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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 receipts for the maintenance and operation of 
air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification 
of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certifi-
cates, 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 $154,400,000 shall be for the 
contract tower program, including the contract tower cost share 
program: 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: 
Provided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall review and update the agency’s 
‘‘Community Involvement Manual’’ related to new air traffic proce-
dures, public outreach and community involvement: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator shall complete and implement a plan 
which enhances community involvement techniques and proactively 
addresses concerns associated with performance based navigation 
projects: Provided further, That the Administrator shall transmit, 
in electronic format, the community involvement manual and plan 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 
contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and 
experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and 
service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisi-
tion of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees 
of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed 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, 
$2,855,000,000, of which $470,049,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016, and $2,384,951,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited 
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization 
of national airspace systems: Provided further, That no later than 
March 31, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the 
Congress an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal
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years 2017 through 2021, with total funding for each year of the 
plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated 
and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: 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 Congress. 
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 construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant, $166,000,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which 
shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, 
and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and noise compatibility planning 
and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 
and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, 
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention 
devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspec-
tion activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
including those related to airport operating certificates under sec-
tion 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,600,000,000, to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 
in fiscal year 2016, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or 
other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explo-
sive detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s 
share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants 
or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project 
at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive
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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 limited under this heading, not more than 
$107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research 
Program, not less than $31,000,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community 
Air Service Development Program: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, 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 request for proposals. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors 
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration 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 
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement 
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances 
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration 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 subse-
quent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation 
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 available 
for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration 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 obligated 
or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of 
a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an 
airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from 
a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14
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Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may 
be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) 
an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 
U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had more 
than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, 
based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal 
Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of 
Transportation. 
SEC. 118. 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 implement any limitation 
on the ability of any owner or operator 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 
Administration’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. 119. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and Presi-
dential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 
49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and 
Senate Committees 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. 119B. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119C. 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. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $425,752,000, together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and 
operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not 
to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian 
Regional Commission in accordance with section 104 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 $42,361,000,000 for fiscal year 2016: Provided, 
That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 
title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert 
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 Govern-
ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Pro-
vided 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 administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(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, $43,100,000,000 derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation 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 Transpor-
tation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid high-
way and highway safety construction programs for previous 
fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Sec-
retary (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—
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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 obligation 
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 extent 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 obligated in accordance 
with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations 
at the time at which the funds were initially made available 
for obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016, only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 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 previously distributed 
during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having 
large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 
144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
contract authority for transportation research programs carried 
out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation 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 high-
way 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—
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(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highway programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not 
be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal 
year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each State under 
paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described 
in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of 
title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid 
highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for 
such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his 
or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Fed-
eral-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the 
intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall provide 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 in this Act to the Department 
of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless 
not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide 
credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification 
in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate 
Committees 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 Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided, That such 
notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 
project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assist-
ance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line 
of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 124. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in each of subsections (a)(11)(A) and (B) by striking 
‘‘through December 31, 2031’’, and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(t) VEHICLES IN IDAHO.—A vehicle limited or prohibited under 
this section from operating on a segment of the Interstate System 
in the State of Idaho may operate on such a segment if such 
vehicle– 
‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; 
‘‘(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies with the 
single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits set forth 
in subsection (a); and
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‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment under Idaho 
State law.’’. 
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 obligation limitation, provided that 
the Department of Transportation 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. 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. The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out with funds made available under this section 
shall be the same as associated 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 fiscal year in which this Act becomes 
effective, and administered by the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration; 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 author-
ized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal 
years prior to the fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, 
and administered by the Federal Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only 
for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 
percent of the amount made available for obligation as of the 
effective date of this Act, and shall be applied to projects within 
the same general geographic area within 50 miles for which the 
funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such 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 Appropriations. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount that the Secretary sets aside for fiscal year 2016 under 
section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for the elimination 
of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway- 
highway crossings shall be $350,000,000.
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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 implementation, 
execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations 
and programs pursuant to section 31110(a)–(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, and section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended 
by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $267,400,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with 
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and 
programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $267,400,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, of which $9,000,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018, is 
for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2018, is 
for information management: Provided further, That $1,000,000 
shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator 
grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended 
by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 
31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 
109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141, as amended by the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, $313,000,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier 
safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 
in fiscal year 2016 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which 
$218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assist-
ance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver’s 
license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available 
for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for 
performance and registration information system management 
grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle 
information systems and networks deployment program, and
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$3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants: 
Provided further, That, of the funds made available herein for 
the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be 
available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. (a) Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall 
be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 
of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28. 
