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(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
Highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) division E of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fis-
cal years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid Highways and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 
for the program under section 202 of title 23, 
United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States (or will not be appor-
tioned to the States under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code), and will not be avail-
able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
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of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 
such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the 
purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway 
safety construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no-
tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 
waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec-
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retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 
granted under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, 
or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve 
or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any 
segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in 
the State of Texas that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is 
not tolled; 
(2) is constructed with Federal assistance pro-
vided under title 23, United States Code; and 
(3) is in actual operation as of the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any segment of highway on the 
Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, 
as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the seg-
ment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as 
were in existence prior to that date. 
(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE
LANES.—A 
high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a 
toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and 
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shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for pur-
poses of determining whether a highway will have 
fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposi-
tion of the toll, if— 
(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by 
the number of passengers specified by the enti-
ty operating the toll lane may use the toll lane 
without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified 
by the appropriate county, town, municipal or 
other local government entity, or public toll 
road or transit authority; or 
(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that 
was converted to a toll lane was constructed as 
a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane 
under a plan approved by the appropriate coun-
ty, town, municipal or other local government 
entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the De-
partment of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any applica-
tion approval to provide credit assistance under sections 
603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Transportation provides notification in writing to the 
following committees: the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
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Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided, That such notification shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the name of the project spon-
sor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance 
will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 
of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 125. Section 127 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN OTHER 
WISCONSIN HIGHWAYS.—If any segment of the United 
States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 
1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
ficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Inter-
state System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that 
segment before the date of such designation may continue 
to operate on that segment, without regard to any require-
ment under subsection (a). 
‘‘(k) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES IN IDAHO.— 
No limit or other prohibition under this section, except 
as provided in this subsection, applies to a longer combina-
tion vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate Sys-
tem in Idaho if such vehicle— 
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‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 
pounds or less; 
‘‘(2) complies with the single axle, tandem axle, 
and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment 
under Idaho State law. 
‘‘(l) OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN MIS-
SISSIPPI HIGHWAYS.—If any segment of United States 
Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile mark-
er 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no 
limit established under this section may apply to that seg-
ment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that 
could have legally operated on that segment before such 
designation.’’. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in the implementation, execution and ad-
ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro-
grams pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United 
States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 
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109–59, 
as 
amended 
by 
Public 
Law 
112–141, 
$259,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for implementation, execution or ad-
ministration of motor carrier safety operations and pro-
grams authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall 
not exceed total obligations of $259,000,000 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 
2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2017, is for the research and 
technology program, and of which $1,000,000 shall be 
available for commercial motor vehicle operator’s grants 
to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, and of 
which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2017, is for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 
31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United 
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States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 
109–59, 
as 
amended 
by 
Public 
Law 
112–141, 
$313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds avail-
able for the implementation or execution of motor carrier 
safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
$313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safe-
ty Grants’’; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for 
the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 
shall be available for the commercial driver’s license im-
provements program, $32,000,000 shall be available for 
border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available 
for the performance and registration information system 
management program, $25,000,000 shall be available for 
the commercial vehicle information systems and networks 
deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available 
for the safety data improvement program: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the funds made available herein for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 
shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
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section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of 
Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 vio-
lations by certified mail, registered mail, or another man-
ner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by 
the persons responsible for the violations. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, United States Code, $134,000,000, of which 
$22,500,000 shall remain available through September 
30, 2016. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, $128,500,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 
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of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning 
or execution of programs the total obligations for which, 
in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $128,500,000, of 
which $123,500,000 shall be for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of 
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That within 
the $123,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and 
research, $22,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount 
of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: 
Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the total obligation 
limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 
shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract 
authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon reauthorization, for payment of obli-
gations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as 
amended 
by 
Public 
Law 
112–141, 
and 
section 
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31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141, to remain available 
until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the planning or execution of programs the 
total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in ex-
cess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109– 
59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 
31101(a)(6) 
of 
Public 
Law 
112–141, 
of 
which 
$235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59, as 
amended by Public Law 112–141; $25,500,000 shall be 
for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 31101(a)(6) 
of Public Law 112–141: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 
available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Countermeasures’’ 
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
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available for technical assistance to the States: Provided 
further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any amounts transferred 
to increase the amounts made available under section 402 
shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous pro-
viso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Contingent upon reauthorization, an addi-
tional $130,000 shall be made available to the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount 
limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
to pay for travel and related expenses for State manage-
ment reviews and to pay for core competency development 
training and related expenses for highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au-
thority has not lapsed or been used. 
