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able under this heading shall be used to carry out the mod-
ernization of the National Driver Register. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(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. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 
and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public 
Law 109–59, to remain available until expended, 
$619,500,000 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 2010, are in excess of $619,500,000 
for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 
408, and 410 and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 
2011 of Public Law 109–59, of which $235,000,000 shall 
be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$25,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive 
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; $124,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘Safety Belt Performance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, 
and such obligation limitation shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011, in accordance with subsection (f) of 
such section 406 and shall be in addition to the amount 
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of any limitation imposed on obligations for such grants 
for future fiscal years; $34,500,000 shall be for ‘‘State 
Traffic Safety Information System Improvements’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 408; $139,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Im-
paired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Pro-
gram’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410; $18,500,000 shall be for 
‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 2001(a)(11) of 
Public Law 109–59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visi-
bility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59; $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist 
Safety’’ under section 2010 of Public Law 109–59; and 
$7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Child Safety and Child Booster 
Seat Safety Incentive Grants’’ under section 2011 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59: Provided further, That none of these 
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or re-
modeling 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 section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures Grants’’ shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$750,000 of the funds made available for the ‘‘High Visi-
bility Enforcement Program’’ shall be available for the 
evaluation required under section 2009(f) of Public Law 
109–59. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or limitation on the use of funds made available under 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 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, to pay 
for travel and related expenses for State management re-
views and to pay for core competency development train-
ing and related expenses for highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 
which obligation authority was made available in previous 
public laws for multiple years 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 Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $172,533,000, of 
which $15,300,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2011. 
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $34,145,000 (increased by $3,000,000), to re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
210), in such amounts and at such times as may be nec-
essary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guar-
antee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 
511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as 
long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, no 
new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be 
made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium dur-
ing fiscal year 2010. 
RAIL LINE RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 20154 
of title 49, United States Code, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS 
AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
passenger rail grants for capital projects as authorized 
under sections 26106 and 24406 of title 49, United States 
Code; the acquisition of new rolling stock; and to enter 
into 
cooperative 
agreements 
for 
these 
purposes, 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That $50,000,000 of funds provided 
under this paragraph are available to the Administrator 
of the Federal Railroad Administration to fund the award 
and oversight of financial assistance made under this 
paragraph: Provided further, That up to $30,000,000 of 
the funds provided under this paragraph are available to 
the Administrator for the purposes of conducting research 
and demonstrating technologies supporting the develop-
ment of passenger rail service that is expected to maintain 
an average speed of 110 miles per hour or is reasonably 
expected to reach speeds of at least 150 miles per hour, 
including the implementation of the Rail Cooperative Re-
search Program authorized by section 24910 of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That up to 
$50,000,000 of the funds provided under this paragraph 
may be used for planning activities that lead directly to 
the development of a passenger rail corridor investment 
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plan consistent with the requirements established by the 
Administrator or a state rail plan consistent with chapter 
227 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall issue regulations covering application 
procedures and grant criteria for the passenger rail grants 
provided under this paragraph: Provided further, That the 
Federal share payable of the costs for which financial as-
sistance is made under this paragraph shall not exceed 
80 percent: Provided further, That in addition to the provi-
sions of title 49, United States Code, that apply to the 
passenger rail programs funded under this paragraph, sec-
tions 24402(a)(2), 24402(f), 24402(i), and 24403(a) and 
(c) of title 49, United States Code, shall also apply to the 
provision of funds provided under this paragraph: Pro-
vided further, That a project need not be in a state rail 
plan developed under chapter 227 of title 49, United 
States Code, to be eligible for assistance under this head-
ing: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds 
provided under this paragraph are available to the Admin-
istrator for the purposes of implementing section 24316 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That if 
legislation authorizing a national infrastructure bank is 
enacted prior to September 30, 2010, beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2010, the Secretary of Transportation may use up 
to $2,000,000,000, of the amount appropriated in this 
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paragraph to carry out such legislation including by trans-
ferring funds to the appropriate Federal agency to carry 
out the national infrastructure bank: Provided further, 
That if legislation enacting a national infrastructure bank 
is not enacted by September 30, 2010, the Secretary may 
use an additional $20,000,000 of the funds available 
under this paragraph for the award and oversight of finan-
cial assistance made under this paragraph; Provided fur-
ther, That recipients of grants under this paragraph shall 
conduct all procurement transactions using such grant 
funds in a manner that provides full and open competition, 
as determined by the Secretary, in compliance with exist-
ing labor agreements. 
OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as 
authorized by section 101(a) of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public 
Law 110–432), $553,348,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That the amounts avail-
able under this heading shall be available for the Secretary 
to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Cor-
poration only after receiving and reviewing a grant request 
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for each specific train route: Provided further, That each 
such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed fi-
nancial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expendi-
ture projection justifying the Federal support to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may retain up to one-half of one percent of the funds pro-
vided under this heading to implement the Operating 
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That the Corporation 
is directed to achieve savings through operating effi-
ciencies including, but not limited to, modifications to food 
and beverage service and first class service: Provided fur-
ther, That the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation shall report to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations beginning 3 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter 
with estimates of the savings accrued as a result of all 
operational reforms instituted by the Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall provide a report recom-
mending to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act on possible operational reforms that could be insti-
tuted by the Corporation: Provided further, That not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Corpora-
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tion shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations its Fiscal Year 2011 plan to improve 
the financial performance of food and beverage service and 
its plan to improve the financial performance of first class 
service (including sleeping car service): Provided further, 
That the Corporation shall report quarterly to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its progress 
against the milestones and target dates contained in its 
financial performance improvement plan provided in fiscal 
year 2009 and quantify savings realized to date on a 
monthly basis compared to those projected in the plan, 
identify any changes in the plan or delays in implementing 
these plans, and identify the causes of delay and proposed 
corrective measures: Provided further, That the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall submit, in electronic 
format, to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, a budget, business plan and a 5-Year Financial 
Plan beginning with fiscal year 2010, consistent with the 
provisions of section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 
110–432): Provided further, That the budget, business 
plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall also include a 
separate accounting of targets for the Northeast Corridor; 
commuter service; long distance Amtrak service; state-sup-
ported service; each intercity train route, including Auto-
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train; and commercial activities including contract oper-
ations: Provided further, That, these plans shall be accom-
panied by a comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling 
stock which shall address the Corporation’s detailed plans 
and timeframes for the maintenance, refurbishment, re-
placement, and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: Provided 
further, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific 
goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, and 
preferred financing options for all such activities: Provided 
further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year 
Financial Plan shall include a description of work to be 
funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated time-
table for completion of the projects covered by these plans: 
Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide 
monthly reports in electronic format regarding the budget, 
business plan, and 5-Year Financial Plan, which shall de-
scribe the work completed to date, any changes to any 
plan, and the reasons for such changes, and shall identify 
all sole source contract awards which shall be accompanied 
by a justification as to why said contract was awarded on 
a sole source basis: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion’s budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, and 
all subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed on 
the Corporation’s website within a reasonable timeframe 
following their submission to the appropriate entities: Pro-
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vided further, That none of the funds under this heading 
may be obligated or expended until the Corporation agrees 
to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 
5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct 
loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner 
as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION OFFICE 
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
a grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
Office of the Inspector General for auditing the operations 
and capital expenditures of the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation, as authorized by section 101(b) of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
(division B of Public Law 110–432), $19,000,000. 
CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration for capital grants supporting intercity passenger 
services as authorized by section 101(c) of the Passenger 
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division 
B of Public Law 110–432), $929,625,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010, of which not to exceed 
$264,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as au-
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thorized by section 102 of that Act: Provided, That in ad-
dition to the project management oversight funds author-
ized under section 101(d) of that Act, the Secretary may 
retain up to an additional one-half of one percent of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
ated with implementing sections 208 and 212 of that Act, 
including the amendments made by section 212 to section 
24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital ex-
penditures, including advance purchase orders of mate-
rials, for the Corporation only after receiving and review-
ing a grant request for each specific capital project justi-
fying the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: 
Provided further, That none of the funds under this head-
ing may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Cor-
poration: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading may be used for capital projects not approved 
by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation’s 
fiscal year 2010 business plan. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 151. The Secretary may purchase promotional 
items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities 
to accomplish the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, 
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That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the ad-
ministration of such purchases and use. 
SEC. 152. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds provided in this Act for the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease 
to be available to said Corporation in the event that the 
Corporation contracts to have services provided at or from 
any location outside the United States. For purposes of 
this section, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service 
that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time 
or part-time Amtrak employee whose base of employment 
is located within the United States. 
SEC. 153. The Secretary of Transportation may re-
ceive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts 
and similar items, from non-United States Government 
sources to repair damages to or replace United States 
Government owned automated track inspection cars and 
equipment as a result of third party liability for such dam-
ages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 
be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain 
available until expended for the repair, operation and 
maintenance of automated track inspection cars and 
equipment in connection with the automated track inspec-
tion program. 
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SEC. 154. The Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration shall submit a report on April 1, 2010, and 
quarterly reports thereafter, to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the Administra-
tor’s efforts at improving the on-time performance of Am-
trak intercity rail service operating on non-Amtrak owned 
property. Such reports shall compare the most recent ac-
tual on-time performance data to pre-established on-time 
performance goals that the Administrator shall set for 
each rail service, identified by route. Such reports shall 
also include whatever other information and data regard-
ing the on-time performance of Amtrak trains the Admin-
istrator deems to be appropriate. 
