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for 3 fiscal years, after which any portion thereof that is unobli-
gated by the Secretary for that program may be expended 
by the Secretary under subsection (c) of this section.’’; 
(3) by striking (b)(1)(A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) SET-ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION.—From the annual 
appropriation made in accordance with section 3, for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, the Secretary of the 
Interior may use no more than the amount specified in 
subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for expenses for 
administration incurred in the implementation of this Act, 
in accordance with this section and section 9. The amount 
specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year may not 
be included in the amount of the annual appropriation 
distributed under subsection (a) for the fiscal year.’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior, after the distribu-
tion, transfer, use, and deduction under subsections (a), (b), 
(c), and (d), respectively, and after deducting amounts used 
for grants under section 14, shall apportion the remainder’’ 
in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary, for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, 
after the distribution, transfer, use and deduction under sub-
section (b), and after deducting amounts used for grants under 
section 14 of this title, shall apportion 57 percent of the bal-
ance’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘per centum’’ each place it appears in sub-
section (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), and inserting 
‘‘percent’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘subsections (a), (b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(B), and (c)’’ 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection 
(a)’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Amounts available under 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) that are unobligated by 
the Secretary of the Interior after 3 fiscal years shall be transferred 
to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating and shall be expended for State recreational boating 
safety programs under section 13106(a) of title 46, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 10114. MAINTENANCE OF PROJECTS. 
Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 777g) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘in carrying out the research program of 
the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect to fish of material 
value for sport or recreation.’’ in subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
‘‘to supplement the 57 percent of the balance of each annual 
appropriation to be apportioned among the States under section 
4(c).’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) or (d)’’ in subsection (d)(3) 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5) or subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 10115. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Section 7404(d)(1) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act 
of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
4(b)(3)(B) of the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide that the United 
States shall aid the States in fish restoration and management 
projects, and for other purposes,’ approved August 9, 1950, as
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amended by this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(a)(4) of the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 10116. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING USE OF 
AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 777h) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 4(d)(1)’’ in subsection (a) and 
inserting ‘‘section 4(b)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 4(d)(1)’’ in subsection (b)(1) and 
inserting ‘‘section 4(b)’’. 
SEC. 10117. PAYMENTS OF FUNDS TO AND COOPERATION WITH 
PUERTO RICO, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA, 
THE 
COMMONWEALTH 
OF 
THE 
NORTHERN 
MARIANA 
ISLANDS, 
AND 
THE 
VIRGIN 
ISLANDS. 
Section 12 (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended by striking ‘‘in carrying 
on the research program of the Fish and Wildlife Service in respect 
to fish of material value for sport or recreation.’’ and inserting 
‘‘to supplement the 57 percent of the balance of each annual appro-
priation to be apportioned among the States under section 4(b) 
of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 10118. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14 (16 U.S.C. 777m) is amended—
(1) by striking so much of subsection (a) as precedes para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) AMOUNT FOR GRANTS.—For each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009, not more than $3,000,000 of each annual appro-
priation made in accordance with the provisions of section 
3 shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for making 
multistate conservation project grants in accordance with this 
section.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 4(e)’’ each place it appears in sub-
section (a)(2)(B) and inserting ‘‘section 4(c)’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Of the balance of each annual appropriation 
made under section 3 remaining after the distribution and 
use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4 for each 
fiscal year and after deducting amounts used for grants under 
subsection (a)—’’ in subsection (e) and inserting ‘‘Of amounts 
made available under section 4(b) for each fiscal year—’’. 
SEC. 10119. EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING BALANCE IN BOAT SAFETY 
ACCOUNT. 
The Act is amended by redesignating section 15 (16 U.S.C. 
777 note) as section 16, and by inserting after section 14 the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING BALANCE IN BOAT SAFETY 
ACCOUNT. 
