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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—Following completion of the study 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary, if in the pub-
lic interest, including public safety and the legal rights of 
persons injured in railroad accidents, may prescribe a rule 
subject to notice and comment to address the results of 
the study. This rule may include provisions that withhold 
from discovery or admission into evidence (in the course 
of civil litigation for damages involving personal injury, 
wrongful death, or property damage against a carrier) any 
plan, document, report, survey, schedule, list, or data com-
piled or collected solely for the purpose of developing, eval-
uating, planning, or implementing a railroad safety risk 
reduction program required under this chapter, including 
a railroad carrier’s analysis of its safety risks and its 
statement of the mitigation measures with which it will 
address those risks. Any such rule prescribed pursuant to 
this subsection shall not become effective until 1 year after 
its adoption.’’. 
SEC. 9407. NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 201, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 20170. Noise emission standards 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation, with the concur-
rence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
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tion Agency, may prescribe regulations governing railroad- 
related noise emission standards for railroad carriers oper-
ating on the general railroad system of transportation, in-
cluding noise related to magnetic levitation systems. Such 
regulations may consider variances in maximum pass-by 
noise with respect to the speed of the equipment, account 
for current engineering best practices, and encourage the 
use of noise mitigation techniques only where reasonable 
and the benefits exceed the costs.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter anal-
ysis for chapter 201, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
20169 the following: 
‘‘20170. Noise emission standards.’’. 
SEC. 9408. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 201 GEN-
ERAL CIVIL PENALTY PROVISION. 
Section 21301(a)(1), as amended by this Act, is fur-
ther amended by inserting immediately before the last sen-
tence the following: ‘‘An act by an individual that causes 
a railroad carrier to be in violation is a violation.’’. 
SEC. 9409. MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS. 
(a) HIGHWAY-RAIL
GRADE
CROSSING
SAFETY 
STUDY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary such sums as necessary to conduct a study of 
railroad operations that block highway-rail grade cross-
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ings, including the severity, frequency, and other charac-
teristics of such blockages, to remain available until ex-
pended. For the purpose of this paragraph the term ‘‘high-
way-rail grade crossing’’ has the definition given in section 
20153(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) TRACK ELECTRIFICATION STUDY.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as necessary to conduct a study of track electrification and 
the development of standards for track electrification, to 
remain available until expended. 
(c) TRAIN LENGTH STUDY.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary 
to conduct a study of whether train length correlates with 
the severity and frequency of train derailments, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 9410. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED 
TRACK INSPECTION EQUIPMENT. 
Part A of subtitle V is amended by inserting the fol-
lowing after section 20120: 
‘‘§ 20121. Repair and replacement of damaged track 
inspection equipment 
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar 
items, from non-United States Government sources to re-
pair damages to or replace United States Government 
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owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as 
a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any 
amounts collected under this section shall be credited di-
rectly to the Railroad Safety and Operations account of 
the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain 
available until expended for the repair, operation, and 
maintenance of automated track inspection cars and 
equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program.’’. 
Subtitle 
E—Miscellaneous 
Revi-
sions and Technical Corrections 
SEC. 9501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 20117(a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out 
this subtitle and to carry out responsibilities under chapter 
51, as delegated or authorized by the Secretary, the fol-
lowing sums: 
‘‘(1) $185,250,000 for fiscal year 2015. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2016 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2017 such sums as may be 
necessary. 
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‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2018 such sums as may be 
necessary.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 20117 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(2) Section 20154 is amended by striking sub-
section (i). 
(3) Section 20158 is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(4) Section 20167 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(5) Chapter 221 is amended by striking section 
22108. 
(6) Section 22301 is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
(7) Chapter 225 is amended by striking section 
22505. 
(8) Chapter 241 is amended by striking section 
24104. 
(9) Section 24105 is amended by striking sub-
section (e). 
(10) Chapter 244 is amended by striking sec-
tion 24406. 
