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CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
capital investments as authorized by section 101(c) of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
(division B of Public Law 110–432), $1,001,625,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$264,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as author-
ized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That of the fund-
ing provided under this heading, not less than $144,000,000 
shall be for bringing the stations on the Corporation’s rail 
system into compliance with the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act: Provided further, That grants shall be provided 
to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 
1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
the costs of project management oversight of capital projects 
funded by grants provided under this heading, as author-
ized by subsection 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110– 
432: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve 
funding for capital expenditures, including advance pur-
chase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after re-
ceiving and reviewing a request for each specific capital 
project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s sat-
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isfaction: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of 
the Corporation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
under this heading may be used for capital projects not ap-
proved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Cor-
poration’s fiscal year 2010 business plan: Provided further, 
That, the business plan shall be accompanied by a com-
prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which 
shall address the Corporation’s detailed plans and time-
frames for the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement 
and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: Provided further, That 
said fleet plan shall establish year-specific goals and mile-
stones and discuss potential, current, and preferred financ-
ing options for all such activities. 
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS 
AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for high-speed rail projects as authorized under sec-
tion 26106 of title 49, United States Code, capital invest-
ment grants to support intercity passenger rail service as 
authorized under section 24406 of title 49, United States 
Code, and congestion grants as authorized under section 
24105 of title 49, United States Code, and to enter into 
cooperative agreements for these purposes as authorized, 
$1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
may be used for planning activities: Provided further, That 
not less than 75 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading shall be for cooperative agreements that lead to the 
development of entire segments or phases of intercity or 
high-speed rail corridors: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue interim guidance to applicants covering 
application procedures and administer the grants provided 
under this heading pursuant to that guidance until final 
regulations are issued: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall not award grants under this heading sooner than 2 
weeks after he has submitted to the Congress a national rail 
plan as required by section 103(j) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Federal share payable of 
the costs for which a grant or cooperative agreements is 
made under this heading shall not exceed 80 percent: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to the provisions of title 
49, United States Code, that apply to each of the individual 
programs 
funded 
under 
this 
heading, 
subsections 
24402(a)(2), 24402(f), 24402(i), and 24403(a) and (c) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall also apply to the provi-
sion of funds provided under this heading: Provided further, 
That a project need not be in a State rail plan developed 
under Chapter 227 of title 49, United States Code, to be 
eligible for assistance under this heading: Provided further, 
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That the Secretary shall give priority to applications under 
section 24406 of title 49, United States Code, to projects 
that improve the safety and reliability of intercity pas-
senger trains, involve a commitment by freight railroads 
to an enforceable on-time performance of passenger trains 
of 80 percent or greater, involve a commitment by freight 
railroads of financial resources commensurate with the ben-
efit expected to their operations, improve or extend service 
on a route that requires little or no Federal assistance for 
its operations, or involve a commitment by States or rail-
roads of financial resources to improve the safety of high-
way/rail grade crossings over which the passenger service 
operates: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration may retain up to 
$50,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading for 
the purposes of conducting research, development and dem-
onstration of technologies and undertaking analyses sup-
porting development of high-speed rail in the United States, 
including implementation of the Rail Cooperative Research 
Program authorized by section 24910 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That in lieu of the provisions 
of the subsection 24403(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
may retain up to $30,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Admin-
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istrator of grants and cooperative agreements for intercity 
and high speed rail. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 151. The Secretary may purchase promotional 
items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities 
to accomplish the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the admin-
istration of such purchases and use. 
SEC. 152. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds provided in this Act for the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease to 
be available to said Corporation in the event that the Cor-
poration contracts to have services provided at or from any 
location outside the United States. For purposes of this sec-
tion, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service that was, 
as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time 
Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located with-
in the United States. 
SEC. 153. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
sources to repair damages to or replace United States Gov-
ernment owned automated track inspection cars and equip-
ment as a result of third party liability for such damages, 
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and any amounts collected under this section shall be cred-
ited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the 
Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain avail-
able until expended for the repair, operation and mainte-
nance of automated track inspection cars and equipment 
in connection with the automated track inspection program. 
SEC. 154. The Federal Railroad Administrator shall 
submit a quarterly report on April 1, 2009, and quarterly 
reports thereafter, to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the Administrator’s efforts at im-
proving the on-time performance of Amtrak intercity rail 
service operating on non-Amtrak owned property. Such re-
ports shall compare the most recent actual on-time perform-
ance data to pre-established on-time performance goals that 
the Administrator shall set for each rail service, identified 
by route. Such reports shall also include whatever other in-
formation and data regarding the on-time performance of 
Amtrak trains the Administrator deems to be appropriate. 
