    [Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
    [H.R. 22 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                    In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          November 5, 2015.
        Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to
    the title of the bill (H.R. 22) entitled ``An Act to amend the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under
    TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account
    for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate
    applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.'' and be
    it further
        Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to
    the text of the aforementioned bill, with the following

                      HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:

                In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
          amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert the
          following:

                       DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface
    Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015''.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

                       DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 2. Definitions.
    Sec. 3. Effective date.
    Sec. 4. References.

                         TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                    Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

    Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.
    Sec. 1103. Definitions.
    Sec. 1104. Apportionment.
    Sec. 1105. National highway performance program.
    Sec. 1106. Surface transportation block grant program.
    Sec. 1107. Railway-highway grade crossings.
    Sec. 1108. Highway safety improvement program.
    Sec. 1109. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
    Sec. 1110. National highway freight policy.
    Sec. 1111. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.
    Sec. 1112. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.
    Sec. 1113. Federal lands and tribal transportation program.
    Sec. 1114. Tribal transportation program.
    Sec. 1115. Federal lands transportation program.
    Sec. 1116. Tribal transportation self-governance program.
    Sec. 1117. Emergency relief.
    Sec. 1118. Highway use tax evasion projects.
    Sec. 1119. Bundling of bridge projects.
    Sec. 1120. Tribal High Priority Projects program.
    Sec. 1121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

                Subtitle B--Planning and Performance Management

    Sec. 1201. Metropolitan transportation planning.
    Sec. 1202. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

                  Subtitle C--Acceleration of Project Delivery

    Sec. 1301. Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites.
    Sec. 1302. Treatment of improvements to rail and transit under
                                preservation requirements.
    Sec. 1303. Clarification of transportation environmental authorities.
    Sec. 1304. Treatment of certain bridges under preservation
                                requirements.
    Sec. 1305. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking.
    Sec. 1306. Improving transparency in environmental reviews.
    Sec. 1307. Integration of planning and environmental review.
    Sec. 1308. Development of programmatic mitigation plans.
    Sec. 1309. Delegation of authorities.
    Sec. 1310. Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal
                                assistance.
    Sec. 1311. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal
                                projects.
    Sec. 1312. Surface transportation project delivery program.
    Sec. 1313. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental
                                reviews.
    Sec. 1314. Assessment of progress on accelerating project delivery.
    Sec. 1315. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in
                                environmental reviews.
    Sec. 1316. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.
    Sec. 1317. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.

                           Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 1401. Tolling; HOV facilities; Interstate reconstruction and
                                rehabilitation.
    Sec. 1402. Prohibition on the use of funds for automated traffic
                                enforcement.
    Sec. 1403. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while
                                intoxicated or driving under the influence.
    Sec. 1404. Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability.
    Sec. 1405. High priority corridors on National Highway System.
    Sec. 1406. Flexibility for projects.
    Sec. 1407. Productive and timely expenditure of funds.
    Sec. 1408. Consolidation of programs.
    Sec. 1409. Federal share payable.
    Sec. 1410. Elimination or modification of certain reporting
                                requirements.
    Sec. 1411. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 1412. Safety for users.
    Sec. 1413. Design standards.
    Sec. 1414. Reserve fund.
    Sec. 1415. Adjustments.
    Sec. 1416. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and
                                natural gas fueling corridors.
    Sec. 1417. Ferries.
    Sec. 1418. Study on performance of bridges.
    Sec. 1419. Relinquishment of park-and-ride lot facilities.
    Sec. 1420. Pilot program.
    Sec. 1421. Innovative project delivery examples.
    Sec. 1422. Administrative provisions to encourage pollinator habitat
                                and forage on transportation rights-of-way.
    Sec. 1423. Milk products.
    Sec. 1424. Interstate weight limits for emergency vehicles.
    Sec. 1425. Vehicle weight limitations--Interstate System.
    Sec. 1426. New national goal, performance measure, and performance
                                target.
    Sec. 1427. Service club, charitable association, or religious service
                                signs.
    Sec. 1428. Work zone and guard rail safety training.
    Sec. 1429. Motorcyclist advisory council.
    Sec. 1430. Improvement of data collection on child occupants in vehicle
                                crashes.
    Sec. 1431. Highway work zones.
    Sec. 1432. Study on State procurement of culvert and storm sewer
                                materials.
    Sec. 1433. Use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and
                                practices.
    Sec. 1434. Strategy to address structurally deficient bridges.
    Sec. 1435. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 1436. Identification of roadside highway safety hardware devices.
    Sec. 1437. Use of modeling and simulation technology.
    Sec. 1438. National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism
                                Infrastructure.
    Sec. 1439. Regulation of motor carriers of property.
    Sec. 1440. Emergency exemptions.
    Sec. 1441. Program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's
                                licenses.
    Sec. 1442. Operation of certain specialized vehicles on certain
                                highways in the State of Arkansas.
    Sec. 1443. Projects for public safety relating to idling trains.
    Sec. 1444. Exemptions from requirements for certain welding trucks used
                                in pipeline industry.
    Sec. 1445. Waiver.
    Sec. 1446. Federal authority.

                      TITLE II--INNOVATIVE PROJECT FINANCE

    Sec. 2001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
                                1998 amendments.
    Sec. 2002. State infrastructure bank program.
    Sec. 2003. Availability payment concession model.
    Sec. 2004. Streamlined application process.

                        TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

    Sec. 3001. Short title.
    Sec. 3002. Definitions.
    Sec. 3003. Metropolitan and statewide transportation planning.
    Sec. 3004. Urbanized area formula grants.
    Sec. 3005. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.
    Sec. 3006. Formula grants for enhanced mobility of seniors and
                                individuals with disabilities.
    Sec. 3007. Formula grants for rural areas.
    Sec. 3008. Public transportation innovation.
    Sec. 3009. Technical assistance and workforce development.
    Sec. 3010. Bicycle facilities.
    Sec. 3011. General provisions.
    Sec. 3012. Public transportation safety program.
    Sec. 3013. Apportionments.
    Sec. 3014. State of good repair grants.
    Sec. 3015. Authorizations.
    Sec. 3016. Bus and bus facility grants.
    Sec. 3017. Obligation ceiling.
    Sec. 3018. Innovative procurement.
    Sec. 3019. Review of public transportation safety standards.
    Sec. 3020. Study on evidentiary protection for public transportation
                                safety program information.
    Sec. 3021. Mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.
    Sec. 3022. Improved transit safety measures.
    Sec. 3023. Paratransit system under FTA approved coordinated plan.
    Sec. 3024. Report on potential of Internet of Things.
    Sec. 3025. Report on parking safety.
    Sec. 3026. Appointment of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area
                                Transit Authority.
    Sec. 3027. Effectiveness of public transportation changes and funding.
    Sec. 3028. Increase support for Growing States.

                            TITLE IV--HIGHWAY SAFETY

    Sec. 4001. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 4002. Highway safety programs.
    Sec. 4003. Highway safety research and development.
    Sec. 4004. High-visibility enforcement program.
    Sec. 4005. National priority safety programs.
    Sec. 4006. Prohibition on funds to check helmet usage or create related
                                checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or
                                passenger.
    Sec. 4007. Marijuana-impaired driving.
    Sec. 4008. National priority safety program grant eligibility.
    Sec. 4009. Data collection.
    Sec. 4010. Technical corrections.

                         TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

              Subtitle A--Motor Carrier Safety Grant Consolidation

    Sec. 5101. Grants to States.
    Sec. 5102. Performance and registration information systems management.
    Sec. 5103. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 5104. Commercial driver's license program implementation.
    Sec. 5105. Extension of Federal motor carrier safety programs for
                                fiscal year 2016.
    Sec. 5106. Motor carrier safety assistance program allocation.
    Sec. 5107. Maintenance of effort calculation.

         Subtitle B--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reform

                           Part I--Regulatory Reform

    Sec. 5201. Notice of cancellation of insurance.
    Sec. 5202. Regulations.
    Sec. 5203. Guidance.
    Sec. 5204. Petitions.

               Part II--Compliance, Safety, Accountability Reform

    Sec. 5221. Correlation study.
    Sec. 5222. Beyond compliance.
    Sec. 5223. Data certification.
    Sec. 5224. Interim hiring standard.

                  Subtitle C--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

    Sec. 5301. Implementing safety requirements.
    Sec. 5302. Windshield mounted safety technology.
    Sec. 5303. Prioritizing statutory rulemakings.
    Sec. 5304. Safety reporting system.
    Sec. 5305. New entrant safety review program.
    Sec. 5306. Ready mixed concrete trucks.

                  Subtitle D--Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

    Sec. 5401. Opportunities for veterans.
    Sec. 5402. Drug-free commercial drivers.
    Sec. 5403. Certified medical examiners.
    Sec. 5404. Graduated commercial driver's license pilot program.
    Sec. 5405. Veterans expanded trucking opportunities.

                         Subtitle E--General Provisions

    Sec. 5501. Minimum financial responsibility.
    Sec. 5502. Delays in goods movement.
    Sec. 5503. Report on motor carrier financial responsibility.
    Sec. 5504. Emergency route working group.
    Sec. 5505. Household goods consumer protection working group.
    Sec. 5506. Technology improvements.
    Sec. 5507. Notification regarding motor carrier registration.
    Sec. 5508. Report on commercial driver's license skills test delays.
    Sec. 5509. Covered farm vehicles.
    Sec. 5510. Operators of hi-rail vehicles.
    Sec. 5511. Electronic logging device requirements.
    Sec. 5512. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 5513. Automobile transporter.
    Sec. 5514. Ready mix concrete delivery vehicles.
    Sec. 5515. Safety study regarding double-decker motorcoaches.
    Sec. 5516. Transportation of construction materials and equipment.
    Sec. 5517. Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers.
    Sec. 5518. GAO Review of school bus safety.

                              TITLE VI--INNOVATION

    Sec. 6001. Short title.
    Sec. 6002. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 6003. Advanced transportation and congestion management
                                technologies deployment.
    Sec. 6004. Technology and innovation deployment program.
    Sec. 6005. Intelligent transportation system goals.
    Sec. 6006. Intelligent transportation system program report.
    Sec. 6007. Intelligent transportation system national architecture and
                                standards.
    Sec. 6008. Communication systems deployment report.
    Sec. 6009. Infrastructure development.
    Sec. 6010. Departmental research programs.
    Sec. 6011. Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
    Sec. 6012. Office of Intermodalism.
    Sec. 6013. University transportation centers.
    Sec. 6014. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
    Sec. 6015. Surface transportation system funding alternatives.
    Sec. 6016. Future interstate study.
    Sec. 6017. Highway efficiency.
    Sec. 6018. Motorcycle safety.
    Sec. 6019. Hazardous materials research and development.
    Sec. 6020. Web-based training for emergency responders.
    Sec. 6021. Transportation technology policy working group.
    Sec. 6022. Collaboration and support.
    Sec. 6023. Prize competitions.
    Sec. 6024. GAO report.
    Sec. 6025. Intelligent transportation system purposes.
    Sec. 6026. Infrastructure integrity.
    Sec. 6027. Transportation research and development 5-year strategic
                                plan.
    Sec. 6028. Traffic congestion.
    Sec. 6029. Rail safety.
    Sec. 6030. Study and report on reducing the amount of vehicles owned by
                                certain Federal departments and increasing
                                the use of commercial ride-sharing by those
                                departments.

                 TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

    Sec. 7001. Short title.
    Sec. 7002. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 7003. National emergency and disaster response.
    Sec. 7004. Enhanced reporting.
    Sec. 7005. Wetlines.
    Sec. 7006. Improving publication of special permits and approvals.
    Sec. 7007. GAO study on acceptance of classification examinations.
    Sec. 7008. Improving the effectiveness of planning and training grants.
    Sec. 7009. Motor carrier safety permits.
    Sec. 7010. Thermal blankets.
    Sec. 7011. Comprehensive oil spill response plans.
    Sec. 7012. Information on high-hazard flammable trains.
    Sec. 7013. Study and testing of electronically controlled pneumatic
                                brakes.
    Sec. 7014. Study on the efficacy and implementation of the European
                                Train Control System.
    Sec. 7015. Phase-out of all tank cars used to transport Class 3
                                flammable liquids.
    Sec. 7016. Track safety: Vertical Track Deflection.
    Sec. 7017.  Minimum requirements for top fittings protection for class
                                DOT-117R tank cars.
    Sec. 7018. Hazardous materials endorsement exemption.
    Sec. 7019. Hazardous materials by rail liability study.

                 TITLE VIII--MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

    Sec. 8001. Multimodal freight transportation.

    TITLE IX--NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU

    Sec. 9001. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
                                Bureau.
    Sec. 9002. Council on Credit and Finance.

        TITLE X--SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY

    Sec. 10001. Allocations.
    Sec. 10002. Recreational boating safety.

    DIVISION B--COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF
                                      2015

                  TITLE XXIV--HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

                           Subtitle A--Vehicle Safety

    Sec. 24101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 24102. Inspector General recommendations.
    Sec. 24103. Improvements in availability of recall information.
    Sec. 24104. Recall process.
    Sec. 24105. Pilot grant program for State notification to consumers of
                                motor vehicle recall status.
    Sec. 24106. Recall obligations under bankruptcy.
    Sec. 24107. Dealer requirement to check for open recall.
    Sec. 24108. Extension of time period for remedy of tire defects.
    Sec. 24109. Rental car safety.
    Sec. 24110. Increase in civil penalties for violations of motor vehicle
                                safety.
    Sec. 24111. Electronic odometer disclosures.
    Sec. 24112. Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports.
    Sec. 24113. Direct vehicle notification of recalls.
    Sec. 24114. Unattended children warning.
    Sec. 24115. Tire pressure monitoring system.
    Sec. 24116. Availability of certain information on motor vehicle
                                equipment.

          Subtitle B--Research and Development and Vehicle Electronics

    Sec. 24201. Report on operations of the Council for Vehicle
                                Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging
                                Technologies.
    Sec. 24202. Cooperation with foreign governments.

                      Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

                       Part I--Driver Privacy Act of 2015

    Sec. 24301. Short title.
    Sec. 24302. Limitations on data retrieval from vehicle event data
                                recorders.
    Sec. 24303. Vehicle event data recorder study.

             Part II--Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015

    Sec. 24321. Short title.
    Sec. 24322. Passenger motor vehicle information.

        Part III--Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 2015

    Sec. 24331. Short title.
    Sec. 24332. Tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards.
    Sec. 24333. Tire registration by independent sellers.
    Sec. 24334. Tire recall database.

                       Part IV--Alternative Fuel Vehicles

    Sec. 24341. Regulation parity for electric and natural gas vehicles.

                Subtitle D--Additional Motor Vehicle Provisions

    Sec. 24401. Required reporting of NHTSA agenda.
    Sec. 24402. Application of remedies for defects and noncompliance.
    Sec. 24403. Retention of safety records by manufacturers.
    Sec. 24404. Nonapplication of prohibitions relating to noncomplying
                                motor vehicles to vehicles used for testing
                                or evaluation.
    Sec. 24405. Treatment of low-volume manufacturers.
    Sec. 24406. No liability on the basis of NHTSA motor vehicle safety
                                guidelines.

                              DIVISION C--FINANCE

    Sec. 30001. Short title.

                TITLE XXXI--HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND RELATED TAXES

     Subtitle A--Extension of Trust Fund Expenditure Authority and Related
                                     Taxes

    Sec. 31101. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority.
    Sec. 31102. Extension of highway-related taxes.

             Subtitle B--Additional Transfers to Highway Trust Fund

    Sec. 31201. Further additional transfers to trust fund.
    Sec. 31202. Transfer to Highway Trust Fund of certain motor vehicle
                                safety penalties.
    Sec. 31203. Appropriation from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust
                                Fund.

                              TITLE XXXII--OFFSETS

                           Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

    Sec. 32101. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid
                                taxes.
    Sec. 32102. Reform of rules relating to qualified tax collection
                                contracts.
    Sec. 32103. Special compliance personnel program.

                         Subtitle B--Fees and Receipts

    Sec. 32201. Adjustment for inflation of fees for certain customs
                                services.
    Sec. 32202. Elimination of surplus funds of Federal reserve banks.
    Sec. 32203. Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown and sale.

                              Subtitle C--Outlays

    Sec. 32301. Interest on overpayment.

                           DIVISION D--MISCELLANEOUS

                   TITLE XLI--FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT

    Sec. 41001. Definitions.
    Sec. 41002. Federal Permitting Improvement Council.
    Sec. 41003. Permitting process improvement.
    Sec. 41004. Interstate compacts.
    Sec. 41005. Coordination of required reviews.
    Sec. 41006. Delegated State permitting programs.
    Sec. 41007. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provision.
    Sec. 41008. Report to Congress.
    Sec. 41009. Funding for governance, oversight, and processing of
                                environmental reviews and permits.
    Sec. 41010. Application.
    Sec. 41011. GAO Report.

                       TITLE XLII--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 42001. Determination of certain spending and tax burdens by State.
    Sec. 42002. GAO report on refunds to registered vendors of kerosene
                                used in noncommercial aviation.

                TITLE XLIII--REQUIREMENTS REGARDING RULE MAKINGS

    Sec. 43001. Requirements regarding rule makings.

              DIVISION E--EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

    Sec. 50001. Short title.

     TITLE LI--TAXPAYER PROTECTION PROVISIONS AND INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY

    Sec. 51001. Reduction in authorized amount of outstanding loans,
                                guarantees, and insurance.
    Sec. 51002. Increase in loss reserves.
    Sec. 51003. Review of fraud controls.
    Sec. 51004. Office of Ethics.
    Sec. 51005. Chief Risk Officer.
    Sec. 51006. Risk Management Committee.
    Sec. 51007. Independent audit of bank portfolio.
    Sec. 51008. Pilot program for reinsurance.

                 TITLE LII--PROMOTION OF SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTS

    Sec. 52001. Increase in small business lending requirements.
    Sec. 52002. Report on programs for small and medium-sized businesses.

                    TITLE LIII--MODERNIZATION OF OPERATIONS

    Sec. 53001. Electronic payments and documents.
    Sec. 53002. Reauthorization of information technology updating.

                         TITLE LIV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 54001. Extension of authority.
    Sec. 54002. Certain updated loan terms and amounts.

                            TITLE LV--OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 55001. Prohibition on discrimination based on industry.
    Sec. 55002. Negotiations to end export credit financing.
    Sec. 55003. Study of financing for information and communications
                                technology systems.

                          DIVISION F--ENERGY SECURITY

    Sec. 61001. Emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions.
    Sec. 61002. Resolving environmental and grid reliability conflicts.
    Sec. 61003. Critical electric infrastructure security.
    Sec. 61004. Strategic Transformer Reserve.
    Sec. 61005. Energy security valuation.

                         DIVISION G--FINANCIAL SERVICES

     TITLE LXXI--IMPROVING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES

    Sec. 71001. Filing requirement for public filing prior to public
                                offering.
    Sec. 71002. Grace period for change of status of emerging growth
                                companies.
    Sec. 71003. Simplified disclosure requirements for emerging growth
                                companies.

            TITLE LXXII--DISCLOSURE MODERNIZATION AND SIMPLIFICATION

    Sec. 72001. Summary page for form 10-K.
    Sec. 72002. Improvement of regulation S-K.
    Sec. 72003. Study on modernization and simplification of regulation S-
                                K.

     TITLE LXXIII--BULLION AND COLLECTIBLE COIN PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND
                                  COST SAVINGS

    Sec. 73001. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 73002. American Eagle Silver Bullion 30th Anniversary.

                       TITLE LXXIV--SBIC ADVISERS RELIEF

    Sec. 74001. Advisers of SBICs and venture capital funds.
    Sec. 74002. Advisers of SBICs and private funds.
    Sec. 74003. Relationship to State law.

                 TITLE LXXV--ELIMINATE PRIVACY NOTICE CONFUSION

    Sec. 75001. Exception to annual privacy notice requirement under the
                                Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

      TITLE LXXVI--REFORMING ACCESS FOR INVESTMENTS IN STARTUP ENTERPRISES

    Sec. 76001. Exempted transactions.

         TITLE LXXVII--PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT AND SAVINGS OPPORTUNITY

    Sec. 77001. Distributions and residual receipts.
    Sec. 77002. Future refinancings.
    Sec. 77003. Implementation.

                TITLE LXXVIII--TENANT INCOME VERIFICATION RELIEF

    Sec. 78001. Reviews of family incomes.

                   TITLE LXXIX--HOUSING ASSISTANCE EFFICIENCY

    Sec. 79001. Authority to administer rental assistance.
    Sec. 79002. Reallocation of funds.

                      TITLE LXXX--CHILD SUPPORT ASSISTANCE

    Sec. 80001. Requests for consumer reports by State or local child
                                support enforcement agencies.

                   TITLE LXXXI--PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN HOUSING

    Sec. 81001. Budget-neutral demonstration program for energy and water
                                conservation improvements at multifamily
                                residential units.

    TITLE LXXXII--CAPITAL ACCESS FOR SMALL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

    Sec. 82001. Privately insured credit unions authorized to become
                                members of a Federal home loan bank.
    Sec. 82002. GAO Report.

                  TITLE LXXXIII--SMALL BANK EXAM CYCLE REFORM

    Sec. 83001. Smaller institutions qualifying for 18-month examination
                                cycle.

                TITLE LXXXIV--SMALL COMPANY SIMPLE REGISTRATION

    Sec. 84001. Forward incorporation by reference for Form S-1.

        TITLE LXXXV--HOLDING COMPANY REGISTRATION THRESHOLD EQUALIZATION

    Sec. 85001. Registration threshold for savings and loan holding
                                companies.

    SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

        In this Act, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
            Department of Transportation.
                (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Transportation.

    SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

        Except as otherwise provided, this Act, including the amendments
    made by this Act, takes effect on October 1, 2015.

    SEC. 4. REFERENCES.

        Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
    Act'' contained in this division shall be treated as referring only to
    the provisions of this division.

                         TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                    Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

    SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
    appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account):
                (1) Federal-aid highway program.--For the national highway
            performance program under section 119 of title 23, United
            States Code, the surface transportation block grant program
            under section 133 of that title, the highway safety improvement
            program under section 148 of that title, the congestion
            mitigation and air quality improvement program under section
            149 of that title, and to carry out section 134 of that title--
                        (A) $38,419,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $39,113,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $39,927,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $40,764,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $41,623,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $42,483,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                (2) Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation
            program.--For credit assistance under the transportation
            infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6
            of title 23, United States Code, $200,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                (3) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
                        (A) Tribal transportation program.--For the tribal
                    transportation program under section 202 of title 23,
                    United States Code--
                                (i) $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                (ii) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                (iii) $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                (iv) $490,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                (v) $495,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                                (vi) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        (B) Federal lands transportation program.--
                                (i) In general.--For the Federal lands
                            transportation program under section 203 of
                            title 23, United States Code--
                                        (I) $325,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2016;
                                        (II) $335,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2017;
                                        (III) $345,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2018;
                                        (IV) $350,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2019;
                                        (V) $375,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2020; and
                                        (VI) $400,000,000 for fiscal year
                                    2021.
                                (ii) Allocation.--Of the amount made
                            available for a fiscal year under clause (i)--
                                        (I) the amount for the National
                                    Park Service is--
                                                (aa) $260,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2016;
                                                (bb) $268,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2017;
                                                (cc) $276,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2018;
                                                (dd) $280,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2019;
                                                (ee) $300,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2020; and
                                                (ff) $320,000,000 for
                                            fiscal year 2021;
                                        (II) the amount for the United
                                    States Fish and Wildlife Service is
                                    $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years
                                    2016 through 2021; and
                                        (III) the amount for the United
                                    States Forest Service is--
                                                (aa) $15,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2016;
                                                (bb) $16,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2017;
                                                (cc) $17,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2018;
                                                (dd) $18,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2019;
                                                (ee) $19,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2020; and
                                                (ff) $20,000,000 for fiscal
                                            year 2021.
                        (C) Federal lands access program.--For the Federal
                    lands access program under section 204 of title 23,
                    United States Code--
                                (i) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                (ii) $255,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                (iii) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                (iv) $265,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                (v) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                                (vi) $275,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                (4) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--For the
            territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165
            of title 23, United States Code, $200,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                (5) Nationally significant freight and highway projects.--
            For nationally significant freight and highway projects under
            section 117 of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $725,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $735,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                        (C) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018
                    through 2021.
        (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
                (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                        (A) while significant progress has occurred due to
                    the establishment of the disadvantaged business
                    enterprise program, discrimination and related barriers
                    continue to pose significant obstacles for minority-
                    and women-owned businesses seeking to do business in
                    federally assisted surface transportation markets
                    across the United States;
                        (B) the continuing barriers described in
                    subparagraph (A) merit the continuation of the
                    disadvantaged business enterprise program;
                        (C) Congress has received and reviewed testimony
                    and documentation of race and gender discrimination
                    from numerous sources, including congressional hearings
                    and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued by
                    public and private agencies, news stories, reports of
                    discrimination by organizations and individuals, and
                    discrimination lawsuits, which show that race- and
                    gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to
                    address the problem;
                        (D) the testimony and documentation described in
                    subparagraph (C) demonstrate that discrimination across
                    the United States poses a barrier to full and fair
                    participation in surface transportation-related
                    businesses of women business owners and minority
                    business owners and has impacted firm development and
                    many aspects of surface transportation-related business
                    in the public and private markets; and
                        (E) the testimony and documentation described in
                    subparagraph (C) provide a strong basis that there is a
                    compelling need for the continuation of the
                    disadvantaged business enterprise program to address
                    race and gender discrimination in surface
                    transportation-related business.
                (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
            definitions apply:
                        (A) Small business concern.--
                                (i) In general.--The term ``small business
                            concern'' means a small business concern (as
                            the term is used in section 3 of the Small
                            Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
                                (ii) Exclusions.--The term ``small business
                            concern'' does not include any concern or group
                            of concerns controlled by the same socially and
                            economically disadvantaged individual or
                            individuals that have average annual gross
                            receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in
                            excess of $23,980,000, as adjusted annually by
                            the Secretary for inflation.
                        (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged
                    individuals.--The term ``socially and economically
                    disadvantaged individuals'' has the meaning given the
                    term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15
                    U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations
                    issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be
                    presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged
                    individuals for purposes of this subsection.
                (3) Amounts for small business concerns.--Except to the
            extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than
            10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under
            titles I, II, III, and VI of this Act and section 403 of title
            23, United States Code, shall be expended through small
            business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
            economically disadvantaged individuals.
                (4) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
            Each State shall annually--
                        (A) survey and compile a list of the small business
                    concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State,
                    including the location of the small business concerns
                    in the State; and
                        (B) notify the Secretary, in writing, of the
                    percentage of the small business concerns that are
                    controlled by--
                                (i) women;
                                (ii) socially and economically
                            disadvantaged individuals (other than women);
                            and
                                (iii) individuals who are women and are
                            otherwise socially and economically
                            disadvantaged individuals.
                (5) Uniform certification.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
                    minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments
                    in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small
                    business concern for the purpose of this subsection.
                        (B) Inclusions.--The minimum uniform criteria
                    established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with
                    respect to a potential small business concern--
                                (i) on-site visits;
                                (ii) personal interviews with personnel;
                                (iii) issuance or inspection of licenses;
                                (iv) analyses of stock ownership;
                                (v) listings of equipment;
                                (vi) analyses of bonding capacity;
                                (vii) listings of work completed;
                                (viii) examination of the resumes of
                            principal owners;
                                (ix) analyses of financial capacity; and
                                (x) analyses of the type of work preferred.
                (6) Reporting.--The Secretary shall establish minimum
            requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the
            Secretary--
                        (A) information concerning disadvantaged business
                    enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and
                        (B) such other information as the Secretary
                    determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring
                    of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.
                (7) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this
            subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to
            receive funds made available under titles I, II, III, and VI of
            this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if
            the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from
            complying with paragraph (3) because a Federal court issues a
            final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the
            implementation of paragraph (3) is unconstitutional.
                (8) Sense of congress on prompt payment of dbe
            subcontractors.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                        (A) the Secretary should take additional steps to
                    ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of
                    title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the
                    disadvantaged business enterprises prompt payment
                    rule), or any corresponding regulation, in awarding
                    federally funded transportation contracts under laws
                    and regulations administered by the Secretary; and
                        (B) such additional steps should include increasing
                    the Department's ability to track and keep records of
                    complaints and to make that information publicly
                    available.

    SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

        (a) General Limitation.--Subject to subsection (e), and
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for
    Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not
    exceed--
                (1) $40,867,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                (2) $41,599,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                (3) $42,453,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                (4) $43,307,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                (5) $44,201,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                (6) $45,096,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall not
    apply to obligations under or for--
                (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
                (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance
            Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
                (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95
            Stat. 1701);
                (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface
            Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
                (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface
            Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
            (101 Stat. 198);
                (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
            Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
                (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect on June 8, 1998);
                (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an
            amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
                (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation
            authority was made available under the Transportation Equity
            Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for
            multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only
            to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or
            been used;
                (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an
            amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
                (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119
            Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance
            with that section were not subject to a limitation on
            obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made
            available for obligation;
                (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an
            amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
            and
                (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for
            fiscal years 2016 through 2021, only in an amount equal to
            $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).
        (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of fiscal years
    2016 through 2021, the Secretary--
                (1) shall not distribute obligation authority provided by
            subsection (a) for the fiscal year for--
                        (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses
                    and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United
                    States Code; and
                        (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of
                    Transportation Statistics;
                (2) shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority
            provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated
            balance of amounts--
                        (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund
                    (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid
                    highway and highway safety construction programs for
                    previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated
                    by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under
                    section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code);
                    and
                        (B) for which obligation authority was provided in
                    a previous fiscal year;
                (3) shall determine the proportion that--
                        (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection
                    (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts
                    not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
                    subsection; bears to
                        (B) the total of the sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway
                    safety construction programs (other than sums
                    authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law
                    described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection
                    (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section
                    119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the
                    amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for the fiscal
                    year), less the aggregate of the amounts not
                    distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
                    subsection;
                (4) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by
            subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed
            under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other
            than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are
            allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United
            States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202
            or 204 of that title, by multiplying--
                        (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3);
                    by
                        (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
                    each such program for the fiscal year; and
                (5) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by
            subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed
            under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under
            paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety
            construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary
            under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts
            apportioned for the national highway performance program in
            section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt
            from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts
            apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the
            proportion that--
                        (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
                    programs that are apportioned under title 23, United
                    States Code, to each State for the fiscal year; bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be
                    appropriated for the programs that are apportioned
                    under title 23, United States Code, to all States for
                    the fiscal year.
        (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding
    subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal
    years 2016 through 2021--
                (1) revise a distribution of the obligation authority made
            available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot
            be obligated during that fiscal year; and
                (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to
            obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed
            during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having
            large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections
            144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
            MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141)) and 104 of title 23, United States
            Code.
        (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
    Research Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
            obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to
            contract authority for transportation research programs carried
            out under--
                        (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and
                        (B) title VI of this Act.
                (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under
            paragraph (1) shall--
                        (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal
                    years; and
                        (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation
                    imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
                    highway safety construction programs for future fiscal
                    years.
        (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
            distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for
            each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall
            distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized
            for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States
            Code) that--
                        (A) are authorized to be appropriated for the
                    fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
                        (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated
                    to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States
                    under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and
                    will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal
                    year because of the imposition of any obligation
                    limitation for the fiscal year.
                (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1)
            in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation
            authority under subsection (c)(5).
                (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under
            paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in
            section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

    SEC. 1103. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (29);
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (28) as
            paragraphs (16) through (29), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
                ``(15) National highway freight network.--The term
            `National Highway Freight Network' means the National Highway
            Freight Network established under section 167.''.

    SEC. 1104. APPORTIONMENT.

        (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
            from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
            Account) to be made available to the Secretary for
            administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration
            $440,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.''.
        (b) Division Among Programs of State's Share of Base
    Apportionment.--Section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Division of
            State Apportionments Among Programs'' and inserting ``Division
            Among Programs of State's Share of Base Apportionment'';
                (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by inserting ``of the base apportionment''
                    after ``the amount''; and
                        (B) by striking ``surface transportation program''
                    and inserting ``surface transportation block grant
                    program'';
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Surface
                    transportation program'' and inserting ``Surface
                    transportation block grant program''; and
                        (B) by striking ``surface transportation program''
                    and inserting ``surface transportation block grant
                    program''; and
                (4) in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), in the matter
            preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of the base
            apportionment'' after ``the amount''.
        (c) Calculation of State Amounts.--Section 104(c) of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Calculation of Amounts.--
                ``(1) State share.--For each of fiscal years 2016 through
            2021, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows:
                        ``(A) Initial amounts.--The initial amounts for
                    each State shall be determined by multiplying--
                                ``(i) each of--
                                        ``(I) the base apportionment;
                                        ``(II) supplemental funds reserved
                                    under subsection (h)(1) for the
                                    national highway performance program;
                                    and
                                        ``(III) supplemental funds reserved
                                    under subsection (h)(2) for the surface
                                    transportation block grant program; by
                                ``(ii) the share for each State, which
                            shall be equal to the proportion that--
                                        ``(I) the amount of apportionments
                                    that the State received for fiscal year
                                    2015; bears to
                                        ``(II) the amount of those
                                    apportionments received by all States
                                    for that fiscal year.
                        ``(B) Adjustments to amounts.--The initial amounts
                    resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A)
                    shall be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an
                    aggregate apportionment equal to at least 95 percent of
                    the estimated tax payments attributable to highway
                    users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund
                    (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most
                    recent fiscal year for which data are available.
                ``(2) State apportionment.--On October 1 of fiscal years
            2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall apportion the sums
            authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national
            highway performance program under section 119, the surface
            transportation block grant program under section 133, the
            highway safety improvement program under section 148, the
            congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under
            section 149, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with
            paragraph (1).''.
        (d) Supplemental Funds.--Section 104 of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Supplemental Funds.--
                ``(1) Supplemental funds for national highway performance
            program.--
                        ``(A) Amount.--Before making an apportionment for a
                    fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
                    reserve for the national highway performance program
                    under section 119 for that fiscal year an amount equal
                    to--
                                ``(i) $53,596,122 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(ii) $66,717,816 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(iii) $79,847,397 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(B) Treatment of funds.--Funds reserved under
                    subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under
                    subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under
                    subsection (b)(1), and shall be in addition to amounts
                    apportioned under that subsection.
                ``(2) Supplemental funds for surface transportation block
            grant program.--
                        ``(A) Amount.--Before making an apportionment for a
                    fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
                    reserve for the surface transportation block grant
                    program under section 133 for that fiscal year an
                    amount equal to $819,900,000 pursuant to section
                    133(h), plus--
                                ``(i) $70,526,310 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $104,389,904 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $148,113,536 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $160,788,367 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $200,153,448 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $239,542,191 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(B) Treatment of funds.--Funds reserved under
                    subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under
                    subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under
                    subsection (b)(2), and shall be in addition to amounts
                    apportioned under that subsection.
        ``(i) Base Apportionment Defined.--In this section, the term `base
    apportionment' means--
                ``(1) the combined amount authorized for appropriation for
            the national highway performance program under section 119, the
            surface transportation block grant program under section 133,
            the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the
            congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under
            section 149, and to carry out section 134; minus
                ``(2) supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) for
            the national highway performance program and the surface
            transportation block grant program.''.

    SEC. 1105. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)(7)--
                        (A) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting
                    ``section 150(e)''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``under section 150(e)'' after
                    ``the next report submitted''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) TIFIA Program.--Upon Secretarial approval of credit
    assistance under chapter 6, the Secretary, at the request of a State,
    may allow the State to use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to
    pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible
    entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a
    project eligible for assistance under this section.
        ``(i) Additional Funding Eligibility for Certain Bridges.--
                ``(1) In general.--Funds apportioned to a State to carry
            out the national highway performance program may be obligated
            for a project for the reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration,
            rehabilitation, or preservation of a bridge not on the National
            Highway System, if the bridge is on a Federal-aid highway.
                ``(2) Limitation.--A State required to make obligations
            under subsection (f) shall ensure such requirements are
            satisfied in order to use the flexibility under paragraph
            (1).''.

    SEC. 1106. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                (1) the benefits of the surface transportation block grant
            program accrue principally to the residents of each State and
            municipality where the funds are obligated;
                (2) decisions about how funds should be obligated are best
            determined by the States and municipalities to respond to
            unique local circumstances and implement the most efficient
            solutions; and
                (3) reforms of the program to promote flexibility will
            enhance State and local control over transportation decisions.
        (b) Surface Transportation Block Grant Program.--Section 133 of
    title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and
            inserting the following:
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a surface
    transportation block grant program in accordance with this section to
    provide flexible funding to address State and local transportation
    needs.
        ``(b) Eligible Projects.--Funds apportioned to a State under
    section 104(b)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program
    may be obligated for the following:
                ``(1) Construction of--
                        ``(A) highways, bridges, tunnels, including
                    designated routes of the Appalachian development
                    highway system and local access roads under section
                    14501 of title 40;
                        ``(B) ferry boats and terminal facilities eligible
                    for funding under section 129(c);
                        ``(C) transit capital projects eligible for
                    assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;
                        ``(D) infrastructure-based intelligent
                    transportation systems capital improvements;
                        ``(E) truck parking facilities eligible for funding
                    under section 1401 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 137 note); and
                        ``(F) border infrastructure projects eligible for
                    funding under section 1303 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101
                    note).
                ``(2) Operational improvements and capital and operating
            costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control
            facilities and programs.
                ``(3) Environmental measures eligible under sections
            119(g), 328, and 329 and transportation control measures listed
            in section 108(f)(1)(A) (other than clause (xvi) of that
            section) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A)).
                ``(4) Highway and transit safety infrastructure
            improvements and programs, including railway-highway grade
            crossings.
                ``(5) Fringe and corridor parking facilities and programs
            in accordance with section 137 and carpool projects in
            accordance with section 146.
                ``(6) Recreational trails projects eligible for funding
            under section 206, pedestrian and bicycle projects in
            accordance with section 217 (including modifications to comply
            with accessibility requirements under the Americans with
            Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.)), and the
            safe routes to school program under section 1404 of SAFETEA-LU
            (23 U.S.C. 402 note).
                ``(7) Planning, design, or construction of boulevards and
            other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate
            System routes or other divided highways.
                ``(8) Development and implementation of a State asset
            management plan for the National Highway System and a
            performance-based management program for other public roads.
                ``(9) Protection (including painting, scour
            countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures,
            security countermeasures, and protection against extreme
            events) for bridges (including approaches to bridges and other
            elevated structures) and tunnels on public roads, and
            inspection and evaluation of bridges and tunnels and other
            highway assets.
                ``(10) Surface transportation planning programs, highway
            and transit research and development and technology transfer
            programs, and workforce development, training, and education
            under chapter 5 of this title.
                ``(11) Surface transportation infrastructure modifications
            to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and
            access into and out of a port terminal.
                ``(12) Projects and strategies designed to support
            congestion pricing, including electronic toll collection and
            travel demand management strategies and programs.
                ``(13) At the request of a State, and upon Secretarial
            approval of credit assistance under chapter 6, subsidy and
            administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible entity
            Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a
            project eligible for assistance under this section.
                ``(14) The creation and operation by a State of an office
            to assist in the design, implementation, and oversight of
            public-private partnerships eligible to receive funding under
            this title and chapter 53 of title 49, and the payment of a
            stipend to unsuccessful private bidders to offset their
            proposal development costs, if necessary to encourage robust
            competition in public-private partnership procurements.
                ``(15) Any type of project eligible under this section as
            in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
            Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015,
            including projects described under section 101(a)(29) as in
            effect on such day.
        ``(c) Location of Projects.--A surface transportation block grant
    project may not be undertaken on a road functionally classified as a
    local road or a rural minor collector unless the road was on a Federal-
    aid highway system on January 1, 1991, except--
                ``(1) for a bridge or tunnel project (other than the
            construction of a new bridge or tunnel at a new location);
                ``(2) for a project described in paragraphs (4) through
            (11) of subsection (b);
                ``(3) for a project described in section 101(a)(29), as in
            effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface
            Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and
                ``(4) as approved by the Secretary.
        ``(d) Allocations of Apportioned Funds to Areas Based on
    Population.--
                ``(1) Calculation.--Of the funds apportioned to a State
            under section 104(b)(2) (after the reservation of funds under
            subsection (h))--
                        ``(A) the percentage specified in paragraph (6) for
                    a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section, in
                    proportion to their relative shares of the population
                    of the State--
                                ``(i) in urbanized areas of the State with
                            an urbanized area population of over 200,000;
                                ``(ii) in areas of the State other than
                            urban areas with a population greater than
                            5,000; and
                                ``(iii) in other areas of the State; and
                        ``(B) the remainder may be obligated in any area of
                    the State.
                ``(2) Metropolitan areas.--Funds attributed to an urbanized
            area under paragraph (1)(A)(i) may be obligated in the
            metropolitan area established under section 134 that
            encompasses the urbanized area.
                ``(3) Consultation with regional transportation planning
            organizations.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(iii), before
            obligating funding attributed to an area with a population
            greater than 5,000 and less than 200,000, a State shall consult
            with the regional transportation planning organizations that
            represent the area, if any.
                ``(4) Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000
            population.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), the amount of funds that a State is
                    required to obligate under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be
                    obligated in urbanized areas described in paragraph
                    (1)(A)(i) based on the relative population of the
                    areas.
                        ``(B) Other factors.--The State may obligate the
                    funds described in subparagraph (A) based on other
                    factors if the State and the relevant metropolitan
                    planning organizations jointly apply to the Secretary
                    for the permission to base the obligation on other
                    factors and the Secretary grants the request.
                ``(5) Applicability of planning requirements.--Programming
            and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall
            be consistent with sections 134 and 135.
                ``(6) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph
            (1)(A) is--
                        ``(A) for fiscal year 2016, 51 percent;
                        ``(B) for fiscal year 2017, 52 percent;
                        ``(C) for fiscal year 2018, 53 percent;
                        ``(D) for fiscal year 2019, 54 percent;
                        ``(E) for fiscal year 2020, 55 percent; and
                        ``(F) for fiscal year 2021, 55 percent.'';
                (2) by striking the section heading and inserting ``Surface
            transportation block grant program'';
                (3) by striking subsection (e);
                (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as
            subsections (e) through (g), respectively;
                (5) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by this
            subsection--
                        (A) by striking ``104(b)(3)'' and inserting
                    ``104(b)(2)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``fiscal years 2011 through 2014''
                    and inserting ``fiscal years 2016 through 2021'';
                (6) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by this
            subsection, by striking ``under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) for
            each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014'' and inserting ``under
            subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) for each of fiscal years 2016 through
            2021''; and
                (7) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) STP Set-Aside.--
                ``(1) Reservation of funds.--Of the funds apportioned to a
            State under section 104(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the
            Secretary shall reserve an amount such that--
                        ``(A) the Secretary reserves a total of
                    $819,900,000 under this subsection; and
                        ``(B) the State's share of that total is determined
                    by multiplying the amount under subparagraph (A) by the
                    ratio that--
                                ``(i) the amount apportioned to the State
                            for the transportation enhancements program for
                            fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in
                            effect on the day before the date of enactment
                            of MAP-21; bears to
                                ``(ii) the total amount of funds
                            apportioned to all States for the
                            transportation enhancements program for fiscal
                            year 2009.
                ``(2) Allocation within a state.--Funds reserved for a
            State under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within that State
            in the manner described in subsection (d), except that, for
            purposes of this paragraph (after funds are made available
            under paragraph (5))--
                        ``(A) for each fiscal year, the percentage referred
                    to in paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection shall be
                    deemed to be 50 percent; and
                        ``(B) the following provisions shall not apply:
                                ``(i) Paragraph (3) of subsection (d).
                                ``(ii) Subsection (e).
                ``(3) Eligible projects.--Funds reserved under this
            subsection may be obligated for projects or activities
            described in section 101(a)(29) or 213, as such provisions were
            in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
            Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.
                ``(4) Access to funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A State or metropolitan planning
                    organization required to obligate funds in accordance
                    with paragraph (2) shall develop a competitive process
                    to allow eligible entities to submit projects for
                    funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection.
                    A metropolitan planning organization for an area
                    described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select
                    projects under such process in consultation with the
                    relevant State.
                        ``(B) Eligible entity defined.--In this paragraph,
                    the term `eligible entity' means--
                                ``(i) a local government;
                                ``(ii) a regional transportation authority;
                                ``(iii) a transit agency;
                                ``(iv) a natural resource or public land
                            agency;
                                ``(v) a school district, local education
                            agency, or school;
                                ``(vi) a tribal government; and
                                ``(vii) any other local or regional
                            governmental entity with responsibility for or
                            oversight of transportation or recreational
                            trails (other than a metropolitan planning
                            organization or a State agency) that the State
                            determines to be eligible, consistent with the
                            goals of this subsection.
                ``(5) Continuation of certain recreational trails
            projects.--For each fiscal year, a State shall--
                        ``(A) obligate an amount of funds reserved under
                    this section equal to the amount of the funds
                    apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under
                    section 104(h)(2), as in effect on the day before the
                    date of enactment of MAP-21, for projects relating to
                    recreational trails under section 206;
                        ``(B) return 1 percent of those funds to the
                    Secretary for the administration of that program; and
                        ``(C) comply with the provisions of the
                    administration of the recreational trails program under
                    section 206, including the use of apportioned funds
                    described in subsection (d)(3)(A) of that section.
                ``(6) State flexibility.--
                        ``(A) Recreational trails.--A State may opt out of
                    the recreational trails program under paragraph (5) if
                    the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not
                    later than 30 days prior to apportionments being made
                    for any fiscal year.
                        ``(B) Large urbanized areas.--A metropolitan
                    planning area may use not to exceed 50 percent of the
                    funds reserved under this subsection for an urbanized
                    area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any
                    purpose eligible under subsection (b).
        ``(i) Treatment of Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, projects funded under this section (excluding those carried out
    under subsection (h)(5)) shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid
    highway under this chapter.''.
        (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 126.--Section 126(b)(2) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``section 213'' and inserting
                    ``section 133(h)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``section 213(c)(1)(B)'' and
                    inserting ``section 133(h)''.
                (2) Section 213.--Section 213 of title 23, United States
            Code, is repealed.
                (3) Section 322.--Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended by striking ``surface transportation
            program'' and inserting ``surface transportation block grant
            program''.
                (4) Section 504.--Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``104(b)(3)'' and inserting
                    ``104(b)(2)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``surface transportation program''
                    and inserting ``surface transportation block grant
                    program''.
                (5) Chapter 1.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
            is amended by striking ``surface transportation program'' each
            place it appears and inserting ``surface transportation block
            grant program''.
                (6) Chapter analyses.--
                        (A) Chapter 1.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title
                    23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
                    relating to section 133 and inserting the following:

    ``133. Surface transportation block grant program.''.
                        (B) Chapter 2.--The item relating to section 213 in
                    the analysis for chapter 2 of title 23, United States
                    Code, is repealed.
                (7) Other references.--Any reference in any other law,
            regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
            States to the surface transportation program under section 133
            of title 23, United States Code, shall be deemed to be a
            reference to the surface transportation block grant program
            under such section.

    SEC. 1107. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS.

        Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to
    read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Set aside.--Before making an apportionment
                    under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year, the
                    Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available
                    to carry out the highway safety improvement program
                    under section 148 for such fiscal year, for the
                    elimination of hazards and the installation of
                    protective devices at railway-highway crossings at
                    least--
                                ``(i) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $230,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(B) Installation of protective devices.--At least
                    \1/2\ of the funds set aside each fiscal year under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be available for the
                    installation of protective devices at railway-highway
                    crossings.
                        ``(C) Obligation availability.--Sums set aside each
                    fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available
                    for obligation in the same manner as funds apportioned
                    under section 104(b)(1) of this title.''.

    SEC. 1108. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) Definitions.--
                (1) In general.--Section 148(a) of title 23, United States
            Code, is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                            striking ``includes, but is not limited to,''
                            and inserting ``only includes''; and
                                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(xxv) Installation of vehicle-to-
                            infrastructure communication equipment.
                                ``(xxvi) Pedestrian hybrid beacons.
                                ``(xxvii) Roadway improvements that provide
                            separation between pedestrians and motor
                            vehicles, including medians and pedestrian
                            crossing islands.
                                ``(xxviii) A physical infrastructure safety
                            project not described in clauses (i) through
                            (xxvii).'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (10); and
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13)
                    as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 148 of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking
                    ``subsections (a)(12)'' and inserting ``subsections
                    (a)(11)''; and
                        (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) by striking
                    ``subsection (a)(12)'' and inserting ``subsection
                    (a)(11)''.
        (b) Data Collection.--Section 148(f) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Process.--The Secretary shall establish a process to
            allow a State to cease to collect the subset referred to in
            paragraph (2)(A) for public roads that are gravel roads or
            otherwise unpaved if--
                        ``(A) the State does not use funds provided to
                    carry out this section for a project on such roads
                    until the State completes a collection of the required
                    model inventory of roadway elements for the roads; and
                        ``(B) the State demonstrates that the State
                    consulted with affected Indian tribes before ceasing to
                    collect data with respect to such roads that are
                    included in the National Tribal Transportation Facility
                    Inventory.
                ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (3) may
            be construed to allow a State to cease data collection related
            to serious injuries or fatalities.''.
        (c) Rural Road Safety.--Section 148(g)(1) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``If the fatality rate'' and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--If the fatality rate''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Fatalities exceeding the median rate.--If the
                    fatality rate on rural roads in a State, for the most
                    recent 2-year period for which data is available, is
                    more than the median fatality rate for rural roads
                    among all States for such 2-year period, the State
                    shall be required to demonstrate, in the subsequent
                    State strategic highway safety plan of the State,
                    strategies to address fatalities and achieve safety
                    improvements on high risk rural roads.''.
        (d) Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Best Practices.--
                (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of best
            practices with respect to the implementation of roadway safety
            infrastructure improvements that--
                        (A) are cost effective; and
                        (B) reduce the number or severity of accidents
                    involving commercial motor vehicles.
                (2) Consultation.--In conducting the review under paragraph
            (1), the Secretary shall consult with State transportation
            departments and units of local government.
                (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
            Works of the Senate, and make available on the public Internet
            Web site of the Department, a report describing the results of
            the review conducted under paragraph (1).

    SEC. 1109. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) if the project or program is for the installation of
            vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.''.
        (b) States Flexibility.--Section 149(d) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) States Flexibility.--
                ``(1) States without a nonattainment area.--If a State does
            not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated
            under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the State may
            use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) for
            any project in the State that--
                        ``(A) would otherwise be eligible under subsection
                    (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment
                    or maintenance area; or
                        ``(B) is eligible under the surface transportation
                    block grant program under section 133.
                ``(2) States with a nonattainment area.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If a State has a nonattainment
                    area or maintenance area and received funds in fiscal
                    year 2009 under section 104(b)(2)(D), as in effect on
                    the day before the date of enactment of the MAP-21,
                    above the amount of funds that the State would have
                    received based on the nonattainment and maintenance
                    area population of the State under subparagraphs (B)
                    and (C) of section 104(b)(2), as in effect on the day
                    before the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the State
                    may use, for any project that would otherwise be
                    eligible under subsection (b) if the project were
                    carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area or
                    is eligible under the surface transportation block
                    grant program under section 133, an amount of funds
                    apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) that
                    is equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
                                ``(i) the amount apportioned to such State
                            under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amounts
                            reserved for obligation under subsection
                            (k)(1)); by
                                ``(ii) the ratio calculated under
                            subparagraph (B).
                        ``(B) Ratio.--For purposes of this paragraph, the
                    ratio shall be calculated as the proportion that--
                                ``(i) the amount for fiscal year 2009 such
                            State was permitted by section 149(c)(2), as in
                            effect on the day before the date of enactment
                            of the MAP-21, to obligate in any area of the
                            State for projects eligible under section 133,
                            as in effect on the day before the date of
                            enactment of the MAP-21; bears to
                                ``(ii) the total apportionment to such
                            State for fiscal year 2009 under section
                            104(b)(2), as in effect on the day before the
                            date of enactment of the MAP-21.
                ``(3) Changes in designation.--If a new nonattainment area
            is designated or a previously designated nonattainment area is
            redesignated as an attainment area in a State under the Clean
            Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Secretary shall modify,
            in a manner consistent with the approach that was in effect on
            the day before the date of enactment of MAP-21, the amount such
            State is permitted to obligate in any area of the State for
            projects eligible under section 133.''.
        (c) Priority Consideration.--Section 149(g)(3) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(3) Priority consideration.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In distributing funds received
                    for congestion mitigation and air quality projects and
                    programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) in
                    areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance for
                    PM2.5 under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
                    and where regional motor vehicle emissions are not an
                    insignificant contributor to the air quality problem
                    for PM2.5, States and metropolitan planning
                    organizations shall give priority to projects,
                    including diesel retrofits or alternative fuel
                    vehicles, that are proven to reduce direct or indirect
                    emissions of PM2.5.
                        ``(B) Use of funding.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable, funding used in an area described in
                    subparagraph (A) shall be used on the most cost-
                    effective projects and programs that are proven to
                    reduce directly or indirectly emitted fine particulate
                    matter.''.
        (d) Priority for Use of Funds in PM2.5 Areas.--Section 149(k) of
    title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``such fine particulate''
            and inserting ``directly emitted fine particulate''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance in low population
            density states.--
                        ``(A) Exception.--For any State with a population
                    density of 80 or fewer persons per square mile of land
                    area, based on the most recent decennial census,
                    subsection (g)(3) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
                    subsection do not apply to a nonattainment or
                    maintenance area in the State if--
                                ``(i) the nonattainment or maintenance area
                            does not have projects that are part of the
                            emissions analysis of a metropolitan
                            transportation plan or transportation
                            improvement program; and
                                ``(ii) regional motor vehicle emissions are
                            an insignificant contributor to the air quality
                            problem for PM2.5 in the nonattainment or
                            maintenance area.
                        ``(B) Calculation.--If subparagraph (A) applies to
                    a nonattainment or maintenance area in a State, the
                    percentage of the PM2.5 set aside under paragraph (1)
                    shall be reduced for that State proportionately based
                    on the weighted population of the area in fine
                    particulate matter nonattainment.''.
        (e) Performance Plan.--Section 149(l)(1)(B) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``emission and congestion
    reduction'' after ``achieving the''.

    SEC. 1110. NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT POLICY.

        (a) In General.--Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 167. National highway freight policy
        ``(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States to improve
    the condition and performance of the National Highway Freight Network
    established under this section to ensure that the Network provides a
    foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and
    achieve the goals described in subsection (b).
        ``(b) Goals.--The goals of the national highway freight policy
    are--
                ``(1) to invest in infrastructure improvements and to
            implement operational improvements that--
                        ``(A) strengthen the contribution of the National
                    Highway Freight Network to the economic competitiveness
                    of the United States;
                        ``(B) reduce congestion and bottlenecks on the
                    National Highway Freight Network; and
                        ``(C) increase productivity, particularly for
                    domestic industries and businesses that create high-
                    value jobs;
                ``(2) to improve the safety, security, and resilience of
            highway freight transportation;
                ``(3) to improve the state of good repair of the National
            Highway Freight Network;
                ``(4) to use innovation and advanced technology to improve
            the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Highway
            Freight Network;
                ``(5) to improve the economic efficiency of the National
            Highway Freight Network;
                ``(6) to improve the short and long distance movement of
            goods that--
                        ``(A) travel across rural areas between population
                    centers; and
                        ``(B) travel between rural areas and population
                    centers;
                ``(7) to improve the flexibility of States to support
            multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State
            organizations to increase the ability of States to address
            highway freight connectivity; and
                ``(8) to reduce the environmental impacts of freight
            movement on the National Highway Freight Network.
        ``(c) Establishment of National Highway Freight Network.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a National
            Highway Freight Network in accordance with this section to
            strategically direct Federal resources and policies toward
            improved performance of the Network.
                ``(2) Network components.--The National Highway Freight
            Network shall consist of--
                        ``(A) the Interstate System;
                        ``(B) non-Interstate highway segments on the
                    41,000-mile comprehensive primary freight network
                    developed by the Secretary under section 167(d) as in
                    effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
                    Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act
                    of 2015; and
                        ``(C) additional non-Interstate highway segments
                    designated by the States under subsection (d).
        ``(d) State Additions to Network.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and
            Reform Act of 2015, each State, in consultation with the State
            freight advisory committee, may increase the number of miles
            designated as part of the National Highway Freight Network by
            not more than 10 percent of the miles designated in that State
            under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) if the
            additional miles--
                        ``(A) close gaps between segments of the National
                    Highway Freight Network;
                        ``(B) establish connections from the National
                    Highway Freight Network to critical facilities for the
                    efficient movement of freight, including ports, freight
                    railroads, international border crossings, airports,
                    intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics centers,
                    and agricultural facilities; or
                        ``(C) are part of critical emerging freight
                    corridors or critical commerce corridors.
                ``(2) Submission.--Each State shall--
                        ``(A) submit to the Secretary a list of the
                    additional miles added under this subsection; and
                        ``(B) certify that the additional miles meet the
                    requirements of paragraph (1).
        ``(e) Redesignation.--
                ``(1) Redesignation by secretary.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Effective beginning 5 years
                    after the date of enactment of the Surface
                    Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015,
                    and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
                    redesignate the highway segments designated by the
                    Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B) that are on the
                    National Highway Freight Network.
                        ``(B) Considerations.--In redesignating highway
                    segments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    consider--
                                ``(i) changes in the origins and
                            destinations of freight movements in the United
                            States;
                                ``(ii) changes in the percentage of annual
                            average daily truck traffic in the annual
                            average daily traffic on principal arterials;
                                ``(iii) changes in the location of key
                            facilities;
                                ``(iv) critical emerging freight corridors
                            and critical commerce corridors; and
                                ``(v) network connectivity.
                        ``(C) Limitation.--Each redesignation under
                    subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the
                    National Highway Freight Network designated by the
                    Secretary by not more than 3 percent.
                ``(2) Redesignation by states.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Effective beginning 5 years
                    after the date of enactment of the Surface
                    Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015,
                    and every 5 years thereafter, each State may, in
                    consultation with the State freight advisory committee,
                    redesignate the highway segments designated by the
                    State under subsection (c)(2)(C) that are on the
                    National Highway Freight Network.
                        ``(B) Considerations.--In redesignating highway
                    segments under subparagraph (A), the State shall
                    consider--
                                ``(i) gaps between segments of the National
                            Highway Freight Network;
                                ``(ii) needed connections from the National
                            Highway Freight Network to critical facilities
                            for the efficient movement of freight,
                            including ports, freight railroads,
                            international border crossings, airports,
                            intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics
                            centers, and agricultural facilities; and
                                ``(iii) critical emerging freight corridors
                            or critical commerce corridors.
                        ``(C) Limitation.--Each redesignation under
                    subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the
                    National Highway Freight Network designated by the
                    State by not more than 3 percent.
                        ``(D) Resubmission.--Each State, under the
                    advisement of the State freight advisory committee,
                    shall--
                                ``(i) submit to the Secretary a list of the
                            miles redesignated under this paragraph; and
                                ``(ii) certify that the redesignated miles
                            meet the requirements of subsection (d)(1).''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    167 and inserting the following:

    ``167. National highway freight policy.''.

    SEC. 1111. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

        (a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 116 the following:
    ``Sec. 117. Nationally significant freight and highway projects
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a nationally significant
    freight and highway projects program to provide financial assistance
    for projects of national or regional significance that will--
                ``(1) improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of
            the movement of freight and people;
                ``(2) generate national or regional economic benefits and
            an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the
            United States;
                ``(3) reduce highway congestion and bottlenecks;
                ``(4) improve connectivity between modes of freight
            transportation; or
                ``(5) enhance the resiliency of critical highway
            infrastructure, including highway infrastructure that supports
            national energy security.
        ``(b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the program established in
    subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis,
    in accordance with this section.
        ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant under
            this section to the following:
                        ``(A) A State or group of States.
                        ``(B) A metropolitan planning organization that
                    serves an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of
                    the Census) with a population of more than 200,000
                    individuals.
                        ``(C) A unit of local government.
                        ``(D) A special purpose district or public
                    authority with a transportation function, including a
                    port authority.
                        ``(E) A Federal land management agency that applies
                    jointly with a State or group of States.
                ``(2) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this
            section, an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit to
            the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and
            containing such information as the Secretary determines is
            appropriate.
        ``(d) Eligible Projects.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (h),
            the Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a
            project that--
                        ``(A) is--
                                ``(i) a freight project carried out on the
                            National Highway Freight Network established
                            under section 167 of this title;
                                ``(ii) a highway or bridge project carried
                            out on the National Highway System, including--
                                        ``(I) a project to add capacity to
                                    the Interstate System to improve
                                    mobility; and
                                        ``(II) a project in a national
                                    scenic area;
                                ``(iii) an intermodal or rail freight
                            project carried out on the National Multimodal
                            Freight Network established under section 70103
                            of title 49; or
                                ``(iv) a railway-highway grade crossing or
                            grade separation project; and
                        ``(B) has eligible project costs that are
                    reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser
                    of--
                                ``(i) $100,000,000; or
                                ``(ii) in the case of a project--
                                        ``(I) located in 1 State, 30
                                    percent of the amount apportioned under
                                    this chapter to the State in the most
                                    recently completed fiscal year; or
                                        ``(II) located in more than 1
                                    State, 50 percent of the amount
                                    apportioned under this chapter to the
                                    participating State with the largest
                                    apportionment under this chapter in the
                                    most recently completed fiscal year.
                ``(2) Limitation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not more than $500,000,000 of
                    the amounts made available for grants under this
                    section for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, in the
                    aggregate, may be used to make grants for projects
                    described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) and such a project
                    may only receive a grant under this section if--
                                ``(i) the project will make a significant
                            improvement to freight movements on the
                            National Highway Freight Network; and
                                ``(ii) the Federal share of the project
                            funds only elements of the project that provide
                            public benefits.
                        ``(B) Exclusions.--The limitation under
                    subparagraph (A) shall--
                                ``(i) not apply to a railway-highway grade
                            crossing or grade separation project; and
                                ``(ii) with respect to a multimodal
                            project, shall apply only to the non-highway
                            portion or portions of the project.
        ``(e) Eligible Project Costs.--Grant amounts received for a project
    under this section may be used for--
                ``(1) development phase activities, including planning,
            feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental
            review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other
            preconstruction activities; and
                ``(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
            acquisition of real property (including land related to the
            project and improvements to the land), environmental
            mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of
            equipment, and operational improvements.
        ``(f) Project Requirements.--The Secretary may make a grant for a
    project described under subsection (d) only if the relevant applicant
    demonstrates that--
                ``(1) the project will generate national or regional
            economic, mobility, or safety benefits;
                ``(2) the project will be cost effective;
                ``(3) the project will contribute to the accomplishment of
            1 or more of the national goals described under section 150 of
            this title;
                ``(4) the project is based on the results of preliminary
            engineering;
                ``(5) with respect to related non-Federal financial
            commitments--
                        ``(A) 1 or more stable and dependable sources of
                    funding and financing are available to construct,
                    maintain, and operate the project; and
                        ``(B) contingency amounts are available to cover
                    unanticipated cost increases;
                ``(6) the project cannot be easily addressed using other
            funding available to the project sponsor under this chapter;
            and
                ``(7) the project is reasonably expected to begin
            construction not later than 18 months after the date of
            obligation of funds for the project.
        ``(g) Additional Considerations.--In making a grant under this
    section, the Secretary shall consider--
                ``(1) the extent to which a project utilizes nontraditional
            financing, innovative design and construction techniques, or
            innovative technologies;
                ``(2) the amount and source of non-Federal contributions
            with respect to the proposed project; and
                ``(3) the need for geographic diversity among grant
            recipients, including the need for a balance between the needs
            of rural and urban communities.
        ``(h) Reserved Amounts.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve not less
            than 10 percent of the amounts made available for grants under
            this section each fiscal year to make grants for projects
            described in subsection (d)(1)(A) that do not satisfy the
            minimum threshold under subsection (d)(1)(B).
                ``(2) Grant amount.--Each grant made under this subsection
            shall be in an amount that is at least $5,000,000.
                ``(3) Project selection considerations.--In addition to
            other applicable requirements, in making grants under this
            subsection the Secretary shall consider--
                        ``(A) the cost effectiveness of the proposed
                    project; and
                        ``(B) the effect of the proposed project on
                    mobility in the State and region in which the project
                    is carried out.
                ``(4) Excess funding.--In any fiscal year in which
            qualified applications for grants under this subsection will
            not allow for the amount reserved under paragraph (1) to be
            fully utilized, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts
            to make other grants under this section.
                ``(5) Rural areas.--The Secretary shall reserve not less
            than 20 percent of the amounts made available for grants under
            this section, including the amounts made available under
            paragraph (1), each fiscal year to make grants for projects
            located in rural areas.
        ``(i) Federal Share.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a
            project assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed
            50 percent.
                ``(2) Non-federal share.--Funds apportioned to a State
            under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(2) may be used to satisfy the
            non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is
            made under this section so long as the total amount of Federal
            funding for the project does not exceed 80 percent of project
            costs.
        ``(j) Agreements To Combine Amounts.--Two or more entities
    specified in subsection (c)(1) may combine, pursuant to an agreement
    entered into by the entities, any part of the amounts provided to the
    entities from grants under this section for a project for which the
    relevant grants were made if--
                ``(1) the agreement will benefit each entity entering into
            the agreement; and
                ``(2) the agreement is not in violation of a law of any
            such entity.
        ``(k) Treatment of Freight Projects.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, a freight project carried out under this section
    shall be treated as if the project is located on a Federal-aid highway.
        ``(l) TIFIA Program.--At the request of an eligible applicant under
    this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to the entity to
    pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity
    Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project
    for which the grant was awarded.
        ``(m) Congressional Notification.--
                ``(1) Notification.--At least 60 days before making a grant
            for a project under this section, the Secretary shall notify,
            in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
            of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
            Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the proposed
            grant. The notification shall include an evaluation and
            justification for the project and the amount of the proposed
            grant award.
                ``(2) Congressional disapproval.--The Secretary may not
            make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a
            project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted
            disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the
            60-day period described in paragraph (1).
        ``(n) Facilitating Commercial Waterborne Transportation.--
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rights granted
    thereunder, and provided that the requirements of the National
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) are met, a
    property owner may develop, construct, operate, and maintain pier,
    wharf, or other such load-out structures on that property and on or
    above adjacent beds of the navigable waters of the United States to
    facilitate the commercial waterborne transportation of domestic
    aggregate that may supply an eligible project under this section,
    including salt, sand, and gravel, from reserves located within ten
    miles of the property.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 116 the following:

    ``117. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.''.
        (c) Repeal.--Section 1301 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note), and
    the item relating to that section in the table of contents in section
    1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

    SEC. 1112. TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

        Section 165(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$150,000,000'' and
            inserting ``$158,000,000''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$40,000,000'' and
            inserting ``$42,000,000''.

    SEC. 1113. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

        Section 201(c)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Tribal data collection.--In addition to the
                    data to be collected under subparagraph (A), not later
                    than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year,
                    any entity carrying out a project under the tribal
                    transportation program under section 202 shall submit
                    to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior,
                    based on obligations and expenditures under the tribal
                    transportation program during the preceding fiscal
                    year, the following data:
                                ``(i) The names of projects and activities
                            carried out by the entity under the tribal
                            transportation program during the preceding
                            fiscal year.
                                ``(ii) A description of the projects and
                            activities identified under clause (i).
                                ``(iii) The current status of the projects
                            and activities identified under clause (i).
                                ``(iv) An estimate of the number of jobs
                            created and the number of jobs retained by the
                            projects and activities identified under clause
                            (i).''.

    SEC. 1114. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

        Section 202(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``6 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''.

    SEC. 1115. FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

        Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking ``operation'' and
            inserting ``capital, operations,'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                                (i) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at
                            the end;
                                (ii) in clause (v) by striking the period
                            at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(vi) the Bureau of Reclamation; and
                                ``(vii) independent Federal agencies with
                            natural resource and land management
                            responsibilities.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by
                            inserting ``performance management, including''
                            after ``support''; and
                                (ii) in clause (i)(II) by striking ``,
                            and'' and inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by adding at the end the
            following:
                                ``(vi) The Bureau of Reclamation.''.