(11) Chapter 249 is amended by striking sec-
tion 24909. 
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unreported crossing through which it operates or 
with respect to the trackage over which it operates’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking the word 
‘‘or’’ from the phrase ‘‘concerning each crossing 
through which it operates or with respect to the 
trackage over which it operates’’. 
(i) 
MINIMUM
TRAINING
STANDARDS.—Section 
20162(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘railroad compliance 
with Federal standards’’ and inserting ‘‘railroad carrier 
compliance with Federal standards’’. 
(j) DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF RAIL SAFETY TECH-
NOLOGY.—Section 20164(a) is amended by striking ‘‘after 
enactment of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘after the enactment of the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
(k) LIMITATIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 22106(b) is amended by striking ‘‘interest thereof’’ 
and inserting ‘‘interest thereon’’. 
(l) CHAPTER ANALYSIS FOR CHAPTER 243.—The 
item for section 24316 in the chapter analysis for chapter 
243 is amended by striking ‘‘to assist families of pas-
sengers’’ and inserting ‘‘to address needs of families of 
passengers’’. 
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SEC. 9503. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO INTRODUCTORY 
TEXT OF PUBLIC LAW 110–432. 
The introductory text of Public Law 110–432 (122 
Stat. 4848) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Railroad 
Safety Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Railroad 
Administration’’. 
SEC. 9504. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO UNCODIFIED PRO-
VISIONS OF DIVISION A OF PUBLIC LAW 110– 
432, THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
2008. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of division 
A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4848), is amended— 
(1) in the item for section 307, by striking 
‘‘website’’ and inserting ‘‘Web site’’. 
(2) in the item for title VI, by striking ‘‘Solid 
Waste Facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘Solid Waste Rail 
Transfer Facilities’’; and 
(3) in the item for section 602, by striking 
‘‘solid waste transfer facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘solid 
waste rail transfer facilities’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(a)(1) of division A of 
Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4849) is amended by in-
serting a comma after the word ‘‘grade’’. 
(c) 
RAILROAD
SAFETY
STRATEGY.—Section 
102(a)(6) of title I of division A of Public Law 110–432 
(122 Stat. 4852) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Improving the safety of rail-
road bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to 
prevent accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities 
caused by catastrophic failures and other bridge and 
tunnel failures.’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Improving the safety of rail-
road bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to 
prevent accidents, incidents, injuries and fatalities 
caused by catastrophic and other failures of such in-
frastructure.’’. 
(d) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 206(a) of title 
II of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4873) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Public Service Announcements’’ 
and inserting ‘‘public service announcements’’. 
(e) UPDATE OF FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRA-
TION’S WEB SITE.—Section 307 of title III of division A 
of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4881) is amended— 
(1) in the caption by striking ‘‘WEBSITE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘WEB SITE’’; and 
(2) in the text by striking ‘‘website’’ wherever 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Web site’’. 
(f) ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TEST-
ING FOR MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EMPLOYEES.—Section 
412 of title IV of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 
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Stat. 4889) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Trans-
portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(g) TUNNEL INFORMATION.—Section 414 of title IV 
of division A of Public Law 110–432 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘parts 171.8, 173.115,’’ (122 
Stat. 
4889) 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
171.8, 
173.115,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘part 1520.5’’ (122 Stat. 4890) 
and inserting ‘‘section 1520.5’’. 
(h) SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN MEXICO.—Section 416 
of title IV of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 
4890) is amended— 
(1) in the introductory text by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(i) HEADING OF TITLE VI.—The heading of title VI 
of division A of Public Law 110–432 (122 Stat. 4900) 
is amended by striking ‘‘SOLID WASTE FACILI-
TIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLID WASTE RAIL 
TRANSFER FACILITIES’’. 
(j) CAPTION OF SECTION 602.—The caption of sec-
tion 602 of title VI of division A of Public Law 110–432 
(122 Stat. 4900) is amended by striking ‘‘SOLID WASTE 
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TRANSFER FACILITIES.’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLID WASTE 
RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES.’’. 
