[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 4328 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 364

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4328

                          [Report No. 105-648]

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                                 A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             July 24, 1998

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 364
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4328

                          [Report No. 105-648]

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 1998

Mr. Wolf, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
 bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for 
other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary, 
$1,623,800.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy 
Secretary, $585,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$8,895,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, $2,667,200.

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International 
                                Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Aviation and International Affairs, $7,002,200: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to 
this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user fees.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs, $6,069,300, including not to exceed $40,000 for 
allocation within the Department for official reception and 
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Governmental Affairs, $1,672,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, $19,147,100.

                        Office of Public Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, $1,377,600.

                         Executive Secretariat

    For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $1,046,900.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

    For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, $675,500.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization, $839,200.

                  Office of Intelligence and Security

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Security, 
$961,100.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $4,400,000.

                        Office of Intermodalism

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism, $1,018,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $6,966,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

    For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, and development activities, to remain 
available until expended, $3,035,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

    Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the 
Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed 
$109,124,000, 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: Provided further, That the above limitation on 
operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided 
further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Transportation Administrative 
Service Center 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 assessments and the basis therefor are presented 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved 
by such Committees.

               Minority Business Resource Center Program

    For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49 
U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

                       Minority Business Outreach

    For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 
U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related 
to any mode of transportation.

                         Amtrak Reform Council

    For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Council authorized 
under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, $450,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2000.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed five 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and 
recreation and welfare; $2,700,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall be for the establishment and operating costs of a 
Caribbean international support tender, to train and support foreign 
coast guards in the Caribbean region; of which $300,000,000 shall be 
available for defense-related activities; and of which $25,000,000 
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, 
That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed 
212, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to meet future attrition: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act shall be available for pay or administrative expenses in 
connection with shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available 
for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, 
except to the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited 
to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant shall 
reduce both military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of 
complying with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to 
$615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 
104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the Coast Guard to plan, 
finalize, or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 
maritime user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $389,000,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; 
of which $227,913,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003; $39,400,000 shall be available to 
acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain 
available until September 30, 2001; $30,314,000 shall be available for 
other equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2001; 
$42,923,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids to 
navigation facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2001; 
and $48,450,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
benefits and related costs, to remain available until September 30, 
2000: Provided, That funds received from the sale of HU-25 aircraft 
shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring 
new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided further, That 
the Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease 
and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropriation, of which not 
more than $3,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
this account, to be available for the purposes of this account: 
Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated from the General 
Fund shall be reduced by such amount: Provided further, That any 
proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in 
excess of $3,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until 
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 
1999.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental 
compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14, 
United States Code, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

    For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                              Retired Pay

    For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and 
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel 
and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
ch. 55), $684,000,000.

                            Reserve Training

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and 
supplies, equipment, and services; $69,000,000: Provided, That no more 
than $20,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be 
transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'' or otherwise made 
available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial support of the 
Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
Act may be used by the Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the 
Coast Guard Reserves for items or activities which were not so charged 
during fiscal year 1997.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied 
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as 
authorized by law, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and used for the purposes 
of this appropriation funds received from State and local governments, 
other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for 
expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities 
related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for 
research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities 
and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the 
public, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 471 
of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of law authorizing 
the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport and airway 
development or improvement, lease or purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by 
Public Law 104-264, $5,532,558,000, of which $2,060,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of 
the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
Administration to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that 
would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by 
law after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the 
provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance 
and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal 
or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair 
station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing 
major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That funds may be 
used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
organization to assist in the development 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 further, 
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 no more than $28,600,000 of funds 
appropriated to the Federal Aviation Administration in this Act may be 
used for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the 
Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC): Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation 
Administration to enter into a multiyear lease greater than three years 
in length or greater than $100,000,000 in value unless such lease is 
specifically authorized by the Congress and appropriations have been 
provided to fully cover the Federal Government's contingent 
liabilities: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or 
expenses of personnel who carry out an essential air service program 
under section 41742 of title 49, United States Code, from amounts not 
credited to the account established under section 45303 of such title: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to sign a lease for satellite 
services related to the global positioning system (GPS) wide area 
augmentation system until the administrator of the FAA certifies in 
writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that FAA 
has conducted a lease versus buy analysis which indicates that such 
lease will result in the lowest overall cost to the agency.

