II 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3819 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 27, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway 
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS; 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015’’. 
(b) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or al-
located for a program, project, or activity under this Act 
in fiscal year 2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated 
pursuant to the Surface Transportation and Veterans 
Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, including 
the amendments made by that Act, for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 
Sec. 1001. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. 
Sec. 1002. Administrative expenses. 
Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety Programs 
Sec. 1101. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration high-
way safety programs. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pro-
grams. 
Sec. 1103. Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. 
Subtitle C—Public Transportation Programs 
Sec. 1201. Formula grants for rural areas. 
Sec. 1202. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants. 
Sec. 1203. Authorizations for public transportation. 
Sec. 1204. Bus and bus facilities formula grants. 
Subtitle D—Hazardous Materials 
Sec. 1301. Authorization of appropriations. 
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quired for that year by section 251A of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied 
by 29⁄366 for that period’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on November 20, 2015, only in an 
amount equal to $639,000,000, less any reduc-
tions that would have otherwise been required 
for that year by section 251A of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by 51⁄366 
for that period’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 29, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘November 20, 2015’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2) in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, 
that is equal to 29⁄366 of such unobligated 
balance’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015, that is equal to 51⁄366 
of such unobligated balance’’; and 
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Subtitle B—Extension of Highway 
Safety Programs 
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—Section 
31101(a)(1)(D) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $32,745,902 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—Section 31101(a)(2)(D) of MAP–21 (126 
Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $15,815,574 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
(3) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.— 
Section 31101(a)(3)(D) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $37,901,639 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
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(4) NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
31101(a)(4)(D) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $696,721 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015.’’. 
(5) HIGH
VISIBILITY
ENFORCEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 31101(a)(5)(D) of MAP–21 
(126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $4,040,984 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
(B) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
CAMPAIGNS.— 
Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
402 note) is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘October 29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘No-
vember 20, 2015’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence by striking 
‘‘October 29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘No-
vember 20, 2015,’’. 
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(6) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31101(a)(6)(D) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) $3,553,279 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
Section 403(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and $198,087 of the total amount 
available for apportionment to the States for highway 
safety programs under section 402(c) in the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $348,361 of the total amount 
available for apportionment to the States for highway 
safety programs under section 402(c) in the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015,’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 31101(c) 
of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘November 20, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFE-
TY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
GRANTS.—Section 
31104(a)(11) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(11) $30,377,049 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015.’’. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31104(i)(1)(K) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(K) $36,090,164 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015.’’. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(1) 
of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and $2,377,049 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $4,180,328 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015’’. 
(2) BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and $2,535,519 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on Octo-
ber 29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $4,459,016 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015’’. 
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(3) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFOR-
MATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘and $396,175 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
October 29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $696,721 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS
AND
NETWORKS
DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.— 
Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘and $1,980,874 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on 
October 
29, 
2015’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘and 
$3,483,607 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on November 20, 2015’’. 
(5) SAFETY
DATA
IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.— 
Section 4101(c)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘and $237,705 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
October 29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $418,033 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015’’. 
(d) 
HIGH-PRIORITY
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
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by striking ‘‘and up to $1,188,525 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and up to $2,090,164 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015,’’. 
(e) 
NEW
ENTRANT
AUDITS.—Section 
31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and up to $2,535,519 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and up to $4,459,016 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 
20, 2015,’’. 
(f) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking 
‘‘and $316,940 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-
ministration for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
$557,377 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on November 20, 2015,’’. 
(g) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VE-
HICLE OPERATORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU 
(49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
$79,235 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
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$139,344 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on November 20, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1103. DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT. 
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restora-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘October 29, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘November 20, 2015’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘October 
29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘November 20, 2015,’’. 
