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SMALL REMOTE INCINERATORS 
SEC. 428. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation 
issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts 
CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State of Alas-
ka that are defined as ‘‘small, remote incinerator’’ units 
in those regulations and, until a subsequent regulation is 
issued, the Administrator shall implement the law and reg-
ulations in effect prior to such date. 
CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTIONS 
SEC. 429. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of 
dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities identi-
fied in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of 
the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 
SEC. 430. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive 
fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be 
below satisfactory performance or for performance that does 
not meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the 
Agency determines that any such deviations are due to un-
foreseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are 
not significant within the overall scope of the project and/
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or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are 
consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the FAR. 
SEC. 431. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall submit to Congress and post on the 
website of the Office of Management and Budget a report 
on each project funded by an agency that is appropriated 
funds under this division— 
(1) that is more than 5 years behind schedule; or 
(2) for which the amount spent on the project is 
not less than $1,000,000,000 more than the original 
cost estimate for the project. 
(b) Each report submitted and posted under subsection 
(a) shall include, for each project included in the report— 
(1) a brief description of the project, including— 
(A) the purpose of the project; 
(B) each location in which the project is 
carried out; 
(C) the year in which the project was initi-
ated; 
(D) the Federal share of the total cost of the 
project; and 
(E) each primary contractor, subcontractor, 
grant recipient, and subgrantee recipient of the 
project;
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(2) an explanation of any change to the original 
scope of the project, including by the addition or nar-
rowing of the initial requirements of the project; 
(3) the original expected date for completion of 
the project; 
(4) the current expected date for completion of 
the project; 
(5) the original cost estimate for the project, as 
adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
(6) the current cost estimate for the project, as 
adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
(7) an explanation for a delay in completion or 
increase in the original cost estimate for the project; 
and 
(8) the amount of and rationale for any award, 
incentive fee, or other type of bonus, if any, awarded 
for the project. 
SEC. 432. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this division, funds made available under the heading ‘‘EN-
VIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT’’ under the 
heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’
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under title II shall be reduced by $5,489,000, which shall 
be reduced from amounts for Operations and Administra-
tion as described in the report accompanying this Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this divi-
sion, the amount made available under the heading ‘‘STATE 
AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘EN-
VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ under title II 
shall be increased by $5,489,000. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this divi-
sion, the amount made available under paragraph (2) 
under the heading ‘‘STATE
AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PRO-
TECTION AGENCY’’ under title II shall be increased by 
$5,489,000. 
GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS 
SEC. 433. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this division, the amount made available for Geographic 
Programs under the heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS 
AND
MANAGEMENT’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ under title II shall 
be increased by 3 percent, and the amount made available 
for each Geographic Program described in the report accom-
panying this Act shall be increased by 3 percent. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this divi-
sion, the amount authorized to be transferred under the 
fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE
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PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY’’ 
under the heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY’’ under title II shall be increased by the addi-
tional amount made available for the Great Lakes Restora-
tion Initiative under subsection (a). 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this divi-
sion, funds made available under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT’’ under the heading 
‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ under 
title II for operations and administration, as specified in 
the report accompanying this Act, shall be reduced by an 
amount equal to the total amount additionally appro-
priated for Geographic Programs under subsection (a). 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2020’’. 