                        Facilities and Equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, 
and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment as 
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or 
grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test 
facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and 
construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for 
officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed 
at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and 
the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under 
this head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,000,000,000, of which $1,749,350,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2001, and of which $250,650,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 1999: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, 
other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
for bulk explosive detection systems until 30 days after the FAA 
administrator certifies to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, in writing, that the major air carriers responsible for 
providing aircraft security at Category X airports have agreed to: (a) 
begin assuming the operation and maintenance costs of such machines 
beginning in fiscal year 1999; and (b) substantially increase the usage 
of such machines above the level experienced as of April 1, 1998: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, up to 
$4,680,000 is to reimburse the sponsor of Louisville Standiford Field 
in Kentucky for costs related to acquisition and installation of an 
instrument landing system.

                 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, $145,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and 
development.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

     For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for 
airport planning and development, and for noise compatibility planning 
and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and 
subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under 
other law authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for 
which are in excess of $1,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 for grants-
in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
planning and programs, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, 
United States Code.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

    Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 48103 as 
amended, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

    The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available 
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation insurance 
activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

    None of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities 
under this heading during fiscal year 1999.

                 Administrative Services Franchise Fund

    None of the funds in this Act may be used for the FAA to conduct, 
monitor, or otherwise continue operations of the Administrative 
Services Franchise Fund in fiscal year 1999.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal 
Highway Administration not to exceed $318,733,000 shall be paid in 
accordance with law from appropriations made available by this Act to 
the Federal Highway Administration together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration: 
Provided, That $52,530,000 shall be transferred to the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration to carry out the functions and operations 
of the office of motor carriers: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act may be used to carry out the functions and operations 
of the office of motor carriers within the Federal Highway 
Administration.

                 Limitation on Transportation Research

    Necessary expenses for transportation research of the Federal 
Highway Administration, not to exceed $409,150,000 shall be paid in 
accordance with law from appropriations made available by this Act to 
the Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That this limitation 
shall not apply to any authority previously made available for 
obligation.

                          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 obligations for which are 
in excess of $25,511,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1999.

                          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 highways, 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 23 U.S.C. 308, $24,000,000,000 or so much thereof 
as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to 
remain available until expended.

             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 part C of subtitle VI 
of title 49, U.S.C. and chapter 301 of title 49, U.S.C. $87,400,000, of 
which $58,558,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended 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 standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature 
resistance) already in effect.

                        Operations and Research

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payments of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until expended, $72,000,000, 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 
programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1999, are in 
excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.

                        National Driver Register

                          (highway trust fund)

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary 
with respect to the National Driver Register under chapter 303 of title 
49, U.S.C., $2,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, and 
to remain available until expended.

                     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, 410, and 411 to remain available until expended, 
$200,000,000, 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 programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
1999, are in excess of $200,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 of which $150,000,000 shall be for 
``Highway Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 402, $10,000,000 shall be 
for ``Occupant Protection Incentive Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 405, 
$35,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures 
Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410, $5,000,000 shall be for the ``State 
Highway Safety Data Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and 
fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $9,943,000 of the funds made available for 
Highway Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 402 shall be available to NHTSA 
for administering ``Highway Safety Programs'': Provided further, That 
not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 
``Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available 
for technical assistance to the States.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
31102, $100,000,000, 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 implementation or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $100,000,000 for 
``Motor Carrier Safety Grants''.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, $21,367,000, of which $1,784,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, as part of the Washington 
Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed 
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment 
Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments on such deed 
of trust on the Secretary's behalf, including payments on and after 
September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such 
payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, 
credit them to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, 
and make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: Provided 
further, That such additional sums as may be necessary for payment on 
the first deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from 
unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration, 
to be reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station 
Redevelopment Corporation.

                            Railroad Safety

    For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not 
otherwise provided for, $60,948,000, of which $3,825,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading are available 
for the reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs 
incurred by employees of State governments directly supporting the 
Federal railroad safety program, including regulatory development and 
compliance-related activities.

                   Railroad Research and Development

    For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$20,477,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Secretary is authorized to sell aluminum reaction rail, power rail 
base, and other related materials located at the Transportation 
Technology Center, near Pueblo, Colorado and shall credit the receipts 
from such sale to this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, to 
remain 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 obligations pursuant to 
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization 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 authority 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 
guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds during fiscal 
year 1999.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

    For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail program, 
as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, $15,294,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds under this heading may 
be made available for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor 
design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses, and track and 
signal improvements.