Subtitle C—Public Transportation 
Programs 
SEC. 1201. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and 
$396,175 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and $696,721 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and 
$1,980,874 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and insert-
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beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and 
$792,350 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $1,393,443 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and 
$353,281,011 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and $621,287,295 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and 
$20,466,393 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and $35,992,623 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and $48,159,016 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and $84,693,443 for the period 
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beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and $2,377,049 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and $4,180,328 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and $1,584,699 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and $2,786,885 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘and 
$237,705 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $418,033 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015,’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘and 
$396,175 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $696,721 for the period begin-
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ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015,’’; 
(H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘and 
$305,055 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $536,475 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015,’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ‘‘and 
$171,615,027 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and $301,805,738 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; 
(J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ‘‘and 
$33,896,721 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and $59,611,475 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’; and 
(K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘and 
$41,669,672 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and $73,281,148 for the period 
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beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
November 20, 2015,’’. 
(b) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT
DEMONSTRATION 
AND DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS.—Section 5338(b) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and 
$5,546,448 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
$9,754,098 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on November 20, 2015’’. 
(c) TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
Section 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $554,645 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $975,410 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS DE-
VELOPMENT.—Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and $554,645 for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
29, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $975,410 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015’’. 
(e) HUMAN RESOURCES
AND TRAINING.—Section 
5338(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and $396,175 for the period beginning on Octo-
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ber 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and $696,721 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015’’. 
(f) 
CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
5338(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and $151,101,093 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $265,729,508 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015’’. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
$8,240,437 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and $14,491,803 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and not less 
than $396,175 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and not less than $696,721 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on No-
vember 20, 2015,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and not less 
than $79,235 for the period beginning on October 1, 
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2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and not less than $139,344 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on Novem-
ber 20, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1204. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and $5,189,891 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on Octo-
ber 29, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $9,127,049 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$99,044 for such period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$174,180 for such period’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$39,617 for such period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$69,672 for such period’’. 
Subtitle D—Hazardous Materials 
SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5128(a)(4) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) $5,958,639 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015.’’. 
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(b) HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
EMERGENCY
PRE-
PAREDNESS
FUND.—Section 5128(b)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—From the Hazardous 
Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established 
under section 5116(i), the Secretary may expend for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on November 20, 2015— 
‘‘(A) $26,197 to carry out section 5115; 
‘‘(B) $3,037,705 to carry out subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 5116, of which not less 
than $1,902,049 shall be available to carry out 
section 5116(b); 
‘‘(C) $20,902 to carry out section 5116(f); 
‘‘(D) $87,090 to publish and distribute the 
Emergency Response Guidebook under section 
5116(i)(3); and 
‘‘(E) $139,344 to carry out section 
5116(j).’’. 
(c) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING GRANTS.— 
Section 5128(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $316,940 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $557,377 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,’’. 
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SEC. 1302. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE 
TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation 
Act of 2015’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 20157 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘18 months after the date 
of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days after the 
date of enactment of the Positive Train Control 
Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘develop and’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a plan for implementing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a revised plan for imple-
menting’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘parts’’ and inserting ‘‘sections’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) CONTENTS OF REVISED PLAN.—A re-
vised plan required under paragraph (1) shall— 
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‘‘(i) describe— 
‘‘(I) how the positive train con-
trol system will provide for interoper-
ability of the system with the move-
ments of trains of other railroad car-
riers over its lines; and 
‘‘(II) how, to the extent practical, 
the positive train control system will 
be implemented in a manner that ad-
dresses areas of greater risk before 
areas of lesser risk; 
‘‘(ii) comply with the positive train 
control system implementation plan con-
tent requirements under section 236.1011 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; 
and 
‘‘(iii) provide— 
‘‘(I) the calendar year or years in 
which spectrum will be acquired and 
will be available for use in each area 
as needed for positive train control 
system implementation, if such spec-
trum is not already acquired and 
available for use; 
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‘‘(II) the total amount of positive 
train control system hardware that 
will be installed for implementation, 
with totals separated by each major 
hardware category; 
‘‘(III) the total amount of posi-
tive train control system hardware 
that will be installed by the end of 
each calendar year until the positive 
train control system is implemented, 
with totals separated by each hard-
ware category; 
‘‘(IV) the total number of em-
ployees required to receive training 
under the applicable positive train 
control system regulations; 
‘‘(V) the total number of employ-
ees that will receive the training, as 
required under the applicable positive 
train control system regulations, by 
the end of each calendar year until 
the positive train control system is im-
plemented; 
‘‘(VI) a summary of any remain-
ing technical, programmatic, oper-
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ational, or other challenges to the im-
plementation of a positive train con-
trol 
system, 
including 
challenges 
with— 
‘‘(aa) availability of public 
funding; 
‘‘(bb) interoperability; 
‘‘(cc) spectrum; 
‘‘(dd) software; 
‘‘(ee) permitting; and 
‘‘(ff) testing, demonstration, 
and certification; and 
‘‘(VII) a schedule and sequence 
for implementing a positive train con-
trol system by the deadline established 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE
SCHEDULE
AND
SE-
QUENCE.—Notwithstanding the implementation 
deadline under paragraph (1) and in lieu of a 
schedule 
and 
sequence 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii)(VII), a railroad carrier or other enti-
ty subject to paragraph (1) may include in its 
revised plan an alternative schedule and se-
quence for implementing a positive train control 
system, subject to review under paragraph (3). 