DIVISION 
D—TRANSPORTATION, 
AND 
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2020 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$113,910,000, of which not to exceed $3,065,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the immediate Of-
fice of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $20,428,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
exceed $10,331,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
$14,300,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed 
$2,546,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$29,244,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,142,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed 
$1,859,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive 
Secretariat; not to exceed $12,181,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse; and not to exceed $16,814,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer
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funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Sec-
retary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That no appropriation for any office shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all 
such transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change 
in funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for 
approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 
shall be for allocation within the Department for official 
reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
determine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public 
Law 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation 
up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Pub-
lic Affairs. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $8,000,000, 
of which $2,218,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That there may be credited to this ap-
propriation, to be available until expended, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for training:
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Provided further, That any reference in law, regulation, ju-
dicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innova-
tive Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed 
to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Research and Technology of the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be to estab-
lish an emergency planning transportation data initiative 
to conduct research and develop models for data integration 
of geo-located weather and roadways information for emer-
gency and other severe weather conditions to improve public 
safety and emergency evacuation and response capabilities. 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For capital investments in surface transportation in-
frastructure, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local gov-
ernment, transit agency, port authority, or a collaboration 
among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that 
will have a significant local or regional impact: Provided 
further, That projects eligible for funding provided under 
this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway 
or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States 
Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter
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53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight 
rail transportation projects; port infrastructure investments 
(including inland port infrastructure and land ports of 
entry); and projects investing in surface transportation fa-
cilities that are located on tribal land and for which title 
or maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Gov-
ernment: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, the Secretary may use an amount 
not to exceed $15,000,000 for the planning, preparation or 
design of projects eligible for funding under this heading: 
Provided further, That grants awarded under the previous 
proviso shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent 
of the funds made available under this heading for the pur-
pose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of 
projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under chapter 
6 of title 23, United States Code, or sections 501 through 
504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, if the Sec-
retary finds that such use of the funds would advance the 
purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That in dis-
tributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary 
shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in 
addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the in-
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vestment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided 
further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be 
not less than $5,000,000 and not greater than $25,000,000: 
Provided further, That not more than 10 percent of the 
funds made available under this heading may be awarded 
to projects in a single State: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral share of the costs for which an expenditure is made 
under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
give priority to projects that require a contribution of Fed-
eral funds in order to complete an overall financing pack-
age: Provided further, That not less than 30 percent of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be for projects lo-
cated in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects lo-
cated in a rural area, the minimum grant size shall be 
$1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 
projects conducted using funds provided under this heading 
must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select 
the grants and credit assistance awarded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 
to three percent of the funds provided under this heading, 
and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administra-
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tors of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal 
Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion, and the Maritime Administration to fund the award 
and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under 
the National Infrastructure Investments program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in the previous 
proviso may be used to hire additional personnel: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall consider and award 
projects based solely on the selection criteria from the fiscal 
year 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding the previous proviso, the Sec-
retary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s 
ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection cri-
teria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity no 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall re-
quire application submissions 90 days after the publishing 
of such Notice: Provided further, That of the applications 
submitted under the previous two provisos, the Secretary 
shall make grants no later than 270 days after enactment 
of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines.
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NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
FINANCE BUREAU 
For necessary expenses of the National Surface Trans-
portation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 
49 U.S.C. 116, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations no less than 15 
days prior to exercising the transfer authority granted 
under section 116(h) of title 49, United States Code. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL 
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 
the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 
re-engineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021. 
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
including necessary upgrades to wide area network and in-
formation technology infrastructure, improvement of net-
work perimeter controls and identity management, testing 
and assessment of information technology against business, 
security, and other requirements, implementation of Fed-
eral cyber security initiatives and information infrastruc-
ture enhancements, and implementation of enhanced secu-
rity controls on network devices, $15,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021.
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OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$9,470,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, $7,879,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency 
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC): 
Provided further, That there may be transferred to this ap-
propriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses in-
curred under this heading for IIPIC activities not related 
to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, That the 
tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available 
to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of 
major infrastructure projects not related to transportation 
only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide fund-
ing to the Department as provided for under the previous 
proviso. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed
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$319,793,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
to entities within the Department of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the above limitation on operating ex-
penses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency 
of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund without majority approval of the Working Cap-
ital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied 
against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project 
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and 
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such 
Committees. 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND 
OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 
business utilization and outreach activities, $3,488,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used 
for business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation.
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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
In addition to funds made available from any other 
source to carry out the essential air service program under 
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $162,000,000, to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That in determining between 
or among carriers competing to provide service to a commu-
nity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy re-
quirements of the carriers: Provided further, That basic es-
sential air service minimum requirements shall not include 
the 15-passenger capacity requirement under section 
41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act 
shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community 
located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub air-
port before the Secretary has negotiated with the commu-
nity over a local cost share: Provided further, That amounts 
authorized to be distributed for the essential air service pro-
gram under section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall be made available immediately from amounts other-
wise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration: Provided further, That the Administrator 
may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the ac-
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count established under section 45303 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, ex-
cept for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional 
notification. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of 
the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings 
of the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda 
for each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and 
Finance to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. 
SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 
327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Work-
ing Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide partial 
or full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim-
bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 
for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 
to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe
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benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and sec-
tion 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, That the De-
partment shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in 
the Working Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to 
provide uninterrupted transit benefits to Government em-
ployees: Provided further, That such reserve will not exceed 
one month of benefits payable and may be used only for 
the purpose of providing for the continuation of transit ben-
efits: Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund will 
be fully reimbursed by each customer agency from available 
funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses 
for an employee of the Department of Transportation with-
out the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration. 
SEC. 105. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations, Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on efforts by the Department of Trans-
portation to engage with local communities, metropolitan 
planning organizations, and regional transportation com-
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missions on advancing data and intelligent transportation 
systems technologies and other smart cities solutions. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used to terminate the Intelligent Transpor-
tation System Program Advisory Committee established 
under section 5305(h) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 512 
note; Public Law 109–59). 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations 
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to 
the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, in addition to amounts made avail-
able by Public Law 115–254, $10,540,511,000, to remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2021, 
of 
which 
$10,540,511,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading—
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(1) $1,359,607,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities; 
(2) $7,925,734,000 shall be available for air traf-
fic organization activities; 
(3) $26,040,000 shall be available for commercial 
space transportation activities; 
(4) $800,646,000 shall be available for finance 
and management activities; 
(5) $61,538,000 shall be available for NextGen 
and operations planning activities; 
(6) $118,642,000 shall be available for security 
and hazardous materials safety; and 
(7) $248,304,000 shall be available for staff of-
fices: 
Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any budget activ-
ity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be trans-
ferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided 
further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any ap-
propriation by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That 
any transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That not later than March 31 of each fis-
cal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
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tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 
update to the report submitted to Congress in December 
2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: Pro-
vided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall 
be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that 
such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Pro-
vided further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal 
year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress 
a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy 
for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and air-
craft certification staff in a format similar to the one uti-
lized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attri-
tion estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after 
March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Con-
gress: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter 
into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety 
standards: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
Act shall be available for new applicants for the second ca-
reer training program: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
Administration to finalize or implement any regulation 
that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifi-
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cally authorized by law after the date of the enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received 
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 
incurred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major 
repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$170,000,000 shall be used to fund direct operations of the 
current air traffic control towers in the contract tower pro-
gram, including the contract tower cost share program, and 
any airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify 
for the program during the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting 
and cartography are available for activities conducted by, 
or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers program 
at any airport: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall
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be used for a veterans pilot training competitive grant pro-
gram. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, technical support services, im-
provement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service test-
ing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition 
of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and fur-
nishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers 
and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft 
from funds available under this heading, including aircraft 
for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $3,153,801,000, of 
which $514,730,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2021, $2,518,544,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, and $120,527,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
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palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for 
expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 
modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur-
ther, That no later than March 31, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall transmit to the Congress an investment plan 
for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes 
funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, with total funding for each year of the plan 
constrained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated and approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able for Enterprise, Concept Development, Human Factors, 
and Demonstration, not less than $9,500,000 shall be avail-
able for the remote tower pilot program as authorized by 
section 161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 47104 note). 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $194,230,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
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project at other than a large or medium hub airport that 
is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project 
for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
2011 for the construction project: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds lim-
ited under this heading, not more than $113,000,000 shall 
be available for administration, not less than $15,000,000 
shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
gram, not less than $39,224,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available and transferred 
to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry 
out the Small Community Air Service Development Pro-
gram: Provided further, That in addition to airports eligi-
ble under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such 
program may include the participation of an airport that 
serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 
a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 
effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a re-
quest for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air-
ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 
471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United
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States Code, $450,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under this heading shall be derived from the general 
fund, and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment 
formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
percentages under chapter 471: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall distribute funds provided under this head-
ing as discretionary grants to airports: Provided further, 
That the amount made available under this heading shall 
not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: 
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of 
the funds provided under this heading to fund the award 
and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under 
this heading. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
fiscal year 2020.