                     Rhode Island Rail Development

    For the costs associated with construction of a third track on the 
Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, 
with sufficient clearance to accommodate double stack freight cars, 
$2,000,000 be matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis and to remain available until expended.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

    For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a) 
$609,230,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
funding under this heading shall be available only after (1) deposit in 
the Treasury of the sums made available to the Corporation pursuant to 
section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, and (2) approval of a 
comprehensive capital plan for use of section 977 funds and amounts 
provided under this heading by the Secretary of Transportation, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That upon 
satisfaction of the prior proviso, section 977 funds shall be 
available.

                     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, $10,800,000: Provided, That no more than $54,000,000 of 
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 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, 
$750,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation 
Inspector General for costs associated with the audit and review of new 
fixed guideway systems.

                             Formula Grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States Code 5307, 
5308, 5310, 5311, and 5327, $570,000,000: Provided, That no more than 
$2,850,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these 
purposes.

                   University Transportation Research

    For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States Code 5505, 
$1,200,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority 
shall be available for these purposes.

                     Transit Planning and Research

    For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States Code 5303, 
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, 
$19,800,000: Provided, That no more than $98,000,000 of budget 
authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
$5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation assistance (49 
U.S.C. 5311(b)(2); $4,000,000 is available to carry out programs under 
the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315); $8,250,000 is 
available to carry out transit cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 
5313(a); $43,841,600 is available for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 
5303, 5304, and 5305); $9,158,400 is available for state planning (49 
U.S.C. 5313(b); and $27,500,000 is available for the national planning 
and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314).

                      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 
through 5308, 5310 through 5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, and 5334, 
$2,446,200,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
$2,280,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's 
formula grants account: Provided further, That $78,200,000 shall be 
paid to the Federal Transit Administration's transit planning and 
research account: Provided further, That $43,200,000 shall be paid to 
the Federal Transit Administration's administrative expenses account: 
Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
Administration's university transportation research account: Provided 
further, That $40,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
Administration's job access and reverse commute grants program.

                       Capital Investment Grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309, 5318, and 
5327, $451,400,000: Provided, That no more than $2,257,000,000 of 
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided 
further, That there shall be available for fixed guideway 
modernization, $902,800,000; there shall be available for the 
replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related 
equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities, $451,400,000; 
and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems, 
$902,800,000, to be available as follows:
            $10,400,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
            $52,110,000 for the Atlanta North Springs project;
            $1,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project;
            $3,000,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
        project;
            $2,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina North-South 
        corridor transitway project;
            $4,000,000 for Chicago Metra commuter rail extensions and 
        upgrades;
            $2,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood 
        line project;
            $4,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway 
        project;
            $1,000,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to 
        the Hopkins International Airport;
            $2,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor improvement 
        project;
            $10,698,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project;
            $8,000,000 for the DART North Central light rail extension 
        project;
            $1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio light rail study;
            $40,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project;
            $17,000,000 for the Dulles Corridor project;
            $4,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tri-County 
        commuter rail project;
            $500,000 for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania capital area 
        transit/corridor one project;
            $2,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Transit Program;
            $59,670,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project;
            $1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas I-35 commuter 
        rail project;
            $1,500,000 for the Knoxville, Tennessee electric transit 
        project;
            $46,000,000 for the Los Angeles MOS-3 project;
            $17,041,000 for MARC commuter rail improvements;
            $1,500,000 for the Maryland Route 5 corridor project;
            $2,200,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee Medical Center rail 
        extension project;
            $3,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade Transit east-west 
        corridor project;
            $1,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade North 27th Avenue 
        corridor project;
            $2,000,000 for the Mission Valley East light rail transit 
        project;
            $500,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee regional commuter 
        rail project;
            $70,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core Hudson-Bergen LRT 
        project;
            $43,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
        project;
            $2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project;
            $2,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach regional rail 
        project;
            $2,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter 
        rail project;
            $5,500,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light rail project;
            $4,000,000 for the Orange County, California transitway 
        project;
            $17,500,000 for the Orlando Lynx Light rail project;
            $2,000,000 for the Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA Schuylkill 
        Valley Metro project;
            $1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA Cross County Metro 
        project;
            $8,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
        project;
            $3,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Allegheny County busway and 
        light rail projects;
            $25,718,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro and South-
        North light rail projects;
            $1,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link light rail project;
            $19,500,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail 
        project;
            $8,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle 
        Transit project;
            $23,480,000 for the Sacramento south corridor LRT project;
            $70,000,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project;
            $3,000,000 for the Salt Lake City/Airport to University 
        (West-East) light rail project;
            $2,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink extension 
        project;
            $3,000,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project;
            $74,000,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
        airport project;
            $500,000 for the San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County) 
        project;
            $35,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project;
            $60,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
            $53,983,000 for the South Boston Piers MOS-2 project;
            $1,000,000 for the South DeKalb-Lindbergh Corridor LRT 
        project;
            $1,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington light rail project;
            $35,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair County LRT 
        extension project;
            $500,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
            $22,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways project;
            $2,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fredericksburg to 
        Washington commuter rail project;
            $1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey rail project; 
        and
            $1,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal project: 
        Provided further, That funds provided in Public Law 105-66 for 
        the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond Branch rail project 
        shall be available for the Laurel Rail line project in 
        Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

