49, United States Code, with 
respect to long-distance routes (as defined in section 
24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak 
is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line and a positive 
train control system is not required by law or regulation, 
or, except in an emergency or during maintenance or con-
struction outages impacting such routes, to otherwise dis-
continue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or substan-
tially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such 
route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementa-
tion of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 
49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
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ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap 
poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the 
system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a 
summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Cor-
poration for 2018 and the three prior calendar years: Pro-
vided further, That such summary shall include the total 
number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employ-
ees receiving waivers for each month for 2018 and for the 
three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 151. It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide 
much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 
riders in 325 communities in 40 States and are par-
ticularly important in rural areas; and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and 
services should be sustained to ensure connectivity 
throughout the National Network (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code). 
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $113,165,000, of which 
up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provi-
sions of section 5326 of such title: Provided, That none 
of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used 
to create a permanent office of transit security under this 
heading: Provided further, That upon submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2020 President’s budget, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allo-
cations for fiscal year 2020. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans-
portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
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and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $9,900,000,000, to be derived from 
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 
5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112– 
141, and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$9,939,380,030 in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
49 U.S.C. section 5312 shall not exceed 80 percent, except 
that if there is substantial public interest or benefit, the 
Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 
state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such 
title, formula grants for rural areas under section 5311 
of such title, high density state apportionments under sec-
tion 5340(d) of such title, and the bus testing facilities 
under sections 5312 and 5318 of such title, $700,000,000 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
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$350,000,000 shall be available for grants as authorized 
under section 5339 of such title, of which $160,000,000 
shall be available for the buses and bus facilities formula 
grants as authorized under section 5339(a) of such title, 
$160,000,000 shall be available for the buses and bus fa-
cilities competitive grants as authorized under section 
5339(b) of such title, and $30,000,000 shall be available 
for the low or no emission grants as authorized under sec-
tion 5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That 
$263,000,000 shall be available for the state of good re-
pair grants as authorized under section 5337 of such title: 
Provided further, That $40,000,000 shall be available for 
formula grants for rural areas as authorized under section 
5311 of such title: Provided further, That $40,000,000 
shall be available for the high density state apportion-
ments as authorized under section 5340(d) of such title: 
Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the bus testing facility as authorized under section 5318 
of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 5318(a) of such title, $6,000,000 shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of bus testing facilities 
by institutions of higher education selected pursuant to 
section 5312(h) of such title: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment with, or make a grant to, each institution of higher 
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education selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of such 
title, to operate and maintain a facility to conduct the test-
ing of low or no emission vehicle new bus models using 
the standards established pursuant to section 5318(e)(2) 
of such title: Provided further, That the term ‘‘low or no 
emission vehicle’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 5312(e)(6) of such title: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the cost of testing a low 
or no emission vehicle new bus model at each selected in-
stitution of higher education: Provided further, That the 
entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 percent of 
the cost of testing: Provided further, That a low or no 
emission vehicle new bus model tested that receives a pass-
ing aggregate test score in accordance with the standards 
established under section 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be 
deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of sec-
tion 5318(e) of such title: Provided further, That amounts 
made available by this heading shall be derived from the 
general fund: Provided further, That the amounts made 
available under this heading shall not be subject to any 
limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth in 
any Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000, of which not less than $1,500,000 shall be 
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for a cooperative agreement through which the Federal 
Transit Administration assists small-urban, rural and 
tribal public transit recipients and planning organizations 
with applied innovation and capacity-building: Provided, 
That the assistance provided under this heading not dupli-
cate the activities of 49 U.S.C. 5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 
5312. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $2,552,687,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,169,783,950 shall be obligated by December 31, 2020: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $1,265,670,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, $635,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, 
United States Code, $526,500,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, and $100,000,000 shall be available 
for projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Secretary shall continue to administer the 
capital investment grants program in accordance with the 
procedural and substantive requirements of section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall approve grants for capital and pre-
ventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided 
further, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary 
shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority is making progress to improve its safety 
management system in response to the Federal Transit 
Administration’s 2015 safety management inspection: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 
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ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 
requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of Public 
Law 110–432. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration for projects specified in this 
Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not ob-
ligated by September 30, 2022, and other recoveries, shall 
be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 
purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2018, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
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SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall 
be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for 
a project with a New Starts share greater than 51 percent. 
SEC. 164. Of the unobligated amounts made available 
for fiscal years 2005 or prior fiscal years to ‘‘Transit For-
mula Grants’’, a total of $46,560,000 is hereby perma-
nently rescinded. 
SEC. 165. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used for the implementation or further-
ance of new policies detailed in the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ let-
ter distributed by the Federal Transit Administration to 
capital investment grant program project sponsors on 
June 29, 2018. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities on those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, 
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, $36,000,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99–662: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be 
used on capital asset renewal activities. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $149,442,000, of which 
$70,593,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020 for the operations of the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy, and of which $18,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the maintenance and repair, 
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equipment, and capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy: Provided, That not later than 
January 12, 2019, the Administrator of the Maritime Ad-
ministration shall transmit to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual as-
sault and sexual harassment at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 
3507 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, 
$3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020 for the Maritime Environment and Technology As-
sistance program authorized under section 50307 of title 
46, United States Code: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $7,000,000, 
shall remain available until expended for the Short Sea 
Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways) to 
make grants for the purposes authorized under sections 
55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That available balances under this heading 
for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s 
Marine Highways) from prior year recoveries shall be 
available to carry out activities authorized under sections 
55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That from funds provided under the pre-
vious two provisos, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
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make grants no later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines: 
Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 
from previous appropriations for programs and activities 
supporting State Maritime Academies shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Ad-
ministration, State Maritime Academy Operations’’ and 
shall be made available for the same purposes. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$345,200,000, of which $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten-
sion, and capacity improvement of National Defense Re-
serve Fleet training ships in support of State Maritime 
Academies, of which $8,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for expenses related to training mari-
ners for costs associated with training vessel sharing pur-
suant to 46 U.S.C. 51504(g)(3) for costs associated with 
mobilizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel, includ-
ing travel costs for students, faculty and crew, the costs 
of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, oper-
ational fees, and vessel hire costs, as determined by the 
Secretary, of which $300,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the National Security Multi- 
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