    SEC. 1116. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 206 the following:
    ``Sec. 207. Tribal transportation self-governance program
        ``(a) Establishment.--Subject to the requirements of this section,
    the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to be known as
    the tribal transportation self-governance program. The Secretary may
    delegate responsibilities for administration of the program as the
    Secretary determines appropriate.
        ``(b) Eligibility.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an
            Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the program if
            the Indian tribe requests participation in the program by
            resolution or other official action by the governing body of
            the Indian tribe, and demonstrates, for the preceding 3 fiscal
            years, financial stability and financial management capability,
            and transportation program management capability.
                ``(2) Criteria for determining financial stability and
            financial management capacity.--For the purposes of paragraph
            (1), evidence that, during the preceding 3 fiscal years, an
            Indian tribe had no uncorrected significant and material audit
            exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian tribe's
            self-determination contracts or self-governance funding
            agreements with any Federal agency shall be conclusive evidence
            of the required financial stability and financial management
            capability.
                ``(3) Criteria for determining transportation program
            management capability.--The Secretary shall require an Indian
            tribe to demonstrate transportation program management
            capability, including the capability to manage and complete
            projects eligible under this title and projects eligible under
            chapter 53 of title 49, to gain eligibility for the program.
        ``(c) Compacts.--
                ``(1) Compact required.--Upon the request of an eligible
            Indian tribe, and subject to the requirements of this section,
            the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact
            with the Indian tribe for the purpose of providing for the
            participation of the Indian tribe in the program.
                ``(2) Contents.--A compact entered into under paragraph (1)
            shall set forth the general terms of the government-to-
            government relationship between the Indian tribe and the United
            States under the program and other terms that will continue to
            apply in future fiscal years.
                ``(3) Amendments.--A compact entered into with an Indian
            tribe under paragraph (1) may be amended only by mutual
            agreement of the Indian tribe and the Secretary.
        ``(d) Annual Funding Agreements.--
                ``(1) Funding agreement required.--After entering into a
            compact with an Indian tribe under subsection (c), the
            Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written annual
            funding agreement with the Indian tribe.
                ``(2) Contents.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                                ``(i) Formula funding and discretionary
                            grants.--A funding agreement entered into with
                            an Indian tribe shall authorize the Indian
                            tribe, as determined by the Indian tribe, to
                            plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and
                            receive full tribal share funding, tribal
                            transit formula funding, and funding to tribes
                            from discretionary and competitive grants
                            administered by the Department for all
                            programs, services, functions, and activities
                            (or portions thereof) that are made available
                            to Indian tribes to carry out tribal
                            transportation programs and programs, services,
                            functions, and activities (or portions thereof)
                            administered by the Secretary that are
                            otherwise available to Indian tribes.
                                ``(ii) Transfers of state funds.--
                                        ``(I) Inclusion of transferred
                                    funds in funding agreement.--A funding
                                    agreement entered into with an Indian
                                    tribe shall include Federal-aid funds
                                    apportioned to a State under chapter 1
                                    if the State elects to provide a
                                    portion of such funds to the Indian
                                    tribe for a project eligible under
                                    section 202(a).
                                        ``(II) Method for transfers.--If a
                                    State elects to provide funds described
                                    in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe,
                                    the State shall transfer the funds back
                                    to the Secretary and the Secretary
                                    shall transfer the funds to the Indian
                                    tribe in accordance with this section.
                                        ``(III) Responsibility for
                                    transferred funds.--Notwithstanding any
                                    other provision of law, if a State
                                    provides funds described in subclause
                                    (I) to an Indian tribe--
                                                ``(aa) the State shall not
                                            be responsible for constructing
                                            or maintaining a project
                                            carried out using the funds or
                                            for administering or
                                            supervising the project or
                                            funds during the applicable
                                            statute of limitations period
                                            related to the construction of
                                            the project; and
                                                ``(bb) the Indian tribe
                                            shall be responsible for
                                            constructing and maintaining a
                                            project carried out using the
                                            funds and for administering and
                                            supervising the project and
                                            funds in accordance with this
                                            section during the applicable
                                            statute of limitations period
                                            related to the construction of
                                            the project.
                        ``(B) Administration of tribal shares.--The tribal
                    shares referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be
                    provided without regard to the agency or office of the
                    Department within which the program, service, function,
                    or activity (or portion thereof) is performed.
                        ``(C) Flexible and innovative financing.--
                                ``(i) In general.--A funding agreement
                            entered into with an Indian tribe under
                            paragraph (1) shall include provisions
                            pertaining to flexible and innovative financing
                            if agreed upon by the parties.
                                ``(ii) Terms and conditions.--
                                        ``(I) Authority to issue
                                    regulations.--The Secretary may issue
                                    regulations to establish the terms and
                                    conditions relating to the flexible and
                                    innovative financing provisions
                                    referred to in clause (i).
                                        ``(II) Terms and conditions in
                                    absence of regulations.--If the
                                    Secretary does not issue regulations
                                    under subclause (I), the terms and
                                    conditions relating to the flexible and
                                    innovative financing provisions
                                    referred to in clause (i) shall be
                                    consistent with--
                                                ``(aa) agreements entered
                                            into by the Department under--

                                                        ``(AA) section
                                                    202(b)(7); and

                                                        ``(BB) section
                                                    202(d)(5), as in effect
                                                    before the date of
                                                    enactment of MAP-21
                                                    (Public Law 112-141);
                                                    or

                                                ``(bb) regulations of the
                                            Department of the Interior
                                            relating to flexible financing
                                            contained in part 170 of title
                                            25, Code of Federal
                                            Regulations, as in effect on
                                            the date of enactment of the
                                            Surface Transportation
                                            Reauthorization and Reform Act
                                            of 2015.
                ``(3) Terms.--A funding agreement shall set forth--
                        ``(A) terms that generally identify the programs,
                    services, functions, and activities (or portions
                    thereof) to be performed or administered by the Indian
                    tribe; and
                        ``(B) for items identified in subparagraph (A)--
                                ``(i) the general budget category assigned;
                                ``(ii) the funds to be provided, including
                            those funds to be provided on a recurring
                            basis;
                                ``(iii) the time and method of transfer of
                            the funds;
                                ``(iv) the responsibilities of the
                            Secretary and the Indian tribe; and
                                ``(v) any other provision agreed to by the
                            Indian tribe and the Secretary.
                ``(4) Subsequent funding agreements.--
                        ``(A) Applicability of existing agreement.--Absent
                    notification from an Indian tribe that the Indian tribe
                    is withdrawing from or retroceding the operation of 1
                    or more programs, services, functions, or activities
                    (or portions thereof) identified in a funding
                    agreement, or unless otherwise agreed to by the
                    parties, each funding agreement shall remain in full
                    force and effect until a subsequent funding agreement
                    is executed.
                        ``(B) Effective date of subsequent agreement.--The
                    terms of the subsequent funding agreement shall be
                    retroactive to the end of the term of the preceding
                    funding agreement.
                ``(5) Consent of indian tribe required.--The Secretary
            shall not revise, amend, or require additional terms in a new
            or subsequent funding agreement without the consent of the
            Indian tribe that is subject to the agreement unless such terms
            are required by Federal law.
        ``(e) General Provisions.--
                ``(1) Redesign and consolidation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An Indian tribe, in any manner
                    that the Indian tribe considers to be in the best
                    interest of the Indian community being served, may--
                                ``(i) redesign or consolidate programs,
                            services, functions, and activities (or
                            portions thereof) included in a funding
                            agreement; and
                                ``(ii) reallocate or redirect funds for
                            such programs, services, functions, and
                            activities (or portions thereof), if the funds
                            are--
                                        ``(I) expended on projects
                                    identified in a transportation
                                    improvement program approved by the
                                    Secretary; and
                                        ``(II) used in accordance with the
                                    requirements in--
                                                ``(aa) appropriations Acts;
                                                ``(bb) this title and
                                            chapter 53 of title 49; and
                                                ``(cc) any other applicable
                                            law.
                        ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                    if, pursuant to subsection (d), an Indian tribe
                    receives a discretionary or competitive grant from the
                    Secretary or receives State apportioned funds, the
                    Indian tribe shall use the funds for the purpose for
                    which the funds were originally authorized.
                ``(2) Retrocession.--
                        ``(A) In general.--
                                ``(i) Authority of indian tribes.--An
                            Indian tribe may retrocede (fully or partially)
                            to the Secretary programs, services, functions,
                            or activities (or portions thereof) included in
                            a compact or funding agreement.
                                ``(ii) Reassumption of remaining funds.--
                            Following a retrocession described in clause
                            (i), the Secretary may--
                                        ``(I) reassume the remaining
                                    funding associated with the retroceded
                                    programs, functions, services, and
                                    activities (or portions thereof)
                                    included in the applicable compact or
                                    funding agreement;
                                        ``(II) out of such remaining funds,
                                    transfer funds associated with
                                    Department of Interior programs,
                                    services, functions, or activities (or
                                    portions thereof) to the Secretary of
                                    the Interior to carry out
                                    transportation services provided by the
                                    Secretary of the Interior; and
                                        ``(III) distribute funds not
                                    transferred under subclause (II) in
                                    accordance with applicable law.
                                ``(iii) Correction of programs.--If the
                            Secretary makes a finding under subsection
                            (f)(2)(B) and no funds are available under
                            subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall
                            not be required to provide additional funds to
                            complete or correct any programs, functions,
                            services, or activities (or portions thereof).
                        ``(B) Effective date.--Unless the Indian tribe
                    rescinds a request for retrocession, the retrocession
                    shall become effective within the timeframe specified
                    by the parties in the compact or funding agreement. In
                    the absence of such a specification, the retrocession
                    shall become effective on--
                                ``(i) the earlier of--
                                        ``(I) 1 year after the date of
                                    submission of the request; or
                                        ``(II) the date on which the
                                    funding agreement expires; or
                                ``(ii) such date as may be mutually agreed
                            upon by the parties and, with respect to
                            Department of the Interior programs, functions,
                            services, and activities (or portions thereof),
                            the Secretary of the Interior.
        ``(f) Provisions Relating to Secretary.--
                ``(1) Decisionmaker.--A decision that relates to an appeal
            of the rejection of a final offer by the Department shall be
            made either--
                        ``(A) by an official of the Department who holds a
                    position at a higher organizational level within the
                    Department than the level of the departmental agency in
                    which the decision that is the subject of the appeal
                    was made; or
                        ``(B) by an administrative judge.
                ``(2) Termination of compact or funding agreement.--
                        ``(A) Authority to terminate.--
                                ``(i) Provision to be included in compact
                            or funding agreement.--A compact or funding
                            agreement shall include a provision authorizing
                            the Secretary, if the Secretary makes a finding
                            described in subparagraph (B), to--
                                        ``(I) terminate the compact or
                                    funding agreement (or a portion
                                    thereof); and
                                        ``(II) reassume the remaining
                                    funding associated with the reassumed
                                    programs, functions, services, and
                                    activities included in the compact or
                                    funding agreement.
                                ``(ii) Transfers of funds.--Out of any
                            funds reassumed under clause (i)(II), the
                            Secretary may transfer the funds associated
                            with Department of the Interior programs,
                            functions, services, and activities (or
                            portions thereof) to the Secretary of the
                            Interior to provide continued transportation
                            services in accordance with applicable law.
                        ``(B) Findings resulting in termination.--The
                    finding referred to in subparagraph (A) is a specific
                    finding of--
                                ``(i) imminent jeopardy to a trust asset,
                            natural resources, or public health and safety
                            that is caused by an act or omission of the
                            Indian tribe and that arises out of a failure
                            to carry out the compact or funding agreement,
                            as determined by the Secretary; or
                                ``(ii) gross mismanagement with respect to
                            funds or programs transferred to the Indian
                            tribe under the compact or funding agreement,
                            as determined by the Secretary in consultation
                            with the Inspector General of the Department,
                            as appropriate.
                        ``(C) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not
                    terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion
                    thereof) unless--
                                ``(i) the Secretary has first provided
                            written notice and a hearing on the record to
                            the Indian tribe that is subject to the compact
                            or funding agreement; and
                                ``(ii) the Indian tribe has not taken
                            corrective action to remedy the mismanagement
                            of funds or programs or the imminent jeopardy
                            to a trust asset, natural resource, or public
                            health and safety.
                        ``(D) Exception.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
                            subparagraph (C), the Secretary, upon written
                            notification to an Indian tribe that is subject
                            to a compact or funding agreement, may
                            immediately terminate the compact or funding
                            agreement (or portion thereof) if--
                                        ``(I) the Secretary makes a finding
                                    of imminent substantial and irreparable
                                    jeopardy to a trust asset, natural
                                    resource, or public health and safety;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) the jeopardy arises out of a
                                    failure to carry out the compact or
                                    funding agreement.
                                ``(ii) Hearings.--If the Secretary
                            terminates a compact or funding agreement (or
                            portion thereof) under clause (i), the
                            Secretary shall provide the Indian tribe
                            subject to the compact or agreement with a
                            hearing on the record not later than 10 days
                            after the date of such termination.
                        ``(E) Burden of proof.--In any hearing or appeal
                    involving a decision to terminate a compact or funding
                    agreement (or portion thereof) under this paragraph,
                    the Secretary shall have the burden of proof in
                    demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the
                    validity of the grounds for the termination.
        ``(g) Cost Principles.--In administering funds received under this
    section, an Indian tribe shall apply cost principles under the
    applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified
    by section 450j-1 of title 25, other provisions of law, or by any
    exemptions to applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars
    subsequently granted by the Office of Management and Budget. No other
    audit or accounting standards shall be required by the Secretary. Any
    claim by the Federal Government against the Indian tribe relating to
    funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit conducted
    pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of
    section 450j-1(f) of title 25.
        ``(h) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary shall provide funds to an
    Indian tribe under a funding agreement in an amount equal to--
                ``(1) the sum of the funding that the Indian tribe would
            otherwise receive for the program, function, service, or
            activity in accordance with a funding formula or other
            allocation method established under this title or chapter 53 of
            title 49; and
                ``(2) such additional amounts as the Secretary determines
            equal the amounts that would have been withheld for the costs
            of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the
            program or project.
        ``(i) Construction Programs.--
                ``(1) Standards.--Construction projects carried out under
            programs administered by an Indian tribe with funds transferred
            to the Indian tribe pursuant to a funding agreement entered
            into under this section shall be constructed pursuant to the
            construction program standards set forth in applicable
            regulations or as specifically approved by the Secretary (or
            the Secretary's designee).
                ``(2) Monitoring.--Construction programs shall be monitored
            by the Secretary in accordance with applicable regulations.
        ``(j) Facilitation.--
                ``(1) Secretarial interpretation.--Except as otherwise
            provided by law, the Secretary shall interpret all Federal
            laws, Executive orders, and regulations in a manner that will
            facilitate--
                        ``(A) the inclusion of programs, services,
                    functions, and activities (or portions thereof) and
                    funds associated therewith, in compacts and funding
                    agreements; and
                        ``(B) the implementation of the compacts and
                    funding agreements.
                ``(2) Regulation waiver.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An Indian tribe may submit to
                    the Secretary a written request to waive application of
                    a regulation promulgated under this section with
                    respect to a compact or funding agreement. The request
                    shall identify the regulation sought to be waived and
                    the basis for the request.
                        ``(B) Approvals and denials.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days
                            after the date of receipt of a written request
                            under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                            approve or deny the request in writing.
                                ``(ii) Review.--The Secretary shall review
                            any application by an Indian tribe for a waiver
                            bearing in mind increasing opportunities for
                            using flexible policy approaches at the Indian
                            tribal level.
                                ``(iii) Deemed approval.--If the Secretary
                            does not approve or deny a request submitted
                            under subparagraph (A) on or before the last
                            day of the 90-day period referred to in clause
                            (i), the request shall be deemed approved.
                                ``(iv) Denials.--If the application for a
                            waiver is not granted, the agency shall provide
                            the applicant with the reasons for the denial
                            as part of the written response required in
                            clause (i).
                                ``(v) Finality of decisions.--A decision by
                            the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be
                            final for the Department.
        ``(k) Disclaimers.--
                ``(1) Existing authority.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, upon the election of an Indian tribe, the
            Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) maintain current tribal transportation
                    program funding agreements and program agreements; or
                        ``(B) enter into new agreements under the authority
                    of section 202(b)(7).
                ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
            this section may be construed to impair or diminish the
            authority of the Secretary under section 202(b)(7).
        ``(l) Applicability of Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act.--Except to the extent in conflict with this section (as
    determined by the Secretary), the following provisions of the Indian
    Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall apply to compact
    and funding agreements (except that any reference to the Secretary of
    the Interior or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in such
    provisions shall be treated as a reference to the Secretary of
    Transportation):
                ``(1) Subsections (a), (b), (d), (g), and (h) of section
            506 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-5), relating to general
            provisions.
                ``(2) Subsections (b) through (e) and (g) of section 507 of
            such Act (25 U.S.C.458aaa-6), relating to provisions relating
            to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
                ``(3) Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and
            (k) of section 508 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-7), relating
            to transfer of funds.
                ``(4) Section 510 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-9),
            relating to Federal procurement laws and regulations.
                ``(5) Section 511 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-10),
            relating to civil actions.
                ``(6) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (c) through (f) of
            section 512 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-11), relating to
            facilitation, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section
            shall be applied by substituting `transportation facilities and
            other facilities' for `school buildings, hospitals, and other
            facilities'.
                ``(7) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 515 of such Act
            (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-14), relating to disclaimers.
                ``(8) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 516 of such Act
            (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-15), relating to application of title I
            provisions.
                ``(9) Section 518 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa-17),
            relating to appeals.
        ``(m) Definitions.--
                ``(1) In general.--In this section, the following
            definitions apply (except as otherwise expressly provided):
                        ``(A) Compact.--The term `compact' means a compact
                    between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into
                    under subsection (c).
                        ``(B) Department.--The term `Department' means the
                    Department of Transportation.
                        ``(C) Eligible indian tribe.--The term `eligible
                    Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe that is eligible to
                    participate in the program, as determined under
                    subsection (b).
                        ``(D) Funding agreement.--The term `funding
                    agreement' means a funding agreement between the
                    Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under
                    subsection (d).
                        ``(E) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means
                    any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation,
                    pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the
                    Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under
                    the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994
                    (25 U.S.C. 479a). In any case in which an Indian tribe
                    has authorized another Indian tribe, an intertribal
                    consortium, or a tribal organization to plan for or
                    carry out programs, services, functions, or activities
                    (or portions thereof) on its behalf under this part,
                    the authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium, or
                    tribal organization shall have the rights and
                    responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe
                    (except as otherwise provided in the authorizing
                    resolution or in this title). In such event, the term
                    `Indian tribe' as used in this part shall include such
                    other authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium,
                    or tribal organization.
                        ``(F) Program.--The term `program' means the tribal
                    transportation self-governance program established
                    under this section.
                        ``(G) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the
                    Secretary of Transportation.
                        ``(H) Transportation programs.--The term
                    `transportation programs' means all programs
                    administered or financed by the Department under this
                    title and chapter 53 of title 49.
                ``(2) Applicability of other definitions.--In this section,
            the definitions set forth in sections 4 and 505 of the Indian
            Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
            450b; 458aaa) apply, except as otherwise expressly provided in
            this section.
        ``(n) Regulations.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Promulgation.--Not later than 90 days after
                    the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation
                    Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary
                    shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of
                    chapter 5 of title 5 to negotiate and promulgate such
                    regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
                        ``(B) Publication of proposed regulations.--
                    Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be
                    published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not
                    later than 21 months after such date of enactment.
                        ``(C) Expiration of authority.--The authority to
                    promulgate regulations under paragraph (1) shall expire
                    30 months after such date of enactment.
                        ``(D) Extension of deadlines.--A deadline set forth
                    in paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C) may be extended up to 180
                    days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to
                    in paragraph (2) concludes that the committee cannot
                    meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the
                    appropriate committees of Congress.
                ``(2) Committee.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A negotiated rulemaking
                    committee established pursuant to section 565 of title
                    5 to carry out this subsection shall have as its
                    members only Federal and tribal government
                    representatives, a majority of whom shall be nominated
                    by and be representatives of Indian tribes with funding
                    agreements under this title.
                        ``(B) Requirements.--The committee shall confer
                    with, and accommodate participation by, representatives
                    of Indian tribes, inter-tribal consortia, tribal
                    organizations, and individual tribal members.
                        ``(C) Adaptation of procedures.--The Secretary
                    shall adapt the negotiated rulemaking procedures to the
                    unique context of self-governance and the government-
                    to-government relationship between the United States
                    and Indian tribes.
                ``(3) Effect.--The lack of promulgated regulations shall
            not limit the effect of this section.
                ``(4) Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and
            rules.--Unless expressly agreed to by the participating Indian
            tribe in the compact or funding agreement, the participating
            Indian tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular,
            policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department,
            except regulations promulgated under this section.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
    by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the following:

    ``207. Tribal transportation self-governance program.''.

    SEC. 1117. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

        (a) Eligibility.--Section 125(d)(3) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) projects eligible for assistance under this
                    section located on Federal lands transportation
                    facilities or other federally owned roads that are open
                    to public travel (as defined in subsection (e)).''.
        (b) Definitions.--Section 125(e) of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
            definitions apply:
                        ``(A) Open to public travel.--The term `open to
                    public travel' means, with respect to a road, that,
                    except during scheduled periods, extreme weather
                    conditions, or emergencies, the road--
                                ``(i) is maintained;
                                ``(ii) is open to the general public; and
                                ``(iii) can accommodate travel by a
                            standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive
                            gates or prohibitive signs or regulations,
                            other than for general traffic control or
                            restrictions based on size, weight, or class of
                            registration.
                        ``(B) Standard passenger vehicle.--The term
                    `standard passenger vehicle' means a vehicle with 6
                    inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame,
                    body, suspension, or differential to the ground.''.

    SEC. 1118. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

        Section 143(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--From administrative funds made
                    available under section 104(a), the Secretary may
                    deduct such sums as are necessary, not to exceed
                    $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021,
                    to carry out this section.'';
                (2) in the heading for paragraph (8) by inserting ``block
            grant'' after ``surface transportation''; and
                (3) in paragraph (9) by inserting ``, the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public
            Works of the Senate'' after ``the Secretary''.

    SEC. 1119. BUNDLING OF BRIDGE PROJECTS.

        Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking ``the natural
            condition of the bridge'' and inserting ``the natural condition
            of the water'';
                (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k);
                (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
        ``(j) Bundling of Bridge Projects.--
                ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to save
            costs and time by encouraging States to bundle multiple bridge
            projects as 1 project.
                ``(2) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the
            term `eligible entity' means an entity eligible to carry out a
            bridge project under section 119 or 133.
                ``(3) Bundling of bridge projects.--An eligible entity may
            bundle 2 or more similar bridge projects that are--
                        ``(A) eligible projects under section 119 or 133;
                        ``(B) included as a bundled project in a
                    transportation improvement program under section 134(j)
                    or a statewide transportation improvement program under
                    section 135, as applicable; and
                        ``(C) awarded to a single contractor or consultant
                    pursuant to a contract for engineering and design or
                    construction between the contractor and an eligible
                    entity.
                ``(4) Itemization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law (including regulations), a bundling of bridge projects
            under this subsection may be listed as--
                        ``(A) 1 project for purposes of sections 134 and
                    135; and
                        ``(B) a single project within the applicable
                    bundle.
                ``(5) Financial characteristics.--Projects bundled under
            this subsection shall have the same financial characteristics,
            including--
                        ``(A) the same funding category or subcategory; and
                        ``(B) the same Federal share.
                ``(6) Engineering cost reimbursement.--The provisions of
            section 102(b) do not apply to projects carried out under this
            subsection.''; and
                (4) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (2)
            of this section, by striking ``104(b)(3)'' and inserting
            ``104(b)(2)''.

    SEC. 1120. TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.

        Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note) is amended by
    striking ``fiscal years'' and all that follows through the period at
    the end and inserting ``fiscal years 2016 through 2021.''.

    SEC. 1121. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

        Section 147(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``2013 and 2014'' and inserting ``2016 through 2021''.

                Subtitle B--Planning and Performance Management

    SEC. 1201. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

        Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and bicycle
            transportation facilities'' and inserting ``, bicycle
            transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that
            support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and
            intercity bus facilities'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as
                    paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) Representation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Designation or selection of
                    officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall
                    be determined by the metropolitan planning organization
                    according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the
                    organization.
                        ``(B) Public transportation representative.--
                    Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the
                    metropolitan planning organization, a representative of
                    a provider of public transportation may also serve as a
                    representative of a local municipality.
                        ``(C) Powers of certain officials.--An official
                    described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have
                    responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and
                    any other authority commensurate with other officials
                    described in paragraph (2).''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5) as so redesignated by striking
                    ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)'';
                (3) in subsection (e)(4)(B), by striking ``subsection
            (d)(5)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(6)'';
                (4) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by inserting ``tourism,
            natural disaster risk reduction,'' after ``economic
            development,'';
                (5) in subsection (h)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (G), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                            and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(I) improve the reliance and reliability of the
                    transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater
                    impacts of surface transportation; and
                        ``(J) enhance travel and tourism.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``and in
                    section 5301(c) of title 49'' and inserting ``and the
                    general purposes described in section 5301 of title
                    49'';
                (6) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking ``transit,''
                    and inserting ``public transportation facilities,
                    intercity bus facilities,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                                (i) by inserting ``public ports,'' before
                            ``freight shippers,''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(including intercity
                            bus operators, employer-based commuting
                            programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool
                            program, transit benefit program, parking cash-
                            out program, shuttle program, or telework
                            program)'' after ``private providers of
                            transportation''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``paragraph
                    (2)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(E)'' each place
                    it appears;
                (7) in subsection (k)(3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``(including
                    intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting
                    programs such as a carpool program, vanpool program,
                    transit benefit program, parking cash-out program,
                    shuttle program, or telework program), job access
                    projects,'' after ``reduction''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Congestion management plan.--A metropolitan
                    planning organization with a transportation management
                    area may develop a plan that includes projects and
                    strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such
                    metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall--
                                ``(i) develop regional goals to reduce
                            vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting
                            hours and improve transportation connections
                            between areas with high job concentration and
                            areas with high concentrations of low-income
                            households;
                                ``(ii) identify existing public
                            transportation services, employer-based
                            commuter programs, and other existing
                            transportation services that support access to
                            jobs in the region; and
                                ``(iii) identify proposed projects and
                            programs to reduce congestion and increase job
                            access opportunities.
                        ``(D) Participation.--In developing the plan under
                    subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization
                    shall consult with employers, private and nonprofit
                    providers of public transportation, transportation
                    management organizations, and organizations that
                    provide job access reverse commute projects or job-
                    related services to low-income individuals.'';
                (8) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1);
                    and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ``of less than
                    200,000'' and inserting ``with a population of 200,000
                    or less'';
                (9) in subsection (n)(1) by inserting ``49'' after
            ``chapter 53 of title''; and
                (10) in subsection (p) by striking ``Funds set aside under
            section 104(f)'' and inserting ``Funds apportioned under
            section 104(b)(5)''.

    SEC. 1202. STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

        Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``and bicycle
            transportation facilities'' and inserting, ``, bicycle
            transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that
            support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and
            intercity bus facilities'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and''
                            at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                            and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(I) improve the reliance and reliability of the
                    transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater
                    impacts of surface transportation; and
                        ``(J) enhance travel and tourism.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and
                            in section 5301(c) of title 49'' and inserting
                            ``and the general purposes described in section
                            5301 of title 49'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking
                            ``urbanized''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
                            ``urbanized''; and
                (3) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)--
                                (i) by inserting ``public ports,'' before
                            ``freight shippers,''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(including intercity
                            bus operators, employer-based commuting
                            programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool
                            program, transit benefit program, parking cash-
                            out program, shuttle program, or telework
                            program)'' after ``private providers of
                            transportation''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding
                    subparagraph (A), by striking ``should'' and inserting
                    ``shall''.

                  Subtitle C--Acceleration of Project Delivery

    SEC. 1301. SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HISTORIC SITES.

        (a) Highways.--Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Satisfaction of Requirements for Certain Historic Sites.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) align, to the maximum extent practicable,
                    with the requirements of the National Environmental
                    Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) and section
                    306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations;
                    and
                        ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date of
                    enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the
                    Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of
                    the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred
                    to in this subsection as the `Council') to establish
                    procedures to satisfy the requirements described in
                    subparagraph (A) (including regulations).
                ``(2) Avoidance alternative analysis.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If, in an analysis required
                    under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                    U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), the Secretary determines that
                    there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid
                    use of a historic site, the Secretary may--
                                ``(i) include the determination of the
                            Secretary in the analysis required under that
                            Act;
                                ``(ii) provide a notice of the
                            determination to--
                                        ``(I) each applicable State
                                    historic preservation officer and
                                    tribal historic preservation officer;
                                        ``(II) the Council, if the Council
                                    is participating in the consultation
                                    process under section 306108 of title
                                    54; and
                                        ``(III) the Secretary of the
                                    Interior; and
                                ``(iii) request from the applicable
                            preservation officer, the Council, and the
                            Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that
                            the determination is sufficient to satisfy the
                            requirement of subsection (a)(1).
                        ``(B) Concurrence.--If the applicable preservation
                    officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior
                    each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph
                    (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1)
                    shall be required.
                        ``(C) Publication.--A notice of a determination,
                    together with each relevant concurrence to that
                    determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                                ``(i) included in the record of decision or
                            finding of no significant impact of the
                            Secretary; and
                                ``(ii) posted on an appropriate Federal Web
                            site by not later than 3 days after the date of
                            receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences
                            requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).
                ``(3) Aligning historical reviews.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, the applicable
                    preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of
                    the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent
                    alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the
                    Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation
                    officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior
                    notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the
                    requirements of subsection (a)(2) through the
                    consultation requirements of section 306108 of title
                    54.
                        ``(B) Satisfaction of conditions.--To satisfy the
                    requirements of subsection (a)(2), each individual
                    described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall concur in the
                    treatment of the applicable historic site described in
                    the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement
                    developed under section 306108 of title 54.''.
        (b) Public Transportation.--Section 303 of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Satisfaction of Requirements for Certain Historic Sites.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) align, to the maximum extent practicable, the
                    requirements of this section with the requirements of
                    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                    U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) and section 306108 of title 54,
                    including implementing regulations; and
                        ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date of
                    enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the
                    Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of
                    the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred
                    to in this subsection as the `Council') to establish
                    procedures to satisfy the requirements described in
                    subparagraph (A) (including regulations).
                ``(2) Avoidance alternative analysis.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If, in an analysis required
                    under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                    U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), the Secretary determines that
                    there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid
                    use of a historic site, the Secretary may--
                                ``(i) include the determination of the
                            Secretary in the analysis required under that
                            Act;
                                ``(ii) provide a notice of the
                            determination to--
                                        ``(I) each applicable State
                                    historic preservation officer and
                                    tribal historic preservation officer;
                                        ``(II) the Council, if the Council
                                    is participating in the consultation
                                    process under section 306108 of title
                                    54; and
                                        ``(III) the Secretary of the
                                    Interior; and
                                ``(iii) request from the applicable
                            preservation officer, the Council, and the
                            Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that
                            the determination is sufficient to satisfy the
                            requirement of subsection (c)(1).
                        ``(B) Concurrence.--If the applicable preservation
                    officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior
                    each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph
                    (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1)
                    shall be required.
                        ``(C) Publication.--A notice of a determination,
                    together with each relevant concurrence to that
                    determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be--
                                ``(i) included in the record of decision or
                            finding of no significant impact of the
                            Secretary; and
                                ``(ii) posted on an appropriate Federal Web
                            site by not later than 3 days after the date of
                            receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences
                            requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).
                ``(3) Aligning historical reviews.--
                        ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, the applicable
                    preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of
                    the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent
                    alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the
                    Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation
                    officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior
                    notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the
                    requirements of subsection (c)(2) through the
                    consultation requirements of section 306108 of title
                    54.
                        ``(B) Satisfaction of conditions.--To satisfy the
                    requirements of subsection (c)(2), the applicable
                    preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of
                    the Interior shall concur in the treatment of the
                    applicable historic site described in the memorandum of
                    agreement or programmatic agreement developed under
                    section 306108 of title 54.''.

    SEC. 1302. TREATMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO RAIL AND TRANSIT UNDER
                  PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(d) Rail and Transit.--
                ``(1) In general.--Improvements to, or the maintenance,
            rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines
            or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used
            for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be
            considered a use of a historic site under subsection (a),
            regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or
            element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the
            National Register of Historic Places.
                ``(2) Exceptions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply
                    to--
                                ``(i) stations; or
                                ``(ii) bridges or tunnels located on--
                                        ``(I) railroad lines that have been
                                    abandoned; or
                                        ``(II) transit lines that are not
                                    in use.
                        ``(B) Clarification with respect to certain bridges
                    and tunnels.--The bridges and tunnels referred to in
                    subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels
                    located on railroad or transit lines--
                                ``(i) over which service has been
                            discontinued; or
                                ``(ii) that have been railbanked or
                            otherwise reserved for the transportation of
                            goods or passengers.''.
        (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsections
            (d), (e), and (f)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Rail and Transit.--
                ``(1) In general.--Improvements to, or the maintenance,
            rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines
            or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used
            for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be
            considered a use of a historic site under subsection (c),
            regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or
            element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the
            National Register of Historic Places.
                ``(2) Exceptions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply
                    to--
                                ``(i) stations; or
                                ``(ii) bridges or tunnels located on--
                                        ``(I) railroad lines that have been
                                    abandoned; or
                                        ``(II) transit lines that are not
                                    in use.
                        ``(B) Clarification with respect to certain bridges
                    and tunnels.--The bridges and tunnels referred to in
                    subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels
                    located on railroad or transit lines--
                                ``(i) over which service has been
                            discontinued; or
                                ``(ii) that have been railbanked or
                            otherwise reserved for the transportation of
                            goods or passengers.''.

    SEC. 1303. CLARIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(e) References to Past Transportation Environmental
    Authorities.--
                ``(1) Section 4(f) requirements.--The requirements of this
            section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements
            (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
            (Public Law 89-670; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the
            repeal of that section).
                ``(2) Section 106 requirements.--The requirements of
            section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section
            106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic
            Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915) as
            in effect before the repeal of that section).''.
        (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(g) References to Past Transportation Environmental
    Authorities.--
                ``(1) Section 4(f) requirements.--The requirements of this
            section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements
            (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
            (Public Law 89-670; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the
            repeal of that section).
                ``(2) Section 106 requirements.--The requirements of
            section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section
            106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic
            Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915) as
            in effect before the repeal of that section).''.

    SEC. 1304. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BRIDGES UNDER PRESERVATION
                  REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 138 of title 23, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(f) Bridge Exemption.--A common post-1945 concrete or steel
    bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section
    306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be
    treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.''.
        (b) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 303 of title 49, United States
    Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(h) Bridge Exemption.--A common post-1945 concrete or steel
    bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section
    306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be
    treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.''.

    SEC. 1305. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT DECISIONMAKING.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 139(a) of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
                ``(5) Multimodal project.--The term `multimodal project'
            means a project that requires the approval of more than 1
            Department of Transportation operating administration or
            secretarial office.'';
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) Substantial deference.--The term `substantial
            deference' means deference by a participating agency to the
            recommendations and decisions of the lead agency unless it is
            not possible to defer without violating the participating
            agency's statutory responsibilities.''.
        (b) Applicability.--Section 139(b)(3) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)
            by striking ``initiate a rulemaking to''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(B) Requirements.--In carrying out subparagraph
                    (A), the Secretary shall ensure that programmatic
                    reviews--
                                ``(i) promote transparency, including the
                            transparency of--
                                        ``(I) the analyses and data used in
                                    the environmental reviews;
                                        ``(II) the treatment of any
                                    deferred issues raised by agencies or
                                    the public; and
                                        ``(III) the temporal and spatial
                                    scales to be used to analyze issues
                                    under subclauses (I) and (II);
                                ``(ii) use accurate and timely information,
                            including through establishment of--
                                        ``(I) criteria for determining the
                                    general duration of the usefulness of
                                    the review; and
                                        ``(II) a timeline for updating an
                                    out-of-date review;
                                ``(iii) describe--
                                        ``(I) the relationship between any
                                    programmatic analysis and future tiered
                                    analysis; and
                                        ``(II) the role of the public in
                                    the creation of future tiered analysis;
                                ``(iv) are available to other relevant
                            Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes, and
                            the public; and
                                ``(v) provide notice and public comment
                            opportunities consistent with applicable
                            requirements.''.
        (c) Federal Lead Agency.--Section 139(c)(1)(A) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or an operating administration
    thereof designated by the Secretary,'' after ``Department of
    Transportation''.
        (d) Participating Agencies.--
                (1) Invitation.--Section 139(d)(2) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended by striking ``The lead agency shall
            identify, as early as practicable in the environmental review
            process for a project,'' and inserting ``Not later than 45 days
            after the date of publication of a notice of intent to prepare
            an environmental impact statement or the initiation of an
            environmental assessment, the lead agency shall identify''.
                (2) Single nepa document.--Section 139(d) of title 23,
            United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
            following:
                ``(8) Single nepa document.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as inconsistent with
                    paragraph (7), to the maximum extent practicable and
                    consistent with Federal law, all Federal permits and
                    reviews for a project shall rely on a single
                    environment document prepared under the National
                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                    seq.) under the leadership of the lead agency.
                        ``(B) Use of document.--
                                ``(i) In general.--To the maximum extent
                            practicable, the lead agency shall develop an
                            environmental document sufficient to satisfy
                            the requirements for any Federal approval or
                            other Federal action required for the project,
                            including permits issued by other Federal
                            agencies.
                                ``(ii) Cooperation of participating
                            agencies.--Other participating agencies shall
                            cooperate with the lead agency and provide
                            timely information to help the lead agency
                            carry out this subparagraph.
                        ``(C) Treatment as participating and cooperating
                    agencies.--A Federal agency required to make an
                    approval or take an action for a project, as described
                    in subparagraph (B), shall work with the lead agency
                    for the project to ensure that the agency making the
                    approval or taking the action is treated as being both
                    a participating and cooperating agency for the
                    project.''.
        (e) Project Initiation.--Section 139(e) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Environmental checklist.--
                        ``(A) Development.--The lead agency for a project,
                    in consultation with participating agencies, shall
                    develop, as appropriate, a checklist to help project
                    sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and
                    historic resources in the area of the project.
                        ``(B) Purpose.--The purposes of the checklist are--
                                ``(i) to identify agencies and
                            organizations that can provide information
                            about natural, cultural, and historic
                            resources;
                                ``(ii) to develop the information needed to
                            determine the range of alternatives; and
                                ``(iii) to improve interagency
                            collaboration to help expedite the permitting
                            process for the lead agency and participating
                            agencies.''.
        (f) Purpose and Need.--Section 139(f) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``; Alternatives
            Analysis'' after ``Need'';
                (2) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) Participation.--
                                ``(i) In general.--As early as practicable
                            during the environmental review process, the
                            lead agency shall seek the involvement of
                            participating agencies and the public for the
                            purpose of reaching agreement early in the
                            environmental review process on a reasonable
                            range of alternatives that will satisfy all
                            subsequent Federal environmental review and
                            permit requirements.
                                ``(ii) Comments of participating
                            agencies.--To the maximum extent practicable
                            and consistent with applicable law, each
                            participating agency receiving an opportunity
                            for involvement under clause (i) shall--
                                        ``(I) limit the agency's comments
                                    to subject matter areas within the
                                    agency's special expertise or
                                    jurisdiction; and
                                        ``(II) afford substantial deference
                                    to the range of alternatives
                                    recommended by the lead agency.
                                ``(iii) Effect of nonparticipation.--A
                            participating agency that declines to
                            participate in the development of the purpose
                            and need and reasonable range of alternatives
                            for a project shall be required to comply with
                            the schedule developed under subsection
                            (g)(1)(B).''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by striking ``Following participation
                            under paragraph (1)'' and inserting the
                            following:
                                ``(i) Determination.--Following
                            participation under subparagraph (A)''; and
                                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(ii) Use.--To the maximum extent
                            practicable and consistent with Federal law,
                            the range of alternatives determined for a
                            project under clause (i) shall be used for all
                            Federal environmental reviews and permit
                            processes required for the project unless the
                            alternatives must be modified--
                                        ``(I) to address significant new
                                    information or circumstances, and the
                                    lead agency and participating agencies
                                    agree that the alternatives must be
                                    modified to address the new information
                                    or circumstances; or
                                        ``(II) for the lead agency or a
                                    participating agency to fulfill its
                                    responsibilities under the National
                                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                                    U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in a timely
                                    manner.''.
        (g) Coordination and Scheduling.--
                (1) Coordination plan.--Section 139(g)(1) of title 23,
            United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``The lead
                    agency'' and inserting ``Not later than 90 days after
                    the date of publication of a notice of intent to
                    prepare an environmental impact statement or the
                    initiation of an environmental assessment, the lead
                    agency''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``may
                    establish'' and inserting ``shall establish''.
                (2) Deadlines for decisions under other laws.--Section
            139(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read
            as follows:
                ``(3) Deadlines for decisions under other laws.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In any case in which a decision
                    under any Federal law relating to a project (including
                    the issuance or denial of a permit or license) is
                    required by law, regulation, or Executive order to be
                    made after the date on which the lead agency has issued
                    a categorical exclusion, finding of no significant
                    impact, or record of decision with respect to the
                    project, any such later decision shall be made or
                    completed by the later of--
                                ``(i) the date that is 180 days after the
                            lead agency's final decision has been made; or
                                ``(ii) the date that is 180 days after the
                            date on which a completed application was
                            submitted for the permit or license.
                        ``(B) Treatment of delays.--Following the deadline
                    established by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    submit to the Committee on Transportation and
                    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
                    Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
                    Senate, and publish on the Department's Internet Web
                    site--
                                ``(i) as soon as practicable after the 180-
                            day period, an initial notice of the failure of
                            the Federal agency to make the decision; and
                                ``(ii) every 60 days thereafter, until such
                            date as all decisions of the Federal agency
                            relating to the project have been made by the
                            Federal agency, an additional notice that
                            describes the number of decisions of the
                            Federal agency that remain outstanding as of
                            the date of the additional notice.''.
                (3) Adoption of documents; accelerated decisionmaking in
            environmental reviews.--
                        (A) In general.--Section 139(g) of title 23, United
                    States Code, is amended--
                                (i) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
                            paragraph (5); and
                                (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
                            following:
                ``(4) Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental
            reviews.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In preparing a final
                    environmental impact statement under the National
                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                    seq.), if the lead agency modifies the statement in
                    response to comments that are minor and are confined to
                    factual corrections or explanations of why the comments
                    do not warrant additional agency response, the lead
                    agency may write on errata sheets attached to the
                    statement instead of rewriting the draft statement,
                    subject to the condition that the errata sheets--
                                ``(i) cite the sources, authorities, and
                            reasons that support the position of the
                            agency; and
                                ``(ii) if appropriate, indicate the
                            circumstances that would trigger agency
                            reappraisal or further response.
                        ``(B) Single document.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable, the lead agency shall expeditiously
                    develop a single document that consists of a final
                    environmental impact statement and a record of
                    decision, unless--
                                ``(i) the final environmental impact
                            statement makes substantial changes to the
                            proposed action that are relevant to
                            environmental or safety concerns; or
                                ``(ii) there is a significant new
                            circumstance or information relevant to
                            environmental concerns that bears on the
                            proposed action or the impacts of the proposed
                            action.''.
                        (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1319 of MAP-21
                    (42 U.S.C. 4332a), and the item relating to that
                    section in the table of contents contained in section
                    1(c) of that Act, are repealed.
        (h) Issue Identification and Resolution.--
                (1) Issue resolution.--Section 139(h) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as
                    paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Issue resolution.--Any issue resolved by the lead
            agency and participating agencies may not be reconsidered
            unless significant new information or circumstances arise.''.
                (2) Failure to assure.--Section 139(h)(5)(C) of title 23,
            United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of
            this subsection) is amended by striking ``paragraph (5) and''
            and inserting ``paragraph (6)''.
                (3) Accelerated issue resolution and referral.--Section
            139(h)(6) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by
            paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking
            subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
                        ``(C) Referral to council on environmental
                    quality.--
                                ``(i) In general.--If issue resolution for
                            a project is not achieved on or before the 30th
                            day after the date of a meeting under
                            subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall refer the
                            matter to the Council on Environmental Quality.
                                ``(ii) Meeting.--Not later than 30 days
                            after the date of receipt of a referral from
                            the Secretary under clause (i), the Council on
                            Environmental Quality shall hold an issue
                            resolution meeting with--
                                        ``(I) the head of the lead agency;
                                        ``(II) the heads of relevant
                                    participating agencies; and
                                        ``(III) the project sponsor
                                    (including the Governor only if the
                                    initial issue resolution meeting
                                    request came from the Governor).
                                ``(iii) Resolution.--The Council on
                            Environmental Quality shall work with the lead
                            agency, relevant participating agencies, and
                            the project sponsor until all issues are
                            resolved.''.
                (4) Financial penalty provisions.--Section
            139(h)(7)(B)(i)(I) of title 23, United States Code, (as
            redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended
            by striking ``under section 106(i) is required'' and inserting
            ``is required under subsection (h) or (i) of section 106''.
        (i) Assistance to Affected State and Federal Agencies.--
                (1) In general.--Section 139(j)(1) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Authority to provide funds.--The Secretary
                    may allow a public entity receiving financial
                    assistance from the Department of Transportation under
                    this title or chapter 53 of title 49 to provide funds
                    to Federal agencies (including the Department), State
                    agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the
                    environmental review process for the project or
                    program.
                        ``(B) Use of funds.--Funds referred to in
                    subparagraph (A) may be provided only to support
                    activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to
                    expediting and improving permitting and review
                    processes, including planning, approval, and
                    consultation processes for the project or program.''.
                (2) Activities eligible for funding.--Section 139(j)(2) of
            title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
            ``activities directly related to the environmental review
            process,'' before ``dedicated staffing,''.
                (3) Agreement.--Section 139(j)(6) of title 23, United
            States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(6) Agreement.--Prior to providing funds approved by the
            Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected agency under
            paragraphs (1) and (2), the affected agency and the requesting
            public entity shall enter into an agreement that establishes
            the projects and priorities to be addressed by the use of the
            funds.''.
        (j) Implementation of Programmatic Compliance.--
                (1) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a
            rulemaking to implement the provisions of section 139(b)(3) of
            title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section.
                (2) Consultation.--Before initiating the rulemaking under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with relevant
            Federal agencies, relevant State resource agencies, State
            departments of transportation, Indian tribes, and the public on
            the appropriate use and scope of the programmatic approaches.
                (3) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the
            Secretary shall ensure that the rulemaking meets the
            requirements of section 139(b)(3)(B) of title 23, United States
            Code, as amended by this section.
                (4) Comment period.--The Secretary shall--
                        (A) allow not fewer than 60 days for public notice
                    and comment on the proposed rule; and
                        (B) address any comments received under this
                    subsection.

    SEC. 1306. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                (1) maintain and use a searchable Internet Web site--
                        (A) to make publicly available the status and
                    progress of projects, as defined in section 139 of
                    title 23, United States Code, requiring an
                    environmental assessment or an environmental impact
                    statement with respect to compliance with applicable
                    requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
                    of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other Federal,
                    State, or local approval required for such projects;
                    and
                        (B) to make publicly available the names of
                    participating agencies not participating in the
                    development of a project purpose and need and range of
                    alternatives under section 139(f) of title 23, United
                    States Code; and
                (2) in coordination with agencies described in subsection
            (b) and State agencies, issue reporting standards to meet the
            requirements of paragraph (1).
        (b) Federal, State, and Local Agency Participation.--A Federal,
    State, or local agency participating in the environmental review or
    permitting process for a project, as defined in section 139 of title
    23, United States Code, shall provide to the Secretary information
    regarding the status and progress of the approval of the project for
    publication on the Internet Web site maintained under subsection (a),
    consistent with the standards established under subsection (a).
        (c) States With Delegated Authority.--A State with delegated
    authority for responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) pursuant to section 327 of title
    23, United States Code, shall be responsible for supplying project
    development and compliance status to the Secretary for all applicable
    projects.

    SEC. 1307. INTEGRATION OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 168(a) of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) Environmental review process.--The term
            `environmental review process' has the meaning given that term
            in section 139(a).'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
            paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Lead agency.--The term `lead agency' has the meaning
            given that term in section 139(a).''; and
                (4) by striking paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph
            (2) of this subsection) and inserting the following:
                ``(3) Planning product.--The term `planning product' means
            a decision, analysis, study, or other documented information
            that is the result of an evaluation or decisionmaking process
            carried out by a metropolitan planning organization or a State,
            as appropriate, during metropolitan or statewide transportation
            planning under section 134 or section 135, respectively.''.
        (b) Adoption of Planning Products for Use in NEPA Proceedings.--
    Section 168(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``or
            Incorporation by Reference'' after ``Adoption'';
                (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Federal lead agency
            for a project may adopt'' and inserting ``and to the maximum
            extent practicable and appropriate, the lead agency for a
            project may adopt or incorporate by reference'';
                (3) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs
            (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
                (4) by striking paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(2) Partial adoption or incorporation by reference of
            planning products.--The lead agency may adopt or incorporate by
            reference a planning product under paragraph (1) in its
            entirety or may select portions for adoption or incorporation
            by reference.''; and
                (5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by inserting ``or
            incorporation by reference'' after ``adoption''.
        (c) Applicability.--
                (1) Planning decisions.--Section 168(c)(1) of title 23,
            United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
                    striking ``adopted'' and inserting ``adopted or
                    incorporated by reference by the lead agency'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E)
                    as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                        ``(A) the project purpose and need;'';
                        (D) by striking subparagraph (B) (as so
                    redesignated) and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) the preliminary screening of alternatives and
                    elimination of unreasonable alternatives;'';
                        (E) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by
                    inserting ``and general travel corridor'' after ``modal
                    choice'';
                        (F) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated) by
                    striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (G) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by
                            striking ``potential impacts'' and all that
                            follows through ``resource agencies,'' and
                            inserting ``potential impacts of a project,
                            including a programmatic mitigation plan
                            developed in accordance with section 169, that
                            the lead agency''; and
                                (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period
                            at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (H) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(G) whether tolling, private financial
                    assistance, or other special financial measures are
                    necessary to implement the project.''.
                (2) Planning analyses.--Section 168(c)(2) of title 23,
            United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
                    striking ``adopted'' and inserting ``adopted or
                    incorporated by reference by the lead agency'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (G)--
                                (i) by inserting ``direct, indirect, and''
                            before ``cumulative effects''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``, identified as a result
                            of a statewide or regional cumulative effects
                            assessment''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (H)--
                                (i) by striking ``proposed action'' and
                            inserting ``proposed project''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``Federal lead agency''
                            and inserting ``lead agency''.
        (d) Conditions.--Section 168(d) of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
            ``Adoption and use'' and all that follows through ``Federal
            lead agency, that'' and inserting ``The lead agency in the
            environmental review process may adopt or incorporate by
            reference and use a planning product under this section if the
            lead agency determines that'';
                (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``by engaging in active
            consultation'' and inserting ``in consultation'';
                (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(4) The planning process included public notice that the
            planning products may be adopted or incorporated by reference
            during a subsequent environmental review process in accordance
            with this section.
                ``(5) During the environmental review process, but prior to
            determining whether to rely on and use the planning product,
            the lead agency has--
                        ``(A) made the planning documents available for
                    review and comment by members of the general public and
                    Federal, State, local, and tribal governments that may
                    have an interest in the proposed action;
                        ``(B) provided notice of the lead agency's intent
                    to adopt the planning product or incorporate the
                    planning product by reference; and
                        ``(C) considered any resulting comments.'';
                (4) in paragraph (9)--
                        (A) by inserting ``or incorporation by reference''
                    after ``adoption''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``and is sufficient to meet the
                    requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
                    of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)'' after ``for the
                    project''; and
                (5) in paragraph (10) by striking ``not later than 5 years
            prior to date on which the information is adopted'' and
            inserting ``within the 5-year period ending on the date on
            which the information is adopted or incorporated by
            reference''.
        (e) Effect of Adoption or Incorporation by Reference.--Section
    168(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``or
            Incorporation by Reference'' after ``Adoption''; and
                (2) by striking ``adopted by the Federal lead agency'' and
            inserting ``adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead
            agency''.

    SEC. 1308. DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMATIC MITIGATION PLANS.

        Section 169(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``may use'' and inserting ``shall give substantial weight
    to''.

    SEC. 1309. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITIES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use the authority under
    section 106(c) of title 23, United States Code, to the maximum extent
    practicable, to delegate responsibility to the States for project
    design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and
    inspection of projects, on both a project-specific and programmatic
    basis.
        (b) Submission of Recommendations.--Not later than 18 months after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with
    the States, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Environment and Public Works of the Senate recommendations for
    legislation to permit the delegation of additional authorities to the
    States, including with respect to real estate acquisition and project
    design.

    SEC. 1310. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR PROJECTS OF LIMITED FEDERAL
                  ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Adjustment for Inflation.--Section 1317 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C.
    109 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``(as adjusted
            annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the
            Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)''
            after ``$5,000,000''; and
                (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``(as adjusted
            annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the
            Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)''
            after ``$30,000,000''.
        (b) Retroactive Application.--The first adjustment made pursuant to
    the amendments made by subsection (a) shall--
                (1) be carried out not later than 60 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act; and
                (2) reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index since
            July 1, 2012.

    SEC. 1311. APPLICATION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS FOR MULTIMODAL
                  PROJECTS.

        Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``operating authority
                            that'' and inserting ``operating administration
                            or secretarial office that has expertise but'';
                            and
                                (ii) by inserting ``proposed multimodal''
                            after ``with respect to a''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) Lead authority.--The term `lead authority' means a
            Department of Transportation operating administration or
            secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for
            compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
            (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a proposed multimodal
            project.'';
                (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or title 23'' after
            ``under this title'';
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Application of Categorical Exclusions for Multimodal
    Projects.--In considering the environmental impacts of a proposed
    multimodal project, a lead authority may apply categorical exclusions
    designated under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
    U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in implementing regulations or procedures of a
    cooperating authority for a proposed multimodal project, subject to the
    conditions that--
                ``(1) the lead authority makes a determination, with the
            concurrence of the cooperating authority--
                        ``(A) on the applicability of a categorical
                    exclusion to a proposed multimodal project; and
                        ``(B) that the project satisfies the conditions for
                    a categorical exclusion under the National
                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                    seq.) and this section;
                ``(2) the lead authority follows the cooperating
            authority's implementing regulations or procedures under such
            Act; and
                ``(3) the lead authority determines that--
                        ``(A) the proposed multimodal project does not
                    individually or cumulatively have a significant impact
                    on the environment; and
                        ``(B) extraordinary circumstances do not exist that
                    merit additional analysis and documentation in an
                    environmental impact statement or environmental
                    assessment required under such Act.''; and
                (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
        ``(d) Cooperating Authority Expertise.--A cooperating authority
    shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the
    multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.''.

    SEC. 1312. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY PROGRAM.

        Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
            13 4321 et seq.)'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)'';
                (2) in subsection (c)(4) by inserting ``reasonably'' before
            ``considers necessary'';
                (3) in subsection (e) by inserting ``and without further
            approval of'' after ``in lieu of'';
                (4) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--To ensure compliance by a State with any
            agreement of the State under subsection (c) (including
            compliance by the State with all Federal laws for which
            responsibility is assumed under subsection (a)(2)), for each
            State participating in the program under this section, the
            Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) not later than 6 months after execution of
                    the agreement, meet with the State to review
                    implementation of the agreement and discuss plans for
                    the first annual audit;
                        ``(B) conduct annual audits during each of the
                    first 4 years of State participation; and
                        ``(C) ensure that the time period for completing an
                    annual audit, from initiation to completion (including
                    public comment and responses to those comments), does
                    not exceed 180 days.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Audit team.--An audit conducted under paragraph (1)
            shall be carried out by an audit team determined by the
            Secretary, in consultation with the State. Such consultation
            shall include a reasonable opportunity for the State to review
            and provide comments on the proposed members of the audit
            team.''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Capacity Building.--The Secretary, in cooperation with
    representatives of State officials, may carry out education, training,
    peer-exchange, and other initiatives as appropriate--
                ``(1) to assist States in developing the capacity to
            participate in the assignment program under this section; and
                ``(2) to promote information sharing and collaboration
            among States that are participating in the assignment program
            under this section.
        ``(l) Relationship to Locally Administered Projects.--A State
    granted authority under this section may, as appropriate and at the
    request of a local government--
                ``(1) exercise such authority on behalf of the local
            government for a locally administered project; or
                ``(2) provide guidance and training on consolidating and
            minimizing the documentation and environmental analyses
            necessary for sponsors of a locally administered project to
            comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
            U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any comparable requirements under
            State law.''.

    SEC. 1313. PROGRAM FOR ELIMINATING DUPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
                  REVIEWS.

        (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to eliminate
    duplication of environmental reviews and approvals under State and
    Federal laws.
        (b) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 330. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental
                  reviews
        ``(a) Establishment.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot
            program to authorize States that are approved to participate in
            the program to conduct environmental reviews and make approvals
            for projects under State environmental laws and regulations
            instead of Federal environmental laws and regulations,
            consistent with the requirements of this section.
                ``(2) Participating states.--The Secretary may select not
            more than 5 States to participate in the program.
                ``(3) Alternative review and approval procedures.--In this
            section, the term `alternative environmental review and
            approval procedures' means--
                        ``(A) substitution of 1 or more State environmental
                    laws for--
                                ``(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
                            of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                                ``(ii) such provisions of sections 109(h),
                            128, and 139 related to the application of that
                            Act that are under the authority of the
                            Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation
                            with the State, considers appropriate; and
                                ``(iii) related regulations and Executive
                            orders; and
                        ``(B) substitution of 1 or more State environmental
                    regulations for--
                                ``(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
                            of 1969;
                                ``(ii) such provisions of sections 109(h),
                            128, and 139 related to the application of that
                            Act that are under the authority of the
                            Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation
                            with the State, considers appropriate; and
                                ``(iii) related regulations and Executive
                            orders.
        ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to participate in the program, a
    State shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such
    information as the Secretary may require, including--
                ``(1) a full and complete description of the proposed
            alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the
            State;
                ``(2) each Federal law described in subsection (a)(3) that
            the State is seeking to substitute;
                ``(3) each State law and regulation that the State intends
            to substitute for such Federal law, Federal regulation, or
            Executive order;
                ``(4) an explanation of the basis for concluding that the
            State law or regulation is substantially equivalent to the
            Federal law described in subsection (a)(3);
                ``(5) a description of the projects or classes of projects
            for which the State anticipates exercising the authority that
            may be granted under the program;
                ``(6) verification that the State has the financial
            resources necessary to carry out the authority that may be
            granted under the program;
                ``(7) evidence of having sought, received, and addressed
            comments on the proposed application from the public; and
                ``(8) any such additional information as the Secretary, or,
            with respect to section (d)(1)(A), the Secretary in
            consultation with the Chair, may require.
        ``(c) Review of Application.--In accordance with subsection (d),
    the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) review an application submitted under subsection (b);
                ``(2) approve or disapprove the application not later than
            90 days after the date of receipt of the application; and
                ``(3) transmit to the State notice of the approval or
            disapproval, together with a statement of the reasons for the
            approval or disapproval.
        ``(d) Approval of Application.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an
            application submitted under subsection (b) only if--
                        ``(A) the Secretary, with the concurrence of the
                    Chair, determines that the laws and regulations of the
                    State described in the application are substantially
                    equivalent to the Federal laws that the State is
                    seeking to substitute;
                        ``(B) the Secretary determines that the State has
                    the capacity, including financial and personnel, to
                    assume the responsibility; and
                        ``(C) the State has executed an agreement with the
                    Secretary, in accordance with section 327, providing
                    for environmental review, consultation, or other action
                    under Federal environmental laws pertaining to the
                    review or approval of a specific project.
                ``(2) Exclusion.--The National Environmental Policy Act of
            1969 shall not apply to a decision by the Secretary to approve
            or disapprove an application submitted under this section.
        ``(e) Judicial Review.--
                ``(1) In general.--The United States district courts shall
            have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a
            State--
                        ``(A) for failure of the State to meet the
                    requirements of this section; or
                        ``(B) if the action involves the exercise of
                    authority by the State under this section and section
                    327.
                ``(2) State jurisdiction.--A State court shall have
            exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State if
            the action involves the exercise of authority by the State
            under this section not covered by paragraph (1).
        ``(f) Election.--At its discretion, a State participating in the
    programs under this section and section 327 may elect to apply the
    National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 instead of the State's
    alternative environmental review and approval procedures.
        ``(g) Treatment of State Laws and Regulations.--To the maximum
    extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, other Federal
    agencies with authority over a project subject to this section shall
    use documents produced by a participating State under this section to
    satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of
    1969.
        ``(h) Relationship to Locally Administered Projects.--
                ``(1) In general.--A State with an approved program under
            this section, at the request of a local government, may
            exercise authority under that program on behalf of up to 25
            local governments for locally administered projects.
                ``(2) Scope.--For up to 25 local governments selected by a
            State with an approved program under this section, the State
            shall be responsible for ensuring that any environmental
            review, consultation, or other action required under the
            National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the State program,
            or both, meets the requirements of such Act or program.
        ``(i) Review and Termination.--
                ``(1) In general.--A State program approved under this
            section shall at all times be in accordance with the
            requirements of this section.
                ``(2) Review.--The Secretary shall review each State
            program approved under this section not less than once every 5
            years.
                ``(3) Public notice and comment.--In conducting the review
            process under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice
            and an opportunity for public comment.
                ``(4) Withdrawal of approval.--If the Secretary, in
            consultation with the Chair, determines at any time that a
            State is not administering a State program approved under this
            section in accordance with the requirements of this section,
            the Secretary shall so notify the State, and if appropriate
            corrective action is not taken within a reasonable time, not to
            exceed 90 days, the Secretary shall withdraw approval of the
            State program.
                ``(5) Extensions and terminations.--At the conclusion of
            the review process under paragraph (2), the Secretary may
            extend for an additional 5-year period or terminate the
            authority of a State under this section to substitute that
            State's laws and regulations for Federal laws.
        ``(j) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
    enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
    submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
    Works of the Senate a report that describes the administration of the
    program, including--
                ``(1) the number of States participating in the program;
                ``(2) the number and types of projects for which each State
            participating in the program has used alternative environmental
            review and approval procedures; and
                ``(3) any recommendations for modifications to the program.
        ``(k) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
    apply:
                ``(1) Chair.--The term `Chair' means the Chair of the
            Council on Environmental Quality.
                ``(2) Multimodal project.--The term `multimodal project'
            has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).
                ``(3) Program.--The term `program' means the pilot program
            established under this section.
                ``(4) Project.--The term `project' means--
                        ``(A) a project requiring approval under this
                    title, chapter 53 of subtitle III of title 49, or
                    subtitle V of title 49; and
                        ``(B) a multimodal project.''.
        (c) Rulemaking.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in
            consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental
            Quality, shall promulgate regulations to implement the
            requirements of section 330 of title 23, United States Code, as
            added by this section.
                (2) Determination of substantially equivalent.--As part of
            the rulemaking required under this subsection, the Chair
            shall--
                        (A) establish the criteria necessary to determine
                    that a State law or regulation is substantially
                    equivalent to a Federal law described in section
                    330(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code;
                        (B) ensure that such criteria, at a minimum--
                                (i) provide for protection of the
                            environment;
                                (ii) provide opportunity for public
                            participation and comment, including access to
                            the documentation necessary to review the
                            potential impact of a project; and
                                (iii) ensure a consistent review of
                            projects that would otherwise have been covered
                            under Federal law.
        (d) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``330. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.''.

    SEC. 1314. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS ON ACCELERATING PROJECT DELIVERY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess
    the progress made under this Act, MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141), and
    SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59), including the amendments made by those
    Acts, to accelerate the delivery of Federal-aid highway and highway
    safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects
    by streamlining the environmental review and permitting process.
        (b) Contents.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall
    evaluate--
                (1) how often the various streamlining provisions have been
            used;
                (2) which of the streamlining provisions have had the
            greatest impact on streamlining the environmental review and
            permitting process;
                (3) what, if any, impact streamlining of the process has
            had on environmental protection;
                (4) how, and the extent to which, streamlining provisions
            have improved and accelerated the process for permitting under
            the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
            seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
            seq.), and other applicable Federal laws;
                (5) what impact actions by the Council on Environmental
            Quality have had on accelerating Federal-aid highway and
            highway safety construction projects and public transportation
            capital projects;
                (6) the number and percentage of projects that proceed
            under a traditional environmental assessment or environmental
            impact statement, and the number and percentage of projects
            that proceed under categorical exclusions;
                (7) the extent to which the environmental review and
            permitting process remains a significant source of project
            delay and the sources of delays; and
                (8) the costs of conducting environmental reviews and
            issuing permits or licenses for a project, including the cost
            of contractors and dedicated agency staff.
        (c) Recommendations.--The assessment required under subsection (a)
    shall include recommendations with respect to--
                (1) additional opportunities for streamlining the
            environmental review process, including regulatory or statutory
            changes to accelerate the processes of Federal agencies (other
            than the Department) with responsibility for reviewing Federal-
            aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public
            transportation capital projects without negatively impacting
            the environment; and
                (2) best practices of other Federal agencies that should be
            considered for adoption by the Department.
        (d) Report to Congress.--The Comptroller General of the United
    States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the
    assessment and recommendations required under this section.

    SEC. 1315. IMPROVING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY ENGAGEMENT IN
                  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 306 the following:
    ``Sec. 307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in
                  environmental reviews
        ``(a) In General.--
                ``(1) Requests to provide funds.--A public entity receiving
            financial assistance from the Department of Transportation for
            1 or more projects, or for a program of projects, for a public
            purpose may request that the Secretary allow the public entity
            to provide funds to Federal agencies, including the Department,
            State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the
            environmental planning and review process for the project,
            projects, or program.
                ``(2) Use of funds.--The funds may be provided only to
            support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to
            expediting and improving permitting and review processes,
            including planning, approval, and consultation processes for
            the project, projects, or program.
        ``(b) Activities Eligible for Funding.--Activities for which funds
    may be provided under subsection (a) include transportation planning
    activities that precede the initiation of the environmental review
    process, activities directly related to the environmental review
    process, dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel, information
    gathering and mapping, and development of programmatic agreements.
        ``(c) Amounts.--Requests under subsection (a) may be approved only
    for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines are necessary
    for the Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes
    participating in the environmental review process to timely conduct
    their review.
        ``(d) Agreements.--Prior to providing funds approved by the
    Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under
    subsection (a), the affected Federal agency and the requesting public
    entity shall enter into an agreement that establishes a process to
    identify projects or priorities to be addressed by the use of the
    funds.
        ``(e) Rulemaking.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate a
            rulemaking to implement this section.
                ``(2) Factors.--As part of the rulemaking carried out under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure--
                        ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, that
                    expediting and improving the process of environmental
                    review and permitting through the use of funds accepted
                    and expended under this section does not adversely
                    affect the timeline for review and permitting by
                    Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes of
                    other entities that have not contributed funds under
                    this section;
                        ``(B) that the use of funds accepted under this
                    section will not impact impartial decisionmaking with
                    respect to environmental reviews or permits, either
                    substantively or procedurally; and
                        ``(C) that the Secretary maintains, and makes
                    publicly available, including on the Internet, a list
                    of projects or programs for which such review or
                    permits have been carried out using funds authorized
                    under this section.
        ``(f) Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to conflict with section 139(j) of title 23.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 306 the following:

    ``307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental
                                reviews.''.

    SEC. 1316. ACCELERATED DECISIONMAKING IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 304 the following:
    ``Sec. 304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews
        ``(a) In General.--In preparing a final environmental impact
    statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
    U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if the lead agency modifies the statement in
    response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual
    corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant
    additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets
    attached to the statement, instead of rewriting the draft statement,
    subject to the condition that the errata sheets--
                ``(1) cite the sources, authorities, and reasons that
            support the position of the agency; and
                ``(2) if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would
            trigger agency reappraisal or further response.
        ``(b) Single Document.--To the maximum extent practicable, the lead
    agency shall expeditiously develop a single document that consists of a
    final environmental impact statement and a record of decision, unless--
                ``(1) the final environmental impact statement makes
            substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to
            environmental or safety concerns; or
                ``(2) there is a significant new circumstance or
            information relevant to environmental concerns that bears on
            the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.
        ``(c) Adoption of Documents.--
                ``(1) Avoiding duplication.--To prevent duplication of
            analyses and support expeditious and efficient decisions, the
            operating administrations of the Department of Transportation
            shall use adoption and incorporation by reference in accordance
            with this paragraph.
                ``(2) Adoption of documents of other operating
            administrations.--An operating administration or a secretarial
            office within the Department of Transportation may adopt a
            draft environmental impact statement, an environmental
            assessment, or a final environmental impact statement of
            another operating administration for the adopting operating
            administration's use when preparing an environmental assessment
            or final environmental impact statement for a project without
            recirculating the document for public review, if--
                        ``(A) the adopting operating administration
                    certifies that its proposed action is substantially the
                    same as the project considered in the document to be
                    adopted;
                        ``(B) the other operating administration concurs
                    with such decision; and
                        ``(C) such actions are consistent with the
                    requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
                    of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                ``(3) Incorporation by reference.--An operating
            administration or secretarial office within the Department of
            Transportation may incorporate by reference all or portions of
            a draft environmental impact statement, an environmental
            assessment, or a final environmental impact statement for the
            adopting operating administration's use when preparing an
            environmental assessment or final environmental impact
            statement for a project if--
                        ``(A) the incorporated material is cited in the
                    environmental assessment or final environmental impact
                    statement and the contents of the incorporated material
                    is briefly described;
                        ``(B) the incorporated material is reasonably
                    available for inspection by potentially interested
                    persons within the time allowed for review and comment;
                    and
                        ``(C) the incorporated material does not include
                    proprietary data that is not available for review and
                    comment.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 304 the following:

    ``304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.''.

    SEC. 1317. ALIGNING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

        (a) In General.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 309 the following:
    ``Sec. 310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews
        ``(a) Coordinated and Concurrent Environmental Reviews.--Not later
    than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Department
    of Transportation, in coordination with the heads of Federal agencies
    likely to have substantive review or approval responsibilities under
    Federal law, shall develop a coordinated and concurrent environmental
    review and permitting process for transportation projects when
    initiating an environmental impact statement under the National
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; in this
    section referred to as `NEPA').
        ``(b) Contents.--The coordinated and concurrent environmental
    review and permitting process shall--
                ``(1) ensure that the Department and agencies of
            jurisdiction possess sufficient information early in the review
            process to determine a statement of a transportation project's
            purpose and need and range of alternatives for analysis that
            the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for
            concurrent environmental reviews and permitting decisions
            required for the proposed project;
                ``(2) achieve early concurrence or issue resolution during
            the NEPA scoping process on the Department of Transportation's
            statement of a project's purpose and need, and during
            development of the environmental impact statement on the range
            of alternatives for analysis, that the lead agency and agencies
            of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent environmental
            reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed
            project absent circumstances that require reconsideration in
            order to meet an agency of jurisdiction's obligations under a
            statute or Executive order; and
                ``(3) achieve concurrence or issue resolution in an
            expedited manner if circumstances arise that require a
            reconsideration of the purpose and need or range of
            alternatives considered during any Federal agency's
            environmental or permitting review in order to meet an agency
            of jurisdiction's obligations under a statute or Executive
            order.
        ``(c) Environmental Checklist.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation and
            Federal agencies of jurisdiction likely to have substantive
            review or approval responsibilities on transportation projects
            shall jointly develop a checklist to help project sponsors
            identify potential natural, cultural, and historic resources in
            the area of a proposed project.
                ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the checklist shall be to--
                        ``(A) identify agencies of jurisdiction and
                    cooperating agencies;
                        ``(B) develop the information needed for the
                    purpose and need and alternatives for analysis; and
                        ``(C) improve interagency collaboration to help
                    expedite the permitting process for the lead agency and
                    agencies of jurisdiction.
        ``(d) Interagency Collaboration.--
                ``(1) In general.--Consistent with Federal environmental
            statutes, the Secretary shall facilitate annual interagency
            collaboration sessions at the appropriate jurisdictional level
            to coordinate business plans and facilitate coordination of
            workload planning and workforce management.
                ``(2) Purpose of collaboration sessions.--The interagency
            collaboration sessions shall ensure that agency staff is--
                        ``(A) fully engaged;
                        ``(B) utilizing the flexibility of existing
                    regulations, policies, and guidance; and
                        ``(C) identifying additional actions to facilitate
                    high quality, efficient, and targeted environmental
                    reviews and permitting decisions.
                ``(3) Focus of collaboration sessions.--The interagency
            collaboration sessions, and the interagency collaborations
            generated by the sessions, shall focus on methods to--
                        ``(A) work with State and local transportation
                    entities to improve project planning, siting, and
                    application quality; and
                        ``(B) consult and coordinate with relevant
                    stakeholders and Federal, tribal, State, and local
                    representatives early in permitting processes.
        ``(e) Performance Measurement.--Not later than 1 year after the
    date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in coordination with
    relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a program to measure and
    report on progress towards aligning Federal reviews as outlined in this
    section.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 309 the following:

    ``310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.''.

                           Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 1401. TOLLING; HOV FACILITIES; INTERSTATE RECONSTRUCTION AND
                  REHABILITATION.

        (a) Tolling.--Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``, bridge, or
                    tunnel'' each place it appears;
                        (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``, bridge, or
                    tunnel'' each place it appears;
                        (C) by striking subparagraph (G);
                        (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as
                    subparagraphs (G) and (H); and
                        (E) in subparagraph (G) as redesignated--
                                (i) by inserting ``(HOV)'' after ``high
                            occupancy vehicle''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``under section 166 of
                            this title'' after ``facility'';
                (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                        (A) by striking ``shall use'' and inserting ``shall
                    ensure that''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``are used'' after ``toll
                    facility'' the second place it appears; and
                (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs
            (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively.
        (b) HOV Facilities.--Section 166 of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting
                    ``authority of public authorities''; and
                        (B) by striking ``State agency'' and inserting
                    ``public authority'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking ``State agency'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``public authority'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of
                            subparagraph (A);
                                (ii) by striking the period at the end of
                            subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by inserting at the end the
                            following:
                        ``(C) provides equal access for all public
                    transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses.''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking
                            ``2017'' and inserting ``2021''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
                            ``2017'' and inserting ``2021'';
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 301, tolls may
            be charged under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b),
            subject to the requirements of section 129.'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
                    paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as
                    redesignated, the following:
                ``(3) Exemption from tolls.--In levying tolls on a facility
            under this section, a public authority may designate classes of
            vehicles that are exempt from the tolls or charge different
            toll rates for different classes of vehicles, if equal rates
            are charged for all public transportation vehicles and over-
            the-road buses, whether publicly or privately owned.'';
                (4) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by striking ``State agency'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``public authority'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and
                            (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
                                (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
                            the following:
                        ``(D) Consultation of mpo.--If the facility is on
                    the Interstate System and located in a metropolitan
                    planning area established in accordance with section
                    134, consulting with the metropolitan planning
                    organization for the area concerning the placement and
                    amount of tolls on the facility.'';
                                (iii) in subparagraph (F), as
                            redesignated--
                                        (I) by striking ``State'' the first
                                    place it appears and inserting ``public
                                    authority''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``subparagraph
                                    (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph
                                    (E)''; and
                                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(G) Waiver.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Upon the request of a
                            public authority, the Secretary may waive the
                            requirements of subparagraph (E) for a
                            facility, and the corresponding program
                            sanctions under subparagraph (F), if the
                            Secretary determines that--
                                        ``(I) the waiver is in the best
                                    interest of the traveling public; and
                                        ``(II) the public authority has
                                    made a good faith effort to improve the
                                    performance of the facility.
                                ``(ii) Condition.--The Secretary may
                            require, as a condition of issuance of a waiver
                            under this subparagraph, that a public
                            authority take additional actions, determined
                            by the Secretary, to improve the performance of
                            the facility.''; and
                (5) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by striking ``State
                    agency'' and inserting ``public authority''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting after
                    paragraph (4) the following:
                ``(5) Over-the-road bus.--The term `over-the-road bus'
            means a vehicle as defined in section 301(5) of the Americans
            with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181(5)).
                ``(6) Public authority.--The term `public authority' as
            used with respect to a HOV facility, means a State, interstate
            compact of States, public entity designated by a State, or
            local government having jurisdiction over the operation of the
            facility.''.
        (c) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
    Program.--Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
    Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and
                    inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) the State has approved enabling legislation
                    required for the project to proceed.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as
            paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
                ``(6) Requirements for project completion.--
                        ``(A) General term for expiration of provisional
                    application.--An application provisionally approved by
                    the Secretary under this subsection shall expire 3
                    years after the date on which the application was
                    provisionally approved if the State has not--
                                ``(i) submitted a complete application to
                            the Secretary that fully satisfies the
                            eligibility criteria under paragraph (3) and
                            the selection criteria under paragraph (4);
                                ``(ii) completed the environmental review
                            and permitting process under the National
                            Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
                            4321 et seq.) for the pilot project; and
                                ``(iii) executed a toll agreement with the
                            Secretary.
                        ``(B) Exceptions to expiration.--Notwithstanding
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may extend the
                    provisional approval for not more than 1 additional
                    year if the State demonstrates material progress toward
                    implementation of the project as evidenced by--
                                ``(i) substantial progress in completing
                            the environmental review and permitting process
                            for the pilot project under the National
                            Environmental Policy Act of 1969;
                                ``(ii) funding and financing commitments
                            for the pilot project;
                                ``(iii) expressions of support for the
                            pilot project from State and local governments,
                            community interests, and the public; and
                                ``(iv) submission of a facility management
                            plan pursuant to paragraph (3)(D).
                        ``(C) Conditions for previously provisionally
                    approved applications.--A State with a provisionally
                    approved application for a pilot project as of the date
                    of enactment of the Surface Transportation
                    Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 shall have 1
                    year after such date of enactment to meet the
                    requirements of subparagraph (A) or receive an
                    extension from the Secretary under subparagraph (B), or
                    the application will expire.
                ``(7) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
            `provisional approval' or `provisionally approved' means the
            approval by the Secretary of a partial application under this
            subsection, including the reservation of a slot in the pilot
            program.''.
        (d) Approval of Applications.--The Secretary may approve an
    application submitted under section 1604(c) of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law
    109-59; 119 Stat. 1253) if the application, or any part of the
    application, was submitted before the deadline specified in section
    1604(c)(8) of that Act.

    SEC. 1402. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
                  ENFORCEMENT.

        (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), for fiscal
    years 2016 through 2021, funds apportioned to a State under section
    104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, may not be used to purchase,
    operate, or maintain an automated traffic enforcement system.
        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an automated
    traffic enforcement system located in a school zone.
        (c) Automated Traffic Enforcement System Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``automated traffic enforcement system'' means any camera that
    captures an image of a vehicle for the purposes of traffic law
    enforcement.

    SEC. 1403. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE
                  INTOXICATED OR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

        (a) In General.--Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting
            ``, or a combination of State laws,'' after ``a State law'';
            and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) receive, for not less than 1 year--
                                ``(i) a suspension of all driving
                            privileges;
                                ``(ii) a restriction on driving privileges
                            that limits the individual to operating only
                            motor vehicles with an ignition interlock
                            system installed (allowing for limited
                            exceptions for circumstances when the
                            individual is required to operate an employer's
                            motor vehicle in the course and scope of
                            employment and the business entity that owns
                            the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the
                            individual); or
                                ``(iii) a combination of both clauses (i)
                            and (ii);''.
        (b) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
    with respect to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of
    this Act.

    SEC. 1404. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

        (a) In General.--Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
        ``(g) Highway Trust Fund Transparency and Accountability Reports.--
                ``(1) Compilation of data.--The Secretary shall compile
            data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-
            aid highway funds made available under this title.
                ``(2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
            reports required under this subsection are made available in a
            user-friendly manner on the public Internet Web site of the
            Department and can be searched and downloaded by users of the
            Web site.
                ``(3) Contents of reports.--
                        ``(A) Apportioned and allocated programs.--On a
                    semiannual basis, the Secretary shall make available a
                    report on funding apportioned and allocated to the
                    States under this title that describes--
                                ``(i) the amount of funding obligated by
                            each State, year-to-date, for the current
                            fiscal year;
                                ``(ii) the amount of funds remaining
                            available for obligation by each State;
                                ``(iii) changes in the obligated,
                            unexpended balance for each State, year-to-
                            date, during the current fiscal year, including
                            the obligated, unexpended balance at the end of
                            the preceding fiscal year and current fiscal
                            year expenditures;
                                ``(iv) the amount and program category of
                            unobligated funding, year-to-date, available
                            for expenditure at the discretion of the
                            Secretary;
                                ``(v) the rates of obligation on and off
                            the National Highway System, year-to-date, for
                            the current fiscal year of funds apportioned,
                            allocated, or set aside under this section,
                            according to--
                                        ``(I) program;
                                        ``(II) funding category or
                                    subcategory;
                                        ``(III) type of improvement;
                                        ``(IV) State; and
                                        ``(V) sub-State geographical area,
                                    including urbanized and rural areas, on
                                    the basis of the population of each
                                    such area; and
                                ``(vi) the amount of funds transferred by
                            each State, year-to-date, for the current
                            fiscal year between programs under section 126.
                        ``(B) Project data.--On an annual basis, the
                    Secretary shall make available a report that, to the
                    maximum extent possible, provides project-specific data
                    describing--
                                ``(i) for all projects funded under this
                            title (excluding projects for which funds are
                            transferred to agencies other than the Federal
                            Highway Administration)--
                                        ``(I) the specific location of the
                                    project;
                                        ``(II) the total cost of the
                                    project;
                                        ``(III) the amount of Federal
                                    funding obligated for the project;
                                        ``(IV) the program or programs from
                                    which Federal funds have been obligated
                                    for the project;
                                        ``(V) the type of improvement being
                                    made; and
                                        ``(VI) the ownership of the highway
                                    or bridge; and
                                ``(ii) for any project funded under this
                            title (excluding projects for which funds are
                            transferred to agencies other than the Federal
                            Highway Administration) with an estimated total
                            cost as of the start of construction in excess
                            of $100,000,000, the data specified under
                            clause (i) and additional data describing--
                                        ``(I) whether the project is
                                    located in an area of the State with a
                                    population of--
                                                ``(aa) less than 5,000
                                            individuals;
                                                ``(bb) 5,000 or more
                                            individuals but less than
                                            50,000 individuals;
                                                ``(cc) 50,000 or more
                                            individuals but less than
                                            200,000 individuals; or
                                                ``(dd) 200,000 or more
                                            individuals;
                                        ``(II) the estimated cost of the
                                    project as of the start of project
                                    construction, or the revised cost
                                    estimate based on a description of
                                    revisions to the scope of work or other
                                    factors affecting project cost other
                                    than cost overruns; and
                                        ``(III) the amount of non-Federal
                                    funds obligated for the project.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1503 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 104
    note; Public Law 112-141) is amended by striking subsection (c).

