‘‘ ‘(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a) of
this title;
‘‘ ‘(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b)
of this title;
‘‘ ‘(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c) of
this title;
‘‘ ‘(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d) of
this title; and
‘‘ ‘(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e) of
this title.’ ’’.
(b) OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.—
(1) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS AND LOANS.—The
total of all obligations from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund for carrying out
section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, relat-
ing to discretionary grants and loans, for fiscal year
1998 shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.
(2) FORMULA TRANSIT PROGRAMS.—The total
of all obligations for formula transit programs under
sections 5307, 5310, 5311, and 5336 of title 49,
United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 shall not
exceed $2,210,000,000.
SEC. 5. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSIST-
ANCE
PROGRAM
FOR
PERIOD
OCTOBER
1, 1997,
THROUGH MARCH 1, 1998.—Section 31104(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6) not more than $45,000,000 for the period
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’’.
(b) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The total of all obli-
gations for carrying out the motor carrier safety program
under section 31102 title 49, United States Code, for fis-
cal year 1998 shall not exceed $85,325,000.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
(a) BUREAU
OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—
Section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2172–2174) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘Chapter I’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ following ‘‘1996,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and $12,500,000 for
the period October 1, 1997, through March 31,
1998’’ after ‘‘1997’’.
(b) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 6058(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2194) is amended by
inserting ‘‘and $56,500,000 for the period October 1,
1997, through March 31, 1998’’ after ‘‘1997’’.
SEC. 7. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EX-
PENDITURES.
(a) GENERAL EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY AND PUR-
POSES.—Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 1998’’, and
(2) by striking the last sentence and inserting
the following new flush sentence:
‘‘In determining the authorizations under the Acts
referred to in the preceding subparagraphs, such
Acts shall be applied as in effect on the date of the
enactment of this sentence.’’
(b) TRANSFERS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS.—
(1) Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of section
9503(c), and paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), of
such Code are each amended by striking ‘‘October 1,
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1998’’.
(2) Subparagraph (E) of section 9503(c)(6) of
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1998’’.
(c) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 9503(e) of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 1998’’, and
(2) by striking all that follows ‘‘the enactment
of’’ and inserting ‘‘the last sentence of subsection
(c)(1).’’
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
Passed the House of Representatives October 1,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.