In the Senate of the United States,
July 21 (legislative day, July 20), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4556) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other pur-
poses’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 2, strike out lines 4 to 14
Ω2æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Secretary, $1,280,000.
Ω3æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Deputy Secretary, $583,000.
Ω4æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $7,876,000.
Ω5æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, $2,309,000.
Ω6æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary 
for 
Aviation 
and 
International 
Affairs,
$7,887,000.
Ω7æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND
PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $5,100,000, including
not to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Department
of official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine.
Ω8æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,284,000.
Ω9æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $23,385,000.
Ω10æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,
$1,458,000.
Ω11æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$932,000.
Ω12æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD
For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board,
$630,000.
Ω13æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$1,779,000. In addition to this amount and notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, of the funds provided in
this or any other Act for the Department of Transportation,
the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $8,104,000 from
accounts otherwise available for carrying out civil rights
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functions within the Department of Transportation to this
account for additional necessary expenses of a consolidated
Departmental Office of Civil Rights within the Office of the
Secretary: Provided, That of the amount transferred
$385,600 shall be available for the Office of General Counsel
to provide legal support to a consolidated Departmental Of-
fice of Civil Rights: Provided further, That in addition, for
transfer of civil rights and legal support activities related
to the Federal Highway Administration $3,283,000 to be
derived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ subject to the ‘‘Limi-
tation on General Operating Expenses’’.
Ω14æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, $936,000.
Ω15æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center, $4,000,000, of which $3,962,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, funds available for the purposes
of the Minority Business Resource Center in this or any
other Act may be used for business opportunities related to
any mode of transportation.
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Ω16æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and
Security, $1,000,000.
Ω17æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism,
$1,050,000.
Ω18æPage 2, line 20, strike out ø$2,693,000¿ and insert:
$8,293,000
Ω19æPage 3, line 1, strike out ø$2,000,000¿ and insert:
$3,833,000
Ω20æPage 3, line 2, after ‘‘expended’’ insert: : Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there
may be credited to this account up to $200,000 received
from user fees established for regulatory services
Ω21æPage 3, line 6, strike out ø$88,750,000¿ and insert:
$94,855,000
Ω22æPage 3, line 20, strike out ø$25,600,000¿ and in-
sert: $33,423,000
Ω23æPage 3, line 24, strike out ø$25,600,000¿ and in-
sert: $33,423,000
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Ω24æPage 4, lines 10 and 11, strike out øand Hawaii¿
Ω25æPage 4, line 12, after ‘‘nearest’’ insert: large or me-
dium
Ω26æPage 4, line 13, after ‘‘$200’’ insert: unless such
point is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the
nearest large or medium hub airport
Ω27æPage 4, line 15, strike out ø$13,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $4,000,000
Ω28æPage 4, line 21, strike out ø$1,872,000¿ and insert:
$1,976,000
Ω29æPage 4, line 22, strike out ø$38,728,000¿ and in-
sert: $39,426,000
Ω30æPage 4, line 23, strike out ø$678,000¿ and insert:
$713,000
Ω31æPage 4, line 24, strike out ø$172,000¿ and insert:
$181,000
Ω32æPage 5, line 3, strike out ø$17,688,000¿ and insert:
$18,044,000
Ω33æPage 5, line 24, strike out ø$2,580,000,000¿ and
insert: $2,600,000,000
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Ω34æPage 6, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘12839’’ down
to and including ‘‘paid’’ in line 23
Ω35æPage 7, line 5, strike out ø$385,200,000¿ and in-
sert: $370,400,000
Ω36æPage 7, line 7, strike out ø$201,750,000¿ and in-
sert: $185,400,000
Ω37æPage 7, line 10, strike out ø$14,900,000¿ and in-
sert: $11,800,000
Ω38æPage 7, line 12, strike out ø$31,500,000¿ and in-
sert: $40,700,000
Ω39æPage 7, line 14, strike out ø$93,050,000¿ and in-
sert: $87,800,000
Ω40æPage 7, line 16, strike out ø$44,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $44,700,000