    SEC. 1405. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

        (a) Identification of High Priority Corridors on National Highway
    System.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
    Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:
                ``(13) Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North
            Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City,
            North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.'';
                (2) in paragraph (18)(D)--
                        (A) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iv) include Texas State Highway 44 from
                            United States Route 59 at Freer, Texas, to
                            Texas State Highway 358.'';
                (3) by striking paragraph (68) and inserting the following:
                ``(68) The Washoe County Corridor and the Intermountain
            West Corridor, which shall generally follow--
                        ``(A) for the Washoe County Corridor, along
                    Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/United
                    States Route 95A from Reno, Nevada, to Las Vegas,
                    Nevada; and
                        ``(B) for the Intermountain West Corridor, from the
                    vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north along United
                    States Route 95 terminating at Interstate Route 80.'';
                    and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(81) United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from
            United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North
            Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson
            County, North Carolina.
                ``(82) United States Route 70 from its intersection with
            Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to
            the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.
                ``(83) The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 410
            connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate Route 10 south of
            the Tucson International Airport.
                ``(84) The Central Texas Corridor commencing at the logical
            terminus of Interstate Route 10, generally following portions
            of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity
            Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station,
            Huntsville, Livingston, and Woodville, to the logical terminus
            of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs
            Crossing.
                ``(85) Interstate Route 81 in New York from its
            intersection with Interstate Route 86 to the United States-
            Canadian border.
                ``(86) Interstate Route 70 from Denver, Colorado, to Salt
            Lake City, Utah.
                ``(87) The Oregon 99W Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route between
            Newberg, Oregon, and Dayton, Oregon.
                ``(88) Interstate Route 205 in Oregon from its intersection
            with Interstate Route 5 to the Columbia River.''.
        (b) Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate System.--
    Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
    Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``subsection (c)(13),'' after ``subsection
            (c)(9),'';
                (2) by striking ``subsections (c)(18)'' and all that
            follows through ``subsection (c)(36)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs (A) and
            (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection (c)(36)''; and
                (3) by striking ``and subsection (c)(57)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), subsection
            (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), and subsection (c)(83)''.
        (c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal
    Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking
    the final sentence and inserting the following: ``The routes referred
    to in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in
    subsection (c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I-11. The
    route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate
    Route I-14.''.
        (d) Future Interstate Designation.--Section 119(a) of the SAFETEA-
    LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 is amended by striking ``and, as a
    future Interstate Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro,
    Kentucky'' and inserting ``between Henderson, Kentucky, and Owensboro,
    Kentucky, and, as a future Interstate Route 65 and 66 Spur, the William
    H. Natcher Parkway between Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Owensboro,
    Kentucky''.

    SEC. 1406. FLEXIBILITY FOR PROJECTS.

        (a) Authority.--With respect to projects eligible for funding under
    title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (b) and on request
    by a State, the Secretary may--
                (1) exercise all existing flexibilities under and
            exceptions to--
                        (A) the requirements of title 23, United States
                    Code; and
                        (B) other requirements administered by the
                    Secretary, in whole or part; and
                (2) otherwise provide additional flexibility or expedited
            processing with respect to the requirements described in
            paragraph (1).
        (b) Maintaining Protections.--Nothing in this section--
                (1) waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 of title
            23, United States Code;
                (2) supersedes, amends, or modifies--
                        (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
                    (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal
                    environmental law; or
                        (B) any requirement of title 23 or title 49, United
                    States Code; or
                (3) affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to
            comply with or enforce any law or requirement described in this
            subsection.

    SEC. 1407. PRODUCTIVE AND TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall develop guidance that encourages the
    use of programmatic approaches to project delivery, expedited and
    prudent procurement techniques, and other best practices to facilitate
    productive, effective, and timely expenditure of funds for projects
    eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code.
        (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall work with States to ensure
    that any guidance developed under subsection (a) is consistently
    implemented by States and the Federal Highway Administration to--
                (1) avoid unnecessary delays in completing projects;
                (2) minimize cost overruns; and
                (3) ensure the effective use of Federal funding.

    SEC. 1408. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.

        Section 1519(a) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 574) is amended by striking
    ``From administrative funds'' and all that follows through ``shall be
    made available'' and inserting ``For each of fiscal years 2016 through
    2021, before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title
    23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts
    made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program
    under section 148 of such title for the fiscal year, $3,500,000''.

    SEC. 1409. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.

        (a) Innovative Project Delivery Methods.--Section 120(c)(3)(A)(ii)
    of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``engineering
    or design approaches,'' after ``technologies,''.
        (b) Emergency Relief.--Section 120(e)(2) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``Federal land access transportation
    facilities,'' and inserting ``other federally owned roads that are open
    to public travel,''.

    SEC. 1410. ELIMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING
                  REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Fundamental Properties of Asphalts Report.--Section 6016(e) of
    the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
    2183) is repealed.
        (b) Express Lanes Demonstration Program Reports.--Section
    1604(b)(7)(B) of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 1411. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        (a) Title 23.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) Section 150(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking the
            semicolon at the end and inserting a period.
                (2) Section 154(c) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``transferred''
                    and inserting ``reserved''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (5)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A) by inserting ``or released'' after
                            ``transferred''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking
                            ``under section 104(b)(l)'' and inserting
                            ``under section 104(b)(1)''.
                (3) Section 164(b) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``transferred''
                    and inserting ``reserved''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``or released''
                    after ``transferred''.
        (b) MAP-21.--Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included
    therein as enacted, MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141) is amended as follows:
                (1) Section 1109(a)(2) (126 Stat. 444) is amended by
            striking ``fourth'' and inserting ``fifth''.
                (2) Section 1203 (126 Stat. 524) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Section 150 of
                    title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as
                    follows'' and inserting ``Title 23, United States Code,
                    is amended by inserting after section 149 the
                    following''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``by striking the
                    item relating to section 150 and inserting'' and
                    inserting ``by inserting after the item relating to
                    section 149''.
                (3) Section 1313(a)(1) (126 Stat. 545) is amended to read
            as follows:
                ``(1) in the section heading by striking `pilot'; and''.
                (4) Section 1314(b) (126 Stat. 549) is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``chapter 3 of'' after ``analysis
                    for''; and
                        (B) by inserting a period at the end of the matter
                    proposed to be inserted.
                (5) Section 1519(c) (126 Stat. 575) is amended--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (3);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as
                    paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively;
                        (C) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph--
                                (i) by striking the period at the end of
                            the matter proposed to be struck; and
                                (ii) by adding a period at the end; and
                        (D) in paragraph (8)(A)(i)(I), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``than
                    rail'' in the matter proposed to be struck and
                    inserting ``than on rail''.
                (6) Section 1528 is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b) by inserting ``(or a lower
                    percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a
                    project)'' after ``100 percent''; and
                        (B) in subsection (c) by inserting ``(or a lower
                    percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a
                    project)'' after ``100 percent''.

    SEC. 1412. SAFETY FOR USERS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall encourage each State and
    metropolitan planning organization to adopt standards for the design of
    Federal surface transportation projects that provide for the safe and
    adequate accommodation (as determined by the State) in all phases of
    project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the
    surface transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized
    users.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
    this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public a report
    cataloging examples of State law or State transportation policy that
    provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of
    project planning, development, and operation of all users of the
    surface transportation network.
        (c) Best Practices.--Based on the report required under subsection
    (b), the Secretary shall identify and disseminate examples of best
    practices where States have adopted measures that have successfully
    provided for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the
    transportation network in all phases of project development and
    operation.

    SEC. 1413. DESIGN STANDARDS.

        (a) In General.--Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``may take into account''
                            and inserting ``shall consider'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                            subparagraph (D); and
                                (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
                            the following:
                        ``(C) cost savings by utilizing flexibility that
                    exists in current design guidance and regulations;
                    and''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and''
                            at the end;
                                (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                            subparagraph (F); and
                                (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
                            the following:
                        ``(D) the publication entitled `Highway Safety
                    Manual' of the American Association of State Highway
                    and Transportation Officials;
                        ``(E) the publication entitled `Urban Street Design
                    Guide' of the National Association of City
                    Transportation Officials; and''; and
                (2) in subsection (f) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways,''
            after ``bikeways,''.
        (b) Design Standard Flexibility.--Notwithstanding section 109(o) of
    title 23, United States Code, a State may allow a local jurisdiction to
    use a roadway design publication that is different from the roadway
    design publication used by the State in which the local jurisdiction is
    located for the design of a project on a roadway under the ownership of
    the local jurisdiction (other than a highway on the Interstate System)
    if--
                (1) the local jurisdiction is a direct recipient of Federal
            funds for the project;
                (2) the roadway design publication--
                        (A) is recognized by the Federal Highway
                    Administration; and
                        (B) is adopted by the local jurisdiction; and
                (3) the design complies with all other applicable Federal
            laws.

    SEC. 1414. RESERVE FUND.

        (a) Limitation.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding funding, authorizations of
            appropriations, and contract authority described in sections
            1101, 1102, 3017, 4001, 5101, and 6002 of this Act, including
            the amendments made by such sections, sections 125 and 147 of
            title 23, United States Code, and section 5338(a) of title 49,
            United States Code, no funding, authorization of
            appropriations, and contract authority described in those
            sections for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 shall exist unless
            and only to the extent that a subsequent Act of Congress causes
            additional monies to be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund.
                (2) Administrative expenses.--The limitation on funds
            provided in paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                        (A) administrative expenses of the Federal Highway
                    Administration under sections 104(a) and 608(a)(6) of
                    title 23, United States Code;
                        (B) administrative expenses of the National Highway
                    Traffic Safety Administration under section 4001(a)(6)
                    of this Act;
                        (C) administrative expenses of the Federal Motor
                    Carrier Safety Administration under section 5103 of
                    this Act; and
                        (D) administrative expenses of the Federal Transit
                    Administration under section 5338(h) of title 49,
                    United States Code.
        (b) Adjustments to Contract Authority.--
                (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
            is amended by inserting after section 104 the following:
    ``Sec. 105. Adjustments to contract authority
        ``(a) Calculation.--
                ``(1) In general.--The President shall include in each of
            the fiscal year 2017 through 2021 budget submissions to
            Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, for each of the
            Highway Account and the Mass Transit Account, a calculation of
            the difference between--
                        ``(A) the actual level of monies deposited in that
                    account for the most recently completed fiscal year;
                    and
                        ``(B) the estimated level of receipts for that
                    account for the most recently completed fiscal year, as
                    specified in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Estimate.--The estimated level of receipts specified
            in this paragraph are--
                        ``(A) for the Highway Account--
                                ``(i) for fiscal year 2015,
                            $35,740,259,248;
                                ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016,
                            $35,498,000,000;
                                ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017,
                            $35,879,000,000;
                                ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018,
                            $36,084,000,000; and
                                ``(v) for fiscal year 2019,
                            $36,117,000,000; and
                        ``(B) for the Mass Transit Account--
                                ``(i) for fiscal year 2015, $5,048,527,972;
                                ``(ii) for fiscal year 2016,
                            $5,020,000,000;
                                ``(iii) for fiscal year 2017,
                            $5,024,000,000;
                                ``(iv) for fiscal year 2018,
                            $5,011,000,000; and
                                ``(v) for fiscal year 2019, $4,981,000,000.
                ``(3) Technical correction.--For purposes of paragraph
            (1)(A), the term `actual level of monies deposited in that
            account' shall not include funding of the Highway Trust Fund
            provided by section 2002 of Public Law 114-41.
        ``(b) Adjustments to Contract Authority.--
                ``(1) Additional amounts.--If the difference determined in
            a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for
            the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is greater than
            zero, the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of
            that submission--
                        ``(A) make available for programs authorized from
                    such account for the budget year a total amount equal
                    to--
                                ``(i) the amount otherwise authorized to be
                            appropriated for such programs for such budget
                            year; plus
                                ``(ii) an amount equal to such difference;
                            and
                        ``(B) distribute the additional amount under
                    subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in
                    accordance with subsection (c).
                ``(2) Reduction.--If the difference determined in a budget
            submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for the
            Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is less than zero,
            the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that
            submission--
                        ``(A) make available for programs authorized from
                    such account for the budget year a total amount equal
                    to--
                                ``(i) the amount otherwise authorized to be
                            appropriated for such programs for such budget
                            year; minus
                                ``(ii) an amount equal to such difference;
                            and
                        ``(B) apply the total adjustment under subparagraph
                    (A)(ii) to each of such programs in accordance with
                    subsection (c).
        ``(c) Distribution of Adjustment Among Programs.--
                ``(1) In general.--In making an adjustment for the Highway
            Account or the Mass Transit Account for a budget year under
            subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) determine the ratio that--
                                ``(i) the amount authorized to be
                            appropriated for a program from the account for
                            the budget year; bears to
                                ``(ii) the total amount authorized to be
                            appropriated for such budget year for all
                            programs under such account;
                        ``(B) multiply the ratio determined under
                    subparagraph (A) by the applicable difference
                    calculated under subsection (a); and
                        ``(C) adjust the amount that the Secretary would
                    otherwise have allocated for the program for such
                    budget year by the amount calculated under subparagraph
                    (B).
                ``(2) Formula programs.--For a program for which funds are
            distributed by formula, the Secretary shall add or subtract the
            adjustment to the amount authorized for the program but for
            this section and make available the adjusted program amount for
            such program in accordance with such formula.
                ``(3) Availability for obligation.--Adjusted amounts under
            this subsection shall be available for obligation and
            administered in the same manner as other amounts made available
            for the program for which the amount is adjusted.
        ``(d) Exclusion of Emergency Relief Program and Covered
    Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary shall exclude the emergency
    relief program under section 125 and covered administrative expenses
    from--
                ``(1) an adjustment of funding under subsection (c)(1); and
                ``(2) any calculation under subsection (b) or (c) related
            to such an adjustment.
        ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated from the appropriate account or accounts of the Highway
    Trust Fund an amount equal to the amounts calculated under subsection
    (a) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
        ``(f) Revision to Obligation Limitations.--
                ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary makes an adjustment
            under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to an amount subject to
            a limitation on obligations imposed by section 1102 or 3017 of
            the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of
            2015--
                        ``(A) such limitation on obligations for such
                    fiscal year shall be revised by an amount equal to such
                    adjustment; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary shall distribute such
                    limitation on obligations, as revised under
                    subparagraph (A), in accordance with such sections.
                ``(2) Exclusion of covered administrative expenses.--The
            Secretary shall exclude covered administrative expenses from--
                        ``(A) any calculation relating to a revision of a
                    limitation on obligations under paragraph (1)(A); and
                        ``(B) any distribution of a revised limitation on
                    obligations under paragraph (1)(B).
        ``(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
    apply:
                ``(1) Budget year.--The term `budget year' means the fiscal
            year for which a budget submission referenced in subsection
            (a)(1) is submitted.
                ``(2) Covered administrative expenses.--The term `covered
            administrative expenses' means the administrative expenses of--
                        ``(A) the Federal Highway Administration, as
                    authorized under section 104(a);
                        ``(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety
                    Administration, as authorized under section 4001(a)(6)
                    of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and
                    Reform Act of 2015; and
                        ``(C) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                    Administration, as authorized under section 31110 of
                    title 49.
                ``(3) Highway account.--The term `Highway Account' means
            the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass
            Transit Account.
                ``(4) Mass transit account.--The term `Mass Transit
            Account' means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
            Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal
            Revenue Code of 1986.''.
                (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of
            title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
            item relating to section 104 the following:

    ``105. Adjustments to contract authority.''.

    SEC. 1415. ADJUSTMENTS.

        (a) In General.--On July 1, 2018, of the unobligated balances of
    funds apportioned among the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United
    States Code, a total of $6,000,000,000 is permanently rescinded.
        (b) Exclusions From Rescission.--The rescission under subsection
    (a) shall not apply to funds distributed in accordance with--
                (1) sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United
            States Code;
                (2) sections 133(d)(1)(A) of such title;
                (3) the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such
            title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
            MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141);
                (4) sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect
            on the day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA-LU (Public
            Law 109-59); and
                (5) section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the
            day before the date of enactment of MAP-21 (Public Law 112-
            141).
        (c) Distribution Among States.--The amount to be rescinded under
    this section from a State shall be determined by multiplying the total
    amount of the rescission in subsection (a) by the ratio that--
                (1) the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as
            of September 30, 2017, for the State; bears to
                (2) the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as
            of September 30, 2017, for all States.
        (d) Distribution Within Each State.--The amount to be rescinded
    under this section from each program to which the rescission applies
    within a State shall be determined by multiplying the required
    rescission amount calculated under subsection (c) for such State by the
    ratio that--
                (1) the unobligated balance as of September 30, 2017, for
            such program in such State; bears to
                (2) the unobligated balances as of September 30, 2017, for
            all programs to which the rescission applies in such State.

    SEC. 1416. NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, HYDROGEN, PROPANE, AND
                  NATURAL GAS FUELING CORRIDORS.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 150 the following:
    ``Sec. 151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and
                  natural gas fueling corridors
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act
    of 2015, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle
    charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors that
    identify the near- and long-term need for, and location of, electric
    vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane
    fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure at
    strategic locations along major national highways to improve the
    mobility of passenger and commercial vehicles that employ electric,
    hydrogen fuel cell, propane, and natural gas fueling technologies
    across the United States.
        ``(b) Designation of Corridors.--In designating the corridors under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) solicit nominations from State and local officials
            for facilities to be included in the corridors;
                ``(2) incorporate existing electric vehicle charging
            stations, hydrogen fueling stations, propane fueling stations,
            and natural gas fueling corridors designated by a State or
            group of States; and
                ``(3) consider the demand for, and location of, existing
            electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations,
            propane fueling stations, and natural gas fueling
            infrastructure.
        ``(c) Stakeholders.--In designating corridors under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary basis, stakeholders that
    include--
                ``(1) the heads of other Federal agencies;
                ``(2) State and local officials;
                ``(3) representatives of--
                        ``(A) energy utilities;
                        ``(B) the electric, fuel cell electric, propane,
                    and natural gas vehicle industries;
                        ``(C) the freight and shipping industry;
                        ``(D) clean technology firms;
                        ``(E) the hospitality industry;
                        ``(F) the restaurant industry;
                        ``(G) highway rest stop vendors; and
                        ``(H) industrial gas and hydrogen manufacturers;
                    and
                ``(4) such other stakeholders as the Secretary determines
            to be necessary.
        ``(d) Redesignation.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
    establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years
    thereafter, the Secretary shall update and redesignate the corridors.
        ``(e) Report.--During designation and redesignation of the
    corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue a report that--
                ``(1) identifies electric vehicle charging infrastructure,
            hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and
            natural gas fueling infrastructure and standardization needs
            for electricity providers, industrial gas providers, natural
            gas providers, infrastructure providers, vehicle manufacturers,
            electricity purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and
                ``(2) establishes an aspirational goal of achieving
            strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging
            infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling
            infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure in those
            corridors by the end of fiscal year 2021.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 150 the following:

    ``151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and
                                natural gas fueling corridors.''.
        (c) Operation of Battery Recharging Stations in Parking Areas Used
    by Federal Employees.--
                (1) Authorization.--
                        (A) In general.--The Administrator of General
                    Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain
                    on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in
                    a parking area that is in the custody, control, or
                    administrative jurisdiction of the General Services
                    Administration for the use of only privately owned
                    vehicles of employees of the General Services
                    Administration, tenant Federal agencies, and others who
                    are authorized to park in such area to the extent such
                    use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere
                    with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet
                    vehicles.
                        (B) Delegation.--The Administrator of General
                    Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain
                    on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in
                    a parking area that is in the custody, control, or
                    administrative jurisdiction of another Federal agency,
                    at the request of such agency, or delegate such
                    authority to another Federal agency to the extent such
                    use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere
                    with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet
                    vehicles.
                        (C) Use of vendors.--The Administrator of General
                    Services, with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B), or
                    the head of a Federal agency delegated authority, with
                    respect to subparagraph (B), may carry such
                    subparagraph through a contract with a vendor, under
                    such terms and conditions (including terms relating to
                    the allocation between the Federal agency and the
                    vendor of the costs of carrying out the contract) as
                    the Administrator or the head of the Federal agency, as
                    the case may be, and the vendor may agree to.
                (2) Imposition of fees to cover costs.--
                        (A) Fees.--The Administrator of General Services or
                    the head of the Federal agency delegated authority
                    under paragraph (1)(B) shall charge fees to the
                    individuals who use the battery recharging station in
                    such amount as is necessary to ensure that the
                    respective agency recovers all of the costs such agency
                    incurs in installing, constructing, operating, and
                    maintaining the station.
                        (B) Deposit and availability of fees.--Any fees
                    collected by the Administrator of General Services or
                    the Federal agency, as the case may be, under this
                    paragraph shall be--
                                (i) deposited monthly in the Treasury to
                            the credit of the respective agency's
                            appropriations account for the operations of
                            the building where the battery recharging
                            station is located; and
                                (ii) available for obligation without
                            further appropriation during--
                                        (I) the fiscal year collected; and
                                        (II) the fiscal year following the
                                    fiscal year collected.
                (3) No effect on existing programs for house and senate.--
            Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the
            installation, construction, operation, or maintenance of
            battery recharging stations by the Architect of the Capitol--
                        (A) under Public Law 112-170 (2 U.S.C. 2171),
                    relating to employees of the House of Representatives
                    and individuals authorized to park in any parking area
                    under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives
                    on the Capitol Grounds; or
                        (B) under Public Law 112-167 (2 U.S.C. 2170),
                    relating to employees of the Senate and individuals
                    authorized to park in any parking area under the
                    jurisdiction of the Senate on the Capitol Grounds.
                (4) No effect on similar authorities.--Nothing in this
            subsection may be construed as repealing or limiting any
            existing authorities of a Federal agency to install, construct,
            operate, or maintain battery recharging stations.
                (5) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 2 years
            after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
            thereafter for 10 years, the Administrator of General Services
            shall submit to the House Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and
            Public Works a report describing--
                        (A) the number of battery recharging stations
                    installed by the Administrator on its own initiative
                    under this subsection;
                        (B) requests from other Federal agencies to install
                    battery recharging stations;
                        (C) delegations of authority to other Federal
                    agencies under this subsection; and
                        (D) the status and disposition of requests from
                    other Federal agencies.
                (6) Federal agency defined.--In this subsection, the term
            ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given that term in section
            102 of title 40, United States Code.
                (7) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with
            respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal year.

    SEC. 1417. FERRIES.

        Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(h) Redistribution of Unobligated Amounts.--The Secretary shall--
                ``(1) withdraw amounts allocated to eligible entities under
            this section that remain unobligated by the end of the third
            fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts
            were allocated; and
                ``(2) in the fiscal year beginning after a fiscal year in
            which a withdrawal is made under paragraph (1), redistribute
            the funds withdrawn, in accordance with the formula specified
            under subsection (d), among eligible entities with respect to
            which no amounts were withdrawn under paragraph (1).''.

    SEC. 1418. STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF BRIDGES.

        (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the Administrator of
    the Federal Highway Administration shall commission the Transportation
    Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study
    on the performance of bridges that are at least 15 years old and
    received funding under the innovative bridge research and construction
    program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') under section
    503(b) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before
    the date of enactment of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59) in meeting the
    goals of that program, which included--
                (1) the development of new, cost-effective innovative
            material highway bridge applications;
                (2) the reduction of maintenance costs and lifecycle costs
            of bridges, including the costs of new construction,
            replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
                (3) the development of construction techniques to increase
            safety and reduce construction time and traffic congestion;
                (4) the development of engineering design criteria for
            innovative products and materials for use in highway bridges
            and structures;
                (5) the development of cost-effective and innovative
            techniques to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic from
            railroad traffic;
                (6) the development of highway bridges and structures that
            will withstand natural disasters, including alternative
            processes for the seismic retrofit of bridges; and
                (7) the development of new nondestructive bridge evaluation
            technologies and techniques.
        (b) Contents.--The study commissioned under subsection (a) shall
    include--
                (1) an analysis of the performance of bridges that received
            funding under the program in meeting the goals described in
            paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a);
                (2) an analysis of the utility, compared to conventional
            materials and technologies, of each of the innovative materials
            and technologies used in projects for bridges under the program
            in meeting the needs of the United States in 2015 and in the
            future for a sustainable and low lifecycle cost transportation
            system;
                (3) recommendations to Congress on how the installed and
            lifecycle costs of bridges could be reduced through the use of
            innovative materials and technologies, including, as
            appropriate, any changes in the design and construction of
            bridges needed to maximize the cost reductions; and
                (4) a summary of any additional research that may be needed
            to further evaluate innovative approaches to reducing the
            installed and lifecycle costs of highway bridges.
        (c) Public Comment.--Before commissioning the study under
    subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide an opportunity for
    public comment on the study proposal.
        (d) Data From States.--Each State that received funds under the
    program shall provide to the Transportation Research Board any relevant
    data needed to carry out the study commissioned under subsection (a).
        (e) Deadline.--The Administrator shall submit to Congress a report
    on the results of the study commissioned under subsection (a) not later
    than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1419. RELINQUISHMENT OF PARK-AND-RIDE LOT FACILITIES.

        A State transportation agency may relinquish park-and-ride lot
    facilities or portions of park-and-ride lot facilities to a local
    government agency for highway purposes if authorized to do so under
    State law if the agreement providing for the relinquishment provides
    that--
                (1) rights-of-way on the Interstate System will remain
            available for future highway improvements; and
                (2) modifications to the facilities that could impair the
            highway or interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic are
            subject to the approval of the Secretary.

    SEC. 1420. PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary may establish a pilot program that
    allows a State to utilize innovative approaches to maintain the right-
    of-way of Federal-aid highways within such State.
        (b) Limitation.--A pilot program established under subsection (a)
    shall--
                (1) terminate after not more than 6 years;
                (2) include not more than 5 States; and
                (3) be subject to guidelines published by the Secretary.
        (c) Report.--If the Secretary establishes a pilot program under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not more than 1 year after the
    completion of the pilot program, submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on
    the results of the pilot program.

    SEC. 1421. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY EXAMPLES.

        Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in clause (iv) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
                (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                                ``(v) innovative pavement materials that
                            have a demonstrated life cycle of 75 or more
                            years, are manufactured with reduced greenhouse
                            gas emissions, and reduce construction-related
                            congestion by rapidly curing; or''.

    SEC. 1422. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE POLLINATOR HABITAT
                  AND FORAGE ON TRANSPORTATION RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

        (a) In General.--Section 319 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``(including the
            enhancement of habitat and forage for pollinators)'' before
            ``adjacent''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Encouragement of Pollinator Habitat and Forage Development
    and Protection on Transportation Rights-of-Way.--In carrying out any
    program administered by the Secretary under this title, the Secretary
    shall, in conjunction with willing States, as appropriate--
                ``(1) encourage integrated vegetation management practices
            on roadsides and other transportation rights-of-way, including
            reduced mowing; and
                ``(2) encourage the development of habitat and forage for
            Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees
            through plantings of native forbs and grasses, including
            noninvasive, native milkweed species that can serve as
            migratory way stations for butterflies and facilitate
            migrations of other pollinators.''.
        (b) Provision of Habitat, Forage, and Migratory Way Stations for
    Monarch Butterflies, Other Native Pollinators, and Honey Bees.--Section
    329(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    ``provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch
    butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees,'' before ``and
    aesthetic enhancement''.

    SEC. 1423. MILK PRODUCTS.

        Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
                ``(13) Milk products.--A vehicle carrying fluid milk
            products shall be considered a load that cannot be easily
            dismantled or divided.''.

    SEC. 1424. INTERSTATE WEIGHT LIMITS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

        Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this
    Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(14) Emergency vehicles.--
                        ``(A) In general.--With respect to an emergency
                    vehicle, the following weight limits shall apply in
                    lieu of the maximum and minimum weight limits specified
                    in this subsection:
                                ``(i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering
                            axle.
                                ``(ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive
                            axle.
                                ``(iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
                                ``(iv) A maximum gross vehicle weight of
                            86,000 pounds.
                        ``(B) Emergency vehicle defined.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `emergency vehicle' means a vehicle
                    designed--
                                ``(i) to be used under emergency conditions
                            to transport personnel and equipment; and
                                ``(ii) to support the suppression of fires
                            and mitigation of other hazardous
                            situations.''.

    SEC. 1425. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS--INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

        Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(m) Covered Heavy-Duty Tow and Recovery Vehicles.--
                ``(1) In general.--The vehicle weight limitations set forth
            in this section do not apply to a covered heavy-duty tow and
            recovery vehicle.
                ``(2) Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle
            defined.--In this subsection, the term `covered heavy-duty tow
            and recovery vehicle' means a vehicle that--
                        ``(A) is transporting a disabled vehicle from the
                    place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest
                    appropriate repair facility; and
                        ``(B) has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to
                    or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled
                    vehicle being transported.
        ``(n) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Texas Highways.--If any
    segment in Texas of United States Route 59, United States Route 77,
    United States Route 281, United States Route 84, Texas State Highway
    44, or another roadway is designated as Interstate Route 69, a vehicle
    that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such
    designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to
    any requirement under this section.
        ``(o) Certain Logging Vehicles in Wisconsin.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall waive, with respect
            to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle
            weight limit established under this section.
                ``(2) Covered logging vehicle defined.--In this subsection,
            the term `covered logging vehicle' means a vehicle that--
                        ``(A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest
                    products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood
                    chips;
                        ``(B) has a gross vehicle weight of not more than
                    98,000 pounds;
                        ``(C) has not less than 6 axles; and
                        ``(D) is operating on a segment of Interstate Route
                    39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker
                    189.''.

    SEC. 1426. NEW NATIONAL GOAL, PERFORMANCE MEASURE, AND PERFORMANCE
                  TARGET.

        (a) National Goal.--Section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code,
    is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(8) Integrated economic development.--To improve road
            conditions in economically distressed urban communities and
            increase access to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities
            for people who live in such communities.''.
        (b) Performance Measure.--Section 150(c) of such title is amended
    by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) Integrated economic development.--The Secretary shall
            establish measures for States to use to assess the conditions,
            accessibility, and reliability of roads in economically
            distressed urban communities.''.
        (c) Performance Target.--Section 150(d)(1) of such title is amended
    by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), and (7)''.

    SEC. 1427. SERVICE CLUB, CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, OR RELIGIOUS SERVICE
                  SIGNS.

        Notwithstanding section 131 of title 23, United States Code, and
    part 750 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
    regulations), a State may allow the maintenance of a sign of a service
    club, charitable association, or religious service that was erected as
    of the date of enactment of this Act and the area of which is less than
    or equal to 32 square feet, if the State notifies the Federal Highway
    Administration.

    SEC. 1428. WORK ZONE AND GUARD RAIL SAFETY TRAINING.

        (a) In General.--Section 1409 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``work
            zone and guard rail safety training''; and
                (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Development, updating, and delivery of training
            courses on guard rail installation, maintenance, and
            inspection.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
    such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1409 and
    inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 1409. Work zone and guard rail safety training.''.

    SEC. 1429. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of
    the Federal Highway Administration, and in consultation with the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
    the Senate, shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to coordinate
    with and advise the Administrator on infrastructure issues of concern
    to motorcyclists, including--
                (1) barrier design;
                (2) road design, construction, and maintenance practices;
            and
                (3) the architecture and implementation of intelligent
            transportation system technologies.
        (b) Composition.--The Council shall consist of not more than 10
    members of the motorcycling community with professional expertise in
    national motorcyclist safety advocacy, including--
                (1) at least--
                        (A) 1 member recommended by a national motorcyclist
                    association;
                        (B) 1 member recommended by a national motorcycle
                    riders foundation;
                        (C) 1 representative of the National Association of
                    State Motorcycle Safety Administrators;
                        (D) 2 members of State motorcyclists'
                    organizations;
                        (E) 1 member recommended by a national organization
                    that represents the builders of highway infrastructure;
                        (F) 1 member recommended by a national association
                    that represents the traffic safety systems industry;
                    and
                        (G) 1 member of a national safety organization; and
                (2) at least 1, but not more than 2, motorcyclists who are
            traffic system design engineers or State transportation
            department officials.

    SEC. 1430. IMPROVEMENT OF DATA COLLECTION ON CHILD OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE
                  CRASHES.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the crash investigation data
    collection system of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    to include the collection of the following data in connection with
    vehicle crashes whenever a child restraint system was in use in a
    vehicle involved in a crash:
                (1) The type or types of child restraint systems in use
            during the crash in any vehicle involved in the crash,
            including whether a five-point harness or belt-positioning
            booster.
                (2) If a five-point harness child restraint system was in
            use during the crash, whether the child restraint system was
            forward-facing or rear-facing in the vehicle concerned.
        (b) Consultation.--In implementing subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall work with law enforcement officials, safety advocates, the
    medical community, and research organizations to improve the
    recordation of data described in subsection (a) in police and other
    applicable incident reports.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
    and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on child occupant
    crash data collection in the crash investigation data collection system
    of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the
    revision required by subsection (a).

    SEC. 1431. HIGHWAY WORK ZONES.

        It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal
    Highway Administration should--
                (1) do all within its power to protect workers in highway
            work zones; and
                (2) move rapidly to finalize regulations, as directed in
            section 1405 of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 560), to protect the lives
            and safety of construction workers in highway work zones from
            vehicle intrusions.

    SEC. 1432. STUDY ON STATE PROCUREMENT OF CULVERT AND STORM SEWER
                  MATERIALS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the methods in which
    States procure culvert and storm sewer materials and the impact of
    those methods on project costs, including the extent to which such
    methods take into account environmental principles, engineering
    principles, and the varying needs of projects based on geographic
    location.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the findings of
    the study conducted under subsection (a).

    SEC. 1433. USE OF DURABLE, RESILIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND
                  PRACTICES.

        To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage the use of
    durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices, including
    the use of geosynthetic materials and other innovative technologies, in
    carrying out the activities of the Federal Highway Administration.

    SEC. 1434. STRATEGY TO ADDRESS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES.

        The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive strategy to address
    structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by
    the National Bridge Inventory, to identify the unique challenges posed
    by bridges in each of these respective categories, and to address such
    separate challenges and improve the condition of such bridges. Not
    later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall transmit a report containing initial recommendations to
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate. Not later than 1 year after such date of
    enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to such committees the final
    strategy required by this section.

    SEC. 1435. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

        It is the sense of Congress that the Nation's engineering industry
    continues to provide critical technical expertise, innovation, and
    local knowledge to Federal and State agencies in order to efficiently
    deliver surface transportation projects to the public, and Congress
    recognizes the valuable contributions made by the Nation's engineering
    industry and urges the Secretary to reinforce those partnerships by
    encouraging State and local agencies to take full advantage of
    engineering industry capabilities to strengthen project performance,
    improve domestic competitiveness, and create jobs.

    SEC. 1436. IDENTIFICATION OF ROADSIDE HIGHWAY SAFETY HARDWARE DEVICES.

        (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on methods for
    identifying roadside highway safety hardware devices to improve the
    data collected on the devices, as necessary for in-service evaluation
    of the devices.
        (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
    evaluate identification methods based on the ability of the method to--
                (1) convey information on the devices, including
            manufacturing date, factory of origin, product brand, and
            model;
                (2) withstand roadside conditions; and
                (3) connect to State and regional inventories of similar
            devices.
        (c) Identification Methods.--The identification methods to be
    studied under this section include stamped serial numbers, radio-
    frequency identification, and such other methods as the Secretary
    determines appropriate.
        (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than January 1, 2018, the
    Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
    study.

    SEC. 1437. USE OF MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY.

        It is the sense of Congress that the Department should utilize, to
    the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling
    and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation
    projects authorized by this Act to ensure that these projects--
                (1) will increase transportation capacity and safety,
            alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental
            impacts; and
                (2) are as cost effective as practicable.

    SEC. 1438. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM
                  INFRASTRUCTURE.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                (1) 1 out of every 9 jobs in the United States depends on
            travel and tourism, and the industry supports 15,000,000 jobs
            in the United States;
                (2) the travel and tourism industry employs individuals in
            all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and all of the
            territories of the United States;
                (3) international travel to the United States is the single
            largest export industry in the Nation, generating a trade
            surplus balance of approximately $74,000,000,000;
                (4) travel and tourism provide significant economic
            benefits to the United States by generating nearly
            $2,100,000,000,000 in annual economic output; and
                (5) the United States intermodal transportation network
            facilitates the large-scale movement of business and leisure
            travelers, and is the most important asset of the travel
            industry.
        (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory
    committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Travel and
    Tourism Infrastructure (in this section referred to as the
    ``Committee'') to provide information, advice, and recommendations to
    the Secretary on matters relating to the role of intermodal
    transportation in facilitating mobility related to travel and tourism
    activities.
        (c) Membership.--The Committee shall--
                (1) be composed of members appointed by the Secretary for
            terms of not more than 3 years; and
                (2) include a representative cross-section of public and
            private sector stakeholders involved in the travel and tourism
            industry, including representatives of--
                        (A) the travel and tourism industry, product and
                    service providers, and travel and tourism-related
                    associations;
                        (B) travel, tourism, and destination marketing
                    organizations;
                        (C) the travel and tourism-related workforce;
                        (D) State tourism offices;
                        (E) Sate departments of transportation;
                        (F) regional and metropolitan planning
                    organizations; and
                        (G) local governments.
        (d) Role of Committee.--The Committee shall--
                (1) advise the Secretary on current and emerging
            priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs related to the
            use of the Nation's intermodal transportation network to
            facilitate travel and tourism;
                (2) serve as a forum for discussion for travel and tourism
            stakeholders on transportation issues affecting interstate and
            interregional mobility of passengers;
                (3) promote the sharing of information between the private
            and public sectors on transportation issues impacting travel
            and tourism;
                (4) gather information, develop technical advise, and make
            recommendations to the Secretary on policies that improve the
            condition and performance of an integrated national
            transportation system that is safe, economical, and efficient,
            and that maximizes the benefits to the Nation generated through
            the United States travel and tourism industry;
                (5) identify critical transportation facilities and
            corridors that facilitate and support the interstate and
            interregional transportation of passengers for tourism,
            commercial, and recreational activities;
                (6) provide for development of measures of condition,
            safety, and performance for transportation related to travel
            and tourism;
                (7) provide for development of transportation investment,
            data, and planning tools to assist Federal, State, and local
            officials in making investment decisions relating to
            transportation projects that improve travel and tourism; and
                (8) address other issues of transportation policy and
            programs impacting the movement of travelers for tourism and
            recreational purposes, including by making legislative
            recommendations.
        (e) National Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan.--
                (1) Initial development of national travel and tourism
            infrastructure strategic plan.--Not later than 3 years after
            the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary shall, in
            consultation with the Committee, State departments of
            transportation, and other appropriate public and private
            transportation stakeholders, develop and post on the
            Department's public Internet Web site a national travel and
            tourism infrastructure strategic plan that includes--
                        (A) an assessment of the condition and performance
                    of the national transportation network;
                        (B) an identification of the issues on the national
                    transportation network that create significant
                    congestion problems and barriers to long-haul passenger
                    travel and tourism,
                        (C) forecasts of long-haul passenger travel and
                    tourism volumes for the 20-year period beginning in the
                    year during which the plan is issued;
                        (D) an identification of the major transportation
                    facilities and corridors for current and forecasted
                    long-haul travel and tourism volumes, the
                    identification of which shall be revised, as
                    appropriate, in subsequent plans;
                        (E) an assessment of statutory, regulatory,
                    technological, institutional, financial, and other
                    barriers to improved long-haul passenger travel
                    performance (including opportunities for overcoming the
                    barriers);
                        (F) best practices for improving the performance of
                    the national transportation network; and
                        (G) strategies to improve intermodal connectivity
                    for long-haul passenger travel and tourism.

    SEC. 1439. REGULATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY.

        Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
    by striking ``the price of'' and all that follows through
    ``transportation is'' and inserting ``the regulation of tow truck
    operations''.

    SEC. 1440. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS.

        Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility that is
    damaged by an emergency that is declared by the Governor of the State
    and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security or declared as
    an emergency by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
    Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
    and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the
    emergency occurs--
                (1) may be reconstructed in the same location with the same
            capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and
                (2) shall be exempt from any environmental reviews,
            approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--
                        (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
                    (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                        (B) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water
                    Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);
                        (C) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United
                    States Code;
                        (D) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et
                    seq.);
                        (E) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271
                    et seq.);
                        (F) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16
                    U.S.C. 661 et seq.);
                        (G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
                    1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in
                    designated critical habitat for threatened and
                    endangered species;
                        (H) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note;
                    relating to the protection of wetland); and
                        (I) any Federal law (including regulations)
                    requiring no net loss of wetland.

    SEC. 1441. PROGRAM TO ASSIST VETERANS TO ACQUIRE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S
                  LICENSES.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall fully
    implement the recommendations contained in the report submitted under
    section 32308 of MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 31301 note).

    SEC. 1442. OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED VEHICLES ON CERTAIN
                  HIGHWAYS IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

        If any segment of United States Route 63 between the exits for
    highways 14 and 75 in the State of Arkansas is designated as part of
    the Interstate System, the single axle weight, tandem axle weight,
    gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula limits under section 127(a) of
    title 23, United States Code, and the width limitation under section
    31113(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to that
    segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that may have
    legally operated on that segment before the date of the designation.

    SEC. 1443. PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RELATING TO IDLING TRAINS.

        Section 130(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade
    crossings'' and inserting ``the relocation of highways to eliminate
    grade crossings, and projects to eliminate hazards posed by blocked
    grade crossings due to idling trains''.

    SEC. 1444. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN WELDING TRUCKS USED
                  IN PIPELINE INDUSTRY.

        (a) Covered Motor Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered motor vehicle'' means a motor vehicle that--
                (1) is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is
            registered or another State;
                (2) is owned by a welder;
                (3) is a pick-up style truck;
                (4) is equipped with a welding rig that is used in the
            construction or maintenance of pipelines; and
                (5) has a gross vehicle weight and combination weight
            rating and weight of 15,000 pounds or less.
        (b) Federal Requirements.--A covered motor vehicle, including the
    individual operating such vehicle and the employer of such individual,
    shall be exempt from the following:
                (1) Any requirement relating to registration as a motor
            carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a
            Department of Transportation number, established under chapters
            139 and 311 of title 49, United States Code.
                (2) Any requirement relating to driver qualifications
            established under chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code.
                (3) Any requirement relating to driving of commercial motor
            vehicles established under chapter 311 of title 49, United
            States Code.
                (4) Any requirement relating to parts and accessories and
            inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor
            vehicles established under chapter 311 of title 49, United
            States Code.
                (5) Any requirement relating to hours of service of
            drivers, including maximum driving and on duty time,
            established under chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.

    SEC. 1445. WAIVER.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging
    vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under
    section 127 of title 23, United States Code.
        (b) Covered Logging Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered logging vehicle'' means a vehicle that--
                (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products,
            including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;
                (2) has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 99,000
            pounds;
                (3) has not less than 6 axles; and
                (4) is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 35 in
            Minnesota from mile marker 235.4 to mile marker 259.552.

    SEC. 1446. FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and
            (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
            paragraphs (3) through (6) respectively;
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Additional limitations.--
                        ``(A) A State, political subdivision of a State, or
                    political authority of 2 or more States may not enact
                    or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having
                    the force and effect of law prohibiting employees whose
                    hours of service are subject to regulation by the
                    Secretary under section 31502 from working to the full
                    extent permitted or at such times as permitted under
                    such section, or imposing any additional obligations on
                    motor carriers if such employees work to the full
                    extent or at such times as permitted under such
                    section, including any related activities regulated
                    under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal
                    Regulations.
                        ``(B) A State, political subdivision of a State, or
                    political authority of 2 or more States may not enact
                    or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having
                    the force and effect of law that requires a motor
                    carrier that compensates employees on a piece-rate
                    basis to pay those employees separate or additional
                    compensation, provided that the motor carrier pays the
                    employee a total sum that when divided by the total
                    number of hours worked during the corresponding work
                    period is equal to or greater than the applicable
                    hourly minimum wage of the State, political subdivision
                    of the State, or political authority of 2 or more
                    States.
                        ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
                    to limit the provisions of paragraph (1).''.
                (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by striking
            ``Paragraph (1)--'' and inserting ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)--'';
            and
                (5) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by striking
            ``Paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall have
    the force and effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the
    Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law
    103-305).

                      TITLE II--INNOVATIVE PROJECT FINANCE

    SEC. 2001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT OF
                  1998 AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Definitions.--
                (1) Master credit agreement.--Section 601(a)(10) of title
            23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(10) Master credit agreement.--The term `master credit
            agreement' means a conditional agreement to extend credit
            assistance for a program of related projects secured by a
            common security pledge (which shall receive an investment grade
            rating from a rating agency prior to the Secretary entering
            into such master credit agreement) under section 602(b)(2)(A),
            or for a single project covered under section 602(b)(2)(B) that
            does not provide for a current obligation of Federal funds, and
            that would--
                        ``(A) make contingent commitments of 1 or more
                    secured loans or other Federal credit instruments at
                    future dates, subject to the availability of future
                    funds being made available to carry out this chapter
                    and subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions
                    for the provision of credit assistance under this
                    chapter, including section 603(b)(1);
                        ``(B) establish the maximum amounts and general
                    terms and conditions of the secured loans or other
                    Federal credit instruments;
                        ``(C) identify the 1 or more dedicated non-Federal
                    revenue sources that will secure the repayment of the
                    secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments;
                        ``(D) provide for the obligation of funds for the
                    secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments
                    after all requirements have been met for the projects
                    subject to the master credit agreement, including--
                                ``(i) completion of an environmental impact
                            statement or similar analysis required under
                            the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
                            (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                                ``(ii) compliance with such other
                            requirements as are specified in this chapter,
                            including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1); and
                                ``(iii) the availability of funds to carry
                            out this chapter; and
                        ``(E) require that contingent commitments result in
                    a financial close and obligation of credit assistance
                    not later than 3 years after the date of entry into the
                    master credit agreement, or release of the commitment,
                    unless otherwise extended by the Secretary.''.
                (2) Rural infrastructure project.--Section 601(a)(15) of
            title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(15) Rural infrastructure project.--The term `rural
            infrastructure project' means a surface transportation
            infrastructure project located outside of a Census-Bureau-
            defined urbanized area.''.
        (b) Master Credit Agreements.--Section 602(b)(2) of title 23,
    United States Code is amended to read as follows:
                ``(2) Master credit agreements.--
                        ``(A) Program of related projects.--The Secretary
                    may enter into a master credit agreement for a program
                    of related projects secured by a common security pledge
                    on terms acceptable to the Secretary.
                        ``(B) Adequate funding not available.--If the
                    Secretary fully obligates funding to eligible projects
                    in a fiscal year, and adequate funding is not available
                    to fund a credit instrument, a project sponsor of an
                    eligible project may elect to enter into a master
                    credit agreement and wait to execute a credit
                    instrument until the fiscal year during which
                    additional funds are available to receive credit
                    assistance.''.
        (c) Eligible Project Costs.--Section 602(a)(5) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and (C)'' after
            ``(B)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Local infrastructure projects.--Eligible
                    project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal
                    or exceed $10,000,000 in the case of a project or
                    program of projects--
                                ``(i) in which the applicant is a local
                            government, public authority, or
                            instrumentality of local government;
                                ``(ii) located on a facility owned by a
                            local government; or
                                ``(iii) for which the Secretary determines
                            that a local government is substantially
                            involved in the development of the project.''.
        (d) Limitation on Refinancing of Interim Construction Financing.--
    Section 603(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
                ``(2) Limitation on refinancing of interim construction
            financing.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall not refinance
            interim construction financing under paragraph (1)(B)--
                        ``(A) if the maturity of such interim construction
                    financing is later than 1 year after the substantial
                    completion of the project; and
                        ``(B) later than 1 year after the date of
                    substantial completion of the project.''.
        (e) Funding.--Section 608(a) of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
                (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
                ``(6) Administrative costs.--Of the amounts made available
            to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may use not more than
            $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $5,150,000 for fiscal year
            2017, $5,304,500 for fiscal year 2018, $5,463,500 for fiscal
            year 2019, $5,627,500 for fiscal year 2020, and $5,760,500 for
            fiscal year 2021 for the administration of this chapter.''.

    SEC. 2002. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM.

        Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A)
                    and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the
                    State for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 under
                    each of sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2); and'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``fiscal years
                    2005 through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2016
                    through 2021'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``fiscal years
                    2005 through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2016
                    through 2021''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (5) by striking ``section
                    133(d)(3)'' and inserting ``section 133(d)(1)(A)(i)'';
                    and
                (2) in subsection (k) by striking ``fiscal years 2005
            through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2016 through
            2021''.

    SEC. 2003. AVAILABILITY PAYMENT CONCESSION MODEL.

        (a) Payment to States for Construction.--Section 121(a) of title
    23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(including payments
    made pursuant to a long-term concession agreement, such as availability
    payments)'' after ``a project''.
        (b) Project Approval and Oversight.--Section 106(b)(1) of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(including payments made
    pursuant to a long-term concession agreement, such as availability
    payments)'' after ``construction of the project''.

    SEC. 2004. STREAMLINED APPLICATION PROCESS.

        Section 603 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(f) Streamlined Application Process.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and
            Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall make available an
            expedited application process or processes available at the
            request of entities seeking secured loans under this chapter
            that use a set or sets of conventional terms established
            pursuant to this section.
                ``(2) Terms.--In establishing the streamlined application
            process required by this subsection, the Secretary may include
            terms commonly included in prior credit agreements and allow
            for an expedited application period, including--
                        ``(A) the secured loan is in an amount of not
                    greater than $100,000,000;
                        ``(B) the secured loan is secured and payable from
                    pledged revenues not affected by project performance,
                    such as a tax-backed revenue pledge, tax increment
                    financing, or a system-backed pledge of project
                    revenues; and
                        ``(C) repayment of the loan commence not later than
                    5 years after disbursement.''.

                        TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

    SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Federal Public Transportation Act
    of 2015''.

    SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``landscaping and'';
                (2) by amending paragraph (3)(I) to read as follows:
                        ``(I) the provision of nonfixed route paratransit
                    transportation services in accordance with section 223
                    of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
                    U.S.C. 12143), but only for grant recipients that are
                    in compliance with applicable requirements of that Act,
                    including both fixed route and demand responsive
                    service, and only for amounts--
                                ``(i) not to exceed 10 percent of such
                            recipient's annual formula apportionment under
                            sections 5307 and 5311; or
                                ``(ii) not to exceed 20 percent of such
                            recipient's annual formula apportionment under
                            sections 5307 and 5311, if consistent with
                            guidance issued by the Secretary, the recipient
                            demonstrates that the recipient meets at least
                            one of the following requirements:
                                        ``(I) Provides an active fixed
                                    route travel training program that is
                                    available for riders with disabilities.
                                        ``(II) Provides that all fixed
                                    route and paratransit operators
                                    participate in a passenger safety,
                                    disability awareness, and sensitivity
                                    training class on at least a biennial
                                    basis.
                                        ``(III) Has memoranda of
                                    understanding in place with employers
                                    and American Job Centers to increase
                                    access to employment opportunities for
                                    people with disabilities.''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(24) Value capture.--The term `value capture' means
            recovering the increased property value to property located
            near public transportation resulting from investments in public
            transportation.
                ``(25) Base-model bus.--The term `base-model bus' means a
            heavy-duty public transportation bus manufactured to meet, but
            not exceed, transit-specific minimum performance criteria
            developed by the Secretary.''.

    SEC. 3003. METROPOLITAN AND STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

        (a) In General.--Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``and bicycle
            transportation facilities'' and inserting ``, bicycle
            transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that
            support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and
            intercity bus facilities'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as
                    paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) Representation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Designation or selection of
                    officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall
                    be determined by the metropolitan planning organization
                    according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the
                    organization.
                        ``(B) Public transportation representative.--
                    Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the
                    metropolitan planning organization, a representative of
                    a provider of public transportation may also serve as a
                    representative of a local municipality.
                        ``(C) Powers of certain officials.--An official
                    described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have
                    responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and
                    any other authority commensurate with other officials
                    described in paragraph (2).''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                    (6)'';
                (3) in subsection (e)(4)(B) by striking ``subsection
            (d)(5)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(6)'';
                (4) in subsection (g)(3)(A) by inserting ``tourism, natural
            disaster risk reduction,'' after ``economic development,'';
                (5) in subsection (h)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the
                    transportation system.'';
                (6) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking ``transit''
                    and inserting ``public transportation facilities,
                    intercity bus facilities'';
                        (B) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                                (i) by inserting ``public ports,'' before
                            ``freight shippers,''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(including intercity
                            bus operators, employer-based commuting
                            programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool
                            program, transit benefit program, parking cash-
                            out program, shuttle program, or telework
                            program)'' after ``private providers of
                            transportation''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``paragraph
                    (2)(C)'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``paragraph (2)(E)'';
                (7) in subsection (k)(3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``(including
                    intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting
                    programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program,
                    transit benefit program, parking cash-out program,
                    shuttle program, or telework program), job access
                    projects,'' after ``reduction''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Congestion management plan.--A metropolitan
                    planning organization with a transportation management
                    area may develop a plan that includes projects and
                    strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such
                    metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall--
                                ``(i) develop regional goals to reduce
                            vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting
                            hours and improve transportation connections
                            between areas with high job concentration and
                            areas with high concentrations of low-income
                            households;
                                ``(ii) identify existing public
                            transportation services, employer-based
                            commuter programs, and other existing
                            transportation services that support access to
                            jobs in the region; and
                                ``(iii) identify proposed projects and
                            programs to reduce congestion and increase job
                            access opportunities.
                        ``(D) Participation.--In developing the plan under
                    subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization
                    shall consult with employers, private and non-profit
                    providers of public transportation, transportation
                    management organizations, and organizations that
                    provide job access reverse commute projects or job-
                    related services to low-income individuals.'';
                (8) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1);
                    and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ``of less than
                    200,000'' and inserting ``with a population of 200,000
                    or less''; and
                (9) in subsection (p) by striking ``Funds set aside under
            section 104(f)'' and inserting ``Funds apportioned under
            section 104(b)(5)''.
        (b) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section
    5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``and bicycle
            transportation facilities'' and inserting ``, bicycle
            transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that
            support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and
            intercity bus facilities'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and''
                            at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(I) improve the resilience and reliability of the
                    transportation system.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking
                            ``urbanized''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking
                            ``urbanized''; and
                (3) in subsection (f)(3)(A)(ii)--
                        (A) by inserting ``public ports,'' before ``freight
                    shippers,''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``(including intercity bus
                    operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a
                    carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit
                    program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or
                    telework program)'' after ``private providers of
                    transportation''.

    SEC. 3004. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

        Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                    redesignated) the following:
                ``(1) Recipient defined.--In this section, the term
            `recipient' means a designated recipient, State, or local
            governmental authority that receives a grant under this section
            directly from the Government.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by
                    inserting ``or demand response service, excluding ADA
                    complementary paratransit service,'' before ``during''
                    each place it appears; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Exception to the special rule.--Notwithstanding
            paragraph (3), if a public transportation system described in
            such paragraph executes a written agreement with 1 or more
            other public transportation systems to allocate funds under
            this subsection, other than by measuring vehicle revenue hours,
            each of the public transportation systems to the agreement may
            follow the terms of such agreement without regard to the
            percentages or the measured vehicle revenue hours referred to
            in such paragraph.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(1)(K)(i) by striking ``1 percent''
            and inserting ``one-half of 1 percent''.

    SEC. 3005. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

        Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(6)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, small
                    start projects,'' after ``new fixed guideway capital
                    projects''; and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(B) 2 or more projects that are any combination
                    of new fixed guideway capital projects, small start
                    projects, and core capacity improvement projects.'';
                (2) in subsection (h)(6)--
                        (A) by striking ``In carrying out'' and inserting
                    the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--In carrying out''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Optional early rating.--At the request of the
                    project sponsor, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate
                    the project in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5)
                    and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph upon completion
                    of the analysis required under the National
                    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                    seq.).'';
                (3) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection (d)
                    or (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d), (e), or (h)'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A) by inserting ``new fixed guideway capital
                            project or core capacity improvement'' after
                            ``federally funded'';
                                (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(D) the program of interrelated projects, when
                    evaluated as a whole--
                                ``(i) meets the requirements of subsection
                            (d)(2), subsection (e)(2), or paragraphs (3)
                            and (4) of subsection (h), as applicable, if
                            the program is comprised entirely of--
                                        ``(I) new fixed guideway capital
                                    projects;
                                        ``(II) core capacity improvement
                                    projects; or
                                        ``(III) small start projects; or
                                ``(ii) meets the requirements of subsection
                            (d)(2) if the program is comprised of any
                            combination of new fixed guideway projects,
                            small start projects, and core capacity
                            improvement projects.'';
                        (C) by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) Project advancement.--A project receiving a
                    grant under this section that is part of a program of
                    interrelated projects may not advance--
                                ``(i) in the case of a small start project,
                            from the project development phase to the
                            construction phase unless the Secretary
                            determines that the program of interrelated
                            projects meets the applicable requirements of
                            this section and there is a reasonable
                            likelihood that the program will continue to
                            meet such requirements; or
                                ``(ii) in the case of a new fixed guideway
                            capital project or a core capacity improvement
                            project, from the project development phase to
                            the engineering phase, or from the engineering
                            phase to the construction phase, unless the
                            Secretary determines that the program of
                            interrelated projects meets the applicable
                            requirements of this section and there is a
                            reasonable likelihood that the program will
                            continue to meet such requirements.'';
                (4) in subsection (l)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--Based on engineering studies, studies of
            economic feasibility, and information on the expected use of
            equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the net
            capital project cost. A grant for a new fixed guideway project
            shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost. A
            full funding grant agreement for a new fixed guideway project
            shall not include a share of more than 50 percent from the
            funds made available under this section. Funds made available
            under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, may not be
            used for a grant agreement under subsection (d). A grant for a
            core capacity project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net
            capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the
            capacity in the corridor. A grant for a small start project
            shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project
            costs.''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(4) Remaining costs.--The remainder of the net project
            costs shall be provided--
                        ``(A) in cash from non-Government sources other
                    than revenues from providing public transportation
                    services;
                        ``(B) from revenues from the sale of advertising
                    and concessions;
                        ``(C) from an undistributed cash surplus, a
                    replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or
                    new capital; or
                        ``(D) from amounts appropriated or otherwise made
                    available to a department or agency of the Government
                    (other than the Department of Transportation) that are
                    eligible to be expended for transportation.'';
                (5) by striking subsection (n) and redesignating subsection
            (o) as subsection (n); and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(o) Special Rule.--For the purposes of calculating the cost
    effectiveness of a project described in subsection (d) or (e), the
    Secretary shall not reduce or eliminate the capital costs of art and
    landscaping elements from the annualized capital cost calculation.''.

    SEC. 3006. FORMULA GRANTS FOR ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND
                  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

        Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(i) Best Practices.--The Secretary shall collect from, review,
    and disseminate to public transit agencies innovative practices,
    program models, new service delivery options, findings from activities
    under subsection (h), and transit cooperative research program
    reports.''.

    SEC. 3007. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.

        Section 5311(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as
            subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively;
                (2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
            redesignated) the following:
                        ``(A) may be provided in cash from non-Government
                    sources other than revenues from providing public
                    transportation services;
                        ``(B) may be provided from revenues from the sale
                    of advertising and concessions;''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) by inserting
            ``, including all operating and capital costs of such service
            whether or not offset by revenue from such service,'' after
            ``the costs of a private operator for the unsubsidized segment
            of intercity bus service''.

    SEC. 3008. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION.

        (a) Consolidation of Programs.--Section 5312 of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking the section designation and heading and
            inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 5312. Public transportation innovation'';
                (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as
            subsections (b) through (g), respectively;
                (3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated)
            the following:
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance for
    projects and activities to advance innovative public transportation
    research and development in accordance with the requirements of this
    section.'';
                (4) in subsection (e)(5) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (vi) and
                    redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi);
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``recipients''
                    and inserting ``participants'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking clause (ii) and
                    inserting the following:
                                ``(ii) Government share of costs for
                            certain projects.--A grant for a project
                            carried out under this paragraph shall be 80
                            percent of the net project cost of the project
                            unless the grant recipient requests a lower
                            grant percentage.''; and
                        (D) by striking subparagraph (G);
                (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) by striking ``(f)'' and all that follows before
                    paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(f) Annual Report on Research.--Not later than the first Monday
    in February of each year, the Secretary shall make available to the
    public on the Web site of the Department of Transportation, a report
    that includes--'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
                        (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a period; and
                        (D) by striking paragraph (3); and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Transit Cooperative Research Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--The amounts made available under section
            5338(b) are available for a public transportation cooperative
            research program.
                ``(2) Independent governing board.--
                        ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
                    an independent governing board for the program under
                    this subsection.
                        ``(B) Recommendations.--The board shall recommend
                    public transportation research, development, and
                    technology transfer activities the Secretary considers
                    appropriate.
                ``(3) Federal assistance.--The Secretary may make grants
            to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National
            Academy of Sciences to carry out activities under this
            subsection that the Secretary considers appropriate.
                ``(4) Government's share.--If there would be a clear and
            direct financial benefit to an entity under a grant or contract
            financed under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a
            Government share consistent with that benefit.
                ``(5) Limitation on applicability.--Subsections (f) and (g)
            shall not apply to activities carried out under this
            subsection.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5312 of such title (as amended
    by subsection (a) of this section) is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)''
            and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection
                    (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``subsection
                    (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
                (3) in subsection (e)(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and
            (B) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
                (4) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``subsection (d)(4)''
            and inserting ``subsection (e)(4)''.
        (c) Repeal.--Section 5313 of such title, and the item relating to
    that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are
    repealed.
        (d) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of such title
    is amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and inserting
    the following:

    ``5312. Public transportation innovation.''.

    SEC. 3009. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

        (a) In General.--Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 5314. Technical assistance and workforce development
        ``(a) Technical Assistance and Standards.--
                ``(1) Technical assistance and standards development.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants
                    and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and
                    other agreements (including agreements with
                    departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
                    Government) to carry out activities that the Secretary
                    determines will assist recipients of assistance under
                    this chapter to--
                                ``(i) more effectively and efficiently
                            provide public transportation service;
                                ``(ii) administer funds received under this
                            chapter in compliance with Federal law; and
                                ``(iii) improve public transportation.
                        ``(B) Eligible activities.--The activities carried
                    out under subparagraph (A) may include--
                                ``(i) technical assistance; and
                                ``(ii) the development of voluntary and
                            consensus-based standards and best practices by
                            the public transportation industry, including
                            standards and best practices for safety, fare
                            collection, intelligent transportation systems,
                            accessibility, procurement, security, asset
                            management to maintain a state of good repair,
                            operations, maintenance, vehicle propulsion,
                            communications, and vehicle electronics.
                ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, through a
            competitive bid process, may enter into contracts, cooperative
            agreements, and other agreements with national nonprofit
            organizations that have the appropriate demonstrated capacity
            to provide public-transportation-related technical assistance
            under this subsection. The Secretary may enter into such
            contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements to
            assist providers of public transportation to--
                        ``(A) comply with the Americans with Disabilities
                    Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) through technical
                    assistance, demonstration programs, research, public
                    education, and other activities related to complying
                    with such Act;
                        ``(B) comply with human services transportation
                    coordination requirements and to enhance the
                    coordination of Federal resources for human services
                    transportation with those of the Department of
                    Transportation through technical assistance, training,
                    and support services related to complying with such
                    requirements;
                        ``(C) meet the transportation needs of elderly
                    individuals;
                        ``(D) increase transit ridership in coordination
                    with metropolitan planning organizations and other
                    entities through development around public
                    transportation stations through technical assistance
                    and the development of tools, guidance, and analysis
                    related to market-based development around transit
                    stations;
                        ``(E) address transportation equity with regard to
                    the effect that transportation planning, investment,
                    and operations have for low-income and minority
                    individuals;
                        ``(F) facilitate best practices to promote bus
                    driver safety;
                        ``(G) meet the requirements of sections 5323(j) and
                    5323(m);
                        ``(H) assist with the development and deployment of
                    zero emission transit technologies; and
                        ``(I) any other technical assistance activity that
                    the Secretary determines is necessary to advance the
                    interests of public transportation.
                ``(3) Annual report on technical assistance.--Not later
            than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary
            shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
            Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
            the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the
            Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee
            on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that
            includes--
                        ``(A) a description of each project that received
                    assistance under this subsection during the preceding
                    fiscal year;
                        ``(B) an evaluation of the activities carried out
                    by each organization that received assistance under
                    this subsection during the preceding fiscal year;
                        ``(C) a proposal for allocations of amounts for
                    assistance under this subsection for the subsequent
                    fiscal year; and
                        ``(D) measurable outcomes and impacts of the
                    programs funded under subsections (b) and (c).
                ``(4) Government share of costs.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Government share of the cost
                    of an activity carried out using a grant under this
                    subsection may not exceed 80 percent.
                        ``(B) Non-government share.--The non-Government
                    share of the cost of an activity carried out using a
                    grant under this subsection may be derived from in-kind
                    contributions.
        ``(b) Human Resources and Training.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may undertake, or make
            grants and contracts for, programs that address human resource
            needs as they apply to public transportation activities. A
            program may include--
                        ``(A) an employment training program;
                        ``(B) an outreach program to increase veteran,
                    female, individual with a disability, minority
                    (including American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian,
                    Black or African American, native Hawaiian or other
                    Pacific Islander, and Hispanic) employment in public
                    transportation activities;
                        ``(C) research on public transportation personnel
                    and training needs;
                        ``(D) training and assistance for veteran and
                    minority business opportunities; and
                        ``(E) consensus-based national training standards
                    and certifications in partnership with industry
                    stakeholders.
                ``(2) Innovative public transportation frontline workforce
            development program.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    competitive grant program to assist the development of
                    innovative activities eligible for assistance under
                    subparagraph (1).
                        ``(B) Eligible programs.--A program eligible for
                    assistance under subsection (a) shall--
                                ``(i) develop apprenticeships for transit
                            maintenance and operations occupations,
                            including hands-on, peer trainer, classroom and
                            on-the-job training as well as training for
                            instructors and on-the-job mentors;
                                ``(ii) build local, regional, and statewide
                            transit training partnerships in coordination
                            with entities such as local employers, local
                            public transportation operators, labor union
                            organizations, workforce development boards,
                            State workforce agencies, State apprenticeship
                            agencies (where applicable), and community
                            colleges and university transportation centers,
                            to identify and address workforce skill gaps
                            and develop skills needed for delivering
                            quality transit service and supporting employee
                            career advancement;
                                ``(iii) provide improved capacity for
                            safety, security, and emergency preparedness in
                            local transit systems through--
                                        ``(I) developing the role of the
                                    frontline workforce in building and
                                    sustaining safety culture and safety
                                    systems in the industry and in
                                    individual public transportation
                                    systems;
                                        ``(II) specific training, in
                                    coordination with the National Transit
                                    Institute, on security and emergency
                                    preparedness, including protocols for
                                    coordinating with first responders and
                                    working with the broader community to
                                    address natural disasters or other
                                    threats to transit systems; and
                                        ``(III) training to address
                                    frontline worker roles in promoting
                                    health and safety for transit workers
                                    and the riding public, and improving
                                    communication during emergencies
                                    between the frontline workforce and the
                                    riding public;
                                ``(iv) address current or projected
                            workforce shortages by developing career
                            pathway partnerships with high schools,
                            community colleges, and other community
                            organizations for recruiting and training
                            underrepresented populations, including
                            minorities, women, individuals with
                            disabilities, veterans, and low-income
                            populations as successful transit employees who
                            can develop careers in the transit industry; or
                                ``(v) address youth unemployment by
                            directing the Secretary to award grants to
                            local entities for work-based training and
                            other work-related and educational strategies
                            and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to
                            provide unemployed, low-income young adults and
                            low-income youth with skills that will lead to
                            employment.
                        ``(C) Selection of recipients.--To the maximum
                    extent feasible, the Secretary shall select recipients
                    that--
                                ``(i) are geographically diverse;
                                ``(ii) address the workforce and human
                            resources needs of large public transportation
                            providers;
                                ``(iii) address the workforce and human
                            resources needs of small public transportation
                            providers;
                                ``(iv) address the workforce and human
                            resources needs of urban public transportation
                            providers;
                                ``(v) address the workforce and human
                            resources needs of rural public transportation
                            providers;
                                ``(vi) advance training related to
                            maintenance of alternative energy, energy
                            efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and
                            facilities used in public transportation;
                                ``(vii) target areas with high rates of
                            unemployment;
                                ``(viii) address current or projected
                            workforce shortages in areas that require
                            technical expertise;
                                ``(ix) advance opportunities for
                            minorities, women, veterans, individuals with
                            disabilities, low-income populations, and other
                            underserved populations; and
                                ``(x) address in-demand industry sector or
                            occupation, as such term is defined in section
                            3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
                            Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
                        ``(D) Program outcomes.--A recipient of assistance
                    under this subsection shall demonstrate outcomes for
                    any program that includes skills training, on-the-job
                    training, and work-based learning, including--
                                ``(i) the impact on reducing public
                            transportation workforce shortages in the area
                            served;
                                ``(ii) the diversity of training
                            participants;
                                ``(iii) the number of participants
                            obtaining certifications or credentials
                            required for specific types of employment;
                                ``(iv) the percentage of program
                            participants who are in unsubsidized employment
                            during the second quarter after exit from any
                            such program;
                                ``(v) the percentage of program
                            participants who are in unsubsidized employment
                            during the fourth quarter after exit from any
                            such program;
                                ``(vi) the median earnings of program
                            participants who are in unsubsidized employment
                            during the second quarter after exit from any
                            such program;
                                ``(vii) the percentage of program
                            participants who obtain a recognized
                            postsecondary credential, or a secondary school
                            diploma or its recognized equivalent, during
                            participation in or within 1 year after exit
                            from any such program; and
                                ``(viii) the percentage of program
                            participants who, during a program year, are in
                            an education or training program that leads to
                            a recognized postsecondary credential or
                            employment and who are achieving measurable
                            skill gains toward such a credential or
                            employment.
                        ``(E) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall make
                    publically available a report on the Frontline
                    Workforce Development Program for each fiscal year, not
                    later than December 31 of the year in which that fiscal
                    year ends. The report shall include a detailed
                    description of activities carried out under this
                    paragraph, an evaluation of the program, and policy
                    recommendations to improve program effectiveness.
                ``(3) Government's share of costs.--The Government share of
            the cost of a project carried out using a grant under paragraph
            (1) or (2) shall be 50 percent.
                ``(4) Use for technical assistance.--The Secretary may use
            not more than 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out
            this section to provide technical assistance for activities and
            programs developed, conducted, and overseen under paragraphs
            (1) and (2).
        ``(c) National Transit Institute.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
            national transit institute and award grants to a public, 4-year
            institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a)
            of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), in
            order to carry out the duties of the institute.
                ``(2) Duties.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the Federal
                    Transit Administration, State transportation
                    departments, public transportation authorities, and
                    national and international entities, the institute
                    established under paragraph (1) shall develop and
                    conduct training and educational programs for Federal,
                    State, and local transportation employees, United
                    States citizens, and foreign nationals engaged or to be
                    engaged in Government-aid public transportation work.
                        ``(B) Training and educational programs.--The
                    training and educational programs developed under
                    subparagraph (A) may include courses in recent
                    developments, techniques, and procedures related to--
                                ``(i) intermodal and public transportation
                            planning;
                                ``(ii) management;
                                ``(iii) environmental factors;
                                ``(iv) acquisition and joint-use rights-of-
                            way;
                                ``(v) engineering and architectural design;
                                ``(vi) procurement strategies for public
                            transportation systems;
                                ``(vii) turnkey approaches to delivering
                            public transportation systems;
                                ``(viii) new technologies;
                                ``(ix) emission reduction technologies;
                                ``(x) ways to make public transportation
                            accessible to individuals with disabilities;
                                ``(xi) construction, construction
                            management, insurance, and risk management;
                                ``(xii) maintenance;
                                ``(xiii) contract administration;
                                ``(xiv) inspection;
                                ``(xv) innovative finance;
                                ``(xvi) workplace safety; and
                                ``(xvii) public transportation security.
                ``(3) Providing education and training.--Education and
            training of Government, State, and local transportation
            employees under this subsection shall be provided--
                        ``(A) by the Secretary at no cost to the States and
                    local governments for subjects that are a Government
                    program responsibility; or
                        ``(B) when the education and training are paid
                    under paragraph (4), by the State, with the approval of
                    the Secretary, through grants and contracts with public
                    and private agencies, other institutions, individuals,
                    and the institute.
                ``(4) Availability of amounts.--Not more than 0.5 percent
            of the amounts made available for a fiscal year beginning after
            September 30, 1991, to a State or public transportation
            authority in the State to carry out sections 5307 and 5309 is
            available for expenditure by the State and public
            transportation authorities in the State, with the approval of
            the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of
            tuition and direct educational expenses related to educating
            and training State and local transportation employees under
            this subsection.''.
        (b) Repeal.--Section 5322 of such title, and the item relating to
    that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are
    repealed.
        (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of such title
    is amended by striking the item relating to section 5314 and inserting
    the following:

    ``5314. Technical assistance and workforce development.''.

    SEC. 3010. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

        Section 5319 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``80
            percent''; and
                (2) by striking ``95 percent'' and inserting ``80
            percent''.

