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SEC. 154. None of the funds made available to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation under the headings ‘‘Northeast Cor-
ridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and 
‘‘National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration’’ may be used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police 
Department uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger trains 
or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the staffing level 
on May 1, 2019. 
SEC. 155. 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 particularly 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 section 24102 of title 49, United States 
Code). 
SEC. 156. Amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Res-
toration and Enhancement’’ in any prior fiscal years are subject 
to the requirements of section 22908 of title 49, United States 
Code, as in effect on the effective date of Public Law 117–58. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
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 account, 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), 5334, 5335, 
5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 
3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 
$13,355,000,000, 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 programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, 
as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 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 obliga-
tions of $13,355,000,000 in fiscal year 2022. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities grants 
under section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, low or no 
emission grants under section 5339(c) of such title, ferry boats 
grants under section 5307(h) of such title, bus testing facilities 
under section 5318 of such title, grants to areas of persistent 
poverty, innovative mobility solutions grants under section 5312
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of such title, accelerating innovative mobility initiative grants under 
section 5312 such title, accelerating the adoption of zero emission 
buses under section 5312 of such title, Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending for projects and activities 
eligible under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural 
communities under section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117– 
58, $504,263,267, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the sums provided under this heading in this Act— 
(1) $175,000,000 shall be available for buses and bus facili-
ties competitive grants as authorized under section 5339(b) 
of such title; 
(2) $75,000,000 shall be available for the low or no emission 
grants as authorized under section 5339(c) of such title: Pro-
vided, That the minimum grant award shall be not less than 
$750,000; 
(3) $6,500,000 shall be available for ferry boat grants as 
authorized under section 5307(h) of such title: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, no less than 
$3,250,000 shall be available for low or zero-emission ferries 
or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and 
the infrastructure to support such ferries; 
(4) $2,000,000 shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under section 
5318 of such title; 
(5) $1,000,000 shall be available for the demonstration 
and deployment of innovative mobility solutions as authorized 
under section 5312 of title 49, United States Code: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be available for competitive grants 
or cooperative agreements for the development of software to 
facilitate the provision of demand-response public transpor-
tation service that dispatches public transportation fleet 
vehicles through riders mobile devices or other advanced means: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall evaluate the poten-
tial for software developed with grants or cooperative agree-
ments to be shared for use by public transportation agencies; 
(6) $1,000,000 shall be for the accelerating innovative 
mobility initiative as authorized under section 5312 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be available for competitive grants to improve mobility and 
enhance the rider experience with a focus on innovative service 
delivery models, creative financing, novel partnerships, and 
integrated payment solutions in order to help disseminate 
proven innovation mobility practices throughout the public 
transportation industry; 
(7) $20,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants 
to eligible entities to assist areas of persistent poverty as 
defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
or historically disadvantaged communities: Provided, That 
grants shall be for planning, engineering, or development of 
technical or financing plans for projects eligible under chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
eligible entities are those defined as eligible recipients or sub-
recipients under sections 5307, 5310 or 5311 of title 49, United 
States Code, and are in areas of persistent poverty as defined 
under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, or 
historically disadvantaged communities: Provided further, That 
State departments of transportation may apply on behalf of
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eligible entities within their States: Provided further, That 
the Federal Transit Administration should encourage grantees 
to work with non-profits or other entities of their choosing 
in order to develop planning, technical, engineering, or 
financing plans: Provided further, That the Federal Transit 
Administration shall encourage grantees to partner with non- 
profits that can assist with making projects low or no emissions: 
Provided further, That projects funded under this paragraph 
shall be for not less than 90 percent of the net total project 
cost; 
(8) $10,000,000 shall be available to support technical 
assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment activities 
or projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses 
in public transit as authorized under section 5312 of title 49, 
United States Code; 
(9) $200,798,267 shall be made available for the purposes, 
and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled 
‘‘Community 
Project 
Funding/Congressionally 
Directed 
Spending’’ included in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act); and 
(10) $12,965,000 shall be available for ferry service for 
rural communities under section 71103 of division G of Public 
Law 117–58: Provided, That for amounts made available in 
this paragraph, notwithstanding section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible 
projects shall include passenger ferry service that serves at 
least two rural areas with a single segment over 20 miles 
between the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under 
section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act shall be derived from the general fund: Provided further, 
That the amounts made available under this heading in this Act 
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 section 5314 of title 49, 
United States Code, $7,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided, That the assistance provided under 
this heading does not duplicate the activities of section 5311(b) 
or section 5312 of title 49, United States Code. 
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 Transpor-
tation Act (Public Law 114–94), $2,248,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act, $1,459,020,000 shall be available 
for projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United 
States Code, $345,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, $321,500,000 
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 Fixing America’s
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Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, 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: Pro-
vided further, That projects that receive a grant agreement under 
the Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants Pilot 
Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall be deemed eligible for funding provided 
for projects under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 
without further evaluation or rating under such section: Provided 
further, That such funding shall not exceed the Federal share 
under section 3005(b): Provided further, That funds allocated pursu-
ant to 49 U.S.C. 5309 to any project during fiscal years 2015, 
2016, and 2017 shall remain allocated to that project through 
fiscal year 2023: Provided further, That upon submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2023 President’s budget, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report 
on capital investment grants, including proposed allocations for 
fiscal year 2023. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–432), as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants 
for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on 
those investments that will improve the safety of the system before 
approving such grants. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs 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 ‘‘Capital 
Investment Grants’’ of the Federal Transit Administration for 
projects specified in this Act or identified in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act) not obligated by September 30, 2025, 
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, 2021, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available