Ω41æPage 7, line 18, strike out ø1995¿ and insert: 1996
Ω42æPage 7, line 19, strike out øVC–11A¿ and insert:
VC–11A and HU–25
Ω43æPage 8, line 2, strike out ø$22,000,000¿ and insert:
$24,000,000
Ω44æPage 8, line 15, strike out ø$66,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $64,981,000
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Ω45æPage 8, line 15, after ‘‘$66,000,000’’ insert: : Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this head shall support
a selected reserve force of 8,000 members
Ω46æPage 9, line 13, strike out all after ‘‘development,’’
down to and including ‘‘note),’’ in line 17
Ω47æPage 9, line 24, strike out ø$4,585,000,000¿ and
insert: $4,591,440,000
Ω48æPage 10, line 9, strike out all after ‘‘forms’’ down
to and including ‘‘workforce’’ in line 12
Ω49æPage 10, line 20, strike out ø5546(a)¿ and insert:
5545 (a), (b), or (d), or 5546
Ω50æPage 10, line 22, strike out all after ‘‘pay’’ over to
and including ‘‘1995’’ in line 2 on page 11
Ω51æPage 11, line 20, strike out ø$2,176,700,000¿ and
insert: $2,086,941,000
Ω52æPage 11, line 20, strike out ø$1,968,200,000¿ and
insert: $1,878,441,000
Ω53æPage 11, line 23, strike out ø1995¿ and insert:
1996
Ω54æPage 12, strike out lines 11 to 15
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Ω55æPage 12, line 23, strike out ø$254,000,000¿ and
insert: $264,440,000
Ω56æPage 13, line 16, strike out ø$1,500,000,000¿ and
insert: $1,450,000,000
Ω57æPage 14, after line 5 insert:
AIRPORT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue
notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury,
in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities,
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be is-
sued to pay any necessary expenses required pursuant to
any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957,
Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note).
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities
under this head the obligations for which are in excess of
$9,970,000 during fiscal year 1995. Such obligations shall
be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations author-
ized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may
use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale
of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act,
as now or hereafter in force. The purposes for which securi-
ties may be issued under such Act are extended to include
any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under the
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subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such
obligations at such times and price and upon such terms
and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All
purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by
such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions
of the United States.
Ω58æPage 14, line 11, strike out ø$524,021,000¿ and
insert: $539,798,000
Ω59æPage 14, line 15, strike out ø$216,805,000¿ and
insert: $232,615,000
Ω60æPage 14, line 21, after ‘‘INCLUDING’’ insert: RE-
SCISSION AND
Ω61æPage 14, line 25, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $11,500,000
Ω62æPage 15, line 7, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $11,500,000
Ω63æPage 15, line 8, after ‘‘Grants’’ ’’ insert: : Provided
further, That of the funds authorized for section 402 high-
way safety programs in section 1003(a)(7) of Public Law
102–240, $20,000,000 in unobligated contract authority is
rescinded
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Ω64æPage 15, line 14, strike out ø$17,160,000,000¿ and
insert: $17,543,150,000
Ω65æPage 16, line 18, strike out ø$74,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $75,000,000
Ω66æPage 17, line 2, strike out ø$299,862,000¿ and in-
sert: $352,055,000
Ω67æPage 17, strike out lines 5 to 12
Ω68æPage 17, strike out lines 13 to 18
Ω69æPage 17, line 23, after ‘‘under’’ insert: the Motor
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92–
513, as amended) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehi-
cle Safety Act (Public Law 89–563, as amended),
Ω70æPage 17, line 25, strike out ø$46,997,000¿ and in-
sert: $128,887,000
Ω71æPage 18, line 1, strike out ø$29,891,000¿ and in-
sert: $70,000,000
Ω72æPage 19, line 11, strike out ø$13,650,000¿ and in-
sert: $16,421,000
Ω73æPage 19, line 12, strike out ø$1,300,000¿ and in-
sert: $1,508,000
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Ω74æPage 20, line 18, strike out ø$47,067,000¿ and in-
sert: $48,079,000
Ω75æPage 20, line 19, strike out ø$2,500,000¿ and in-
sert: $2,623,000
Ω76æPage 20, line 21, after ‘‘expenses’’ insert: including
grants
Ω77æPage 20, line 22, strike out ø$17,145,000¿ and in-
sert: $20,985,000
Ω78æPage 21, line 6, strike out ø$165,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $230,000,000
Ω79æPage 21, line 7, strike out øSeptember 30, 1997¿
and insert: expended
Ω80æPage 21, line 24, strike out øthis section¿ and in-
sert: title V of such Act
Ω81æPage 22, line 21, strike out øand¿
Ω82æPage 22, line 22, after ‘‘analyses’’ insert: and track
and signal improvements