    SEC. 3011. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

        Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (h)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
                    (3); and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) pay incremental costs of incorporating art or
            landscaping into facilities, including the costs of an artist
            on the design team; or'';
                (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Acquisition of base-model buses.--A grant for the
            acquisition of a base-model bus for use in public
            transportation may be not more than 85 percent of the net
            project cost.'';
                (3) in subsection (j)(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(C) when procuring rolling stock (including train
                    control, communication, and traction power equipment)
                    under this chapter--
                                ``(i) the cost of components and
                            subcomponents produced in the United States--
                                        ``(I) for fiscal years 2016 and
                                    2017, is more than 60 percent of the
                                    cost of all components of the rolling
                                    stock;
                                        ``(II) for fiscal years 2018 and
                                    2019, is more than 65 percent of the
                                    cost of all components of the rolling
                                    stock; and
                                        ``(III) for fiscal year 2020 and
                                    each fiscal year thereafter, is more
                                    than 70 percent of the cost of all
                                    components of the rolling stock; and
                                ``(ii) final assembly of the rolling stock
                            has occurred in the United States; or''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(s) Value Capture Revenue Eligible for Local Share.--A recipient
    of assistance under this chapter may use the revenue generated from
    value capture financing mechanisms as local matching funds for capital
    projects and operating costs eligible under this chapter.
        ``(t) Special Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.--If,
    in a fiscal year, the Secretary is prohibited by law from enforcing
    regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49,
    Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal
    year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into
    compliance with such part 604, and then was subsequently granted an
    exception from such part--
                ``(1) the transit agency shall be precluded from receiving
            its allocation of urbanized area formula grant funds for that
            fiscal year; and
                ``(2) any amounts withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
            be added to the amount that the Secretary may apportion under
            section 5336 in the following fiscal year.''.

    SEC. 3012. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM.

        Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                    subparagraph (E); and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                    following:
                        ``(D) minimum safety standards to ensure the safe
                    operation of public transportation systems that--
                                ``(i) are not related to performance
                            standards for public transportation vehicles
                            developed under subparagraph (C); and
                                ``(ii) to the extent practicable, take into
                            consideration--
                                        ``(I) relevant recommendations of
                                    the National Transportation Safety
                                    Board;
                                        ``(II) best practices standards
                                    developed by the public transportation
                                    industry;
                                        ``(III) any minimum safety
                                    standards or performance criteria being
                                    implemented across the public
                                    transportation industry;
                                        ``(IV) relevant recommendations
                                    from the report under section 3018 of
                                    the Surface Transportation
                                    Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015;
                                    and
                                        ``(V) any additional information
                                    that the Secretary determines necessary
                                    and appropriate; and'';
                (2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
        ``(f) Authority of Secretary.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
            Secretary may--
                        ``(A) conduct inspections, investigations, audits,
                    examinations, and testing of the equipment, facilities,
                    rolling stock, and operations of the public
                    transportation system of a recipient;
                        ``(B) make reports and issue directives with
                    respect to the safety of the public transportation
                    system of a recipient or the public transportation
                    industry generally;
                        ``(C) in conjunction with an accident investigation
                    or an investigation into a pattern or practice of
                    conduct that negatively affects public safety, issue a
                    subpoena to, and take the deposition of, any employee
                    of a recipient or a State safety oversight agency, if--
                                ``(i) before the issuance of the subpoena,
                            the Secretary requests a determination by the
                            Attorney General as to whether the subpoena
                            will interfere with an ongoing criminal
                            investigation; and
                                ``(ii) the Attorney General--
                                        ``(I) determines that the subpoena
                                    will not interfere with an ongoing
                                    criminal investigation; or
                                        ``(II) fails to make a
                                    determination under clause (i) before
                                    the date that is 30 days after the date
                                    on which the Secretary makes a request
                                    under clause (i);
                        ``(D) require the production of documents by, and
                    prescribe recordkeeping and reporting requirements for,
                    a recipient or a State safety oversight agency;
                        ``(E) investigate public transportation accidents
                    and incidents and provide guidance to recipients
                    regarding prevention of accidents and incidents;
                        ``(F) at reasonable times and in a reasonable
                    manner, enter and inspect relevant records of the
                    public transportation system of a recipient; and
                        ``(G) issue rules to carry out this section.
                ``(2) Additional authority.--
                        ``(A) Administration of state safety oversight
                    activities.--If the Secretary finds that a State safety
                    oversight agency that oversees a rail fixed guideway
                    system operating in more than 2 States has become
                    incapable of providing adequate safety oversight of
                    such system, the Secretary may administer State safety
                    oversight activities for such rail fixed guideway
                    system until the States develop a State safety
                    oversight program certified by the Secretary in
                    accordance with subsection (e).
                        ``(B) Funding.--To carry out administrative and
                    oversight activities authorized by this paragraph, the
                    Secretary may use grant funds apportioned to an
                    eligible State under subsection (e)(6) to develop or
                    carry out a State safety oversight program.'';
                (3) in subsection (g)(1)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
                    striking ``an eligible State, as defined in subsection
                    (e),'' and inserting ``a recipient'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(E) withholding not more than 25 percent of
                    financial assistance under section 5307.''; and
                (4) in subsection (g)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by inserting after ``funds'' the
                            following: ``or withhold funds''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``or (1)(E)'' after
                            ``paragraph (1)(D)'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                    subparagraph (C); and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:
                        ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may only withhold
                    funds in accordance with paragraph (1)(E), if
                    enforcement actions under subparagraph (A), (B), (C),
                    or (D) did not bring the recipient into compliance.''.

    SEC. 3013. APPORTIONMENTS.

        Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
            by striking ``subsection (h)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection
            (g)(5)'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(2)(E) by striking ``22.27 percent''
            and inserting ``27 percent'';
                (3) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating
            subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (g), (h), and (i),
            respectively;
                (4) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``subsection (j)''
                    and inserting ``subsection (i)''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) of amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and
            (2)--
                        ``(A) for fiscal years 2016 through 2018, 1.5
                    percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with
                    populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with
                    subsection (h); and
                        ``(B) for fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 2 percent
                    shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with
                    populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with
                    subsection (h);'';
                (5) in subsection (h)(2)(A) (as so redesignated) by
            striking ``subsection (h)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection
            (g)(3)''; and
                (6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated) by striking
            ``subsection (h)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)(2)''.

    SEC. 3014. STATE OF GOOD REPAIR GRANTS.

        Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``on a facility
                    with access for other high-occupancy vehicles'' and
                    inserting ``on high-occupancy vehicle lanes during peak
                    hours'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``vehicle'' after
                    ``motorbus''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Use of funds.--A recipient in an urbanized area may
            use any portion of the amount apportioned to the recipient
            under this subsection for high intensity fixed guideway state
            of good repair projects under subsection (c) if the recipient
            demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the high
            intensity motorbus public transportation vehicles in the
            urbanized area are in a state of good repair.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Government Share of Costs.--
                ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
            under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net project
            cost of the project. The recipient may provide additional local
            matching amounts.
                ``(2) Remaining costs.--The remainder of the net project
            cost shall be provided--
                        ``(A) in cash from non-Government sources other
                    than revenues from providing public transportation
                    services;
                        ``(B) from revenues derived from the sale of
                    advertising and concessions;
                        ``(C) from an undistributed cash surplus, a
                    replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or
                    new capital; or
                        ``(D) from amounts appropriated or otherwise made
                    available to a department or agency of the Government
                    (other than the Department of Transportation) that are
                    eligible to be expended for transportation.''.

    SEC. 3015. AUTHORIZATIONS.

        Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
    follows:
    ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations
        ``(a) Formula Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--There shall be available from the Mass
            Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
            5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5314(c), 5318, 5335, 5337, 5339, and
            5340, and section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation
            Act of 2012--
                        ``(A) $8,723,925,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        ``(B) $8,879,211,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        ``(C) $9,059,459,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        ``(D) $9,240,648,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(E) $9,429,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        ``(F) $9,617,580,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                ``(2) Allocation of funds.--
                        ``(A) Section 5305.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry
                    out section 5305--
                                ``(i) $128,800,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $128,800,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $131,415,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $134,043,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $136,775,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $139,511,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(B) Pilot program.--$10,000,000 for each of
                    fiscal years 2016 through 2021, shall be available to
                    carry out section 20005(b) of the Federal Public
                    Transportation Act of 2012;
                        ``(C) Section 5307.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated in
                    accordance with section 5336 to provide financial
                    assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307--
                                ``(i) $4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $4,549,161,000 for fiscal year
                            2018;
                                ``(iv) $4,640,144,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $4,734,724,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $4,829,418,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(D) Section 5310.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be available to
                    provide financial assistance for services for the
                    enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with
                    disabilities under section 5310--
                                ``(i) $262,175,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $266,841,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $272,258,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $277,703,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $283,364,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $289,031,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(E) Section 5311.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Of the amounts made
                            available under paragraph (1), there shall be
                            available to provide financial assistance for
                            rural areas under section 5311--
                                        ``(I) $607,800,000 for fiscal year
                                    2016;
                                        ``(II) $607,800,000 for fiscal year
                                    2017;
                                        ``(III) $620,138,000 for fiscal
                                    year 2018;
                                        ``(IV) $632,541,000 for fiscal year
                                    2019;
                                        ``(V) $645,434,000 for fiscal year
                                    2020; and
                                        ``(VI) $658,343,000 for fiscal year
                                    2021.
                                ``(ii) Suballocation.--Of the amounts made
                            available under clause (i)--
                                        ``(I) there shall be available to
                                    carry out section 5311(c)(1) not less
                                    than $30,000,000 for each of fiscal
                                    years 2016 through 2021; and
                                        ``(II) there shall be available to
                                    carry out section 5311(c)(2) not less
                                    than $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
                                    years 2016 through 2021.
                        ``(F) Section 5314(c).--Of the amounts made
                    available under paragraph (1), there shall be available
                    for the national transit institute under section
                    5314(c) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016
                    through 2021.
                        ``(G) Section 5318.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be available for bus
                    testing under section 5318 $3,000,000 for each of
                    fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                        ``(H) Section 5335.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry
                    out section 5335 $3,850,000 for each of fiscal years
                    2016 through 2021.
                        ``(I) Section 5337.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry
                    out section 5337--
                                ``(i) $2,198,389,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $2,237,520,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $2,282,941,000 for fiscal year
                            2018;
                                ``(iv) $2,328,600,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $2,376,064,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $2,423,585,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(J) Section 5339(c).--Of the amounts made
                    available under paragraph (1), there shall be available
                    for bus and bus facilities programs under section
                    5339(c)--
                                ``(i) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $431,850,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $445,120,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $458,459,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $472,326,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $486,210,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                        ``(K) Section 5339(d).--Of the amounts made
                    available under paragraph (1), there shall be available
                    for bus and bus facilities competitive grants under
                    5339(d)--
                                ``(i) $352,950,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $462,950,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $468,288,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $473,653,500 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $479,231,500 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $484,816,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(L) Section 5340.--Of the amounts made available
                    under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated in
                    accordance with section 5340 to provide financial
                    assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 and
                    rural areas under section 5311--
                                ``(i) $262,950,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                                ``(ii) $262,950,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                                ``(iii) $268,288,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                                ``(iv) $273,653,500 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(v) $279,231,500 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(vi) $284,816,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(b) Research, Development Demonstration and Deployment
    Projects.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
    5312--
                ``(1) $33,495,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                ``(2) $34,091,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                ``(3) $34,783,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(4) $35,479,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(5) $36,202,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                ``(6) $36,926,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(c) Technical Assistance, Standards, and Workforce Development.--
    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5314--
                ``(1) $6,156,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                ``(2) $8,152,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                ``(3) $10,468,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(4) $12,796,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(5) $15,216,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                ``(6) $17,639,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(d) Capital Investment Grants.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out section 5309--
                ``(1) $2,029,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                ``(2) $2,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                ``(3) $2,106,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(4) $2,149,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(5) $2,193,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                ``(6) $2,237,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(e) Administration.--
                ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
            to carry out section 5334, $105,933,000 for fiscal years 2016
            through 2021.
                ``(2) Section 5329.--Of the amounts authorized to be
            appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $4,500,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be available to
            carry out section 5329.
                ``(3) Section 5326.--Of the amounts made available under
            paragraph (1), not less than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
            years 2016 through 2021 shall be available to carry out section
            5326.
        ``(f) Period of Availability.--Amounts made available by or
    appropriated under this section shall remain available for obligation
    for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which
    the funds are authorized.
        ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
                ``(1) Grants financed from highway trust fund.--A grant or
            contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with
            amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the
            Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual
            obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of the
            cost of the project.
                ``(2) Grants financed from general fund.--A grant or
            contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with
            amounts appropriated in advance from the general fund of the
            Treasury pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation
            of the Government to pay the Government share of the cost of
            the project only to the extent that amounts are appropriated
            for such purpose by an Act of Congress.
        ``(h) Oversight.--
                ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry
            out this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not
            more than the following amounts for the activities described in
            paragraph (2):
                        ``(A) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5305.
                        ``(B) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5307.
                        ``(C) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry
                    out section 5309.
                        ``(D) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry
                    out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and
                    Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 122 Stat.
                    4968).
                        ``(E) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5310.
                        ``(F) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5311.
                        ``(G) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5337(c), of which not less than 0.25
                    percent shall be available to carry out section 5329.
                        ``(H) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to
                    carry out section 5339.
                ``(2) Activities.--The activities described in this
            paragraph are as follows:
                        ``(A) Activities to oversee the construction of a
                    major capital project.
                        ``(B) Activities to review and audit the safety and
                    security, procurement, management, and financial
                    compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of funds
                    under this chapter.
                        ``(C) Activities to provide technical assistance
                    generally, and to provide technical assistance to
                    correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews
                    and audits carried out under this section.
                ``(3) Government share of costs.--The Government shall pay
            the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this
            subsection.
                ``(4) Availability of certain funds.--Funds made available
            under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available to the Secretary
            before allocating the funds appropriated to carry out any
            project under a full funding grant agreement.''.

    SEC. 3016. BUS AND BUS FACILITY GRANTS.

        (a) In General.--Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 5339. Bus and bus facility grants
        ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants under this
    section to assist eligible recipients described in subsection (b)(1) in
    financing capital projects--
                ``(1) to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and
            related equipment; and
                ``(2) to construct bus-related facilities.
        ``(b) Eligible Recipients and Subrecipients.--
                ``(1) Recipients.--Eligible recipients under this section
            are designated recipients that operate fixed route bus service
            or that allocate funding to fixed route bus operators.
                ``(2) Subrecipients.--A designated recipient that receives
            a grant under this section may allocate amounts of the grant to
            subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit
            organizations engaged in public transportation.
        ``(c) Formula Grant Distribution of Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--Funds made available for making grants
            under this subsection shall be distributed as follows:
                        ``(A) National distribution.--$65,500,000 for each
                    of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be allocated to
                    all States and territories, with each State receiving
                    $1,250,000, and each territory receiving $500,000, for
                    each such fiscal year.
                        ``(B) Distribution using population and service
                    factors.--The remainder of the funds not otherwise
                    distributed under paragraph (1) shall be allocated
                    pursuant to the formula set forth in section 5336
                    (other than subsection (b) of that section).
                ``(2) Transfers of apportionments.--
                        ``(A) Transfer flexibility for national
                    distribution funds.--The Governor of a State may
                    transfer any part of the State's apportionment under
                    subparagraph (A) to supplement--
                                ``(i) amounts apportioned to the State
                            under section 5311(c); or
                                ``(ii) amounts apportioned to urbanized
                            areas under subsections (a) and (c) of section
                            5336.
                        ``(B) Transfer flexibility for population and
                    service factors funds.--The Governor of a State may
                    expend in an urbanized area with a population of less
                    than 200,000 any amounts apportioned under paragraph
                    (1)(B) that are not allocated to designated recipients
                    in urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or
                    more.
                ``(3) Period of availability to recipients.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Amounts made available under
                    this subsection may be obligated by a recipient for 3
                    years after the fiscal year in which the amount is
                    apportioned.
                        ``(B) Reapportionment of unobligated amounts.--Not
                    later than 30 days after the end of the 3-year period
                    described in subparagraph (A), any amount that is not
                    obligated on the last day of that period shall be added
                    to the amount that may be apportioned under this
                    subsection in the next fiscal year.
                ``(4) Pilot program for cost-effective capital
            investment.--
                        ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2016
                    through 2021, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot
                    program under which an eligible designated recipient
                    (as described in subsection (c)(1)) in an urbanized
                    area with population of not less than 200,000 and not
                    more than 999,999 may elect to participate in a State
                    pool in accordance with this paragraph.
                        ``(B) Purpose of state pools.--The purpose of a
                    State pool shall be to allow for transfers of formula
                    grant funds made available under this subsection among
                    the designated recipients participating in the State
                    pool in a manner that supports the transit asset
                    management plans of the designated recipients under
                    section 5326.
                        ``(C) Requests for participation.--A State, and
                    designated recipients in the State described in
                    subparagraph (A), may submit to the Secretary a request
                    for participation in the program under procedures to be
                    established by the Secretary. A designated recipient
                    for a multistate area may participate in only 1 State
                    pool.
                        ``(D) Allocations to participating states.--For
                    each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each
                    State participating in the program the total amount of
                    funds that otherwise would be allocated to the
                    urbanized areas of the designated recipients
                    participating in the State's pool for that fiscal year
                    pursuant to the formula referred to in paragraph (1).
                        ``(E) Allocations to designated recipients in state
                    pools.--A State shall distribute the amount that is
                    allocated to the State for a fiscal year under
                    subparagraph (D) among the designated recipients
                    participating in the State's pool in a manner that
                    supports the transit asset management plans of the
                    recipients under section 5326.
                        ``(F) Allocation plans.--A State participating in
                    the program shall develop an allocation plan for the
                    period of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to ensure that
                    a designated recipient participating in the State's
                    pool receives under the program an amount of funds that
                    equals the amount of funds that would have otherwise
                    been available to the designated recipient for that
                    period pursuant to the formula referred to in paragraph
                    (1).
                        ``(G) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants
                    under this subsection for a fiscal year to a designated
                    recipient participating in a State pool following
                    notification by the State of the allocation amount
                    determined under subparagraph (E).
        ``(d) Competitive Grants for Bus State of Good Repair.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this
            subsection to eligible recipients described in subsection
            (b)(1) to assist in financing capital projects described in
            subsection (a).
                ``(2) Grant considerations.--In making grants under this
            subsection, the Secretary shall consider the age and condition
            of buses, bus fleets, related equipment, and bus-related
            facilities of an eligible recipient.
                ``(3) Statewide applications.--A State may submit a
            statewide application on behalf of a public agency or private
            nonprofit organization engaged in public transportation in
            rural areas or other areas for which the State allocates funds.
            The submission of a statewide application shall not preclude
            the submission and consideration of any application under this
            subsection from other eligible recipients in an urbanized area
            in a State.
                ``(4) Requirements for secretary.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) disclose all metrics and evaluation
                    procedures to be used in considering grant applications
                    under this subsection upon issuance of the notice of
                    funding availability in the Federal Register; and
                        ``(B) publish a summary of final scores for
                    selected projects, metrics, and other evaluations used
                    in awarding grants under this subsection in the Federal
                    Register.
                ``(5) Availability of funds.--Any amounts made available to
            carry out this subsection--
                        ``(A) shall remain available for 2 fiscal years
                    after the fiscal year for which the amount is made
                    available; and
                        ``(B) following the period of availability shall be
                    made available to be apportioned under subsection (c)
                    for the following fiscal year.
                ``(6) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available under this
            subsection, not more than 15 percent in fiscal year 2016 and
            not more than 5 percent in each of fiscal years 2017 through
            2021 may be awarded to a single recipient.
                ``(7) Grant flexibility.--If the Secretary determines that
            there are not sufficient grant applications that meet the
            metrics described in paragraph (4)(A) to utilize the full
            amount of funds made available to carry out this subsection for
            a fiscal year, the Secretary may use the remainder of the funds
            for making apportionments under sections 5307 and 5311.
        ``(e) Generally Applicable Provisions.--
                ``(1) Grant requirements.--A grant under this section shall
            be subject to the requirements of--
                        ``(A) section 5307 for recipients of grants made in
                    urbanized areas; and
                        ``(B) section 5311 for recipients of grants made in
                    rural areas.
                ``(2) Government's share of costs.--
                        ``(A) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital
                    project under this section shall be for 80 percent of
                    the net capital costs of the project. A recipient of a
                    grant under this section may provide additional local
                    matching amounts.
                        ``(B) Remaining costs.--The remainder of the net
                    project cost shall be provided--
                                ``(i) in cash from non-Government sources
                            other than revenues from providing public
                            transportation services;
                                ``(ii) from revenues derived from the sale
                            of advertising and concessions;
                                ``(iii) from an undistributed cash surplus,
                            a replacement or depreciation cash fund or
                            reserve, or new capital; or
                                ``(iv) from amounts received under a
                            service agreement with a State or local social
                            service agency or private social service
                            organization.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
    apply:
                ``(1) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United
            States.
                ``(2) Territory.--The term `territory' means the District
            of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
            American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    5339 and inserting the following:

    ``5339. Bus and bus facility grants.''.

    SEC. 3017. OBLIGATION CEILING.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all
    obligations from amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account
    of the Highway Trust Fund by subsection (a) of section 5338 of title
    49, United States Code, shall not exceed--
                (1) $8,724,000,000 in fiscal year 2016;
                (2) $8,879,000,000 in fiscal year 2017;
                (3) $9,059,000,000 in fiscal year 2018;
                (4) $9,240,000,000 in fiscal year 2019;
                (5) $9,429,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; and
                (6) $9,618,000,000 in fiscal year 2021.

    SEC. 3018. INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Cooperative procurement contract.--The term
            ``cooperative procurement contract'' means a contract--
                        (A) entered into between a State government and 1
                    or more vendors; and
                        (B) under which the vendors agree to provide an
                    option to purchase rolling stock and related equipment
                    to multiple participants.
                (2) Lead procurement agency.--The term ``lead procurement
            agency'' means a State government that acts in an
            administrative capacity on behalf of each participant in a
            cooperative procurement contract.
                (3) Participant.--The term ``participant'' means a grantee
            that participates in a cooperative procurement contract.
                (4) Participate.--The term ``participate'' means to
            purchase rolling stock and related equipment under a
            cooperative procurement contract using assistance provided
            under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.
                (5) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means a recipient and
            subrecipient of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United
            States Code.
        (b) Cooperative Procurement.--
                (1) General rules.--
                        (A) Procurement not limited to intrastate
                    participants.--A grantee may participate in a
                    cooperative procurement contract without regard to
                    whether the grantee is located in the same State as the
                    parties to the contract.
                        (B) Voluntary participation.--Participation by
                    grantees in a cooperative procurement contract shall be
                    voluntary.
                (2) Authority.--A State government may enter into a
            cooperative procurement contract with 1 or more vendors if the
            vendors agree to provide an option to purchase rolling stock
            and related equipment to the lead procurement agency and any
            other participant.
                (3) Applicability of policies and procedures.--In procuring
            rolling stock and related equipment under a cooperative
            procurement contract under this subsection, a lead procurement
            agency shall comply with the policies and procedures that apply
            to procurement by the State government when using non-Federal
            funds, to the extent that the policies and procedures are in
            conformance with applicable Federal law.
        (c) Joint Procurement Clearinghouse.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
            clearinghouse for the purpose of allowing grantees to aggregate
            planned rolling stock purchases and identify joint procurement
            participants.
                (2) Information on procurements.--The clearinghouse may
            include information on bus size, engine type, floor type, and
            any other attributes necessary to identify joint procurement
            participants.
                (3) Limitations.--
                        (A) Access.--The clearinghouse shall only be
                    accessible to the Federal Transit Administration and
                    grantees.
                        (B) Participation.--No grantees shall be required
                    to submit procurement information to the database.

    SEC. 3019. REVIEW OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STANDARDS.

                (1) Review required.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
                    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                    begin a review of the safety standards and protocols
                    used in public transportation systems in the United
                    States that examines the efficacy of existing standards
                    and protocols.
                        (B) Contents of review.--In conducting the review
                    under this paragraph, the Secretary shall review--
                                (i) minimum safety performance standards
                            developed by the public transportation
                            industry;
                                (ii) safety performance standards,
                            practices, or protocols in use by rail fixed
                            guideway public transportation systems,
                            including--
                                        (I) written emergency plans and
                                    procedures for passenger evacuations;
                                        (II) training programs to ensure
                                    public transportation personnel
                                    compliance and readiness in emergency
                                    situations;
                                        (III) coordination plans approved
                                    by recipients with local emergency
                                    responders having jurisdiction over a
                                    rail fixed guideway public
                                    transportation system, including--
                                                (aa) emergency preparedness
                                            training, drills, and
                                            familiarization programs for
                                            the first responders; and
                                                (bb) the scheduling of
                                            regular field exercises to
                                            ensure appropriate response and
                                            effective radio and public
                                            safety communications;
                                        (IV) maintenance, testing, and
                                    inspection programs to ensure the
                                    proper functioning of--
                                                (aa) tunnel, station, and
                                            vehicle ventilation systems;
                                                (bb) signal and train
                                            control systems, track,
                                            mechanical systems, and other
                                            infrastructure; and
                                                (cc) other systems as
                                            necessary;
                                        (V) certification requirements for
                                    train and bus operators and control
                                    center employees;
                                        (VI) consensus-based standards,
                                    practices, or protocols available to
                                    the public transportation industry; and
                                        (VII) any other standards,
                                    practices, or protocols the Secretary
                                    determines appropriate; and
                                (iii) rail and bus safety standards,
                            practices, or protocols in use by public
                            transportation systems, regarding--
                                        (I) rail and bus design and the
                                    workstation of rail and bus operators,
                                    as it relates to--
                                                (aa) the reduction of
                                            blindspots that contribute to
                                            accidents involving
                                            pedestrians; and
                                                (bb) protecting rail and
                                            bus operators from the risk of
                                            assault;
                                        (II) scheduling fixed route rail
                                    and bus service with adequate time and
                                    access for operators to use restroom
                                    facilities;
                                        (III) fatigue management; and
                                        (IV) crash avoidance and
                                    worthiness.
                (2) Evaluation.--After conducting the review under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in consultation with
            representatives of the public transportation industry, evaluate
            the need to establish additional Federal minimum public
            transportation safety standards.
                (3) Report.--After completing the review and evaluation
            required under paragraphs (1) and (2), but not later than 1
            year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
            shall make available on a publicly accessible Web site, a
            report that includes--
                        (A) findings based on the review conducted under
                    paragraph (1);
                        (B) the outcome of the evaluation conducted under
                    paragraph (2);
                        (C) a comprehensive set of recommendations to
                    improve the safety of the public transportation
                    industry, including recommendations for statutory
                    changes if applicable; and
                        (D) actions that the Secretary will take to address
                    the recommendations provided under subparagraph (C),
                    including, if necessary, the authorities under section
                    5329(b)(2)(D) of chapter 53 of title 49, United States
                    Code.

    SEC. 3020. STUDY ON EVIDENTIARY PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
                  SAFETY PROGRAM INFORMATION.

        (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall complete a study to
    evaluate whether it is in the public interest, including public safety
    and the legal rights of persons injured in public transportation
    accidents, to withhold from discovery or admission into evidence in a
    Federal or State court proceeding any plan, report, data, or other
    information or portion thereof, submitted to, developed, produced,
    collected, or obtained by the Secretary or the Secretary's
    representative for purposes of complying with the requirements under
    section 5329 of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including
    information related to a recipient's safety plan, safety risks, and
    mitigation measures.
        (b) Input.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
    Comptroller General shall solicit input from the public transportation
    recipients, public transportation nonprofit employee labor
    organizations, and impacted members of the general public.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
    of this section, the Comptroller General shall issue a report, with the
    findings of the study under subsection (a), including any
    recommendations on statutory changes regarding evidentiary protections
    that will increase transit safety.

    SEC. 3021. MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Allocated cost model.--The term ``allocated cost
            model'' means a method of determining the cost of trips by
            allocating the cost to each trip purpose served by a
            transportation provider in a manner that is proportional to the
            level of transportation service that the transportation
            provider delivers for each trip purpose, to the extent
            permitted by applicable Federal laws.
                (2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Interagency
            Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
            established under Executive Order No. 13330 (49 U.S.C. 101
            note).
        (b) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Council shall publish a strategic plan for
    the Council that--
                (1) outlines the role and responsibilities of each Federal
            agency with respect to local transportation coordination,
            including nonemergency medical transportation;
                (2) identifies a strategy to strengthen interagency
            collaboration;
                (3) addresses any outstanding recommendations made by the
            Council in the 2005 Report to the President relating to the
            implementation of Executive Order No. 13330, including--
                        (A) a cost-sharing policy endorsed by the Council;
                    and
                        (B) recommendations to increase participation by
                    recipients of Federal grants in locally developed,
                    coordinated planning processes;
                (4) to the extent feasible, addresses recommendations by
            the Comptroller General of the United States concerning local
            coordination of transportation services;
                (5) examines and proposes changes to Federal regulations
            that will eliminate Federal barriers to local transportation
            coordination, including non-emergency medical transportation;
            and
                (6) recommends to Congress changes to Federal laws, except
            chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that will eliminate
            Federal barriers to local transportation coordination,
            including nonemergency medical transportation.
        (c) Development of Cost-Sharing Policy in Compliance With
    Applicable Federal Laws.--In establishing the cost-sharing policy
    required under subsection (b), the Council may consider, to the extent
    practicable--
                (1) the development of recommended strategies for grantees
            of programs funded by members of the Council, including
            strategies for grantees of programs that fund nonemergency
            medical transportation, to use the cost-sharing policy in a
            manner that does not violate applicable Federal laws; and
                (2) incorporation of an allocated cost model to facilitate
            local coordination efforts that comply with applicable
            requirements of programs funded by members of the Council, such
            as--
                        (A) eligibility requirements;
                        (B) service delivery requirements; and
                        (C) reimbursement requirements.
        (d) Report.--The Council shall, concurrently with submission to the
    President of a report containing final recommendations of the Council,
    transmit such report to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

    SEC. 3022. IMPROVED TRANSIT SAFETY MEASURES.

        (a) Requirements.--Not later than 90 days after publication of the
    report required in section 3019, the Secretary shall issue a notice of
    proposed rulemaking on protecting transit operators from the risk of
    assault.
        (b) Consideration.--In the proposed rulemaking the Secretary shall
    consider--
                (1) different safety needs of drivers of different modes;
                (2) differences in operating environments;
                (3) the use of technology to mitigate driver assault risks;
                (4) existing experience, from both agencies and operators
            who already are using or testing driver assault mitigation
            infrastructure; and
                (5) the impact of the rule on future rolling stock
            procurements and vehicles currently in revenue service.
        (c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section may be construed as
    prohibiting the Secretary from issuing different comprehensive worker
    protections, including standards for mitigating assaults.

    SEC. 3023. PARATRANSIT SYSTEM UNDER FTA APPROVED COORDINATED PLAN.

        Notwithstanding the provisions of part 37.131(c) of title 49, Code
    of Federal Regulations, any paratransit system currently coordinating
    complementary paratransit service for more than 40 fixed route agencies
    shall be permitted to continue using an existing tiered, distance-based
    coordinated paratransit fare system.

    SEC. 3024. REPORT ON POTENTIAL OF INTERNET OF THINGS.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report
    on the potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation
    services in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Such report shall
    include--
                (1) a survey of the communities, cities, and States that
            are using innovative transportation systems to meet the needs
            of ageing populations;
                (2) best practices to protect privacy and security
            determined as a result of such survey;
                (3) recommendations with respect to the potential of the
            Internet of Things to assist local, State, and Federal planners
            to develop more efficient and accurate projections of the
            transportation needs of rural, suburban, and urban communities.

    SEC. 3025. REPORT ON PARKING SAFETY.

        (a) Report.--Not later than 8 months after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    regarding the safety of certain facilities and locations, focusing on
    any property damage, injuries or deaths, and other incidents that occur
    or originate at locations intended to encourage public use of
    alternative transportation, including--
                (1) car pool lots;
                (2) mass transit lots;
                (3) local, State, or regional rail stations;
                (4) rest stops;
                (5) college or university lots;
                (6) bike paths or walking trails; and
                (7) any other locations that the Secretary considers
            appropriate.
        (b) Recommendations.--Included with the report, the Secretary shall
    make recommendations to Congress on the best ways to use innovative
    technologies to increase safety and ensure a better response by transit
    security, local, State, and Federal law enforcement to address threats
    to public safety.

    SEC. 3026. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA
                  TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``Compact'' means the Washington Metropolitan
            Area Transit Authority Compact (Public Law 89-774; 80 Stat.
            1324);
                (2) the term ``Federal Director'' means--
                        (A) a voting member of the Board of Directors of
                    the Transit Authority who represents the Federal
                    Government; and
                        (B) a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of
                    the Transit Authority who serves as an alternate for a
                    member described in subparagraph (A); and
                (3) the term ``Transit Authority'' means the Washington
            Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under Article
            III of the Compact.
        (b) Appointment by Secretary of Transportation.--
                (1) In general.--For any appointment made on or after the
            date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
            shall have sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the
            Board of Directors of the Transit Authority.
                (2) Amendment to compact.--The signatory parties to the
            Compact shall amend the Compact as necessary in accordance with
            paragraph (1).

    SEC. 3027. EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CHANGES AND FUNDING.

        Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Comptroller General shall examine and evaluate the impact of the
    changes that MAP-21 had on public transportation, including--
                (1) the ability and effectiveness of public transportation
            agencies to provide public transportation to low-income workers
            in accessing jobs and being able to use reverse commute
            services;
                (2) whether services to low-income riders declined after
            MAP-21 was implemented; and
                (3) if guidance provided by the Federal Transit
            Administration encouraged public transportation agencies to
            maintain and support services to low-income riders to allow
            them to access jobs, medical services, and other life
            necessities.

    SEC. 3028. INCREASE SUPPORT FOR GROWING STATES.

        Section 5340 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Apportionment.--Of the amounts made available for each fiscal
    year under section 5338(b)(2)(M), the Secretary shall apportion 100
    percent to States and urbanized areas in accordance with subsection
    (c).''; and
                (2) by striking subsection (d).

                            TITLE IV--HIGHWAY SAFETY

    SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
    appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account):
                (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402
            of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $260,274,200 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $265,935,829 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $271,787,002 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $278,090,300 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $284,874,829 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $291,195,558 for fiscal year 2021.
                (2) Highway safety research and development.--For carrying
            out section 403 of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $115,951,600 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $118,398,179 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $121,665,968 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $124,926,616 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $128,187,201 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $131,455,975 for fiscal year 2021.
                (3) National priority safety programs.--For carrying out
            section 405 of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $275,862,400 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $281,186,544 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $286,500,970 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $292,316,940 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $298,601,754 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $304,394,628 for fiscal year 2021.
                (4) National driver register.--For the National Highway
            Traffic Safety Administration to carry out chapter 303 of title
            49, United States Code--
                        (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                (5) High-visibility enforcement program.--For carrying out
            section 404 of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $29,411,800 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $29,979,448 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $30,546,059 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $31,166,144 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $31,836,216 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $32,453,839 for fiscal year 2021.
                (6) Administrative expenses.--For administrative and
            related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic
            Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 23,
            United States Code, and this title--
                        (A) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        (b) Prohibition on Other Uses.--Except as otherwise provided in
    chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and chapter 303 of title 49,
    United States Code, the amounts made available from the Highway Trust
    Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such
    chapters--
                (1) shall only be used to carry out such program; and
                (2) may not be used by States or local governments for
            construction purposes.
        (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise provided in
    chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and chapter 303 of title 49,
    United States Code, amounts made available under subsection (a) for
    fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be available for obligation in the
    same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title
    23, United States Code.
        (d) State Matching Requirements.--If a grant awarded under chapter
    4 of title 23, United States Code, requires a State to share in the
    cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety activities
    made during a fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions
    (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than
    planning and administration) that are in excess of the amount required
    under Federal law shall be available for the purpose of crediting the
    State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of
    any other project carried out under chapter 4 of title 23, United
    States Code (other than planning or administration), without regard to
    whether such expenditures were made in connection with such project.
        (e) Grant Application and Deadline.--To receive a grant under
    chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, a State shall submit an
    application, and the Secretary shall establish a single deadline for
    such applications to enable the award of grants early in the next
    fiscal year.

    SEC. 4002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

        Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (vi) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                        (B) in clause (vii) by inserting ``and'' after the
                    semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(viii) to increase driver awareness of
                            commercial motor vehicles to prevent crashes
                            and reduce injuries and fatalities;'';
                (2) in subsection (c)(4), by adding at the end the
            following:
                        ``(C) Survey.--A State shall expend funds
                    apportioned to that State under this section to conduct
                    a biennial survey that the Secretary shall make
                    publicly available through the Internet Web site of the
                    Department of Transportation that includes--
                                ``(i) a list of automated traffic
                            enforcement systems in the State;
                                ``(ii) adequate data to measure the
                            transparency, accountability, and safety
                            attributes of each automated traffic
                            enforcement system; and
                                ``(iii) a comparison of each automated
                            traffic enforcement system with--
                                        ``(I) Speed Enforcement Camera
                                    Systems Operational Guidelines (DOT HS
                                    810 916, March 2008); and
                                        ``(II) Red Light Camera Systems
                                    Operational Guidelines (FHWA-SA-05-002,
                                    January 2005).'';
                (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
        ``(g) Restriction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to
    authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds for highway
    construction, maintenance, or design (other than design of safety
    features of highways to be incorporated into guidelines).'';
                (4) in subsection (k)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
                    paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) Electronic submission.--The Secretary, in
            coordination with the Governors Highway Safety Association,
            shall develop procedures to allow States to submit highway
            safety plans under this subsection, including any attachments
            to the plans, in electronic form.''; and
                (5) in subsection (m)(2)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(vi) increase driver awareness of
                            commercial motor vehicles to prevent crashes
                            and reduce injuries and fatalities;
                                ``(vii) support for school-based driver's
                            education classes to improve teen knowledge
                            about--
                                        ``(I) safe driving practices; and
                                        ``(II) State's graduated driving
                                    license requirements, including behind-
                                    the-wheel training required to meet
                                    those requirements; and''.

    SEC. 4003. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
                    subparagraph (G);
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                    following:
                        ``(F) the installation of ignition interlocks in
                    the United States; and''; and
                        (D) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``in subparagraphs (A) through (E)'' and
                    inserting ``in subparagraphs (A) through (F)'';
                (2) in subsection (h) by striking paragraph (2) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall obligate for each of
            fiscal years 2016 through 2021, from funds made available to
            carry out this section, except that the total obligated for the
            period covering fiscal years 2016 through 2021 may not exceed
            $32,000,000, to conduct the research described in paragraph
            (1).''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(i) Limitation on Drug and Alcohol Survey Data.--The Secretary
    shall establish procedures and guidelines to ensure that any person
    participating in a program or activity that collects data on drug or
    alcohol use by drivers of motor vehicles and is carried out under this
    section is informed that the program or activity is voluntary.
        ``(j) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any project
    or activity carried out under this section may be not more than 100
    percent.''.

    SEC. 4004. HIGH-VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 404 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 404. High-visibility enforcement program
        ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Highway
    Traffic Safety Administration shall establish and administer a program
    under which not less than 3 campaigns will be carried out in each of
    fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
        ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of each campaign carried out under this
    section shall be to achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 of the
    following objectives:
                ``(1) Reduce alcohol-impaired or drug-impaired operation of
            motor vehicles.
                ``(2) Increase use of seatbelts by occupants of motor
            vehicles.
                ``(3) Reduce distracted driving of motor vehicles.
        ``(c) Advertising.--The Administrator may use, or authorize the use
    of, funds available to carry out this section to pay for the
    development, production, and use of broadcast and print media
    advertising and Internet-based outreach in carrying out campaigns under
    this section. Consideration shall be given to advertising directed at
    non-English speaking populations, including those who listen to, read,
    or watch nontraditional media.
        ``(d) Coordination With States.--The Administrator shall coordinate
    with States in carrying out the campaigns under this section, including
    advertising funded under subsection (c), with consideration given to--
                ``(1) relying on States to provide law enforcement
            resources for the campaigns out of funding available under
            sections 402 and 405; and
                ``(2) providing out of National Highway Traffic Safety
            Administration resources most of the means necessary for
            national advertising and education efforts associated with the
            campaigns.
        ``(e) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this section
    may only be used for activities described in subsection (c).
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
    apply:
                ``(1) Campaign.--The term `campaign' means a high-
            visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaign.
                ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning such term
            has under section 401.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 4 of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    404 and inserting the following:

    ``404. High-visibility enforcement program.''.

    SEC. 4005. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

        (a) General Authority.--Section 405(a) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of this
    section, the Secretary of Transportation shall manage programs to
    address national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries.
    Funds shall be allocated according to the following:
                ``(1) Occupant protection.--In each fiscal year, 13 percent
            of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated
            among States that adopt and implement effective occupant
            protection programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries
            resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly
            restrained in motor vehicles (as described in subsection (b)).
                ``(2) State traffic safety information system
            improvements.--In each fiscal year, 14.5 percent of the funds
            provided under this section shall be allocated among States
            that meet requirements with respect to State traffic safety
            information system improvements (as described in subsection
            (c)).
                ``(3) Impaired driving countermeasures.--In each fiscal
            year, 52.5 percent of the funds provided under this section
            shall be allocated among States that meet requirements with
            respect to impaired driving countermeasures (as described in
            subsection (d)).
                ``(4) Distracted driving.--In each fiscal year, 8.5 percent
            of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated
            among States that adopt and implement effective laws to reduce
            distracted driving (as described in subsection (e)).
                ``(5) Motorcyclist safety.--In each fiscal year, 1.5
            percent of the funds provided under this section shall be
            allocated among States that implement motorcyclist safety
            programs (as described in subsection (f)).
                ``(6) State graduated driver licensing laws.--In each
            fiscal year, 5 percent of the funds provided under this section
            shall be allocated among States that adopt and implement
            graduated driver licensing laws (as described in subsection
            (g)).
                ``(7) Nonmotorized safety.--In each fiscal year, 5 percent
            of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated
            among States that meet requirements with respect to
            nonmotorized safety (as described in subsection (h)).
                ``(8) Transfers.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through
            (7), the Secretary may reallocate, before the last day of any
            fiscal year, any amounts remaining available to carry out any
            of the activities described in subsections (b) through (h) to
            increase the amount made available under section 402, in order
            to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all such
            amounts are obligated during such fiscal year.
                ``(9) Maintenance of effort.--
                        ``(A) Requirements.--No grant may be made to a
                    State in any fiscal year under subsection (b), (c), or
                    (d) unless the State enters into such agreements with
                    the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure
                    that the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures
                    from all State and local sources for programs described
                    in those subsections at or above the average level of
                    such expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding the
                    date of enactment of this paragraph.
                        ``(B) Waiver.--Upon the request of a State, the
                    Secretary may waive or modify the requirements under
                    subparagraph (A) for not more than 1 fiscal year if the
                    Secretary determines that such a waiver would be
                    equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable
                    circumstances.''.
        (b) High Seatbelt Use Rate.--Section 405(b)(4)(B) of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``75 percent'' and inserting
    ``100 percent''.
        (c) Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 405(d) of title 23,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
                ``(4) Use of grant amounts.--
                        ``(A) Required programs.--High-range States shall
                    use grant funds for--
                                ``(i) high-visibility enforcement efforts;
                            and
                                ``(ii) any of the activities described in
                            subparagraph (B) if--
                                        ``(I) the activity is described in
                                    the statewide plan; and
                                        ``(II) the Secretary approves the
                                    use of funding for such activity.
                        ``(B) Authorized programs.--Medium-range and low-
                    range States may use grant funds for--
                                ``(i) any of the purposes described in
                            subparagraph (A);
                                ``(ii) hiring a full-time or part-time
                            impaired driving coordinator of the State's
                            activities to address the enforcement and
                            adjudication of laws regarding driving while
                            impaired by alcohol, drugs, or the combination
                            of alcohol and drugs;
                                ``(iii) court support of high-visibility
                            enforcement efforts, training and education of
                            criminal justice professionals (including law
                            enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and probation
                            officers) to assist such professionals in
                            handling impaired driving cases, hiring traffic
                            safety resource prosecutors, hiring judicial
                            outreach liaisons, and establishing driving
                            while intoxicated courts;
                                ``(iv) alcohol ignition interlock programs;
                                ``(v) improving blood-alcohol concentration
                            testing and reporting;
                                ``(vi) paid and earned media in support of
                            high-visibility enforcement efforts, conducting
                            standardized field sobriety training, advanced
                            roadside impaired driving evaluation training,
                            and drug recognition expert training for law
                            enforcement, and equipment and related
                            expenditures used in connection with impaired
                            driving enforcement in accordance with criteria
                            established by the National Highway Traffic
                            Safety Administration;
                                ``(vii) training on the use of alcohol and
                            drug screening and brief intervention;
                                ``(viii) training for and implementation of
                            impaired driving assessment programs or other
                            tools designed to increase the probability of
                            identifying the recidivism risk of a person
                            convicted of driving under the influence of
                            alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and
                            drugs and to determine the most effective
                            mental health or substance abuse treatment or
                            sanction that will reduce such risk;
                                ``(ix) developing impaired driving
                            information systems; and
                                ``(x) costs associated with a 24/7 sobriety
                            program.
                        ``(C) Other programs.--Low-range States may use
                    grant funds for any expenditure designed to reduce
                    impaired driving based on problem identification and
                    may use not more than 50 percent of funds made
                    available under this subsection for any project or
                    activity eligible for funding under section 402.
                    Medium- and high-range States may use funds for any
                    expenditure designed to reduce impaired driving based
                    on problem identification upon approval by the
                    Secretary.''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a
                    separate grant under this subsection to each State that
                    adopts and is enforcing a law that requires any
                    individual convicted of driving under the influence of
                    alcohol or of driving while intoxicated to receive a
                    restriction on driving privileges that limits the
                    individual to operating only motor vehicles with an
                    ignition interlock installed. Such law may provide
                    limited exceptions for circumstances when--
                                ``(i) a State-certified ignition interlock
                            provider is not available within 100 miles of
                            the individual's residence;
                                ``(ii) the individual is required to
                            operate an employer's motor vehicle in the
                            course and scope of employment and the business
                            entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or
                            controlled by the individual; or
                                ``(iii) the individual is certified by a
                            medical doctor as being unable to provide a
                            deep lung breath sample for analysis by an
                            ignition interlock device.''.
        (d) Distracted Driving Grants.--Section 405(e) of title 23, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Distracted Driving Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant under
            this subsection to any State that includes distracted driving
            awareness as part of the State's driver's license examination,
            and enacts and enforces a law that meets the requirements set
            forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).
                ``(2) Prohibition on texting while driving.--A State law
            meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law--
                        ``(A) prohibits a driver from texting through a
                    personal wireless communications device while driving;
                        ``(B) makes violation of the law a primary offense;
                        ``(C) establishes a minimum fine for a violation of
                    the law; and
                        ``(D) does not provide for an exemption that
                    specifically allows a driver to text through a personal
                    wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.
                ``(3) Prohibition on youth cell phone use while driving or
            stopped in traffic.--A State law meets the requirements set
            forth in this paragraph if the law--
                        ``(A) prohibits a driver from using a personal
                    wireless communications device while driving if the
                    driver is--
                                ``(i) younger than 18 years of age; or
                                ``(ii) in the learner's permit and
                            intermediate license stages set forth in
                            subsection (g)(2)(B);
                        ``(B) makes violation of the law a primary offense;
                        ``(C) establishes a minimum fine for a violation of
                    the law; and
                        ``(D) does not provide for an exemption that
                    specifically allows a driver to text through a personal
                    wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.
                ``(4) Permitted exceptions.--A law that meets the
            requirements set forth in paragraph (2) or (3) may provide
            exceptions for--
                        ``(A) a driver who uses a personal wireless
                    communications device to contact emergency services;
                        ``(B) emergency services personnel who use a
                    personal wireless communications device while--
                                ``(i) operating an emergency services
                            vehicle; and
                                ``(ii) engaged in the performance of their
                            duties as emergency services personnel;
                        ``(C) an individual employed as a commercial motor
                    vehicle driver or a school bus driver who uses a
                    personal wireless communications device within the
                    scope of such individual's employment if such use is
                    permitted under the regulations promulgated pursuant to
                    section 31136 of title 49; and
                        ``(D) any additional exceptions determined by the
                    Secretary through a rulemaking process.
                ``(5) Use of grant funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), amounts received by a State under
                    this subsection shall be used--
                                ``(i) to educate the public through
                            advertising containing information about the
                            dangers of texting or using a cell phone while
                            driving;
                                ``(ii) for traffic signs that notify
                            drivers about the distracted driving law of the
                            State; or
                                ``(iii) for law enforcement costs related
                            to the enforcement of the distracted driving
                            law.
                        ``(B) Flexibility.--
                                        ``(i) Not more than 50 percent of
                                    amounts received by a State under this
                                    subsection may be used for any eligible
                                    project or activity under section 402.
                                        ``(ii) Not more than 75 percent of
                                    amounts received by a State under this
                                    subsection may be used for any eligible
                                    project or activity under section 402
                                    if the State has conformed its
                                    distracted driving data to the most
                                    recent Model Minimum Uniform Crash
                                    Criteria published by the Secretary.
                ``(6) Allocation to support state distracted driving
            laws.--Of the amounts available under this subsection in a
            fiscal year for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may
            expend not more than $5,000,000 for the development and
            placement of broadcast media to reduce distracted driving of
            motor vehicles, including to support campaigns related to
            distracted driving that are funded under section 404.
                ``(7) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a
            State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in
            proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for
            fiscal year 2009.
                ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
            definitions apply:
                        ``(A) Driving.--The term `driving'--
                                ``(i) means operating a motor vehicle on a
                            public road; and
                                ``(ii) does not include operating a motor
                            vehicle when the vehicle has pulled over to the
                            side of, or off, an active roadway and has
                            stopped in a location where it can safely
                            remain stationary.
                        ``(B) Personal wireless communications device.--The
                    term `personal wireless communications device'--
                                ``(i) means a device through which personal
                            wireless services (as defined in section
                            332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of
                            1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are
                            transmitted; and
                                ``(ii) does not include a global navigation
                            satellite system receiver used for positioning,
                            emergency notification, or navigation purposes.
                        ``(C) Primary offense.--The term `primary offense'
                    means an offense for which a law enforcement officer
                    may stop a vehicle solely for the purpose of issuing a
                    citation in the absence of evidence of another offense.
                        ``(D) Public road.--The term `public road' has the
                    meaning given such term in section 402(c).
                        ``(E) Texting.--The term `texting' means reading
                    from or manually entering data into a personal wireless
                    communications device, including doing so for the
                    purpose of SMS texting, emailing, instant messaging, or
                    engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval
                    or electronic data communication.''.
        (e) Motorcyclist Safety.--Section 405(f) of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a
            State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in
            proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for
            fiscal year 2009, except that the amount of a grant awarded to
            a State for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the
            amount apportioned to the State under such section for fiscal
            year 2009.'';
                (2) in paragraph (4) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Flexibility.--Not more than 50 percent of
                    grant funds received by a State under this subsection
                    may be used for any eligible project or activity under
                    section 402 if the State is in the lowest 25 percent of
                    all States for motorcycle deaths per 10,000 motorcycle
                    registrations based on the most recent data that
                    conforms with criteria established by the Secretary.'';
                    and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Share-the-road model language.--Not later than 1 year
            after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
            shall update and provide to the States model language for use
            in traffic safety education courses, driver's manuals, and
            other driver training materials that provides instruction for
            drivers of motor vehicles on the importance of sharing the road
            safely with motorcyclists.''.
        (f) State Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant.--Section
    405(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) State Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant.--
                ``(1) Grants authorized.--Subject to the requirements under
            this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to States
            that adopt and implement graduated driver licensing laws in
            accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Minimum requirements.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A State meets the requirements
                    set forth in this paragraph if the State has a
                    graduated driver licensing law that requires novice
                    drivers younger than 18 years of age to comply with the
                    2-stage licensing process described in subparagraph (B)
                    before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
                        ``(B) Licensing process.--A State is in compliance
                    with the 2-stage licensing process described in this
                    subparagraph if the State's driver's license laws
                    comply with the additional requirements under
                    subparagraph (C) and includes--
                                ``(i) a learner's permit stage that--
                                        ``(I) is not less than 6 months in
                                    duration and remains in effect until
                                    the driver reaches not less than 16
                                    years of age;
                                        ``(II) contains a prohibition on
                                    the driver using a personal wireless
                                    communications device (as defined in
                                    subsection (e)) while driving except
                                    under an exception permitted under
                                    subsection (e)(4);
                                        ``(III) requires that the driver be
                                    accompanied and supervised at all times
                                    while operating a motor vehicle by a
                                    licensed driver who is--
                                                ``(aa) not less than 21
                                            years of age;
                                                ``(bb) the driver's parent
                                            or guardian; or
                                                ``(cc) a State-certified
                                            driving instructor; and
                                        ``(IV) complies with the additional
                                    requirements for a learner's permit
                                    stage set forth in subparagraph (C)(i);
                                    and
                                ``(ii) an intermediate stage that--
                                        ``(I) is not less than 6 months in
                                    duration;
                                        ``(II) contains a prohibition on
                                    the driver using a personal wireless
                                    communications device (as defined in
                                    subsection (e)) while driving except
                                    under an exception permitted under
                                    subsection (e)(4);
                                        ``(III) for the first 6 months of
                                    such stage, restricts driving at night
                                    when not supervised by a licensed
                                    driver described in clause (i)(III),
                                    excluding transportation to work,
                                    school, or religious activities, or in
                                    the case of an emergency;
                                        ``(IV) for a period of not less
                                    than 6 months, prohibits the driver
                                    from operating a motor vehicle with
                                    more than 1 nonfamilial passenger under
                                    21 years of age unless a licensed
                                    driver described in clause (i)(III) is
                                    in the vehicle; and
                                        ``(V) complies with the additional
                                    requirements for an intermediate stage
                                    set forth in subparagraph (C)(ii).
                        ``(C) Additional requirements.--
                                ``(i) Learner's permit stage.--In addition
                            to the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i), a
                            learner's permit stage shall include not less
                            than 2 of the following requirements:
                                        ``(I) Passage of a vision and
                                    knowledge assessment by a learner's
                                    permit applicant prior to receiving a
                                    learner's permit.
                                        ``(II) The driver completes--
                                                ``(aa) a State-certified
                                            driver education or training
                                            course; or
                                                ``(bb) not less than 40
                                            hours of behind-the-wheel
                                            training with a licensed driver
                                            described in subparagraph
                                            (B)(i)(III).
                                        ``(III) In addition to any other
                                    penalties imposed by State law, the
                                    grant of an unrestricted driver's
                                    license or advancement to an
                                    intermediate stage be automatically
                                    delayed for any individual who, during
                                    the learner's permit stage, is
                                    convicted of a driving-related offense,
                                    including--
                                                ``(aa) driving while
                                            intoxicated;
                                                ``(bb) misrepresentation of
                                            the individual's age;
                                                ``(cc) reckless driving;
                                                ``(dd) driving without
                                            wearing a seatbelt;
                                                ``(ee) speeding; or
                                                ``(ff) any other driving-
                                            related offense, as determined
                                            by the Secretary.
                                ``(ii) Intermediate stage.--In addition to
                            the requirements of subparagraph (B)(ii), an
                            intermediate stage shall include not less than
                            2 of the following requirements:
                                        ``(I) Commencement of such stage
                                    after the successful completion of a
                                    driving skills test.
                                        ``(II) That such stage remain in
                                    effect until the driver reaches the age
                                    of not less than 17.
                                        ``(III) In addition to any other
                                    penalties imposed by State law, the
                                    grant of an unrestricted driver's
                                    license be automatically delayed for
                                    any individual who, during the
                                    learner's permit stage, is convicted of
                                    a driving-related offense, including
                                    those described in clause (i)(III).
                ``(3) Exception.--A State that otherwise meets the minimum
            requirements set forth in paragraph (2) shall be deemed by the
            Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set forth in
            paragraph (2) if the State enacted a law before January 1,
            2011, establishing a class of license that permits licensees or
            applicants younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor
            vehicle--
                        ``(A) in connection with work performed on, or for
                    the operation of, a farm owned by family members who
                    are directly related to the applicant or licensee; or
                        ``(B) if demonstrable hardship would result from
                    the denial of a license to the licensees or applicants.
                ``(4) Allocation.--Grant funds allocated to a State under
            this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the
            State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.
                ``(5) Use of funds.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), grant funds received by a State under
                    this subsection shall be used for--
                                ``(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process
                            that complies with paragraph (2);
                                ``(ii) training for law enforcement
                            personnel and other relevant State agency
                            personnel relating to the enforcement described
                            in clause (i);
                                ``(iii) publishing relevant educational
                            materials that pertain directly or indirectly
                            to the State graduated driver licensing law;
                                ``(iv) carrying out other administrative
                            activities that the Secretary considers
                            relevant to the State's 2-stage licensing
                            process; or
                                ``(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety
                            program described in section 402(m).
                        ``(B) Flexibility.--
                                ``(i) Not more than 75 percent of grant
                            funds received by a State under this subsection
                            may be used for any eligible project or
                            activity under section 402.
                                ``(ii) Not more than 100 percent of grant
                            funds received by a State under this subsection
                            may be used for any eligible project or
                            activity under section 402, if the State is in
                            the lowest 25 percent of all States for the
                            number of drivers under age 18 involved in
                            fatal crashes in the State per the total number
                            of drivers under age 18 in the State based on
                            the most recent data that conforms with
                            criteria established by the Secretary.''.
        (g) Nonmotorized Safety.--Section 405 of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Nonmotorized Safety.--
                ``(1) General authority.--Subject to the requirements under
            this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to States for
            the purpose of decreasing pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and
            injuries that result from crashes involving a motor vehicle.
                ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
            project carried out by a State using amounts from a grant
            awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.
                ``(3) Eligibility.--A State shall receive a grant under
            this subsection in a fiscal year if the annual combined
            pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in the State exceed 15
            percent of the total annual crash fatalities in the State,
            based on the most recently reported final data from the
            Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
                ``(4) Use of grant amounts.--Grant funds received by a
            State under this subsection may be used for--
                        ``(A) training of law enforcement officials on
                    State laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;
                        ``(B) enforcement mobilizations and campaigns
                    designed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to
                    pedestrian and bicycle safety; and
                        ``(C) public education and awareness programs
                    designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, and
                    bicyclists of State traffic laws applicable to
                    pedestrian and bicycle safety.
                ``(5) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a
            State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in
            proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for
            fiscal year 2009.''.

    SEC. 4006. PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO CHECK HELMET USAGE OR CREATE RELATED
                  CHECKPOINTS FOR A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER OR PASSENGER.

        The Secretary may not provide a grant or otherwise make available
    funding to a State, Indian tribe, county, municipality, or other local
    government to be used for a program or activity to check helmet usage,
    including checkpoints related to helmet usage, with respect to a
    motorcycle driver or passenger.

    SEC. 4007. MARIJUANA-IMPAIRED DRIVING.

        (a) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other
    Federal agencies as appropriate, shall conduct a study on marijuana-
    impaired driving.
        (b) Issues To Be Examined.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
    shall examine, at a minimum, the following:
                (1) Methods to detect marijuana-impaired driving, including
            devices capable of measuring marijuana levels in motor vehicle
            operators.
                (2) A review of impairment standard research for driving
            under the influence of marijuana.
                (3) Methods to differentiate the cause of a driving
            impairment between alcohol and marijuana.
                (4) State-based policies on marijuana-impaired driving.
                (5) The role and extent of marijuana impairment in motor
            vehicle accidents.
        (c) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with other
            Federal agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee
            on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the
            study.
                (2) Contents.--The report shall include, at a minimum, the
            following:
                        (A) Findings.--The findings of the Secretary based
                    on the study, including, at a minimum, the following:
                                (i) An assessment of methodologies and
                            technologies for measuring driver impairment
                            resulting from the use of marijuana, including
                            the use of marijuana in combination with
                            alcohol.
                                (ii) A description and assessment of the
                            role of marijuana as a causal factor in traffic
                            crashes and the extent of the problem of
                            marijuana-impaired driving.
                                (iii) A description and assessment of
                            current State laws relating to marijuana-
                            impaired driving.
                                (iv) A determination whether an impairment
                            standard for drivers under the influence of
                            marijuana is feasible and could reduce vehicle
                            accidents and save lives.
                        (B) Recommendations.--The recommendations of the
                    Secretary based on the study, including, at a minimum,
                    the following:
                                (i) Effective and efficient methods for
                            training law enforcement personnel, including
                            drug recognition experts, to detect or measure
                            the level of impairment of a motor vehicle
                            operator who is under the influence of
                            marijuana by the use of technology or
                            otherwise.
                                (ii) If feasible, an impairment standard
                            for driving under the influence of marijuana.
                                (iii) Methodologies for increased data
                            collection regarding the prevalence and effects
                            of marijuana-impaired driving.
        (d) Marijuana Defined.--In this section, the term ``marijuana''
    includes all substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol.

    SEC. 4008. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

        Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of
    Transportation awards grants under section 405 of title 23, United
    States Code, the Secretary shall make available on a publicly available
    Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation--
                (1) an identification of--
                        (A) the States that were awarded grants under such
                    section;
                        (B) the States that applied and were not awarded
                    grants under such section; and
                        (C) the States that did not apply for a grant under
                    such section; and
                (2) a list of deficiencies that made a State ineligible for
            a grant under such section for each State under paragraph
            (1)(B).

    SEC. 4009. DATA COLLECTION.

        Section 1906 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``(A) has enacted'' and all that
                    follows through ``(B) is maintaining'' and inserting
                    ``is maintaining''; and
                        (B) by striking ``and any passengers'';
                (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--A grant received by a State under
    subsection (a) shall be used by the State for the costs of--
                ``(1) collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops; and
                ``(2) evaluating the results of the data.'';
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
            subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
            respectively;
                (4) in subsection (c)(2), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``A State'' and inserting ``On or after October 1, 2015, a
            State''; and
                (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in the subsection heading by striking
                    ``Authorization of Appropriations'' and inserting
                    ``Funding'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) In general.--From funds made available under section
            403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set
            aside $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2021
            to carry out this section.''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``authorized by'' and
                            inserting ``made available under''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``percent,'' and all that
                            follows through the period at the end and
                            inserting ``percent.''.

    SEC. 4010. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) Section 402 is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking
                            ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                            (2)''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (E)--
                                        (I) by striking ``in which'' and
                                    inserting ``for which''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``under subsection
                                    (f)'' and inserting ``under subsection
                                    (k)''; and
                        (B) in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated by this
                    Act, by striking ``under paragraph (2)(A)'' and
                    inserting ``under paragraph (3)(A)''.
                (2) Section 403(e) is amended by striking ``chapter 301''
            and inserting ``chapter 301 of title 49''.
                (3) Section 405 is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (d)--
                                (i) in paragraph (5) by striking ``under
                            section 402(c)'' and inserting ``under section
                            402''; and
                                (ii) in paragraph (6)(C) by striking ``on
                            the basis of the apportionment formula set
                            forth in section 402(c)'' and inserting ``in
                            proportion to the State's apportionment under
                            section 402 for fiscal year 2009''; and
                        (B) in subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv)--
                                (i) by striking ``such as the'' and
                            inserting ``including''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``developed under
                            subsection (g)''.

                         TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

              Subtitle A--Motor Carrier Safety Grant Consolidation

    SEC. 5101. GRANTS TO STATES.

