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<dc:title>117 HR 7341 IH: To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d SESSION</session><legis-num>H. R. 7341</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20240213">February 13, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="T000165">Mr. Tiffany</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.</official-title></form><legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="H70F224B3D2394509B19FCBC2FF16D367"><section id="id02c2f59e-4264-4c75-82f5-9e4264bc7559" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</text><toc><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1. Table of contents.</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2. Purpose.</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3. Technical amendments to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/224">chapter 224</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 4. Other technical amendments.</toc-entry></toc></section><section id="id03440b28-77b6-4fe6-840b-2877b6bfe6dd"><enum>2.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this Act is to make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. </text></section><section id="id58chzgzt-ygkc-jsbh-dh4r-izdod0i71ink"><enum>3.</enum><header>TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/224">chapter 224</external-xref> of title 49, united states code</header><subsection id="idk65pdmzp-z83s-zl1e-vy93-e2kkhz6et4wj"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idq44nvgay-8q0q-jy7q-t8bo-qzjsqfw3yn70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idpu0vhe88-6ptc-qika-dabz-nmh7k6jkh4ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(A) The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e70" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="idt7ctsb90-rbu3-rncn-ytfz-g08uk8zwiz51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebjf8q3c-zoyj-py7i-tbgw-a3bw43mqtbo9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="idq1t6l78b-5roz-dcqe-1j4h-ge8tnuzna4qz"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesginating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III); </text></clause><clause id="id1tgel8v8-ti1h-uyom-bgos-nmfq0ybi751r"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(B) The cost</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e91" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="id1kwt71pp-d46t-cmgf-6a9y-ennvc77cc106"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Direct loan</header><clause id="idn1u7zvvq-an2t-uea3-1u6u-7e7yk80z3qer"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cost</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idpsz8699e-2g45-un9d-yonz-qr8z63z32pga"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Calculation of the cost of a direct loan</quote> and inserting:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e106" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><clause id="idh1ffzvp4-waw5-eyfr-iybn-4wbogmb8lg2k"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Calculation of the cost of a direct loan</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idqyonu751-9b09-713r-seqa-64rz22vpz9tn"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text><clause id="id1lyby1fj-51r1-k4t9-zk04-myhf8yh7vvcp"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II);</text></clause><clause id="id6e0i5py7-6zsf-o6de-mvgh-mobjwk1cacd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(C) The cost</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e125" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="ideikwjfbe-qidj-4a4k-4ojl-bj1hinkkjw1z"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Loan guarantee</header><clause id="idp8mm5cn5-va67-mpq7-3w6g-70l0etzfth1v"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cost</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="iddo2373cq-jwrp-vg0h-vyzs-adlvbydocey2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Calculation of the cost of a loan guarantee</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e140" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><clause id="idgk6teigv-nja0-synv-iefk-kau3s5ycl5t8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Calculation of the cost of a loan guarantee</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0af64w9t-6gju-6efe-dskz-gnom9scopa17"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>(D) The cost</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e151" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="idzb2qhjq6-vyti-m1ke-j3q3-mnjm7or22klb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The cost</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbeb0zleq-5kup-l6ez-tdcs-36notb57jook"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>(E) In estimating</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e163" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="idgnlmkqwb-3mnf-gqza-sira-5vt33s0c9s6g"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Net present values</header><text>In estimating</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idqv2j3ky8-rhhe-miiz-3of0-72qq8cnup7u2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>(F) When funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="quoted-block-d3e174" style="other" other-style="codification-quoted"><subparagraph id="id450d49yq-yb8f-j7qm-43ho-2egooly22oa8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Basis of estimated cost</header><text>When funds</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idn30wc8hm-96zo-ekba-5728-4cpgqb3nmfmr"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/900">2 U.S.C. 900(c)(9)</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idnnt7acfw-pu58-vdkb-ngv6-wzvglk5csqwv"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (12)—</text><subparagraph id="idfjtycznr-0f8z-fs91-kijn-btszbhwzzqdb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 20102</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4w8iohhi-7cq9-iufr-4hyd-70m1065dzlw8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 24102</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3ne54cop-j22a-tdhc-azy6-gktw7rryua6g"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22402 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idv3zud76z-99qw-12th-eulm-4gpkebggpdc8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>government sponsored</quote> and inserting <quote>government-sponsored</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ozjeeq5-flpq-bpgr-ssu7-ooruq83z0vzk"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 20157(i)</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idsmrk7onn-90g7-87ti-wfhk-ay1y2d2nsvm9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="idtp5avfao-68tg-c6ps-5edp-bw77cst6stej"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661c">2 U.S.C. 661c(b)(1)</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>section 