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Such schedule and sequence shall provide for 
implementation of a positive train control sys-
tem as soon as practicable, but not later than 
the date that is 24 months after the implemen-
tation deadline under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENTS.—A railroad carrier or 
other entity subject to paragraph (1) may file 
a request to amend a revised plan, including 
any alternative schedule and sequence, as appli-
cable, in accordance with section 236.1021 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(D) COMPLIANCE.—A railroad carrier or 
other entity subject to paragraph (1) shall im-
plement a positive train control system in ac-
cordance with its revised plan, including any 
amendments or any alternative schedule and se-
quence approved by the Secretary under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—A railroad carrier or 
other entity that submits a revised plan under 
paragraph (1) and proposes an alternative 
schedule and sequence under paragraph (2)(B) 
shall submit to the Secretary a written notifica-
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tion when such railroad carrier or other entity 
is prepared for review under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Not later than 90 days 
after a railroad carrier or other entity submits 
a notification under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall review the alternative schedule and 
sequence submitted pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(B) and determine whether the railroad car-
rier or other entity has demonstrated, to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, that such carrier 
or entity has— 
‘‘(i) installed all positive train control 
system hardware consistent with the plan 
contents provided pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii)(II) on or before the implementa-
tion deadline under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) acquired all spectrum necessary 
for implementation of a positive train con-
trol system, consistent with the plan con-
tents provided pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii)(I) on or before the implementa-
tion deadline under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(iii) completed employee training re-
quired under the applicable positive train 
control system regulations; 
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‘‘(iv) included in its revised plan an 
alternative schedule and sequence for im-
plementing a positive train control system 
as soon as practicable, pursuant to para-
graph (2)(B); 
‘‘(v) certified to the Secretary in writ-
ing that it will be in full compliance with 
the requirements of this section on or be-
fore the date provided in an alternative 
schedule and sequence, subject to approval 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(vi) in the case of a Class I railroad 
carrier and Amtrak, implemented a posi-
tive train control system or initiated rev-
enue service demonstration on the majority 
of territories, such as subdivisions or dis-
tricts, or route miles that are owned or 
controlled by such carrier and required to 
have operations governed by a positive 
train control system; and 
‘‘(vii) in the case of any other railroad 
carrier or other entity not subject to clause 
(vi)— 
‘‘(I) initiated revenue service 
demonstration on at least 1 territory 
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that is required to have operations 
governed by a positive train control 
system; or 
‘‘(II) met any other criteria es-
tablished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) DECISION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the receipt of the notification 
from a railroad carrier or other entity 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(I) 
approve 
an 
alternative 
schedule and sequence submitted pur-
suant to paragraph (2)(B) if the rail-
road carrier or other entity meets the 
criteria in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(II) notify in writing the rail-
road carrier or other entity of the de-
cision. 
‘‘(ii) DEFICIENCIES.—Not later than 
45 days after the receipt of the notification 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall provide to the railroad carrier or 
other entity a written notification of any 
deficiencies that would prevent approval 
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under clause (i) and provide the railroad 
carrier or other entity an opportunity to 
correct deficiencies before the date speci-
fied in such clause. 