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SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohi-
bition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree-
ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land 
without cost to the Federal Aviation Administration for air 
traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 
U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account 
at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to 
satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under section 5546(a) of title
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5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administra-
tion employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available under this Act or any 
prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to im-
plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper-
ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 
number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data 
that is made available to the public, except data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
flights of that owner or operator. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than nine political 
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721
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of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
Administration provides to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related 
to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
Administration or reduce its services unless the Adminis-
trator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds provided under this Act 
may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to withhold from consideration and ap-
proval any new application for participation in the Con-
tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Pro-
gram participants as long as the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration has received an application from the airport, and 
as long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligi-
ble using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration published establishment criteria.
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SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close, consolidate, or re-designate any 
field or regional airports division office unless the Adminis-
trator submits a request for the reprogramming of funds 
under section 405 of this Act. 
SENSE OF CONGRESS 
SEC. 119D. It is the sense of Congress that the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as part of 
ongoing efforts to review regulations regarding the emer-
gency medical equipment carried by passenger airlines, 
should continue to prioritize the demands of our nation’s 
growing opioid epidemic and take timely action to issue 
additional guidance to air carriers to ensure the expeditious 
inclusion of opioid antagonists in emergency medical kits. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $453,549,689, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$46,365,092,000 for fiscal year 2020: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 
23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of ex-
pert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and 
project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the 
costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit in-
struments: Provided further, That such fees are available 
until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, That 
such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses 
that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject 
to any obligation limitation or the limitation on adminis-
trative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States 
Code.
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$47,104,092,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available 
until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation 
$2,700,000,000: 
Provided, 
That 
the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be derived 
from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds 
provided for fiscal year 2020 in this or any other Act for: 
(1) ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code; or (2) the Appalachian Development 
Highway System as authorized under section 1069(y) of 
Public Law 102–240, and shall not affect the distribution 
or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided 
further, That section 1101(b) of Public Law 114–94 shall 
apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $1,250,000,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible 
under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
and for the elimination of hazards and the installation of
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protective 
devices 
at 
railway-highway 
crossings, 
$100,000,000 shall be set aside for the nationally significant 
Federal lands and tribal projects program under section 
1123 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
(FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94), $1,250,000,000 shall be 
set aside for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram for qualifying States, and $100,000,000 shall be set 
aside for necessary expenses for construction of the Appa-
lachian Development Highway System as authorized under 
section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240: Provided further, 
That for the purposes of funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of 
title 23, United States Code, and for the elimination of haz-
ards and the installation of protective devices at railway- 
highway crossings, the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 
States or the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
for the purposes of funds made available under this heading 
for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 
System, the term ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a State that 
contains 1 or more counties (including any political sub-
division located within the area) in the Appalachian region 
as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the funds made available 
under this heading for activities eligible under section 
133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and for the
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elimination of hazards and the installation of protective de-
vices at railway-highway crossings, shall be suballocated in 
the manner described in section 133(d) of such title, except 
that the set-aside described in section 133(h) of such title 
shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for (1) activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) 
of such title and for the elimination of hazards and the in-
stallation of protective devices at railway-highway cross-
ings, and (2) a bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 
1 of such title and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under this heading for activities eligible under 
section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and 
for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protec-
tive devices at railway-highway crossings, shall be appor-
tioned to the States in the same ratio as the obligation limi-
tation for fiscal year 2020 is distributed among the States 
in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for the nationally 
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program under 
section 1123 of the FAST Act shall remain available 
through September 30, 2023: Provided further, That for the 
purposes of funds made available under this heading for
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a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, the term 
‘‘qualifying State’’ means any of the 50 States with a popu-
lation of less than 5,000,000 and in which less than 65 per-
cent of National Highway System bridges are classified as 
in good condition: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall distribute funds made available under this heading 
for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to 
each qualifying State by the proportion that the percentage 
of National Highway System bridges not classified as in 
good condition in such qualifying State bears to the sum 
of the percentages of National Highway System bridges not 
classified as in good condition in all qualifying States: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation pro-
gram shall be used for highway bridge replacement or reha-
bilitation projects on public roads: Provided further, That 
for purposes of this heading for the bridge replacement and 
rehabilitation program, the Secretary shall (1) calculate 
population based on the latest available data from the de-
cennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, 
United States Code, and (2) calculate the percentages of 
bridges not classified as in good condition based on the Na-
tional Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2018: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for 
construction of the Appalachian Development Highway
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System shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That a project carried out with funds made avail-
able under this heading for construction of the Appalachian 
Development Highway System shall be carried out in the 
same manner as a project under section 14501 of title 40, 
United States Code: Provided further, That subject to the 
following proviso, funds made available under this heading 
for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 
System shall be apportioned to Appalachian States accord-
ing to the percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian 
