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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Health Care 
Retraining Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Health Professions Training Demonstration Project.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Covered community.--The term `covered 
                community' means a community or region that--
                            ``(i) has experienced a significant 
                        percentage decline in positions in the 
                        manufacturing or service sectors; and
                            ``(ii) is determined by the Secretary of 
                        Health and Human Services (in consultation with 
                        the medical community) to be an area with a 
                        shortage of health care professionals described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Covered worker.--The term `covered worker' 
                means an individual who--
                            ``(i)(I) has been terminated or laid off, 
                        or who has received a notice of termination or 
                        layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector;
                            ``(II)(aa) is eligible for or has exhausted 
                        entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
                            ``(bb) has been employed for a duration 
                        sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate 
                        entity at a one-stop center referred to in 
                        section 134(c), attachment to the workforce, 
                        but is not eligible for unemployment 
                        compensation due to insufficient earnings or 
                        having performed services for an employer that 
                        were not covered under a State unemployment 
                        compensation law; and
                            ``(III) is unlikely to return to a previous 
                        industry or occupation; or
                            ``(ii)(I) has been terminated or laid off, 
                        or has received a notice of termination or 
                        layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector as a result of any permanent 
                        closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a 
                        plant, facility, or enterprise; or
                            ``(II) is employed in a manufacturing or 
                        service sector at a facility at which the 
                        employer has made a general announcement that 
                        such facility will close within 180 days.
                    ``(C) Health care professional.--The term `health 
                care professional'--
                            ``(i) means an individual who is involved 
                        with--
                                    ``(I) the delivery of health care 
                                services, or related services, 
                                pertaining to--
                                            ``(aa) the identification, 
                                        evaluation, and prevention of 
                                        diseases, disorders, or 
                                        injuries; or
                                            ``(bb) home-based or 
                                        community-based long-term care;
                                    ``(II) the delivery of dietary and 
                                nutrition services; or
                                    ``(III) rehabilitation and health 
                                systems management; and
                            ``(ii) with respect to a covered community 
                        to be served through a grant made under 
                        paragraph (3), includes individuals in health 
                        care professions and jobs for which there is a 
                        shortage in the community, as determined by the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
                        consultation with the medical community), 
                        giving consideration to the amount of training 
                        time required to retrain the covered workers 
                        for the health care professions and jobs.
                    ``(D) Tribal college or university.--The term 
                `tribal college or university' means--
                            ``(i) a tribally controlled college or 
                        university, as defined in section 2 of the 
                        Tribally Controlled College or University 
                        Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801);
                            ``(ii) Dine College, authorized in the 
                        Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et 
                        seq.); and
                            ``(iii) any of the 1994 Institutions, as 
                        defined in section 532 of the Equity in 
                        Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
                        U.S.C. 301 note).
            ``(2) Establishment of project.--In accordance with 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
        health professions training demonstration project.
            ``(3) Grants.--In carrying out the project, the Secretary, 
        after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the 
        entities to carry out programs in covered communities to train 
        covered workers for employment as health care professionals. 
        The Secretary shall make each grant in an amount of not less 
        than $100,000 and not more than $500,000.
            ``(4) Eligible entities.--Notwithstanding subsection 
        (b)(2)(B), to be eligible to receive a grant under this 
        subsection to carry out a program in a covered community, an 
        entity shall be a partnership that is--
                    ``(A) under the direction of a local workforce 
                investment board established under section 117 that is 
                serving the covered community; and
                    ``(B) composed of members serving the covered 
                community, such as--
                            ``(i) an institution of higher education 
                        that provides a 4-year program of instruction;
                            ``(ii) an accredited community college;
                            ``(iii) an accredited vocational or 
                        technical school;
                            ``(iv) a tribal college or university;
                            ``(v) a health clinic or hospital;
                            ``(vi) a home-based or community-based 
                        long-term care facility or program; or
                            ``(vii) a health care facility administered 
                        by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            ``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to 
        the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require, including, at a 
        minimum--
                    ``(A) a proposal to use the grant funds to 
                establish or expand a training program in order to 
                train covered workers for employment as health care 
                professionals (including paraprofessionals);
                    ``(B) information demonstrating the need for the 
                training and support services to be provided through 
                the program;
                    ``(C) information describing the manner in which 
                the entity will expend the grant funds, and the 
                activities to be carried out with the funds;
                    ``(D) information demonstrating that the entity 
                meets the requirements of paragraph (4); and
                    ``(E) with respect to training programs carried out 
                by the applicant, information--
                            ``(i) on the graduation rates of the 
                        programs involved;
                            ``(ii) on the retention measures carried 
                        out by the applicant;
                            ``(iii) on the length of time necessary to 
                        complete the training programs of the 
                        applicant; and
                            ``(iv) on the number of qualified covered 
                        workers that are refused admittance into the 
                        training programs because of lack of capacity.
