109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3058 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, 
the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing 
and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Colum-
bia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$84,913,000 (increased by $250,000) (reduced by 
$17,339,000), of which not to exceed $2,198,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $698,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,183,000 
(increased by $250,000) shall be available for the Office 
of the General Counsel; not to exceed $11,680,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $7,593,000 shall 
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,052,000 (reduced 
by $2,052,000) shall be available for the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed 
$23,139,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant 
Secretary 
for 
Administration; 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,910,000 (reduced by $1,910,000) shall be available for 
the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,442,000 (re-
duced by $1,422,000) shall be available for the Office of 
the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $697,000 shall 
be available for the Board of Contract Appeals; not to ex-
ceed $1,265,000 shall be available for the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed 
$2,033,000 for the Office of Intelligence and Security; not 
to exceed $3,128,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Emergency 
Transportation; 
and 
not 
to 
exceed 
$11,895,000 (reduced by $11,895,000) shall be available 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office 
of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any 
office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 per-
cent by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice 
of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be 
submitted for approval to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $60,000 (reduced by $60,000) shall be for allocation
within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation 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 Public Affairs. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$8,550,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $40,613,000 (reduced by $31,583,000). 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
$120,014,000, 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 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal 
administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may 
be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity 
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $400,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That not-
withstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
business opportunities related to any mode of transpor-
tation.
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. 41731–41742, $54,000,000 to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer 
amounts appropriated to the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion under any heading in this Act or otherwise available 
to the Federal Aviation Administration, to make such 
amounts available for obligation and expenditure for the 
essential air service program, in satisfaction of the re-
quirements of section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, in advance of the collection of fees under sec-
tion 45301 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall reimburse such amounts to 
the Federal Aviation Administration proportionally by 
transfer, to the extent possible, from amounts credited to 
the account established under section 45303 of title 49, 
United States Code, as such fees are collected during the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That, in determining between 
or among carriers competing to provide service to a com-
munity, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy 
requirements of the carriers. 
NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Trans-
portation’s new headquarters building and related serv-
ices, $100,000,000 (reduced by $25,000,000) (reduced by 
$20,000,000), to remain available until expended. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 108–176, $8,042,920,000 (in-
creased by $263,000,000), of which $4,986,000,000 shall 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of 
which not to exceed $6,424,229,000 shall be available for 
air traffic services activities; not to exceed $951,042,000 
(increased by $263,000,000) shall be available for aviation 
regulation and certification activities; not to exceed 
$222,171,000 shall be available for research and acquisi-
tion activities; not to exceed $11,759,000 shall be available 
for commercial space transportation activities; not to ex-
ceed $50,583,000 shall be available for financial services 
activities; not to exceed $69,943,000 shall be available for
human resources program activities; not to exceed 
$150,744,000 shall be available for region and center op-
erations and regional coordination activities; not to exceed 
$140,337,000 shall be available for staff offices; and not 
to exceed $36,612,000 shall be available for information 
services: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, for-
eign authorities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 
services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal 
or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, 
and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, 
or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $7,500,000 shall be for the contract 
tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, That funds 
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-
profit standard-setting organization to assist in the devel-
opment of aviation safety standards: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
new applicants for the second career training program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 
5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the 
time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service 
station in the contiguous United States: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical chart-
ing and cartography are available for activities conducted 
by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: 
Provided further, That 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. In addition, $150,000,000 (reduced by $59,000,000) 
for transition costs associated with OMB Circular A–76 
Flight Service Station competition. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navi-
gation and experimental facilities and equipment, as au-
thorized 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, includ-
ing construction of test facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
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 air-
craft from funds available under this heading; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$3,053,000,000, of which $2,618,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2008, and of which 
$435,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2006: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment and modernization 
of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon ini-
tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2007 
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2007 through 2011, 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. 
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 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$130,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop-
ment. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; $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 $3,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, 
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 explosive detection systems: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount authorized for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, under sections 48103 
and 48112 of title 49, United States Code, $469,000,000 
are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, airports may transfer without consideration to the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument land-
ing systems (along with associated approach lighting 
equipment and runway visual range equipment) which
conform to FAA design and performance specifications, 
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport- 
aid program, airport development aid program or airport 
improvement program grant: Provided, That, the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, 
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA 
in accordance with agency criteria. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 375 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 dur-
ing fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 103. 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 pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions 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 facili-
ties. 