The amounts made available in this title under the heading 
‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 
reduced $100,000 for each day after the first day of each 
quarter that the quarterly reports required by this section 
are not submitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 155. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds provided in Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Lincoln Avenue 
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Grade Separation, Port of Tacoma, Washington’’ shall be 
made available for this project as therein described. 
SEC. 156. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, in cooperation with the Illinois Depart-
ment of Transportation (IDOT), may provide technical and 
financial assistance to IDOT and local and county officials 
to study the feasibility of 10th Street, or other alternatives, 
in Springfield, Illinois, as a route for consolidated freight 
and passenger rail operations within the city of Spring-
field. 
SEC. 157. (a) FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, amounts made available in 
this Act for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak) shall immediately cease to be available if after 
March 31, 2010, Amtrak prohibits the secure transportation 
of firearms on passenger trains. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘secure 
transportation of firearms’’ means— 
(1) if an Amtrak station accepts checked baggage 
for a specific Amtrak route, Amtrak passengers hold-
ing a ticket for such route are allowed to place an un-
loaded firearm or starter pistol in a checked bag on 
such route if— 
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(A) before checking the bag or boarding the 
train, the passenger declares to Amtrak, either 
orally or in writing, that the firearm is in his 
or her bag and is unloaded; 
(B) the firearm is carried in a hard-sided 
container; 
(C) such container is locked; and 
(D) only the passenger has the key or com-
bination for such container; and 
(2) Amtrak passengers are allowed to place small 
arms ammunition for personal use in a checked bag 
on an Amtrak route if the ammunition is securely 
packed— 
(A) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or 
(B) in other packaging specifically designed 
to carry small amounts of ammunition. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $97,478,000: Provided, 
That of the funds available under this heading, not to exceed 
$1,809,000 shall be available for travel: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may 
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be used to create a permanent office of transit security 
under this heading: Provided further, That $75,000 shall 
be paid from appropriations made available by this Act 
and provided to the Department of Transportation’s Office 
of Inspector General through reimbursement to conduct the 
annual audits of financial statements in accordance with 
section 3521 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2010 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on new starts, 
including proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2011. 
FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 
5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 
3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, $9,400,000,000 
to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or 
execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 
5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, 
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as amended, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$8,343,171,000 in fiscal year 2010. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $67,670,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $10,000,000 is avail-
able to carry out the transit cooperative research program 
under section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, 
$4,300,000 is available for the National Transit Institute 
under section 5315 of title 49, United States Code, and 
$7,000,000 is available for university transportation cen-
ters program under section 5506 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That $50,170,000 is available to 
carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 
5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds available to carry out sec-
tion 5312 of title 49, United States Code, $5,000,000 shall 
be available to the Secretary to develop standards for asset 
management plans, provide technical assistance to recipi-
ents engaged in the development or implementation of an 
asset management plan, improve data collection through the 
National Transit Database, and conduct a pilot program 
designed to identify the best practices of asset management. 
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $2,307,343,000, to remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which 
no 
less 
than 
$200,000,000 is for section 5309(e) of such title: Provided, 
That $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of 
Transportation Office of Inspector General from funds set 
aside for the execution of oversight contracts pursuant to 
section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, for costs as-
sociated with audits and investigations of transit-related 
issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems. 
GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GREENHOUSE GAS 
REDUCTIONS 
For grants to public transit agencies for capital invest-
ments that will reduce the energy consumption or green-
house gas emissions of their public transportation systems, 
$100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2012: Provided, That priority shall be given to projects 
based on the total energy savings that are projected to result 
from the investments, and the projected energy savings as 
a percentage of the total energy usage of the public transit 
agency: Provided further, That the Secretary shall public 
criteria on which to base the competition for any grants 
awarded under this heading no sooner than 90 days after 
the enactment of this Act, require applications for funding 
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provided under this heading to be submitted no sooner than 
120 days after the publication of such criteria, and an-
nounce all projects selected to be funded from funds provided 
under this heading no sooner than September 15, 2010. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of Public Law 
110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2012: Provided, That the Secretary shall approve 
grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures 
for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
only after receiving and reviewing a request for each spe-
cific project: Provided further, That prior to approving such 
grants, 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, including but not limited to fixing the track 
signal system, replacing the 1000 series cars, installing 
guarded turnouts, buying equipment for wayside worker 
protection, and installing rollback protection on cars that 
are not equipped with this safety feature. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
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 pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under ‘‘Federal 
Transit Administration, Capital Investment Grants’’ and 
for bus and bus facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit Adminis-
tration, Formula and Bus Grants’’ for projects specified in 
this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not 
obligated by September 30, 2012, and other recoveries, shall 
be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the pur-
poses for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2009, 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. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
unobligated funds made available for new fixed guideway 
system projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Admin-
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istration, Capital investment grants’’ in any appropria-
tions Act prior to this Act may be used during this fiscal 
year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. 