            ``(6) Selection.--In making grants under paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services, shall--
                    ``(A) consider the information submitted by the 
                eligible entities under paragraph (5)(E); and
                    ``(B) select--
                            ``(i) eligible entities submitting 
                        applications that meet such criteria as the 
                        Secretary of Labor determines to be 
                        appropriate; and
                            ``(ii) among such entities, the eligible 
                        entities serving the covered communities with 
                        the greatest need for the grants and the 
                        greatest potential to benefit from the grants.
            ``(7) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity that receives a grant 
                under this subsection shall use the funds made 
                available through the grant for training and support 
                services that meet the needs described in the 
                application submitted under paragraph (5), which may 
                include--
                            ``(i) increasing capacity, subject to 
                        subparagraph (B), at an educational institution 
                        or training center to train individuals for 
                        employment as health professionals, such as 
                        by--
                                    ``(I) expanding a facility, subject 
                                to subparagraph (B);
                                    ``(II) expanding course offerings;
                                    ``(III) hiring faculty;
                                    ``(IV) providing a student loan 
                                repayment program for the faculty;
                                    ``(V) establishing or expanding 
                                clinical education opportunities;
                                    ``(VI) purchasing equipment, such 
                                as computers, books, clinical supplies, 
                                or a patient simulator; or
                                    ``(VII) conducting recruitment; or
                            ``(ii) providing support services for 
                        covered workers participating in the training, 
                        such as--
                                    ``(I) providing tuition assistance;
                                    ``(II) establishing or expanding 
                                distance education programs;
                                    ``(III) providing transportation 
                                assistance; or
                                    ``(IV) providing child care.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--To be eligible to use the funds 
                to expand a facility, the eligible entity shall 
                demonstrate to the Secretary in an application 
                submitted under paragraph (5) that the entity can 
                increase the capacity described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
                of such facility only by expanding the facility.
            ``(8) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated to, and 
        available at the discretion of, the Secretary or the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services for programmatic and 
        administrative expenditures, a total of $25,000,000 shall be 
        used to establish and carry out the demonstration project 
        described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this 
        subsection.''.

Output: Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss and health care professional shortages.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Production Certificates.--The additional U.S. Note 5(h) to 
chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as 
        follows:
``(i) In the case of each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 
        2002, and before January 1, 2016, the Secretaries jointly, 
        shall:
        ``(A) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages 
                paid by each producer to permanent residents of the 
                insular possessions (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches 
                produced in the insular possessions and imported into 
                the customs territory of the United States; and
        ``(B) issue to each producer (not later than 30 days after the 
                end of the calendar quarter) a certificate for the 
                applicable amount.
``(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (i), except as provided in 
        subparagraphs (iii) and (iv), the term `applicable amount' 
        means an amount equal to the sum of:
        ``(A) 90 percent of the producer's creditable wages (including 
                the value of any fringe benefits) on watch assembly 
                during the preceding calendar quarter (but only the 
                first 300,000 units per calendar year); plus
        ``(B) the applicable graduated declining percentage (determined 
                each year by the Secretaries) of the producer's 
                creditable wages (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) on the assembly during the preceding calendar 
                quarter for units in excess of 300,000 that calendar 
                year, but not in excess of 750,000 that calendar year; 
                plus
        ``(C) the difference between the duties that would have been 
                due on the producer's watches (excluding digital 
                watches) imported into the customs territory of the 
                United States during the preceding quarter if they had 
                been imported from a country eligible for normal trade 
                relations subject to duty at the rates set forth in 
                column 1 under this chapter that were in effect on 
                January 1, 2001, and the duties that would have been 
                due on those watches if they had been imported from the 
                same country under the tariffs in effect for the 
                preceding calendar quarter.''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
``(v)(A) Any certificate issued under subparagraph (i) shall entitle 
        the certificate holder to secure the refund of duties equal to 
        the face value of the certificate on watches, watch movements 
        and, with the exception of discrete cases, parts therefor 
        imported into the customs territory of the United States by the 
        certificate holder. Such refunds shall be made under 
        regulations issued by the Treasury Department. Not more than 5 
        percent of such refunds may be retained as a reimbursement to 
        the Customs Service for the administrative costs of making the 
        refunds. If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there 
        is an insufficient level of duties from watch and watch-related 
        tariffs, the Secretary may authorize refunds of duties 
        collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other duties that 
        the Secretary determines are appropriate.