Development Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, 
adopted in Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution 
Number 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s 
relative share of the estimated remaining need to complete 
the Appalachian Development Highway System, adjusted 
to exclude those corridors that such States have no current 
plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian De-
velopment Highway System Completion Report: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments 
made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian 
State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 per-
cent of the amount made available for construction of the 
Appalachian Development Highway System under this 
heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult 
with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making ad-
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justments under the preceding two provisos: Provided fur-
ther, That the Federal share of the costs for which an ex-
penditure is made for construction of the Appalachian De-
velopment Highway System under this heading shall be up 
to 100 percent. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to 
the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety con-
struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary
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(or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the 
programs (other than programs to which paragraph
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(1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and 
title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the 
Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title
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23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027);
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(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and
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(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(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 pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority 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 Pub-
lic 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—
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(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway 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 highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned
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comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any ap-
plication approval to provide credit assistance under sec-
tions 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Transportation provides notification in writing 
to the following committees: the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but not 
be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; 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. 124. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to make a grant for a project under section 117 
of title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 
60 days before making a grant under that section, provides
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written notification to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an eval-
uation and justification for the project and the amount of 
the proposed grant award: Provided, That the written noti-
fication required in the previous proviso shall be made no 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project 
eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of 
title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or 
territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obli-
gation limitation: Provided, That the Department of Trans-
portation for the State or territory for which the earmarked 
amount was originally designated or directed notifies the 
Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its authority 
under this section and submits a quarterly report to the 
Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding 
would be applied: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the original period of availability of funds to be obligated 
under this section, such funds and associated obligation 
limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period 
of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Transportation is notified: Provided further, That the 
Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds
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made available under this section shall be the same as asso-
ciated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 
means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined 
in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obli-
gation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall 
be applied to projects within the same general geographic 
area within 100 miles for which the funding was des-
ignated, except that a State or territory may apply such
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authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
activities the State or territory certifies have been closed 
and for which payments have been made under a final 
voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of 
the information provided by the States and territories each 
quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $288,000,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account), together with advances and reimburse-
ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration, the sum of which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety oper-
ations and programs authorized under title 49, United
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States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$288,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2020, of which $9,073,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2022, is 
for the research and technology program, and of which 
$35,334,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, is for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $391,135,561, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obli-
gations of $391,135,561 in fiscal year 2020 for ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of the sums ap-
propriated under this heading: 
(1) $308,700,000 shall be available for the motor 
carrier safety assistance program;
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(2) $33,200,000 shall be available for the com-
mercial driver’s license program implementation pro-
gram; 
(3) $45,900,000 shall be available for the high 
priority activities program, of which $1,000,000 is to 
be made available from prior year unobligated con-
tract authority provided for Motor Carrier Safety in 
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 
109–59), or other appropriations or authorization 
Acts; and 
(4) $3,335,561 shall be made available for com-
mercial motor vehicle operators grants, of which 
$2,335,561 is to be made available from prior year 
unobligated contract authority provided for Motor 
Carrier Safety in the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA– 
LU (Public Law 109–59), or other appropriations or 
authorization Acts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 viola-
tions by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner
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of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 131. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Transportation by this 
Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to imple-
ment, administer, or enforce the requirements of section 
31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with re-
spect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators 
of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) 
of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 
of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
SEC. 132. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall update annual inspection regulations under 
Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as recommended by GAO–19–264. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary, $194,000,000: Provided, That $178,501,000 shall 
be for traffic and highway safety activities authorized under 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That $499,000 shall be for 
in-vehicle alcohol detection device research: Provided fur-
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ther, That $15,000,000 shall be for behavioral safety activi-
ties under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, of 
which $6,000,000 shall be for behavioral research on Auto-
mated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance 
Systems and improving consumer responses to safety re-
calls; $4,000,000 shall be for grants, pilot program activi-
ties, and innovative solutions to reduce impaired-driving 
fatalities in collaboration with eligible entities; and 
$5,000,000 shall be for grants, pilot program activities, and 
innovative solutions to evaluate driver behavior to tech-
nologies that protect law enforcement, first responders, 
roadside crews, and others while on the job: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts in the previous proviso shall be in 
addition to any amounts made available under the heading, 
‘‘Operations and Research (Liquidation of Contraction Au-
thorization) (Limitation on Obligations)’’ for carrying out 
the provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $40,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2021.