SEC. 164. None of the funds provided or limited under 
this Act may be used to issue a final regulation under sec-
tion 5309 of title 49, United States Code, except that the 
Federal Transit Administration may continue to review 
comments received on the proposed rule (Docket No. FTA– 
2006–25737). 
SEC. 165. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii 
ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels 
and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities, 
including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of 
such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities: Pro-
vided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds made 
available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be 
used by the City and County of Honolulu to operate a pas-
senger ferry boat service demonstration project to test the 
viability of different intra-island ferry boat routes and tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 166. Hereafter, the local share of the costs of the 
Woodward Avenue Corridor projects funded under section 
5309 shall include, at the option of the project sponsor, any 
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portion of the corridor advanced with 100 percent non-Fed-
eral funds. 
SEC. 167. The Secretary of Transportation shall pro-
vide recommendations to Congress, including legislative 
proposals, on how to strengthen its role in regulating the 
safety of transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed 
guideway: Provided, That the Secretary shall include ac-
tions the Department of Transportation will take and what 
additional legislative authorities it may need in order to 
fully implement recommendations of the National Trans-
portation Safety Board directed at the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, including but not limited to recommendations 
related to crashworthiness, emergency access and egress, 
event recorders, and hours of service: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall transmit to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report outlining these rec-
ommendations and a plan for their implementation by the 
Department of Transportation no later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 168. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall not reallocate any 
funding made available for items 523, 267, and 131 of sec-
tion 3044 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public 
Law 109–59). 
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SEC. 169. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the limitation on the total estimated amount of future obli-
gations of the Government and contingent commitments to 
incur obligations covered by all outstanding letters of in-
tent, full funding grant agreements, and early systems work 
agreements under subsection 5338(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, may not be more than the sum of the amount 
authorized under sections 5338(a)(3) and 5338(c) of title 
49, United States Code, for such projects and an amount 
equivalent to the last 5 fiscal years of funding allocated 
under subsections 5309(m)(1)(A) and 5309(m)(2)(A)(ii) of 
title 49, United States Code, for such projects, less an 
amount the Secretary of Transportation reasonably esti-
mates is necessary for grants under section 5309 of title 
49, United States Code, for those of such projects that are 
not covered by a letter or agreement. 
SEC. 170. None of the funds provided or limited under 
this Act may be used to enforce regulations related to char-
ter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, in the State of Washington. 
SEC. 171. Hereafter, for interstate multi-modal 
projects which are in Interstate highway corridors, the Sec-
retary shall base the rating under section 5309(d) of title 
49, United States Code, of the non-New Starts share of the 
public transportation element of the project on the percent-
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age of non-New Starts funds in the unified finance plan 
for the multi-modal project: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall base the accounting of local matching funds on the 
total amount of all local funds incorporated in the unified 
finance plan for the multi-modal project for the purposes 
of funding under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code 
and title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall evaluate the justification for the project 
under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, in-
cluding cost effectiveness, on the public transportation costs 
and public transportation benefits. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
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 Government 
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. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal of those portions of the Saint 
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Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$32,324,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
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, $174,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $154,900,000, of which 
$11,240,000 shall remain available until expended for 
maintenance and repair of training ships at State Mari-
time Schools Academies, and of which $15,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended for capital improvements at 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and of which 
$59,057,000 shall be available for operations at the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy: Provided, That amounts 
apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy shall be available only upon allotments made person-
ally by the Secretary of Transportation and not a designee: 
Provided further, That the Superintendent, Deputy Super-
intendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Man-
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agement of the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
may not be allotment holders for the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of Maritime 
Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Sec-
retary of Transportation under the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That 50 percent of the funding made avail-
able for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under 
this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Ad-
ministration, completes a plan detailing by program or ac-
tivity and by object class how such funding will be expended 
at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 3508 of Public Law 110–417 or section 54101 
of title 46, United States Code, $17,500,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That to be considered 
for assistance, a qualified shipyard shall submit an appli-
cation for assistance no later than 60 days after enactment 
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of this Act: Provided further, That from applications sub-
mitted under the previous proviso, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall make grants no later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary de-
termines: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for necessary costs of grant administration. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, 
$14,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be 
available for administrative expenses to carry out the guar-
anteed loan program, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, Maritime Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish 
utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connec-
tion with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Gov-
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ernment property under control of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, and payments received therefor shall be credited to 
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
SEC. 176. Section 51314 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (b) by inserting at the end 
‘‘Such fees shall be credited to the Maritime Administra-
tion’s Operations and Training appropriation, to remain 
available until expended, for those expenses directly related 
to the purposes of the fees. Fees collected in excess of actual 
expenses may be refunded to the Midshipmen through a 
mechanism approved by the Secretary. The Academy shall 
maintain a separate and detailed accounting of fee revenue 