``(B) At the election of the certificate holder and upon making the 
        certification described in this clause, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall pay to the holder the face value of the 
        certificate, less the value of (1) any duty refund claimed by 
        the holder under the certificate, plus (2) a discount of not 
        more than 2 percent of the face value of the certificate, as 
        determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. A certificate 
        holder shall not be eligible for direct payment under this 
        clause unless the certificate holder certifies to the 
        Secretaries that the funds received will be reinvested or 
        utilized to support and continue employment in the Virgin 
        Islands.
``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make the payments 
        provided for in clause (B) from duties collected on watches, 
        watch movements and, with the exception of discrete cases, 
        parts therefor. If such duties are insufficient, the Secretary 
        of the Treasury is authorized to make those payments from 
        duties collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other 
        duties that the Secretary determines are appropriate.''.
    (b) Jewelry.--Additional U.S. Note to chapter 71 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
        paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following new 
        paragraph:
``(b) The 750,000 unit limitation in additional U.S. Note 5(h)(ii)(B) 
        to chapter 91 shall not apply to articles of jewelry subject to 
        this note.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (f), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to February 9, 
        2004, any article of jewelry provided for in heading 7113 that 
        is assembled in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa 
        shall be treated as a product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or 
        American Samoa for purposes of this note and General Note 
        3(a)(iv) of this Schedule.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on April 1, 2002, 
with respect to goods imported into the customs territory of the United 
States on or after January 1, 2002.

Output: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise clock and watch provisions to require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, jointly, for each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2016, to: (1) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages paid by each producer to permanent residents of the insular possessions (including the value of any fringe benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches produced there and imported into the U.S. customs territory; and (2) issue to each producer a certificate for the applicable amount.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, at the election of the certificate holder, to pay to the holder the face value of the certificate, less the value of any duty refund claimed by the holder under the certificate, plus a discount of not more than two percent of the face value of the certificate as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Transportation Flexibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Direct Federal-aid highway program
    ``(a) Election by State Not To Participate.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and in accordance with this section, a State may 
elect not to participate in any Federal program relating to highways, 
including a Federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144), the Moving Ahead for Progress in 
the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 405), the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94; 129 Stat. 
1312), this title, or title 49.
    ``(b) Direct Federal-Aid Highway Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a direct 
        Federal-aid highway program (referred to in this section as the 
        `program') in accordance with the requirements of this section 
        under which the legislature of a State may elect, not fewer 
        than 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) to waive the right of the State to receive 
                amounts apportioned or allocated to the State under 
                this chapter for the fiscal year to which the election 
                relates; and
                    ``(B) to receive an amount for that fiscal year 
                that is determined in accordance with subsection (e) 
                for that fiscal year.
            ``(2) Effect.--On making an election under paragraph (1), a 
        State--
                    ``(A) assumes all Federal obligations relating to 
                each program that is the subject of the election; and
                    ``(B) shall fulfill those obligations using the 
                amounts transferred to the State under subsection (e).
            ``(3) Eligible years.--A State may make an election with 
        respect to fiscal year 2019 and any fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(c) State Responsibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Governor of a State making an 
        election under subsection (b) shall--
                    ``(A) agree to maintain the Interstate System in 
                accordance with the current Interstate System program;
                    ``(B) submit a plan to the Secretary describing--
                            ``(i) the purposes, projects, and uses to 
                        which amounts received under the program will 
                        be put; and
                            ``(ii) which programmatic requirements of 
                        this title the State elects to continue;
                    ``(C) agree to obligate or expend amounts received 
                under the program exclusively for projects that would 
                be eligible for funding under section 133(b) if the 
                State was not participating in the program; and
                    ``(D) agree--
                            ``(i) to report annually to the Secretary 
                        on the use of amounts received under the 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) to make the report available to the 
                        public in an easily accessible format.
            ``(2) No federal limitation on use of funds.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (1), the expenditure or obligation of 
        funds received by a State under the program shall not be 
        subject to any Federal requirement under this title (except for 
        this section), title 49, or any other Federal law (including 
        regulations).
