Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2020, 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, 
$113,910,000, of which not to exceed $3,065,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,428,000 
shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 
not to exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 
to exceed $14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to 
exceed $2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to ex-
ceed $29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,142,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af-
fairs; not to exceed $1,859,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 
$12,181,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel-
ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
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ceed $16,814,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 
transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 
funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 
be for allocation within the Department for official recep-
tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de-
termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 
107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up 
to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for 
Public Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 
$42,948,000, of which $21,166,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022, and of which $15,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended, is for new competitive 
grants under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, 
for Tier I University Transportation Centers: Provided, 
That such amounts are in addition to amounts previously 
provided for such program: Provided further, That section 
5505(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply to amounts for additional Tier I University Trans-
portation Centers provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 
to be available until expended, funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided 
further, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial pro-
ceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to 
be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
local government, transit agency, port authority, or a col-
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laboration among such entities on a competitive basis for 
projects that will have a significant local or regional im-
pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding 
provided under this heading shall include, but not be lim-
ited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, 
United States Code; public transportation projects eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; pas-
senger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
infrastructure investments (including inland port infra-
structure and land ports of entry): Provided further, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, the Sec-
retary shall use $15,000,000 for the planning, preparation 
or design of projects eligible for funding under this head-
ing, with an emphasis on transit, transit oriented develop-
ment, and multimodal projects: Provided further, That of 
the amount made available under this heading, the Sec-
retary shall use $20,000,000 for the planning, preparation 
or design of projects eligible for funding under this head-
ing located in areas of persistent poverty: Provided further, 
That the term persistent poverty means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living in pov-
erty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 
2000 decennial census and the most recent Small Area 
Income and Poverty Estimates, or any census tract with 
a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 
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2013-2017 five-year data series available from the Amer-
ican Community Survey of the Census Bureau: Provided 
further, That grants awarded under the previous three 
provisos shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use up to 20 per-
cent of the funds made available under this heading for 
the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs 
of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under 
chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or sections 501 
through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, 
if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would 
advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 
That in distributing funds provided under this heading, 
the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure 
an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an equitable 
distribution of funds between urban and rural areas, and 
the investment in a variety of transportation modes, in-
cluding public transit, passenger rail, and pedestrian im-
provements: Provided further, That a grant funded under 
this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and not 
greater than $50,000,000: Provided further, That not 
more than 15 percent of the funds made available under 
this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 
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which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, 
at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 
complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 
That of the funds awarded under this heading not more 
than 50 percent shall be for projects located in a rural 
area with a population equal to or less than 200,000: Pro-
vided further, That for projects located in a rural area, 
the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Sec-
retary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 
percent: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 
under this heading not more than 50 percent shall be for 
projects located in an urbanized area with a population 
of more than 200,000: Provided further, That funds for 
an urbanized area under the previous proviso may be obli-
gated to projects in the metropolitan area established 
under section 134 of title 23, United States Code, that 
encompasses such urbanized area: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall consider the benefits of a project on 
urban and rural areas to the fullest extent to include all 
relevant geographic areas: Provided further, That projects 
conducted using funds provided under this heading must 
comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 
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