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, section 4011 of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114– 
94), and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
$155,300,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 2020 
are in excess of $155,300,000: Provided further, That of the 
sums appropriated under this heading: 
(1) $149,800,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 4011 of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public 
Law 114–94); and 
(2) $5,500,000 shall be for the National Driver 
Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code: 
Provided further, That within the $155,300,000 obligation 
limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021, and shall be
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in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 
obligations for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, to remain available until expended, $623,017,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 
2020 are in excess of $623,017,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the sums appropriated under this 
heading: 
(1) $279,800,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety 
Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
(2) $285,900,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority 
Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
(3) $30,500,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visibility 
Enforcement Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; and
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(4) $26,817,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Ex-
penses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act: 
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for of-
fice 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 available for technical assistance 
to the States: Provided further, That with respect to the 
‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8), any 
amounts transferred to increase the amounts made avail-
able under section 402 shall include the obligation authority 
for such amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator 
shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations of any exercise of the authority granted under the 
previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 
days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23,
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United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses 
for State management reviews and to pay for core com-
petency development training and related expenses for high-
way safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion 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 authority 
has not lapsed or been used. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $221,698,000, of which 
$18,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $40,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING 
PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue 
direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 
through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, such
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authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan 
guarantee is outstanding. 
FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Part-
nership for State of Good Repair Grants as authorized by 
section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, $300,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may withhold up to one percent of the amount pro-
vided under this heading for the costs of award and project 
management oversight of grants carried out under section 
24911 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Oppor-
tunity that encompasses previously unawarded funds pro-
vided under this heading in fiscal year 2019 by Public Law 
116–6 no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act 
and announce the selection of projects to receive awards for 
such funds no later than 210 days after the enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 
the Notice of Funding Opportunity that encompasses funds 
provided under this heading in this Act no later than 270 
days after enactment of this Act and announce the selection 
of projects to receive awards for such funds no later than 
450 days after the enactment of this Act.
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CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants, as author-
ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 
$255,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That section 22905(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not apply to projects for the implementation of posi-
tive train control systems otherwise eligible under section 
24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts available under this heading for projects 
selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be 
transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appro-
priate agencies to be administered in accordance with chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not limit eligible projects from con-
sideration for funding for planning, engineering, environ-
mental, construction, and design elements of the same 
project in the same application: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances remaining after 4 years from the date 
of enactment may be used for any eligible project under sec-
tion 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 
of the amount provided under this heading for the costs of 
award and project management oversight of grants carried
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out under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce the se-
lection of projects to receive awards for funds provided 
under this heading in fiscal year 2019 by Public Law 116– 
6 no later than 210 days after the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 
of Funding Opportunity that encompasses funds provided 
under this heading in this Act no later than 270 days after 
enactment of this Act and announce the selection of projects 
to receive awards for such funds no later than 450 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and En-
hancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 
49, United States Code, $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may withhold 
up to one percent of the funds provided under this heading 
to fund the costs of award and project management and 
oversight. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as author-
ized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Surface
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Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$680,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
percent of the funds provided under both this heading and 
the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs of project 
management and oversight of activities authorized by sec-
tion 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94: Provided 
further, That in addition to the project management over-
sight funds authorized under section 11101(c) of division 
A of Public Law 114–94, the Secretary may retain up to 
an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Cor-
ridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading and the ‘‘Na-
tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’ heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 
made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and sta-
tions into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 
Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, 
$100,000,000 shall be made available to fund the replace-
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ment of the single-level passenger cars used on Northeast 
Corridor and State Supported Corridor routes. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,320,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with the State-Supported Route Com-
mittee established under section 24712 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That at least $50,000,000 of 
the amount provided under this heading shall be available 
for the development, installation and operation of railroad 