            ``(3) Election irrevocable.--An election under subsection 
        (b) shall be irrevocable during the applicable fiscal year.
    ``(d) Effect on Preexisting Commitments.--An election under 
subsection (b) shall not affect any responsibility or commitment of the 
State under this title for any fiscal year with respect to--
            ``(1) a project or program funded under this title (other 
        than under this section); or
            ``(2) any project or program funded under this title in any 
        fiscal year for which an election under subsection (b) is not 
        in effect.
    ``(e) Transfers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount to be transferred to a State 
        under the program for a fiscal year shall be the portion of the 
        taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for 
        the Mass Transit Account) for that fiscal year that is 
        attributable to highway users in that State during that fiscal 
        year, reduced by a pro rata share withheld by the Secretary to 
        fund contract authority for programs of the National Highway 
        Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier 
        Safety Administration.
            ``(2) Transfers under program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Transfers under the program--
                            ``(i) shall be made at the same time as 
                        deposits to the Highway Trust Fund are made by 
                        the Secretary of the Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) shall--
                                    ``(I) be made on the basis of 
                                estimates by the Secretary, in 
                                consultation with the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury, based on the most recent data 
                                available; and
                                    ``(II) include proper adjustments 
                                in amounts subsequently transferred to 
                                the extent prior estimates were in 
                                excess of, or less than, the amounts 
                                required to be transferred.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An adjustment under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) to any transfer may 
                        not exceed 5 percent of the transferred amount 
                        to which the adjustment relates.
                            ``(ii) Adjustment greater than 5 percent.--
                        If the adjustment required under subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii)(II) exceeds the percentage described in 
                        clause (i), the excess shall be taken into 
                        account in making subsequent adjustments under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).
    ``(f) Application With Other Authority.--Any contract authority 
under this chapter (and any obligation limitation) authorized for a 
State for a fiscal year for which an election by that State is in 
effect under subsection (b)--
            ``(1) shall be rescinded or canceled; and
            ``(2) shall not be reallocated or distributed to any other 
        State under this chapter.
    ``(g) Maintenance of Effort.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
        which an amount is distributed to a State or State agency under 
        the program, the Governor of the State shall certify to the 
        Secretary that the State will maintain the effort of the State 
        with regard to State funding for the types of projects that are 
        funded by the amounts distributed.
            ``(2) Amounts.--As part of the certification under 
        paragraph (1), the Governor shall submit to the Secretary a 
        statement that identifies the amount of funds the State plans 
        to expend from State sources during the covered period for the 
        types of projects that are funded by the amounts.
    ``(h) Treatment of General Revenues.--For purposes of this section, 
any general revenue funds appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund shall 
be transferred to a State under the program in the manner described in 
subsection (e)(1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 170 the following:

``171. Direct Federal-aid highway program.''.

SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5341. Alternative funding of public transportation programs
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `alternative funding program' means the 
        program established under subsection (c);
            ``(2) the term `covered program' means a Federal public 
        transportation program that is funded using amounts made 
        available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
        Fund; and
            ``(3) the term `Federal public transportation program' 
        means a Federal program that provides funding for public 
        transportation, including under--
                    ``(A) the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
                Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public 
                Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144);
                    ``(B) the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
                Century Act (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 405);
                    ``(C) the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
                Act (Public Law 114-94; 129 Stat. 1312);
                    ``(D) title 23; or
                    ``(E) this chapter.
    ``(b) Election by State Not To Participate.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and in accordance with this section, a State may 
elect not to participate in any covered program.
    ``(c) Direct Public Transportation Funding Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a direct 
        public transportation funding program in accordance with the 
        requirements of this section under which the legislature of a 
        State may elect, not fewer than 90 days before the beginning of 
        a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) to waive the right of the State to receive 
                amounts apportioned or allocated to the State under the 
                covered programs for the fiscal year to which the 
                election relates; and
                    ``(B) to receive an amount for that fiscal year 
                that is determined in accordance with subsection (f).
            ``(2) Effect.--On making an election under paragraph (1), a 
        State--
                    ``(A) assumes all Federal obligations relating to 
                each program that is the subject of the election; and
                    ``(B) shall fulfill those obligations using the 
                amounts transferred to the State under subsection (f).