        (a) Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.--Section 31102 of
    title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall administer
    a motor carrier safety assistance program funded under section 31104.
        ``(b) Goal.--The goal of the program is to ensure that the
    Secretary, States, local governments, other political jurisdictions,
    federally recognized Indian tribes, and other persons work in
    partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial
    motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe and efficient
    surface transportation system by--
                ``(1) making targeted investments to promote safe
            commercial motor vehicle transportation, including the
            transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;
                ``(2) investing in activities likely to generate maximum
            reductions in the number and severity of commercial motor
            vehicle crashes and in fatalities resulting from such crashes;
                ``(3) adopting and enforcing effective motor carrier,
            commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and
            practices consistent with Federal requirements; and
                ``(4) assessing and improving statewide performance by
            setting program goals and meeting performance standards,
            measures, and benchmarks.
        ``(c) State Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the
            Secretary shall prescribe procedures for a State to submit a
            multiple-year plan, and annual updates thereto, under which the
            State agrees to assume responsibility for improving motor
            carrier safety by adopting and enforcing State regulations,
            standards, and orders that are compatible with the regulations,
            standards, and orders of the Federal Government on commercial
            motor vehicle safety and hazardous materials transportation
            safety.
                ``(2) Contents.--The Secretary shall approve a State plan
            if the Secretary determines that the plan is adequate to comply
            with the requirements of this section, and the plan--
                        ``(A) implements performance-based activities,
                    including deployment and maintenance of technology to
                    enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of commercial
                    motor vehicle safety programs;
                        ``(B) designates a lead State commercial motor
                    vehicle safety agency responsible for administering the
                    plan throughout the State;
                        ``(C) contains satisfactory assurances that the
                    lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency has
                    or will have the legal authority, resources, and
                    qualified personnel necessary to enforce the
                    regulations, standards, and orders;
                        ``(D) contains satisfactory assurances that the
                    State will devote adequate resources to the
                    administration of the plan and enforcement of the
                    regulations, standards, and orders;
                        ``(E) provides a right of entry and inspection to
                    carry out the plan;
                        ``(F) provides that all reports required under this
                    section be available to the Secretary on request;
                        ``(G) provides that the lead State commercial motor
                    vehicle safety agency will adopt the reporting
                    requirements and use the forms for recordkeeping,
                    inspections, and investigations that the Secretary
                    prescribes;
                        ``(H) requires all registrants of commercial motor
                    vehicles to demonstrate knowledge of applicable safety
                    regulations, standards, and orders of the Federal
                    Government and the State;
                        ``(I) provides that the State will grant maximum
                    reciprocity for inspections conducted under the North
                    American Inspection Standards through the use of a
                    nationally accepted system that allows ready
                    identification of previously inspected commercial motor
                    vehicles;
                        ``(J) ensures that activities described in
                    subsection (h), if financed through grants to the State
                    made under this section, will not diminish the
                    effectiveness of the development and implementation of
                    the programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor
                    vehicle, and driver safety as described in subsection
                    (b);
                        ``(K) ensures that the lead State commercial motor
                    vehicle safety agency will coordinate the plan, data
                    collection, and information systems with the State
                    highway safety improvement program required under
                    section 148(c) of title 23;
                        ``(L) ensures participation in appropriate Federal
                    Motor Carrier Safety Administration information
                    technology and data systems and other information
                    systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving
                    motor carrier safety assistance program funding;
                        ``(M) ensures that information is exchanged among
                    the States in a timely manner;
                        ``(N) provides satisfactory assurances that the
                    State will undertake efforts that will emphasize and
                    improve enforcement of State and local traffic safety
                    laws and regulations related to commercial motor
                    vehicle safety;
                        ``(O) provides satisfactory assurances that the
                    State will address national priorities and performance
                    goals, including--
                                ``(i) activities aimed at removing impaired
                            commercial motor vehicle drivers from the
                            highways of the United States through adequate
                            enforcement of regulations on the use of
                            alcohol and controlled substances and by
                            ensuring ready roadside access to alcohol
                            detection and measuring equipment;
                                ``(ii) activities aimed at providing an
                            appropriate level of training to State motor
                            carrier safety assistance program officers and
                            employees on recognizing drivers impaired by
                            alcohol or controlled substances; and
                                ``(iii) when conducted with an appropriate
                            commercial motor vehicle inspection, criminal
                            interdiction activities, and appropriate
                            strategies for carrying out those interdiction
                            activities, including interdiction activities
                            that affect the transportation of controlled
                            substances (as defined in section 102 of the
                            Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
                            Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802) and listed in part
                            1308 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations,
                            as updated and republished from time to time)
                            by any occupant of a commercial motor vehicle;
                        ``(P) provides that the State has established and
                    dedicated sufficient resources to a program to ensure
                    that--
                                ``(i) the State collects and reports to the
                            Secretary accurate, complete, and timely motor
                            carrier safety data; and
                                ``(ii) the State participates in a national
                            motor carrier safety data correction system
                            prescribed by the Secretary;
                        ``(Q) ensures that the State will cooperate in the
                    enforcement of financial responsibility requirements
                    under sections 13906, 31138, and 31139 and regulations
                    issued under those sections;
                        ``(R) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable
                    sanctions;
                        ``(S) ensures that roadside inspections will be
                    conducted at locations that are adequate to protect the
                    safety of drivers and enforcement personnel;
                        ``(T) provides that the State will include in the
                    training manuals for the licensing examination to drive
                    noncommercial motor vehicles and commercial motor
                    vehicles information on best practices for driving
                    safely in the vicinity of noncommercial and commercial
                    motor vehicles;
                        ``(U) provides that the State will enforce the
                    registration requirements of sections 13902 and 31134
                    by prohibiting the operation of any vehicle discovered
                    to be operated by a motor carrier without a
                    registration issued under those sections or to be
                    operated beyond the scope of the motor carrier's
                    registration;
                        ``(V) provides that the State will conduct
                    comprehensive and highly visible traffic enforcement
                    and commercial motor vehicle safety inspection programs
                    in high-risk locations and corridors;
                        ``(W) except in the case of an imminent hazard or
                    obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection of a
                    vehicle transporting passengers for a motor carrier of
                    passengers is conducted at a bus station, terminal,
                    border crossing, maintenance facility, destination, or
                    other location where a motor carrier may make a planned
                    stop (excluding a weigh station);
                        ``(X) ensures that the State will transmit to its
                    roadside inspectors notice of each Federal exemption
                    granted under section 31315(b) of this title and
                    sections 390.23 and 390.25 of title 49, Code of Federal
                    Regulations, and provided to the State by the
                    Secretary, including the name of the person that
                    received the exemption and any terms and conditions
                    that apply to the exemption;
                        ``(Y) except as provided in subsection (d),
                    provides that the State--
                                ``(i) will conduct safety audits of
                            interstate and, at the State's discretion,
                            intrastate new entrant motor carriers under
                            section 31144(g); and
                                ``(ii) if the State authorizes a third
                            party to conduct safety audits under section
                            31144(g) on its behalf, the State verifies the
                            quality of the work conducted and remains
                            solely responsible for the management and
                            oversight of the activities;
                        ``(Z) provides that the State agrees to fully
                    participate in the performance and registration
                    information systems management under section 31106(b)
                    not later than October 1, 2020, by complying with the
                    conditions for participation under paragraph (3) of
                    that section, or demonstrates to the Secretary an
                    alternative approach for identifying and immobilizing a
                    motor carrier with serious safety deficiencies in a
                    manner that provides an equivalent level of safety;
                        ``(AA) in the case of a State that shares a land
                    border with another country, provides that the State--
                                ``(i) will conduct a border commercial
                            motor vehicle safety program focusing on
                            international commerce that includes
                            enforcement and related projects; or
                                ``(ii) will forfeit all funds calculated by
                            the Secretary based on border-related
                            activities if the State declines to conduct the
                            program described in clause (i) in its plan;
                            and
                        ``(BB) in the case of a State that meets the other
                    requirements of this section and agrees to comply with
                    the requirements established in subsection (l)(3),
                    provides that the State may fund operation and
                    maintenance costs associated with innovative technology
                    deployment under subsection (l)(3) with motor carrier
                    safety assistance program funds authorized under
                    section 31104(a)(1).
                ``(3) Publication.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall publish each approved State multiple-
                    year plan, and each annual update thereto, on a
                    publically accessible Internet Web site of the
                    Department of Transportation not later than 30 days
                    after the date the Secretary approves the plan or
                    update.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--Before publishing an approved
                    State multiple-year plan or annual update under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall redact any
                    information identified by the State that, if
                    disclosed--
                                ``(i) would reasonably be expected to
                            interfere with enforcement proceedings; or
                                ``(ii) would reveal enforcement techniques
                            or procedures that would reasonably be expected
                            to risk circumvention of the law.
        ``(d) Exclusion of U.S. Territories.--The requirement that a State
    conduct safety audits of new entrant motor carriers under subsection
    (c)(2)(Y) does not apply to a territory of the United States unless
    required by the Secretary.
        ``(e) Intrastate Compatibility.--The Secretary shall prescribe
    regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring
    compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws,
    including regulations, with Federal motor carrier safety regulations to
    be enforced under subsections (b) and (c). To the extent practicable,
    the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum flexibility while
    ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not diminish motor vehicle
    safety.
        ``(f) Maintenance of Effort.--
                ``(1) Baseline.--Except as provided under paragraphs (2)
            and (3) and in accordance with section 5106 of the Surface
            Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, a State
            plan under subsection (c) shall provide that the total
            expenditure of amounts of the lead State commercial motor
            vehicle safety agency responsible for administering the plan
            will be maintained at a level each fiscal year that is at least
            equal to--
                        ``(A) the average level of that expenditure for
                    fiscal years 2004 and 2005; or
                        ``(B) the level of that expenditure for the year in
                    which the Secretary implements a new allocation formula
                    under section 5106 of the Surface Transportation
                    Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.
                ``(2) Adjusted baseline after fiscal year 2017.--At the
            request of a State, the Secretary may evaluate additional
            documentation related to the maintenance of effort and may make
            reasonable adjustments to the maintenance of effort baseline
            after the year in which the Secretary implements a new
            allocation formula under section 5106 of the Surface
            Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and this
            adjusted baseline will replace the maintenance of effort
            requirement under paragraph (1).
                ``(3) Waivers.--At the request of a State, the Secretary
            may waive or modify the requirements of this subsection for a
            total of 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the
            waiver or modification is reasonable, based on circumstances
            described by the State, to ensure the continuation of
            commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities in the State.
                ``(4) Level of state expenditures.--In estimating the
            average level of a State's expenditures under paragraph (1),
            the Secretary--
                        ``(A) may allow the State to exclude State
                    expenditures for federally sponsored demonstration and
                    pilot programs and strike forces;
                        ``(B) may allow the State to exclude expenditures
                    for activities related to border enforcement and new
                    entrant safety audits; and
                        ``(C) shall require the State to exclude State
                    matching amounts used to receive Federal financing
                    under section 31104.
        ``(g) Use of Unified Carrier Registration Fees Agreement.--Amounts
    generated under section 14504a and received by a State and used for
    motor carrier safety purposes may be included as part of the State's
    match required under section 31104 or maintenance of effort required by
    subsection (f).
        ``(h) Use of Grants To Enforce Other Laws.--When approved as part
    of a State's plan under subsection (c), the State may use motor carrier
    safety assistance program funds received under this section--
                ``(1) if the activities are carried out in conjunction with
            an appropriate inspection of a commercial motor vehicle to
            enforce Federal or State commercial motor vehicle safety
            regulations, for--
                        ``(A) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size
                    and weight limitations at locations, excluding fixed-
                    weight facilities, such as near steep grades or
                    mountainous terrains, where the weight of a commercial
                    motor vehicle can significantly affect the safe
                    operation of the vehicle, or at ports where intermodal
                    shipping containers enter and leave the United States;
                    and
                        ``(B) detection of and enforcement actions taken as
                    a result of criminal activity, including the
                    trafficking of human beings, in a commercial motor
                    vehicle or by any occupant, including the operator, of
                    the commercial motor vehicle; and
                ``(2) for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and
            regulations designed to promote the safe operation of
            commercial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement of
            such laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor
            vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of
            commercial motor vehicles, if--
                        ``(A) the number of motor carrier safety
                    activities, including roadside safety inspections,
                    conducted in the State is maintained at a level at
                    least equal to the average level of such activities
                    conducted in the State in fiscal years 2004 and 2005;
                    and
                        ``(B) the State does not use more than 10 percent
                    of the basic amount the State receives under a grant
                    awarded under section 31104(a)(1) for enforcement
                    activities relating to noncommercial motor vehicles
                    necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial
                    motor vehicles unless the Secretary determines that a
                    higher percentage will result in significant increases
                    in commercial motor vehicle safety.
        ``(i) Evaluation of Plans and Award of Grants.--
                ``(1) Awards.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
            the application, evaluation, and approval of State plans under
            this section. Subject to subsection (j), the Secretary may
            allocate the amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1)
            among the States.
                ``(2) Opportunity to cure.--If the Secretary disapproves a
            plan under this section, the Secretary shall give the State a
            written explanation of the reasons for disapproval and allow
            the State to modify and resubmit the plan for approval.
        ``(j) Allocation of Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, by regulation, shall
            prescribe allocation criteria for funds made available under
            section 31104(a)(1).
                ``(2) Annual allocations.--On October 1 of each fiscal
            year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and after making a
            deduction under section 31104(c), the Secretary shall allocate
            amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1) to carry out
            this section for the fiscal year among the States with plans
            approved under this section in accordance with the criteria
            prescribed under paragraph (1).
                ``(3) Elective adjustments.--Subject to the availability of
            funding and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data elements
            used by the Secretary to calculate the annual allocation
            amounts, after the creation of a new allocation formula under
            section 5106 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and
            Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary may not make elective
            adjustments to the allocation formula that decrease a State's
            Federal funding levels by more than 3 percent in a fiscal year.
            The 3 percent limit shall not apply to the withholding
            provisions of subsection (k).
        ``(k) Plan Monitoring.--
                ``(1) In general.--On the basis of reports submitted by the
            lead State agency responsible for administering a State plan
            approved under this section and an investigation by the
            Secretary, the Secretary shall periodically evaluate State
            implementation of and compliance with the State plan.
                ``(2) Withholding of funds.--
                        ``(A) Disapproval.--If, after notice and an
                    opportunity to be heard, the Secretary finds that a
                    State plan previously approved under this section is
                    not being followed or has become inadequate to ensure
                    enforcement of State regulations, standards, or orders
                    described in subsection (c)(1), or the State is
                    otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of
                    this section, the Secretary may withdraw approval of
                    the State plan and notify the State. Upon the receipt
                    of such notice, the State plan shall no longer be in
                    effect and the Secretary shall withhold all funding to
                    the State under this section.
                        ``(B) Noncompliance withholding.--In lieu of
                    withdrawing approval of a State plan under subparagraph
                    (A), the Secretary may, after providing notice to the
                    State and an opportunity to be heard, withhold funding
                    from the State to which the State would otherwise be
                    entitled under this section for the period of the
                    State's noncompliance. In exercising this option, the
                    Secretary may withhold--
                                ``(i) up to 5 percent of funds during the
                            fiscal year that the Secretary notifies the
                            State of its noncompliance;
                                ``(ii) up to 10 percent of funds for the
                            first full fiscal year of noncompliance;
                                ``(iii) up to 25 percent of funds for the
                            second full fiscal year of noncompliance; and
                                ``(iv) not more than 50 percent of funds
                            for the third and any subsequent full fiscal
                            year of noncompliance.
                ``(3) Judicial review.--A State adversely affected by a
            determination under paragraph (2) may seek judicial review
            under chapter 7 of title 5. Notwithstanding the disapproval of
            a State plan under paragraph (2)(A) or the withholding of funds
            under paragraph (2)(B), the State may retain jurisdiction in an
            administrative or a judicial proceeding that commenced before
            the notice of disapproval or withholding if the issues involved
            are not related directly to the reasons for the disapproval or
            withholding.
        ``(l) High Priority Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer a high
            priority program funded under section 31104 for the purposes
            described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
                ``(2) Activities related to motor carrier safety.--The
            Secretary may make discretionary grants to and enter into
            cooperative agreements with States, local governments,
            federally recognized Indian tribes, other political
            jurisdictions as necessary, and any person to carry out high
            priority activities and projects that augment motor carrier
            safety activities and projects planned in accordance with
            subsections (b) and (c), including activities and projects
            that--
                        ``(A) increase public awareness and education on
                    commercial motor vehicle safety;
                        ``(B) target unsafe driving of commercial motor
                    vehicles and noncommercial motor vehicles in areas
                    identified as high risk crash corridors;
                        ``(C) improve the safe and secure movement of
                    hazardous materials;
                        ``(D) improve safe transportation of goods and
                    persons in foreign commerce;
                        ``(E) demonstrate new technologies to improve
                    commercial motor vehicle safety;
                        ``(F) support participation in performance and
                    registration information systems management under
                    section 31106(b)--
                                ``(i) for entities not responsible for
                            submitting the plan under subsection (c); or
                                ``(ii) for entities responsible for
                            submitting the plan under subsection (c)--
                                        ``(I) before October 1, 2020, to
                                    achieve compliance with the
                                    requirements of participation; and
                                        ``(II) beginning on October 1,
                                    2020, or once compliance is achieved,
                                    whichever is sooner, for special
                                    initiatives or projects that exceed
                                    routine operations required for
                                    participation;
                        ``(G) conduct safety data improvement projects--
                                ``(i) that complete or exceed the
                            requirements under subsection (c)(2)(P) for
                            entities not responsible for submitting the
                            plan under subsection (c); or
                                ``(ii) that exceed the requirements under
                            subsection (c)(2)(P) for entities responsible
                            for submitting the plan under subsection (c);
                            and
                        ``(H) otherwise improve commercial motor vehicle
                    safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle
                    safety regulations.
                ``(3) Innovative technology deployment grant program.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
                    innovative technology deployment grant program to make
                    discretionary grants funded under section 31104(a)(2)
                    to eligible States for the innovative technology
                    deployment of commercial motor vehicle information
                    systems and networks.
                        ``(B) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall
                    be--
                                ``(i) to advance the technological
                            capability and promote the deployment of
                            intelligent transportation system applications
                            for commercial motor vehicle operations,
                            including commercial motor vehicle, commercial
                            driver, and carrier-specific information
                            systems and networks; and
                                ``(ii) to support and maintain commercial
                            motor vehicle information systems and
                            networks--
                                        ``(I) to link Federal motor carrier
                                    safety information systems with State
                                    commercial motor vehicle systems;
                                        ``(II) to improve the safety and
                                    productivity of commercial motor
                                    vehicles and drivers; and
                                        ``(III) to reduce costs associated
                                    with commercial motor vehicle
                                    operations and Federal and State
                                    commercial motor vehicle regulatory
                                    requirements.
                        ``(C) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant
                    under this paragraph, a State shall--
                                ``(i) have a commercial motor vehicle
                            information systems and networks program plan
                            approved by the Secretary that describes the
                            various systems and networks at the State level
                            that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or
                            built to accomplish deployment of commercial
                            motor vehicle information systems and networks
                            capabilities;
                                ``(ii) certify to the Secretary that its
                            commercial motor vehicle information systems
                            and networks deployment activities, including
                            hardware procurement, software and system
                            development, and infrastructure modifications--
                                        ``(I) are consistent with the
                                    national intelligent transportation
                                    systems and commercial motor vehicle
                                    information systems and networks
                                    architectures and available standards;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) promote interoperability and
                                    efficiency to the extent practicable;
                                    and
                                ``(iii) agree to execute interoperability
                            tests developed by the Federal Motor Carrier
                            Safety Administration to verify that its
                            systems conform with the national intelligent
                            transportation systems architecture, applicable
                            standards, and protocols for commercial motor
                            vehicle information systems and networks.
                        ``(D) Use of funds.--Grant funds received under
                    this paragraph may be used--
                                ``(i) for deployment activities and
                            activities to develop new and innovative
                            advanced technology solutions that support
                            commercial motor vehicle information systems
                            and networks;
                                ``(ii) for planning activities, including
                            the development or updating of program or top
                            level design plans in order to become eligible
                            or maintain eligibility under subparagraph (C);
                            and
                                ``(iii) for the operation and maintenance
                            costs associated with innovative technology.
                        ``(E) Secretary authorization.--The Secretary is
                    authorized to award a State funding for the operation
                    and maintenance costs associated with innovative
                    technology deployment with funds made available under
                    sections 31104(a)(1) and 31104(a)(2).''.
        (b) Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Grant Program.--Section
    31103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a commercial
    motor vehicle operators grant program funded under section 31104.
        ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the grant program is to train
    individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (as
    defined in section 31301).
        ``(c) Veterans.--In administering grants under this section, the
    Secretary shall award priority to grant applications for programs to
    train former members of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of
    title 10) in the safe operation of such vehicles.''.
        (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31104 of title 49,
    United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended on the
    effective date set forth in subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 31104. Authorization of appropriations
        ``(a) Financial Assistance Programs.--The following sums are
    authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
    the Mass Transit Account):
                ``(1) Motor carrier safety assistance program.--Subject to
            paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102--
                        ``(A) $278,242,684 for fiscal year 2017;
                        ``(B) $293,685,550 for fiscal year 2018;
                        ``(C) $308,351,227 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(D) $323,798,553 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        ``(E) $339,244,023 for fiscal year 2021.
                ``(2) High priority activities program.--Subject to
            subsection (c), to make grants and cooperative agreements under
            section 31102(l), the Secretary may set aside from amounts made
            available under paragraph (1) up to--
                        ``(A) $40,798,780 for fiscal year 2017;
                        ``(B) $41,684,114 for fiscal year 2018;
                        ``(C) $42,442,764 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(D) $43,325,574 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        ``(E) $44,209,416 for fiscal year 2021.
                ``(3) Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program.--To
            carry out section 31103--
                        ``(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        ``(B) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        ``(C) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        ``(E) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                ``(4) Commercial driver's license program implementation
            program.--Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section
            31313--
                        ``(A) $30,958,536 for fiscal year 2017;
                        ``(B) $31,630,336 for fiscal year 2018;
                        ``(C) $32,206,008 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(D) $32,875,893 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        ``(E) $33,546,562 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(b) Reimbursement and Payment to Recipients for Government Share
    of Costs.--
                ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available under subsection
            (a) shall be used to reimburse financial assistance recipients
            proportionally for the Federal Government's share of the costs
            incurred.
                ``(2) Reimbursement amounts.--The Secretary shall reimburse
            a recipient, in accordance with a financial assistance
            agreement made under section 31102, 31103, or 31313, an amount
            that is at least 85 percent of the costs incurred by the
            recipient in a fiscal year in developing and implementing
            programs under such sections. The Secretary shall pay the
            recipient an amount not more than the Federal Government share
            of the total costs approved by the Federal Government in the
            financial assistance agreement. The Secretary shall include a
            recipient's in-kind contributions in determining the
            reimbursement.
                ``(3) Vouchers.--Each recipient shall submit vouchers at
            least quarterly for costs the recipient incurs in developing
            and implementing programs under sections 31102, 31103, and
            31313.
        ``(c) Deductions for Partner Training and Program Support.--On
    October 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon after that date as
    practicable, the Secretary may deduct from amounts made available under
    paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) for that fiscal year not
    more than 1.50 percent of those amounts for partner training and
    program support in that fiscal year. The Secretary shall use at least
    75 percent of those deducted amounts to train non-Federal Government
    employees and to develop related training materials in carrying out
    such programs.
        ``(d) Grants and Cooperative Agreements as Contractual
    Obligations.--The approval of a financial assistance agreement by the
    Secretary under section 31102, 31103, or 31313 is a contractual
    obligation of the Federal Government for payment of the Federal
    Government's share of costs in carrying out the provisions of the grant
    or cooperative agreement.
        ``(e) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
    for eligible activities to be funded with financial assistance
    agreements under this section and publish those criteria in a notice of
    funding availability before the financial assistance program
    application period.
        ``(f) Period of Availability of Financial Assistance Agreement
    Funds for Recipient Expenditures.--The period of availability for a
    recipient to expend funds under a grant or cooperative agreement
    authorized under subsection (a) is as follows:
                ``(1) For grants made for carrying out section 31102, other
            than section 31102(l), for the fiscal year in which the
            Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for
            the next fiscal year.
                ``(2) For grants made or cooperative agreements entered
            into for carrying out section 31102(l)(2), for the fiscal year
            in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance
            agreement and for the next 2 fiscal years.
                ``(3) For grants made for carrying out section 31102(l)(3),
            for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the
            financial assistance agreement and for the next 4 fiscal years.
                ``(4) For grants made for carrying out section 31103, for
            the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial
            assistance agreement and for the next fiscal year.
                ``(5) For grants made or cooperative agreements entered
            into for carrying out section 31313, for the fiscal year in
            which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement
            and for the next 4 fiscal years.
        ``(g) Contract Authority; Initial Date of Availability.--Amounts
    authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account) by this section shall be available for obligation on the date
    of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year
    for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
        ``(h) Availability of Funding.--Amounts made available under this
    section shall remain available until expended.''.
        (d) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to
    sections 31102, 31103, and 31104 and inserting the following:

    ``31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program.
    ``31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program.
    ``31104. Authorization of appropriations.''.
        (e) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Safety fitness of owners and operator; safety reviews
            of new operators.--Section 31144(g) of title 49, United States
            Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5).
                (2) Information systems; performance and registration
            information program.--Section 31106(b) of title 49, United
            States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4).
                (3) Border enforcement grants.--Section 31107 of title 49,
            United States Code, and the item relating to that section in
            the analysis for chapter 311 of that title, are repealed.
                (4) Performance and registration information system
            management.--Section 31109 of title 49, United States Code, and
            the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter
            311 of that title, are repealed.
                (5) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
            deployment.--Section 4126 of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31106 note),
            and the item relating to that section in the table of contents
            contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
                (6) Safety data improvement program.--Section 4128 of
            SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), and the item relating to
            that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b)
            of that Act, are repealed.
                (7) Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators.--
            Section 4134 of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note), and the item
            relating to that section in the table of contents contained in
            section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
                (8) Maintenance of effort as condition on grants to
            states.--Section 103(c) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement
            Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31102 note) is repealed.
                (9) State compliance with cdl requirements.--Section 103(e)
            of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C.
            31102 note) is repealed.
                (10) Border staffing standards.--Section 218(d) of the
            Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31133
            note) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``section
                    31104(f)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code'' and
                    inserting ``section 31104(a)(1) of title 49, United
                    States Code''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3).
        (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on October 1, 2016.
        (g) Transition.--Notwithstanding the amendments made by this
    section, the Secretary shall carry out sections 31102, 31103, 31104 of
    title 49, United States Code, and any sections repealed under
    subsection (e), as necessary, as those sections were in effect on the
    day before October 1, 2016, with respect to applications for grants,
    cooperative agreements, or contracts under those sections submitted
    before October 1, 2016.

    SEC. 5102. PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT.

        Section 31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the
    subheading by striking ``Program'' and inserting ``Systems
    Management''.

    SEC. 5103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 31110. Authorization of appropriations
        ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay administrative
    expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--
                ``(1) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                ``(2) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                ``(3) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(4) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(5) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                ``(6) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(b) Use of Funds.--The funds authorized by this section shall be
    used for--
                ``(1) personnel costs;
                ``(2) administrative infrastructure;
                ``(3) rent;
                ``(4) information technology;
                ``(5) programs for research and technology, information
            management, regulatory development, and the administration of
            performance and registration information systems management
            under section 31106(b);
                ``(6) programs for outreach and education under subsection
            (c);
                ``(7) other operating expenses;
                ``(8) conducting safety reviews of new operators; and
                ``(9) such other expenses as may from time to time become
            necessary to implement statutory mandates of the Federal Motor
            Carrier Safety Administration not funded from other sources.
        ``(c) Outreach and Education Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct, through any
            combination of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
            other activities, an internal and external outreach and
            education program to be administered by the Administrator of
            the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of an outreach and
            education project for which a grant, contract, or cooperative
            agreement is made under this subsection may be up to 100
            percent of the cost of the project.
                ``(3) Funding.--From amounts made available under
            subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available not more
            than $4,000,000 each fiscal year.
        ``(d) Contract Authority; Initial Date of Availability.--Amounts
    authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account) by this section shall be available for obligation on the date
    of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year
    for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
        ``(e) Funding Availability.--Amounts made available under this
    section shall remain available until expended.
        ``(f) Contractual Obligation.--The approval of funds by the
    Secretary under this section is a contractual obligation of the Federal
    Government for payment of the Federal Government's share of costs.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the items
    relating to subchapter I the following:

    ``31110. Authorization of appropriations.''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Administrative expenses; authorization of
            appropriations.--Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code,
            is amended--
                        (A) by striking subsection (i); and
                        (B) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as
                    subsections (i) and (j), respectively.
                (2) Use of amounts made available under subsection (i).--
            Section 4116(d) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31104 note) is amended
            by striking ``section 31104(i)'' and inserting ``section
            31110''.
                (3) Internal cooperation.--Section 31161 of title 49,
            United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 31104(i)''
            and inserting ``section 31110''.
                (4) SAFETEA-LU; outreach and education.--Section 4127 of
            SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1741; Public Law 109-59), and the item
            relating to that section in the table of contents contained in
            section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.

    SEC. 5104. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 31313 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 31313. Commercial driver's license program implementation
                  financial assistance program
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall administer
    a financial assistance program for commercial driver's license program
    implementation for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
                ``(1) State commercial driver's license program
            implementation grants.--In carrying out the program, the
            Secretary may make a grant to a State agency in a fiscal year--
                        ``(A) to assist the State in complying with the
                    requirements of section 31311; and
                        ``(B) in the case of a State that is making a good
                    faith effort toward substantial compliance with the
                    requirements of section 31311, to improve the State's
                    implementation of its commercial driver's license
                    program, including expenses--
                                ``(i) for computer hardware and software;
                                ``(ii) for publications, testing,
                            personnel, training, and quality control;
                                ``(iii) for commercial driver's license
                            program coordinators; and
                                ``(iv) to implement or maintain a system to
                            notify an employer of an operator of a
                            commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or
                            revocation of the operator's commercial
                            driver's license consistent with the standards
                            developed under section 32303(b) of the
                            Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act
                            of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31304 note).
                ``(2) Priority activities.--The Secretary may make a grant
            to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency,
            local government, or any person in a fiscal year for research,
            development and testing, demonstration projects, public
            education, and other special activities and projects relating
            to commercial drivers licensing and motor vehicle safety that--
                        ``(A) benefit all jurisdictions of the United
                    States;
                        ``(B) address national safety concerns and
                    circumstances;
                        ``(C) address emerging issues relating to
                    commercial driver's license improvements;
                        ``(D) support innovative ideas and solutions to
                    commercial driver's license program issues; or
                        ``(E) address other commercial driver's license
                    issues, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(b) Prohibitions.--A recipient may not use financial assistance
    funds awarded under this section to rent, lease, or buy land or
    buildings.
        ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall issue an annual report on the
    activities carried out under this section.
        ``(d) Apportionment.--All amounts made available to carry out this
    section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to a recipient described
    in subsection (a)(2) according to criteria prescribed by the Secretary.
        ``(e) Funding.--For fiscal years beginning after September 30,
    2016, this section shall be funded under section 31104.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 313 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    31313 and inserting the following:

    ``31313. Commercial driver's license program implementation financial
                                assistance program.''.

    SEC. 5105. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAMS FOR
                  FISCAL YEAR 2016.

        (a) Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Grant Extension.--
    Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the following:
                ``(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
                ``(11) $241,480,000 for fiscal year 2016.''.
        (b) Extension of Grant Programs.--Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA-LU
    (119 Stat. 1715; Public Law 109-59) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--The following sums are
    authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
    the Mass Transit Account):
                ``(1) Commercial driver's license program improvement
            grants.--For carrying out the commercial driver's license
            program improvement grants program under section 31313 of title
            49, United States Code, $30,480,000 for fiscal year 2016.
                ``(2) Border enforcement grants.--For border enforcement
            grants under section 31107 of that title $32,512,000 for fiscal
            year 2016.
                ``(3) Performance and registration information systems
            management grant program.--For the performance and registration
            information systems management grant program under section
            31109 of that title $5,080,000 for fiscal year 2016.
                ``(4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
            deployment.--For carrying out the commercial vehicle
            information systems and networks deployment program under
            section 4126 of this Act $25,400,000 for fiscal year 2016.
                ``(5) Safety data improvement grants.--For safety data
            improvement grants under section 4128 of this Act $3,048,000
            for fiscal year 2016.''.
        (c) High-Priority Activities.--Section 31104(j)(2) of title 49,
    United States Code, as redesignated by this subtitle, is amended by
    striking ``2015'' the first place it appears and inserting ``2016''.
        (d) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) Set aside.--The Secretary shall set aside
                    from amounts made available under section 31104(a) up
                    to $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for audits of new
                    entrant motor carriers conducted under this
                    paragraph.''.
        (e) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--Section
    4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``(c) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 31110 of
    title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make available,
    $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 to carry out this section.''.
        (f) Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks
    Deployment.--
                (1) In general.--Section 4126 of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C.
            31106 note; 119 Stat. 1738; Public Law 109-59) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (c)--
                                (i) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end
                            the following: ``Funds deobligated by the
                            Secretary from previous year grants shall not
                            be counted toward the $2,500,000 maximum
                            aggregate amount for core deployment.''; and
                                (ii) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end
                            the following: ``Funds may also be used for
                            planning activities, including the development
                            or updating of program or top level design
                            plans.''; and
                        (B) in subsection (d)(4) by adding at the end the
                    following: ``Funds may also be used for planning
                    activities, including the development or updating of
                    program or top level design plans.''.
                (2) Innovative technology deployment program.--For fiscal
            year 2016, the commercial vehicle information systems and
            networks deployment program under section 4126 of SAFETEA-LU
            (119 Stat. 1738; Public Law 109-59) may also be referred to as
            the innovative technology deployment program.

    SEC. 5106. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALLOCATION.

        (a) Working Group.--
                (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a motor
            carrier safety assistance program formula working group (in
            this section referred to as the ``working group'').
                (2) Membership.--
                        (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    working group shall consist of representatives of the
                    following:
                                (i) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                            Administration.
                                (ii) The lead State commercial motor
                            vehicle safety agencies responsible for
                            administering the plan required by section
                            31102 of title 49, United States Code.
                                (iii) An organization representing State
                            agencies responsible for enforcing a program
                            for inspection of commercial motor vehicles.
                                (iv) Such other persons as the Secretary
                            considers necessary.
                        (B) Composition.--Representatives of State
                    commercial motor vehicle safety agencies shall comprise
                    at least 51 percent of the membership.
                (3) New allocation formula.--The working group shall
            analyze requirements and factors for the establishment of a new
            allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program
            under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.
                (4) Recommendation.--Not later than 1 year after the date
            the working group is established under paragraph (1), the
            working group shall make a recommendation to the Secretary
            regarding a new allocation formula for the motor carrier
            assistance program.
                (5) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
            U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group established
            under this subsection.
                (6) Publication.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor
            Carrier Safety Administration shall publish on a publicly
            accessible Internet Web site of the Federal Motor Carrier
            Safety Administration--
                        (A) summaries of the meetings of the working group;
                    and
                        (B) the final recommendation of the working group
                    provided to the Secretary.
        (b) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.--After receiving the
    recommendation of the working group under subsection (a)(4), the
    Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice seeking public
    comment on the establishment of a new allocation formula for the motor
    carrier safety assistance program.
        (c) Basis for Formula.--The Secretary shall ensure that the new
    allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program is based on
    factors that reflect, at a minimum--
                (1) the relative needs of the States to comply with section
            31102 of title 49, United States Code;
                (2) the relative administrative capacities of and
            challenges faced by States in complying with that section;
                (3) the average of each State's new entrant motor carrier
            inventory for the 3-year period prior to the date of enactment
            of this Act;
                (4) the number of international border inspection
            facilities and border crossings by commercial vehicles in each
            State; and
                (5) any other factors the Secretary considers appropriate.
        (d) Funding Amounts Prior to Development of New Allocation
    Formula.--
                (1) Interim formula.--Prior to the development of the new
            allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program,
            the Secretary may calculate the interim funding amounts for
            that program in fiscal year 2017 (and later fiscal years, as
            necessary) under section 31104(a)(1) of title 49, United States
            Code, as amended by this subtitle, by using the following
            methodology:
                        (A) The Secretary shall calculate the funding
                    amount to a State using the allocation formula the
                    Secretary used to award motor carrier safety assistance
                    program funding in fiscal year 2016 under section 31102
                    of title 49, United States Code.
                        (B) The Secretary shall average the funding awarded
                    or other equitable amounts to a State in fiscal years
                    2013, 2014, and 2015 for--
                                (i) border enforcement grants under section
                            31107 of title 49, United States Code; and
                                (ii) new entrant audit grants under section
                            31144(g)(5) of that title.
                        (C) The Secretary shall add the amounts calculated
                    in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                (2) Adjustments.--Subject to the availability of funding
            and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data elements used by
            the Secretary, the initial amounts resulting from the
            calculation described in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted to
            ensure that, for each State, the amount shall not be less than
            97 percent of the average amount of funding received or other
            equitable amounts in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for--
                        (A) motor carrier safety assistance program funds
                    awarded to the State under section 31102 of title 49,
                    United States Code;
                        (B) border enforcement grants awarded to the State
                    under section 31107 of title 49, United States Code;
                    and
                        (C) new entrant audit grants awarded to the State
                    under section 31144(g)(5) of title 49, United States
                    Code.
                (3) Immediate relief.--In developing the new allocation
            formula, the Secretary shall terminate the withholding of motor
            carrier assistance program funds from a State for at least 3
            fiscal years if the State was subject to the withholding of
            such funds for matters of noncompliance immediately prior to
            the date of enactment of this Act.
                (4) Future withholdings.--Beginning on the date that the
            new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program
            is implemented, the Secretary shall impose all future
            withholdings in accordance with section 31102(k) of title 49,
            United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.
        (e) Termination of Working Group.--The working group established
    under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of the implementation
    of a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance
    program.

    SEC. 5107. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT CALCULATION.

        (a) Before New Allocation Formula.--
                (1) Fiscal year 2017.--If a new allocation formula for the
            motor carrier safety assistance program has not been
            established under this subtitle for fiscal year 2017, the
            Secretary shall calculate for fiscal year 2017 the maintenance
            of effort baseline required under section 31102(f) of title 49,
            United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, by averaging
            the expenditures for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 required by
            section 31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as that
            section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment
            of this Act.
                (2) Subsequent fiscal years.--The Secretary may use the
            methodology for calculating the maintenance of effort baseline
            specified in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2018 and subsequent
            fiscal years if a new allocation formula for the motor carrier
            safety assistance program has not been established for that
            fiscal year.
        (b) Beginning With New Allocation Formation.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)(B),
            beginning on the date that a new allocation formula for the
            motor carrier safety assistance program is established under
            this subtitle, upon the request of a State, the Secretary may
            waive or modify the baseline maintenance of effort required of
            the State by section 31102(e) of title 49, United States Code,
            as amended by this subtitle, for the purpose of establishing a
            new baseline maintenance of effort if the Secretary determines
            that a waiver or modification--
                        (A) is equitable due to reasonable circumstances;
                        (B) will ensure the continuation of commercial
                    motor vehicle enforcement activities in the State; and
                        (C) is necessary to ensure that the total amount of
                    State maintenance of effort and matching expenditures
                    required under sections 31102 and 31104 of title 49,
                    United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, does
                    not exceed a sum greater than the average of the total
                    amount of State maintenance of effort and matching
                    expenditures required under those sections for the 3
                    fiscal years prior to the date of enactment of this
                    Act.
                (2) Adjustment methodology.--If requested by a State, the
            Secretary may modify the maintenance of effort baseline
            referred to in paragraph (1) for the State according to the
            following methodology:
                        (A) The Secretary shall establish the maintenance
                    of effort baseline for the State using the average
                    baseline of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, as required by
                    section 31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as
                    that section was in effect on the day before the date
                    of enactment of this Act.
                        (B) The Secretary shall calculate the average
                    required match by a lead State commercial motor vehicle
                    safety agency for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for
                    motor carrier safety assistance grants established at
                    20 percent by section 31103 of title 49, United States
                    Code, as that section was in effect on the day before
                    the date of enactment of this Act.
                        (C) The Secretary shall calculate the estimated
                    match required under section 31104(b) of title 49,
                    United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.
                        (D) The Secretary shall subtract the amount in
                    subparagraph (B) from the amount in subparagraph (C)
                    and--
                                (i) if the number is greater than 0, the
                            Secretary shall subtract the number from the
                            amount in subparagraph (A); or
                                (ii) if the number is not greater than 0,
                            the Secretary shall calculate the maintenance
                            of effort using the methodology in subparagraph
                            (A).
                (3) Maintenance of effort amount.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the amount
                    calculated under paragraph (2) as the baseline
                    maintenance of effort required under section 31102(f)
                    of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this
                    subtitle.
                        (B) Deadline.--If a State does not request a waiver
                    or modification under this subsection before September
                    30 during the first fiscal year that the Secretary
                    implements a new allocation formula for the motor
                    carrier safety assistance program under this subtitle,
                    the Secretary shall calculate the maintenance of effort
                    using the methodology described in paragraph (2)(A).
                (4) Maintenance of effort described.--The maintenance of
            effort calculated under this section is the amount required
            under section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, as
            amended by this subtitle.
        (c) Termination of Effectiveness.--The authority of the Secretary
    under this section shall terminate effective on the date that a new
    maintenance of effort baseline is calculated based on a new allocation
    formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program implemented
    under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.

         Subtitle B--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reform

                           PART I--REGULATORY REFORM

    SEC. 5201. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE.

        Section 13906(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``or suspend'' after ``revoke''.

    SEC. 5202. REGULATIONS.

        Section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and
            transferring such subsection to appear at the end of section
            31315 of such title; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Regulatory Impact Analysis.--Within each regulatory impact
    analysis of a proposed or final rule issued by the Federal Motor
    Carrier Safety Administration, the Secretary shall, whenever
    practicable--
                ``(1) consider the effects of the proposed or final rule on
            different segments of the motor carrier industry;
                ``(2) formulate estimates and findings based on the best
            available science; and
                ``(3) utilize available data specific to the different
            types of motor carriers, including small and large carriers,
            and drivers that will be impacted by the proposed or final
            rule.
        ``(g) Public Participation.--
                ``(1) In general.--If a proposed rule promulgated under
            this part is likely to lead to the promulgation of a major
            rule, the Secretary, before promulgating such proposed rule,
            shall--
                        ``(A) issue an advance notice of proposed
                    rulemaking; or
                        ``(B) proceed with a negotiated rulemaking.
                ``(2) Requirements.--Each advance notice of proposed
            rulemaking issued under paragraph (1) shall--
                        ``(A) identify the need for a potential regulatory
                    action;
                        ``(B) identify and request public comment on the
                    best available science or technical information
                    relevant to analyzing potential regulatory
                    alternatives;
                        ``(C) request public comment on the available data
                    and costs with respect to regulatory alternatives
                    reasonably likely to be considered as part of the
                    rulemaking; and
                        ``(D) request public comment on available
                    alternatives to regulation.
                ``(3) Waiver.--This subsection does not apply to a proposed
            rule if the Secretary, for good cause, finds (and incorporates
            the finding and a brief statement of reasons for such finding
            in the proposed or final rule) that an advance notice of
            proposed rulemaking is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
            to the public interest.
        ``(h) Review of Rules.--
                ``(1) In general.--Once every 5 years, the Secretary shall
            conduct a review of regulations issued under this part.
                ``(2) Schedule.--At the beginning of each 5-year review
            period, the Secretary shall publish a schedule that sets forth
            the plan for completing the review under paragraph (1) within 5
            years.
                ``(3) Notification of changes.--During each review period,
            the Secretary shall address any changes to the schedule
            published under paragraph (2) and notify the public of such
            changes.
                ``(4) Consideration of petitions.--In conducting a review
            under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider petitions for
            regulatory action under this part received by the Administrator
            of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                ``(5) Assessment.--At the conclusion of each review under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on a publicly
            accessible Internet Web site of the Department of
            Transportation an assessment that includes--
                        ``(A) an inventory of the regulations issued during
                    the 5-year period ending on the date on which the
                    assessment is published;
                        ``(B) a determination of whether the regulations
                    are--
                                ``(i) consistent and clear;
                                ``(ii) current with the operational
                            realities of the motor carrier industry; and
                                ``(iii) uniformly enforced; and
                        ``(C) an assessment of whether the regulations
                    continue to be necessary.
                ``(6) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the
            completion of each review under this subsection, the Secretary
            shall initiate a rulemaking to amend regulations as necessary
            to address the determinations made under paragraph (5)(B) and
            the results of the assessment under paragraph (5)(C).
        ``(i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (f) or (g) may
    be construed to limit the contents of an advance notice of proposed
    rulemaking.''.

    SEC. 5203. GUIDANCE.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) Date of issuance and point of contact.--Each guidance
            document issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
            Administration shall have a date of issuance or a date of
            revision, as applicable, and shall include the name and contact
            information of a point of contact at the Administration who can
            respond to questions regarding the guidance.
                (2) Public accessibility.--
                        (A) In general.--Each guidance document issued or
                    revised by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                    Administration shall be published on a publicly
                    accessible Internet Web site of the Department on the
                    date of issuance or revision.
                        (B) Redaction.--The Administrator of the Federal
                    Motor Carrier Safety Administration may redact from a
                    guidance document published under subparagraph (A) any
                    information that would reveal investigative techniques
                    that would compromise Administration enforcement
                    efforts.
                (3) Incorporation into regulations.--Not later than 5 years
            after the date on which a guidance document is published under
            paragraph (2) or during an applicable review under subsection
            (c), whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall revise
            regulations to incorporate the guidance document to the extent
            practicable.
                (4) Reissuance.--If a guidance document is not incorporated
            into regulations in accordance with paragraph (3), the
            Administrator shall--
                        (A) reissue an updated version of the guidance
                    document; and
                        (B) review and reissue an updated version of the
                    guidance document every 5 years until the date on which
                    the guidance document is removed or incorporated into
                    applicable regulations.
        (b) Initial Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review all guidance
    documents published under subsection (a) to ensure that such documents
    are current, are readily accessible to the public, and meet the
    standards specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection
    (c)(1).
        (c) Regular Review.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not less than
            once every 5 years, the Administrator shall conduct a
            comprehensive review of the guidance documents issued by the
            Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to determine
            whether such documents are--
                        (A) consistent and clear;
                        (B) uniformly and consistently enforced; and
                        (C) still necessary.
                (2) Notice and comment.--Prior to beginning a review under
            paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish in the Federal
            Register a notice and request for comment that solicits input
            from stakeholders on which guidance documents should be updated
            or eliminated.
                (3) Report.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
                    date on which a review under paragraph (1) is
                    completed, the Administrator shall publish on a
                    publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department
                    a report detailing the review and a full inventory of
                    the guidance documents of the Administration.
                        (B) Contents.--A report under subparagraph (A)
                    shall include a summary of the response of the
                    Administration to each comment received under paragraph
                    (2).
        (d) Guidance Document Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``guidance document'' means a document issued by the Federal Motor
    Carrier Safety Administration that--
                (1) provides an interpretation of a regulation of the
            Administration; or
                (2) includes an enforcement policy of the Administration.

    SEC. 5204. PETITIONS.

        (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier
    Safety Administration shall--
                (1) publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of
            the Department a summary of all petitions for regulatory action
            submitted to the Administration;
                (2) prioritize the petitions submitted based on the
            likelihood of safety improvements resulting from the regulatory
            action requested;
                (3) not later than 180 days after the date a summary of a
            petition is published under paragraph (1), formally respond to
            such petition by indicating whether the Administrator will
            accept, deny, or further review the petition;
                (4) prioritize responses to petitions consistent with a
            response's potential to reduce crashes, improve enforcement,
            and reduce unnecessary burdens; and
                (5) not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a
            petition, publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of
            the Department an updated inventory of the petitions described
            in paragraph (1), including any applicable disposition
            information for those petitions.
        (b) Petition Defined.--In this section, the term ``petition'' means
    a request for a new regulation, a regulatory interpretation or
    clarification, or a review of a regulation to eliminate or modify an
    obsolete, ineffective, or overly burdensome regulation.

               PART II--COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM

    SEC. 5221. CORRELATION STUDY.

        (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier
    Safety Administration (referred to in this part as the
    ``Administrator'') shall commission the National Research Council of
    the National Academies to conduct a study of--
                (1) the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the
            Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (referred to in
            this part as the ``CSA program''); and
                (2) the Safety Measurement System utilized by the CSA
            program (referred to in this part as the ``SMS'').
        (b) Scope of Study.--In carrying out the study commissioned
    pursuant to subsection (a), the National Research Council--
                (1) shall analyze--
                        (A) the accuracy with which the Behavior Analysis
                    and Safety Improvement Categories (referred to in this
                    part as ``BASIC'')--
                                (i) identify high risk carriers; and
                                (ii) predict or are correlated with future
                            crash risk, crash severity, or other safety
                            indicators for motor carriers;
                        (B) the methodology used to calculate BASIC
                    percentiles and identify carriers for enforcement,
                    including the weights assigned to particular violations
                    and the tie between crash risk and specific regulatory
                    violations, with respect to accurately identifying and
                    predicting future crash risk for motor carriers;
                        (C) the relative value of inspection information
                    and roadside enforcement data;
                        (D) any data collection gaps or data sufficiency
                    problems that may exist and the impact of those gaps
                    and problems on the efficacy of the CSA program;
                        (E) the accuracy of safety data, including the use
                    of crash data from crashes in which a motor carrier was
                    free from fault;
                        (F) whether BASIC percentiles for motor carriers of
                    passengers should be calculated differently than for
                    motor carriers of freight;
                        (G) the differences in the rates at which safety
                    violations are reported to the Federal Motor Carrier
                    Safety Administration for inclusion in the SMS by
                    various enforcement authorities, including States,
                    territories, and Federal inspectors; and
                        (H) how members of the public use the SMS and what
                    effect making the SMS information public has had on
                    reducing crashes and eliminating unsafe motor carriers
                    from the industry; and
                (2) shall consider--
                        (A) whether the SMS provides comparable precision
                    and confidence, through SMS alerts and percentiles, for
                    the relative crash risk of individual large and small
                    motor carriers;
                        (B) whether alternatives to the SMS would identify
                    high risk carriers more accurately; and
                        (C) the recommendations and findings of the
                    Comptroller General of the United States and the
                    Inspector General of the Department, and independent
                    review team reports, issued before the date of
                    enactment of this Act.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report containing the
    results of the study commissioned pursuant to subsection (a) to--
                (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
            of the Senate;
                (2) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
            the House of Representatives; and
                (3) the Inspector General of the Department.
        (d) Corrective Action Plan.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
            Administrator submits the report under subsection (c), if that
            report identifies a deficiency or opportunity for improvement
            in the CSA program or in any element of the SMS, the
            Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
            Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives a corrective action plan that--
                        (A) responds to the deficiencies or opportunities
                    identified by the report;
                        (B) identifies how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                    Administration will address such deficiencies or
                    opportunities; and
                        (C) provides an estimate of the cost, including
                    with respect to changes in staffing, enforcement, and
                    data collection, necessary to address such deficiencies
                    or opportunities.
                (2) Program reforms.--The corrective action plan submitted
            under paragraph (1) shall include an implementation plan that--
                        (A) includes benchmarks;
                        (B) includes programmatic reforms, revisions to
                    regulations, or proposals for legislation; and
                        (C) shall be considered in any rulemaking by the
                    Department that relates to the CSA program, including
                    the SMS.
        (e) Inspector General Review.--Not later than 120 days after the
    Administrator submits a corrective action plan under subsection (d),
    the Inspector General of the Department shall--
                (1) review the extent to which such plan implements--
                        (A) recommendations contained in the report
                    submitted under subsection (c); and
                        (B) relevant recommendations issued by the
                    Comptroller General or the Inspector General before the
                    date of enactment of this Act; and
                (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives a report on the responsiveness of the
            corrective action plan to the recommendations described in
            paragraph (1).

    SEC. 5222. BEYOND COMPLIANCE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall incorporate into the CSA
    program a methodology to allow recognition and an improved SMS score
    for--
                (1) the installation of advanced safety equipment;
                (2) the use of enhanced driver fitness measures;
                (3) the adoption of fleet safety management tools,
            technologies, and programs; or
                (4) other metrics as determined appropriate by the
            Administrator.
        (b) Qualification.--The Administrator, after providing notice and
    an opportunity for comment, shall develop technical or other
    performance standards with respect to advanced safety equipment,
    enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety management tools,
    technologies, and programs, and other metrics for purposes of
    subsection (a).
        (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the incorporation of
    the methodology under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate a report on the number of motor carriers
    receiving recognition and improved scores under such methodology and
    the safety performance of such carriers.

    SEC. 5223. DATA CERTIFICATION.

        (a) In General.--On and after the date that is 1 day after the date
    of enactment of this Act, no information regarding analysis of
    violations, crashes in which a determination is made that the motor
    carrier or the commercial motor vehicle driver is not at fault, alerts,
    or the relative percentile for each BASIC developed under the CSA
    program may be made available to the public (including through requests
    under section 552 of title 5, United States Code) until the Inspector
    General of the Department certifies that--
                (1) the report required under section 5221(c) has been
            submitted in accordance with that section;
                (2) any deficiencies identified in the report required
            under section 5221(c) have been addressed;
                (3) if applicable, the corrective action plan under section
            5221(d) has been implemented;
                (4) the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
            Administration has fully implemented or satisfactorily
            addressed the issues raised in the report titled ``Modifying
            the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve
            the Ability to Identify High Risk Carriers'' of the Government
            Accountability Office and dated February 2014 (GAO-14-114); and
                (5) the CSA program has been modified in accordance with
            section 5222.
        (b) Limitation on the Use of CSA Analysis.--Information regarding
    alerts and the relative percentile for each BASIC developed under the
    CSA program may not be used for safety fitness determinations until the
    Inspector General of the Department makes the certification under
    subsection (a).
        (c) Continued Public Availability of Data.--Notwithstanding any
    other provision of this section, inspection and violation information
    submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by
    commercial motor vehicle inspectors and qualified law enforcement
    officials, out-of-service rates, and absolute measures shall remain
    available to the public.
        (d) Exceptions.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            this section--
                        (A) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
                    and State and local commercial motor vehicle
                    enforcement agencies may use the information referred
                    to in subsection (a) for purposes of investigation and
                    enforcement prioritization; and
                        (B) a motor carrier and a commercial motor vehicle
                    driver may access information referred to in subsection
                    (a) that relates directly to the motor carrier or
                    driver, respectively.
                (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be
            construed to restrict the official use by State enforcement
            agencies of the data collected by State enforcement personnel.

    SEC. 5224. INTERIM HIRING STANDARD.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a person acting as--
                        (A) a shipper, other than an individual shipper (as
                    that term is defined in section 13102 of title 49,
                    United States Code), or a consignee;
                        (B) a broker or a freight forwarder (as such terms
                    are defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States
                    Code);
                        (C) a non-vessel-operating common carrier, an ocean
                    freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation
                    intermediary (as such terms are defined in section
                    40102 of title 46, United States Code);
                        (D) an indirect air carrier authorized to operate
                    under a Standard Security Program approved by the
                    Transportation Security Administration;
                        (E) a customs broker licensed in accordance with
                    section 111.2 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations;
                        (F) an interchange motor carrier subject to
                    paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 13902(i) of title
                    49, United States Code; or
                        (G) a warehouse (as defined in section 7-102(13) of
                    the Uniform Commercial Code).
                (2) Motor carrier.--The term ``motor carrier'' means a
            motor carrier (as that term is defined in section 13102 of
            title 49, United States Code) that is subject to Federal motor
            carrier financial responsibility and safety regulations.
        (b) Hiring Standard.--Subsection (c) shall only be applicable to
    entities who, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days
    before the pickup of the shipment by the hired motor carrier, verify
    that the motor carrier, at the time of such verification--
                (1) is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor
            Carrier Safety Administration to operate as a motor carrier, if
            applicable;
                (2) has the minimum insurance coverage required by Federal
            law; and
                (3) has a satisfactory safety fitness determination issued
            by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in force.
        (c) Interim Use of Data.--
                (1) In general.--With respect to an entity who completed a
            verification under subsection (b), only information regarding
            the entity's compliance or noncompliance with subsection (b)
            may be admitted as evidence or otherwise used against the
            entity in a civil action for damages resulting from a claim of
            negligent selection or retention of a motor carrier.
                (2) Excluded evidence.--With respect to an entity who
            completed a verification under subsection (b), motor carrier
            data (other than the information described in paragraph (1))
            created or maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
            Administration, including SMS data or analysis of such data,
            may not be admitted into evidence in a case or proceeding in
            which it is asserted or alleged that the entity's selection or
            retention of a motor carrier was negligent.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on the date
    on which the Inspector General of the Department makes the
    certification under section 5223(a).

                  Subtitle C--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

    SEC. 5301. IMPLEMENTING SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) National Clearinghouse for Controlled Substance and Alcohol
    Test Results of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--If the deadline
    established under section 31306a(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
    has not been met, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
    and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
    Senate written notification that--
                (1) explains why such deadline has not been met; and
                (2) establishes a new deadline for completion of the
            requirements of such section.
        (b) Electronic Logging Devices.--If the deadline established under
    section 31137(a) of title 49, United States Code, has not been met, not
    later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written
    notification that--
                (1) explains why such deadline has not been met; and
                (2) establishes a new deadline for completion of the
            requirements of such section.
        (c) Standards for Training.--If the deadline established under
    section 31305(c) of title 49, United States Code, has not been met, not
    later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written
    notification that--
                (1) explains why such deadline has not been met; and
                (2) establishes a new deadline for completion of the
            requirements of such section.
        (d) Further Responsibilities.--If the Secretary determines that a
    deadline established under subsection (a)(2), (b)(2), or (c)(2) cannot
    be met, not later than 30 days after the date on which such
    determination is made, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    written notification that--
                (1) explains why such deadline cannot be met; and
                (2) establishes a new deadline for completion of the
            relevant requirements.

    SEC. 5302. WINDSHIELD MOUNTED SAFETY TECHNOLOGY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to modify
    section 393.60(e)(1) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to
    permanently allow the voluntary mounting on the inside of a vehicle's
    windshield, within the area swept by windshield wipers, of vehicle
    safety technologies, if the Secretary determines that such mounting is
    likely to achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater
    than, the level of safety that would be achieved without such mounting.
        (b) Vehicle Safety Technology Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``vehicle safety technology'' includes lane departure warning systems,
    collision avoidance systems, on-board video event recording devices,
    and any other technology determined appropriate by the Secretary.
        (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to alter the terms of a short-term exemption from section 393.60(e) of
    title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, granted and in effect as of the
    date of enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 5303. PRIORITIZING STATUTORY RULEMAKINGS.

        The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration shall prioritize the completion of each outstanding
    rulemaking required by statute before beginning any other rulemaking,
    unless the Secretary determines that there is a significant need for
    such other rulemaking.

    SEC. 5304. SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
    to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a report on the cost and feasibility of establishing a
    self-reporting system for commercial motor vehicle drivers or motor
    carriers with respect to en route equipment failures.
        (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include--
                (1) an analysis of--
                        (A) alternatives for the reporting of equipment
                    failures in real time, including an Internet Web site
                    or telephone hotline;
                        (B) the ability of a commercial motor vehicle
                    driver or a motor carrier to provide to the Federal
                    Motor Carrier Safety Administration proof of repair of
                    a self-reported equipment failure;
                        (C) the ability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                    Administration to ensure that self-reported equipment
                    failures proven to be repaired are not used in the
                    calculation of Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement
                    Category scores;
                        (D) the ability of roadside inspectors to access
                    self-reported equipment failures;
                        (E) the cost to establish and administer a self-
                    reporting system;
                        (F) the ability for a self-reporting system to
                    track individual commercial motor vehicles through
                    unique identifiers; and
                        (G) whether a self-reporting system would yield
                    demonstrable safety benefits;
                (2) an identification of any regulatory or statutory
            impediments to the implementation of a self-reporting system;
            and
                (3) recommendations on implementing a self-reporting
            system.

    SEC. 5305. NEW ENTRANT SAFETY REVIEW PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the
    new operator safety review program under section 31144(g) of title 49,
    United States Code, including the program's effectiveness in reducing
    crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles
    and improving commercial motor vehicle safety.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet
    Web site of the Department and submit to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a),
    including any recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the
    program (including recommendations for legislative changes).

    SEC. 5306. READY MIXED CONCRETE TRUCKS.

        A driver of a ready mixed concrete mixer truck is exempt from
    section 3(a)(3)(ii) of part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal
    Regulations, if the driver is in compliance with clauses (i), (iii),
    (iv), and (v) of subsection (e)(1) of section 1 of part 395 of such
    title (regarding the 100 air-mile logging exemption).

                  Subtitle D--Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

    SEC. 5401. OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS.

        (a) Standards for Training and Testing of Veteran Operators.--
    Section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
        ``(d) Standards for Training and Testing of Veteran Operators.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2016, the
            Secretary shall modify the regulations prescribed under
            subsections (a) and (c) to--
                        ``(A) exempt a covered individual from all or a
                    portion of a driving test if the covered individual had
                    experience in the armed forces or reserve components
                    driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle;
                        ``(B) ensure that a covered individual may apply
                    for an exemption under subparagraph (A) during, at
                    least, the 1-year period beginning on the date on which
                    such individual separates from service in the armed
                    forces or reserve components; and
                        ``(C) credit the training and knowledge a covered
                    individual received in the armed forces or reserve
                    components driving vehicles similar to a commercial
                    motor vehicle for purposes of satisfying minimum
                    standards for training and knowledge.
                ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
            definitions apply:
                        ``(A) Armed forces.--The term `armed forces' has
                    the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(4) of
                    title 10.
                        ``(B) Covered individual.--The term `covered
                    individual' means--
                                ``(i) a former member of the armed forces;
                            or
                                ``(ii) a former member of the reserve
                            components.
                        ``(C) Reserve components.--The term `reserve
                    components' means--
                                ``(i) the Army National Guard of the United
                            States;
                                ``(ii) the Army Reserve;
                                ``(iii) the Navy Reserve;
                                ``(iv) the Marine Corps Reserve;
                                ``(v) the Air National Guard of the United
                            States;
                                ``(vi) the Air Force Reserve; and
                                ``(vii) the Coast Guard Reserve.''.
        (b) Implementation of the Military Commercial Driver's License
    Act.--Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall issue final
    regulations to implement the exemption to the domicile requirement
    under section 31311(a)(12)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
        (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31311(a)(12)(C)(ii) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(ii) is an active duty member of--
                                ``(I) the armed forces (as that term is
                            defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10); or
                                ``(II) the reserve components (as that term
                            is defined in section 31305(d)(2)(C) of this
                            title); and''.

    SEC. 5402. DRUG-FREE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS.

        (a) In General.--Section 31306 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                    subparagraph (C);
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``The
                    regulations shall permit such motor carriers to conduct
                    preemployment testing of such employees for the use of
                    alcohol.''; and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:
        ``(B) The regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall
    permit motor carriers--
                ``(i) to conduct preemployment testing of commercial motor
            vehicle operators for the use of alcohol; and
                ``(ii) to use hair testing as an acceptable alternative to
            urine testing--
                        ``(I) in conducting preemployment testing for the
                    use of a controlled substance; and
                        ``(II) in conducting random testing for the use of
                    a controlled substance if the operator was subject to
                    hair testing for preemployment testing.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(C) shall provide an exemption from hair testing for
            commercial motor vehicle operators with established religious
            beliefs that prohibit the cutting or removal of hair.''; and
                (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
                    inserting ``for urine testing, and technical guidelines
                    for hair testing,'' before ``including mandatory
                    guidelines'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``and'' after
                    the semicolon; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) laboratory protocols and cut-off levels for
                    hair testing to detect the use of a controlled
                    substance;''.
        (b) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue
    scientific and technical guidelines for hair testing as a method of
    detecting the use of a controlled substance for purposes of section
    31306 of title 49, United States Code.

    SEC. 5403. CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS.

        (a) In General.--Section 31315(b)(1) of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``or section 31136'' and inserting ``,
    section 31136, or section 31149(d)(3)''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31149(d)(3) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``, unless the person issuing the
    certificate is the subject of an exemption issued under section
    31315(b)(1)'' before the semicolon.

    SEC. 5404. GRADUATED COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) Task Force.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene a task force
            to evaluate and make recommendations to the Secretary on
            elements for inclusion in a graduated commercial driver's
            license pilot program that would allow a novice licensed driver
            between the ages of 19 years and 6 months and 21 years to
            safely operate a commercial motor vehicle in a limited capacity
            in interstate commerce between States that enter into a bi-
            State agreement.
                (2) Membership.--The task force convened under paragraph
            (1) shall include representatives of State motor vehicle
            administrators, motor carriers, labor organizations, safety
            advocates, and other stakeholders determined appropriate by the
            Secretary.
                (3) Considerations.--The task force convened under
            paragraph (1) shall evaluate and make recommendations on the
            following elements for inclusion in a graduated commercial
            driver's license pilot program:
                        (A) A specified length of time for a learner's
                    permit stage.
                        (B) A requirement that drivers under the age of 21
                    years be accompanied by experienced drivers over the
                    age of 21 years.
                        (C) A restriction on travel distances.
                        (D) A restriction on maximum allowable driving
                    hours.
                        (E) Mandatory driver training that exceeds the
                    requirements for drivers over the age of 21 years
                    issued by the Secretary under section 31305(c) of title
                    49, United States Code.
                        (F) Use of certain safety technologies in the
                    vehicles of drivers under the age of 21 years.
                        (G) Any other element the task force considers
                    appropriate.
                (4) Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year after the date
            of enactment of this Act, the task force convened under
            paragraph (1) shall recommend to the Secretary the elements the
            task force has determined appropriate for inclusion in a
            graduated commercial driver's license pilot program.
        (b) Pilot Program.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after receiving the
            recommendations of the task force under subsection (a), the
            Secretary shall establish a graduated commercial driver's
            license pilot program in accordance with such recommendations
            and section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code.
                (2) Pre-establishment requirements.--Prior to the
            establishment of the pilot program under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall--
                        (A) submit to Congress a report outlining the
                    recommendations of the task force received under
                    subsection (a); and
                        (B) publish in the Federal Register, and provide
                    sufficient notice of and an opportunity for public
                    comment on, the--
                                (i) proposed requirements for State and
                            driver participation in the pilot program,
                            based on the recommendations of the task force
                            and consistent with paragraph (3);
                                (ii) measures the Secretary will utilize
                            under the pilot program to ensure safety; and
                                (iii) standards the Secretary will use to
                            evaluate the pilot program, including to
                            determine any changes in the level of motor
                            carrier safety as a result of the pilot
                            program.
                (3) Program elements.--The pilot program established under
            paragraph (1)--
                        (A) may not allow an individual under the age of 19
                    years and 6 months to participate;
                        (B) may not allow a driver between the ages of 19
                    years and 6 months and 21 years to--
                                (i) operate a commercial motor vehicle in
                            special configuration; or
                                (ii) transport hazardous cargo;
                        (C) shall be carried out in a State (including the
                    District of Columbia) only if the Governor of the State
                    (or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if
                    applicable) approves an agreement with a contiguous
                    State to allow a licensed driver under the age of 21
                    years to operate a commercial motor vehicle across both
                    States in accordance with the pilot program;
                        (D) may not recognize more than 6 agreements
                    described in subparagraph (C);
                        (E) may not allow more than 10 motor carriers to
                    participate in the pilot program under each agreement
                    described in subparagraph (C);
                        (F) shall require each motor carrier participating
                    in the pilot program under an agreement described in
                    subparagraph (C) to--
                                (i) have in effect a satisfactory safety
                            fitness determination that was issued by the
                            Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
                            during the 2-year period preceding the date of
                            the Federal Register publication required under
                            paragraph (2)(B); and
                                (ii) agree to have its safety performance
                            monitored by the Secretary during participation
                            in the pilot program;
                        (G) shall allow for the revocation of a motor
                    carrier's participation in the pilot program if a State
                    or the Secretary determines that the motor carrier
                    violated the requirements, including safety
                    requirements, of the pilot program; and
                        (H) shall ensure that a valid graduated commercial
                    driver's license issued by a State that has entered
                    into an agreement described in subparagraph (C) and is
                    approved by the Secretary to participate in the pilot
                    program is recognized as valid in both States that are
                    participating in the agreement.
        (c) Inspector General Report.--
                (1) Monitoring.--The Inspector General of the Department of
            Transportation shall monitor and review the implementation of
            the pilot program established under subsection (b).
                (2) Report.--The Inspector General shall submit to Congress
            and the Secretary--
                        (A) not later than 1 year after the establishment
                    of the pilot program under subsection (b), an interim
                    report on the results of the review conducted under
                    paragraph (1); and
                        (B) not later than 60 days after the conclusion of
                    the pilot program, a final report on the results of the
                    review conducted under paragraph (1).
                (3) Additional contents.--
                        (A) Interim report.--The interim report required
                    under paragraph (2)(A) shall address whether the
                    Secretary has established sufficient mechanisms and
                    generated sufficient data to determine if the pilot
                    program is having any adverse effects on motor carrier
                    safety.
                        (B) Final report.--The final report required under
                    paragraph (2)(B) shall address the impact of the pilot
                    program on--
                                (i) safety; and
                                (ii) the number of commercial motor vehicle
                            drivers available for employment.

    SEC. 5405. VETERANS EXPANDED TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES.

        (a) In General.--In the case of a physician-approved veteran
    operator, the qualified physician of such operator may, subject to the
    requirements of subsection (b), perform a medical examination and
    provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance with the
    requirements of section 31149 of title 49, United States Code.
        (b) Certification.--The certification described under subsection
    (a) shall include--
                (1) assurances that the physician performing the medical
            examination meets the requirements of a qualified physician
            under this section; and
                (2) certification that the physical condition of the
            operator is adequate to enable such operator to operate a
            commercial motor vehicle safely.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Physician-approved veteran operator.--The term
            ``physician-approved veteran operator'' means an operator of a
            commercial motor vehicle who--
                        (A) is a veteran who is enrolled in the health care
                    system established under section 1705(a) of title 38,
                    United States Code; and
                        (B) is required to have a current valid medical
                    certificate pursuant to section 31149 of title 49,
                    United States Code.
                (2) Qualified physician.--The term ``qualified physician''
            means a physician who--
                        (A) is employed in the Department of Veterans
                    Affairs;
                        (B) is familiar with the standards for, and
                    physical requirements of, an operator certified
                    pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States
                    Code; and
                        (C) has never, with respect such section, been
                    found to have acted fraudulently, including by
                    fraudulently awarding a medical certificate.
                (3) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
            the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
        (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to change any statutory penalty associated with fraud or
    abuse.

                         Subtitle E--General Provisions

    SEC. 5501. MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

        (a) Transporting Property.--If the Secretary proceeds with a
    rulemaking to determine whether to increase the minimum levels of
    financial responsibility required under section 31139 of title 49,
    United States Code, the Secretary shall consider, prior to issuing a
    final rule--
                (1) the rulemaking's potential impact on--
                        (A) the safety of motor vehicle transportation; and
                        (B) the motor carrier industry, including small and
                    minority motor carriers and independent owner-
                    operators;
                (2) the ability of the insurance industry to provide the
            required amount of insurance;
                (3) the extent to which current minimum levels of financial
            responsibility adequately cover--
                        (A) medical care;
                        (B) compensation;
                        (C) attorney fees; and
                        (D) other identifiable costs;
                (4) the frequency with which insurance claims exceed
            current minimum levels of financial responsibility in fatal
            accidents; and
                (5) the impact of increased levels on motor carrier safety
            and accident reduction.
        (b) Transporting Passengers.--
                (1) In general.--Prior to initiating a rulemaking to change
            the minimum levels of financial responsibility under section
            31138 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
            complete a study specific to the minimum financial
            responsibility requirements for motor carriers of passengers.
                (2) Study contents.--A study under paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                        (A) a review of accidents, injuries, and fatalities
                    in the over-the-road bus and school bus industries;
                        (B) a review of insurance held by over-the-road bus
                    and public and private school bus companies, including
                    companies of various sizes, and an analysis of whether
                    such insurance is adequate to cover claims;
                        (C) an analysis of whether and how insurance
                    affects the behavior and safety record of motor
                    carriers of passengers, including with respect to crash
                    reduction; and
                        (D) an analysis of the anticipated impacts of an
                    increase in financial responsibility on insurance
                    premiums for passenger carriers and service
                    availability.
                (3) Consultation.--In conducting a study under paragraph
            (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
                        (A) representatives of the over-the-road bus and
                    private school bus transportation industries, including
                    representatives of bus drivers; and
                        (B) insurers of motor carriers of passengers.
                (4) Report.--If the Secretary undertakes a study under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the
            study.

    SEC. 5502. DELAYS IN GOODS MOVEMENT.

        (a) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department
            shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate a report on the average length of time that operators of
            commercial motor vehicles are delayed before the loading and
            unloading of such vehicles and at other points in the pick-up
            and delivery process.
                (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                        (A) an assessment of how delays impact--
                                (i) the economy;
                                (ii) the efficiency of the transportation
                            system;
                                (iii) motor carrier safety, including the
                            extent to which delays result in violations of
                            motor carrier safety regulations; and
                                (iv) the livelihood of motor carrier
                            drivers; and
                        (B) recommendations on how delays could be
                    mitigated.
        (b) Collection of Data.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish by regulation a
    process to collect data on delays experienced by operators of
    commercial motor vehicles before the loading and unloading of such
    vehicles and at other points in the pick-up and delivery process.

    SEC. 5503. REPORT ON MOTOR CARRIER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall
    publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department a
    report on the minimum levels of financial responsibility required under
    section 31139 of title 49, United States Code.
        (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include an analysis of--
                (1) the differences between State insurance requirements
            and Federal requirements;
                (2) the extent to which current minimum levels of financial
            responsibility adequately cover--
                        (A) medical care;
                        (B) compensation;
                        (C) attorney fees; and
                        (D) other identifiable costs; and
                (3) the frequency with which insurance claims exceed the
            current minimum levels of financial responsibility.

    SEC. 5504. EMERGENCY ROUTE WORKING GROUP.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working
            group to determine best practices for expeditious State
            approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency
            response and recovery.
                (2) Members.--The working group shall include
            representatives from--
                        (A) State highway transportation departments or
                    agencies;
                        (B) relevant modal agencies within the Department;
                        (C) emergency response or recovery experts;
                        (D) relevant safety groups; and
                        (E) entities affected by special permit
                    restrictions during emergency response and recovery
                    efforts.
        (b) Considerations.--In determining best practices under subsection
    (a), the working group shall consider whether--
                (1) impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious
            State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in
            emergency response and recovery;
                (2) it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency
            routes between States through which infrastructure repair
            materials could be delivered following a natural disaster or
            emergency;
                (3) a State could pre-designate an emergency route
            identified under paragraph (2) as a certified emergency route
            if a motor vehicle that exceeds the otherwise applicable
            Federal and State truck length or width limits may safely
            operate along such route during periods of declared emergency
            and recovery from such periods; and
                (4) an online map could be created to identify each pre-
            designated emergency route under paragraph (3), including
            information on specific limitations, obligations, and
            notification requirements along that route.
        (c) Report.--
                (1)  Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the
            Secretary a report on its findings under this section and any
            recommendations for the implementation of best practices for
            expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles
            involved in emergency response and recovery.
                (2) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the date the
            Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible
            Internet Web site of the Department.
        (d) Notification.--Not later than 6 months after the date the
    Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary
    shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate on the actions the Secretary and the
    States have taken to implement the recommendations included in the
    report.
        (e) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
    shall not apply to the working group.
        (f) Termination.--The working group shall terminate 1 year after
    the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1).

    SEC. 5505. HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONSUMER PROTECTION WORKING GROUP.

        (a) Working Group.--The Secretary shall establish a working group
    for the purpose of developing recommendations on how to best convey to
    inexperienced consumers the information such consumers need to know
    with respect to the Federal laws concerning the interstate
    transportation of household goods by motor carrier.
        (b) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that the working group
    is comprised of individuals with expertise in consumer affairs,
    educators with expertise in how people learn most effectively, and
    representatives of the household goods moving industry.
        (c) Recommendations.--
                (1) Contents.--The recommendations developed by the working
            group shall include recommendations on--
                        (A) condensing publication ESA 03005 of the Federal
                    Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a format that
                    is more easily used by consumers;
                        (B) using state-of-the-art education techniques and
                    technologies, including optimizing the use of the
                    Internet as an educational tool; and
                        (C) reducing and simplifying the paperwork required
                    of motor carriers and shippers in interstate
                    transportation.
                (2) Deadline.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act--
                        (A) the working group shall make the
                    recommendations described in paragraph (1); and
                        (B) the Secretary shall publish the recommendations
                    on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the
                    Department.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
    working group makes its recommendations under subsection (c)(2), the
    Secretary shall issue a report to Congress on the implementation of
    such recommendations.
        (e) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
    shall not apply to the working group.
        (f) Termination.--The working group shall terminate 1 year after
    the date the working group makes its recommendations under subsection
    (c)(2).

    SEC. 5506. TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
    a comprehensive analysis of the information technology and data
    collection and management systems of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration.
        (b) Requirements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall--
                (1) evaluate the efficacy of the existing information
            technology, data collection, processing systems, data
            correction procedures, and data management systems and
            programs, including their interaction with each other and their
            efficacy in meeting user needs;
                (2) identify any redundancies among the systems,
            procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1);
                (3) explore the feasibility of consolidating data
            collection and processing systems;
                (4) evaluate the ability of the systems, procedures, and
            programs described in paragraph (1) to meet the needs of--
                        (A) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                    Administration, at both the headquarters and State
                    levels;
                        (B) the State agencies that implement the motor
                    carrier safety assistance program under section 31102
                    of title 49, United States Code; and
                        (C) other users;
                (5) evaluate the adaptability of the systems, procedures,
            and programs described in paragraph (1), in order to make
            necessary future changes to ensure user needs are met in an
            easier, timely, and more cost-efficient manner;
                (6) investigate and make recommendations regarding--
                        (A) deficiencies in existing data sets impacting
                    program effectiveness; and
                        (B) methods to improve user interfaces; and
                (7) identify the appropriate role the Federal Motor Carrier
            Safety Administration should take with respect to software and
            information systems design, development, and maintenance for
            the purpose of improving the efficacy of the systems,
            procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1).

    SEC. 5507. NOTIFICATION REGARDING MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION.

        Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written
    notification of the actions the Secretary is taking to ensure, to the
    greatest extent practicable, that each application for registration
    under section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, is processed not
    later than 30 days after the date on which the application is received
    by the Secretary.

    SEC. 5508. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE SKILLS TEST DELAYS.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and
    each year thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier
    Safety Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    report that--
                (1) describes, for each State, the status of skills testing
            for applicants for a commercial driver's license, including--
                        (A) the average wait time, by month and location,
                    from the date an applicant requests to take a skills
                    test to the date the applicant completes such test;
                        (B) the average wait time, by month and location,
                    from the date an applicant, upon failure of a skills
                    test, requests a retest to the date the applicant
                    completes such retest;
                        (C) the actual number of qualified commercial
                    driver's license examiners, by month and location,
                    available to test applicants; and
                        (D) the number of testing sites available through
                    the State department of motor vehicles and whether this
                    number has increased or decreased from the previous
                    year; and
                (2) describes specific steps that the Administrator is
            taking to address skills testing delays in States that have
            average skills test or retest wait times of more than 7 days
            from the date an applicant requests to test or retest to the
            date the applicant completes such test or retest.

    SEC. 5509. COVERED FARM VEHICLES.

        Section 32934(b)(1) of MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended by
    striking ``from'' and all that follows through the period at end and
    inserting the following: ``from--
                        ``(A) a requirement described in subsection (a) or
                    a compatible State requirement; or
                        ``(B) any other minimum standard provided by a
                    State relating to the operation of that vehicle.''.

    SEC. 5510. OPERATORS OF HI-RAIL VEHICLES.

        (a) In General.--In the case of a commercial motor vehicle driver
    subject to the hours of service requirements in part 395 of title 49,
    Code of Federal Regulations, who is driving a hi-rail vehicle, the
    maximum on duty time under section 395.3 of such title for such driver
    shall not include time in transportation to or from a duty assignment
    if such time in transportation--
                (1) does not exceed 2 hours per calendar day or a total of
            30 hours per calendar month; and
                (2) is fully and accurately accounted for in records to be
            maintained by the motor carrier and such records are made
            available upon request of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
            Administration or the Federal Railroad Administration.
        (b) Emergency.--In the case of a train accident, an act of God, a
    train derailment, or a major equipment failure or track condition that
    prevents a train from advancing, a driver described in subsection (a)
    may complete a run without being in violation of the provisions of part
    395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
        (c) Hi-Rail Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term ``hi-rail
    vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 214.7 of title 49,
    Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of
    this Act.

    SEC. 5511. ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``apply to'' and
            inserting ``except as provided in paragraph (3), apply to'';
            and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Exception.--A motor carrier, when transporting a
            motor home or recreation vehicle trailer within the definition
            of the term `driveaway-towaway operation' (as defined in
            section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), may
            comply with the hours of service requirements by requiring each
            driver to use--
                        ``(A) a paper record of duty status form; or
                        ``(B) an electronic logging device.''.

    SEC. 5512. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        (a) Title 49.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) Section 13902(i)(2) is amended by inserting ``except
            as'' before ``described''.
                (2) Section 13903(d) is amended by striking ``(d)
            Registration as Motor Carrier Required.--'' and all that
            follows through ``(1) In general.--A freight forwarder'' and
            inserting ``(d) Registration as Motor Carrier Required.--A
            freight forwarder''.
                (3) Section 13905(d)(2)(D) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``the Secretary finds
                    that--'' and all that follows through ``(i) the motor
                    carrier,'' and inserting ``the Secretary finds that the
                    motor carrier,''; and
                        (B) by adding a period at the end.
                (4) Section 14901(h) is amended by striking ``Household
            Goods'' in the heading.
                (5) Section 14916 is amended by striking the section
            designation and heading and inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 14916. Unlawful brokerage activities''.
        (b) MAP-21.--Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included
    therein as enacted, MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141) is amended as follows:
                (1) Section 32108(a)(4) (126 Stat. 782) is amended by
            inserting ``for'' before ``each additional day'' in the matter
            proposed to be struck.
                (2) Section 32301(b)(3) (126 Stat. 786) is amended by
            striking ``by amending (a) to read as follows:'' and inserting
            ``by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:''.
                (3) Section 32302(c)(2)(B) (126 Stat. 789) is amended by
            striking ``section 32303(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section
            32302(c)(1)''.
                (4) Section 32921(b) (126 Stat. 828) is amended, in the
            matter to be inserted, by striking ``(A) In addition'' and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--In addition''.
                (5) Section 32931(c) (126 Stat. 829) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting
                    ``Secretary of Transportation'' in the matter to be
                    struck; and
                        (B) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting
                    ``Secretary of Transportation'' in the matter to be
                    inserted.
        (c) Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999.--Section
    229(a)(1) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49
    U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended by inserting ``of title 49, United States
    Code,'' after ``sections 31136 and 31502''.

    SEC. 5513. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER.

        (a) Automobile Transporter Defined.--Section 31111(a)(1) of title
    49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``specifically''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following: ``An automobile
            transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo
            or general freight on a backhaul, so long as it complies with
            weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer
            combination.''.
        (b) Truck Tractor Defined.--Section 31111(a)(3)(B) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``only''; and
                (2) by inserting before the period at the end the
            following: ``or any other commodity, including cargo or general
            freight on a backhaul''.
        (c) Backhaul Defined.--Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Backhaul.--The term `backhaul' means the return trip
            of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially
            when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.''.
        (d) Stinger-Steered Automobile Transporters.--Section 31111(b)(1)
    of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(G) imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80
            feet on a stinger-steered automobile transporter with a front
            overhang of less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less than 6
            feet.''.

    SEC. 5514. READY MIX CONCRETE DELIVERY VEHICLES.

        Section 31502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(f) Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Vehicles.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, regulations issued under this section or section 31136
            (including section 1(e)(1)(ii) of part 395 of title 49, Code of
            Federal Regulations) regarding reporting, recordkeeping, or
            documentation of duty status, shall not apply to any driver of
            a ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle if--
                        ``(A) the driver operates within a 100 air-mile
                    radius of the normal work reporting location;
                        ``(B) the driver returns to the work reporting
                    location and is released from work within 14
                    consecutive hours;
                        ``(C) the driver has at least 10 consecutive hours
                    off duty following each 14 hours on duty;
                        ``(D) the driver does not exceed 11 hours maximum
                    driving time following 10 consecutive hours off duty;
                    and
                        ``(E) the motor carrier that employs the driver
                    maintains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate
                    and true time records that show--
                                ``(i) the time the driver reports for duty
                            each day;
                                ``(ii) the total number of hours the driver
                            is on duty each day;
                                ``(iii) the time the driver is released
                            from duty each day; and
                                ``(iv) the total time for the preceding
                            driving week the driver is used for the first
                            time or intermittently.
                ``(2) Definition.--In this section, the term `driver of
            ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle' means a driver of a
            vehicle designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily
            basis and is equipped with a mechanism under which the
            vehicle's propulsion engine provides the power to operate a
            mixer drum to agitate and mix the product en route to the
            delivery site.''.

    SEC. 5515. SAFETY STUDY REGARDING DOUBLE-DECKER MOTORCOACHES.

        (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
    State transportation safety officials, shall conduct a study regarding
    the safety operations, fire suppression capability, tire loads, and
    pavement impacts of operating a double-decker motorcoach equipped with
    a device designed by the motorcoach manufacturer to attach to the rear
    of the motorcoach for use in transporting passenger baggage.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of
    the study to--
                (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
            the House of Representatives; and
                (2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
            of the Senate.

    SEC. 5516. TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.

        Section 229(e)(4) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of
    1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``50 air mile radius'' and inserting ``75
            air mile radius''; and
                (2) by striking ``the driver.'' and inserting ``the driver,
            except that a State, upon notice to the Secretary, may
            establish a different air mile radius limitation for purposes
            of this paragraph if such limitation is between 50 and 75 air
            miles and applies only to movements that take place entirely
            within the State.''.

    SEC. 5517. COMMERCIAL DELIVERY OF LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY TRAILERS.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States Code,
    is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Trailer transporter towing unit.--The term `trailer
            transporter towing unit' means a power unit that is not used to
            carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter
            combination.
                ``(6) Towaway trailer transporter combination.--The term
            `towaway trailer transporter combination' means a combination
            of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and
            two trailers or semitrailers--
                        ``(A) with a total weight that does not exceed
                    26,000 pounds; and
                        ``(B) in which the trailers or semitrailers carry
                    no property and constitute inventory property of a
                    manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or
                    semitrailers.''.
        (b) General Limitations.--Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(G) has the effect of imposing an overall length
                    limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer
                    transporter combination.''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Property-carrying unit limitation.--Section 31112(a)(1)
            of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the
            end the following: ``, but not including a trailer or a
            semitrailer transported as part of a towaway trailer
            transporter combination, as defined in section 31111(a)''.
                (2) Access to interstate system.--Section 31114(a)(2) of
            such title is amended by inserting ``any towaway trailer
            transporter combination, as defined in section 31111(a),''
            after ``passengers,''.