and all associated expenses.’’ 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$19,968,000, of which $639,000 shall be derived from the 
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Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ‘‘Pipeline Safety’’ in order to fund ‘‘Pipeline 
safety information grants to communities’’ as authorized in 
section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $35,500,000, of which 
$1,699,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 
49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available 
until expended, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in per-
formance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
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and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $105,239,000, of which 
$18,905,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 
2012; and of which $86,334,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $47,332,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That not less 
than $1,043,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
shall be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), 
$188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness 
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Pro-
vided, That not more than $28,318,000 shall be made avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2010 from amounts made 
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(I) and 5128(b)–(c): Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 
5116(I), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for ob-
ligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Trans-
portation, or his or her designee. 
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative 
Technology 
Administration, 
$13,179,000, 
of 
which 
$6,036,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $75,389,000: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to 
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United 
States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers 
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and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and 
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation 
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$28,332,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2010, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$27,082,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms or al-
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lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902). 
SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by 
this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available in 
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of 
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record 
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 
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SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training may be credited respectively 
to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid 
Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s 
‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ account, and 
to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Op-
erations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors 
participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 186. Funds provided or limited in this Act under 
the appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the 
Federal Transit Administration shall be for the eligible pro-
grams, projects and activities in the corresponding amounts 
identified in the committee report accompanying this Act 
for ‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal 
Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discretionary’’, ‘‘Trans-
portation, Community and System Preservation Program’’, 
‘‘Delta Region Transportation Development Program’’, 
‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail- 
highway crossing hazard eliminations’’, ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Grants’’, ‘‘Alternatives analysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus 
facilities’’. 
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SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock here-
tofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such 
stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount 
determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless 
the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full busi-
ness days before any discretionary grant award, letter of 
intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 
or more is announced by the department or its modal ad-
ministrations from: (1) any discretionary grant program 
of the Federal Highway Administration including the emer-
gency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program 
of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any grant from 
the Federal Railroad Administration; or (4) any program 
of the Federal Transit Administration other than the for-
mula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: 
Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief pro-
gram: Provided further, That no notification shall involve 
funds that are not available for obligation. 
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SEC. 189. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
fees and other funds received by the Department of Trans-
portation from travel management centers, charge card pro-
grams, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and allocated to elements of the De-
partment of Transportation using fair and equitable cri-
teria and such funds shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 190. Amounts made available in this or any other 
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper pay-
ments by the Department of Transportation to a third- 
party contractor under a financial assistance award, which 
are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— 
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by 
the Department of Transportation in recovering im-
proper payments; and 
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in re-
covering improper payments or contractor support in 
the implementation of the Improper Payments Infor-
mation Act of 2002: Provided, That amounts in excess 
of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) shall be credited to and merged with the 
appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the 
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purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or 
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 
to the transfer of any such recovery to an appro-
priations account, the Secretary shall notify to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the 
same meaning as that provided in section 
2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 
SEC. 191. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject 
to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be pro-
vided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions, said reprogramming action shall be approved or de-
nied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That the Secretary may provide notice to other congres-
sional committees of the action of the Committees on Appro-
priations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 
days following the date on which the reprogramming action 
has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
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SEC. 192. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used by the Surface 
Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation 
to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed 
with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount au-
thorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 
1914 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 193. Notwithstanding section 3324 of Title 31, 
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 
section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital fund is hereby authorized to pro-
vide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to 
carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 
benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 
3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, that the Department 
shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the 
vendors to ensure timely and high quality performance 
under the contract. 