                       Mass Transit Capital Fund

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit Administration, 
$1,805,600,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended.

                 Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998, $10,000,000: Provided, That no more than 
$50,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this head, not 
more than $10,000,000 shall be used for grants for reverse commute 
projects.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 14 of 
Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within 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 Government 
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 operation and maintenance of those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained by the 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $11,496,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Research 
and Special Programs Administration, $34,379,000, of which $574,000 
shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $8,460,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
$5,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
5506: Provided further, 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 further, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, 
for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses 
incurred 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 responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$33,448,000, of which $4,475,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 
2001; and of which $28,973,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline 
Safety Fund, of which $16,919,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2001: Provided, That in addition to amounts made 
available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,300,000 shall be available 
for grants to States for the development and establishment of one-call 
notification systems, public education, and damage prevention 
activities, and shall be derived from amounts previously collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 60301.

                     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, 2001: Provided, That not more than $9,600,000 shall 
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 1999 from amounts made 
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be 
made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary 
of Transportation, or his designee.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry 
out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$43,495,000.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $16,000,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$2,600,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface 
Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as 
offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis as 
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1999, to 
result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no 
more than $16,000,000: Provided further, That any fees received in 
excess of $2,600,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until 
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 
1999.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $3,847,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received for publications and training 
expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
$53,300,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official 
reception and representation expenses.