SEC. 104. 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. 105. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2005,’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2006,’’. 
(b) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘2005,’’ and inserting ‘‘2006,’’. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used for engineering work related to an addi-
tional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Inter-
national Airport. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Necessary expenses for administration and operation 
of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed 
$359,529,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from 
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $36,287,100,000 for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2006: Provided, That within the 
$36,287,100,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs, not 
more than $485,000,000 shall be available for the imple-
mentation or execution of programs for transportation re-
search (as authorized by title 23, United States Code, as 
amended; section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, 
as amended; and sections 5112 and 5204–5209 of Public 
Law 105–178, as amended) for fiscal year 2006: Provided 
further, That this limitation on transportation research 
programs shall not apply to any authority previously made 
available for obligation: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may, as authorized by sections 183 and 184 of title 
23, United States Code, charge and collect a fee, from 
the applicant for a direct loan, guaranteed loan, or line 
of credit to cover the cost of the financial and legal anal-
yses performed on behalf of the Department: Provided fur-
ther, 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 avail-
able for such purpose, and are not subject to any obliga-
tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 
under 23 U.S.C. 188. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United 
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational 
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise 
provided, including reimbursement for sums expended 
pursuant 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
U.S.C. 
308, 
$36,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available 
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 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 
highways and highway safety construction. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
None of the funds provided for expenses for adminis-
tration of motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier 
safety research shall be available for fiscal year 2006, the 
obligations for which are in excess of $215,000,000: Pro-
vided, That for payment of obligations incurred to pay ad-
ministrative expenses of and motor carrier research by the 
Federal 
Motor 
Carrier 
Safety 
Administration, 
$215,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together 
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of 
which shall remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM 
LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
motor carrier safety grant programs in accordance with
title 49, United States Code, $286,000,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds provided for the implemen-
tation or execution of motor carrier safety grant programs 
authorized by title 49, United States Code, shall be avail-
able for fiscal year 2006, the obligations for which are in 
excess of $286,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
section 350 of Public Law 107–87, including that the Sec-
retary submit a report to the House and Senate Appro-
priations Committees annually on the safety and security 
of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domi-
ciled motor carriers. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and 
part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
$152,367,000, of which $135,367,000 is to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2008, and $17,000,000 is to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to 
add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading 
standard that is different from the three grading stand-
ards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) al-
ready in effect. 
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, to remain available until 
expended, $75,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2006, 
are in excess of $75,000,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403. 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, 
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $4,000,000 for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
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, and 410, to remain 
available until expended, $551,000,000 to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2006, 
are in excess of $551,000,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, and the State Traffic 
Safety Information Systems Improvements, High Visi-
bility Enforcement, Child Safety and Booster Seat, and 
Motorcyclist Safety grants programs, to be allocated as 
follows: $229,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $136,000,000 shall be for 
‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 
405, $129,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving 
Countermeasures 
Grants’’ 
under 
U.S.C. 
410,
$30,000,000 shall be for State Traffic Safety Information 
Systems Improvement grants, $15,000,000 shall be for 
High Visibility Enforcement grants, $6,000,000 shall be 
for Child Safety and Booster Seat grants, and $6,000,000 
shall be for Motorcyclist Safety grants: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office fur-
nishings and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings 
or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$10,000,000 of the funds made available for section 402, 
not to exceed $3,306,000 of the funds made available for 
section 405, and not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds 
made available for section 410 shall be available to 
NHTSA for administering highway safety grants under 
chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available 
for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Counter-
measures Grants’’ shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $145,949,000, of 
which $13,856,000 shall remain available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $26,325,000 (reduced by $26,325,000), to re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
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), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as 
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant 
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is 
outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of 
such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar-
antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for 
the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2006. 