SEC. 155. In the Explanatory Statement referenced 
in division I of Public Law 111–8 under the heading Rail-
road Research and Development the item relating to ‘‘San 
Gabriel trench grade separation project, Alameda Cor-
ridor, CA’’ is deemed to be amended by inserting ‘‘Ala-
meda Corridor East Construction Authority Grade Sepa-
rations, CA.’’. 
SEC. 156. In the Explanatory Statement referenced 
in division K of Public Law 110–161 under the heading 
Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program the item 
relating to ‘‘Mt. Vernon railroad cut, NY’’ is deemed to 
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be amended by inserting ‘‘Rail Line and Station Improve-
ment and Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon, NY.’’. 
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, $97,478,000: Provided, 
That of the funds available under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $1,809,000 shall be available for travel: Provided fur-
ther, 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 of the 
amounts made available under this heading not to exceed 
$75,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available 
by this Act and provided to the Department of Transpor-
tation Office of Inspector General through reimbursement 
to conduct the annual audits of financial statements in 
accordance with section 3521 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That upon submission to the Con-
gress of the fiscal year 2011 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the 
annual report on new starts, including proposed alloca-
tions of funds for fiscal year 2011. 
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FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 
5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and 
section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, 
$8,852,000,000 to be derived from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for the im-
plementation or execution of programs authorized under 
49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 
5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of 
Public Law 105–178, as amended, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $8,343,171,000 in fiscal year 2010. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,670,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $10,000,000 is 
available to carry out the transit cooperative research pro-
gram under section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, 
$4,300,000 is available for the National Transit Institute 
under section 5315 of title 49, United States Code, and 
$7,000,000 is available for university transportation cen-
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ters program under section 5506 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That $44,370,000 is available to 
carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 
5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,827,343,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$200,000,000 is for section 5309(e) of such title: Pro-
vided, That $2,000,000, shall be transferred to the De-
partment of Transportation Office of Inspector General 
from funds set aside for the execution of contracts pursu-
ant to section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, for 
costs associated with audits and investigations of transit- 
related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway 
systems. 
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 601 of 
division B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
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apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under ‘‘Fed-
eral Transit Administration, Capital Investment Grants’’ 
and for bus and bus facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, Formula and Bus Grants’’ for projects speci-
fied in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this 
Act not obligated by September 30, 2012, and other recov-
eries, 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, 2009, 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, unobligated funds made available for new fixed guide-
way system projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit 
Administration, Capital investment grants’’ in any appro-
priations Act prior to this Act may be used during this 
fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. 
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SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2010, each Federal 
Transit Administration grant for a project that involves 
the acquisition or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in pub-
lic transportation shall be funded for 90 percent of the 
net capital costs of a biodiesel bus or a factory-installed 
or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion system and any 
equipment related to such a system: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall have the discretion to determine, through 
practicable administrative procedures, the costs attrib-
utable to the system and related-equipment. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, that are available to the 
Secretary of Transportation for reallocation shall be di-
rected to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes 
for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 166. (a) In the explanatory statement ref-
erenced in section 186 of title I of division K of Public 
Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2406), the item relating to 
‘‘Broward County Southwest Transit Facility’’ in the table 
of projects under the heading ‘‘Bus and Bus Facilities’’ 
is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Southwest’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Ravenswood’’. 
(b) The explanatory statement referenced in section 
186 of title I of division I of Public Law 111–8 for ‘‘Alter-
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natives analysis’’ under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration– 
Formula and Bus Grants’’ is deemed to be amended by 
striking ‘‘Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Extension Route 
440, North Bergen, NJ’’ and inserting ‘‘Hudson–Bergen 
Light Rail Extension Route 440, Jersey City, NJ’’. 
(c) Funds made available for the Phoenix Heavy 
Maintenance Facility, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride facility, and 
the Phoenix Regional Heavy Bus Maintenance Facility in 
Arizona through the Department of Transportation Ap-
propriations Acts for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2008 that 
remain unobligated or unexpended shall be made available 
to the East Baseline Park-and-Ride Facility in Phoenix, 
Arizona. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in 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 Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal of those portions of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$32,324,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States flag merchant fleet to serve the national se-
curity needs of the United States, $174,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $140,900,000, of which 
$31,677,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $15,391,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
and of which $11,240,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for maintenance and repair of training ships at 
State maritime academies. 
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1437v), $250,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011, of which the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall use $10,000,000 for technical 
assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly 
or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agree-
ments, including training and cost of necessary travel for 
participants in such training, by or to officials and employ-
ees of the department and of public housing agencies and 
to residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall be 
used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advan-
tage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless 
expressly permitted herein. 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $750,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwith-
standing the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount 
of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian 
tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 
302 of such Act with the need component based on single- 
race Census data and with the need component based on 
multi-race Census data, and the amount of the allocation 
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