                             Emergency Fund

    For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board 
for accident investigations, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations 
to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance 
and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 
in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
    Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 pay 
raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.
    Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditures by the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall be available: (1) except as 
otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary 
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation 
Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United 
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the 
Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are 
unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents; and 
(2) for transportation of said dependents between schools serving the 
area that they attend and their places of residence when the Secretary, 
under such regulations as may be prescribed, determines that such 
schools are not accessible by public means of transportation on a 
regular basis.
    Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department 
of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
    Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
salaries and expenses of more than 88 political and Presidential 
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of 
the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary 
detail outside the Department of Transportation.
    Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the 
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or 
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or 
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
    Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be 
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided 
herein.
    Sec. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into grants, 
cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any person, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States, any unit of State or local 
government, any educational institution, and any other entity in 
execution of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the 
Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 
and related legislation: Provided, That the authority provided in this 
section may be exercised without regard to section 3324 of title 31, 
United States Code.
    Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
    Sec. 310. The limitations on obligations for the programs 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 under the 
discretionary grants program.
    Sec. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement 
section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
    Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to plan, 
finalize, or implement regulations that would establish a vessel 
traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa 
Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic 
Separation Scheme.
    Sec. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports may 
transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA) instrument landing 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. The FAA shall accept such 
equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the FAA 
in accordance with agency criteria.
    Sec. 314. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to award 
a multiyear contract for production end items that: (a) includes 
economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in 
excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract; or (b) includes 
a cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of 
obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the Government's 
liability; or (c) includes a requirement that permits performance under 
the contract during the second and subsequent years of the contract 
without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds: 
Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a contract in which 
the Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not buying 
additional systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
requirements.
    Sec. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except 
for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made available by this 
Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital Investments 
Grants'' for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports 
accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2001, shall be 
made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
    Sec. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 
appropriated before October 1, 1998, under any section of chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure may 
be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section.
    Sec. 317. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate 
in excess of 350 technical staff-years under the federally funded 
research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development 
during fiscal year 1999.
    Sec. 318. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by $20,000,000, 
which limits fiscal year 1999 TASC obligational authority for elements 
of the Department of Transportation funded in this Act to no more than 
$89,124,000: Provided, That such reductions from the budget request 
shall be allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
appropriations account in proportion to the amount included in each 
account for the Transportation Administrative Service Center.
    Sec. 319. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration 
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's ``Limitation on 
General Operating Expenses'' account, the Federal Transit 
Administration's ``Transit Planning and Research'' account, and to the 
Federal Railroad Administration's ``Railroad Safety'' account, except 
for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 
49 U.S.C. 20105.
    Sec. 320. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant to title V of 
the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et 
seq.) prescribing corporate average fuel economy standards for 
automobiles, as defined in such title, in any model year that differs 
from standards promulgated for such automobiles prior to enactment of 
this section.
    Sec. 321. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall convey, without consideration, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of real 
property described in this section, together with any improvements 
thereon, as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
conveyance, to the entities described in this section, namely: (a) 
United States Coast Guard Pass Manchac Light in Tangipahoa Parish, 
Louisiana, to the State of Louisiana; and (b) Tchefuncte River Range 
Rear Light in Madisonville, Louisiana, to the Town of Madisonville, 
Louisiana.
    Sec. 322. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for 
necessary expenses incurred pursuant 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.
    Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet identified 
needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; (b) contains elements likely to induce 
high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some 
participants; (c) does not require prior employee notification of the 
content and methods to be used in the training and written end of 
course evaluations; (d) contains any methods or content associated with 
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' belief 
systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (e) is offensive to, or designed to 
change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace; or (f) includes content related to human immunodeficiency 
virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that 
necessary to make employees more aware of the medical ramifications of 
HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.
    Sec. 324. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the absence of 
express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to 
pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, 
letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or 
designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or 
oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by 
Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or 
resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation: Provided, That 
this shall not prevent officers or employees of the Department of 
Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act from 
communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to 
Congress, through the proper official channels, requests for 
legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the 
efficient conduct of the public business.
    Sec. 325. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds provided in this 
Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the 
necessary expenses of advisory committees.
    Sec. 326. No funds other than those appropriated to the Surface 
Transportation Board or fees collected by the Board shall be used for 
conducting the activities of the Board.
    Sec. 327. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
funds the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c).
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
            (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
        the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to 
        be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds 
        made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress 
        that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products 
        to the greatest extent practicable.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
        the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient 