‘‘(D) REVISED DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(i) PENDING REVIEWS.—For a rail-
road carrier or other entity that submits a 
notification under subparagraph (A), the 
deadline for implementation of a positive 
train control system required under para-
graph (1) shall be extended until the date 
on which the Secretary approves or dis-
approves the alternative schedule and se-
quence, if such date is later than the im-
plementation date under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) ALTERNATIVE
SCHEDULE
AND 
SEQUENCE
DEADLINE.—If the Secretary 
approves a railroad carrier or other entity’s 
alternative schedule and sequence under 
subparagraph (C)(i), the railroad carrier or 
other entity’s deadline for implementation 
of a positive train control system required 
under paragraph (1) shall be the date 
specified in that railroad carrier or other 
entity’s alternative schedule and sequence. 
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The Secretary may not approve a date for 
implementation that is later than 24 
months from the deadline in paragraph 
(1).’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRESS REPORTS AND REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Each railroad car-
rier or other entity subject to subsection (a) shall, 
not later than March 31, 2016, and annually there-
after until such carrier or entity has completed im-
plementation of a positive train control system, sub-
mit to the Secretary a report on the progress toward 
implementing such systems, including— 
‘‘(A) the information on spectrum acquisi-
tion 
provided 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(iii)(I); 
‘‘(B) the totals provided pursuant to sub-
clauses 
(III) 
and 
(V) 
of 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(iii), by territory, if applicable; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the railroad car-
rier or other entity is complying with the imple-
mentation 
schedule 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(iii)(VII) or subsection (a)(2)(B); 
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‘‘(D) any update to the information pro-
vided under subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VI); 
‘‘(E) for each entity providing regularly 
scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 
transportation, a description of the resources 
identified and allocated to implement a positive 
train control system; 
‘‘(F) for each railroad carrier or other en-
tity subject to subsection (a), the total number 
of route miles on which a positive train control 
system has been initiated for revenue service 
demonstration or implemented, as compared to 
the total number of route miles required to have 
a positive train control system under subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(G) any other information requested by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PLAN
REVIEW.—The Secretary shall at 
least annually conduct reviews to ensure that rail-
road carriers or other entities are complying with 
the revised plan submitted under subsection (a), in-
cluding any amendments or any alternative schedule 
and sequence approved by the Secretary. Such rail-
road carriers or other entities shall provide such in-
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formation as the Secretary determines necessary to 
adequately conduct such reviews. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 60 
days after receipt, the Secretary shall make available 
to the public on the Internet Web site of the Depart-
ment of Transportation any report submitted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or subsection (d), but may ex-
clude, as the Secretary determines appropriate— 
‘‘(A) proprietary information; and 
‘‘(B) security-sensitive information, includ-
ing information described in section 1520.5(a) 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 
2018, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress 
of each railroad carrier or other entity subject to sub-
section (a) in implementing a positive train control system. 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to 
assess civil penalties pursuant to chapter 213 for— 
‘‘(1) a violation of this section; 
‘‘(2) the failure to submit or comply with the 
revised plan required under subsection (a), including 
the failure to comply with the totals provided pursu-
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ant to subclauses (III) and (V) of subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(iii) and the spectrum acquisition dates 
provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(I); 
‘‘(3) failure to comply with any amendments to 
such revised plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C); 
and 
‘‘(4) the failure to comply with an alternative 
schedule and sequence submitted under subsection 
(a)(2)(B) and approved by the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(3)(C).’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
PROVISIONAL
OPERATION.—Notwith-
standing the requirements of paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may authorize a railroad carrier or other enti-
ty to commence operation in revenue service of a 
positive train control system or component to the ex-
tent necessary to enable the safe implementation and 
operation of a positive train control system in 
phases.’’; 
(5) in subsection (i)— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) EQUIVALENT
OR
GREATER
LEVEL
OF 
SAFETY.—The term ‘equivalent or greater level of 
safety’ means the compliance of a railroad carrier 
with— 
‘‘(A) appropriate operating rules in place 
immediately prior to the use or implementation 
of such carrier’s positive train control system, 
except that such rules may be changed by such 
carrier to improve safe operations; and 
‘‘(B) all applicable safety regulations, ex-
cept as specified in subsection (j). 