SEC. 9505. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS OF 
THE HOURS OF SERVICE LAWS AND RELATED 
CIVIL PENALTY PROVISION. 
(a) NONAPPLICATION, EXEMPTION, AND ALTERNATE 
HOURS
OF
SERVICE
REGIME.—Section 21102(c) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘APPLICATION OF HOURS OF 
SERVICE REGIME TO COMMUTER AND INTER-
CITY
PASSENGER
RAILROAD
TRAIN
EMPLOY-
EES’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION OF HOURS OF 
SERVICE REGIME TO COMMUTER AND INTER-
CITY
PASSENGER
RAILROAD
TRAIN
EMPLOY-
EES, INCLUDING TOURIST, HISTORIC, SCENIC, 
OR EXCURSION RAILROAD TRAIN EMPLOYEES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ‘‘com-
muter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail 
passenger transportation,’’ the phrase ‘‘including 
tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail transpor-
tation,’’ and by striking ‘‘including public authorities 
operating passenger service’’ and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad 
carriers and public authorities operating passenger 
service’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘com-
muter rail passenger transportation or intercity rail 
passenger transportation,’’ the following phrase: ‘‘in-
cluding tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail 
transportation,’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting after 
‘‘commuter rail passenger transportation or intercity 
rail passenger transportation’’ a comma and adding 
the following phrase: ‘‘including tourist, historic, sce-
nic, or excursion rail transportation,’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking the colon after 
‘‘In this subsection’’ and inserting a dash and by re-
designating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) respectively. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF TRAIN EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 21103(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘such railroads’ efficient operations and on-time perform-
ance of its trains.’’ and inserting ‘‘such a railroad’s effi-
cient operations and on-time performance of its trains.’’. 
(c) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Section 21109(b) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘REGULATIONS GOVERNING 
THE HOURS OF SERVICE OF TRAIN EMPLOYEES 
OF
COMMUTER
AND
INTERCITY
PASSENGER 
RAILROAD CARRIERS’’ and inserting ‘‘REGULA-
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TIONS GOVERNING THE HOURS OF SERVICE OF 
TRAIN EMPLOYEES OF COMMUTER AND INTER-
CITY
PASSENGER
RAILROAD
CARRIERS, IN-
CLUDING TRAIN EMPLOYEES OF TOURIST, HIS-
TORIC, 
SCENIC, 
OR
EXCURSION
RAILROAD 
CARRIERS’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘train employees engaged 
in commuter rail passenger transportation and inter-
city rail passenger transportation (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of this title)’’ a comma and adding the 
following phrase: ‘‘including train employees engaged 
in the transportation by railroad of passengers on 
tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion railroad car-
riers,’’. 
(d) 
CHAPTER
211 
VIOLATIONS.—Section 
21303(a)(1) is amended by inserting after the comma in 
‘‘including section 21103 (as such section was in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the Rail Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008),’’ the following phrase: ‘‘vio-
lating regulations or orders issued pursuant to chapter 
211 of this title,’’. 
SEC. 9506. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN FRA REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 102(d) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act 
of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20101) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the heading for paragraph (1); 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 10001. CONSIDERATION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN 
AWARD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 305 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage recipients of grants under this 
title and title 23 to fund projects with the grants 
that support travel and tourism-based infrastructure 
within the United States; and 
‘‘(2) consider the potential effects of travel and 
tourism within the United States among the eligi-
bility criteria when allocating funds for projects 
funded under the titles.’’. 
SEC. 10002. ELECTRONIC REPORTS AND REPORT MODI-
FICATION. 