safety technology, including the implementation of a posi-
tive train control system, on State-supported routes as de-
fined under section 24102(13) of title 49, United States 
Code, on which positive train control systems are not re-
quired by law or regulation: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be used by 
Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or (b) of section 
24706 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-
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distance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator 
on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system 
is not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emer-
gency or during maintenance or construction outages im-
pacting such routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the fre-
quency of, suspend, or substantially alter the route of rail 
service on any portion of such route operated in fiscal year 
2018, including implementation of service permitted by sec-
tion 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, in lieu 
of rail service. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
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 system: 
Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a summary of all 
overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2019 
and the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That
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such summary shall include the total number of employees 
that received waivers and the total overtime payments the 
Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for 
each month for 2019 and for the three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 151. It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide 
much-needed transportation access for 4,700,000 rid-
ers in 325 communities in 40 States and are particu-
larly important in rural areas; and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and serv-
ices should be sustained to ensure connectivity 
throughout the National Network (as defined in sec-
tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code). 
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, $113,165,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds provided or limited 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 2021 President’s budget, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allo-
cations for fiscal year 2021.
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TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
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 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 
5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 
3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act $10,800,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit 
Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That funds available for the 
implementation or execution of programs authorized under 
49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 
5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, section 
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $10,150,348,462 in fiscal year 
2020: Provided further, That the Federal share of the cost 
of activities carried out under 49 U.S.C. section 5312 shall 
not exceed 80 percent, except that if there is substantial
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be available for the high density state apportionments as 
authorized under section 5340(d) of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such title, 
$3,000,000 shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of bus testing facilities by institutions of higher edu-
cation selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of such title: 
Provided further, That $7,000,000 shall be available for 
demonstration and deployment of innovative mobility solu-
tions as authorized under section 5312 of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall enter into a contract 
or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, each 
institution of higher education selected pursuant to section 
5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain a facility 
to conduct the testing of low or no emission vehicle new 
bus models using the standards established pursuant to sec-
tion 5318(e)(2) of such title: Provided further, That the 
term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 5312(e)(6) of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the cost 
of testing a low or no emission vehicle new bus model at 
each selected institution of higher education: Provided fur-
ther, That the entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 
percent of the cost of testing: Provided further, That a low 
or no emission vehicle new bus model tested that receives 
a passing aggregate test score in accordance with the stand-
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ards established under section 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall 
be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of sec-
tion 5318(e) of such title: Provided further, That amounts 
made available by this heading shall be derived from the 
general fund: Provided further, That the amounts made 
available under this heading shall not be subject to any lim-
itation on obligations for transit programs set forth in any 
Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000: Provided, That the assistance provided under 
this heading not duplicate the activities of 49 U.S.C. 
5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 5312. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $1,978,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, $1,500,000,000 shall be available for projects author-
ized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
$300,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, 
$78,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under
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section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code, and 
$100,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall continue to administer the capital investment grants 
program in accordance with the procedural and substantive 
requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 
and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division 
B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall approve grants for capital and preventive 
maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing 
a request for each specific project: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest pri-
ority on those investments that will improve the safety of 
the system before approving such grants: Provided further, 
That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the
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rail system, may waive the requirements of section 
601(e)(1) of division B of Public Law 110–432. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Fixed Guideway Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Tran-
sit Administration for projects specified in this Act or iden-
tified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
September 30, 2023, and other recoveries, shall be directed 
to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2019, under any 
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that 
remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
administered under the most recent appropriation heading 
for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used
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to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
with a New Starts share greater than 51 percent: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall not impede or hinder project ad-
vancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal 
contribution from the capital investment grant program of 
greater than 40 percent of projects costs as authorized under 
section 5309. 
SEC. 164. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used for the implementation or furtherance of 
new policies detailed in the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ letter distrib-
uted by the Federal Transit Administration to capital in-
vestment grant program project sponsors on June 29, 2018. 