‘‘Amounts remaining in the Boat Safety Account on October 
1, 2005, and amounts thereafter credited to the Account under 
section 9602(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be 
available, without further appropriation, for making expenditures 
before October 1, 2010, to carry out the purposes of this section 
and shall be distributed as follows: 
‘‘(1) In fiscal year 2006, $28,155,000 shall be distributed—
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‘‘(A) under section 4 of this Act in the following manner: 
‘‘(i) $11,200,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
‘‘(ii) $1,245,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (a)(3) of that section; 
‘‘(iii) $1,245,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (a)(4) of that section; 
‘‘(iv) $1,245,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (a)(5) of that section; and 
‘‘(v) $12,800,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (b) of that section; and 
‘‘(B) under section 14 of this Act, $420,000, to be added 
to funds available under subsection (a)(1) of that section. 
‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2007, $22,419,000 shall be distributed—
‘‘(A) under section 4 of this Act in the following manner: 
‘‘(i) $8,075,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
‘‘(ii) $713,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(3) of that section; 
‘‘(iii) $713,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(4) of that section; 
‘‘(iv) $713,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(5) of that section; and 
‘‘(v) $11,925,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (b) of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) under section 14 of this Act, $280,000 to be added 
to funds available under subsection (a)(1) of that section. 
‘‘(3) In fiscal year 2008, $17,139,000 shall be distributed—
‘‘(A) under section 4 of this Act in the following manner: 
‘‘(i) $6,800,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
‘‘(ii) $333,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(3) of that section; 
‘‘(iii) $333,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(4) of that section; 
‘‘(iv) $333,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(5) of that section; and 
‘‘(v) $9,200,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (b) of that section; and 
‘‘(B) under section 14 of this Act, $140,000, to be added 
to funds available under subsection (a)(1) of that section. 
‘‘(4) In fiscal year 2009, $12,287,000 shall be distributed—
‘‘(A) under section 4 of this Act in the following manner: 
‘‘(i) $5,100,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
‘‘(ii) $48,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(3) of that section; 
‘‘(iii) $48,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(4) of that section; 
‘‘(iv) $48,000 to be added to funds available under 
subsection (a)(5) of that section; and 
‘‘(v) $6,900,000 to be added to funds available 
under subsection (b) of that section; and 
‘‘(B) under section 14 of this Act, $143,000, to be added 
to funds available under subsection (a)(1) of that section.
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‘‘(5) In fiscal year 2010, all remaining funds in the Account 
shall be distributed under section 4 of this Act in the following 
manner: 
‘‘(A) one-third to be added to funds available under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) two-thirds to be added to funds available under 
subsection (h).’’. 
CHAPTER 2—CLEAN VESSEL ACT OF 1992 AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 10131. GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 5604(c)(2) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 
1322 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘receptions’’ and inserting ‘‘reception’’. 
CHAPTER 3—RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
PROGRAM AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 10141. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 13102(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Boat Safety Account’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sport 
Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund’’. 
SEC. 10142. AVAILABILITY OF ALLOCATIONS. 
Section 13104(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting 
‘‘3 years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting 
‘‘3-year’’. 
SEC. 10143. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE REC-
REATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘the amount appro-
priated from the Boat Safety Account for that fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the amount made available from the Boat Safety 
Account for that fiscal year under section 10119 of the 
Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘section 4(b) of the 
Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2) of section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2))’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘not less than one per-
cent and’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation under 
paragraph (5)(C) of section 4(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
under subsection (a)(2) of section 4’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 777c(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(16 
U.S.C. 777c(a)(2)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$3,333,336’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,266,666’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘$1,333,336’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 
than $2,083,333’’; and
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(5) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘until expended.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during the 2 succeeding fiscal years. Any amount 
that is unexpected or unobligated at the end of the 3-year 
period during which it is available shall be withdrawn by 
the Secretary and allocated to the States in addition to any 
other amounts available for allocation in the fiscal year in 
which they are withdrawn or the following fiscal year.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 10201. NOTICE REGARDING PARTICIPATION OF SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
The Secretary shall notify each State or political subdivision 
of a State to which the Secretary awards a grant or other Federal 
funds of the criteria for participation by a small business concern 
in any program or project that is funded, in whole or in part, 
by the Federal Government under section 155 of the Small Business 
Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of 2004 (15 
U.S.C. 567g). 
SEC. 10202. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 
(a) FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICES.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Emergency Preparedness and Response, shall establish a 
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Serv-
ices. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Committee shall consist 
of the following officials, or their designees: 
(A) The Administrator, National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration. 
(B) The Director, Preparedness Division, Directorate 
of Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
(C) The Administrator, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(D) The Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. 