(a) USE
OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA
FOR DOT RE-
PORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation— 
(A) may not publish any report required or 
authorized by law in a printed format; and 
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(B) shall publish any such report by post-
ing it on the Department’s Internet Web site in 
an easily accessible and downloadable electronic 
format. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to any report with respect to which the Secretary de-
termines that— 
(A) its publication in a printed format is 
essential to the mission of the Department of 
Transportation, as determined by the Secretary; 
or 
(B) its publication in accordance with the 
requirements of paragraph (1) would disclose 
matter— 
(i) described in section 552(b) of title 
5, United States Code; or 
(ii) the disclosure of which would have 
an adverse impact on safety or security, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON NTSB 
MOST WANTED LIST.— 
(1) Section 1135(e)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘On February 1 of each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘Within 120 days after 
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publication of the Board’s annual’’ most wanted 
list‘‘’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the report due on Feb-
ruary 1 of’’. 
(2) Section 1135(e)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code is amended by striking ‘‘on March 1 of 
each year’’ and inserting ‘‘after 30 days following 
the due date,’’. 
SEC. 10003. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH 
RESTORATION ACT. 
Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
through 2014,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year through 
2018,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year through 2014,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
through 2018,’’. 
SEC. 10004. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 OF TITLE 46. 
Chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by amending section 53701(13) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) the Secretary of Commerce with re-
spect to fishing vessels and fishery facilities; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation with 
respect to other vessels and general shipyard fa-
cilities (as defined in section 53733(a) of this 
title).’’; 
(2) in section 53706(c), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(3) in section 53707(b), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; 
(4) in section 53708(a), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(5) in section 53710(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’s or Admin-
istrator’s’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Adminis-
trator’’; 
(6) in section 53717— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and redesig-
nating subsection (d) as subsection (c); 
(7) in section 53718, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary or Administrator’’; 
(8) in section 53731, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; 
(9) in section 53732, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’; and 
(10) in section 53733, by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary or Administrator’’. 
SEC. 10005. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AUTHORITY FOR ELEC-
TRIC CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT NO 
COST TO THE TAXPAYER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR GOVERN-
MENT-WIDE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC CHARGING AT NO 
COST TO THE TAXPAYER.—Chapter 79 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 7907. GOVERNMENT-WIDE AUTHORITY FOR ELECTRIC 
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) any employee (as defined in section 
2105 of this title; 
‘‘(B) a member of a uniformed service; 
‘‘(C) any other individual who performs 
services for or on behalf of a Federal agency 
under a contract or subcontract with a Federal 
agency; or 
‘‘(D) a visitor to a Federal agency or facil-
ity. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 
agency’ has the meaning given the term ‘Executive 
agency’ in section 105 of this title, and also includes 
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
President, the military departments as defined in 
section 102 of this title, and the judicial branch. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of a Federal 
agency may— 
‘‘(A) construct, install, operate, and main-
tain electric charging infrastructure on a reim-
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bursable basis in parking areas under the juris-
diction of the Federal agency; and 
‘‘(B) provide electricity on a reimbursable 
basis in parking areas under the jurisdiction of 
the Federal agency for use by privately owned 
vehicles used by covered individuals. 
‘‘(2) VENDORS AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the head of a Federal agency may 
use 1 or more vendors on a commission or no-cost 
contract basis. 
‘‘(3) USE OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 
OFFICIAL AGENCY VEHICLES.—The head of a Fed-
eral agency may use electric charging infrastructure 
installed for official agency vehicles, to the extent 
that it is available, to provide electric vehicle charg-
ing under this section. 
‘‘(4) INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 
The head of a Federal agency may encourage the in-
clusion of options for generating electricity from re-
newable energy as part of the design of parking 
areas for the agency. 
‘‘(c) FEES.—The head of a Federal agency shall 
charge fees for electricity provided to covered individuals 
sufficient to cover the initial and continuing costs to the 
head of the Federal agency of carrying out this section, 
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including the costs of any vendors or other costs associ-
ated with maintaining the electric charging infrastructure. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSIT
AND AVAILABILITY
OF FEES
AND 
COMMISSIONS.—Any fees or commissions collected by the 
head of a Federal agency under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) deposited monthly into the account of 
the Treasury from which the amounts were 
made available to carry out this section, not-
withstanding section 3302(b) of title 31; and 
‘‘(B) transferred from the Treasury to an 
appropriate account of the agency if the agency 
operates with a budget outside of the Treasury; 
and 
‘‘(2) shall be available for obligation by the 
head of the Federal agency without further appro-
priation during— 
‘‘(A) the fiscal year collected; and 
‘‘(B) the fiscal year following the fiscal 
year collected. 