Ω83æPage 23, line 21, strike out ø$771,700,000¿ and
insert: $622,000,000
Ω84æPage 23, line 21, strike out ø$526,700,000¿ and
insert: $392,000,000
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Ω85æPage 23, line 23, strike out øfor mandatory pas-
senger rail service payments,¿
Ω86æPage 23, line 24, strike out ø$245,000,000¿ and
insert: $230,000,000
Ω87æPage 24, line 9, strike out øcosts¿ and insert: losses
Ω88æPage 24, after line 11 insert:
MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay obli-
gations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, $150,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for
the payment of—
(1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1995
in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for indi-
viduals who retired from the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation and for their beneficiaries;
(2) obligations of the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation under section 358(a) of title 45,
United States Code, due in fiscal year 1995 in excess
of its obligations calculated on an experience-rated
basis; and
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(3) obligations of the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation due under section 3321 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986.
Ω89æPage 24, after line 11 insert:
PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for engineering, design and construction activities to enable
the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be
used as a train station and commercial center: Provided,
That the Secretary may retain from these funds such
amounts as the Secretary shall deem appropriate to under-
take the environmental and historic preservation analyses
associated with this project: Provided further, That none of
these funds may be expended for construction activities (ex-
cept for emergency and short-term and related repairs and
environmental restoration) until the participants have en-
tered into a binding agreement satisfactory to the Secretary
that contains financial and related commitments from the
participants sufficient to ensure the completion of the
project: Provided further, That no funds provided under
this head shall be available for construction until the Sec-
retary submits a report to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations regarding the financing of necessary
improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station and the
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financing of the operating and capital costs accruing to the
commuter rail authorities operating in said station as a
result of this redevelopment project.
Ω90æPage 24, after line 20, insert:
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Ω91æPage 24, line 23, strike out ø$1,356,050,000¿ and
insert: $1,350,000,000
Ω92æPage 24, line 24, strike out ø$2,506,050,000¿ and
insert: $2,500,000,000
Ω93æPage 25, line 2, strike out ø$700,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $730,000,000
Ω94æPage 25, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘Act’’ down
to and including ‘‘1995’’ in line 19
Ω95æPage 25, line 19, after ‘‘1995’’ insert: : Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this head,
$10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s Transit Planning and Research account and
be administered in accordance with section 26(b) of the Fed-
eral Transit Act, as amended
Ω96æPage 25, line 19, after ‘‘1995’’ insert: : Provided
further, That 10 percent of the funds apportioned to each
grantee under section 9 of such act shall be available for
obligation only after the grantee certifies to the Secretary
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(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
19 of title 33 is amended by striking:
‘‘Sec. 988a Rebate of charges and tolls.
‘‘(a) Transfer of revenues to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
‘‘(b) Certifications to Secretary of the Treasury.’’
and adding in lieu thereof:
‘‘Sec. 988a Waiver of Collection of Charges or Tolls.
‘‘(a) Waiver of collection of charges or tolls.
‘‘(b) Record of annual amount.’’.
Ω172æPage 55, after line 20, insert:
SEC. 340. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the unspent balance of funds previously appropriated for
the Meadowbrook Parkway project shall be available for the
Loop Parkway Bridge rehabilitation project.
Ω173æPage 55, after line 20, insert:
SEC. 341. Not more than $1,707,000 of funds provided
for Coast Guard Operating Expenses under this Act shall
be available for Voluntary Separation Incentive, Special
Separation Benefit, early retirement, and other separation
and transition benefits under Chapter 58 of title 10, U.S.C.
for active duty members in fiscal year 1995: Provided, That
funds for such benefits shall only become available if author-
ized in law.
Ω174æPage 55, after line 20, insert:
SEC. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds made available under Public Law 103–122, the Fis-
cal Year 1994 Transportation Appropriations Act, for the