    SEC. 5518. GAO REVIEW OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a review of the following:
                (1) Existing Federal and State rules and guidance, as of
            the date of the review, concerning school bus transportation of
            elementary school and secondary school students engaging in
            home-to-school transport or other transport determined by the
            Comptroller General to be a routine part of kindergarten
            through grade 12 education, including regulations and guidance
            regarding driver training programs, capacity requirements,
            programs for special needs students, inspection standards,
            vehicle age requirements, best practices, and public access to
            inspection results and crash records.
                (2) Any correlation between public or private school bus
            fleet operators whose vehicles are involved in an accident as
            defined by section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
            Regulations, and each of the following:
                        (A) A failure by those same operators of State or
                    local safety inspections.
                        (B) The average age or odometer readings of the
                    school buses in the fleets of such operators.
                        (C) Violations of Federal laws administered by the
                    Department of Transportation, or of State law
                    equivalents of such laws.
                        (D) Violations of State or local law relating to
                    illegal passing of a school bus.
                (3) A regulatory framework comparison of public and private
            school bus operations.
                (4) Expert recommendations on best practices for safe and
            reliable school bus transportation, including driver training
            programs, inspection standards, school bus age and odometer
            reading maximums for retirement, the percentage of buses in a
            local bus fleet needed as spare buses, and capacity levels per
            school bus for different age groups.

                              TITLE VI--INNOVATION

    SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Transportation for Tomorrow Act of
    2015''.

    SEC. 6002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be
    appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account):
                (1) Highway research and development program.--To carry out
            section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $125,000,000
            for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                (2) Technology and innovation deployment program.--To carry
            out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code--
                        (A) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                (3) Training and education.--To carry out section 504 of
            title 23, United States Code $24,000,000 for each of fiscal
            years 2016 through 2021.
                (4) Intelligent transportation systems program.--To carry
            out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code
            $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                (5) University transportation centers program.--To carry
            out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code--
                        (A) $72,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                        (B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                        (C) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                        (D) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        (E) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                        (F) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                (6) Bureau of transportation statistics.--To carry out
            chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, $26,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
        (b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds
    authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall--
                (1) be available for obligation in the same manner as if
            those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
            United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost
            of a project or activity carried out using those funds shall be
            80 percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act
            (including the amendments by this Act) or otherwise determined
            by the Secretary; and
                (2) remain available until expended and not be
            transferable, except as otherwise provided in this Act.

    SEC. 6003. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT
                  TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYMENT.

        Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Advanced transportation technologies deployment.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after
                    the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
                    shall establish an advanced transportation and
                    congestion management technologies deployment
                    initiative to provide grants to eligible entities to
                    develop model deployment sites for large scale
                    installation and operation of advanced transportation
                    technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system
                    performance, and infrastructure return on investment.
                        ``(B) Criteria.--The Secretary shall develop
                    criteria for selection of an eligible entity to receive
                    a grant under this paragraph, including how the
                    deployment of technology will--
                                ``(i) reduce costs and improve return on
                            investments, including through the enhanced use
                            of existing transportation capacity;
                                ``(ii) deliver environmental benefits that
                            alleviate congestion and streamline traffic
                            flow;
                                ``(iii) measure and improve the operational
                            performance of the applicable transportation
                            network;
                                ``(iv) reduce the number and severity of
                            traffic crashes and increase driver, passenger,
                            and pedestrian safety;
                                ``(v) collect, disseminate, and use real-
                            time traffic, transit, parking, and other
                            transportation-related information to improve
                            mobility, reduce congestion, and provide for
                            more efficient and accessible transportation;
                                ``(vi) monitor transportation assets to
                            improve infrastructure management, reduce
                            maintenance costs, prioritize investment
                            decisions, and ensure a state of good repair;
                                ``(vii) deliver economic benefits by
                            reducing delays, improving system performance,
                            and providing for the efficient and reliable
                            movement of goods and services; or
                                ``(viii) accelerate the deployment of
                            vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure,
                            autonomous vehicles, and other technologies.
                        ``(C) Applications.--
                                ``(i) Request.--Not later than 6 months
                            after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
                            and for every fiscal year thereafter, the
                            Secretary shall request applications in
                            accordance with clause (ii).
                                ``(ii) Contents.--An application submitted
                            under this subparagraph shall include the
                            following:
                                        ``(I) Plan.--A plan to deploy and
                                    provide for the long-term operation and
                                    maintenance of advanced transportation
                                    and congestion management technologies
                                    to improve safety, efficiency, system
                                    performance, and return on investment.
                                        ``(II) Objectives.--Quantifiable
                                    system performance improvements, such
                                    as--
                                                ``(aa) reducing traffic-
                                            related crashes, congestion,
                                            and costs;
                                                ``(bb) optimizing system
                                            efficiency; and
                                                ``(cc) improving access to
                                            transportation services.
                                        ``(III) Results.--Quantifiable
                                    safety, mobility, and environmental
                                    benefit projections such as data-driven
                                    estimates of how the project will
                                    improve the region's transportation
                                    system efficiency and reduce traffic
                                    congestion.
                                        ``(IV) Partnerships.--A plan for
                                    partnering with the private sector or
                                    public agencies, including multimodal
                                    and multijurisdictional entities,
                                    research institutions, organizations
                                    representing transportation and
                                    technology leaders, or other
                                    transportation stakeholders.
                                        ``(V) Leveraging.--A plan to
                                    leverage and optimize existing local
                                    and regional advanced transportation
                                    technology investments.
                        ``(D) Grant selection.--
                                ``(i) Grant awards.--Not later than 1 year
                            after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
                            and for every fiscal year thereafter, the
                            Secretary shall award grants to not less than 5
                            and not more than 8 eligible entities.
                                ``(ii) Geographic diversity.--In awarding a
                            grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
                            ensure, to the extent practicable, that grant
                            recipients represent diverse geographic areas
                            of the United States.
                        ``(E) Use of grant funds.--A grant recipient may
                    use funds awarded under this paragraph to deploy
                    advanced transportation and congestion management
                    technologies, including--
                                ``(i) advanced traveler information
                            systems;
                                ``(ii) advanced transportation management
                            technologies;
                                ``(iii) infrastructure maintenance,
                            monitoring, and condition assessment;
                                ``(iv) advanced public transportation
                            systems;
                                ``(v) transportation system performance
                            data collection, analysis, and dissemination
                            systems;
                                ``(vi) advanced safety systems, including
                            vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-
                            infrastructure communications, technologies
                            associated with autonomous vehicles, and other
                            collision avoidance technologies, including
                            systems using cellular technology;
                                ``(vii) integration of intelligent
                            transportation systems with the Smart Grid and
                            other energy distribution and charging systems;
                                ``(viii) electronic pricing and payment
                            systems; or
                                ``(ix) advanced mobility and access
                            technologies, such as dynamic ridesharing and
                            information systems to support human services
                            for elderly and disabled individuals.
                        ``(F) Report to secretary.--Not later than 1 year
                    after an eligible entity receives a grant under this
                    paragraph, and each year thereafter, the entity shall
                    submit a report to the Secretary that describes--
                                ``(i) deployment and operational costs of
                            the project compared to the benefits and
                            savings the project provides; and
                                ``(ii) how the project has met the original
                            expectations projected in the deployment plan
                            submitted with the application, such as--
                                        ``(I) data on how the project has
                                    helped reduce traffic crashes,
                                    congestion, costs, and other benefits
                                    of the deployed systems;
                                        ``(II) data on the effect of
                                    measuring and improving transportation
                                    system performance through the
                                    deployment of advanced technologies;
                                        ``(III) the effectiveness of
                                    providing real-time integrated traffic,
                                    transit, and multimodal transportation
                                    information to the public to make
                                    informed travel decisions; and
                                        ``(IV) lessons learned and
                                    recommendations for future deployment
                                    strategies to optimize transportation
                                    efficiency and multimodal system
                                    performance.
                        ``(G) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the
                    date that the first grant is awarded under this
                    paragraph, and each year thereafter, the Secretary
                    shall make available to the public on an Internet Web
                    site a report that describes the effectiveness of grant
                    recipients in meeting their projected deployment plans,
                    including data provided under subparagraph (F) on how
                    the program has--
                                ``(i) reduced traffic-related fatalities
                            and injuries;
                                ``(ii) reduced traffic congestion and
                            improved travel time reliability;
                                ``(iii) reduced transportation-related
                            emissions;
                                ``(iv) optimized multimodal system
                            performance;
                                ``(v) improved access to transportation
                            alternatives;
                                ``(vi) provided the public with access to
                            real-time integrated traffic, transit, and
                            multimodal transportation information to make
                            informed travel decisions;
                                ``(vii) provided cost savings to
                            transportation agencies, businesses, and the
                            traveling public; or
                                ``(viii) provided other benefits to
                            transportation users and the general public.
                        ``(H) Additional grants.--The Secretary may cease
                    to provide additional grant funds to a recipient of a
                    grant under this paragraph if--
                                ``(i) the Secretary determines from such
                            recipient's report that the recipient is not
                            carrying out the requirements of the grant; and
                                ``(ii) the Secretary provides written
                            notice 60 days prior to withholding funds to
                            the Committee on Transportation and
                            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
                            and the Committee on Environment and Public
                            Works of the Senate.
                        ``(I) Funding.--
                                ``(i) In general.--From funds made
                            available to carry out section 503(b), this
                            subsection, and sections 512 through 518, the
                            Secretary shall set aside for grants awarded
                            under subparagraph (D) $75,000,000 for each of
                            fiscal years 2016 through 2021.
                                ``(ii) Expenses for the secretary.--Of the
                            amounts set aside under clause (i), the
                            Secretary may set aside $2,000,000 each fiscal
                            year for program reporting, evaluation, and
                            administrative costs related to this paragraph.
                        ``(J) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost
                    of a project for which a grant is awarded under this
                    subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of
                    the project.
                        ``(K) Grant limitation.--The Secretary may not
                    award more than 20 percent of the amount described
                    under subparagraph (I) in a fiscal year to a single
                    grant recipient.
                        ``(L) Expenses for grant recipients.--A grant
                    recipient under this paragraph may use not more than 5
                    percent of the funds awarded each fiscal year to carry
                    out planning and reporting requirements.
                        ``(M) Grant flexibility.--
                                ``(i) In general.--If, by August 1 of each
                            fiscal year, the Secretary determines that
                            there are not enough grant applications that
                            meet the requirements described in subparagraph
                            (C) to carry out this section for a fiscal
                            year, the Secretary shall transfer to the
                            programs specified in clause (ii)--
                                        ``(I) any of the funds reserved for
                                    the fiscal year under subparagraph (I)
                                    that the Secretary has not yet awarded
                                    under this paragraph; and
                                        ``(II) an amount of obligation
                                    limitation equal to the amount of funds
                                    that the Secretary transfers under
                                    subclause (I).
                                ``(ii) Programs.--The programs referred to
                            in clause (i) are--
                                        ``(I) the program under section
                                    503(b);
                                        ``(II) the program under section
                                    503(c); and
                                        ``(III) the programs under sections
                                    512 through 518.
                                ``(iii) Distribution.--Any transfer of
                            funds and obligation limitation under clause
                            (i) shall be divided among the programs
                            referred to in that clause in the same
                            proportions as the Secretary originally
                            reserved funding from the programs for the
                            fiscal year under subparagraph (I).
                        ``(N) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the
                    following definitions apply:
                                ``(i) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible
                            entity' means a State or local government, a
                            transit agency, metropolitan planning
                            organization representing a population of over
                            200,000, or other political subdivision of a
                            State or local government or a
                            multijurisdictional group or a consortia of
                            research institutions or academic institutions.
                                ``(ii) Advanced and congestion management
                            transportation technologies.--The term
                            `advanced transportation and congestion
                            management technologies' means technologies
                            that improve the efficiency, safety, or state
                            of good repair of surface transportation
                            systems, including intelligent transportation
                            systems.
                                ``(iii) Multijurisdictional group.--The
                            term `multijurisdictional group' means a any
                            combination of State governments, locals
                            governments, metropolitan planning agencies,
                            transit agencies, or other political
                            subdivisions of a State for which each member
                            of the group--
                                        ``(I) has signed a written
                                    agreement to implement the advanced
                                    transportation technologies deployment
                                    initiative across jurisdictional
                                    boundaries; and
                                        ``(II) is an eligible entity under
                                    this paragraph.''.

    SEC. 6004. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

        Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``2013 through 2014''
            and inserting ``2016 through 2021''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Publication.--The Secretary shall make
                    available to the public on an Internet Web site on an
                    annual basis a report on the cost and benefits from
                    deployment of new technology and innovations that
                    substantially and directly resulted from the program
                    established under this paragraph. The report may
                    include an analysis of--
                                ``(i) Federal, State, and local cost
                            savings;
                                ``(ii) project delivery time improvements;
                                ``(iii) reduced fatalities; and
                                ``(iv) congestion impacts.''.

    SEC. 6005. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOALS.

        Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) enhancement of the national freight system and
            support to national freight policy goals by conducting heavy
            duty vehicle demonstration activities and accelerating adoption
            of intelligent transportation system applications in freight
            operations.''.

    SEC. 6006. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROGRAM REPORT.

        Section 515(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``February 1 of each year after the date of
            enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative
            Technology Act of 2012'' and inserting ``May 1 of each year'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``submit to Congress'' and inserting ``make
            available to the public on a Department of Transportation Web
            site''.

    SEC. 6007. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND
                  STANDARDS.

        Section 517(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``memberships are comprised of, and represent,'' and inserting
    ``memberships include representatives of''.

    SEC. 6008. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT REPORT.

        Section 518(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``Not later than 3'' and all that follows through ``House of
    Representatives'' and inserting ``Not later than July 6, 2016, the
    Secretary shall make available to the public on a Department of
    Transportation Web site a report''.

    SEC. 6009. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 519. Infrastructure development
        ``Funds made available to carry out this chapter for operational
    tests--
                ``(1) shall be used primarily for the development of
            intelligent transportation system infrastructure, equipment,
            and systems; and
                ``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used
            for the construction of physical surface transportation
            infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and
            critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent
            transportation system project.''.
        (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of
            title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
            the following new item:

    ``519. Infrastructure development.''.
                (2) Technical amendment.--The item relating to section 512
            in the analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code,
            is amended to read as follows:

    ``512. National ITS program plan.''.

    SEC. 6010. DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

        (a) Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.--Section
    102(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``6'';
            and
                (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``an Assistant
            Secretary for Research and Technology,'' after ``Governmental
            Affairs,''.
        (b) Research Activities.--Section 330 of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in the section heading by striking ``contracts'' and
            inserting ``activities'';
                (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``The Secretary of'' and
            inserting ``In General.--The Secretary of'';
                (3) in subsection (b) by striking ``In carrying'' and
            inserting ``Responsibilities.--In carrying'';
                (4) in subsection (c) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
            inserting ``Publications.--The Secretary''; and
                (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Duties.--The Secretary shall provide for the following:
                ``(1) Coordination, facilitation, and review of Department
            of Transportation research and development programs and
            activities.
                ``(2) Advancement, and research and development, of
            innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation
            systems.
                ``(3) Comprehensive transportation statistics research,
            analysis, and reporting.
                ``(4) Education and training in transportation and
            transportation-related fields.
                ``(5) Activities of the Volpe National Transportation
            Systems Center.
                ``(6) Coordination in support of multimodal and
            multidisciplinary research activities.
        ``(e) Additional Authorities.--The Secretary may--
                ``(1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with
            Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, other
            public entities, private organizations, and other persons to
            conduct research into transportation service and infrastructure
            assurance and to carry out other research activities of the
            Department of Transportation;
                ``(2) carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative
            research and development to encourage innovative solutions to
            multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment
            of new technology with--
                        ``(A) non-Federal entities, including State and
                    local governments, foreign governments, institutions of
                    higher education, corporations, institutions,
                    partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade
                    associations that are incorporated or established under
                    the laws of any State;
                        ``(B) Federal laboratories; and
                        ``(C) other Federal agencies; and
                ``(3) directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative
            research and development agreements (as defined in section 12
            of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
            U.S.C. 3710a)), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds
            from, the Transportation Research Board of the National
            Academies, State departments of transportation, cities,
            counties, institutions of higher education, associations, and
            the agents of those entities to carry out joint transportation
            research and technology efforts.
        ``(f) Federal Share.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal
            share of the cost of an activity carried out under subsection
            (e)(3) shall not exceed 50 percent.
                ``(2) Exception.--If the Secretary determines that the
            activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the
            Secretary may approve a greater Federal share.
                ``(3) Non-federal share.--All costs directly incurred by
            the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel,
            facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited
            toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity
            described in subsection (e)(3).
        ``(g) Program Evaluation and Oversight.--For each of fiscal years
    2016 through 2021, the Secretary is authorized to expend not more than
    1 and a half percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
    the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs
    administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
    Technology.
        ``(h) Use of Technology.--The research, development, or use of a
    technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research and
    development agreement, or other agreement entered into under this
    section, including the terms under which the technology may be licensed
    and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to the
    Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et
    seq.).
        ``(i) Waiver of Advertising Requirements.--Section 6101 of title 41
    shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into
    under this section.''.
        (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 330 in the
    analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
    read as follows:

    ``330. Research activities.''.
        (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Title 5 amendments.--
                        (A) Positions at level ii.--Section 5313 of title
                    5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The
                    Under Secretary of Transportation for Security.''.
                        (B) Positions at level iv.--Section 5315 of title
                    5, United States Code, is amended in the undesignated
                    item relating to Assistant Secretaries of
                    Transportation by striking ``(4)'' and inserting
                    ``(5)''.
                        (C) Positions at level v.--Section 5316 of title 5,
                    United States Code, is amended by striking ``Associate
                    Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.''.
                (2) Bureau of transportation statistics.--Section 6302(a)
            of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) In General.--There shall be within the Department of
    Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.''.

    SEC. 6011. RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) Repeal.--Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is
    repealed.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    112.

    SEC. 6012. OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM.

        (a) Repeal.--Section 5503 of title 49, United States Code, is
    repealed.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    5503.

    SEC. 6013. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.

        Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
    follows:
    ``Sec. 5505. University transportation centers program
        ``(a) University Transportation Centers Program.--
                ``(1) Establishment and operation.--The Secretary shall
            make grants under this section to eligible nonprofit
            institutions of higher education to establish and operate
            university transportation centers.
                ``(2) Role of centers.--The role of each university
            transportation center referred to in paragraph (1) shall be--
                        ``(A) to advance transportation expertise and
                    technology in the varied disciplines that comprise the
                    field of transportation through education, research,
                    and technology transfer activities;
                        ``(B) to provide for a critical transportation
                    knowledge base outside of the Department of
                    Transportation; and
                        ``(C) to address critical workforce needs and
                    educate the next generation of transportation leaders.
        ``(b) Competitive Selection Process.--
                ``(1) Applications.--To receive a grant under this section,
            a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education
            shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such
            form and contains such information as the Secretary may
            require.
                ``(2) Restriction.--
                        ``(A) Limitation.--A lead institution of a
                    consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher
                    education, as applicable, may only submit 1 grant
                    application per fiscal year for each of the
                    transportation centers described under paragraphs (2),
                    (3), and (4) of subsection (c).
                        ``(B) Exception for consortium members that are not
                    lead institutions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
                    a nonprofit institution of higher education that is a
                    member of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of
                    higher education but not the lead institution of such
                    consortium.
                ``(3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall solicit grant
            applications for national transportation centers, regional
            transportation centers, and Tier 1 university transportation
            centers with identical advertisement schedules and deadlines.
                ``(4) General selection criteria.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by
                    this section, the Secretary shall award grants under
                    this section in nonexclusive candidate topic areas
                    established by the Secretary that address the research
                    priorities identified in section 503 of title 23.
                        ``(B) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation
                    with the Assistant Secretary for Research and
                    Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Highway
                    Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant
                    under this section through a competitive process based
                    on the assessment of the Secretary relating to--
                                ``(i) the demonstrated ability of the
                            recipient to address each specific topic area
                            described in the research and strategic plans
                            of the recipient;
                                ``(ii) the demonstrated research,
                            technology transfer, and education resources
                            available to the recipient to carry out this
                            section;
                                ``(iii) the ability of the recipient to
                            provide leadership in solving immediate and
                            long-range national and regional transportation
                            problems;
                                ``(iv) the ability of the recipient to
                            carry out research, education, and technology
                            transfer activities that are multimodal and
                            multidisciplinary in scope;
                                ``(v) the demonstrated commitment of the
                            recipient to carry out transportation workforce
                            development programs through--
                                        ``(I) degree-granting programs or
                                    programs that provide other industry-
                                    recognized credentials; and
                                        ``(II) outreach activities to
                                    attract new entrants into the
                                    transportation field, including women
                                    and underrepresented populations;
                                ``(vi) the demonstrated ability of the
                            recipient to disseminate results and spur the
                            implementation of transportation research and
                            education programs through national or
                            statewide continuing education programs;
                                ``(vii) the demonstrated commitment of the
                            recipient to the use of peer review principles
                            and other research best practices in the
                            selection, management, and dissemination of
                            research projects;
                                ``(viii) the strategic plan submitted by
                            the recipient describing the proposed research
                            to be carried out by the recipient and the
                            performance metrics to be used in assessing the
                            performance of the recipient in meeting the
                            stated research, technology transfer,
                            education, and outreach goals; and
                                ``(ix) the ability of the recipient to
                            implement the proposed program in a cost-
                            efficient manner, such as through cost sharing
                            and overall reduced overhead, facilities, and
                            administrative costs.
                ``(5) Transparency.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide to
                    each applicant, upon request, any materials, including
                    copies of reviews (with any information that would
                    identify a reviewer redacted), used in the evaluation
                    process of the proposal of the applicant.
                        ``(B) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the
                    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and
                    Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
                    Public Works of the Senate a report describing the
                    overall review process under paragraph (3) that
                    includes--
                                ``(i) specific criteria of evaluation used
                            in the review;
                                ``(ii) descriptions of the review process;
                            and
                                ``(iii) explanations of the selected
                            awards.
                ``(6) Outside stakeholders.--The Secretary shall, to the
            maximum extent practicable, consult external stakeholders such
            as the Transportation Research Board of the National Research
            Council of the National Academies to evaluate and competitively
            review all proposals.
        ``(c) Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary, Assistant Secretary
            for Research and Technology, and the Administrator of the
            Federal Highway Administration shall select grant recipients
            under subsection (b) and make grant amounts available to the
            selected recipients.
                ``(2) National transportation centers.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall provide grants to 5 consortia that the
                    Secretary determines best meet the criteria described
                    in subsection (b)(4).
                        ``(B) Restrictions.--
                                ``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year, a
                            grant made available under this paragraph shall
                            be not greater than $4,000,000 and not less
                            than $2,000,000 per recipient.
                                ``(ii) Focused research.--A consortium
                            receiving a grant under this paragraph shall
                            focus research on 1 of the transportation issue
                            areas specified in section 508(a)(2) of title
                            23.
                        ``(C) Matching requirement.--
                                ``(i) In general.--As a condition of
                            receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant
                            recipient shall match 100 percent of the
                            amounts made available under the grant.
                                ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts
                            referred to in clause (i) may include amounts
                            made available to the recipient under--
                                        ``(I) section 504(b) of title 23;
                                    or
                                        ``(II) section 505 of title 23.
                ``(3) Regional university transportation centers.--
                        ``(A) Location of regional centers.--One regional
                    university transportation center shall be located in
                    each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the
                    Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of
                    Management and Budget in the document entitled
                    `Standard Federal Regions' and dated April 1974
                    (circular A-105).
                        ``(B) Selection criteria.--In conducting a
                    competition under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
                    provide grants to 10 consortia on the basis of--
                                ``(i) the criteria described in subsection
                            (b)(4);
                                ``(ii) the location of the lead center
                            within the Federal region to be served; and
                                ``(iii) whether the consortium of
                            institutions demonstrates that the consortium
                            has a well-established, nationally recognized
                            program in transportation research and
                            education, as evidenced by--
                                        ``(I) recent expenditures by the
                                    institution in highway or public
                                    transportation research;
                                        ``(II) a historical track record of
                                    awarding graduate degrees in
                                    professional fields closely related to
                                    highways and public transportation; and
                                        ``(III) an experienced faculty who
                                    specialize in professional fields
                                    closely related to highways and public
                                    transportation.
                        ``(C) Restrictions.--For each fiscal year, a grant
                    made available under this paragraph shall be not
                    greater than $3,000,000 and not less than $1,500,000
                    per recipient.
                        ``(D) Matching requirements.--
                                ``(i) In general.--As a condition of
                            receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant
                            recipient shall match 100 percent of the
                            amounts made available under the grant.
                                ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts
                            referred to in clause (i) may include amounts
                            made available to the recipient under--
                                        ``(I) section 504(b) of title 23;
                                    or
                                        ``(II) section 505 of title 23.
                        ``(E) Focused research.--The Secretary shall make a
                    grant to 1 of the 10 regional university transportation
                    centers established under this paragraph for the
                    purpose of furthering the objectives described in
                    subsection (a)(2) in the field of comprehensive
                    transportation safety, congestion, connected vehicles,
                    connected infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles.
                ``(4) Tier 1 university transportation centers.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                    grants of not greater than $2,000,000 and not less than
                    $1,000,000 to not more than 20 recipients to carry out
                    this paragraph.
                        ``(B) Matching requirement.--
                                ``(i) In general.--As a condition of
                            receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant
                            recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts
                            made available under the grant.
                                ``(ii) Sources.--The matching amounts
                            referred to in clause (i) may include amounts
                            made available to the recipient under--
                                        ``(I) section 504(b) of title 23;
                                    or
                                        ``(II) section 505 of title 23.
                        ``(C) Focused research.--In awarding grants under
                    this section, consideration shall be given to minority
                    institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher
                    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia
                    that include such institutions that have demonstrated
                    an ability in transportation-related research.
        ``(d) Program Coordination.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) coordinate the research, education, and
                    technology transfer activities carried out by grant
                    recipients under this section; and
                        ``(B) disseminate the results of that research
                    through the establishment and operation of a publicly
                    accessible online information clearinghouse.
                ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--Not less frequently
            than annually, and consistent with the plan developed under
            section 508 of title 23, the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) review and evaluate the programs carried out
                    under this section by grant recipients; and
                        ``(B) submit to the Committees on Transportation
                    and Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology
                    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                    Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report
                    describing that review and evaluation.
                ``(3) Program evaluation and oversight.--For each of fiscal
            years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall expend not more
            than 1 and a half percent of the amounts made available to the
            Secretary to carry out this section for any coordination,
            evaluation, and oversight activities of the Secretary under
            this section.
        ``(e) Limitation on Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made
    available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain
    available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after
    the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.
        ``(f) Information Collection.--Any survey, questionnaire, or
    interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out
    reporting requirements relating to any program assessment or evaluation
    activity under this section, including customer satisfaction
    assessments, shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44.''.

    SEC. 6014. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

        (a) Bureau of Transportation Statistics.--Section 6302(b)(3)(B) of
    title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in clause (vi)(III) by striking ``section 6310'' and
            inserting ``section 6309'';
                (2) by redesignating clauses (vii), (viii), (ix), and (x)
            as clauses (x), (xi), (xii), and (xiii), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                                ``(vii) develop and improve transportation
                            economic accounts to meet demand for methods
                            for estimating the economic value of
                            transportation infrastructure, investment, and
                            services;
                                ``(viii) not be required to obtain the
                            approval of any other officer or employee of
                            the Department in connection with the
                            collection or analysis of any information;
                                ``(ix) not be required, prior to
                            publication, to obtain the approval of any
                            other officer or employee of the Federal
                            Government with respect to the substance of any
                            statistical technical reports or press releases
                            that the Director has prepared in accordance
                            with the law;''.
        (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 6311(5) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended by striking ``section 6310'' and inserting
    ``section 6309''.

    SEC. 6015. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING ALTERNATIVES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to provide
    grants to States to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue
    mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term
    solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
        (b) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, a
    State or group of States shall submit to the Secretary an application
    in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may
    require.
        (c) Objectives.--The Secretary shall ensure that the activities
    carried out using funds provided under this section meet the following
    objectives:
                (1) To test the design, acceptance, and implementation of 2
            or more future user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.
                (2) To improve the functionality of such user-based
            alternative revenue mechanisms.
                (3) To conduct outreach to increase public awareness
            regarding the need for alternative funding sources for surface
            transportation programs and to provide information on possible
            approaches.
                (4) To provide recommendations regarding adoption and
            implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.
                (5) To minimize the administrative cost of any potential
            user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.
        (d) Use of Funds.--A State or group of States receiving funds under
    this section to test the design, acceptance, and implementation of a
    user-based alternative revenue mechanism--
                (1) shall address--
                        (A) the implementation, interoperability, public
                    acceptance, and other potential hurdles to the adoption
                    of the user-based alternative revenue mechanism;
                        (B) the protection of personal privacy;
                        (C) the use of independent and private third-party
                    vendors to collect fees and operate the user-based
                    alternative revenue mechanism;
                        (D) market-based congestion mitigation, if
                    appropriate;
                        (E) equity concerns, including the impacts of the
                    user-based alternative revenue mechanism on differing
                    income groups, various geographic areas, and the
                    relative burdens on rural and urban drivers;
                        (F) ease of compliance for different users of the
                    transportation system; and
                        (G) the reliability and security of technology used
                    to implement the user-based alternative revenue
                    mechanism; and
                (2) may address--
                        (A) the flexibility and choices of user-based
                    alternative revenue mechanisms, including the ability
                    of users to select from various technology and payment
                    options;
                        (B) the cost of administering the user-based
                    alternative revenue mechanism; and
                        (C) the ability of the administering entity to
                    audit and enforce user compliance.
        (e) Consideration.--The Secretary shall consider geographic
    diversity in awarding grants under this section.
        (f) Limitations on Revenue Collected.--Any revenue collected
    through a user-based alternative revenue mechanism established using
    funds provided under this section shall not be considered a toll under
    section 301 of title 23, United States Code.
        (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of an activity
    carried out under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the total
    cost of the activity.
        (h) Report to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
    which the first eligible entity receives a grant under this section,
    and each year thereafter, each recipient of a grant under this section
    shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes--
                (1) how the demonstration activities carried out with grant
            funds meet the objectives described in subsection (c); and
                (2) lessons learned for future deployment of alternative
            revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure.
        (i) Biennial Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
    enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until the
    completion of the demonstration activities under this section, the
    Secretary shall make available to the public on an Internet Web site a
    report describing the progress of the demonstration activities.
        (j) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to carry out section 503(b)
    of title 23, United States Code--
                (1) $15,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for
            fiscal year 2016; and
                (2) $20,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for
            each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
        (k) Grant Flexibility.--If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the
    Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that
    meet the requirements of this section for a fiscal year, Secretary
    shall transfer to the program under section 503(b) of title 23, United
    States Code--
                (1) any of the funds reserved for the fiscal year under
            subsection (j) that the Secretary has not yet awarded under
            this section; and
                (2) an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount
            of funds that the Secretary transfers under paragraph (1).

    SEC. 6016. FUTURE INTERSTATE STUDY.

        (a) Future Interstate System Study.--Not later than 180 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
    agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National
    Academies to conduct a study on the actions needed to upgrade and
    restore the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
    Defense Highways to its role as a premier system that meets the growing
    and shifting demands of the 21st century.
        (b) Methodologies.--In conducting the study, the Transportation
    Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and
    recommended in the report prepared for the American Association of
    State Highway and Transportation Officials titled ``National
    Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-24(79): Specifications
    for a National Study of the Future 3R, 4R, and Capacity Needs of the
    Interstate System'', dated December 2013.
        (c) Contents of Study.--The study--
                (1) shall include specific recommendations regarding the
            features, standards, capacity needs, application of
            technologies, and intergovernmental roles to upgrade the
            Interstate System, including any revisions to law (including
            regulations) that the Transportation Research Board determines
            appropriate; and
                (2) is encouraged to build on the institutional knowledge
            in the highway industry in applying the techniques involved in
            implementing the study.
        (d) Considerations.--In carrying out the study, the Transportation
    Research Board shall determine the need for reconstruction and
    improvement of the Interstate System by considering--
                (1) future demands on transportation infrastructure
            determined for national planning purposes, including commercial
            and private traffic flows to serve future economic activity and
            growth;
                (2) the expected condition of the current Interstate System
            over the period of 50 years beginning on the date of enactment
            of this Act, including long-term deterioration and
            reconstruction needs;
                (3) features that would take advantage of technological
            capabilities to address modern standards of construction,
            maintenance, and operations, for purposes of safety, and system
            management, taking into further consideration system
            performance and cost; and
                (4) the resources necessary to maintain and improve the
            Interstate System.
        (e) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Transportation
    Research Board--
                (1) shall convene and consult with a panel of national
            experts, including operators and users of the Interstate System
            and private sector stakeholders; and
                (2) is encouraged to consult with--
                        (A) the Federal Highway Administration;
                        (B) States;
                        (C) planning agencies at the metropolitan, State,
                    and regional levels;
                        (D) the motor carrier industry;
                        (E) freight shippers;
                        (F) highway safety groups; and
                        (G) other appropriate entities.
        (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall make available to the
    public on an Internet Web site the results of the study conducted under
    this section.
        (g) Funding.--From funds made available to carry out section 503(b)
    of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use to carry out
    this section up to $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.

    SEC. 6017. HIGHWAY EFFICIENCY.

        (a) Study.--
                (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Transportation
            for Research and Technology may examine the impact of pavement
            durability and sustainability on vehicle fuel consumption,
            vehicle wear and tear, road conditions, and road repairs.
                (2) Methodology.--In carrying out the study, the Assistant
            Secretary shall--
                        (A) conduct a thorough review of relevant peer-
                    reviewed research published during at least the past 5
                    years;
                        (B) analyze impacts of different types of pavement
                    on all motor vehicle types, including commercial
                    vehicles;
                        (C) specifically examine the impact of pavement
                    deformation and deflection; and
                        (D) analyze impacts of different types of pavement
                    on road conditions and road repairs.
                (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Assistant
            Secretary shall consult with--
                        (A) experts from the different modal
                    administrations of the Department and from other
                    Federal agencies, including the National Institute of
                    Standards and Technology;
                        (B) State departments of transportation;
                        (C) local government engineers and public works
                    professionals;
                        (D) industry stakeholders; and
                        (E) appropriate academic experts active in the
                    field.
        (b) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall publish on
            a public Web site the results of the study.
                (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                        (A) a summary of the different types of pavements
                    analyzed in the study and the impacts of pavement
                    durability and sustainability on vehicle fuel
                    consumption, vehicle wear and tear, road conditions,
                    and road repairs; and
                        (B) recommendations for State and local governments
                    on best practice methods for improving pavement
                    durability and sustainability to maximize vehicle fuel
                    economy, ride quality, and road conditions and to
                    minimize the need for road and vehicle repairs.

    SEC. 6018. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY.

        (a) Study.--The Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of
    the Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement, within 45
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, with the National Academy
    of Sciences to conduct a study on the most effective means of
    preventing motorcycle crashes.
        (b) Publication.--The Assistant Secretary may make available the
    findings on a public Web site within 30 days after receiving the
    results of the study from the National Academy of Sciences.

    SEC. 6019. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 5118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) coordinate, as appropriate, with other
                    Federal agencies.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Cooperative Research.--
                ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established in
            subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out cooperative
            research on hazardous materials transport.
                ``(2) National academies.--The Secretary may enter into an
            agreement with the National Academies to support such research.
                ``(3) Research.--Research conducted under this subsection
            may include activities related to--
                        ``(A) emergency planning and response, including
                    information and programs that can be readily assessed
                    and implemented in local jurisdictions;
                        ``(B) risk analysis and perception and data
                    assessment;
                        ``(C) commodity flow data, including voluntary
                    collaboration between shippers and first responders for
                    secure data exchange of critical information;
                        ``(D) integration of safety and security;
                        ``(E) cargo packaging and handling;
                        ``(F) hazmat release consequences; and
                        ``(G) materials and equipment testing.''.

    SEC. 6020. WEB-BASED TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.

        Section 5115(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``, including online curriculum as appropriate,'' after ``a
    current curriculum of courses''.

    SEC. 6021. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY WORKING GROUP.

        To improve the scientific pursuit and research procedures
    concerning transportation, the Assistant Secretary for Research and
    Technology may convene an interagency working group to--
                (1) develop within 1 year after the date of enactment of
            this Act a national transportation research framework;
                (2) identify opportunities for coordination between the
            Department and universities and the private sector, and
            prioritize these opportunities;
                (3) identify and develop a plan to implement best practices
            for moving transportation research results out of the
            laboratory and into application; and
                (4) identify and develop a plan to address related
            workforce development needs.

    SEC. 6022. COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT.

        The Secretary may solicit the support of, and identify
    opportunities to collaborate with, other Federal research agencies and
    national laboratories to assist in the effective and efficient pursuit
    and resolution of research challenges identified by the Secretary.

    SEC. 6023. PRIZE COMPETITIONS.

        Section 502(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (D)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(such as www.challenge.gov)''
                    after ``public website'';
                        (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as
                    clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                                ``(iii) the process for participants to
                            register for the competition;''; and
                        (D) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph
                    (B)) by striking ``prize'' and inserting ``cash prize
                    purse'';
                (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``prize'' both places
            it appears and inserting ``cash prize purse'';
                (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as
            subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
                        ``(F) Use of federal facilities; consultation with
                    federal employees.--An individual or entity is not
                    ineligible to receive a cash prize purse under this
                    paragraph as a result of the individual or entity using
                    a Federal facility or consulting with a Federal
                    employee related to the individual or entity's
                    participation in a prize competition under this
                    paragraph unless the same facility or employee is made
                    available to all individuals and entities participating
                    in the prize competition on an equitable basis.'';
                (5) in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
            of this section)--
                        (A) in clause (i)(I) by striking ``competition''
                    and inserting ``prize competition under this
                    paragraph'';
                        (B) in clause (ii)(I)--
                                (i) by striking ``participation in a
                            competition'' and inserting ``participation in
                            a prize competition under this paragraph''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``competition activities''
                            and inserting ``prize competition activities'';
                            and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iii) Intellectual property.--
                                        ``(I) Prohibition on requiring
                                    waiver.--The Secretary may not require
                                    a participant to waive claims against
                                    the Department arising out of the
                                    unauthorized use or disclosure by the
                                    Department of the intellectual
                                    property, trade secrets, or
                                    confidential business information of
                                    the participant.
                                        ``(II) Prohibition on government
                                    acquisition of intellectual property
                                    rights.--The Federal Government may not
                                    gain an interest in intellectual
                                    property developed by a participant for
                                    a prize competition under this
                                    paragraph without the written consent
                                    of the participant.
                                        ``(III) Licenses.--The Federal
                                    Government may negotiate a license for
                                    the use of intellectual property
                                    developed by a participant for a prize
                                    competition under this paragraph.'';
                (6) in subparagraph (H)(i) (as redesignated by paragraph
            (3) of this section) by striking ``subparagraph (H)'' and
            inserting ``subparagraph (I)'';
                (7) in subparagraph (I) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
            of this section) by striking ``an agreement with a private,
            nonprofit entity'' and inserting ``a grant, contract,
            cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector
            for-profit or nonprofit entity'';
                (8) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
            of this section)--
                        (A) in clause (i)--
                                (i) in subclause (I) by striking ``the
                            private sector'' and inserting ``private sector
                            for-profit and nonprofit entities, to be
                            available to the extent provided by
                            appropriations Acts'';
                                (ii) in subclause (II) by striking ``and
                            metropolitan planning organizations'' and
                            inserting ``metropolitan planning
                            organizations, and private sector for-profit
                            and nonprofit entities''; and
                                (iii) in subclause (III) by inserting
                            ``for-profit or nonprofit'' after ``private
                            sector'';
                        (B) in clause (ii) by striking ``prize awards'' and
                    inserting ``cash prize purses'';
                        (C) in clause (iv)--
                                (i) by inserting ``competition'' after ``A
                            prize''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``the prize'' and
                            inserting ``the cash prize purse'';
                        (D) in clause (v)--
                                (i) by striking ``amount of a prize'' and
                            inserting ``amount of a cash prize purse'';
                                (ii) by inserting ``competition'' after
                            ``announcement of the prize''; and
                                (iii) in subclause (I) by inserting
                            ``competition'' after ``prize'';
                        (E) in clause (vi) by striking ``offer a prize''
                    and inserting ``offer a cash prize purse''; and
                        (F) in clause (vii) by striking ``cash prizes'' and
                    inserting ``cash prize purses'';
                (9) in subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
            of this section) by striking ``or providing a prize'' and
            inserting ``a prize competition or providing a cash prize
            purse''; and
                (10) in subparagraph (L)(ii) (as redesignated by paragraph
            (3) of this section)--
                        (A) in subclause (I) by striking ``The Secretary''
                    and inserting ``Not later than March 1 of each year,
                    the Secretary''; and
                        (B) in subclause (II)--
                                (i) in item (cc) by striking ``cash
                            prizes'' both places it appears and inserting
                            ``cash prize purses''; and
                                (ii) in item (ee) by striking ``agency''
                            and inserting ``Department''.

    SEC. 6024. GAO REPORT.

        Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Comptroller General of the United States shall make available to the
    public a report that--
                (1) assesses the status of autonomous transportation
            technology policy developed by public entities in the United
            States;
                (2) assesses the organizational readiness of the Department
            to address autonomous vehicle technology challenges, including
            consumer privacy protections; and
                (3) recommends implementation paths for autonomous
            transportation technology, applications, and policies that are
            based on the assessment described in paragraph (2).

    SEC. 6025. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PURPOSES.

        Section 514(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(10) to assist in the development of cybersecurity
            standards in cooperation with relevant modal administrations of
            the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies to
            help prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected and
            automated transportation vehicles.''.

    SEC. 6026. INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY.

        Section 503(b)(3)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in clause (xviii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (xix) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(xx) corrosion prevention measures for
                            the structural integrity of bridges.''.

    SEC. 6027. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 5-YEAR STRATEGIC
                  PLAN.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop a 5-year
    transportation research and development strategic plan for fiscal years
    2018 through 2022 to guide future Federal transportation research and
    development activities.
        (b) Consistency.--The strategic plan developed under subsection (a)
    shall be consistent with--
                (1) section 306 of title 5, United States Code;
                (2) sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code;
                (3) section 508 of title 23, United States Code; and
                (4) any other research and development plan within the
            Department.
        (c) Contents.--The strategic plan developed under subsection (a)
    shall--
                (1) describe the primary purposes of the transportation
            research and development program;
                (2) list the proposed research and development activities
            that the Department intends to pursue to accomplish under the
            strategic plan, which may include--
                        (A) fundamental research pertaining to the applied
                    physical and natural sciences;
                        (B) applied science and research;
                        (C) technology development research; and
                        (D) social science research; and
                (3) for each research and development activity--
                        (A) identify the anticipated annual funding levels
                    for the period covered by the strategic plan; and
                        (B) describe the research findings the Department
                    expects to discover at the end of the period covered by
                    the strategic plan.
        (d) Considerations.--The Secretary shall ensure that the strategic
    plan developed under this section--
                (1) reflects input from external stakeholders;
                (2) includes and integrates the research and development
            programs of all of the Department's modal administrations and
            joint programs;
                (3) takes into account research and development by other
            Federal, State, local, private sector, and nonprofit
            institutions; and
                (4) is published on a public website by December 31, 2016.
        (e) Report.--
                (1) National research council review.--The Secretary shall
            enter into an agreement with the National Research Council for
            a review and analysis of the Department's 5-year research and
            development strategic plan described in this section. By March
            31, 2017, the Secretary shall publish on a public website the
            National Research Council's analysis of the Department's plan.
                (2) Interim report.--By June 30, 2019, the Secretary shall
            publish on a public website an interim report that--
                        (A) provides an assessment of the Department's 5-
                    year research and development strategic plan described
                    in this section that includes a description of the
                    extent to which the research and development is or is
                    not successfully meeting the purposes described under
                    subsection (c)(1); and
                        (B) addresses any concerns and identifies any gaps
                    that may have been raised by the National Research
                    Council analysis under paragraph (1), including how the
                    plan is or is not responsive to the National Research
                    Council review.

    SEC. 6028. TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

        (a) Congestion Research.--The Assistant Secretary may conduct
    research on the reduction of traffic congestion.
        (b) Consideration.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
                (1) recommend research to accelerate the adoption of
            transportation management systems that allow traffic to flow in
            the safest and most efficient manner possible while alleviating
            current and future traffic congestion challenges;
                (2) assess and analyze traffic, transit, and freight data
            from various sources relevant to efforts to reduce traffic
            congestion so as to maximize mobility, efficiency, and capacity
            while decreasing congestion and travel times;
                (3) examine the use and integration of multiple data types
            from multiple sources and technologies, including road weather
            data, private vehicle (including Global Positioning System)
            data, arterial and highway traffic conditions, transit vehicle
            arrival and departure times, real time navigation routing,
            construction zone information, and reports of incidents, to
            suggest improvements in effective communication of such data
            and information in real time;
                (4) develop and disseminate suggested strategies and
            solutions to reduce congestion for high-density traffic regions
            and to provide mobility in the event of an emergency or natural
            disaster; and
                (5) collaborate with other relevant Federal agencies, State
            and local agencies, industry and industry associations, and
            university research centers to fulfill goals and objectives
            under this section.
        (c) Identifying Information.--The Assistant Secretary shall ensure
    that information used pursuant to this section does not contain
    identifying information of any individual.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall make available on a public
    website a report on its activities under this section.

    SEC. 6029. RAIL SAFETY.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology may
    transmit to Congress a report containing--
                (1) the results of a study to examine the state of rail
            safety technologies and an analysis of whether the passenger,
            commuter, and transit rail transportation industries are
            keeping up with innovations in technologies to make rail cars
            safer for passengers and transport of commerce; and
                (2) a determination of how much additional time and public
            and private resources will be required for railroad carriers to
            meet the positive train control system implementation
            requirements under section 20157 of title 49, United States
            Code.

    SEC. 6030. STUDY AND REPORT ON REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES OWNED BY
                  CERTAIN FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND INCREASING THE USE OF
                  COMMERCIAL RIDE-SHARING BY THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

        (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
    conduct a study on the feasibility of--
                (1) reducing the amount of vehicles owned by a covered
            department; and
                (2) increasing the use of commercial ride-sharing companies
            by a covered department.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
    to Congress a report that contains the results and conclusions of the
    study conducted under subsection (a).
        (c) Covered Department Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered department'' means each of the following:
                (1) The Department of Agriculture.
                (2) The Department of the Interior.
                (3) The Department of Energy.

                 TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

    SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Hazardous Materials Transportation
    Safety Improvement Act of 2015''.

    SEC. 7002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
    follows:
    ``Sec. 5128. Authorization of appropriations
        ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Secretary to carry out this chapter (except sections 5107(e),
    5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and 5119)--
                ``(1) $53,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                ``(2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                ``(3) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(4) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                ``(6) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
        ``(b) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--From the
    Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under
    section 5116(h), the Secretary may expend, for each of fiscal years
    2016 through 2021--
                ``(1) $21,988,000 to carry out section 5116(a);
                ``(2) $150,000 to carry out section 5116(e);
                ``(3) $625,000 to publish and distribute the Emergency
            Response Guidebook under section 5116(h)(3); and
                ``(4) $1,000,000 to carry out section 5116(i).
        ``(c) Hazardous Materials Training Grants.--From the Hazardous
    Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established pursuant to section
    5116(h), the Secretary may expend $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
    2016 through 2021 to carry out section 5107(e).
        ``(d) Credits to Appropriations.--
                ``(1) Expenses.--In addition to amounts otherwise made
            available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may credit
            amounts received from a State, Indian tribe, or other public
            authority or private entity for expenses the Secretary incurs
            in providing training to the State, Indian tribe, authority, or
            entity.
                ``(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts made available
            under this section shall remain available until expended.''.

    SEC. 7003. NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE.

        Section 5103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
            (d) and (e), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Federally Declared Disasters and Emergencies.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may by order waive
            compliance with any part of an applicable standard prescribed
            under this chapter without prior notice and comment and on
            terms the Secretary considers appropriate if the Secretary
            determines that--
                        ``(A) it is in the public interest to grant the
                    waiver;
                        ``(B) the waiver is not inconsistent with the
                    safety of transporting hazardous materials; and
                        ``(C) the waiver is necessary to facilitate the
                    safe movement of hazardous materials into, from, and
                    within an area of a major disaster or emergency that
                    has been declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
                    Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
                    seq.).
                ``(2) Period of waiver.--A waiver under this subsection may
            be issued for a period of not more than 60 days and may be
            renewed upon application to the Secretary only after notice and
            an opportunity for a hearing on the waiver. The Secretary shall
            immediately revoke the waiver if continuation of the waiver
            would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of this
            chapter.
                ``(3) Statement of reasons.--The Secretary shall include in
            any order issued under this section the reason for granting the
            waiver.''.

    SEC. 7004. ENHANCED REPORTING.

        Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate'' and inserting
    ``make available to the public on the Department of Transportation's
    Internet Web site''.

    SEC. 7005. WETLINES.

        (a) Withdrawal.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall withdraw the proposed rule described
    in the notice of proposed rulemaking issued on January 27, 2011,
    entitled ``Safety Requirements for External Product Piping on Cargo
    Tanks Transporting Flammable Liquids'' (76 Fed. Reg. 4847).
        (b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
    Secretary from issuing standards or regulations regarding the safety of
    external product piping on cargo tanks transporting flammable liquids
    after the withdrawal is carried out pursuant to subsection (a).

    SEC. 7006. IMPROVING PUBLICATION OF SPECIAL PERMITS AND APPROVALS.

        Section 5117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking ``an application for a special
                    permit'' and inserting ``an application for a new
                    special permit or a modification to an existing special
                    permit''; and
                        (B) by inserting after the first sentence the
                    following: ``The Secretary shall make available to the
                    public on the Department of Transportation's Internet
                    Web site any special permit other than a new special
                    permit or a modification to an existing special permit
                    and shall give the public an opportunity to inspect the
                    safety analysis and comment on the application for a
                    period of not more than 15 days.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking ``publish'' and inserting ``make
                    available to the public'';
                        (B) by striking ``in the Federal Register'';
                        (C) by striking ``180'' and inserting ``120''; and
                        (D) by striking ``the special permit'' each place
                    it appears and inserting ``a special permit or
                    approval''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(g) Disclosure of Final Action.--The Secretary shall
    periodically, but at least every 120 days--
                ``(1) publish in the Federal Register notice of the final
            disposition of each application for a new special permit,
            modification to an existing special permit, or approval during
            the preceding quarter; and
                ``(2) make available to the public on the Department of
            Transportation's Internet Web site notice of the final
            disposition of any other special permit during the preceding
            quarter.''.

    SEC. 7007. GAO STUDY ON ACCEPTANCE OF CLASSIFICATION EXAMINATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall evaluate and transmit to the Secretary, the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a
    report on the standards, metrics, and protocols that the Secretary uses
    to regulate the performance of persons approved to recommend hazard
    classifications pursuant to section 173.56(b) of title, 49, Code of
    Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as ``third-party labs'').
        (b) Evaluation.--The evaluation required under subsection (a)
    shall--
                (1) identify what standards and protocols are used to
            approve such persons, assess the adequacy of such standards and
            protocols to ensure that persons seeking approval are qualified
            and capable of performing classifications, and make
            recommendations to address any deficiencies identified;
                (2) assess the adequacy of the Secretary's oversight of
            persons approved to perform the classifications, including the
            qualification of individuals engaged in the oversight of
            approved persons, and make recommendations to enhance oversight
            sufficiently to ensure that classifications are issued as
            required;
                (3) identify what standards and protocols exist to rescind,
            suspend, or deny approval of persons who perform such
            classifications, assess the adequacy of such standards and
            protocols, and make recommendations to enhance such standards
            and protocols if necessary; and
                (4) include annual data for fiscal years 2005 through 2015
            on the number of applications received for new classifications
            pursuant to section 173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal
            Regulations, of those applications how many classifications
            recommended by persons approved by the Secretary were changed
            to another classification and the reasons for the change, and
            how many hazardous materials incidents have been attributed to
            a classification recommended by such approved persons in the
            United States.
        (c) Action Plan.--Not later than 120 days after receiving the
    report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make
    available to the public a plan describing any actions the Secretary
    will take to establish standards, metrics, and protocols based on the
    findings and recommendations in the report to ensure that persons
    approved to perform classification examinations required under section
    173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, can sufficiently
    perform such examinations in a manner that meets the hazardous
    materials regulations.
        (d) Regulations.--If the report required under subsection (a)
    recommends new regulations in order for the Secretary to have
    confidence in the accuracy of classification recommendations rendered
    by persons approved to perform classification examinations required
    under section 173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, the
    Secretary shall issue such regulations not later than 24 months after
    the date of enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 7008. IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNING AND TRAINING GRANTS.

        (a) Planning and Training Grants.--Section 5116 of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (k) as
            subsections (b) through (j), respectively,
                (2) by striking subsection (b); and
                (3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) Planning and Training Grants.--(1) The Secretary shall make
    grants to States and Indian tribes--
                ``(A) to develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans
            under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of
            1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.), including ascertaining flow
            patterns of hazardous material on lands under the jurisdiction
            of a State or Indian tribe, and between lands under the
            jurisdiction of a State or Indian tribe and lands of another
            State or Indian tribe;
                ``(B) to decide on the need for regional hazardous material
            emergency response teams; and
                ``(C) to train public sector employees to respond to
            accidents and incidents involving hazardous material.
        ``(2) To the extent that a grant is used to train emergency
    responders under paragraph (1)(C), the State or Indian tribe shall
    provide written certification to the Secretary that the emergency
    responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability
    to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the
    effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of
    hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National
    Fire Protection Association standards for competence of responders to
    accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.
        ``(3) The Secretary may make a grant to a State or Indian tribe
    under paragraph (1) of this subsection only if--
                ``(A) the State or Indian tribe certifies that the total
            amount the State or Indian tribe expends (except amounts of the
            Federal Government) for the purpose of the grant will at least
            equal the average level of expenditure for the last 5 years;
            and
                ``(B) any emergency response training provided under the
            grant shall consist of--
                        ``(i) a course developed or identified under
                    section 5115 of this title; or
                        ``(ii) any other course the Secretary determines is
                    consistent with the objectives of this section.
        ``(4) A State or Indian tribe receiving a grant under this
    subsection shall ensure that planning and emergency response training
    under the grant is coordinated with adjacent States and Indian tribes.
        ``(5) A training grant under paragraph (1)(C) may be used--
                ``(A) to pay--
                        ``(i) the tuition costs of public sector employees
                    being trained;
                        ``(ii) travel expenses of those employees to and
                    from the training facility;
                        ``(iii) room and board of those employees when at
                    the training facility; and
                        ``(iv) travel expenses of individuals providing the
                    training;
                ``(B) by the State, political subdivision, or Indian tribe
            to provide the training; and
                ``(C) to make an agreement with a person (including an
            authority of a State, a political subdivision of a State or
            Indian tribe, or a local jurisdiction), subject to approval by
            the Secretary, to provide the training--
                        ``(i) if the agreement allows the Secretary and the
                    State or Indian tribe to conduct random examinations,
                    inspections, and audits of the training without prior
                    notice;
                        ``(ii) the person agrees to have an auditable
                    accounting system; and
                        ``(iii) if the State or Indian tribe conducts at
                    least one on-site observation of the training each
                    year.
        ``(6) The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available for
    grants under this subsection among eligible States and Indian tribes
    based on the needs of the States and Indian tribes for emergency
    response training and planning. In making a decision about those needs,
    the Secretary shall consider--
                ``(A) the number of hazardous material facilities in the
            State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;
                ``(B) the types and amounts of hazardous material
            transported in the State or on such land;
                ``(C) whether the State or Indian tribe imposes and
            collects a fee on transporting hazardous material;
                ``(D) whether such fee is used only to carry out a purpose
            related to transporting hazardous material;
                ``(E) the past record of the State or Indian tribe in
            effectively managing planning and training grants; and
                ``(F) any other factors the Secretary determines are
            appropriate to carry out this subsection.''.
        (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``5116(i)'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``5116(h)''.
                (2) Section 5116 of such title is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (d), as redesignated by this
                    section, by striking ``subsections (a)(2)(A) and
                    (b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(3)(A)'';
                        (B) in subsection (h), as redesignated by this
                    section--
                                (i) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and
                            section 5107(e)'' after ``section'';
                                (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(f)''
                            and inserting ``(e)''; and
                                (iii) in paragraph (4) by striking
                            ``5108(g)(2) and 5115'' and inserting ``5107(e)
                            and 5108(g)(2)'';
                        (C) in subsection (i), as redesignated by this
                    section, by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting
                    ``subsection (a)''; and
                        (D) in subsection (j), as redesignated by this
                    section--
                                (i) by striking ``planning grants allocated
                            under subsection (a), training grants under
                            subsection (b), and grants under subsection
                            (j)'' and inserting ``planning and training
                            grants under subsection (a) and grants under
                            subsection (i)''; and
                                (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
                            through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4),
                            respectively.
        (c) Enforcement Personnel.--Section 5107(e) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``, State and local personnel
    responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous
    materials, or both'' after ``hazmat employees'' each place it appears.

    SEC. 7009. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PERMITS.

        Section 5109(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(h) Limitation on Denial.--The Secretary may not deny a non-
    temporary permit held by a motor carrier pursuant to this section based
    on a comprehensive review of that carrier triggered by safety
    management system scores or out-of-service disqualification standards,
    unless--
                ``(1) the carrier has the opportunity, prior to the denial
            of such permit, to submit a written description of corrective
            actions taken and other documentation the carrier wishes the
            Secretary to consider, including a corrective action plan; and
                ``(2) the Secretary determines the actions or plan is
            insufficient to address the safety concerns identified during
            the course of the comprehensive review.''.

    SEC. 7010. THERMAL BLANKETS.

        (a) Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as
    are necessary to require that each tank car built to meet the DOT-117
    specification and each non-jacketed tank car modified to meet the DOT-
    117R specification be equipped with an insulating blanket with at least
    \1/2\-inch-thick material that has been approved by the Secretary
    pursuant to section 179.18(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
        (b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
    Secretary from approving new or alternative technologies or materials
    as they become available that provide a level of safety at least
    equivalent to the level of safety provided for under subsection (a).

    SEC. 7011. COMPREHENSIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 5110 the following:
    ``Sec. 5111. Comprehensive oil spill response plans
        ``(a) Requirements.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue such regulations
    as are necessary to require any railroad carrier transporting a Class 3
    flammable liquid to maintain a comprehensive oil spill response plan.
    In developing such regulations, the Secretary shall consult with States
    to determine whether there are safety hazards or concerns specific to a
    State that should be taken into account in developing the requirements
    for a comprehensive oil spill response plan.
        ``(b) Contents.--The regulations under subsection (a) shall require
    each railroad carrier described in that subsection to--
                ``(1) include in the comprehensive oil spill response plan
            procedures and resources, including equipment, for responding,
            to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst-case discharge;
                ``(2) ensure that the comprehensive oil spill response plan
            is consistent with the National Contingency Plan and each
            applicable Area Contingency Plan;
                ``(3) include in the comprehensive oil spill response plan
            appropriate notification and training procedures and procedures
            for coordinating with Federal, State, and local emergency
            responders;
                ``(4) review and update its comprehensive oil spill
            response plan as appropriate; and
                ``(5) provide the comprehensive oil spill response plan for
            acceptance by the Secretary.
        ``(c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in the section may be construed to
    prohibit the Secretary from promulgating differing comprehensive oil
    response plan standards for Class I railroads, Class II railroads, and
    Class III railroads.
        ``(d) Response Plans.--The Secretary shall--
                ``(1) maintain on file a copy of the most recent
            comprehensive oil spill response plans prepared by a railroad
            carrier transporting a Class 3 flammable liquid; and
                ``(2) provide to a person, upon written request, a copy of
            the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines
            appropriate--
                        ``(A) proprietary information;
                        ``(B) security-sensitive information, including
                    information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49,
                    Code of Federal Regulations;
                        ``(C) specific response resources and tactical
                    resource deployment plans; and
                        ``(D) the specific amount and location of worst-
                    case discharges, including the process by which a
                    railroad carrier determines the worst-case discharge.
        ``(e) Relationship to FOIA.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to require disclosure of information or records that are
    exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.
        ``(f) Definitions.--
                ``(1) Area contingency plan.--The term `Area Contingency
            Plan' has the meaning given the term in section 311(a) of the
            Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)).
                ``(2) Class 3 flammable liquid.--The term `Class 3
            flammable liquid' has the meaning given the term flammable
            liquid in section 173.120 of title 49, Code of Federal
            Regulations.
                ``(3) Class i railroad; class ii railroad; and class iii
            railroad.--The terms `Class I railroad', `Class II railroad',
            and `Class III railroad' have the meaning given those terms in
            section 20102.
                ``(4) National contingency plan.--The term `National
            Contingency Plan' has the meaning given the term in section
            1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).
                ``(5) Railroad carrier.--The term `railroad carrier' has
            the meaning given the term in section 20102.
                ``(6) Worst-case discharge.--The term `worst-case
            discharge' means the largest foreseeable discharge of oil in
            the event of an accident or incident, as determined by each
            railroad carrier in accordance with regulations issued under
            this section.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 5110 the following:

    ``5111. Comprehensive oil spill response plans.''.

    SEC. 7012. INFORMATION ON HIGH-HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS.

        (a) Information on High-Hazard Flammable Trains.--Not later than 90
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
    regulations to require each applicable railroad carrier to provide
    information on high-hazard flammable trains to State emergency response
    commissions consistent with Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-
    0067, and include appropriate protections from public release of
    proprietary information and security-sensitive information, including
    information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal
    Regulations.
        (b) High-Hazard Flammable Train.--The term ``high-hazard flammable
    train'' means a single train transporting 20 or more tank cars loaded
    with a Class 3 flammable liquid, as such term is defined in section
    173.120 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, in a continuous block
    or a single train transporting 35 or more tank cars loaded with a Class
    3 flammable liquid throughout the train consist.

    SEC. 7013. STUDY AND TESTING OF ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC
                  BRAKES.

        (a) Government Accountability Office Study.--
                (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
            States shall conduct an independent evaluation of ECP brake
            systems, pilot program data, and the Department's research and
            analysis on the costs, benefits, and effects of ECP brake
            systems.
                (2) Study elements.--In completing the independent
            evaluation under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the
            United States shall examine the following issues related to ECP
            brake systems:
                        (A) Data and modeling results on safety benefits
                    relative to conventional brakes and to other braking
                    technologies or systems, such as distributed power and
                    2-way end-of-train devices.
                        (B) Data and modeling results on business benefits,
                    including the effects of dynamic braking.
                        (C) Data on costs, including up-front capital costs
                    and on-going maintenance costs.
                        (D) Analysis of potential operational benefits and
                    challenges, including the effects of potential
                    locomotive and car segregation, technical reliability
                    issues, and network disruptions.
                        (E) Analysis of potential implementation
                    challenges, including installation time, positive train
                    control integration complexities, component
                    availability issues, and tank car shop capabilities.
                        (F) Analysis of international experiences with the
                    use of advanced braking technologies.
                (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
            States shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate a report on the results of the independent evaluation
            under paragraph (1).
        (b) Emergency Braking Application Testing.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
            agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to--
                        (A) complete testing of ECP brake systems during
                    emergency braking application, including more than 1
                    scenario involving the uncoupling of a train with 70 or
                    more DOT-117-specification or DOT-117R-specification
                    tank cars; and
                        (B) transmit, not later than 18 months after the
                    date of enactment of this Act, to the Committee on
                    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
                    and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
                    results of the testing.
                (2) Independent experts.--In completing the testing under
            paragraph (1)(A), the National Academy of Sciences may contract
            with 1 or more engineering or rail experts, as appropriate,
            that--
                        (A) are not railroad carriers, entities funded by
                    such carriers, or entities directly impacted by the
                    final rule issued on May 8, 2015, entitled ``Enhanced
                    Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-
                    Hazard Flammable Trains'' (80 Fed. Reg. 26643); and
                        (B) have relevant experience in conducting railroad
                    safety technology tests or similar crash tests.
                (3) Testing framework.--In completing the testing under
            paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences and each
            contractor described in paragraph (2) shall ensure that the
            testing objectively, accurately, and reliably measures the
            performance of ECP brake systems relative to other braking
            technologies or systems, such as distributed power and 2-way
            end-of-train devices, including differences in--
                        (A) the number of cars derailed;
                        (B) the number of cars punctured;
                        (C) the measures of in-train forces; and
                        (D) the stopping distance.
                (4) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide funding, as part
            of the agreement under paragraph (1), to the National Academy
            of Sciences for the testing required under this section--
                        (A) using sums made available to carry out sections
                    20108 and 5118 of title 49, United States Code; and
                        (B) to the extent funding under subparagraph (A) is
                    insufficient or unavailable to fund the testing
                    required under this section, using such sums as are
                    necessary from the amounts appropriated to the
                    Secretary, the Federal Railroad Administration, or the
                    Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
                    or a combination thereof.
                (5) Equipment.--The National Academy of Sciences and each
            contractor described in paragraph (2) may receive or use
            rolling stock, track, and other equipment or infrastructure
            from a private entity for the purposes of conducting the
            testing required under this section.
        (c) Evidence-Based Approach.--
                (1) Analysis.--The Secretary shall--
                        (A) not later than 90 days after the report date,
                    fully incorporate and update the regulatory impact
                    analysis of the final rule described in subsection
                    (b)(2)(A) of the costs, benefits, and effects of the
                    applicable ECP brake system requirements;
                        (B) as soon as practicable after completion of the
                    updated analysis under subparagraph (A), solicit public
                    comment on the analysis for a period of not more than
                    30 days; and
                        (C) not later than 60 days after the end of the
                    public comment period under subparagraph (B), post the
                    final updated regulatory impact analysis on the
                    Department of Transportation's Internet Web site.
                (2) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after the
            report date, the Secretary shall--
                        (A) determine, based on whether the final
                    regulatory impact analysis described in paragraph
                    (1)(C) demonstrates that the benefits, including safety
                    benefits, of the applicable ECP brake system
                    requirements exceed the costs of such requirements,
                    whether the applicable ECP brake system requirements
                    are justified;
                        (B) if the applicable ECP brake system requirements
                    are justified, publish in the Federal Register the
                    determination and reasons for such determination; and
                        (C) if the Secretary does not publish the
                    determination under subparagraph (B), repeal the
                    applicable ECP brake system requirements.
                (3) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
            construed to prohibit the Secretary from implementing the final
            rule described under subsection (b)(2)(A) prior to the
            determination required under subsection (c)(2) of this section,
            or require the Secretary to promulgate a new rulemaking on the
            provisions of such final rule, other than the applicable ECP
            brake system requirements, if the Secretary determines that the
            applicable ECP brake system requirements are not justified
            pursuant to this subsection.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) Applicable ecp brake system requirements.--The term
            ``applicable ECP brake system requirements'' means sections
            174.310(a)(3)(ii), 174.310(a)(3)(iii), 174.310(a)(5)(v),
            179.202-12(g), and 179.202-13(i) of title 49, Code of Federal
            Regulations, and any other regulation in effect on the date of
            enactment of this Act requiring the installation of ECP brakes
            or operation in ECP brake mode.
                (2) Class 3 flammable liquid.--The term ``Class 3 flammable
            liquid'' has the meaning given the term flammable liquid in
            section 173.120(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
                (3) ECP.--The term ``ECP'' means electronically controlled
            pneumatic when applied to a brake or brakes.
                (4) ECP brake mode.--The term ``ECP brake mode'' includes
            any operation of a rail car or an entire train using an ECP
            brake system.
                (5) ECP brake system.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``ECP brake system''
                    means a train power braking system actuated by
                    compressed air and controlled by electronic signals
                    from the locomotive or an ECP-EOT to the cars in the
                    consist for service and emergency applications in which
                    the brake pipe is used to provide a constant supply of
                    compressed air to the reservoirs on each car but does
                    not convey braking signals to the car.
                        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``ECP brake system''
                    includes dual mode and stand-alone ECP brake systems.
                (6) Railroad carrier.--The term ``railroad carrier'' has
            the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49, United
            States Code.
                (7) Report date.--The term ``report date'' means the date
            that the reports under subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1)(B) are
            required to be transmitted pursuant to those subsections.

    SEC. 7014. STUDY ON THE EFFICACY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN
                  TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM.

        (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
    shall, in consultation with other heads of Federal agencies as
    appropriate, conduct a study on the European Train Control System.
        (b) Issues.--In conducting the study described in subsection (a),
    the Comptroller General shall examine, at a minimum, the following
    issues:
                (1) The process by which the European Train Control System
            came to replace the more than 20 separate national train
            control systems throughout the European continent.
                (2) The costs associated with implementing the European
            Train Control System across all affected railroads in Europe.
                (3) The impact of the European Train Control System on
            operating capacity and rail passenger safety.
                (4) The efficacy of the European Train Control System and
            the feasibility of implementing such a system throughout the
            national rail network of the United States.
                (5) A comparison of the costs associated with adopting
            European Train Control System technology with the costs
            associated with developing and implementing Positive Train
            Control in the United States.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study
    described in subsection (a).

    SEC. 7015. PHASE-OUT OF ALL TANK CARS USED TO TRANSPORT CLASS 3
                  FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

        (a) In General.--Except as provided for in subsection (b),
    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, all railroad tank cars
    used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids shall meet the DOT-117 or
    DOT-117R specifications in part 179 of title 49, Code of Federal
    Regulations, regardless of train composition.
        (b) Phase-Out Schedule.--Certain tank cars not meeting DOT-117 or
    DOT-117R specifications on the date of enactment of this Act may be
    used, regardless of train composition, until the following end-dates:
                (1) For transport of unrefined petroleum products in Class
            3 flammable service, including crude oil--
                        (A) January 1, 2018, for non-jacketed DOT-111 tank
                    cars;
                        (B) March 1, 2018, for jacketed DOT-111 tank cars;
                        (C) April 1, 2020, for non-jacketed CPC-1232 tank
                    cars; and
                        (D) May 1, 2025, for jacketed CPC-1232 tank cars.
                (2) For transport of ethanol--
                        (A) May 1, 2023, for non-jacketed and jacketed DOT-
                    111 tank cars;
                        (B) July 1, 2023, for non-jacketed CPC-1232 tank
                    cars; and
                        (C) May 1, 2025, for jacketed CPC-1232 tank cars.
                (3) For transport of Class 3 flammable liquids in Packing
            Group I, other than Class 3 flammable liquids specified in
            paragraphs (1) and (2), May 1, 2025.
                (4) For transport of Class 3 flammable liquids in Packing
            Groups II and III, other than Class 3 flammable liquids
            specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), May 1, 2029.
        (c) Retrofitting Shop Capacity.--The Secretary may extend the
    deadlines established under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b)
    for a period not to exceed 2 years if the Secretary determines that
    insufficient retrofitting shop capacity will prevent the phase-out of
    tank cars not meeting the DOT-117 or DOT-117R specifications by the
    deadlines set forth in such paragraphs.
        (d) Implementation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
    require the Secretary to issue regulations to implement this section.
        (e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
    prohibit the Secretary from implementing the final rule issued on May
    08, 2015, entitled ``Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational
    Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains'' (80 Fed. Reg. 26643), other
    than the provisions of the final rule that are inconsistent with this
    section.
        (f) Class 3 Flammable Liquid Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Class 3 flammable liquid'' has the meaning given the term flammable
    liquid in section 173.120(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

    SEC. 7016. TRACK SAFETY: VERTICAL TRACK DEFLECTION.

        (a) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary shall
    transmit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
    and Transportation of the Senate detailing research conducted or
    procured by the Federal Railroad Administration on developing a system
    that measures Vertical Track Deflection (in this section referred to as
    ``VTD'') from a moving railroad car, including the ability of such a
    system to identify poor track support from fouled ballast, deteriorated
    cross ties, or other conditions.
        (b) Inclusions.--This report shall include--
                (1) the findings and results of testing of VTD
            instrumentation during field trials on revenue service track;
                (2) the findings and results of subsequent testing of VTD
            instrumentation on a Federal Railroad Administration Automated
            Track Inspection Program geometry car;
                (3) if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the
            report and related research, a plan for developing quantitative
            inspection criteria for poor track support using existing VTD
            instrumentation on Federal Railroad Administration Automated
            Track Inspection Program geometry cars; and
                (4) if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the
            report and related research, a plan for installing VTD
            instrumentation on all remaining Federal Railroad
            Administration Automated Track Inspection Program geometry cars
            within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 7017. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR TOP FITTINGS PROTECTION FOR CLASS
                  DOT-117R TANK CARS.

        (a) Protective Housing.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and
    (c), top fittings on DOT specification 117R tank cars shall be located
    inside a protective housing not less than \1/2\-inch in thickness and
    constructed of a material having a tensile strength not less than 65
    kilopound per square inch and conform to the following specifications:
                (1) The protective housing shall be as tall as the tallest
            valve or fitting involved and the height of a valve or fitting
            within the protective housing must be kept to the minimum
            compatible with their proper operation.
                (2) The protective housing or cover may not reduce the flow
            capacity of the pressure relief device below the minimum
            required.
                (3) The protective housing shall provide a means of
            drainage with a minimum flow area equivalent to six 1-inch
            diameter holes.
                (4) When connected to the nozzle or fittings cover plate
            and subject to a horizontal force applied perpendicular to and
            uniformly over the projected plane of the protective housing,
            the tensile connection strength of the protective housing shall
            be designed to be--
                        (A) no greater than 70 percent of the nozzle to
                    tank tensile connection strength;
                        (B) no greater than 70 percent of the cover plate
                    to nozzle connection strength; and
                        (C) no less than either 40 percent of the nozzle to
                    tank tensile connection strength or the shear strength
                    of twenty \1/2\-inch bolts.
        (b) Pressure Relief Devices.--
                (1) The pressure relief device shall be located inside the
            protective housing, unless space does not permit. If multiple
            pressure relief devices are equipped, no more than 1 may be
            located outside of a protective housing.
                (2) The highest point on any pressure relief device located
            outside of a protective housing may not be more than 12 inches
            above the tank jacket.
                (3) The highest point on the closure of any unused pressure
            relief device nozzle may not be more than 6 inches above the
            tank jacket.
        (c) Alternative Protection.--As an alternative to the protective
    housing requirements in subsection (a) of this section, the tank car
    may be equipped with a system that prevents the release of product from
    any top fitting in the case of an incident where any top fitting would
    be sheared off.
        (d) Implementation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
    require the Secretary to issue regulations to implement this section.
        (e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
    Secretary from approving new technologies, methods or requirements that
    provide a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of
    safety provided for in this section.

    SEC. 7018. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENDORSEMENT EXEMPTION.