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation 
High-Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
26101 and 26102, $10,165,000, to remain available until 
expended.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, $550,000,000 (increased by $626,248,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, 
That of the funds provided, $50,000,000 shall be used by 
the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts to 
make improvements to the Northeast Corridor, as author-
ized under chapters 241 and 249 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. 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, 
That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the ad-
ministration of such purchases and use. 
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, $12,000,000: Provided, 
That no more than $80,000,000 of budget authority shall 
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of 
the funds available not to exceed $989,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Administrator; not to exceed 
$7,284,000 shall be available for the Office of Administra-
tion; not to exceed $4,140,000 shall be available for the 
Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed $1,276,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Communication and Congres-
sional Affairs; not to exceed $7,916,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Program Management; not to exceed 
$7,123,000 shall be available for the Office of Budget and 
Policy; not to exceed $4,712,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Demonstration and Innovation; not to exceed 
$3,113,000 shall be available for the Office of Civil Rights; 
not to exceed $4,155,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Planning; not to exceed $21,408,000 shall be available 
for regional offices; and not to exceed $17,884,000 shall 
be available for the central account: Provided further, That 
the Administrator is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated for an office of the Federal Transit Administra-
tion: Provided further, That no appropriation for an office 
shall be increased or decreased by more than a total of 
5 percent during the fiscal year by all such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That any change in funding greater than 
5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That any funding transferred from the central ac-
count shall be submitted for approval to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act 
may be used to create a permanent office of transit secu-
rity under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts 
under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
$2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of 
Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs as-
sociated with audits and investigations of transit-related 
issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: 
Provided further, That upon submission to the Congress 
of the fiscal year 2007 President’s budget, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual 
report on new starts, proposed allocations of funds for fis-
cal year 2007. 
FORMULA GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 
5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, 5335 and section 3038 of Public 
Law 105–178, $662,550,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no more than $4,417,000,000 of 
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount available, $2,500,000 
shall be available for the National Transit database.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 
$1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That no more than $8,000,000 of budget authority shall 
be available for these purposes. 
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 
5322, $24,049,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That no more than $160,325,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes. 
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
49 U.S.C. 5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 
5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public Law 
105–178, $7,209,700,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account 
of 
the 
Highway 
Trust 
Fund: 
Provided, 
That 
$3,754,450,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s formula grants account: Provided further, 
That $136,276,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
Administration’s transit planning and research account: 
Provided further, That $68,000,000 shall be paid to the 
Federal Transit Administration’s administrative expenses
account: Provided further, That $6,800,000 shall be paid 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s university trans-
portation research account: Provided further, That 
$148,750,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Admin-
istration’s job access and reverse commute grants pro-
gram: Provided further, That $3,095,424,000 shall be paid 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Invest-
ment Grants account. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 
5309, 5318, and 5327, $546,251,000, to remain available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than 
$3,641,675,000 of budget authority shall be available for 
these purposes. 
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of 
the Federal Transit Act of 1998, $26,250,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no more than 
$175,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for 
these purposes: Provided further, That up to $300,000 of 
the funds provided under this heading may be used by the 
Federal Transit Administration for technical assistance 
and support and performance reviews of the Job Access 
and Reverse Commute Grants program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. 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 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2005, 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. 
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.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $16,284,000, 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 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security 
needs of the United States, $156,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $112,336,000, of which 
$23,750,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2006, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $17,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
and of which $11,211,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the State Maritime Schools Schoolship Mainte-
nance and Repair.
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $21,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, not to exceed $3,526,000, which shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
Operations and Training. 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this 
heading, $2,071,280 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to fur-
nish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 
connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 
Government property under control of the Maritime Ad-
ministration, and payments received therefore shall be 
credited to the appropriation charged with the cost there-
of: Provided, That rental payments under any such lease,
contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, 
services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 161. No obligations shall be incurred during the 
current fiscal year from the construction fund established 
by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess 
of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act 
or in any prior appropriations Act. 
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$17,027,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 
materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, $26,183,000, of which 
$1,847,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
be available until expended, funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in-
curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
and approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of 
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out 
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $72,860,000, of 
which $15,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008; of which $57,860,000 shall be derived 
from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $24,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
That not less than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
5127(c), $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency 
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2007: Provided, That not more than $14,300,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2006 from