(E) The Administrator, United States Fire Administra-
tion, Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response 
of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(F) The Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. 
(G) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness. 
(H) The Director, Indian Health Service, Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
(I) The Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 
Federal Communications Commission. 
(J) A representative of any other Federal agency 
appointed by the Secretary of Transportation or the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security through the Under Secretary
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for Emergency Preparedness and Response, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as 
having a significant role in relation to the purposes of 
the Interagency Committee. 
(K) A State emergency medical services director 
appointed by the Secretary. 
(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Interagency Committee 
are as follows: 
(A) To ensure coordination among the Federal agencies 
involved with State, local, tribal, or regional emergency 
medical services and 9–1–1 systems. 
(B) To identify State, local, tribal, or regional emer-
gency medical services and 9–1–1 needs. 
(C) To recommend new or expanded programs, 
including grant programs, for improving State, local, tribal, 
or regional emergency medical services and implementing 
improved emergency medical services communications tech-
nologies, including wireless 9–1–1. 
(D) To identify ways to streamline the process through 
which Federal agencies support State, local, tribal or 
regional emergency medical services. 
(E) To assist State, local, tribal or regional emergency 
medical services in setting priorities based on identified 
needs. 
(F) To advise, consult, and make recommendations on 
matters relating to the implementation of the coordinated 
State emergency medical services programs. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in cooperation with 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Director of the Preparedness Division, Directorate 
of Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Department 
of Homeland Security, shall provide administrative support 
to the Interagency Committee, including scheduling meetings, 
setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and producing 
reports. 
(5) LEADERSHIP.—The members of the Interagency Com-
mittee shall select a chairperson of the Committee each year. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Interagency Committee shall meet as 
frequently as is determined necessary by the chairperson of 
the Committee. 
(7) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Interagency Committee shall 
prepare an annual report to Congress regarding the Commit-
tee’s activities, actions, and recommendations. 
SEC. 10203. HUBZONE PROGRAM. 
Section 3(p)(4)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(p)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding after subclause (II) the following: 
‘‘(III) there is located a difficult development 
area, as designated by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development in accordance with section 
42(d)(5)(C)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986, within Alaska, Hawaii, or any territory or 
possession of the United States outside the 48 
contiguous States.’’. 
SEC. 10204. CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE EVACUATION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretaries’’), in 
coordination with the Gulf Coast States and contiguous States, 
shall jointly review and assess Federal and State evacuation plans 
for catastrophic hurricanes impacting the Gulf Coast Region and 
report its findings and recommendations to Congress. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretaries 
shall consult with appropriate Federal, State, and local transpor-
tation and emergency management agencies. 
(c) CONTENTS.—In conducting the review, the Secretaries shall 
consider, at a minimum—
(1) all practical modes of transportation available for evacu-
ations; 
(2) the extent to which evacuation plans are coordinated 
with neighboring States; 
(3) methods of communicating evacuation plans and pre-
paring citizens in advance of evacuations; and 
(4) methods of coordinating communication with evacuees 
during plan execution. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 
of their findings under this section and recommendations not later 
than October 1, 2006. 
SEC. 10205. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY EXPANSION. 
Any funds provided for the Federal share, and any funds pro-
vided for the non-Federal share, for an intermodal transportation 
maritime facility at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, or for access 
to that facility shall be transferred to and administered by the 
Administrator of the Maritime Administration. 
SEC. 10206. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WESTERN ALASKA 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM. 
A community shall be eligible to participate in the western 
Alaska community development quota program established under 
section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)) if the community—
(1) is listed in table 7 to part 679 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 8, 2004; or 
(2) was determined to be eligible to participate in such 
program by the National Marine Fisheries Service on April 
19, 1999. 
SEC. 10207. RAIL REHABILITATION AND BRIDGE REPAIR. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for rail rehabilitation and bridge repair in the State 
of Alabama for the period encompassing fiscal years 2006 through 
2010 such sums as may be necessary, for work on—
(1) the Luxapalila Valley Railroad from the Mississippi 
and Alabama State line east to Belk, Alabama; 
(2) the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad from the Mississippi 
and Alabama State line east to Burkeville, Alabama; 
(3) the Three Notch Railroad from Georgiana, Alabama, 
to Andalusia, Alabama;
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(4) the Wiregrass Railroad in Alabama; 
(5) the Alabama and Gulf Coast Railroad from the Mis-
sissippi and Alabama State line southeast to Mobile and Atmore 
in Alabama; and 
(6) the railroad bridge that spans the Coosa River, con-
necting the east and west sides of the City of Gadsden, Ala-
bama. 