504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91106dpz-m49n-2jpa-razn-1ocvmyw9sauz"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="idiga4bt60-cqgb-h55m-ih00-hetwwdj4amyb"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter before subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id6z97mkf0-ua00-qdro-70p3-uaz41b8ibgt3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22406(a)(2)</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3v0tbzdw-259l-6un2-z5f3-aghoaf8l2kk8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/94">Public Law 114–94</external-xref>, 129 Stat. 1312)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7zt2auz1-5f37-z2sp-ytgz-6531dl1fgmb3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/210">Public Law 94–210</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/210">Public Law 94–210</external-xref>, 90 Stat. 31)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0vvr5p6c-z0l0-b4e2-h4pp-p47cm6hh1vn4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)</quote> after <quote>Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1znp1far-ccjk-zh25-1sgf-r2ibs663rgvm"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)</quote> after <quote>Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idigtt0v84-y1bt-sa50-mzrz-kigboj03n6a8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)(C)(ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0tn9zn05-rr9t-2bte-4r5a-ajj3s1uipizv"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="idqbblzze6-rkdf-izar-q0wi-yvm12z1njsi7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="idelv0ab8n-ck21-gsfk-gizh-c04g3kmmv76w"><enum>(i)</enum><text> by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 24312</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="ido3dzn0nm-ki3q-mzie-3vtd-zkvyv97k70ew"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 24308(a)</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idzik75d9z-63ct-8fza-dzus-ybi3d95r76aj"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22404</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idyqdoibsi-qkac-73e3-fhch-yca6v5rzlijo"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="idaiek1tiz-68yu-r8wi-wjfg-r4mcd8nwet5t"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the heading <quote><header-in-text style="USC" level="subsection">Actions by the Office of Management and Budget</header-in-text></quote> and inserting the heading <quote><header-in-text style="USC" level="paragraph">Actions by the office of management and budget</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idqsslmqi8-reu2-e55l-092p-w5c693dcsgpl"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A)—</text><clause id="idrlaknpd3-881h-ukz6-e2wf-ot0nj3757onu"><enum>(i)</enum><text> by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)</quote> after <quote>Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021</quote>; and </text></clause><clause id="id71mnot4m-hvwc-pgiw-3ubi-t86hlp5mk7lu"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an streamlined</quote> and inserting <quote>a streamlined</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idi6fhdtgj-y1k6-h0mc-592u-gtdwowdz3qjm"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(A)—</text><clause id="idk56v0uuo-m79s-cigf-c9pz-e2g5dm70ds7z"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>refinancing an</quote> and inserting <quote>refinancing of an</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id9dbc5ldl-wwv9-i0sz-avi2-rpwbzk21pas2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ix), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 5323(j)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d2ku6yy-wzyq-c73t-4ak4-1skcgu52ez6b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration of Direct Loans and Loan guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22403 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idqzimm9f3-2h7y-zj5f-ic08-fcj69heo1w99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id60dabv6l-mbb2-8wh6-t6ga-eedfhezm5kn0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idz1o8pjh2-9fb9-9g61-3zz3-987azqke5d79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idz1o8pjh2-9fb8-9g61-3zz3-987azqke5d79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402(f)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idz1o8pjh2-9fb9-9g61-4zz3-987azqke5d79"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g), in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idum381h4m-fqv5-ligc-63af-rrbi618zip67"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idh22zhvui-7io0-kwm7-z8va-z7zihsu7hu0k"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph id="idmiicli2o-n52p-em9v-ded3-oz8h2y6kgl33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote> each place it appears; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idtia16q7r-zkds-qtl6-8pv9-3jzpijvah16j"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>of this section</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idv0miy5s3-lnsj-q6sl-gmkn-tzk371bm4riv"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (m), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idipb2thod-du6e-bvgo-l96k-3yf5qlz7ekdf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Substantive Criteria and Standards</header><text>Section 22405(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idyyukouq9-7eee-prfw-uybn-7fq5hqapt9ud"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22406 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id093k4hzo-bz78-1nt1-bqi6-nla9lg28ppec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking the period at the end; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfn68zto0-iw6o-czzg-irmm-al6g7cz011uu"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22402(f)(5)</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfpphedn1-pfgi-no1k-ds9v-yicbeemu8w5a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22403(l)(1)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idf668a4b8-8710-4cc0-a8a4-b88710ecc010"><enum>4.</enum><header>other technical amendments</header><subsection id="idanzsz2oz-79nk-kmla-05yu-89gt5sjt0nwp"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau</header><text>Section 116(d)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>sections 22401 through 22403</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idawvzdnlo-hmpj-nquf-zdwr-v7okbc0yi4c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021</header><text>Section 21303(1) of the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/22402">49 U.S.C. 22402</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>section 22402(b)(1)(E) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>section 22402(b)(1)(F) of title 49</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idt3yw13wd-n1ys-8f7m-d7bk-rh2kc1y8qlpi"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant Conditions</header><text>Section 22905(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>of this title</quote> after <quote>section 22404</quote>.</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