‘‘(e) PARKING FEES.—If a Federal agency charges 
covered employees parking fees for use of a facility that 
contains an electric vehicle charging facility provided 
under this section, employees using the electric vehicle 
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charging facility shall pay the same parking fee as covered 
employees not using the electric vehicle charging facility.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘7907. Government-Wide Authority for Electric Charging Infrastructure.’’. 
TITLE XI—BUDGETARY INTER-
PRETATIONS 
AND 
TREAT-
MENTS 
SEC. 11001. AMOUNTS IN THIS ACT. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in 
subsection (c), or except as explicitly provided otherwise 
by this Act or in title 23, United States Code, all funding 
provided by this Act is contract authority as defined in 
section 3(2)(A)(iii) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(2)(A)(iii)), and all 
such contract authority shall become available for obliga-
tion in the fiscal year specified in this Act and shall re-
main available until expended. 
(b) OBLIGATION LIMITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as explicitly pro-
vided, obligation limits established by this Act shall 
apply for a term of one year and shall apply to obli-
gations to be incurred in the fiscal year specified. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, obliga-
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tion limits established by this Act shall not apply 
after 2018. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) Except as provided in this Act, obliga-
tion limits established by this Act shall apply to 
unobligated contract authority from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) Obligation limitations established by 
this Act shall not apply to— 
(i) unobligated contract authority pro-
vided by this Act that could have been obli-
gated in a prior year within any obligation 
limits applicable to that prior year or was 
exempt from such limitations, but was not 
so obligated; 
(ii) the use of fees authorized or pro-
vided by this Act as described in sub-
section (d); and 
(iii) reimbursable programs under-
taken by accounts established in this Act 
on behalf of discretionary accounts. 
(3) OBLIGATION
LIMITS
IN
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACTS.— 
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(A) During any session of Congress, ap-
propriations Acts may increase or decrease any 
obligation limit established by this Act for any 
current year or budget year prior to fiscal year 
2019. 
(B) During any session of Congress, it 
shall not be in order in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate for any appro-
priations Act to alter obligation limits under 
this Act for any outyear. 
(C) This paragraph is enacted by the Con-
gress— 
(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, and such procedures super-
sede other rules only to the extent that 
they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change 
the rules (so far as relating to the proce-
dure of that House) at any time, in the 
same manner and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
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(c) LIQUIDATING CASH.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the liq-
uidation of obligations incurred under contract authority 
created by this Act or under contract authority provided 
from the Highway Trust Fund as it existed in any version 
at any time prior to the effective date of this Act. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—The collection and ex-
penditure of fees to cover certain administrative costs 
under this Act for a fiscal year, if subject to annual appro-
priations, shall be treated as discretionary offsetting col-
lections and discretionary appropriations, respectively. 
The collection and expenditure of fees to cover certain ad-
ministrative costs under this Act for a fiscal year, if not 
subject to annual appropriations, shall be treated as man-
datory offsetting collections and mandatory appropria-
tions, respectively. 
SEC. 11002. DIRECT OR MANDATORY SPENDING. 
(a) NEW CONTRACT AUTHORITY; OUTLAYS.—The 
contract authority created by this Act and the outlays 
flowing from that contract authority shall be treated as 
direct spending or mandatory spending for all purposes. 
(b) PRIOR FUNDING
OF
THE HIGHWAY TRUST 
FUND.—To the extent that contract authority from the 
Highway Trust Fund enacted prior to the date of the en-
actment of this Act produces outlays in fiscal year 2015 
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