SEC. 10208. RENTED OR LEASED MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsi-
bility 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An owner of a motor vehicle that rents 
or leases the vehicle to a person (or an affiliate of the owner) 
shall not be liable under the law of any State or political subdivision 
thereof, by reason of being the owner of the vehicle (or an affiliate 
of the owner), for harm to persons or property that results or 
arises out of the use, operation, or possession of the vehicle during 
the period of the rental or lease, if—
‘‘(1) the owner (or an affiliate of the owner) is engaged 
in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles; 
and 
‘‘(2) there is no negligence or criminal wrongdoing on the 
part of the owner (or an affiliate of the owner). 
‘‘(b) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS.—Nothing in this section 
supersedes the law of any State or political subdivision thereof—
‘‘(1) imposing financial responsibility or insurance stand-
ards on the owner of a motor vehicle for the privilege of reg-
istering and operating a motor vehicle; or 
‘‘(2) imposing liability on business entities engaged in the 
trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles for failure 
to meet the financial responsibility or liability insurance 
requirements under State law. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this section shall apply with respect to 
any action commenced on or after the date of enactment of this 
section without regard to whether the harm that is the subject 
of the action, or the conduct that caused the harm, occurred before 
such date of enactment. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply: 
‘‘(1) AFFILIATE.—The term ‘affiliate’ means a person other 
than the owner that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled 
by, or is under common control with the owner. In the preceding 
sentence, the term ‘control’ means the power to direct the 
management and policies of a person whether through owner-
ship of voting securities or otherwise. 
‘‘(2) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means a person who is—
‘‘(A) a record or beneficial owner, holder of title, lessor, 
or lessee of a motor vehicle; 
‘‘(B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor 
vehicle subject to a security interest in another person; 
or 
‘‘(C) a lessor, lessee, or a bailee of a motor vehicle, 
in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles,
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having the use or possession thereof, under a lease, bail-
ment, or otherwise. 
‘‘(3) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means any individual, cor-
poration, company, limited liability company, trust, association, 
firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other 
entity.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30105 the 
following:
‘‘30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility.’’.
SEC. 10209. MIDWAY ISLAND. 
(a) GRANTS.—In order to provide for both the safety of commer-
cial and military aviation operations and the support of resource 
management in the remote Pacific, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall 
develop such memoranda of understanding as may be necessary, 
and to make grants or otherwise provide funding, to provide for 
the operation of the Midway Airport, the rightsizing of necessary 
infrastructure and support facilities, the maintenance and develop-
ment of the Airport, and other related matters. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the United States Coast Guard, the Depart-
ment of Transportation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section for fiscal years 2006 through 2009. 
SEC. 10210. DEMONSTRATION OF DIGITAL PROJECT SIMULATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) 
DIGITAL
PROJECT
SIMULATION
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.—The Secretary shall establish a demonstration initia-
tive using digital project simulation to plan, design, and con-
struct the project listed in item 459 designated in section 1934 
of the SAFETEA–LU. 
(2) COOPERATION.—To be eligible to receive funds made 
available for the project referred to in paragraph (1), the project 
sponsor, including private entities working with the project 
sponsor on the project, and the State shall enter into an agree-
ment to work cooperatively with the Secretary to use digital 
project simulation for such project and to evaluate the effective-
ness of using such simulation. 
(b) SIMULATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the demonstration initia-
tive under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide, to the 
extent practicable, that—
(A) the planning, design, and construction of the project 
is carried out by using digital project simulation to achieve 
savings and efficiency in investment planning, project 
delivery coordination, and facility management; and 
(B) in constructing such project, the project sponsor 
use digital lifecycle management techniques, including the 
use of embedded electronics and software to monitor 
performance of the infrastructure and provide safety and 
security information to the project sponsor. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary, the State, and the 
project sponsor may consult with technology companies and