SEC. 194. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127(a)(11) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘that 
portion of the Maine Turnpike designated Route 95 and 
495, and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the south-
ern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire 
State line, laws (including regulations)’’ and inserting ‘‘all 
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portions of the Interstate Highway System in the State, 
laws (including regulations)’’. 
(b) PERIOD
OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall be in effect during the 1-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REVERSION.—Effective as of the date that is 366 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, section 
127(a)(11) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘all portions of the Interstate Highway System in 
the State, laws (including regulations)’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
portion of the Maine Turnpike designated Route 95 and 
495, and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the south-
ern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire 
State line, laws (including regulations)’’. 
SEC. 195. The Secretary shall initiate an independent 
and comprehensive study and analysis to supplement that 
authorized under section 108, division C, of Public Law 
111–8: Provided, That the Department of Transportation 
shall work with and coordinate with the Departments of 
Energy, Commerce and Agriculture to develop a comprehen-
sive understanding of the full value of river flow support 
to users in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers: Provided 
further, That subjects of analysis shall include energy (in-
cluding hydropower and generation cooling), and water 
transport (including water-compelled rates, projected total 
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transportation congestion considerations, transportation 
energy efficiency, air quality and carbon emissions) and 
water users (including the number and distribution of peo-
ple, households, municipalities, and business throughout the 
Missouri and Mississippi River basins who use river water 
for multiple purposes): Provided further, That in addition 
to understanding current value, the Department is directed 
to work with appropriate Federal partners to develop rec-
ommendations on how to minimize impediments to growth 
and maximize water value of benefits related to energy pro-
duction and efficiency, congestion relief, trade and trans-
port efficiency, and air quality: Provided further, That the 
Department of Transportation shall provide its analysis 
and recommendations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
the White House, and the Congress: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 is available until expended for such purposes. 
SEC. 196. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available under section 330 of the Fiscal Year 
2002 Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act (Public Law 107–87) for the Las Vegas, 
Nevada Monorail Project, funds made available under sec-
tion 115 of the Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 
108–199) for the North Las Vegas Intermodal Transit Hub, 
and funds made available for the CATRAIL RTC Rail 
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Project, Nevada in the Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation, 
Treasury, Independent Agencies and General Government 
Appropriations Act (Public Law 108–447), as well as any 
unexpended funds in the Federal Transit Administration 
grant numbers NV–03–0024 and NV–03–0027, shall be 
made available until expended to the Regional Transpor-
tation Commission of Southern Nevada for bus and bus- 
related projects and bus rapid transit projects: Provided, 
That the funds made available for a project in accordance 
with this section shall be administered under the terms and 
conditions set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5307, to the extent appli-
cable. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION 
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Di-
rection, $25,969,000, of which not to exceed $4,619,000 shall 
be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary and 
Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $1,703,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Hearings and Appeals; not to exceed 
$778,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Dis-
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advantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $727,000 
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer; not to exceed $1,474,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the General Counsel; not to ex-
ceed $2,912,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Re-
lations; not to exceed $3,110,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs; not to 
exceed $1,218,000 shall be available for the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$2,125,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; not to exceed 
$1,781,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development; not 
to exceed $3,497,000 shall be available to the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commis-
sioner; not to exceed $1,097,000 shall be available to the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 
and Research; and not to exceed $928,000 shall be available 
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing 
and Equal Opportunity: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development is au-
thorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office fund-
ed under this heading to any other office funded under this 
heading following the written notification to the House and 
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Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or 
decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That notice of any change in funding greater 
than 5 percent shall be submitted for prior approval to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the 
status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall provide all signed reports required 
by Congress electronically: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this para-
graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses 
as the Secretary may determine. 