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SEC. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $185,250,000, of 
which $12,400,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $35,250,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sec-
tions 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, such authority to exist as long as any such di-
rect loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided, That, 
pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during 
fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That no new direct 
loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the 
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Pro-
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gram in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal 
amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed 
under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Fi-
nancing Program to projects in a single state to exceed 
$5,600,000,000. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, in amounts based on the Secretary’s assessment 
of the Corporation’s seasonal cash flow requirements, for 
the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by 
section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $340,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the amounts available under this para-
graph shall be available for the Secretary to approve fund-
ing to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after 
receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 
train route: Provided further, That each such grant re-
quest shall be accompanied by a detailed financial anal-
ysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection 
justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in 
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electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, 
business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 
2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the com-
prehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided 
further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year 
Financial Plan shall include annual information on the 
maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the com-
prehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion shall provide monthly performance reports in an elec-
tronic format which shall describe the work completed to 
date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons 
for such changes as well as progress against the milestones 
and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement 
plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, 
business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, 
monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supple-
mental reports or plans comply with requirements in Pub-
lic Law 112–55: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this Act may be used to support any route 
on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 
50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where 
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the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered 
by a State and the State participates in the setting of 
fares. 
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), 102, 
and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), $850,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall be for debt 
service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such 
Act: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 
available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations 
into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: 
Provided further, That after an initial distribution of up 
to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation 
as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be 
provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be used by 
the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corpora-
tion should the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Oper-
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ating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion’’ be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal 
year 2015: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
tain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund the costs of project manage-
ment and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 
101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding 
for capital expenditures, including advance purchase or-
ders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving 
and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital 
project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction: Provided further, That except as otherwise 
provided herein, 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 head-
ing may be used for capital projects not approved by the 
Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal 
year 2015 business plan: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to the project management oversight funds authorized 
under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110– 
432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to 
fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 
of division B of Public Law 110–432, including the 
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amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 
49, United States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. 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 
Government owned automated track inspection cars and 
equipment as a result of third-party liability for such dam-
ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 
be credited directly to the 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. 
SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock 
heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur-
chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 
an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 152. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
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overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the president of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the president of Amtrak determines such a cap poses 
a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the sys-
tem: Provided further, That Amtrak shall notify the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter 
of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and 
amounts paid above the cap for each month within such 
quarter and provide documentation of the specific activi-
ties of each employee during his or her paid overtime in 
excess of $35,000 and how the work resulted in increased 
safety or operational efficiencies: Provided further, That 
the president of Amtrak shall certify the documentation 
in the previous proviso is accurate and correct: Provided 
further, That Amtrak shall provide to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a 
summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Cor-
poration for 2014 and the two prior calendar years: Pro-
vided further, That such summary shall include the total 
number of employees that received waivers and the total 
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employ-
ees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the 
two prior calendar years. 
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $103,000,000 (reduced 
by $2,000,000) (reduced by $500,000), of which not more 
than $4,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provi-
sions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 
shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5326: Provided, That none of the funds provided or lim-
ited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office 
of transit security under this heading: Provided further, 
That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2016 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New 
Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Contingent upon enactment of multi-year surface 
transportation authorization legislation, 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 
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U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 
5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by 
Public Law 112–141; and section 20005(b) of Public Law 
112–141, as amended, $9,500,000,000, 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 pro-
grams authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 
5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141, and section 
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. 
TRANSIT RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 
and 5313, $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $14,000,000 shall be for activities 
authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $1,000,000 shall 
be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 
and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $3,000,000 (increased by 
$2,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $2,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) shall be for 
activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 
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