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‘‘(i) eliminated; or 
‘‘(ii) transferred, assigned, or joined to 
the Freight Office; 
‘‘(3)(A) indicates whether the Secretary has con-
solidated into the Freight Office any office or office 
function pursuant to subsection (f)(1); and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary has consolidated such an 
office or function, describes the rationale for the con-
solidation; 
‘‘(4)(A) indicates whether the Secretary has 
eliminated any office pursuant to subsection (f)(2); 
and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary has eliminated such an of-
fice, describes the rationale for the elimination; 
‘‘(5) describes any other actions carried out by 
the Secretary to implement this section; and 
‘‘(6) describes any recommendations of the Sec-
retary for legislation that may be needed to further 
implement this section. 
‘‘(j) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Except as other-
wise provided in this section, nothing in this section 
alters or affects any law (including regulations) with 
respect to a program referred to in subsection (d).
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‘‘(2) EFFECT ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER 
AGENCIES.—Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, nothing in this section abrogates the responsibil-
ities of any agency, operating administration, or of-
fice within the Department that is otherwise charged 
by law (including regulations) with any aspect of 
program administration, oversight, or project ap-
proval or implementation with respect to a program 
or project subject to the responsibilities of the Freight 
Office under this section. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT ON PENDING APPLICATIONS.—Noth-
ing in this section affects any pending application 
under a program referred to in subsection (d) that 
was received by the Secretary on or before the date of 
enactment of the Surface Transportation Investment 
Act of 2021. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) 
CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—Authorizations 
under subsections (f) and (g) are subject to appro-
priations.’’. 
(b) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall—
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(1) conduct a review of the activities carried out 
by the Secretary pursuant to section 118 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(2) develop recommendations regarding addi-
tional activities— 
(A) to improve the consolidation of duplica-
tive functions within the Department; and 
(B) to promote increased staff efficiency for 
program management within the Department. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 117 the following: 
‘‘118. Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 70101(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 
Multimodal Freight’’. 
(2) Section 70102 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Policy’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Assistant Secretary for Multimodal
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Freight (referred to in this section as the ‘Assist-
ant Secretary’)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(4), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’. 
(3) Section 70103 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Policy’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Assistant Sec-
retary’)’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(C) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) 
as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 
(D) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FINAL
NETWORK’’ and inserting
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‘‘DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MULTIMODAL 
FREIGHT NETWORK’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Not later’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The As-
sistant Secretary’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (3), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’; and 
(E) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’. 
(4) Section 116(d)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (D).