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses for administra-
tion, operations and management for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, $537,897,000, of which 
not to exceed $76,958,000 shall be available for the per-
sonnel compensation and benefits of the Office of Adminis-
tration; not to exceed $11,277,000 shall be available for the 
personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of Depart-
mental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 
$51,275,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
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tion and benefits of the Office of Field Policy and Manage-
ment; not to exceed $14,649,000 shall be available for the 
personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of the 
Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $35,197,000 shall 
be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of 
the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer; not to exceed $89,062,000 shall be available for the per-
sonnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff in 
the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $3,296,000 
shall be available for the personnel compensation and bene-
fits of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Op-
portunity; not to exceed $1,393,000 shall be available for 
the personnel compensation and benefits for the Center for 
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; not to exceed 
$2,400,000 shall be available for the personnel compensa-
tion and benefits for the Office of Sustainability; not to ex-
ceed $2,520,000 shall be available for the personnnel com-
pensation and benefits for the Office of Strategic Planning 
and Management; and not to exceed $249,870,000 shall be 
available for non-personnel expenses of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided, That, funds 
provided under this heading may be used for necessary ad-
ministrative and non-administrative expenses of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, not other-
wise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allow-
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ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that support the housing mission area: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is 
authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office in-
cluded in Administration, Operations and Management to 
any other office included in Administration, Operations 
and Management only after such transfer has been sub-
mitted to, and received prior written approval by, the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for any office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such 
transfers. 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
$197,074,000. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Community Planning and Develop-
ment mission area, $98,989,000. 
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HOUSING 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Housing, $374,887,000. 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
ASSOCIATION 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of the Government National Mortgage 
Association, $11,095,000, to be derived from the GNMA 
guarantees of mortgage backed securities guaranteed loan 
receipt account. 
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, 
$21,138,000. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor-
tunity, $71,800,000. 
OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
For necessary personnel compensation and benefits ex-
penses of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Control, $7,151,000. 
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PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance for the provision of ten-
ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$14,137,200,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2009 (in addition to the 
$4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
that will become available on October 1, 2009), and 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available on October 1, 2010: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $16,339,200,000 shall be available for renew-
als of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual con-
tributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced 
vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such 
assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and includ-
ing renewal of other special purpose vouchers initially 
funded in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 (such as Family 
Unification, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
Vouchers and Non-elderly Disabled Vouchers): Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
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law, from amounts provided under this paragraph 
and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar 
year 2010 funding cycle shall provide renewal fund-
ing for each public housing agency based on voucher 
management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for 
the most recent Federal fiscal year and by applying 
the most recent Annual Adjustment Factor as estab-
lished by the Secretary, and by making any necessary 
adjustments for the costs associated with deposits to 
family self-sufficiency program escrow accounts or 
first-time renewals including tenant protection or 
HOPE VI vouchers: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided under this paragraph may be used 
to fund a total number of unit months under lease 
which exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized 
level of units under contract: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay 
within the amount specified under this paragraph 
(except as otherwise modified under this Act), pro 
rate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise 
established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided fur-
ther, That except as provided in the last two provisos, 
the entire amount specified under this paragraph (ex-
cept as otherwise modified under this Act) shall be ob-
ligated to the public housing agencies based on the al-
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location and pro rata method described above, and the 
Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their 
annual budget not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
extend the 60-day notification period with the prior 
written approval of the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That public 
housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work 
demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their Mov-
ing to Work agreements and shall be subject to the 
same pro rata adjustments under the previous pro-
visos: Provided further, That up to $150,000,000 shall 
be available only: (1) to adjust the allocations for 
public housing agencies, after application for an ad-
justment by a public housing agency that experienced 
a significant increase, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in renewal costs of tenant-based rental assist-
ance resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from 
portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for ad-
justments for public housing agencies with voucher 
leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that ex-
ceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used 
to establish the allocation; (3) for adjustments for the 
costs associated with VASH vouchers; or (4) for 
vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month 
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period in order to be available to meet a commitment 
pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; 
(2) $103,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental as-
sistance for relocation and replacement of housing 
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 
the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appro-
priations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), conver-
sion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
8, the family unification program under section 8(x) 
of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with 
efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing 
pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or 
prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any 
provision of law authorizing such assistance under 
section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, manda-
tory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
assistance including replacement and relocation as-
sistance or for project based assistance to prevent the 
displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently 
residing in section 202 properties financed between 
1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Pub-
lic Law 106–569, as amended, or under the authority 
as provided under this Act: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall may provide replacement vouchers for all 
units that were occupied within the previous 24 
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months that cease to be available as assisted housing, 
subject only to the availability of funds; 
(3) $1,550,000,000 shall be for administrative 
and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad-
ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist-
ance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be 
available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous-
ing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
their section 8 programs, including fees associated 
with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the 
administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans 
Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other in-
cremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 
$1,500,000,000 of the amount provided in this para-
graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for 
the calendar year 2010 funding cycle based on section 
8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provi-
sions) as in effect immediately before the enactment 
of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided further, 
That if the amounts made available under this para-
graph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined 
under the previous proviso, the Secretary may de-
crease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform 
percentage applicable to all agencies receiving fund-
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