        The Secretary shall allow a State, at the discretion of the State,
    to waive the requirement for a holder of a Class A commercial driver's
    license to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement under part 383 of
    title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the license holder--
                (1) is acting within the scope of the license holder's
            employment as an employee of a custom harvester operation,
            agrichemical business, farm retail outlet and supplier, or
            livestock feeder; and
                (2) is operating a service vehicle that is--
                        (A) transporting diesel in a quantity of 3,785
                    liters (1,000 gallons) or less; and
                        (B) clearly marked with a ``flammable'' or
                    ``combustible'' placard, as appropriate.

    SEC. 7019. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY RAIL LIABILITY STUDY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a study on the levels and
    structure of insurance for a railroad carrier transporting hazardous
    materials.
        (b) Contents.--ln conducting the study under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall evaluate--
                (1) the level and structure of insurance, including self-
            insurance, available in the private market against the full
            liability potential for damages arising from an accident or
            incident involving a train transporting hazardous materials;
            and
                (2) the level and structure of insurance that would be
            necessary and appropriate--
                        (A) to efficiently allocate risk and financial
                    responsibility for claims; and
                        (B) to ensure that a railroad carrier transporting
                    hazardous materials can continue to operate despite the
                    risk of an accident or incident.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date the study under
    subsection (a) is initiated, the Secretary shall submit a report
    containing the results of the study and recommendations for addressing
    liability issues with rail transportation of hazardous materials to--
                (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
            of the Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
            the House of Representatives.
        (d) Definitions.--ln this section:
                (1) Hazardous material.--The term ``hazardous material''
            means a substance or material the Secretary designates under
            section 5103(a) of title 49, United States Code.
                (2) Railroad carrier.--The term ``railroad carrier'' has
            the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49, United
            States Code.

                 TITLE VIII--MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

    SEC. 8001. MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle IX of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:

                ``Subtitle IX--Multimodal Freight Transportation

    ``Chapter                                                          Sec.
    ``701. Multimodal freight policy............................      70101
    ``702. Multimodal freight transportation planning and             70201
                                information.

                    ``CHAPTER 701--MULTIMODAL FREIGHT POLICY

    ``Sec.
    ``70101. National multimodal freight policy.
    ``70102. National freight strategic plan.
    ``70103. National Multimodal Freight Network.
    ``Sec. 70101. National multimodal freight policy
        ``(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States to
    maintain and improve the condition and performance of the National
    Multimodal Freight Network established under section 70103 to ensure
    that the Network provides a foundation for the United States to compete
    in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection
    (b).
        ``(b) Goals.--The goals of the national multimodal freight policy
    are--
                ``(1) to identify infrastructure improvements, policies,
            and operational innovations that--
                        ``(A) strengthen the contribution of the National
                    Multimodal Freight Network to the economic
                    competitiveness of the United States;
                        ``(B) reduce congestion and eliminate bottlenecks
                    on the National Multimodal Freight Network; and
                        ``(C) increase productivity, particularly for
                    domestic industries and businesses that create high-
                    value jobs;
                ``(2) to improve the safety, security, efficiency, and
            resiliency of multimodal freight transportation;
                ``(3) to achieve and maintain a state of good repair on the
            National Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(4) to use innovation and advanced technology to improve
            the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National
            Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(5) to improve the economic efficiency of the National
            Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(6) to improve the short- and long-distance movement of
            goods that--
                        ``(A) travel across rural areas between population
                    centers;
                        ``(B) travel between rural areas and population
                    centers; and
                        ``(C) travel from the Nation's ports, airports, and
                    gateways to the National Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(7) to improve the flexibility of States to support
            multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State
            organizations to increase the ability of States to address
            multimodal freight connectivity; and
                ``(8) to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of
            freight movement on the National Multimodal Freight Network.
    ``Sec. 70102. National freight strategic plan
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
    enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall--
                ``(1) develop a national freight strategic plan in
            accordance with this section; and
                ``(2) publish the plan on the public Internet Web site of
            the Department of Transportation.
        ``(b) Contents.--The national freight strategic plan shall
    include--
                ``(1) an assessment of the condition and performance of the
            National Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(2) forecasts of freight volumes for the succeeding 5-,
            10-, and 20-year periods;
                ``(3) an identification of major trade gateways and
            national freight corridors that connect major population
            centers, trade gateways, and other major freight generators;
                ``(4) an identification of bottlenecks on the National
            Multimodal Freight Network that create significant freight
            congestion, based on a quantitative methodology developed by
            the Secretary, which shall, at a minimum, include--
                        ``(A) information from the Freight Analysis
                    Framework of the Federal Highway Administration; and
                        ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, an
                    estimate of the cost of addressing each bottleneck and
                    any operational improvements that could be implemented;
                ``(5) an assessment of statutory, regulatory,
            technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to
            improved freight transportation performance, and a description
            of opportunities for overcoming the barriers;
                ``(6) an identification of best practices for improving the
            performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network;
                ``(7) a process for addressing multistate projects and
            encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and
                ``(8) strategies to improve freight intermodal
            connectivity.
        ``(c) Updates.--Not later than 5 years after the date of completion
    of the national freight strategic plan under subsection (a), and every
    5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update the plan and publish the
    updated plan on the public Internet Web site of the Department of
    Transportation.
        ``(d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop and update the
    national freight strategic plan in consultation with State departments
    of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other
    appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders.
    ``Sec. 70103. National Multimodal Freight Network
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall
    establish the National Multimodal Freight Network in accordance with
    this section--
                ``(1) to focus Federal policy on the most strategic freight
            assets; and
                ``(2) to assist in strategically directing resources and
            policies toward improved performance of the National Multimodal
            Freight Network.
        ``(b) Network Components.--The National Multimodal Freight Network
    shall include--
                ``(1) the National Highway Freight Network, as established
            under section 167 of title 23;
                ``(2) the freight rail systems of Class I railroads, as
            designated by the Surface Transportation Board;
                ``(3) the public ports of the United States that have total
            annual foreign and domestic trade of at least 2,000,000 short
            tons, as identified by the Waterborne Commerce Statistics
            Center of the Army Corps of Engineers, using the data from the
            latest year for which such data is available;
                ``(4) the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United
            States, as described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways
            Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804);
                ``(5) the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and coastal
            routes along which domestic freight is transported;
                ``(6) the 50 airports located in the United States with the
            highest annual landed weight, as identified by the Federal
            Aviation Administration; and
                ``(7) other strategic freight assets, including strategic
            intermodal facilities and freight rail lines of Class II and
            Class III railroads, designated by the Secretary as critical to
            interstate commerce.
        ``(c) Other Strategic Freight Assets.--In determining network
    components in subsection (b), the Secretary may consider strategic
    freight assets identified by States, including public ports if such
    ports do not meet the annual tonnage threshold, for inclusion on the
    National Multimodal Freight Network.
        ``(d) Redesignation.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
    establishment of the National Multimodal Freight Network under
    subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
    update the National Multimodal Freight Network.
        ``(e) Consultation.--The Secretary shall establish and update the
    National Multimodal Freight Network in consultation with State
    departments of transportation and other appropriate public and private
    transportation stakeholders.
        ``(f) Landed Weight Defined.--In this section, the term `landed
    weight' means the weight of an aircraft transporting only cargo in
    intrastate, interstate, or foreign air transportation, as such terms
    are defined in section 40102(a).

         ``CHAPTER 702--MULTIMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND
                                  INFORMATION

    ``Sec.
    ``70201. State freight advisory committees.
    ``70202. State freight plans.
    ``70203. Data and tools.
    ``Sec. 70201. State freight advisory committees
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage
    each State to establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a
    representative cross-section of public and private sector freight
    stakeholders, including representatives of ports, freight railroads,
    shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, third-party logistics
    providers, the freight industry workforce, the transportation
    department of the State, and local governments.
        ``(b) Role of Committee.--A freight advisory committee of a State
    described in subsection (a) shall--
                ``(1) advise the State on freight-related priorities,
            issues, projects, and funding needs;
                ``(2) serve as a forum for discussion for State
            transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;
                ``(3) communicate and coordinate regional priorities with
            other organizations;
                ``(4) promote the sharing of information between the
            private and public sectors on freight issues; and
                ``(5) participate in the development of the freight plan of
            the State described in section 70202.
    ``Sec. 70202. State freight plans
        ``(a) In General.--Each State shall develop a freight plan that
    provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning
    activities and investments of the State with respect to freight.
        ``(b) Plan Contents.--A freight plan described in subsection (a)
    shall include, at a minimum--
                ``(1) an identification of significant freight system
            trends, needs, and issues with respect to the State;
                ``(2) a description of the freight policies, strategies,
            and performance measures that will guide the freight-related
            transportation investment decisions of the State;
                ``(3) a description of how the plan will improve the
            ability of the State to meet the national freight goals
            described in section 70101;
                ``(4) evidence of consideration of innovative technologies
            and operational strategies, including intelligent
            transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency
            of freight movement;
                ``(5) in the case of routes on which travel by heavy
            vehicles (including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or
            equipment, and timber vehicles) is projected to substantially
            deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of
            improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the
            deterioration; and
                ``(6) an inventory of facilities with freight mobility
            issues, such as truck bottlenecks, within the State, and a
            description of the strategies the State is employing to address
            those freight mobility issues.
        ``(c) Relationship to State Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--A freight plan described in subsection
            (a) may be developed separately from or incorporated into the
            statewide transportation plans required by section 135 of title
            23.
                ``(2) Updates.--If the freight plan described in subsection
            (a) is developed separately from the State transportation
            improvement program, the freight plan shall be updated at least
            every 5 years.
    ``Sec. 70203. Data and tools
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this section, the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) begin development of new tools or improve existing
            tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based
            approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other
            transportation projects, including--
                        ``(A) methodologies for systematic analysis of
                    benefits and costs;
                        ``(B) tools for ensuring that the evaluation of
                    freight-related and other transportation projects may
                    consider safety, economic competitiveness,
                    environmental sustainability, and system condition in
                    the project selection process; and
                        ``(C) other elements to assist in effective
                    transportation planning;
                ``(2) identify transportation-related freight travel models
            and model data elements to support a broad range of evaluation
            methods and techniques to assist in making transportation
            investment decisions; and
                ``(3) at a minimum, in consultation with other relevant
            Federal agencies, consider any improvements to existing freight
            flow data collection efforts, including improved methods to
            standardize and manage the data, that could reduce identified
            freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve forecasts
            of freight transportation demand.
        ``(b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with Federal,
    State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and implement the
    tools and collect the data described in subsection (a).''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis of subtitles for title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
    subtitle IX and inserting the following:

    ``IX. Multimodal Freight Transportation.....................   70101''.
        (c) Repeals.--Sections 1117 and 1118 of MAP-21 (Public Law 112-
    141), and the items relating to such sections in the table of contents
    in section 1(c) of such Act, are repealed.

    TITLE IX--NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU

    SEC. 9001. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE
                  BUREAU.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 116. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
                  Bureau
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
    establish a National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
    Bureau in the Department.
        ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Bureau shall be--
                ``(1) to administer the application processes for programs
            within the Department in accordance with subsection (d);
                ``(2) to promote innovative financing best practices in
            accordance with subsection (e);
                ``(3) to reduce uncertainty and delays with respect to
            environmental reviews and permitting in accordance with
            subsection (f);
                ``(4) to reduce costs and risks to taxpayers in project
            delivery and procurement in accordance with subsection (g); and
                ``(5) to carry out subtitle IX of this title.
        ``(c) Executive Director.--
                ``(1) Appointment.--The Bureau shall be headed by an
            Executive Director, who shall be appointed in the competitive
            service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President.
                ``(2) Duties.--The Executive Director shall--
                        ``(A) report to the Under Secretary of
                    Transportation for Policy;
                        ``(B) be responsible for the management and
                    oversight of the daily activities, decisions,
                    operations, and personnel of the Bureau;
                        ``(C) support the Council on Credit and Finance
                    established under section 117 in accordance with this
                    section; and
                        ``(D) carry out such additional duties as the
                    Secretary may prescribe.
        ``(d) Administration of Certain Application Processes.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall administer the
            application processes for the following programs:
                        ``(A) The infrastructure finance programs
                    authorized under chapter 6 of title 23.
                        ``(B) The railroad rehabilitation and improvement
                    financing program authorized under sections 501 through
                    503 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory
                    Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821-823).
                        ``(C) Amount allocations authorized under section
                    142(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                        ``(D) The nationally significant freight and
                    highway projects program under section 117 of title 23.
                ``(2) Congressional notification.--The Secretary shall
            ensure that the congressional notification requirements for
            each program referred to in paragraph (1) are followed in
            accordance with the statutory provisions applicable to the
            program.
                ``(3) Reports.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
            reporting requirements for each program referred to in
            paragraph (1) are followed in accordance with the statutory
            provisions applicable to the program.
                ``(4) Coordination.--In administering the application
            processes for the programs referred to in paragraph (1), the
            Executive Director of the Bureau shall coordinate with
            appropriate officials in the Department and its modal
            administrations responsible for administering such programs.
                ``(5) Streamlining approval processes.--Not later than 1
            year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
            shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the
            Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
            report that--
                        ``(A) evaluates the application processes for the
                    programs referred to in paragraph (1);
                        ``(B) identifies administrative and legislative
                    actions that would improve the efficiency of the
                    application processes without diminishing Federal
                    oversight; and
                        ``(C) describes how the Secretary will implement
                    administrative actions identified under subparagraph
                    (B) that do not require an Act of Congress.
                ``(6) Procedures and transparency.--
                        ``(A) Procedures.--The Secretary shall, with
                    respect to the programs referred to in paragraph (1)--
                                ``(i) establish procedures for analyzing
                            and evaluating applications and for utilizing
                            the recommendations of the Council on Credit
                            and Finance;
                                ``(ii) establish procedures for addressing
                            late-arriving applications, as applicable, and
                            communicating the Bureau's decisions for
                            accepting or rejecting late applications to the
                            applicant and the public; and
                                ``(iii) document major decisions in the
                            application evaluation process through a
                            decision memorandum or similar mechanism that
                            provides a clear rationale for such decisions.
                        ``(B) Review.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The Comptroller General
                            of the United States shall review the
                            compliance of the Secretary with the
                            requirements of this paragraph.
                                ``(ii) Recommendations.--The Comptroller
                            General may make recommendations to the
                            Secretary in order to improve compliance with
                            the requirements of this paragraph.
                                ``(iii) Report.--Not later than 3 years
                            after the date of enactment of this section,
                            the Comptroller General shall submit to the
                            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                            of the House of Representatives and the
                            Committee on Environment and Public Works and
                            the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                            Transportation of the Senate a report on the
                            results of the review conducted under clause
                            (i), including findings and recommendations for
                            improvement.
        ``(e) Innovative Financing Best Practices.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall work with the modal
            administrations within the Department, the States, and other
            public and private interests to develop and promote best
            practices for innovative financing and public-private
            partnerships.
                ``(2) Activities.--The Bureau shall carry out paragraph
            (1)--
                        ``(A) by making Federal credit assistance programs
                    more accessible to eligible recipients;
                        ``(B) by providing advice and expertise to State
                    and local governments that seek to leverage public and
                    private funding;
                        ``(C) by sharing innovative financing best
                    practices and case studies from State and local
                    governments with other State and local governments that
                    are interested in utilizing innovative financing
                    methods; and
                        ``(D) by developing and monitoring--
                                ``(i) best practices with respect to
                            standardized State public-private partnership
                            authorities and practices, including best
                            practices related to--
                                        ``(I) accurate and reliable
                                    assumptions for analyzing public-
                                    private partnership procurements;
                                        ``(II) procedures for the handling
                                    of unsolicited bids;
                                        ``(III) policies with respect to
                                    noncompete clauses; and
                                        ``(IV) other significant terms of
                                    public-private partnership
                                    procurements, as determined appropriate
                                    by the Bureau;
                                ``(ii) standard contracts for the most
                            common types of public-private partnerships for
                            transportation facilities; and
                                ``(iii) analytical tools and other
                            techniques to aid State and local governments
                            in determining the appropriate project delivery
                            model, including a value for money analysis.
                ``(3) Transparency.--The Bureau shall--
                        ``(A) ensure transparency of a project receiving
                    credit assistance under a program identified in
                    subsection (d)(1) and procured as a public-private
                    partnership by--
                                ``(i) requiring the project sponsor of such
                            project to undergo a value for money analysis
                            or a comparable analysis prior to deciding to
                            advance the project as a public-private
                            partnership;
                                ``(ii) requiring the analysis required
                            under subparagraph (A) and other key terms of
                            the relevant public-private partnership
                            agreement, to be made publicly available by the
                            project sponsor at an appropriate time;
                                ``(iii) not later than 3 years after the
                            completion of the project, requiring the
                            project sponsor of such project to conduct a
                            review regarding whether the private partner is
                            meeting the terms of the relevant public
                            private partnership agreement for the project;
                            and
                                ``(iv) providing a publicly available
                            summary of the total level of Federal
                            assistance in such project; and
                        ``(B) develop guidance to implement this paragraph
                    that takes into consideration variations in State and
                    local laws and requirements related to public-private
                    partnerships.
                ``(4) Support to projects sponsors.--At the request of a
            State or local government, the Bureau shall provide technical
            assistance to the State or local government regarding proposed
            public-private partnership agreements for transportation
            facilities, including assistance in performing a value for
            money analysis or comparable analysis.
                ``(5) Fixed guideway transit procedures report.--Not later
            than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the
            Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
            a report that--
                        ``(A) evaluates the differences between traditional
                    design-bid-build, design-build, and public-private
                    partnership procurements for projects carried out under
                    the fixed guideway capital investment program
                    authorized under section 5309;
                        ``(B) identifies, for project procured as public-
                    private partnerships whether the review and approval
                    process under the program requires modification to
                    better suit the unique nature of such procurements; and
                        ``(C) describes how the Secretary will implement
                    any administrative actions identified under
                    subparagraph (B) that do not require an Act of
                    Congress.
        ``(f) Environmental Review and Permitting.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall take such actions as
            are appropriate and consistent with the goals and policies set
            forth in this title and title 23, including with the
            concurrence of other Federal agencies as required under this
            title and title 23, to improve delivery timelines for projects.
                ``(2) Activities.--The Bureau shall carry out paragraph
            (1)--
                        ``(A) by serving as the Department's liaison to the
                    Council on Environmental Quality;
                        ``(B) by coordinating Department-wide efforts to
                    improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
                    environmental review and permitting process;
                        ``(C) by coordinating Department efforts under
                    section 139 of title 23;
                        ``(D) by supporting modernization efforts at
                    Federal agencies to achieve innovative approaches to
                    the permitting and review of projects;
                        ``(E) by providing technical assistance and
                    training to field and headquarters staff of Federal
                    agencies on policy changes and innovative approaches to
                    the delivery of projects;
                        ``(F) by identifying, developing, and tracking
                    metrics for permit reviews and decisions by Federal
                    agencies for projects under the National Environmental
                    Policy Act of 1969; and
                        ``(G) by administering and expanding the use of
                    Internet-based tools providing for--
                                ``(i) the development and posting of
                            schedules for permit reviews and permit
                            decisions for projects; and
                                ``(ii) the sharing of best practices
                            related to efficient permitting and reviews for
                            projects.
                ``(3) Support to project sponsors.--At the request of a
            State or local government, the Bureau, in coordination with the
            other appropriate modal agencies within the Department, shall
            provide technical assistance with regard to the compliance of a
            project sponsored by the State or local government with the
            requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 and
            relevant Federal environmental permits.
        ``(g) Project Procurement.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall promote best practices
            in procurement for a project receiving assistance under a
            program identified in subsection (d)(1) by developing, in
            coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and other
            modal agencies as appropriate, procurement benchmarks in order
            to ensure accountable expenditure of Federal assistance over
            the life cycle of such project.
                ``(2) Procurement benchmarks.--The procurement benchmarks
            developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent
            practicable--
                        ``(A) establish maximum thresholds for acceptable
                    project cost increases and delays in project delivery;
                        ``(B) establish uniform methods for States to
                    measure cost and delivery changes over the life cycle
                    of a project; and
                        ``(C) be tailored, as necessary, to various types
                    of project procurements, including design-bid-build,
                    design-build, and public private partnerships.
        ``(h) Elimination and Consolidation of Duplicative Offices.--
                ``(1) Elimination of offices.--The Secretary may eliminate
            any office within the Department if the Secretary determines
            that the purposes of the office are duplicative of the purposes
            of the Bureau, and the elimination of such office shall not
            adversely affect the obligations of the Secretary under any
            Federal law.
                ``(2) Consolidation of offices.--The Secretary may
            consolidate any office within the Department into the Bureau
            that the Secretary determines has duties, responsibilities,
            resources, or expertise that support the purposes of the
            Bureau.
                ``(3) Staffing and budgetary resources.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that
                    the Bureau is adequately staffed and funded.
                        ``(B) Staffing.--The Secretary may transfer to the
                    Bureau a position within the Department from any office
                    that is eliminated or consolidated under this
                    subsection if the Secretary determines that the
                    position is necessary to carry out the purposes of the
                    Bureau.
                        ``(C) Budgetary resources.--
                                ``(i) Transfer of funds from eliminated or
                            consolidated offices.--The Secretary may
                            transfer to the Bureau funds allocated to any
                            office that is eliminated or consolidated under
                            this subsection to carry out the purposes of
                            the Bureau.
                                ``(ii) Transfer of funds allocated to
                            administrative costs.--The Secretary shall
                            transfer to the Bureau funds allocated to the
                            administrative costs of processing applications
                            for the programs referred to in subsection
                            (d)(1).
                ``(4) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
            Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate a report that--
                        ``(A) lists the offices eliminated under paragraph
                    (1) and provides the rationale for elimination of the
                    offices;
                        ``(B) lists the offices consolidated under
                    paragraph (2) and provides the rationale for
                    consolidation of the offices; and
                        ``(C) describes the actions taken under paragraph
                    (3) and provides the rationale for taking such actions.
        ``(i) Savings Provisions.--
                ``(1) Laws and regulations.--Nothing in this section may be
            construed to change a law or regulation with respect to a
            program referred to in subsection (d)(1).
                ``(2) Responsibilities.--Nothing in this section may be
            construed to abrogate the responsibilities of an agency,
            operating administration, or office within the Department
            otherwise charged by a law or regulation with other aspects of
            program administration, oversight, and project approval or
            implementation for the programs and projects subject to this
            section.
        ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
    apply:
                ``(1) Bureau.--The term `Bureau' means the National Surface
            Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau of the Department.
                ``(2) Department.--The term `Department' means the
            Department of Transportation.
                ``(3) Multimodal project.--The term `multimodal project'
            means a project involving the participation of more than one
            modal administration or secretarial office within the
            Department.
                ``(4) Project.--The term `project' means a highway project,
            public transportation capital project, freight or passenger
            rail project, or multimodal project.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
    by adding at the end the following:

    ``116. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
                                Bureau.''.

    SEC. 9002. COUNCIL ON CREDIT AND FINANCE.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, as
    amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
    ``Sec. 117. Council on Credit and Finance
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
    establish a Council on Credit and Finance in accordance with this
    section.
        ``(b) Membership.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the
            following members:
                        ``(A) The Under Secretary of Transportation for
                    Policy.
                        ``(B) The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
                    Secretary for Budget and Programs.
                        ``(C) The General Counsel of the Department of
                    Transportation.
                        ``(D) The Assistant Secretary for Transportation
                    Policy.
                        ``(E) The Administrator of the Federal Highway
                    Administration.
                        ``(F) The Administrator of the Federal Transit
                    Administration.
                        ``(G) The Administrator of the Federal Railroad
                    Administration.
                ``(2) Additional members.--The Secretary may designate up
            to 3 additional officials of the Department to serve as at-
            large members of the Council.
                ``(3) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                        ``(A) Chairperson.--The Under Secretary of
                    Transportation for Policy shall serve as the
                    chairperson of the Council.
                        ``(B) Vice chairperson.--The Chief Financial
                    Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
                    shall serve as the vice chairperson of the Council.
                ``(4) Executive director.--The Executive Director of the
            National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau
            shall serve as a nonvoting member of the Council.
        ``(c) Duties.--The Council shall--
                ``(1) review applications for assistance submitted under
            the programs referred to in section 116(d)(1);
                ``(2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the
            selection of projects to receive assistance under the programs
            referred to in section 116(d)(1);
                ``(3) review, on a regular basis, projects that received
            assistance under the programs referred to in section 116(d)(1);
            and
                ``(4) carry out such additional duties as the Secretary may
            prescribe.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is further
    amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``117. Council on Credit and Finance.''.

        TITLE X--SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY

    SEC. 10001. ALLOCATIONS.

        (a) Authorization.--Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
    Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) is amended by striking ``57 percent''
    and inserting ``58.012 percent''.
        (b) In General.--Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
    Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``For each'' and all that
                            follows through ``the balance'' and inserting
                            ``For each fiscal year through fiscal year
                            2021, the balance''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``multistate conservation
                            grants under section 14'' and inserting
                            ``activities under section 14(e)'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``18.5 percent''
                    and inserting ``18.673 percent'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``18.5 percent''
                    and inserting ``17.315 percent'';
                        (D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
                        (E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
                    (4); and
                        (F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
                ``(3) Boating infrastructure improvement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An amount equal to 4 percent to
                    the Secretary of the Interior for qualified projects
                    under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992
                    (33 U.S.C. 1322 note) and section 7404(d) of the
                    Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.
                    777g-1(d)).
                        ``(B) Limitation.--Not more than 75 percent of the
                    amount under subparagraph (A) shall be available for
                    projects under either of the sections referred to in
                    subparagraph (A).'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``for each''
                    and all that follows through ``the Secretary'' and
                    inserting ``for each fiscal year through fiscal year
                    2021, the Secretary'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
                    (3);
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Set-aside for coast guard administration.--
                        ``(A) In general.--From the annual appropriation
                    made in accordance with section 3, for each of fiscal
                    years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary of the
                    department in which the Coast Guard is operating may
                    use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph
                    (B) for the fiscal year for the purposes set forth in
                    section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code. The
                    amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year
                    may not be included in the amount of the annual
                    appropriation distributed under subsection (a) for the
                    fiscal year.
                        ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
                                ``(i) for fiscal year 2016, $7,300,000;
                                ``(ii) for fiscal year 2017, $7,400,000;
                                ``(iii) for fiscal year 2018, $7,500,000;
                                ``(iv) for fiscal year 2019, $7,600,000;
                                ``(v) for fiscal year 2020, $7,700,000; and
                                ``(vi) for fiscal year 2021, $7,800,000.'';
                            and
                        (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``until the end of the fiscal year.'' and
                            inserting ``until the end of the subsequent
                            fiscal year.''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
                            ``under subsection (e)'' and inserting ``under
                            subsection (c)'';
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking ``(c) The Secretary'' and inserting
                    ``(c)(1) The Secretary,'';
                        (B) by striking ``grants under section 14 of this
                    title'' and inserting ``activities under section
                    14(e)'';
                        (C) by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting
                    ``58.012 percent''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) The Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be apportioned
    under paragraph (1) the amounts used for grants under section 14(a).'';
    and
                (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``those
            subsections,'' and inserting ``those paragraphs,''.
        (c) Submission and Approval of Plans and Projects.--Section 6(d) of
    the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777e(d)) is
    amended by striking ``for appropriations'' and inserting ``from
    appropriations''.
        (d) Unexpended or Unobligated Funds.--Section 8(b)(2) of the
    Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777g(b)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting ``58.012 percent''.
        (e) Cooperation.--Section 12 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
    Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``57 percent'' and inserting ``58.012
            percent''; and
                (2) by striking ``under section 4(b)'' and inserting
            ``under section 4(c)''.
        (f) Other Activities.--Section 14 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
    Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of each annual
            appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section
            3''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
                    striking ``Of amounts made available under section 4(b)
                    for each fiscal year--'' and inserting ``Not more than
                    $1,200,000 of each annual appropriation made in
                    accordance with the provisions of section 3 shall be
                    distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for use as
                    follows:''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a period.
        (g) Repeal.--The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
    U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) by striking section 15; and
                (2) by redesignating section 16 as section 15.

    SEC. 10002. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY.

        Section 13107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and
                    subsection (c),'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection
                    (c),'';
                        (B) by striking ``the sum of (A) the amount made
                    available from the Boat Safety Account for that fiscal
                    year under section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
                    Restoration Act and (B)''; and
                        (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by striking the subsection designation and
                    paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(c)(1)(A) The Secretary may use amounts made available each
    fiscal year under section 4(b)(2) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
    Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(2)) for payment of expenses of the
    Coast Guard for investigations, personnel, and activities directly
    related to--
                ``(i) administering State recreational boating safety
            programs under this chapter; or
                ``(ii) coordinating or carrying out the national
            recreational boating safety program under this title.
        ``(B) Of the amounts used by the Secretary each fiscal year under
    subparagraph (A)--
                ``(i) not less than $2,000,000 is available to ensure
            compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and
                ``(ii) not more than $1,500,000 is available to conduct a
            survey of levels of recreational boating participation and
            related matters in the United States.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``No funds'' and inserting
                            ``On and after October 1, 2016, no funds''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``traditionally''.

    DIVISION B--COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF
                                      2015

                  TITLE XXIV--HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

                           Subtitle A--Vehicle Safety

    SEC. 24101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), there is authorized to
    be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out chapter 301 of title 49,
    and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, amounts as
    follows:
                (1) $132,730,000 for fiscal year 2016.
                (2) $135,517,330 for fiscal year 2017.
                (3) $138,363,194 for fiscal year 2018.
                (4) $141,268,821 for fiscal year 2019.
                (5) $144,235,466 for fiscal year 2020.
                (6) $147,264,411 for fiscal year 2021.
        (b) Additional Authorization of Appropriations if a Certification
    Is Made.--
                (1) In general.--In addition to the amounts authorized to
            be appropriated under subsection (a) to carry out chapter 301
            of title 49, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United
            States Code, if the certification described in paragraph (2) is
            made during a fiscal year there is authorized to be
            appropriated to the Secretary for that purpose for that fiscal
            year and subsequent fiscal years an additional amount as
            follows:
                        (A) $31,270,000 for fiscal year 2016.
                        (B) $36,537,670 for fiscal year 2017.
                        (C) $42,296,336 for fiscal year 2018.
                        (D) $47,999,728 for fiscal year 2019.
                        (E) $54,837,974 for fiscal year 2020.
                        (F) $61,656,407 for fiscal year 2021.
                (2) Certification described.--The certification described
            in this paragraph is a certification made by the Secretary and
            submitted to Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety
            Administration has implemented all of the recommendations in
            the Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18,
            2015 (ST-2015-063). As part of the certification, the Secretary
            shall review the actions the National Highway Traffic Safety
            Administration has taken to implement the recommendations and
            issue a report to Congress detailing how the recommendations
            were implemented. The Secretary shall not delegate or assign
            the responsibility under this paragraph.

    SEC. 24102. INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, and periodically thereafter until the completion date, the
    Department of Transportation Inspector General shall report to the
    appropriate committees of Congress on whether and what progress has
    been made to implement the recommendations in the Office of Inspector
    General Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 (ST-2015-063).
        (b) Implementation Progress.--The Administrator of the National
    Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall--
                (1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
            this Act, and periodically thereafter until the completion
            date, provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of
            Congress on the actions the Administrator has taken to
            implement the recommendations in the audit report described in
            subsection (a), including a plan for implementing any remaining
            recommendations; and
                (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
            this Act, issue a final report to the appropriate committees of
            Congress on the implementation of all of the recommendations in
            the audit report described in subsection (a).
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
            ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
            Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives.
                (2) Completion date.--The term ``completion date'' means
            the date that the National Highway Traffic Safety
            Administration has implemented all of the recommendations in
            the Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18,
            2015 (ST-2015-063).

    SEC. 24103. IMPROVEMENTS IN AVAILABILITY OF RECALL INFORMATION.

        (a) Vehicle Recall Information.--Not later than 2 years after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement current
    information technology, web design trends, and best practices that will
    help ensure that motor vehicle safety recall information available to
    the public on the Federal website is readily accessible and easy to
    use, including--
                (1) by improving the organization, availability,
            readability, and functionality of the website;
                (2) by accommodating high-traffic volume; and
                (3) by establishing best practices for scheduling routine
            website maintenance.
        (b) Government Accountability Office Public Awareness Report.--
                (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall study the
            current use by consumers, dealers, and manufacturers of the
            safety recall information made available to the public,
            including the usability and content of the Federal and
            manufacturers' websites and the National Highway Traffic Safety
            Administration's efforts to publicize and educate consumers
            about safety recall information.
                (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall issue a
            report with the findings of the study under paragraph (1),
            including recommending any actions the Secretary can take to
            improve public awareness and use of the websites for safety
            recall information.
        (c) Promotion of Public Awareness.--Section 31301(c) of the Moving
    Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (49 U.S.C. 30166 note) is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Promotion of Public Awareness.--The Secretary shall improve
    public awareness of safety recall information made publicly available
    by periodically updating the method of conveying that information to
    consumers, dealers, and manufacturers, such as through public service
    announcements.''.
        (d) Consumer Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make available to the public
    on the Internet detailed guidance for consumers submitting safety
    complaints, including--
                (1) a detailed explanation of what information a consumer
            should include in a complaint; and
                (2) a detailed explanation of the possible actions the
            National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can take to
            address a complaint and respond to the consumer, including
            information on--
                        (A) the consumer records, such as photographs and
                    police reports, that could assist with an
                    investigation; and
                        (B) the length of time a consumer should retain the
                    records described in subparagraph (A).
        (e) VIN Search.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with
            industry, including manufacturers and dealers, shall study--
                        (A) the feasibility of searching multiple vehicle
                    identification numbers at a time to retrieve motor
                    vehicle safety recall information; and
                        (B) the feasibility of making the search mechanism
                    described under subparagraph (A) publicly available.
                (2) Considerations.--In conducting the study under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the potential
            costs, and potential risks to privacy and security in
            implementing such a search mechanism.

    SEC. 24104. RECALL PROCESS.

        (a) Notification Improvement.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final
            rule revising the regulations under section 577.7 of title 49,
            Code of Federal Regulations, to include notification by
            electronic means in addition to notification by first class
            mail.
                (2) Definition of electronic means.--In this subsection,
            the term ``electronic means'' includes electronic mail and may
            include such other means of electronic notification, such as
            social media or targeted online campaigns, as determined by the
            Secretary.
        (b) Notification by Manufacturer.--Section 30118(c) is amended by
    inserting ``or electronic mail'' after ``certified mail''.
        (c) Recall Completion Rates Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 4 years,
            the Secretary shall--
                        (A) conduct an analysis of vehicle safety recall
                    completion rates to assess potential actions by the
                    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to
                    improve vehicle safety recall completion rates; and
                        (B) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
                    and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
                    Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
                    report on the results of the analysis.
                (2) Contents.--Each report shall include--
                        (A) the annual recall completion rate by
                    manufacturer, model year, component (such as brakes,
                    fuel systems, and air bags), and vehicle type
                    (passenger car, sport utility vehicle, passenger van,
                    and pick-up truck) for each of the 5 years before the
                    year the report is submitted;
                        (B) the methods by which the Secretary has
                    conducted analyses of these recall completion rates to
                    determine trends and identify risk factors associated
                    with lower recall rates; and
                        (C) the actions the Secretary has planned to
                    improve recall completion rates based on the results of
                    this data analysis.
        (d) Inspector General Audit of Vehicle Recalls.--
                (1) In general.--The Department of Transportation Inspector
            General shall conduct an audit of the National Highway Traffic
            Safety Administration's management of vehicle safety recalls.
                (2) Contents.--The audit shall include a determination of
            whether the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--
                        (A) appropriately monitors recalls to ensure the
                    appropriateness of scope and adequacy of recall
                    completion rates and remedies;
                        (B) ensures manufacturers provide safe remedies, at
                    no cost to consumers;
                        (C) is capable of coordinating recall remedies and
                    processes; and
                        (D) can improve its policy on consumer notice to
                    combat effects of recall fatigue.

    SEC. 24105. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF
                  MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL STATUS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2016, the Secretary
    shall implement a 2-year pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and
    effectiveness of a State process for informing consumers of open motor
    vehicle recalls at the time of motor vehicle registration in the State.
        (b) Grants.--To carry out this program, the Secretary may make a
    grant to each eligible State, but not more than 6 eligible States in
    total, that agrees to comply with the requirements under subsection
    (c). Funds made available to a State under this section shall be used
    by the State for the pilot program described in subsection (a).
        (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant, a State shall--
                (1) submit an application in such form and manner as the
            Secretary prescribes;
                (2) agree to notify, at the time of registration, each
            owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration
            in the State of any open recall on that vehicle;
                (3) provide the open motor vehicle recall information at no
            cost to each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for
            registration in the State; and
                (4) provide such other information as the Secretary may
            require.
        (d) Awards.--In selecting an applicant for an award under this
    section, the Secretary shall consider the State's methodology for
    determining open recalls on a motor vehicle, for informing consumers of
    the open recalls, and for determining performance.
        (e) Performance Period.--Each grant awarded under this section
    shall require a 2-year performance period.
        (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of the
    performance period under subsection (e), a grantee shall provide to the
    Secretary a report of performance containing such information as the
    Secretary considers necessary to evaluate the extent to which open
    recalls have been remedied.
        (g) Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of
    the pilot program, the Secretary shall evaluate the extent to which
    open recalls identified have been remedied.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' includes owner and
            lessee.
                (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the
            meaning given the term under section 30102(a) of title 49,
            United States Code.
                (3) Open recall.--The term ``open recall'' means a recall
            for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided
            under section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, and that
            has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title.
                (4) Registration.--The term ``registration'' means the
            process for registering motor vehicles in the State.
                (5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the
            term under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.

    SEC. 24106. RECALL OBLIGATIONS UNDER BANKRUPTCY.

        Section 30120A is amended by striking ``chapter 11 of title 11,''
    and inserting ``chapter 7 or chapter 11 of title 11''.

    SEC. 24107. DEALER REQUIREMENT TO CHECK FOR OPEN RECALL.

        Section 30120(f) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``A
            manufacturer'' and indenting appropriately;
                (2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking the
            period at the end and inserting the following: ``if--
                        ``(A) at the time of providing service for each of
                    the manufacturer's motor vehicles it services, the
                    dealer notifies the owner or the individual requesting
                    the service of any open recall; and
                        ``(B) the notification requirement under
                    subparagraph (A) is specified in a franchise,
                    operating, or other agreement between the dealer and
                    the manufacturer.''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Definition of open recall.--In this subsection, the
            term `open recall' means a recall for which a notification by a
            manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 and that has
            not been remedied under this section.''.

    SEC. 24108. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR REMEDY OF TIRE DEFECTS.

        Section 30120(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``60 days'' and inserting
            ``180 days''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``60-day'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``180-day''.

    SEC. 24109. RENTAL CAR SAFETY.

        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Raechel and
    Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015''.
        (b) Definitions.--Section 30102(a) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
            (12) and (13), respectively;
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as
            paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively;
                (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the
            following:
                ``(1) `covered rental vehicle' means a motor vehicle that--
                        ``(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000
                    pounds or less;
                        ``(B) is rented without a driver for an initial
                    term of less than 4 months; and
                        ``(C) is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more
                    motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes by a
                    rental company.''; and
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated, the
            following:
                ``(11) `rental company' means a person who--
                        ``(A) is primarily engaged in the business of
                    renting covered rental vehicles; and
                        ``(B) uses for rental purposes a motor vehicle
                    fleet of 5 or more covered rental vehicles.''.
        (c) Remedies for Defects and Noncompliance.--Section 30120(i) is
    amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by adding ``, or Rental'' at
            the end;
                (2) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``(1) If notification'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--If notification'';
                        (B) by indenting subparagraphs (A) and (B) four ems
                    from the left margin;
                        (C) by inserting ``or the manufacturer has provided
                    to a rental company notification about a covered rental
                    vehicle in the company's possession at the time of
                    notification'' after ``time of notification'';
                        (D) by striking ``the dealer may sell or lease,''
                    and inserting ``the dealer or rental company may sell,
                    lease, or rent''; and
                        (E) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``sale or
                    lease'' and inserting ``sale, lease, or rental
                    agreement'';
                (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
                ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
            be construed to prohibit a dealer or rental company from
            offering the vehicle or equipment for sale, lease, or rent.'';
            and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Specific rules for rental companies.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided
                    under this paragraph, a rental company shall comply
                    with the limitations on sale, lease, or rental set
                    forth in subparagraph (C) and paragraph (1) as soon as
                    practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the
                    earliest receipt of the notice to owner under
                    subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 (including the
                    vehicle identification number for the covered vehicle)
                    by the rental company, whether by electronic means or
                    first class mail.
                        ``(B) Special rule for large vehicle fleets.--
                    Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a rental company
                    receives a notice to owner covering more than 5,000
                    motor vehicles in its fleet, the rental company shall
                    comply with the limitations on sale, lease, or rental
                    set forth in subparagraph (C) and paragraph (1) as soon
                    as practicable, but not later than 48 hours after the
                    earliest receipt of the notice to owner under
                    subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 (including the
                    vehicle identification number for the covered vehicle)
                    by the rental company, whether by electronic means or
                    first class mail.
                        ``(C) Special rule for when remedies not
                    immediately available.--If a notification required
                    under subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 indicates
                    that the remedy for the defect or noncompliance is not
                    immediately available and specifies actions to
                    temporarily alter the vehicle that eliminate the safety
                    risk posed by the defect or noncompliance, the rental
                    company, after causing the specified actions to be
                    performed, may rent (but may not sell or lease) the
                    motor vehicle. Once the remedy for the rental vehicle
                    becomes available to the rental company, the rental
                    company may not rent the vehicle until the vehicle has
                    been remedied, as provided in subsection (a).
                        ``(D) Inapplicability to junk automobiles.--
                    Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this subsection does not
                    prohibit a rental company from selling a covered rental
                    vehicle if such vehicle--
                                ``(i) meets the definition of a junk
                            automobile under section 201 of the Anti-Car
                            Theft Act of 1992 (49 U.S.C. 30501);
                                ``(ii) is retitled as a junk automobile
                            pursuant to applicable State law; and
                                ``(iii) is reported to the National Motor
                            Vehicle Information System, if required under
                            section 204 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 30504).''.
        (d) Making Safety Devices and Elements Inoperative.--Section
    30122(b) is amended by inserting ``rental company,'' after ``dealer,''
    each place such term appears.
        (e) Inspections, Investigations, and Records.--Section 30166 is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``or dealer'' each
            place such term appears and inserting ``dealer, or rental
            company'';
                (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``or dealer'' each place
            such term appears and inserting ``dealer, or rental company'';
            and
                (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``or to owners'' and
            inserting ``, rental companies, or other owners''.
        (f) Research Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation may
    conduct a study of--
                (1) the effectiveness of the amendments made by this
            section; and
                (2) other activities of rental companies (as defined in
            section 30102(a)(11) of title 49, United States Code) related
            to their use and disposition of motor vehicles that are the
            subject of a notification required under section 30118 of title
            49, United States Code.
        (g) Study.--
                (1) Additional requirement.--Section 32206(b)(2) of the
            Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Public Law
            112-141; 126 Stat. 785) is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
                    subparagraph (G); and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                    following:
                        ``(F) evaluate the completion of safety recall
                    remedies on rental trucks; and''.
                (2) Report.--Section 32206(c) of such Act is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                        (B) by striking ``Report.--Not later'' and
                    inserting the following:
        ``(c) Reports.--
                ``(1) Initial report.--Not later'';
                        (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection
                    (b)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through (E) and
                    (G) of subsection (b)(2)''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Safety recall remedy report.--Not later than 1 year
            after the date of the enactment of the `Raechel and Jacqueline
            Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015', the Secretary shall submit
            a report to the congressional committees set forth in paragraph
            (1) that contains--
                        ``(A) the findings of the study conducted pursuant
                    to subsection (b)(2)(F); and
                        ``(B) any recommendations for legislation that the
                    Secretary determines to be appropriate.''.
        (h) Public Comments.--The Secretary shall solicit comments
    regarding the implementation of this section from members of the
    public, including rental companies, consumer organizations, automobile
    manufacturers, and automobile dealers.
        (i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
    amendments made by this section--
                (1) may be construed to create or increase any liability,
            including for loss of use, for a manufacturer as a result of
            having manufactured or imported a motor vehicle subject to a
            notification of defect or noncompliance under subsection (b) or
            (c) of section 30118 of title 49, United States Code; or
                (2) shall supersede or otherwise affect the contractual
            obligations, if any, between such a manufacturer and a rental
            company (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49, United
            States Code).
        (j) Rulemaking.--The Secretary may promulgate rules, as
    appropriate, to implement this section and the amendments made by this
    section.
        (k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this
    Act.

    SEC. 24110. INCREASE IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE
                  SAFETY.

        (a) Increase in Civil Penalties.--Section 30165(a) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting
                    ``$21,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$105,000,000''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting
                    ``$21,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$105,000,000''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) of this
    section take effect on the date that the Secretary certifies to
    Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
    issued the final rule required by section 31203(b) of the Moving Ahead
    for Progress In the 21st Century Act (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat.
    758; 49 U.S.C. 30165 note).
        (c) Publication of Effective Date.--The Secretary shall publish
    notice of the effective date under subsection (b) of this section in
    the Federal Register.

    SEC. 24111. ELECTRONIC ODOMETER DISCLOSURES.

        Section 32705(g) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Not later than'' and
            indenting appropriately; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subject to
            paragraph (3), a State, without approval from the Secretary
            under subsection (d), may allow for written disclosures or
            notices and related matters to be provided electronically if--
                        ``(A) in compliance with--
                                ``(i) the requirements of subchapter 1 of
                            chapter 96 of title 15; or
                                ``(ii) the requirements of a State law
                            under section 7002(a) of title 15; and
                        ``(B) the disclosures or notices otherwise meet the
                    requirements under this section, including appropriate
                    authentication and security measures.
                ``(3) Paragraph (2) ceases to be effective on the date the
            regulations under paragraph (1) become effective.''.

    SEC. 24112. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NHTSA REPORTS.

        Section 30166(o) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting
            ``shall''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Deadline.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer
            Protection Act of 2015, the Secretary shall issue a final rule
            under paragraph (1).''.

    SEC. 24113. DIRECT VEHICLE NOTIFICATION OF RECALLS.

        (a) Recall Notification Report.--Not later than 1 year after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report on
    the feasibility of a technical system that would operate in each new
    motor vehicle to indicate when the vehicle is subject to an open
    recall.
        (b) Definition of Open Recall.--In this section the term ``open
    recall'' means a recall for which a notification by a manufacturer has
    been provided under section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, and
    that has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title.

    SEC. 24114. UNATTENDED CHILDREN WARNING.

        Section 31504(a) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
    Century Act (49 U.S.C. 30111 note) is amended by striking ``may'' and
    inserting ``shall''.

    SEC. 24115. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.

        (a) Proposed Rule.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a proposed rule that
    updates the standards pertaining to tire pressure monitoring systems to
    ensure that a tire pressure monitoring system that is installed in a
    new motor vehicle after the effective date of the revised standards
    cannot, to a level other than a safe pressure level, be--
                (1) overridden;
                (2) reset; or
                (3) recalibrated.
        (b) Safe Pressure Level.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the
    term ``safe pressure level'' shall mean a pressure level consistent
    with the TPMS detection requirements contained in S4.2(a) of section
    571.138 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any corresponding
    similar regulation or ruling.
        (c) Final Rule.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
    of this Act, after providing the public with sufficient opportunity for
    notice and comment on the proposed rule published under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall issue a final rule on the subject described in
    subsection (a).

    SEC. 24116. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON MOTOR VEHICLE
                  EQUIPMENT.

        Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(f) Information on Defective or Noncompliant Parts.--
                ``(1) Provision of information by suppliers.--A supplier of
            parts that are determined to be defective or noncompliant by
            the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b) shall identify all
            parts that are subject to the recall and provide to the
            Secretary and each affected manufacturer, not later than 3
            business days after receiving notification of the
            determination, for each affected part--
                        ``(A) all part names;
                        ``(B) all part numbers; and
                        ``(C) a description of the part.
                ``(2) Provision of information by manufacturers.--Upon
            receipt of notification of a determination by the Secretary
            under subsection (a) or (b) or notification from a supplier of
            parts under paragraph (1), a manufacturer of motor vehicles
            shall--
                        ``(A) identify the vehicle identification number
                    for each affected vehicle; and
                        ``(B) not later than 5 business days after
                    receiving such notification, provide to the Secretary,
                    in a searchable format determined by the Secretary--
                                ``(i) the vehicle identification numbers
                            identified under subparagraph (A); and
                                ``(ii) the specific part names, numbers,
                            and descriptions used by the manufacturer for
                            all affected parts the sale or lease of which
                            is prohibited by section 30120(j).
                ``(3) Availability of information on the internet.--In the
            case of information provided by a manufacturer under paragraph
            (2)(B), the Secretary shall make such information available, or
            require the manufacturer to make such information available, on
            an Internet website that may be accessed by any person who
            sells or leases motor vehicle equipment for purposes of
            assisting such person in complying with section 30120(j). Such
            information shall be made available in real-time or near-real-
            time as provided under paragraph (2)(B) and at no cost to the
            person obtaining access.
        ``(g) Information on Original Equipment.--Not later than July 31,
    2016, a manufacturer of motor vehicles shall make available on an
    Internet website information about the original equipment contained in
    such vehicles, which shall include--
                ``(1) all parts or component numbers for such equipment;
            and
                ``(2) specific part names and descriptions associated with
            each manufacturer vehicle identification number.''.

          Subtitle B--Research and Development and Vehicle Electronics

    SEC. 24201. REPORT ON OPERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL FOR VEHICLE
                  ELECTRONICS, VEHICLE SOFTWARE, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce
    of the House of Representatives a report regarding the operations of
    the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging
    Technologies established under section 31401 of the Moving Ahead for
    Progress in the 21st Century Act (49 U.S.C. 105 note). The report shall
    include information about the accomplishments of the Council, the role
    of the Council in integrating and aggregating electronic and emerging
    technologies expertise across the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration, the role of the Council in coordinating with other
    Federal agencies, and the priorities of the Council over the next 5
    years.

    SEC. 24202. COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

        (a) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 30182(b) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
                ``(6) in coordination with Department of State, enter into
            cooperative agreements and collaborative research and
            development agreements with foreign governments.''.
        (b) Title 23 Amendment.--Section 403 of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting ``foreign
            government (in coordination with the Department of State)''
            after ``institution,''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``foreign
            governments,'' after ``local governments,''.
        (c) Audit.--The Department of Transportation Inspector General
    shall conduct an audit of the Secretary of Transportation's management
    and oversight of cooperative agreements and collaborative research and
    development agreements, including any cooperative agreements between
    the Secretary of Transportation and foreign governments under section
    30182(b)(6) of title 49, United States Code, and subsections (b)(2)(C)
    and (c)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code.

                      Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

                       PART I--DRIVER PRIVACY ACT OF 2015

    SEC. 24301. SHORT TITLE.

        This part may be cited as the ``Driver Privacy Act of 2015''.

    SEC. 24302. LIMITATIONS ON DATA RETRIEVAL FROM VEHICLE EVENT DATA
                  RECORDERS.

        (a) Ownership of Data.--Any data retained by an event data recorder
    (as defined in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations),
    regardless of when the motor vehicle in which it is installed was
    manufactured, is the property of the owner, or, in the case of a leased
    vehicle, the lessee of the motor vehicle in which the event data
    recorder is installed.
        (b) Privacy.--Data recorded or transmitted by an event data
    recorder described in subsection (a) may not be accessed by a person
    other than an owner or a lessee of the motor vehicle in which the event
    data recorder is installed unless--
                (1) a court or other judicial or administrative authority
            having jurisdiction--
                        (A) authorizes the retrieval of the data; and
                        (B) to the extent that there is retrieved data, the
                    data is subject to the standards for admission into
                    evidence required by that court or other administrative
                    authority;
                (2) an owner or a lessee of the motor vehicle provides
            written, electronic, or recorded audio consent to the retrieval
            of the data for any purpose, including the purpose of
            diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle, or by
            agreeing to a subscription that describes how data will be
            retrieved and used;
                (3) the data is retrieved pursuant to an investigation or
            inspection authorized under section 1131(a) or 30166 of title
            49, United States Code, and the personally identifiable
            information of an owner or a lessee of the vehicle and the
            vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection
            with the retrieved data, except that the vehicle identification
            number may be disclosed to the certifying manufacturer;
                (4) the data is retrieved for the purpose of determining
            the need for, or facilitating, emergency medical response in
            response to a motor vehicle crash; or
                (5) the data is retrieved for traffic safety research, and
            the personally identifiable information of an owner or a lessee
            of the vehicle and the vehicle identification number is not
            disclosed in connection with the retrieved data.

    SEC. 24303. VEHICLE EVENT DATA RECORDER STUDY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration shall submit to Congress a report that contains the
    results of a study conducted by the Administrator to determine the
    amount of time event data recorders installed in passenger motor
    vehicles should capture and record for retrieval vehicle-related data
    in conjunction with an event in order to provide sufficient information
    to investigate the cause of motor vehicle crashes.
        (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after submitting the report
    required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the National
    Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall promulgate regulations to
    establish the appropriate period during which event data recorders
    installed in passenger motor vehicles may capture and record for
    retrieval vehicle-related data to the time necessary to provide
    accident investigators with vehicle-related information pertinent to
    crashes involving such motor vehicles.

             PART II--SAFETY THROUGH INFORMED CONSUMERS ACT OF 2015

    SEC. 24321. SHORT TITLE.

        This part may be cited as the ``Safety Through Informed Consumers
    Act of 2015''.

    SEC. 24322. PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION.

        Section 32302 is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the
    following:
        ``(c) Crash Avoidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015, the
    Secretary shall promulgate a rule to ensure that crash avoidance
    information is indicated next to crashworthiness information on
    stickers placed on motor vehicles by their manufacturers.''.

        PART III--TIRE EFFICIENCY, SAFETY, AND REGISTRATION ACT OF 2015

    SEC. 24331. SHORT TITLE.

        This part may be cited as the ``Tire Efficiency, Safety, and
    Registration Act of 2015'' or the ``TESR Act''.

    SEC. 24332. TIRE FUEL EFFICIENCY MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

        Section 32304A is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and standards''
            after ``consumer tire information'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``Rulemaking'' and
                    inserting ``Consumer Tire Information''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(referred to
                    in this section as the `Secretary')'' after ``Secretary
                    of Transportation'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as
            subsections (e) though (h), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Promulgation of Regulations for Tire Fuel Efficiency Minimum
    Performance Standards.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, after consultation with
            the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the
            Environmental Protection Agency, shall promulgate regulations
            for tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards for--
                        ``(A) passenger car tires with a maximum speed
                    capability equal to or less than 149 miles per hour or
                    240 kilometers per hour; and
                        ``(B) passenger car tires with a maximum speed
                    capability greater than 149 miles per hour or 240
                    kilometers per hour.
                ``(2) Tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards.--
                        ``(A) Standard basis and test procedures.--The
                    minimum performance standards promulgated under
                    paragraph (1) shall be expressed in terms of the
                    rolling resistance coefficient measured using the test
                    procedure specified in section 575.106 of title 49,
                    Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date
                    of enactment of this Act).
                        ``(B) No disparate effect on high performance
                    tires.--The Secretary shall ensure that the minimum
                    performance standards promulgated under paragraph (1)
                    will not have a disproportionate effect on passenger
                    car high performance tires with a maximum speed
                    capability greater than 149 miles per hour or 240
                    kilometers per hour.
                        ``(C) Applicability.--
                                ``(i) In general.--This subsection applies
                            to new pneumatic tires for use on passenger
                            cars.
                                ``(ii) Exceptions.--This subsection does
                            not apply to light truck tires, deep tread
                            tires, winter-type snow tires, space-saver or
                            temporary use spare tires, or tires with
                            nominal rim diameters of 12 inches or less.
        ``(c) Promulgation of Regulations for Tire Wet Traction Minimum
    Performance Standards.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall promulgate
            regulations for tire wet traction minimum performance standards
            to ensure that passenger tire wet traction capability is not
            reduced to achieve improved tire fuel efficiency.
                ``(2) Tire wet traction minimum performance standards.--
                        ``(A) Basis of standard.--The minimum performance
                    standards promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be
                    expressed in terms of peak coefficient of friction.
                        ``(B) Test procedures.--Any test procedure
                    promulgated under this subsection shall be consistent
                    with any test procedure promulgated under subsection
                    (a).
                        ``(C) Benchmarking.--The Secretary shall conduct
                    testing to benchmark the wet traction performance of
                    tire models available for sale in the United States as
                    of the date of enactment of this Act to ensure that the
                    minimum performance standards promulgated under
                    paragraph (1) are tailored to--
                                ``(i) tires sold in the United States; and
                                ``(ii) the needs of consumers in the United
                            States.
                        ``(D) Applicability.--
                                ``(i) In general.--This subsection applies
                            to new pneumatic tires for use on passenger
                            cars.
                                ``(ii) Exceptions.--This subsection does
                            not apply to light truck tires, deep tread
                            tires, winter-type snow tires, space-saver or
                            temporary use spare tires, or tires with
                            nominal rim diameters of 12 inches or less.
        ``(d) Coordination Among Regulations.--
                ``(1) Compatibility.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
            test procedures and requirements promulgated under subsections
            (a), (b), and (c) are compatible and consistent.
                ``(2) Combined effect of rules.--The Secretary shall
            evaluate the regulations promulgated under subsections (b) and
            (c) to ensure that compliance with the minimum performance
            standards promulgated under subsection (b) will not diminish
            wet traction performance of affected tires.
                ``(3) Rulemaking deadlines.--The Secretary shall
            promulgate--
                        ``(A) the regulations under subsections (b) and (c)
                    not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of
                    this Act; and
                        ``(B) the regulations under subsection (c) not
                    later than the date of promulgation of the regulations
                    under subsection (b).''.

    SEC. 24333. TIRE REGISTRATION BY INDEPENDENT SELLERS.

        Section 30117(b) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
    the following:
                ``(3) Rulemaking.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall initiate a
                    rulemaking to require a distributor or dealer of tires
                    that is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer of
                    tires to maintain records of--
                                ``(i) the name and address of tire
                            purchasers and lessors and information
                            identifying the tire that was purchased or
                            leased; and
                                ``(ii) any additional records the Secretary
                            considers appropriate.
                        ``(B) Electronic transmission.--The rulemaking
                    carried out under subparagraph (A) shall require a
                    distributor or dealer of tires that is not owned or
                    controlled by a manufacturer of tires to electronically
                    transmit the records described in clauses (i) and (ii)
                    of subparagraph (A) to the manufacturer of the tires or
                    the designee of the manufacturer by secure means at no
                    cost to tire purchasers or lessors.
                        ``(C) Satisfaction of requirements.--A regulation
                    promulgated under subparagraph (A) may be considered to
                    satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(B).''.

    SEC. 24334. TIRE RECALL DATABASE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a publicly available
    and searchable electronic database of tire recall information that is
    reported to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration.
        (b) Tire Identification Number.--The database established under
    subsection (a) shall be searchable by Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    and any other criteria that assists consumers in determining whether a
    tire is subject to a recall.

                       PART IV--ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES

    SEC. 24341. REGULATION PARITY FOR ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.

        (a) In General.--In promulgating regulations, the Administrator of
    the Environmental Protection Administration shall ensure that any
    preference or incentive provided to an electric vehicle is also
    provided to a natural gas vehicle.
        (b) Revision of Existing Regulations.--Not later than 180 days
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise
    any regulations of the Administrator in existence as of that date
    concerning electric vehicles as necessary to ensure that the
    regulations conform to subsection (a).

                Subtitle D--Additional Motor Vehicle Provisions

    SEC. 24401. REQUIRED REPORTING OF NHTSA AGENDA.

        Not later than December 1 of the year beginning after the date of
    enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Administrator of
    the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall publish on the
    public website of the Administration, and file with the Committee on
    Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an annual plan
    for the following calendar year detailing the Administration's
    projected activities, including--
                (1) the Administrator's policy priorities;
                (2) any rulemakings projected to be commenced;
                (3) any plans to develop guidelines;
                (4) any plans to restructure the Administration or to
            establish or alter working groups;
                (5) any planned projects or initiatives of the
            Administration, including the working groups and advisory
            committees of the Administration; and
                (6) any projected dates or timetables associated with any
            of the items described in paragraphs (1) through (5).

    SEC. 24402. APPLICATION OF REMEDIES FOR DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE.

        Section 30120(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``10 calendar years'' and inserting ``15 calendar years''.

    SEC. 24403. RETENTION OF SAFETY RECORDS BY MANUFACTURERS.

        (a) Rule.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule
    pursuant to section 30117 of title 49, United States Code, requiring
    each manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment to
    retain all motor vehicle safety records required to be maintained by
    manufacturers under section 576.6 of title 49, Code of Federal
    Regulations, for a period of not less than 10 calendar years from the
    date on which they were generated or acquired by the manufacturer.
        (b) Application.--The rule required by subsection (a) shall apply
    with respect to any record described in such subsection that is in the
    possession of a manufacturer on the effective date of such rule.

    SEC. 24404. NONAPPLICATION OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO NONCOMPLYING
                  MOTOR VEHICLES TO VEHICLES USED FOR TESTING OR
                  EVALUATION.

        Section 30112(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(10) the introduction of a motor vehicle in interstate
            commerce solely for purposes of testing or evaluation by a
            manufacturer that prior to the date of enactment of this
            paragraph--
                        ``(A) has manufactured and distributed motor
                    vehicles into the United States that are certified to
                    comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
                    standards;
                        ``(B) has submitted to the Secretary appropriate
                    manufacturer identification information under part 566
                    of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
                        ``(C) if applicable, has identified an agent for
                    service of process in accordance with part 551 of such
                    title; and
                        ``(D) agrees not to sell or offer for sale the
                    motor vehicle at the conclusion of the testing or
                    evaluation.''.

    SEC. 24405. TREATMENT OF LOW-VOLUME MANUFACTURERS.

        (a) Exemption From Vehicle Safety Standards for Low-Volume
    Manufacturers.--Section 30114 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(a) Vehicles Used
            for Particular Purposes.--The''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(b) Exemption for Low-Volume Manufacturers.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) exempt from section 30112(a) of this title
                    not more than 500 replica motor vehicles per year that
                    are manufactured or imported by a low-volume
                    manufacturer; and
                        ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this
                    subsection, limit any such exemption to the Federal
                    Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to motor
                    vehicles and not motor vehicle equipment.
                ``(2) Registration requirement.--To qualify for an
            exemption under paragraph (1), a low-volume manufacturer shall
            register with the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
            under such terms that the Secretary determines appropriate. The
            Secretary shall establish terms that ensure that no person may
            register as a low-volume manufacturer if the person is
            registered as an importer under section 30141 of this title.
                ``(3) Permanent label requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require a
                    low-volume manufacturer to affix a permanent label to a
                    motor vehicle exempted under paragraph (1) that
                    identifies the specified standards and regulations for
                    which such vehicle is exempt from section 30112(a) and
                    designates the model year such vehicle replicates.
                        ``(B) Written notice.--The Secretary may require a
                    low-volume manufacturer of a motor vehicle exempted
                    under paragraph (1) to deliver written notice of the
                    exemption to--
                                ``(i) the dealer; and
                                ``(ii) the first purchaser of the motor
                            vehicle, if the first purchaser is not an
                            individual that purchases the motor vehicle for
                            resale.
                        ``(C) Reporting requirement.--A low-volume
                    manufacturer shall annually submit a report to the
                    Secretary including the number and description of the
                    motor vehicles exempted under paragraph (1) and a list
                    of the exemptions described on the label affixed under
                    subparagraph (A).
                ``(4) Effect on other provisions.--Any motor vehicle
            exempted under this subsection shall also be exempted from
            sections 32304, 32502, and 32902 of this title and from section
            3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C.
            1232).
                ``(5) Limitation and public notice.--The Secretary shall
            have 60 days to review and approve a registration submitted
            under paragraph (2). Any registration not approved or denied
            within 60 days after submission shall be deemed approved. The
            Secretary shall have the authority to revoke an existing
            registration based on a failure to comply with requirements set
            forth in this subsection. The registrant shall be provided a
            reasonable opportunity to correct all deficiencies, if such are
            correctable based on the sole discretion of the Secretary. An
            exemption granted by the Secretary to a low-volume manufacturer
            under this subsection may not be transferred to any other
            person, and shall expire at the end of the calendar year for
            which it was granted with respect to any volume authorized by
            the exemption that was not applied by the low-volume
            manufacturer to vehicles built during that calendar year. The
            Secretary shall maintain an up-to-date list of registrants on
            an annual basis and publish such list in the Federal Register
            or on a website operated by the Secretary.
                ``(6) Limitation of liability for original manufacturers,
            licensors or owners of product configuration, trade dress, or
            design patents.--The original manufacturer, its successor or
            assignee, or current owner, who grants a license or otherwise
            transfers rights to a low-volume manufacturer shall incur no
            liability to any person or entity under Federal or State
            statute, regulation, local ordinance, or under any Federal or
            State common law for such license or assignment to a low-volume
            manufacturer.
                ``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Low-volume manufacturer.--The term `low-
                    volume manufacturer' means a motor vehicle
                    manufacturer, other than a person who is registered as
                    an importer under section 30141 of this title, whose
                    annual worldwide production is not more than 5,000
                    motor vehicles.
                        ``(B) Replica motor vehicle.--The term `replica
                    motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle produced by a low-
                    volume manufacturer and that--
                                ``(i) is intended to resemble the body of
                            another motor vehicle that was manufactured not
                            less than 25 years before the manufacture of
                            the replica motor vehicle; and
                                ``(ii) is manufactured under a license for
                            the product configuration, trade dress,
                            trademark, or patent, for the motor vehicle
                            that is intended to be replicated from the
                            original manufacturer, its successors or
                            assignees, or current owner of such product
                            configuration, trade dress, trademark, or
                            patent rights.''.
        (b) Vehicle Emission Compliance Standards for Low-Volume Motor
    Vehicle Manufacturers.--Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42
    U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 206(a) by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
        ``(5)(A) A motor vehicle engine (including all engine emission
    controls) from a motor vehicle that has been granted a certificate of
    conformity by the Administrator for the model year in which the motor
    vehicle is assembled, or a motor vehicle engine that has been granted
    an Executive order subject to regulations promulgated by the California
    Air Resources Board for the model year in which the motor vehicle is
    assembled, may be installed in an exempted specially produced motor
    vehicle, if--
                ``(i) the manufacturer of the engine supplies written
            instructions explaining how to install the engine and maintain
            functionality of the engine's emission control system and the
            on-board diagnostic system (commonly known as `OBD II'), except
            with respect to evaporative emissions diagnostics;
                ``(ii) the manufacturer of the exempted specially produced
            motor vehicle installs the engine in accordance with such
            instructions; and
                ``(iii) the installation instructions include emission
            control warranty information from the engine manufacturer in
            compliance with section 207, including where warranty repairs
            can be made, emission control labels to be affixed to the
            vehicle, and the certificate of conformity number for the
            applicable vehicle in which the engine was originally intended
            or the applicable Executive order number for the engine.
        ``(B) A motor vehicle containing an engine compliant with the
    requirements of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as meeting the
    requirements of section 202 applicable to new vehicles manufactured or
    imported in the model year in which the exempted specially produced
    motor vehicle is assembled.
        ``(C) Engine installations that are not performed in accordance
    with installation instructions provided by the manufacturer and
    alterations to the engine not in accordance with the installation
    instructions shall--
                ``(i) be treated as prohibited acts by the installer under
            section 203; and
                ``(ii) subject to civil penalties under the first and third
            sentences of section 205(a), civil actions under section
            205(b), and administrative assessment of penalties under
            section 205(c).
        ``(D) The manufacturer of an exempted specially produced motor
    vehicle that has an engine compliant with the requirements of
    subparagraph (A) shall provide to the purchaser of such vehicle all
    information received by the manufacturer from the engine manufacturer,
    including information regarding emissions warranties from the engine
    manufacturer and all emissions-related recalls by the engine
    manufacturer.
        ``(E) To qualify to install an engine under this paragraph, a
    manufacturer of exempted specially produced motor vehicles shall
    register with the Administrator at such time and in such manner as the
    Administrator determines appropriate. The manufacturer shall submit an
    annual report to the Administrator that includes--
                ``(i) a description of the exempted specially produced
            motor vehicles and engines installed in such vehicles; and
                ``(ii) the certificate of conformity number issued to the
            motor vehicle in which the engine was originally intended or
            the applicable Executive order number for the engine.
        ``(F) Exempted specially produced motor vehicles compliant with
    this paragraph shall be exempted from--
                ``(i) motor vehicle certification testing under this
            section; and
                ``(ii) vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance
            programs required under section 110.
        ``(G) A person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of
    exempted specially produced motor vehicles shall not be treated as a
    manufacturer for purposes of this Act by virtue of such manufacturing
    or assembling, so long as such person complies with subparagraphs (A)
    through (E).''; and
                (2) in section 216 by adding at the end the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(12) Exempted specially produced motor vehicle.--The term
            `exempted specially produced motor vehicle' means a replica
            motor vehicle that is exempt from specified standards pursuant
            to section 30114(b) of title 49, United States Code.''.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue such
    regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by
    subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

    SEC. 24406. NO LIABILITY ON THE BASIS OF NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
                  GUIDELINES.

        Section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) No Liability on the Basis of Motor Vehicle Safety Guidelines
    Issued by the Secretary.--(1) No guidelines issued by the Secretary
    with respect to motor vehicle safety shall provide a basis for or
    evidence of liability in any action against a defendant whose practices
    are alleged to be inconsistent with such guidelines. A person who is
    subject to any such guidelines may use an alternative approach to that
    set forth in such guidelines that complies with any requirement in a
    provision of this subtitle, a motor vehicle safety standard issued
    under this subtitle, or another relevant statute or regulation.
        ``(2) No such guidelines shall confer any rights on any person nor
    shall operate to bind the Secretary or any person who is subject to
    such guidelines to the approach recommended in such guidelines. In any
    enforcement action with respect to motor vehicle safety, the Secretary
    must prove a violation of a provision of this subtitle, a motor vehicle
    safety standard issued under this subtitle, or another relevant statute
    or regulation. The Secretary may not build a case against or negotiate
    a consent order with any person based in whole or in part on practices
    of the person that are alleged to be inconsistent with any such
    guidelines.
        ``(3) A defendant may use compliance with any such guidelines as
    evidence of compliance with the provision of this subtitle, motor
    vehicle safety standard issued under this subtitle, or other statute or
    regulation under which such guidelines were developed.''.

                              DIVISION C--FINANCE

    SEC. 30001. SHORT TITLE.

        This division may be cited as the ``Transportation Funding Act of
    2015''.

                TITLE XXXI--HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND RELATED TAXES

     Subtitle A--Extension of Trust Fund Expenditure Authority and Related
                                     Taxes

    SEC. 31101. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

        (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986 is amended--
                (1) by striking ``November 21, 2015'' in subsections
            (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``October 1,
            2021'', and
                (2) by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of
            2015'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ``Surface
            Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015''.
        (b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 9504 of
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of
            2015'' each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting
            ``Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of
            2015'', and
                (2) by striking ``November 21, 2015'' in subsection (d)(2)
            and inserting ``October 1, 2021''.
        (c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Section
    9508(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
    ``November 21, 2015'' and inserting ``October 1, 2021''.
        (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on November 21, 2015.

    SEC. 31102. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) Each of the following provisions of the Internal
            Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30,
            2016'' and inserting ``September 30, 2023'':
                        (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I).
                        (B) Section 4041(m)(1)(B).
                        (C) Section 4081(d)(1).
                (2) Each of the following provisions of such Code is
            amended by striking ``October 1, 2016'' and inserting ``October
            1, 2023'':
                        (A) Section 4041(m)(1)(A).
                        (B) Section 4051(c).
                        (C) Section 4071(d).
                        (D) Section 4081(d)(3).
        (b) Extension of Tax, Etc., on Use of Certain Heavy Vehicles.--Each
    of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
    amended by striking ``2017'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2024'':
                (1) Section 4481(f).
                (2) Subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 4482.
        (c) Floor Stocks Refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                (1) by striking ``October 1, 2016'' each place it appears
            and inserting ``October 1, 2023'';
                (2) by striking ``March 31, 2017'' each place it appears
            and inserting ``March 31, 2024''; and
                (3) by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and inserting ``January
            1, 2024''.
        (d) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--
                (1) Section 4221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
            amended by striking ``October 1, 2016'' and inserting ``October
            1, 2023''.
                (2) Section 4483(i) of such Code is amended by striking
            ``October 1, 2017'' and inserting ``October 1, 2024''.
        (e) Extension of Transfers of Certain Taxes.--
                (1) In general.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
            of 1986 is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b)--
                                (i) by striking ``October 1, 2016'' each
                            place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and
                            inserting ``October 1, 2023'';
                                (ii) by striking ``October 1, 2016'' in the
                            heading of paragraph (2) and inserting
                            ``October 1, 2023'';
                                (iii) by striking ``September 30, 2016'' in
                            paragraph (2) and inserting ``September 30,
                            2023''; and
                                (iv) by striking ``July 1, 2017'' in
                            paragraph (2) and inserting ``July 1, 2024'';
                            and
                        (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``July 1,
                    2017'' and inserting ``July 1, 2024''.
                (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
                        (A) In general.--Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) and (4)(A) of
                    section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by
                    striking ``October 1, 2016'' and inserting ``October 1,
                    2023''.
                        (B) Conforming amendments to land and water
                    conservation fund.--Section 200310 of title 54, United
                    States Code, is amended--
                                (i) by striking ``October 1, 2017'' each
                            place it appears and inserting ``October 1,
                            2024''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``October 1, 2016'' and
                            inserting ``October 1, 2023''.
        (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on October 1, 2016.

             Subtitle B--Additional Transfers to Highway Trust Fund

    SEC. 31201. FURTHER ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.

        Subsection (f) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
    is amended by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10) and
    inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs:
                ``(8) Further transfers to trust fund.--Out of money in the
            Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby
            appropriated--
                        ``(A) $25,976,000,000 to the Highway Account (as
                    defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust
                    Fund; and
                        ``(B) $9,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in
                    the Highway Trust Fund.
                ``(9) Additional increase in fund balance.--There is hereby
            transferred to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection
            (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund amounts appropriated from
            the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund under section
            9508(c)(4).''.

    SEC. 31202. TRANSFER TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE
                  SAFETY PENALTIES.

        (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 9503(b) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                (1) by striking ``There are hereby'' and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--There are hereby'', and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                        ``(B) Penalties related to motor vehicle safety.--
                                ``(i) In general.--There are hereby
                            appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund amounts
                            equivalent to covered motor vehicle safety
                            penalty collections.
                                ``(ii) Covered motor vehicle safety penalty
                            collections.--For purposes of this
                            subparagraph, the term `covered motor vehicle
                            safety penalty collections' means any amount
                            collected in connection with a civil penalty
                            under section 30165 of title 49, United States
                            Code, reduced by any award authorized by the
                            Secretary of Transportation to be paid to any
                            person in connection with information provided
                            by such person related to a violation of
                            chapter 301 of such title which is a predicate
                            to such civil penalty.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
    apply to amounts collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 31203. APPROPRIATION FROM LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST
                  FUND.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 9508 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
                ``(4) Additional transfer to highway trust fund.--Out of
            amounts in the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
            there is hereby appropriated--
                        ``(A) on the date of the enactment of the DRIVE
                    Act, $100,000,000,
                        ``(B) on October 1, 2016, $100,000,000, and
                        ``(C) on October 1, 2017, $100,000,000,
            to be transferred under section 9503(f)(9) to the Highway
            Account (as defined in section 9503(e)(5)(B)) in the Highway
            Trust Fund.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''
    and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)''.