(b) Section 350(d) of the Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–87) is 
hereby repealed. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified 
mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records 
the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available 
under this Act, or any other Act, hereafter, shall be used by the 
Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing 
a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of 
eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commer-
cial learner’s permits to individuals under eighteen years of age 
as of May 9, 2011. 
SEC. 133. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and such section shall have no force 
or effect on submission of the final report issued by the Secretary, 
as required by section 133 of division K of Public Law 113–235, 
unless the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department 
of Transportation each review and determine that the final report— 
(1) meets the statutory requirements set forth in such 
section; and 
(2) establishes that commercial motor vehicle drivers who 
operated under the restart provisions in effect between July 
1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of such 
Public Law demonstrated statistically significant improvement 
in all outcomes related to safety, operator fatigue, driver health 
and longevity, and work schedules, in comparison to commercial 
motor vehicle drivers who operated under the restart provisions 
in effect on June 30, 2013. 
SEC. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available 
under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs’’ 
may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials 
Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s 
Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has 
the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions 
taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary 
to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the 
Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address 
the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out- 
of-Service rate. 
SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts under the heading ‘‘Motor Carrier 
Safety Operations and Programs’’ shall be used to pay for costs
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associated with design, development, testing, or implementation 
of a wireless roadside inspection program until 180 days after 
the Secretary of Transportation certifies to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations that such program does not conflict 
with existing non-Federal electronic screening systems, create 
capabilities already available, or require additional statutory 
authority to incorporate generated inspection data into safety deter-
minations or databases, and has restrictions to specifically address 
privacy concerns of affected motor carriers and operators: Provided, 
That nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the 
Department’s ongoing research efforts in this area. 
SEC. 136. Section 13506(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended: 
(1) in subsection (14) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subsection (15) by striking ‘‘.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting at the end, ‘‘(16) the transportation of 
passengers by 9 to 15 passenger motor vehicles operated by 
youth or family camps that provide recreational or educational 
activities.’’. 
SEC. 137. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31112(c)(5) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Nebraska may’’ and inserting ‘‘Nebraska 
and Kansas may’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the State of Nebraska’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
relevant state’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AND
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
31112(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
WYOMING, OHIO, ALASKA, IOWA, 
NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (3) and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, $152,800,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2017. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
Code, $142,900,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
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(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
obligations for which, in fiscal year 2016, are in excess of 
$142,900,000, of which $137,800,000 shall be for programs author-
ized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,100,000 shall be for the National 
Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That within the $142,900,000 obliga-
tion limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017, and shall be 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, $573,332,000, 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 the total obligations for which, in fiscal 
year 2016, are in excess of $573,332,000 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, of which $243,500,000 
shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$274,700,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405; $29,300,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $25,832,000 shall be for ‘‘Adminis-
trative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That none of these 
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling 
costs, or for office 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 Counter-
measures’’ (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)(1)(G), any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made 
available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority 
for such amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within five days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the 
amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code,
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to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews 
and to pay for core competency development training and related 
expenses for highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in 
private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appro-
priate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 
5, subchapter II. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $199,000,000, of which $15,900,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$39,100,000, 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 authority to exist as long 
as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. Provided, 
That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new 
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using 
Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2016. 
RAILROAD SAFETY GRANTS 
For necessary expenses related to railroad safety grants, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
exceed $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 20167, 
as in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger Rail 
Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI of the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act); and not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 20158. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts 
based on the Secretary’s assessment of the Corporation’s seasonal 
cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger
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rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
432), as in effect the day before the enactment of the Passenger 
Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division A, title XI of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), $288,500,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts 
available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary 
to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation 
only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific 
train route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall 
be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, 
and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support 
to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall 
transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, busi-
ness plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2016 required 
under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improve-
ment Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak 
rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, business plan 
and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information 
on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive 
fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide 
monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall 
describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business 
plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against 
the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improve-
ment plan: Provided further, That the Corporation’s budget, busi-
ness plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly 
reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or 
plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used 
to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare 
of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the 
operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State 
and the State participates in the setting of fares. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital invest-
ments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division 
B of Public Law 110–432), as in effect the day before the enactment 
of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (division 
A, title XI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act), 
$1,101,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not 
to exceed $160,200,000 shall be for debt service obligations as 
authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall 
be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations 
into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided 
further, That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, 
which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account,