‘‘(2) HARDWARE.—The term ‘hardware’ means 
a locomotive apparatus, a wayside interface unit (in-
cluding any associated legacy signal system replace-
ments), switch position monitors needed for a posi-
tive train control system, physical back office system 
equipment, a base station radio, a wayside radio, a 
locomotive radio, or a communication tower or 
pole.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) EARLY ADOPTION.— 
‘‘(1) OPERATIONS.—From the date of enact-
ment of the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
Implementation Act of 2015 through the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the last Class 
I railroad carrier’s positive train control system sub-
ject to subsection (a) is certified by the Secretary 
under subsection (h)(1) of this section and is imple-
mented on all of that railroad carrier’s lines required 
to have operations governed by a positive train con-
trol system, any railroad carrier, including any rail-
road carrier that has its positive train control sys-
tem certified by the Secretary, shall not be subject 
to the operational restrictions set forth in sections 
236.567 and 236.1029 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, that would apply where a controlling lo-
comotive that is operating in, or is to be operated 
in, a positive train control-equipped track segment 
experiences a positive train control system failure, a 
positive train control operated consist is not pro-
vided by another railroad carrier when provided in 
interchange, or a positive train control system other-
wise fails to initialize, cuts out, or malfunctions, pro-
vided that such carrier operates at an equivalent or 
greater level of safety than the level achieved imme-
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diately prior to the use or implementation of its 
positive train control system. 
‘‘(2) SAFETY ASSURANCE.—During the period 
described in paragraph (1), if a positive train control 
system that has been certified and implemented fails 
to initialize, cuts out, or malfunctions, the affected 
railroad carrier or other entity shall make reasonable 
efforts to determine the cause of the failure and ad-
just, repair, or replace any faulty component causing 
the system failure in a timely manner. 
‘‘(3) PLANS.—The positive train control safety 
plan for each railroad carrier or other entity shall 
describe the safety measures, such as operating rules 
and actions to comply with applicable safety regula-
tions, that will be put in place during any system 
failure. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—During the period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), if a positive train control 
system that has been certified and implemented fails 
to initialize, cuts out, or malfunctions, the affected 
railroad carrier or other entity shall submit a notifi-
cation to the appropriate regional office of the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration within 7 days of the 
system failure, or under alternative location and 
deadline requirements set by the Secretary, and in-
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clude in the notification a description of the safety 
measures the affected railroad carrier or other entity 
has in place. 
‘‘(k) SMALL RAILROADS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall amend section 236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (relating to equipping loco-
motives for applicable Class II and Class III railroads op-
erating in positive train control territory) to extend each 
deadline under such section by 3 years. 
‘‘(l) REVENUE SERVICE DEMONSTRATION.—When a 
railroad carrier or other entity subject to (a)(1) notifies 
the Secretary it is prepared to initiate revenue service 
demonstration, it shall also notify any applicable tenant 
railroad carrier or other entity subject to subsection 
(a)(1).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20157(g), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
CONFORMING
REGULATORY
AMEND-
MENTS.—Immediately after the date of the enact-
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ment of the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
Implementation Act of 2015, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall remove or revise the date-spe-
cific deadlines in the regulations or orders im-
plementing this section to the extent necessary 
to conform with the amendments made by such 
Act; and 
‘‘(B) may not enforce any such date-spe-
cific deadlines or requirements that are incon-
sistent with the amendments made by such Act. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Nothing in the Positive Train 
Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 
2015, or the amendments made by such Act, shall 
be construed to require the Secretary to issue regu-
lations to implement such Act or amendments other 
than the regulatory amendments required by para-
graph (2) and subsection (k).’’. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2001. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDI-
TURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 30, 2015’’ in sub-
sections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting 
‘‘November 21, 2015’’, and 
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