SEC. 165. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to adjust apportionments 
or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section 
9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to 
the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
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in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities on those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, 
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, $36,000,000, to be derived from the Har-
bor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99– 
662: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be used on cap-
ital asset renewal activities. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $142,619,000: Provided, That of 
the sums appropriated under this heading—
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(1) $73,351,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021 for the operations of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; 
(2) $8,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the maintenance and repair, equipment, 
and capital improvements at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy; 
(3) $3,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021 for the Maritime Environment and 
Technology Assistance program authorized under sec-
tion 50307 of title 46, United States Code; and 
(4) $7,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the Short Sea Transportation Program 
(America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for the 
purposes authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) and 
(3) of title 46, United States Code: 
Provided further, That not later than January 12, 2020, 
the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall 
transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations the annual report on sexual assault and sexual 
harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110– 
417: Provided further, That available balances under this 
heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program (Amer-
ica’s Marine Highways) from prior year recoveries shall be
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available to carry out activities authorized under sections 
55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That from funds provided under the previous 
two provisos, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 
grants no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act 
in such amounts as the Secretary determines: Provided fur-
ther, That any available unobligated balances and obligated 
balances not yet expended from previous appropriations 
under this heading for programs and activities supporting 
State Maritime Academies shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Administra-
tion, State Maritime Academy Operations’’ and shall be 
made available for the same purposes as the appropriations 
for ‘‘Maritime Administration, State Maritime Academy 
Operations’’. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support and 
training 
activities 
for 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
$342,280,000: Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
under this heading— 
(1) $30,080,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten-
sion, marine insurance, and capacity improvement of 
National Defense Reserve Fleet training ships in sup-
port 
of 
State 
Maritime 
Academies, 
of 
which
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$8,080,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for expenses related to training mariners for costs 
associated with training vessel sharing pursuant to 
46 U.S.C. 51504(g)(3) for costs associated with mobi-
lizing, operating and demobilizing the vessel, includ-
ing travel costs for students, faculty and crew, the 
costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, 
operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
(2) $300,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mis-
sion Vessel Program, including funds for construction, 
planning, administration, and design of school ships; 
(3) $2,400,000 shall remain available through 
September 30, 2021, for the Student Incentive Pro-
gram; 
(4) $3,800,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for training ship fuel assistance; and 
(5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, for direct payments for State Mari-
time Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as
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amended by Public Law 113–281, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations and 
Training’’, Maritime Administration. 
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized 
under section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, 
$91,600,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That projects eligible for funding provided under this head-
ing shall be projects for coastal seaports and inland water-
ways ports: Provided further, That the Maritime Adminis-
tration shall distribute funds provided under this heading 
as discretionary grants to port authorities or commissions 
or their subdivisions and agents under existing authority, 
as well as to a State or political subdivision of a State or
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local government, a tribal government, a public agency or 
publicly chartered authority established by one or more 
States, a special purpose district with a transportation 
function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group of enti-
ties, or a lead entity described above jointly with a private 
entity or group of private entities: Provided further, That 
projects eligible for funding provided under this heading 
shall be either within the boundary of a port, or outside 
the boundary of a port, and directly related to port oper-
ations or to an intermodal connection to a port that will 
improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement 
of goods into, out of, around, or within a port, as well as 
the unloading and loading of cargo at a port: Provided fur-
ther, That the Federal share of the costs for which an ex-
penditure is made under this heading shall be up to 80 per-
cent: Provided further, That for grants awarded under this 
heading, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the 
Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 
percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able for necessary costs of grant administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime
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Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and serv-
ices and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government prop-
erty under control of the Maritime Administration: Pro-
vided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to 
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occu-
pancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $24,215,000, 
of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $60,000,000, of which 
$7,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2022: Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 
49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That
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there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available 
until expended, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in per-
formance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to dis-
charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990, $165,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, of which $23,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
$134,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
Fund; and of which $8,000,000 shall be derived from fees 
collected under 49 U.S.C. 60302 and deposited in the Un-
derground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for 
the purpose of carrying out 49 U.S.C. 60141: Provided, 
That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be for the One-Call State grant program.