            ``(3) Eligible years.--A State may make an election with 
        respect to fiscal year 2019 and any fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(d) State Responsibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Governor of a State that 
        participates in the alternative funding program shall--
                    ``(A) submit a plan to the Secretary that 
                describes--
                            ``(i) the purposes, projects, and uses to 
                        which amounts received under the alternative 
                        funding program will be put; and
                            ``(ii) which programmatic requirements of 
                        the covered programs the State elects to 
                        continue;
                    ``(B) agree to obligate or expend amounts received 
                under the alternative funding program exclusively for 
                projects that would be eligible for funding under the 
                covered programs if the State was not participating in 
                the alternative funding program;
                    ``(C) submit to the Secretary an annual report on 
                the use of amounts received under the alternative 
                funding program; and
                    ``(D) make the annual report available to the 
                public in an easily accessible format.
            ``(2) No federal limitation on use of funds.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (1), the expenditure or obligation of 
        funds received by a State under the alternative funding program 
        shall not be subject to the requirements of--
                    ``(A) this chapter (except for this section);
                    ``(B) any covered program not under this chapter;
                    ``(C) title 23; or
                    ``(D) any other Federal law (including 
                regulations).
            ``(3) Election irrevocable.--An election under subsection 
        (c) shall be irrevocable during the applicable fiscal year.
    ``(e) Effect on Preexisting Commitments.--An election by a State 
under subsection (c) shall not affect any responsibility or commitment 
of the State with respect to a project or program funded under a 
covered program in a fiscal year for which an election under subsection 
(c) is not in effect.
    ``(f) Transfers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount to be transferred to a State 
        under the alternative funding program for a fiscal year shall 
        be the portion of the taxes transferred to the Mass Transit 
        Account of the Highway Trust Fund under section 9503(e) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for that fiscal year that is 
        attributable to highway users in that State during that fiscal 
        year.
            ``(2) Transfers under program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Transfers under the alternative 
                funding program--
                            ``(i) shall be made at the same time as 
                        transfers to the Mass Transit Account of the 
                        Highway Trust Fund are made by the Secretary of 
                        the Treasury; and
                            ``(ii) shall--
                                    ``(I) be made on the basis of 
                                estimates by the Secretary, in 
                                consultation with the Secretary of the 
                                Treasury, based on the most recent data 
                                available; and
                                    ``(II) include proper adjustments 
                                in amounts subsequently transferred 
                                under the alternative funding program, 
                                to the extent prior estimates were in 
                                excess of, or less than, the amounts 
                                required to be transferred under the 
                                alternative funding program.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An adjustment under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) to any transfer may 
                        not exceed 5 percent of the transferred amount 
                        to which the adjustment relates.
                            ``(ii) Adjustment greater than 5 percent.--
                        If the adjustment required under subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii)(II) exceeds the percentage described in 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph, the excess 
                        shall be taken into account in making 
                        subsequent adjustments under subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii)(II).
    ``(g) Application With Other Authority.--Any contract authority 
under a covered program (and any obligation limitation) authorized for 
a State for a fiscal year for which the State elects to participate in 
the alternative funding program shall be rescinded or canceled.
    ``(h) Maintenance of Effort.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
        which amounts are distributed to a State or State agency under 
        the alternative funding program, the Governor of the State 
        shall certify to the Secretary that the State will maintain the 
        effort of the State with regard to State funding for the types 
        of projects that are funded by the amounts distributed.
            ``(2) Amounts.--As part of the certification under 
        paragraph (1), the Governor shall submit to the Secretary a 
        statement that identifies the amount of funds the State plans 
        to expend from State sources for projects funded under the 
        alternative funding program during the fiscal year for which 
        the State elects to participate in the alternative funding 
        program.
    ``(i) Treatment of General Revenues.--For purposes of this section, 
any general revenue funds appropriated to the Mass Transit Account of 
the Highway Trust Fund shall be transferred to a State under the 
alternative funding program in the manner described in subsection 
(f)(1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 5340 the following:

``5341. Alternative funding of public transportation programs.''.


Output: State Transportation Flexibility Act  This bill allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program, including any federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state legislature, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to:   waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and  receive a prorated amount of taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state.    The state making an election shall:   agree to maintain the Interstate System in accordance with the current Interstate System program;  submit a plan describing the purposes, projects, and uses to which such amounts will be put and the federal-aid highway programmatic requirements the state elects to continue;  agree to obligate or expend program amounts exclusively for projects that would be eligible for surface transportation program funding; and. agree to report annually to DOT on the use of amounts received under the program and to make the report publicly available.   DOT shall carry out a similar alternative funding program for public transportation programs.