        of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
        paragraph (1) by the Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, receipts, in 
amounts determined by the Secretary, collected from users of fitness 
centers operated by or for the Department of Transportation shall be 
available to support the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
    Sec. 329. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
implement or enforce regulations that would result in the withdrawal of 
a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare International Airport under 
section 93.223 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations in excess 
of the total slots withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 
1993 if such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or 
foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 330. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no essential air service 
shall be provided to communities in the 48 contiguous States that are 
located fewer than 70 highway miles from the nearest large and medium 
hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess 
of $200 unless such point is greater than 210 miles from the nearest 
large or medium hub airport.
    Sec. 331. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and 
other funds received by the Department from travel management centers, 
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and 
miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the 
Department and allocated to elements of the Department using fair and 
equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until December 31, 
1999.
    Sec. 332. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or 
regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the 
issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to 
redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of 
an amount determined by the Secretary.
    Sec. 333. The unobligated balances of the funds made available in 
previous appropriations Acts for the National Civil Aviation Review 
Commission and for Urban Discretionary Grants are rescinded.
    Sec. 334. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law--
            (1) the land and improvements thereto comprising the Coast 
        Guard Reserve Training Facility in Jacksonville, Florida, is 
        deemed to be surplus property; and
            (2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall dispose of all 
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that 
        property, by sale, at fair market value.
    (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under subsection 
(a) to any other person, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall give 
to the city of Jacksonville, Florida, the right of first refusal to 
purchase all or any part of the property required to be sold under that 
subsection.
    Sec. 335. Of the funds provided under Coast Guard ``Operating 
expenses'', $1,000,000 is only for the Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to establish a 
blue-ribbon panel to study the future capital requirements, roles, and 
missions of the U.S. Coast Guard, the activities of which shall not be 
subject to section 325 of this Act.
    Sec. 336. Of the funds provided under Federal Aviation 
Administration ``Operations'', $250,000 is only for activities and 
operations of the Centennial of Flight Commission.
    Sec. 337. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Secretary of 
Transportation is hereby authorized to waive repayment of any Federal-
aid highway funds expended on the construction of high occupancy lanes 
or auxiliary lanes on I-287 in the State of New Jersey: Provided, That 
such waiver shall not be granted by the Secretary until such time as 
the Secretary is assured by the State of New Jersey that removal of the 
high occupancy vehicle restrictions on I-287 is in the public interest.
    Sec. 338. Funds made available in previous appropriations Acts for 
a railroad-highway crossing project in Augusta, Georgia shall be 
available for other street, rail, and related improvements in the 
vicinity of the grade crossing of the CSX railroad and 15th Street in 
Augusta, Georgia.
    Sec. 339. Of the $40,000,000 provided under section 1602 of Public 
Law 105-178, item number 1679, $28,253,470 shall only be available for 
fire and life safety improvements to the East River and North Tunnels 
and the subterranean complex of Pennsylvania Station.
    Sec. 340. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or 
subsequent Acts may be used by the Coast Guard to issue, implement, or 
enforce a regulation or to establish an interpretation or guideline 
under the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public Law 104-55), or the 
amendments made by that Act, that does not recognize and provide for, 
with respect to fats, oils, and greases (as described in that Act, or 
the amendments made by that Act) differences in--
            (1) physical, chemical, biological and other relevant 
        properties; and
            (2) environmental effects.
    (b) Deadline for Promulgation of Regulations.--Not later than March 
31, 1999, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations 
amending 33 C.F.R. 154 to comply with the requirements of Public Law 
104-55.
    Sec. 341. Funding made available in Public Law 105-174 for 
emergency railroad rehabilitation and repair shall be available for 
repairs resulting from natural disasters occurring from September 1996 
through July 10, 1998.
    Sec. 342. For purposes of evaluating environmental impacts of the 
toll road in Orange and San Diego counties, California, the 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider only 
those transportation alternatives previously identified by regional 
planning processes and shall restrict agency comments to those matters 
over which the agency has direct jurisdiction.
    Sec. 343. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, shall convey to the University 
of South Alabama (in this section referred to as ``the recipient''), 
the right, title, and interest of the United States Government in and 
to a decommissioned vessel of the Coast Guard, as determined 
appropriate by the Commandant and the recipient, if--
            (1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the purposes 
        of supporting archaeological and historical research in the 
        Mobile Bay Delta;
            (2) the recipient agrees not to use the vessel for 
        commercial transportation purposes, except as incident to the 
        provision of logistics services in connection with the Old 
        Mobile Archaeological Project;
            (3) The recipient agrees to make the vessel available to 
        the Government if the Commandant requires use of the vessel by 
        the Government in times of war or national emergency;
            (4) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
        for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials 
        including, but not limited to, asbestos and polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance of the vessel, except for 
        claims arising from use by the Government under paragraph (3);
            (5) the recipient has funds available to be committed for 
        use to restore the vessel to operation and thereafter maintain 
        it in good working condition, in the amount of at least 
        $400,000; and
            (6) the recipient agrees to any other conditions that the 
        Secretary considers appropriate.
    (b) Delivery of Vessel.--If a conveyance is made under this 
section, the Commandant shall deliver the vessel at the place where the 
vessel is located, in its present condition, without cost to the 
Government. The conveyance of this vessel shall not be considered a 
distribution in commerce for purposes of 15 U.S.C. section 2605(e).
    (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Commandant may convey to the 
recipient any unneeded equipment or parts from other decommissioned 
vessels pending disposition for use to restore the vessel to 
operability. The Commandant may require compensation from the recipient 
for such items.
    (d) Applicable Laws and Regulations.--The vessel shall at all times 
remain subject to applicable vessel safety laws and regulations.
    Sec. 344. Item 1132 in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 298), relating to Mississippi, is 
amended by striking ``Pirate Cove'' and inserting ``Pirates' Cove and 
4-lane connector to Mississippi Highway 468''.
    Sec. 345. Section 1102(a) of Public Law 105-178 is amended in 
paragraph (2) by striking ``$25,431,000,000'' and inserting 
``$25,511,000,000''.
    Sec. 346. (a) Section 8101(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$25,173,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$25,144,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$26,045,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$26,009,000,000''.
    (b) Amendments for Highway Category.--Section 8101 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is 
amended by adding at the ending the following:
    ``(f) Technical Amendments.--Section 250(c)(4)(C) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by 
subsection (c) of this section) is amended--
            ``(1) by striking `Century and' and inserting `Century or';
            ``(2) by striking `as amended by this section,' and 
        inserting `as amended by the Transportation Equity Act of the 
        21st Century,'; and
            ``(3) by adding at the end the following new flush 
        sentence:
        `Such term also refers to the Washington Metropolitan Transit 
        Authority account (69-1128-0-1-401) only for fiscal year 1999 
        only for appropriations provided pursuant to authorizations 
        contained in section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 
        101-551.'.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 8102 of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ``or from section 1102 of 
this Act''.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.