                              TITLE XXXII--OFFSETS

                           Subtitle A--Tax Provisions

    SEC. 32101. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN UNPAID
                  TAXES.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue
    Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

    ``SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN TAX
                  DELINQUENCIES.

        ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary receives certification by the
    Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual has a seriously
    delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary
    shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action
    with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport
    pursuant to section 52102(d) of the Transportation Funding Act of 2015.
        ``(b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt.--For purposes of this section,
    the term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an outstanding debt
    under this title for which a notice of lien has been filed in public
    records pursuant to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed
    pursuant to section 6331, except that such term does not include--
                ``(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant
            to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and
                ``(2) a debt with respect to which collection is suspended
            because a collection due process hearing under section 6330, or
            relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015, is
            requested or pending.
        ``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--In the case of a calendar year
    beginning after 2016, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be
    increased by an amount equal to--
                ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under
            section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by
            substituting `calendar year 2015' for `calendar year 1992' in
            subparagraph (B) thereof.
    If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a
    multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next highest
    multiple of $1,000.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter D of
    chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
    the end the following new item:

    ``Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax
                                delinquencies.''.
        (c) Authority for Information Sharing.--
                (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
            the following new paragraph:
                ``(23) Disclosure of return information to department of
            state for purposes of passport revocation under section 7345.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon
                    receiving a certification described in section 7345,
                    disclose to the Secretary of State return information
                    with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously
                    delinquent tax debt described in such section. Such
                    return information shall be limited to--
                                ``(i) the taxpayer identity information
                            with respect to such taxpayer, and
                                ``(ii) the amount of such seriously
                            delinquent tax debt.
                        ``(B) Restriction on disclosure.--Return
                    information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be
                    used by officers and employees of the Department of
                    State for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary
                    in, carrying out the requirements of section 52102(d)
                    of the Transportation Funding Act of 2015.''.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p)
            of such Code is amended by striking ``or (22)'' each place it
            appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding
            subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(22), or (23)''.
        (d) Authority To Deny or Revoke Passport.--
                (1) Denial.--
                        (A) In general.--Except as provided under
                    subparagraph (B), upon receiving a certification
                    described in section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code
                    of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, the
                    Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to any
                    individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt
                    described in such section.
                        (B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
                    Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
                    State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances
                    or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described
                    in such subparagraph.
                (2) Revocation.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke
                    a passport previously issued to any individual
                    described in paragraph (1)(A).
                        (B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the
                    Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before
                    revocation, may--
                                (i) limit a previously issued passport only
                            for return travel to the United States; or
                                (ii) issue a limited passport that only
                            permits return travel to the United States.
                (3) Hold harmless.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the
            Secretary of State shall not be liable to an individual for any
            action with respect to a certification by the Commissioner of
            Internal Revenue under section 7345 of the Internal Revenue
            Code of 1986.
        (e) Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Individual Without
    Social Security Account Number.--
                (1) Denial.--
                        (A) In general.--Except as provided under
                    subparagraph (B), upon receiving an application for a
                    passport from an individual that either--
                                (i) does not include the social security
                            account number issued to that individual, or
                                (ii) includes an incorrect or invalid
                            social security number willfully,
                            intentionally, negligently, or recklessly
                            provided by such individual,
                    the Secretary of State is authorized to deny such
                    application and is authorized to not issue a passport
                    to the individual.
                        (B) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
                    Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
                    State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances
                    or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described
                    in subparagraph (A).
                (2) Revocation.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may revoke
                    a passport previously issued to any individual
                    described in paragraph (1)(A).
                        (B) Limitation for return to united states.--If the
                    Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before
                    revocation, may--
                                (i) limit a previously issued passport only
                            for return travel to the United States; or
                                (ii) issue a limited passport that only
                            permits return travel to the United States.
        (f) Effective Date.--The provisions of, and amendments made by,
    this section shall take effect on January 1, 2016.

    SEC. 32102. REFORM OF RULES RELATING TO QUALIFIED TAX COLLECTION
                  CONTRACTS.

        (a) Requirement To Collect Certain Inactive Tax Receivables Under
    Qualified Tax Collection Contracts.--Section 6306 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (c)
    through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively, and by
    inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Collection of Inactive Tax Receivables.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, the Secretary shall enter into one or more qualified tax
            collection contracts for the collection of all outstanding
            inactive tax receivables.
                ``(2) Inactive tax receivables.--For purposes of this
            section--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `inactive tax
                    receivable' means any tax receivable if--
                                ``(i) at any time after assessment, the
                            Internal Revenue Service removes such
                            receivable from the active inventory for lack
                            of resources or inability to locate the
                            taxpayer,
                                ``(ii) more than \1/3\ of the period of the
                            applicable statute of limitation has lapsed and
                            such receivable has not been assigned for
                            collection to any employee of the Internal
                            Revenue Service, or
                                ``(iii) in the case of a receivable which
                            has been assigned for collection, more than 365
                            days have passed without interaction with the
                            taxpayer or a third party for purposes of
                            furthering the collection of such receivable.
                        ``(B) Tax receivable.--The term `tax receivable'
                    means any outstanding assessment which the Internal
                    Revenue Service includes in potentially collectible
                    inventory.''.
        (b) Certain Tax Receivables Not Eligible for Collection Under
    Qualified Tax Collection Contracts.--Section 6306 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by
    redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (e) through
    (h), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following
    new subsection:
        ``(d) Certain Tax Receivables Not Eligible for Collection Under
    Qualified Tax Collections Contracts.--A tax receivable shall not be
    eligible for collection pursuant to a qualified tax collection contract
    if such receivable--
                ``(1) is subject to a pending or active offer-in-compromise
            or installment agreement,
                ``(2) is classified as an innocent spouse case,
                ``(3) involves a taxpayer identified by the Secretary as
            being--
                        ``(A) deceased,
                        ``(B) under the age of 18,
                        ``(C) in a designated combat zone, or
                        ``(D) a victim of tax-related identity theft,
                ``(4) is currently under examination, litigation, criminal
            investigation, or levy, or
                ``(5) is currently subject to a proper exercise of a right
            of appeal under this title.''.
        (c) Contracting Priority.--Section 6306 of the Internal Revenue
    Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section,
    is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by
    inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
        ``(h) Contracting Priority.--In contracting for the services of any
    person under this section, the Secretary shall utilize private
    collection contractors and debt collection centers on the schedule
    required under section 3711(g) of title 31, United States Code,
    including the technology and communications infrastructure established
    therein, to the extent such private collection contractors and debt
    collection centers are appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
    section.''.
        (d) Disclosure of Return Information.--Section 6103(k) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
    following new paragraph:
                ``(11) Qualified tax collection contractors.--Persons
            providing services pursuant to a qualified tax collection
            contract under section 6306 may, if speaking to a person who
            has identified himself or herself as having the name of the
            taxpayer to which a tax receivable (within the meaning of such
            section) relates, identify themselves as contractors of the
            Internal Revenue Service and disclose the business name of the
            contractor, and the nature, subject, and reason for the
            contact. Disclosures under this paragraph shall be made only in
            such situations and under such conditions as have been approved
            by the Secretary.''.
        (e) Taxpayers Affected by Federally Declared Disasters.--Section
    6306 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding
    provisions of this section, is amended by redesignating subsection (i)
    as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following
    new subsection:
        ``(i) Taxpayers in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas.--The
    Secretary may prescribe procedures under which a taxpayer determined to
    be affected by a Federally declared disaster (as defined by section
    165(i)(5)) may request--
                ``(1) relief from immediate collection measures by
            contractors under this section, and
                ``(2) a return of the inactive tax receivable to the
            inventory of the Internal Revenue Service to be collected by an
            employee thereof.''.
        (f) Report to Congress.--
                (1) In general.--Section 6306 of the Internal Revenue Code
            of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this
            section, is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as
            subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the
            following new subsection:
        ``(j) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the last
    day of each fiscal year (beginning with the first such fiscal year
    ending after the date of the enactment of this subsection), the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
    of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report
    with respect to qualified tax collection contracts under this section
    which shall include--
                ``(1) annually, with respect to such fiscal year--
                        ``(A) the total number and amount of tax
                    receivables provided to each contractor for collection
                    under this section,
                        ``(B) the total amounts collected (and amounts of
                    installment agreements entered into under subsection
                    (b)(1)(B)) with respect to each contractor and the
                    collection costs incurred (directly and indirectly) by
                    the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such
                    amounts,
                        ``(C) the impact of such contracts on the total
                    number and amount of unpaid assessments, and on the
                    number and amount of assessments collected by Internal
                    Revenue Service personnel after initial contact by a
                    contractor,
                        ``(D) the amount of fees retained by the Secretary
                    under subsection (e) and a description of the use of
                    such funds, and
                        ``(E) a disclosure safeguard report in a form
                    similar to that required under section 6103(p)(5), and
                ``(2) biannually (beginning with the second report
            submitted under this subsection)--
                        ``(A) an independent evaluation of contractor
                    performance, and
                        ``(B) a measurement plan that includes a comparison
                    of the best practices used by the private collectors to
                    the collection techniques used by the Internal Revenue
                    Service and mechanisms to identify and capture
                    information on successful collection techniques used by
                    the contractors that could be adopted by the Internal
                    Revenue Service.''.
                (2) Repeal of existing reporting requirements with respect
            to qualified tax collection contracts.--Section 881 of the
            American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amended by striking
            subsection (e).
        (g) Effective Dates.--
                (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
            (b) shall apply to tax receivables identified by the Secretary
            after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                (2) Contracting priority.--The Secretary shall begin
            entering into contracts and agreements as described in the
            amendment made by subsection (c) within 3 months after the date
            of the enactment of this Act.
                (3) Disclosures.--The amendment made by subsection (d)
            shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment
            of this Act.
                (4) Procedures; report to congress.--The amendments made by
            subsections (e) and (f) shall take effect on the date of the
            enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 32103. SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6306 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by section 52106, is amended by
    striking ``for collection enforcement activities of the Internal
    Revenue Service'' in paragraph (2) and inserting ``to fund the special
    compliance personnel program account under section 6307''.
        (b) Special Compliance Personnel Program Account.--Subchapter A of
    chapter 64 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
    the end the following new section:

    ``SEC. 6307. SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL PROGRAM ACCOUNT.

        ``(a) Establishment of a Special Compliance Personnel Program
    Account.--The Secretary shall establish an account within the
    Department for carrying out a program consisting of the hiring,
    training, and employment of special compliance personnel, and shall
    transfer to such account from time to time amounts retained by the
    Secretary under section 6306(e)(2).
        ``(b) Restrictions.--The program described in subsection (a) shall
    be subject to the following restrictions:
                ``(1) No funds shall be transferred to such account except
            as described in subsection (a).
                ``(2) No other funds from any other source shall be
            expended for special compliance personnel employed under such
            program, and no funds from such account shall be expended for
            the hiring of any personnel other than special compliance
            personnel.
                ``(3) Notwithstanding any other authority, the Secretary is
            prohibited from spending funds out of such account for any
            purpose other than for costs under such program associated with
            the employment of special compliance personnel and the
            retraining and reassignment of current noncollections personnel
            as special compliance personnel, and to reimburse the Internal
            Revenue Service or other government agencies for the cost of
            administering qualified tax collection contracts under section
            6306.
        ``(c) Reporting.--Not later than March of each year, the
    Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Finance and Appropriations of the Senate and the
    Committees on Ways and Means and Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives consisting of the following:
                ``(1) For the preceding fiscal year, all funds received in
            the account established under subsection (a), administrative
            and program costs for the program described in such subsection,
            the number of special compliance personnel hired and employed
            under the program, and the amount of revenue actually collected
            by such personnel.
                ``(2) For the current fiscal year, all actual and estimated
            funds received or to be received in the account, all actual and
            estimated administrative and program costs, the number of all
            actual and estimated special compliance personnel hired and
            employed under the program, and the actual and estimated
            revenue actually collected or to be collected by such
            personnel.
                ``(3) For the following fiscal year, an estimate of all
            funds to be received in the account, all estimated
            administrative and program costs, the estimated number of
            special compliance personnel hired and employed under the
            program, and the estimated revenue to be collected by such
            personnel.
        ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
                ``(1) Special compliance personnel.--The term `special
            compliance personnel' means individuals employed by the
            Internal Revenue Service as field function collection officers
            or in a similar position, or employed to collect taxes using
            the automated collection system or an equivalent replacement
            system.
                ``(2) Program costs.--The term `program costs' means--
                        ``(A) total salaries (including locality pay and
                    bonuses), benefits, and employment taxes for special
                    compliance personnel employed or trained under the
                    program described in subsection (a), and
                        ``(B) direct overhead costs, salaries, benefits,
                    and employment taxes relating to support staff, rental
                    payments, office equipment and furniture, travel, data
                    processing services, vehicle costs, utilities,
                    telecommunications, postage, printing and reproduction,
                    supplies and materials, lands and structures, insurance
                    claims, and indemnities for special compliance
                    personnel hired and employed under this section.
            For purposes of subparagraph (B), the cost of management and
            supervision of special compliance personnel shall be taken into
            account as direct overhead costs to the extent such costs, when
            included in total program costs under this paragraph, do not
            represent more than 10 percent of such total costs.''.
        (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A of
    chapter 64 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
    after the item relating to section 6306 the following new item:

    ``Sec. 6307. Special compliance personnel program account.''.
        (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    apply to amounts collected and retained by the Secretary after the date
    of the enactment of this Act.

                         Subtitle B--Fees and Receipts

    SEC. 32201. ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS
                  SERVICES.

        (a) In General.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
    Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
        ``(l) Adjustment of Fees for Inflation.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
            adjust the fees established under subsection (a), and the
            limitations on such fees under paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6),
            (8), and (9) of subsection (b), on October 1, 2015, and
            annually thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the
            increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the
            preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index
            for fiscal year 2014.
                ``(2) Special rules for calculation of adjustment.--In
            adjusting under paragraph (1) the amount of the fees
            established under subsection (a), and the limitations on such
            fees under paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (9) of
            subsection (b), the Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall round the amount of any increase in the
                    Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and
                        ``(B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1
                    percent.
                ``(3) Consumer price index defined.--For purposes of this
            subsection, the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer
            Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of
            Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
        (b) Deposits Into Customs User Fee Account.--Section 13031(f) of
    the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C.
    58c(f)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``all fees collected under subsection (a)''
            and inserting ``the amount of fees collected under subsection
            (a) (determined without regard to any adjustment made under
            subsection (l))''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause
            (i)--
                        (A) by striking ``fees collected'' and inserting
                    ``amount of fees collected''; and
                        (B) by striking ``), each appropriation'' and
                    inserting ``, and determined without regard to any
                    adjustment made under subsection (l)), each
                    appropriation''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c), as amended
    by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by inserting ``(subject to adjustment under subsection
            (l))'' after ``following fees''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(subject to
                    adjustment under subsection (l))'' after ``in fees'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(subject to
                    adjustment under subsection (l))'' after ``in fees'';
                        (C) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``(subject to
                    adjustment under subsection (l))'' after ``in fees'';
                        (D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``(subject to
                    adjustment under subsection (l))'' after ``in fees'';
                        (E) in paragraph (8)(A)--
                                (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or (l)''
                            after ``subsection (a)(9)(B)''; and
                                (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting
                            ``(subject to adjustment under subsection
                            (l))'' after ``$3''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (9)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding clause
                                    (i), by inserting ``and subject to
                                    adjustment under subsection (l)'' after
                                    ``Tariff Act of 1930''; and
                                        (II) in clause (ii)(I), by
                                    inserting ``(subject to adjustment
                                    under subsection (l))'' after ``bill of
                                    lading''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting
                            ``(subject to adjustment under subsection
                            (l))'' after ``bill of lading''.

    SEC. 32202. ELIMINATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.

        (a) Elimination of Surplus Funds.--Section 7 of the Federal Reserve
    Act (12 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the heading of such subsection, by striking
                    ``and Surplus Funds''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``deposited in
                    the surplus fund of the bank'' and inserting
                    ``transferred to the Board of Governors of the Federal
                    Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the
                    Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the
                    Treasury''; and
                (2) by striking the first subsection (b) (relating to a
            transfer for fiscal year 2000).
        (b) Transfer to the Treasury.--The Federal reserve banks shall
    transfer all of the funds of the surplus funds of such banks to the
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to the
    Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the
    Treasury.

    SEC. 32203. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE.

        (a) Drawdown and Sale.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy
            Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), except as
            provided in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Energy
            shall drawdown and sell from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve--
                        (A) the quantity of barrels of crude oil that the
                    Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate to
                    maximize the financial return to United States
                    taxpayers for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;
                        (B) 4,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2018;
                        (C) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2019;
                        (D) 8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2020;
                        (E) 8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2021;
                        (F) 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2022;
                        (G) 16,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2023;
                        (H) 25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2024; and
                        (I) 25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal
                    year 2025.
                (2) Deposit of amounts received from sale.--Amounts
            received from a sale under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in
            the general fund of the Treasury during the fiscal year in
            which the sale occurs.
        (b) Emergency Protection.--In any 1 fiscal year described in
    subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Energy shall not drawdown and sell
    crude oil under this section in quantities that would result in a
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve that contains an inventory of petroleum
    products representing fewer than 90 days of emergency reserves, based
    on the average daily level of net imports of crude oil and petroleum
    products in the calendar year preceding that fiscal year.
        (c) Increase; Limitation.--
                (1) Increase.--The Secretary of Energy may increase the
            drawdown and sales under subparagraphs (A) through (I) of
            subsection (a)(1) as the Secretary of Energy determines to be
            appropriate to maximize the financial return to United States
            taxpayers.
                (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Energy shall not drawdown
            or conduct sales of crude oil under this section after the date
            on which a total of $9,050,000,000 has been deposited in the
            general fund of the Treasury from sales authorized under this
            section.

                              Subtitle C--Outlays

    SEC. 32301. INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENT.

        Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of
    1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsections (h) and (i);
                (2) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as
            subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and
                (3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by striking the
            fourth sentence.

                           DIVISION D--MISCELLANEOUS

                   TITLE XLI--FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT

    SEC. 41001. DEFINITIONS.

        In this title:
                (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
            term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
                (2) Agency cerpo.--The term ``agency CERPO'' means the
            chief environmental review and permitting officer of an agency,
            as designated by the head of the agency under section
            41002(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I).
                (3) Authorization.--The term ``authorization'' means any
            license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other
            administrative decision issued by an agency that is required or
            authorized under Federal law in order to site, construct,
            reconstruct, or commence operations of a covered project,
            whether administered by a Federal or State agency.
                (4) Cooperating agency.--The term ``cooperating agency''
            means any agency with--
                        (A) jurisdiction under Federal law; or
                        (B) special expertise as described in section
                    1501.6 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
                    effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
                (5) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Federal
            Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Steering Council
            established under section 41002(a).
                (6) Covered project.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``covered project'' means
                    any activity in the United States that requires
                    authorization or environmental review by a Federal
                    agency involving construction of infrastructure for
                    renewable or conventional energy production,
                    electricity transmission, surface transportation,
                    aviation, ports and waterways, water resource projects,
                    broadband, pipelines, manufacturing, or any other
                    sector as determined by a majority vote of the Council
                    that--
                                (i)(I) is subject to NEPA;
                                (II) is likely to require a total
                            investment of more than $200,000,000; and
                                (III) does not qualify for abbreviated
                            authorization or environmental review processes
                            under any applicable law; or
                                (ii) is subject to NEPA and the size and
                            complexity of which, in the opinion of the
                            Council, make the project likely to benefit
                            from enhanced oversight and coordination,
                            including a project likely to require--
                                        (I) authorization from or
                                    environmental review involving more
                                    than 2 Federal agencies; or
                                        (II) the preparation of an
                                    environmental impact statement under
                                    NEPA.
                        (B) Exclusion.--The term ``covered project'' does
                    not include--
                                (i) any project subject to section 139 of
                            title 23, United States Code; or
                                (ii) any project subject to section 2045 of
                            the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33
                            U.S.C. 2348).
                (7) Dashboard.--The term ``Dashboard'' means the Permitting
            Dashboard required under section 41003(b).
                (8) Environmental assessment.--The term ``environmental
            assessment'' means a concise public document for which a
            Federal agency is responsible under section 1508.9 of title 40,
            Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
                (9) Environmental document.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``environmental
                    document'' means an environmental assessment, finding
                    of no significant impact, notice of intent,
                    environmental impact statement, or record of decision.
                        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``environmental
                    document'' includes--
                                (i) any document that is a supplement to a
                            document described in subparagraph (A); and
                                (ii) a document prepared pursuant to a
                            court order.
                (10) Environmental impact statement.--The term
            ``environmental impact statement'' means the detailed written
            statement required under section 102(2)(C) of NEPA.
                (11) Environmental review.--The term ``environmental
            review'' means the agency procedures and processes for applying
            a categorical exclusion or for preparing an environmental
            assessment, an environmental impact statement, or other
            document required under NEPA.
                (12) Executive director.--The term ``Executive Director''
            means the Executive Director appointed by the President under
            section 41002(b)(1)(A).
                (13) Facilitating agency.--The term ``facilitating agency''
            means the agency that receives the initial notification from
            the project sponsor required under section 41003(a).
                (14) Inventory.--The term ``inventory'' means the inventory
            of covered projects established by the Executive Director under
            section 41002(c)(1)(A).
                (15) Lead agency.--The term ``lead agency'' means the
            agency with principal responsibility for an environmental
            review of a covered project under NEPA and parts 1500 through
            1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
            regulations).
                (16) NEPA.--The term ``NEPA'' means the National
            Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                (17) Participating agency.--The term ``participating
            agency'' means an agency participating in an environmental
            review or authorization for a covered project in accordance
            with section 41003.
                (18) Project sponsor.--The term ``project sponsor'' means
            an entity, including any private, public, or public-private
            entity, seeking an authorization for a covered project.

    SEC. 41002. FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.

        (a) Establishment.--There is established the Federal Permitting
    Improvement Steering Council.
        (b) Composition.--
                (1) Chair.--The Executive Director shall--
                        (A) be appointed by the President; and
                        (B) serve as Chair of the Council.
                (2) Council members.--
                        (A) In general.--
                                (i) Designation by head of agency.--Each
                            individual listed in subparagraph (B) shall
                            designate a member of the agency in which the
                            individual serves to serve on the Council.
                                (ii) Qualifications.--A councilmem-ber
                            described in clause (i) shall hold a position
                            in the agency of deputy secretary (or the
                            equivalent) or higher.
                                (iii) Support.--
                                        (I) In general.--Consistent with
                                    guidance provided by the Director of
                                    the Office of Management and Budget,
                                    each individual listed in subparagraph
                                    (B) shall designate 1 or more
                                    appropriate members of the agency in
                                    which the individual serves to serve as
                                    an agency CERPO.
                                        (II) Reporting.--In carrying out
                                    the duties of the agency CERPO under
                                    this title, an agency CERPO shall
                                    report directly to a deputy secretary
                                    (or the equivalent) or higher.
                        (B) Heads of agencies.--The individuals that shall
                    each designate a councilmember under this subparagraph
                    are as follows:
                                (i) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                                (ii) The Secretary of the Army.
                                (iii) The Secretary of Commerce.
                                (iv) The Secretary of the Interior.
                                (v) The Secretary of Energy.
                                (vi) The Secretary of Transportation.
                                (vii) The Secretary of Defense.
                                (viii) The Chairman of the Federal Energy
                            Regulatory Commission.
                                (ix) The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory
                            Commission.
                                (x) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
                                (xi) The Secretary of Housing and Urban
                            Development.
                                (xii) The Chairman of the Advisory Council
                            on Historic Preservation.
                                (xiii) Any other head of a Federal agency
                            that the Executive Director may invite to
                            participate as a member of the Council.
                (3) Additional members.--In addition to the members listed
            in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Chairman of the Council on
            Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of
            Management and Budget shall also be members of the Council.
        (c) Duties.--
                (1) Executive director.--
                        (A) Inventory development.--The Executive Director,
                    in consultation with the Council, shall--
                                (i) not later than 180 days after the date
                            of enactment of this Act, establish an
                            inventory of covered projects that are pending
                            the environmental review or authorization of
                            the head of any Federal agency;
                                (ii)(I) categorize the projects in the
                            inventory as appropriate, based on sector and
                            project type; and
                                (II) for each category, identify the types
                            of environmental reviews and authorizations
                            most commonly involved; and
                                (iii) add a covered project to the
                            inventory after receiving a notice described in
                            section 41003(a)(1).
                        (B) Facilitating agency designation.--The Executive
                    Director, in consultation with the Council, shall--
                                (i) designate a facilitating agency for
                            each category of covered projects described in
                            subparagraph (A)(ii); and
                                (ii) publish the list of designated
                            facilitating agencies for each category of
                            projects in the inventory on the Dashboard in
                            an easily accessible format.
                        (C) Performance schedules.--
                                (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year
                            after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                            Executive Director, in consultation with the
                            Council, shall develop recommended performance
                            schedules, including intermediate and final
                            completion dates, for environmental reviews and
                            authorizations most commonly required for each
                            category of covered projects described in
                            subparagraph (A)(ii).
                                (ii) Requirements.--
                                        (I) In general.--The performance
                                    schedules shall reflect employment of
                                    the use of the most efficient
                                    applicable processes.
                                        (II) Limit.--
                                                (aa) In general.--The final
                                            completion dates in any
                                            performance schedule for the
                                            completion of an environmental
                                            review or authorization under
                                            clause (i) shall not exceed the
                                            average time to complete an
                                            environmental review or
                                            authorization for a project
                                            within that category.
                                                (bb) Calculation of average
                                            time.--The average time
                                            referred to in item (aa) shall
                                            be calculated on the basis of
                                            data from the preceding 2
                                            calendar years and shall run
                                            from the period beginning on
                                            the date on which the Executive
                                            Director must make a specific
                                            entry for the project on the
                                            Dashboard under section
                                            41003(b)(2) (except that, for
                                            projects initiated before that
                                            duty takes effect, the period
                                            beginning on the date of filing
                                            of a completed application),
                                            and ending on the date of the
                                            issuance of a record of
                                            decision or other final agency
                                            action on the review or
                                            authorization.
                                                (cc) Completion date.--Each
                                            performance schedule shall
                                            specify that any decision by an
                                            agency on an environmental
                                            review or authorization must be
                                            issued not later than 180 days
                                            after the date on which all
                                            information needed to complete
                                            the review or authorization
                                            (including any hearing that an
                                            agency holds on the matter) is
                                            in the possession of the
                                            agency.
                                (iii) Review and revision.--Not later than
                            2 years after the date on which the performance
                            schedules are established under this
                            subparagraph, and not less frequently than once
                            every 2 years thereafter, the Executive
                            Director, in consultation with the Council,
                            shall review and revise the performance
                            schedules.
                        (D) Guidance.--The Executive Director, in
                    consultation with the Council, may recommend to the
                    Director of the Office of Management and Budget or to
                    the Council on Environmental Quality, as appropriate,
                    that guidance be issued as necessary for agencies--
                                (i) to carry out responsibilities under
                            this title; and
                                (ii) to effectuate the adoption by agencies
                            of the best practices and recommendations of
                            the Council described in paragraph (2).
                (2) Council.--
                        (A) Recommendations.--
                                (i) In general.--The Council shall make
                            recommendations to the Executive Director with
                            respect to the designations under paragraph
                            (1)(B) and the performance schedules under
                            paragraph (1)(C).
                                (ii) Update.--The Council may update the
                            recommendations described in clause (i).
                        (B) Best practices.--Not later than 1 year after
                    the date of enactment of this Act, and not less
                    frequently than annually thereafter, the Council shall
                    issue recommendations on the best practices for--
                                (i) enhancing early stakeholder engagement,
                            including fully considering and, as
                            appropriate, incorporating recommendations
                            provided in public comments on any proposed
                            covered project;
                                (ii) ensuring timely decisions regarding
                            environmental reviews and authorizations,
                            including through the development of
                            performance metrics;
                                (iii) improving coordination between
                            Federal and non-Federal governmental entities,
                            including through the development of common
                            data standards and terminology across agencies;
                                (iv) increasing transparency;
                                (v) reducing information collection
                            requirements and other administrative burdens
                            on agencies, project sponsors, and other
                            interested parties;
                                (vi) developing and making available to
                            applicants appropriate geographic information
                            systems and other tools;
                                (vii) creating and distributing training
                            materials useful to Federal, State, tribal, and
                            local permitting officials; and
                                (viii) addressing other aspects of
                            infrastructure permitting, as determined by the
                            Council.
                (3) Agency cerpos.--An agency CERPO shall--
                        (A) advise the respective agency councilmember on
                    matters related to environmental reviews and
                    authorizations;
                        (B) provide technical support, when requested to
                    facilitate efficient and timely processes for
                    environmental reviews and authorizations for covered
                    projects under the jurisdictional responsibility of the
                    agency, including supporting timely identification and
                    resolution of potential disputes within the agency or
                    between the agency and other Federal agencies;
                        (C) analyze agency environmental review and
                    authorization processes, policies, and authorities and
                    make recommendations to the respective agency
                    councilmember for ways to standardize, simplify, and
                    improve the efficiency of the processes, policies, and
                    authorities, including by implementing guidance issued
                    under paragraph (1)(D) and other best practices,
                    including the use of information technology and
                    geographic information system tools within the agency
                    and across agencies, to the extent consistent with
                    existing law; and
                        (D) review and develop training programs for agency
                    staff that support and conduct environmental reviews or
                    authorizations.
        (d) Administrative Support.--The Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget shall designate a Federal agency, other than an
    agency that carries out or provides support for projects that are not
    covered projects, to provide administrative support for the Executive
    Director, and the designated agency shall, as reasonably necessary,
    provide support and staff to enable the Executive Director to fulfill
    the duties of the Executive Director under this title.

    SEC. 41003. PERMITTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

        (a) Project Initiation and Designation of Participating Agencies.--
                (1) Notice.--
                        (A) In general.--A project sponsor of a covered
                    project shall submit to the Executive Director and the
                    facilitating agency notice of the initiation of a
                    proposed covered project.
                        (B) Default designation.--If, at the time of
                    submission of the notice under subparagraph (A), the
                    Executive Director has not designated a facilitating
                    agency under section 41002(c)(1)(B) for the categories
                    of projects noticed, the agency that receives the
                    notice under subparagraph (A) shall be designated as
                    the facilitating agency.
                        (C) Contents.--Each notice described in
                    subparagraph (A) shall include--
                                (i) a statement of the purposes and
                            objectives of the proposed project;
                                (ii) a concise description, including the
                            general location of the proposed project and a
                            summary of geospatial information, if
                            available, illustrating the project area and
                            the locations, if any, of environmental,
                            cultural, and historic resources;
                                (iii) a statement regarding the technical
                            and financial ability of the project sponsor to
                            construct the proposed project;
                                (iv) a statement of any Federal financing,
                            environmental reviews, and authorizations
                            anticipated to be required to complete the
                            proposed project; and
                                (v) an assessment that the proposed project
                            meets the definition of a covered project under
                            section 41001 and a statement of reasons
                            supporting the assessment.
                (2) Invitation.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the
                    date on which the Executive Director must make a
                    specific entry for the project on the Dashboard under
                    subsection (b)(2)(A), the facilitating agency or lead
                    agency, as applicable, shall--
                                (i) identify all Federal and non-Federal
                            agencies and governmental entities likely to
                            have financing, environmental review,
                            authorization, or other responsibilities with
                            respect to the proposed project; and
                                (ii) invite all Federal agencies identified
                            under clause (i) to become a participating
                            agency or a cooperating agency, as appropriate,
                            in the environmental review and authorization
                            management process described in section 41005.
                        (B) Deadlines.--Each invitation made under
                    subparagraph (A) shall include a deadline for a
                    response to be submitted to the facilitating or lead
                    agency, as applicable.
                (3) Participating and cooperating agencies.--
                        (A) In general.--An agency invited under paragraph
                    (2) shall be designated as a participating or
                    cooperating agency for a covered project, unless the
                    agency informs the facilitating or lead agency, as
                    applicable, in writing before the deadline under
                    paragraph (2)(B) that the agency--
                                (i) has no jurisdiction or authority with
                            respect to the proposed project; or
                                (ii) does not intend to exercise authority
                            related to, or submit comments on, the proposed
                            project.
                        (B) Changed circumstances.--On request and a
                    showing of changed circumstances, the Executive
                    Director may designate an agency that has opted out
                    under subparagraph (A)(ii) to be a participating or
                    cooperating agency, as appropriate.
                (4) Effect of designation.--The designation described in
            paragraph (3) shall not--
                        (A) give the participating agency authority or
                    jurisdiction over the covered project; or
                        (B) expand any jurisdiction or authority a
                    cooperating agency may have over the proposed project.
                (5) Lead agency designation.--
                        (A) In general.--On establishment of the lead
                    agency, the lead agency shall assume the
                    responsibilities of the facilitating agency under this
                    title.
                        (B) Redesignation of facilitating agency.--If the
                    lead agency assumes the responsibilities of the
                    facilitating agency under subparagraph (A), the
                    facilitating agency may be designated as a cooperative
                    or participating agency.
                (6) Change of facilitating or lead agency.--
                        (A) In general.--On the request of a participating
                    agency or project sponsor, the Executive Director may
                    designate a different agency as the facilitating or
                    lead agency, as applicable, for a covered project, if
                    the facilitating or lead agency or the Executive
                    Director receives new information regarding the scope
                    or nature of a covered project that indicates that the
                    project should be placed in a different category under
                    section 41002(c)(1)(B).
                        (B) Resolution of dispute.--The Executive Director
                    shall resolve any dispute over designation of a
                    facilitating or lead agency for a particular covered
                    project.
        (b) Permitting Dashboard.--
                (1) Requirement to maintain.--
                        (A) In general.--The Executive Director, in
                    coordination with the Administrator of General
                    Services, shall maintain an online database to be known
                    as the ``Permitting Dashboard'' to track the status of
                    Federal environmental reviews and authorizations for
                    any covered project in the inventory described in
                    section 41002(c)(1)(A).
                        (B) Specific and searchable entry.--The Dashboard
                    shall include a specific and searchable entry for each
                    covered project.
                (2) Additions.--
                        (A) In general.--
                                (i) Existing projects.--Not later than 14
                            days after the date on which the Executive
                            Director adds a project to the inventory under
                            section 41002(c)(1)(A), the Executive Director
                            shall create a specific entry on the Dashboard
                            for the covered project.
                                (ii) New projects.--Not later than 14 days
                            after the date on which the Executive Director
                            receives a notice under subsection (a)(1), the
                            Executive Director shall create a specific
                            entry on the Dashboard for the covered project,
                            unless the Executive Director, facilitating
                            agency, or lead agency, as applicable,
                            determines that the project is not a covered
                            project.
                        (B) Explanation.--If the facilitating agency or
                    lead agency, as applicable, determines that the project
                    is not a covered project, the project sponsor may
                    submit a further explanation as to why the project is a
                    covered project not later than 14 days after the date
                    of the determination under subparagraph (A).
                        (C) Final determination.--Not later than 14 days
                    after receiving an explanation described in
                    subparagraph (B), the Executive Director shall--
                                (i) make a final and conclusive
                            determination as to whether the project is a
                            covered project; and
                                (ii) if the Executive Director determines
                            that the project is a covered project, create a
                            specific entry on the Dashboard for the covered
                            project.
                (3) Postings by agencies.--
                        (A) In general.--For each covered project added to
                    the Dashboard under paragraph (2), the facilitating or
                    lead agency, as applicable, and each cooperating and
                    participating agency shall post to the Dashboard--
                                (i) a hyperlink that directs to a website
                            that contains, to the extent consistent with
                            applicable law--
                                        (I) the notification submitted
                                    under subsection (a)(1);
                                        (II)(aa) where practicable, the
                                    application and supporting documents,
                                    if applicable, that have been submitted
                                    by a project sponsor for any required
                                    environmental review or authorization;
                                    or
                                        (bb) a notice explaining how the
                                    public may obtain access to such
                                    documents;
                                        (III) a description of any Federal
                                    agency action taken or decision made
                                    that materially affects the status of a
                                    covered project;
                                        (IV) any significant document that
                                    supports the action or decision
                                    described in subclause (III); and
                                        (V) a description of the status of
                                    any litigation to which the agency is a
                                    party that is directly related to the
                                    project, including, if practicable, any
                                    judicial document made available on an
                                    electronic docket maintained by a
                                    Federal, State, or local court; and
                                (ii) any document described in clause (i)
                            that is not available by hyperlink on another
                            website.
                        (B) Deadline.--The information described in
                    subparagraph (A) shall be posted to the website made
                    available by hyperlink on the Dashboard not later than
                    5 business days after the date on which the Federal
                    agency receives the information.
                (4) Postings by the executive director.--The Executive
            Director shall publish to the Dashboard--
                        (A) the permitting timetable established under
                    subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (c)(2);
                        (B) the status of the compliance of each agency
                    with the permitting timetable;
                        (C) any modifications of the permitting timetable;
                        (D) an explanation of each modification described
                    in subparagraph (C); and
                        (E) any memorandum of understanding established
                    under subsection (c)(3)(B).
        (c) Coordination and Timetables.--
                (1) Coordinated project plan.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
                    date on which the Executive Director must make a
                    specific entry for the project on the Dashboard under
                    subsection (b)(2)(A), the facilitating or lead agency,
                    as applicable, in consultation with each coordinating
                    and participating agency, shall establish a concise
                    plan for coordinating public and agency participation
                    in, and completion of, any required Federal
                    environmental review and authorization for the project.
                        (B) Required information.--The Coordinated Project
                    Plan shall include the following information and be
                    updated by the facilitating or lead agency, as
                    applicable, at least once per quarter:
                                (i) A list of, and roles and
                            responsibilities for, all entities with
                            environmental review or authorization
                            responsibility for the project.
                                (ii) A permitting timetable, as described
                            in paragraph (2), setting forth a comprehensive
                            schedule of dates by which all environmental
                            reviews and authorizations, and to the maximum
                            extent practicable, State permits, reviews and
                            approvals must be made.
                                (iii) A discussion of potential avoidance,
                            minimization, and mitigation strategies, if
                            required by applicable law and known.
                                (iv) Plans and a schedule for public and
                            tribal outreach and coordination, to the extent
                            required by applicable law.
                        (C) Memorandum of understanding.--The coordinated
                    project plan described in subparagraph (A) may be
                    incorporated into a memorandum of understanding.
                (2) Permitting timetable.--
                        (A) Establishment.--
                                (i) In general.--As part of the
                            coordination project plan under paragraph (1),
                            the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable,
                            in consultation with each cooperating and
                            participating agency, the project sponsor, and
                            any State in which the project is located,
                            shall establish a permitting timetable that
                            includes intermediate and final completion
                            dates for action by each participating agency
                            on any Federal environmental review or
                            authorization required for the project.
                                (ii) Consensus.--In establishing a
                            permitting timetable under clause (i), each
                            agency shall, to the maximum extent
                            practicable, make efforts to reach a consensus.
                        (B) Factors for consideration.--In establishing the
                    permitting timetable under subparagraph (A), the
                    facilitating or lead agency shall follow the
                    performance schedules established under section
                    41002(c)(1)(C), but may vary the timetable based on
                    relevant factors, including--
                                (i) the size and complexity of the covered
                            project;
                                (ii) the resources available to each
                            participating agency;
                                (iii) the regional or national economic
                            significance of the project;
                                (iv) the sensitivity of the natural or
                            historic resources that may be affected by the
                            project;
                                (v) the financing plan for the project; and
                                (vi) the extent to which similar projects
                            in geographic proximity to the project were
                            recently subject to environmental review or
                            similar procedures under State law.
                        (C) Dispute resolution.--
                                (i) In general.--The Executive Director, in
                            consultation with appropriate agency CERPOs and
                            the project sponsor, shall, as necessary,
                            mediate any disputes regarding the permitting
                            timetable established under subparagraph (A).
                                (ii) Disputes.--If a dispute remains
                            unresolved 30 days after the date on which the
                            dispute was submitted to the Executive
                            Director, the Director of the Office of
                            Management and Budget, in consultation with the
                            Chairman of the Council on Environmental
                            Quality, shall facilitate a resolution of the
                            dispute and direct the agencies party to the
                            dispute to resolve the dispute by the end of
                            the 60-day period beginning on the date of
                            submission of the dispute to the Executive
                            Director.
                                (iii) Final resolution.--Any action taken
                            by the Director of the Office of Management and
                            Budget in the resolution of a dispute under
                            clause (ii) shall--
                                        (I) be final and conclusive; and
                                        (II) not be subject to judicial
                                    review.
                        (D) Modification after approval.--
                                (i) In general.--The facilitating or lead
                            agency, as applicable, may modify a permitting
                            timetable established under subparagraph (A)
                            only if--
                                        (I) the facilitating or lead
                                    agency, as applicable, and the affected
                                    cooperating agencies, after
                                    consultation with the participating
                                    agencies and the project sponsor, agree
                                    to a different completion date;
                                        (II) the facilitating agency or
                                    lead agency, as applicable, or the
                                    affected cooperating agency provides a
                                    written justification for the
                                    modification; and
                                        (III) in the case of a modification
                                    that would necessitate an extension of
                                    a final completion date under a
                                    permitting timetable established under
                                    subparagraph (A) to a date more than 30
                                    days after the final completion date
                                    originally established under
                                    subparagraph (A), the facilitating or
                                    lead agency submits a request to modify
                                    the permitting timetable to the
                                    Executive Director, who shall consult
                                    with the project sponsor and make a
                                    determination on the record, based on
                                    consideration of the relevant factors
                                    described under subparagraph (B),
                                    whether to grant the facilitating or
                                    lead agency, as applicable, authority
                                    to make such modification.
                                (ii) Completion date.--A completion date in
                            the permitting timetable may not be modified
                            within 30 days of the completion date.
                                (iii) Limitation on length of
                            modifications.--
                                        (I) In general.--Except as provided
                                    in subclause (II), the total length of
                                    all modifications to a permitting
                                    timetable authorized or made under this
                                    subparagraph, other than for reasons
                                    outside the control of Federal, State,
                                    local, or tribal governments, may not
                                    extend the permitting timetable for a
                                    period of time greater than half of the
                                    amount of time from the establishment
                                    of the permitting timetable under
                                    subparagraph (A) to the last final
                                    completion date originally established
                                    under subparagraph (A).
                                        (II) Additional extensions.--The
                                    Director of the Office of Management
                                    and Budget, after consultation with the
                                    project sponsor, may permit the
                                    Executive Director to authorize
                                    additional extensions of a permitting
                                    timetable beyond the limit prescribed
                                    by subclause (I). In such a case, the
                                    Director of the Office of Management
                                    and Budget shall transmit, not later
                                    than 5 days after making a
                                    determination to permit an
                                    authorization of extension under this
                                    subclause, a report to Congress
                                    explaining why such modification is
                                    required. Such report shall explain to
                                    Congress with specificity why the
                                    original permitting timetable and the
                                    modifications authorized by the
                                    Executive Director failed to be
                                    adequate. The lead or facilitating
                                    agency, as applicable, shall transmit
                                    to Congress, the Director of the Office
                                    of Management and Budget, and the
                                    Executive Director a supplemental
                                    report on progress toward the final
                                    completion date each year thereafter,
                                    until the permit review is completed or
                                    the project sponsor withdraws its
                                    notice or application or other request
                                    to which this title applies under
                                    section 41010.
                                (iv) Limitation on judicial review.--The
                            following shall not be subject to judicial
                            review:
                                        (I) A determination by the
                                    Executive Director under clause
                                    (i)(III).
                                        (II) A determination under clause
                                    (iii)(II) by the Director of the Office
                                    of Management and Budget to permit the
                                    Executive Director to authorize
                                    extensions of a permitting timetable.
                        (E) Consistency with other time periods.--A
                    permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A)
                    shall be consistent with any other relevant time
                    periods established under Federal law and shall not
                    prevent any cooperating or participating agency from
                    discharging any obligation under Federal law in
                    connection with the project.
                        (F) Conforming to permitting timetables.--
                                (i) In general.--Each Federal agency shall
                            conform to the completion dates set forth in
                            the permitting timetable established under
                            subparagraph (A), or with any completion date
                            modified under subparagraph (D).
                                (ii) Failure to conform.--If a Federal
                            agency fails to conform with a completion date
                            for agency action on a covered project or is at
                            significant risk of failing to conform with
                            such a completion date, the agency shall--
                                        (I) promptly submit to the
                                    Executive Director for publication on
                                    the Dashboard an explanation of the
                                    specific reasons for failing or
                                    significantly risking failing to
                                    conform to the completion date and a
                                    proposal for an alternative completion
                                    date;
                                        (II) in consultation with the
                                    facilitating or lead agency, as
                                    applicable, establish an alternative
                                    completion date; and
                                        (III) each month thereafter until
                                    the agency has taken final action on
                                    the delayed authorization or review,
                                    submit to the Executive Director for
                                    posting on the Dashboard a status
                                    report describing any agency activity
                                    related to the project.
                        (G) Abandonment of covered project.--
                                (i) In general.--If the facilitating or
                            lead agency, as applicable, has a reasonable
                            basis to doubt the continuing technical or
                            financial ability of the project sponsor to
                            construct the covered project, the facilitating
                            or lead agency may request the project sponsor
                            provide an updated statement regarding the
                            ability of the project sponsor to complete the
                            project.
                                (ii) Failure to respond.--If the project
                            sponsor fails to respond to a request described
                            in clause (i) by the date that is 30 days after
                            receiving the request, the lead or facilitating
                            agency, as applicable, shall notify the
                            Executive Director, who shall publish an
                            appropriate notice on the Dashboard.
                                (iii) Publication to dashboard.--On
                            publication of a notice under clause (ii), the
                            completion dates in the permitting timetable
                            shall be tolled and agencies shall be relieved
                            of the obligation to comply with subparagraph
                            (F) until such time as the project sponsor
                            submits to the facilitating or lead agency, as
                            applicable, an updated statement regarding the
                            technical and financial ability of the project
                            sponsor to construct the project.
                (3) Cooperating state, local, or tribal governments.--
                        (A) State authority.--If the Federal environmental
                    review is being implemented within the boundaries of a
                    State, the State, consistent with State law, may choose
                    to participate in the environmental review and
                    authorization process under this subsection and to make
                    subject to the process all State agencies that--
                                (i) have jurisdiction over the covered
                            project;
                                (ii) are required to conduct or issue a
                            review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the
                            covered project; or
                                (iii) are required to make a determination
                            on issuing a permit, license, or other approval
                            or decision for the covered project.
                        (B) Coordination.--To the maximum extent
                    practicable under applicable law, the facilitating or
                    lead agency, as applicable, shall coordinate the
                    Federal environmental review and authorization
                    processes under this subsection with any State, local,
                    or tribal agency responsible for conducting any
                    separate review or authorization of the covered project
                    to ensure timely and efficient completion of
                    environmental reviews and authorizations.
                        (C) Memorandum of understanding.--
                                (i) In general.--Any coordination plan
                            between the facilitating or lead agency, as
                            applicable, and any State, local, or tribal
                            agency shall, to the maximum extent
                            practicable, be included in a memorandum of
                            understanding.
                                (ii) Submission to executive director.--The
                            facilitating or lead agency, as applicable,
                            shall submit to the Executive Director each
                            memorandum of understanding described in clause
                            (i).
        (d) Early Consultation.--The facilitating or lead agency, as
    applicable, shall provide an expeditious process for project sponsors
    to confer with each cooperating and participating agency involved and,
    not later than 60 days after the date on which the project sponsor
    submits a request under this subsection, to have each such agency
    provide to the project sponsor information concerning--
                (1) the availability of information and tools, including
            pre-application toolkits, to facilitate early planning efforts;
                (2) key issues of concern to each agency and to the public;
            and
                (3) issues that must be addressed before an environmental
            review or authorization can be completed.
        (e) Cooperating Agency.--
                (1) In general.--A lead agency may designate a
            participating agency as a cooperating agency in accordance with
            part 1501 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or
            successor regulations).
                (2) Effect on other designation.--The designation described
            in paragraph (1) shall not affect any designation under
            subsection (a)(3).
                (3) Limitation on designation.--Any agency not designated
            as a participating agency under subsection (a)(3) shall not be
            designated as a cooperating agency under paragraph (1).
        (f) Reporting Status of Other Projects on Dashboard.--
                (1) In general.--On request of the Executive Director, the
            Secretary and the Secretary of the Army shall use best efforts
            to provide information for inclusion on the Dashboard on
            projects subject to section 139 of title 23, United States
            Code, and section 2045 of the Water Resources Development Act
            of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) likely to require--
                        (A) a total investment of more than $200,000,000;
                    and
                        (B) an environmental impact statement under NEPA.
                (2) Effect of inclusion on dashboard.--Inclusion on the
            Dashboard of information regarding projects subject to section
            139 of title 23, United States Code, or section 2045 of the
            Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2348) shall
            not subject those projects to any requirements of this title.

    SEC. 41004. INTERSTATE COMPACTS.

        (a) In General.--The consent of Congress is given for 3 or more
    contiguous States to enter into an interstate compact establishing
    regional infrastructure development agencies to facilitate
    authorization and review of covered projects, under State law or in the
    exercise of delegated permitting authority described under section
    41006, that will advance infrastructure development, production, and
    generation within the States that are parties to the compact.
        (b) Regional Infrastructure.--For the purpose of this title, a
    regional infrastructure development agency referred to in subsection
    (a) shall have the same authorities and responsibilities of a State
    agency.

    SEC. 41005. COORDINATION OF REQUIRED REVIEWS.

        (a) Concurrent Reviews.--To integrate environmental reviews and
    authorizations, each agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
                (1) carry out the obligations of the agency with respect to
            a covered project under any other applicable law concurrently,
            and in conjunction with, other environmental reviews and
            authorizations being conducted by other cooperating or
            participating agencies, including environmental reviews and
            authorizations required under NEPA, unless the agency
            determines that doing so would impair the ability of the agency
            to carry out the statutory obligations of the agency; and
                (2) formulate and implement administrative, policy, and
            procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to ensure completion
            of the environmental review process in a timely, coordinated,
            and environmentally responsible manner.
        (b) Adoption, Incorporation by Reference, and Use of Documents.--
                (1) State environmental documents; supplemental
            documents.--
                        (A) Use of existing documents.--
                                (i) In general.--On the request of a
                            project sponsor, a lead agency shall consider
                            and, as appropriate, adopt or incorporate by
                            reference, the analysis and documentation that
                            has been prepared for a covered project under
                            State laws and procedures as the documentation,
                            or part of the documentation, required to
                            complete an environmental review for the
                            covered project, if the analysis and
                            documentation were, as determined by the lead
                            agency in consultation with the Council on
                            Environmental Quality, prepared under
                            circumstances that allowed for opportunities
                            for public participation and consideration of
                            alternatives and environmental consequences
                            that are substantially equivalent to what would
                            have been available had the documents and
                            analysis been prepared by a Federal agency
                            pursuant to NEPA.
                                (ii) Guidance by ceq.--The Council on
                            Environmental Quality may issue guidance to
                            carry out this subsection.
                        (B) NEPA obligations.--An environmental document
                    adopted under subparagraph (A) or a document that
                    includes documentation incorporated under subparagraph
                    (A) may serve as the documentation required for an
                    environmental review or a supplemental environmental
                    review required to be prepared by a lead agency under
                    NEPA.
                        (C) Supplementation of state documents.--If the
                    lead agency adopts or incorporates analysis and
                    documentation described in subparagraph (A), the lead
                    agency shall prepare and publish a supplemental
                    document if the lead agency determines that during the
                    period after preparation of the analysis and
                    documentation and before the adoption or
                    incorporation--
                                (i) a significant change has been made to
                            the covered project that is relevant for
                            purposes of environmental review of the
                            project; or
                                (ii) there has been a significant
                            circumstance or new information has emerged
                            that is relevant to the environmental review
                            for the covered project.
                        (D) Comments.--If a lead agency prepares and
                    publishes a supplemental document under subparagraph
                    (C), the lead agency shall solicit comments from other
                    agencies and the public on the supplemental document
                    for a period of not more than 45 days, beginning on the
                    date on which the supplemental document is published,
                    unless--
                                (i) the lead agency, the project sponsor,
                            and any cooperating agency agree to a longer
                            deadline; or
                                (ii) the lead agency extends the deadline
                            for good cause.
                        (E) Notice of outcome of environmental review.--A
                    lead agency shall issue a record of decision or finding
                    of no significant impact, as appropriate, based on the
                    document adopted under subparagraph (A) and any
                    supplemental document prepared under subparagraph (C).
        (c) Alternatives Analysis.--
                (1) Participation.--As early as practicable during the
            environmental review, but not later than the commencement of
            scoping for a project requiring the preparation of an
            environmental impact statement, the lead agency, in
            consultation with each cooperating agency, shall determine the
            range of reasonable alternatives to be considered for a covered
            project.
                (2) Range of alternatives.--
                        (A) In general.--Following participation under
                    paragraph (1) and subject to subparagraph (B), the lead
                    agency shall determine the range of reasonable
                    alternatives for consideration in any document that the
                    lead agency is responsible for preparing for the
                    covered project.
                        (B) Alternatives required by law.--In determining
                    the range of alternatives under subparagraph (A), the
                    lead agency shall include all alternatives required to
                    be considered by law.
                (3) Methodologies.--
                        (A) In general.--The lead agency shall determine,
                    in collaboration with each cooperating agency at
                    appropriate times during the environmental review, the
                    methodologies to be used and the level of detail
                    required in the analysis of each alternative for a
                    covered project.
                        (B) Environmental review.--A cooperating agency
                    shall use the methodologies referred to in subparagraph
                    (A) when conducting any required environmental review,
                    to the extent consistent with existing law.
                (4) Preferred alternative.--With the concurrence of the
            cooperating agencies with jurisdiction under Federal law and at
            the discretion of the lead agency, the preferred alternative
            for a project, after being identified, may be developed to a
            higher level of detail than other alternatives to facilitate
            the development of mitigation measures or concurrent compliance
            with other applicable laws if the lead agency determines that
            the development of the higher level of detail will not
            prevent--
                        (A) the lead agency from making an impartial
                    decision as to whether to accept another alternative
                    that is being considered in the environmental review;
                    and
                        (B) the public from commenting on the preferred and
                    other alternatives.
        (d) Environmental Review Comments.--
                (1) Comments on draft environmental impact statement.--For
            comments by an agency or the public on a draft environmental
            impact statement, the lead agency shall establish a comment
            period of not less than 45 days and not more than 60 days after
            the date on which a notice announcing availability of the
            environmental impact statement is published in the Federal
            Register, unless--
                        (A) the lead agency, the project sponsor, and any
                    cooperating agency agree to a longer deadline; or
                        (B) the lead agency, in consultation with each
                    cooperating agency, extends the deadline for good
                    cause.
                (2) Other review and comment periods.--For all other review
            or comment periods in the environmental review process
            described in parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of
            Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), the lead agency
            shall establish a comment period of not more than 45 days after
            the date on which the materials on which comment is requested
            are made available, unless--
                        (A) the lead agency, the project sponsor, and any
                    cooperating agency agree to a longer deadline; or
                        (B) the lead agency extends the deadline for good
                    cause.
        (e) Issue Identification and Resolution.--
                (1) Cooperation.--The lead agency and each cooperating and
            participating agency shall work cooperatively in accordance
            with this section to identify and resolve issues that could
            delay completion of an environmental review or an authorization
            required for the project under applicable law or result in the
            denial of any approval under applicable law.
                (2) Lead agency responsibilities.--
                        (A) In general.--The lead agency shall make
                    information available to each cooperating and
                    participating agency and project sponsor as early as
                    practicable in the environmental review regarding the
                    environmental, historic, and socioeconomic resources
                    located within the project area and the general
                    locations of the alternatives under consideration.
                        (B) Sources of information.--The information
                    described in subparagraph (A) may be based on existing
                    data sources, including geographic information systems
                    mapping.
                (3) Cooperating and participating agency
            responsibilities.--Each cooperating and participating agency
            shall--
                        (A) identify, as early as practicable, any issues
                    of concern regarding any potential environmental
                    impacts of the covered project, including any issues
                    that could substantially delay or prevent an agency
                    from completing any environmental review or
                    authorization required for the project; and
                        (B) communicate any issues described in
                    subparagraph (A) to the project sponsor.
        (f) Categories of Projects.--The authorities granted under this
    section may be exercised for an individual covered project or a
    category of covered projects.

    SEC. 41006. DELEGATED STATE PERMITTING PROGRAMS.

        (a) In General.--If a Federal statute permits a Federal agency to
    delegate to or otherwise authorize a State to issue or otherwise
    administer a permit program in lieu of the Federal agency, the Federal
    agency with authority to carry out the statute shall--
                (1) on publication by the Council of best practices under
            section 41002(c)(2)(B), initiate a national process, with
            public participation, to determine whether and the extent to
            which any of the best practices are generally applicable on a
            delegation- or authorization-wide basis to permitting under the
            statute; and
                (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
            this Act, make model recommendations for State modifications of
            the applicable permit program to reflect the best practices
            described in section 41002(c)(2)(B), as appropriate.
        (b) Best Practices.--Lead and cooperating agencies may share with
    State, tribal, and local authorities best practices involved in review
    of covered projects and invite input from State, tribal, and local
    authorities regarding best practices.

    SEC. 41007. LITIGATION, JUDICIAL REVIEW, AND SAVINGS PROVISION.

        (a) Limitations on Claims.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial review
            of any authorization issued by a Federal agency for a covered
            project shall be barred unless--
                        (A) the action is filed not later than 2 years
                    after the date of publication in the Federal Register
                    of the final record of decision or approval or denial
                    of a permit, unless a shorter time is specified in the
                    Federal law under which judicial review is allowed; and
                        (B) in the case of an action pertaining to an
                    environmental review conducted under NEPA--
                                (i) the action is filed by a party that
                            submitted a comment during the environmental
                            review or a party that lacked a reasonable
                            opportunity to submit a comment; and
                                (ii) a party filed a sufficiently detailed
                            comment so as to put the lead agency on notice
                            of the issue on which the party seeks judicial
                            review.
                (2) New information.--
                        (A) In general.--The head of a lead agency or
                    participating agency shall consider new information
                    received after the close of a comment period if the
                    information satisfies the requirements under
                    regulations implementing NEPA.
                        (B) Separate action.--If Federal law requires the
                    preparation of a supplemental environmental impact
                    statement or other supplemental environmental document,
                    the preparation of such document shall be considered a
                    separate final agency action and the deadline for
                    filing a claim for judicial review of the agency action
                    shall be 2 years after the date on which a notice
                    announcing the final agency action is published in the
                    Federal Register, unless a shorter time is specified in
                    the Federal law under which judicial review is allowed.
                (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
            creates a right to judicial review or places any limit on
            filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of an
            authorization.
        (b) Preliminary Injunctive Relief.--In addition to considering any
    other applicable equitable factors, in any action seeking a temporary
    restraining order or preliminary injunction against an agency or a
    project sponsor in connection with review or authorization of a covered
    project, the court shall--
                (1) consider the effects on public health, safety, and the
            environment, the potential for significant job losses, and
            other economic harm resulting from an order or injunction; and
                (2) not presume that the harms described in paragraph (1)
            are reparable.
        (c) Judicial Review.--Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing
    in this title affects the reviewability of any final Federal agency
    action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
        (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this title--
                (1) supersedes, amends, or modifies any Federal statute or
            affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply
            with or enforce any statute; or
                (2) creates a presumption that a covered project will be
            approved or favorably reviewed by any agency.
        (e) Limitations.--Nothing in this section preempts, limits, or
    interferes with--
                (1) any practice of seeking, considering, or responding to
            public comment; or
                (2) any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority
            that a Federal, State, or local governmental agency,
            metropolitan planning organization, Indian tribe, or project
            sponsor has with respect to carrying out a project or any other
            provisions of law applicable to any project, plan, or program.

    SEC. 41008. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than April 15 of each year for 10 years
    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director
    shall submit to Congress a report detailing the progress accomplished
    under this title during the previous fiscal year.
        (b) Contents.--The report described in subsection (a) shall assess
    the performance of each participating agency and lead agency based on
    the best practices described in section 41002(c)(2)(B).
        (c) Opportunity To Include Comments.--Each councilmember, with
    input from the respective agency CERPO, shall have the opportunity to
    include comments concerning the performance of the agency in the report
    described in subsection (a).

    SEC. 41009. FUNDING FOR GOVERNANCE, OVERSIGHT, AND PROCESSING OF
                  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND PERMITS.

        (a) In General.--The heads of agencies listed in section
    41002(b)(2)(B), with the guidance of the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget and in consultation with the Executive Director,
    may, after public notice and opportunity for comment, issue regulations
    establishing a fee structure for project proponents to reimburse the
    United States for reasonable costs incurred in conducting environmental
    reviews and authorizations for covered projects.
        (b) Reasonable Costs.--As used in this section, the term
    ``reasonable costs'' shall include costs to implement the requirements
    and authorities required under sections 41002 and 41003, including the
    costs to agencies and the costs of operating the Council.
        (c) Fee Structure.--The fee structure established under subsection
    (a) shall--
                (1) be developed in consultation with affected project
            proponents, industries, and other stakeholders;
                (2) exclude parties for which the fee would impose an undue
            financial burden or is otherwise determined to be
            inappropriate; and
                (3) be established in a manner that ensures that the
            aggregate amount of fees collected for a fiscal year is
            estimated not to exceed 20 percent of the total estimated costs
            for the fiscal year for the resources allocated for the conduct
            of the environmental reviews and authorizations covered by this
            title, as determined by the Director of the Office of
            Management and Budget.
        (d) Environmental Review and Permitting Improvement Fund.--
                (1) In general.--All amounts collected pursuant to this
            section shall be deposited into a separate fund in the Treasury
            of the United States to be known as the ``Environmental Review
            Improvement Fund'' (referred to in this section as the
            ``Fund'').
                (2) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available
            to the Executive Director, without appropriation or fiscal year
            limitation, solely for the purposes of administering,
            implementing, and enforcing this title, including the expenses
            of the Council.
                (3) Transfer.--The Executive Director, with the approval of
            the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may
            transfer amounts in the Fund to other agencies to facilitate
            timely and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations
            for proposed covered projects.
        (e) Effect on Permitting.--The regulations adopted pursuant to
    subsection (a) shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under
    subsection (d) will not impact impartial decision-making with respect
    to environmental reviews or authorizations, either substantively or
    procedurally.
        (f) Transfer of Appropriated Funds.--
                (1) In general.--The heads of agencies listed in section
            41002(b)(2)(B) shall have the authority to transfer, in
            accordance with section 1535 of title 31, United States Code,
            funds appropriated to those agencies and not otherwise
            obligated to other affected Federal agencies for the purpose of
            implementing the provisions of this title.
                (2) Limitation.--Appropriations under title 23, United
            States Code and appropriations for the civil works program of
            the Army Corps of Engineers shall not be available for transfer
            under paragraph (1).

    SEC. 41010. APPLICATION.

        This title applies to any covered project for which--
                (1) a notice is filed under section 41003(a)(1); or
                (2) an application or other request for a Federal
            authorization is pending before a Federal agency 90 days after
            the date of enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 41011. GAO REPORT.

        Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
    report that includes an analysis of whether the provisions of this
    title could be adapted to streamline the Federal permitting process for
    smaller projects that are not covered projects.

                       TITLE XLII--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 42001. DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN SPENDING AND TAX BURDENS BY STATE.

        (a) Calculation of Federal Revenue Contributions by State.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Treasury, acting through
            the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall
            calculate the Federal tax burden of each State for each
            calendar year.
                (2) Calculation of federal tax burden.--For purposes of
            calculating the Federal tax burden of each State under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                        (A) treat Federal taxes paid by an individual as a
                    burden on the State in which such individual resides;
                    and
                        (B) treat Federal taxes paid by a legal business
                    entity as a burden on each State in which economic
                    activity of such entity is performed in the same
                    proportion that the economic activity of such entity in
                    such State bears to the economic activity of such
                    entity in all the States.
                (3) Report.--Not later than the date that is 180 days after
            the beginning of each calendar year, the Secretary of the
            Treasury shall--
                        (A) submit to Congress a report containing the
                    results of the calculations described in sections 1 and
                    2 with respect to such calendar year; and
                        (B) publish the report on a publicly accessible
                    website of the Internal Revenue Service.
        (b) Annual Report on the Flow of Transportation Funds by State.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than the first Monday in
            February of each year, the Secretary of Transportation shall,
            in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, submit to
            the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ways
            and Means of the House of Representatives a report that
            includes--
                        (A) a description of the total amount of the funds
                    authorized by this Act which were obligated with
                    respect to each State during the last ending fiscal
                    year;
                        (B) a description of the total amount of revenue
                    contributed from each State to the Highway Trust Fund
                    during such fiscal year.
                (2) Determination of state amounts.--For purposes of this
            subsection--
                        (A) In general.--the State with respect to which an
                    amount is obligated and the State from which revenue is
                    contributed shall be determined under principles
                    similar to the principles for determining the Federal
                    tax burden of each State under subsection (a).
                        (B) Special rule for general fund transfers.--For
                    purposes of paragraph (1)(B), any transfer from the
                    general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund
                    during any fiscal year shall be taken into account as
                    revenue contributed from each State in proportion to
                    each State's Federal tax burden (as determined under
                    subsection (a)) for the calendar year in which such
                    fiscal year began.

    SEC. 42002. GAO REPORT ON REFUNDS TO REGISTERED VENDORS OF KEROSENE
                  USED IN NONCOMMERCIAL AVIATION.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                (1) conduct a study regarding payments made to vendors of
            kerosene used in noncommercial aviation under section
            6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
            report describing the results of such study, which shall
            include estimates of--
                        (A) the number of vendors of kerosene used in
                    noncommercial aviation who are registered under section
                    4101 of such Code;
                        (B) the number of vendors of kerosene used in
                    noncommercial aviation who are not so registered;
                        (C) the number of vendors described in subparagraph
                    (A) who receive payments under section
                    6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of such Code;
                        (D) the excess of--
                                (i) the amount of payments which would be
                            made under section 6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of such
                            Code if all vendors of kerosene used in
                            noncommercial aviation were registered and
                            filed claims for such payments, over
                                (ii) the amount of payments actually made
                            under such section; and
                        (E) the number of cases of diesel truck operators
                    fraudulently using kerosene taxed for use in aviation.

                TITLE XLIII--REQUIREMENTS REGARDING RULE MAKINGS

    SEC. 43001. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING RULE MAKINGS.

        For each publication in the Federal Register required to be made by
    law and pertaining to a rule made to carry out this Act or the
    amendments made by this Act, the agency making the rule shall include
    in such publication a list of information on which the rule is based,
    including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-benefit
    analyses, and identify how the public can access such information
    online.

              DIVISION E--EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

    SEC. 50001. SHORT TITLE.

        This division may be cited as the ``Export-Import Bank Reform and
    Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

     TITLE LI--TAXPAYER PROTECTION PROVISIONS AND INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY

    SEC. 51001. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING LOANS,
                  GUARANTEES, AND INSURANCE.

        Section 6(a) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
    635e(a)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
                (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
                ``(2) Applicable amount defined.--In this subsection, the
            term `applicable amount', for each of fiscal years 2015 through
            2019, means $135,000,000,000.
                ``(3) Freezing of lending cap if default rate is 2 percent
            or more.--If the rate calculated under section 8(g)(1) is 2
            percent or more for a quarter, the Bank may not exceed the
            amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance outstanding on the
            last day of that quarter until the rate calculated under
            section 8(g)(1) is less than 2 percent.''.

    SEC. 51002. INCREASE IN LOSS RESERVES.

        (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
    (12 U.S.C. 635e) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Reserve Requirement.--The Bank shall build to and hold in
    reserve, to protect against future losses, an amount that is not less
    than 5 percent of the aggregate amount of disbursed and outstanding
    loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Bank.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 51003. REVIEW OF FRAUD CONTROLS.

        Section 17(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
    (12 U.S.C. 635a-6(b)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Review of Fraud Controls.--Not later than 4 years after the
    date of the enactment of the Export-Import Bank Reform and
    Reauthorization Act of 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, the
    Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                ``(1) review the adequacy of the design and effectiveness
            of the controls used by the Export-Import Bank of the United
            States to prevent, detect, and investigate fraudulent
            applications for loans and guarantees and the compliance by the
            Bank with the controls, including by auditing a sample of Bank
            transactions; and
                ``(2) submit a written report regarding the findings of the
            review and providing such recommendations with respect to the
            controls described in paragraph (1) as the Comptroller General
            deems appropriate to--
                        ``(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
                    Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the
                    Senate; and
                        ``(B) the Committee on Financial Services and the
                    Committee on Appropriations of the House of
                    Representatives.''.

    SEC. 51004. OFFICE OF ETHICS.

        Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Office of Ethics.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established an Office of
            Ethics within the Bank, which shall oversee all ethics issues
            within the Bank.
                ``(2) Head of office.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The head of the Office of Ethics
                    shall be the Chief Ethics Officer, who shall report to
                    the Board of Directors.
                        ``(B) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after
                    the date of the enactment of the Export-Import Bank
                    Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Chief
                    Ethics Officer shall be--
                                ``(i) appointed by the President of the
                            Bank from among persons--
                                        ``(I) with a background in law who
                                    have experience in the fields of law
                                    and ethics; and
                                        ``(II) who are not serving in a
                                    position requiring appointment by the
                                    President of the United States before
                                    being appointed to be Chief Ethics
                                    Officer; and
                                ``(ii) approved by the Board.
                        ``(C) Designated agency ethics official.--The Chief
                    Ethics Officer shall serve as the designated agency
                    ethics official for the Bank pursuant to the Ethics in
                    Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).
                ``(3) Duties.--The Office of Ethics has jurisdiction over
            all employees of, and ethics matters relating to, the Bank.
            With respect to employees of the Bank, the Office of Ethics
            shall--
                        ``(A) recommend administrative actions to establish
                    or enforce standards of official conduct;
                        ``(B) refer to the Office of the Inspector General
                    of the Bank alleged violations of--
                                ``(i) the standards of ethical conduct
                            applicable to employees of the Bank under parts
                            2635 and 6201 of title 5, Code of Federal
                            Regulations;
                                ``(ii) the standards of ethical conduct
                            established by the Chief Ethics Officer; and
                                ``(iii) any other laws, rules, or
                            regulations governing the performance of
                            official duties or the discharge of official
                            responsibilities that are applicable to
                            employees of the Bank;
                        ``(C) report to appropriate Federal or State
                    authorities substantial evidence of a violation of any
                    law applicable to the performance of official duties
                    that may have been disclosed to the Office of Ethics;
                    and
                        ``(D) render advisory opinions regarding the
                    propriety of any current or proposed conduct of an
                    employee or contractor of the Bank, and issue general
                    guidance on such matters as necessary.''.

    SEC. 51005. CHIEF RISK OFFICER.

        Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a),
    as amended by section 91004, is further amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(l) Chief Risk Officer.--
                ``(1) In general.--There shall be a Chief Risk Officer of
            the Bank, who shall--
                        ``(A) oversee all issues relating to risk within
                    the Bank; and
                        ``(B) report to the President of the Bank.
                ``(2) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of the enactment of the Export-Import Bank Reform and
            Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Chief Risk Officer shall be--
                        ``(A) appointed by the President of the Bank from
                    among persons--
                                ``(i) with a demonstrated ability in the
                            general management of, and knowledge of and
                            extensive practical experience in, financial
                            risk evaluation practices in large governmental
                            or business entities; and
                                ``(ii) who are not serving in a position
                            requiring appointment by the President of the
                            United States before being appointed to be
                            Chief Risk Officer; and
                        ``(B) approved by the Board.
                ``(3) Duties.--The duties of the Chief Risk Officer are--
                        ``(A) to be responsible for all matters related to
                    managing and mitigating all risk to which the Bank is
                    exposed, including the programs and operations of the
                    Bank;
                        ``(B) to establish policies and processes for risk
                    oversight, the monitoring of management compliance with
                    risk limits, and the management of risk exposures and
                    risk controls across the Bank;
                        ``(C) to be responsible for the planning and
                    execution of all Bank risk management activities,
                    including policies, reporting, and systems to achieve
                    strategic risk objectives;
                        ``(D) to develop an integrated risk management
                    program that includes identifying, prioritizing,
                    measuring, monitoring, and managing internal control
                    and operating risks and other identified risks;
                        ``(E) to ensure that the process for risk
                    assessment and underwriting for individual transactions
                    considers how each such transaction considers the
                    effect of the transaction on the concentration of
                    exposure in the overall portfolio of the Bank, taking
                    into account fees, collateralization, and historic
                    default rates; and
                        ``(F) to review the adequacy of the use by the Bank
                    of qualitative metrics to assess the risk of default
                    under various scenarios.''.

    SEC. 51006. RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

        (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
    (12 U.S.C. 635a), as amended by sections 91004 and 91005, is further
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(m) Risk Management Committee.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a management
            committee to be known as the `Risk Management Committee'.
                ``(2) Membership.--The membership of the Risk Management
            Committee shall be the members of the Board of Directors, with
            the President and First Vice President of the Bank serving as
            ex officio members.
                ``(3) Duties.--The duties of the Risk Management Committee
            shall be--
                        ``(A) to oversee, in conjunction with the Office of
                    the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank--
                                ``(i) periodic stress testing on the entire
                            Bank portfolio, reflecting different market,
                            industry, and macroeconomic scenarios, and
                            consistent with common practices of commercial
                            and multilateral development banks; and
                                ``(ii) the monitoring of industry,
                            geographic, and obligor exposure levels; and
                        ``(B) to review all required reports on the default
                    rate of the Bank before submission to Congress under
                    section 8(g).''.
        (b) Termination of Audit Committee.--Not later than 180 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors of the
    Export-Import Bank of the United States shall revise the bylaws of the
    Bank to terminate the Audit Committee established by section 7 of the
    bylaws.

    SEC. 51007. INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF BANK PORTFOLIO.

        (a) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the
    United States shall conduct an audit or evaluation of the portfolio
    risk management procedures of the Bank, including a review of the
    implementation by the Bank of the duties assigned to the Chief Risk
    Officer under section 3(l) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as
    amended by section 51005.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, and not less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, the
    Inspector General shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
    and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services
    of the House of Representatives a written report containing all
    findings and determinations made in carrying out subsection (a).

    SEC. 51008. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REINSURANCE.

        (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Export-Import
    Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.), the Export-Import Bank of the
    United States (in this section referred to as the ``Bank'') may
    establish a pilot program under which the Bank may enter into contracts
    and other arrangements to share risks associated with the provision of
    guarantees, insurance, or credit, or the participation in the extension
    of credit, by the Bank under that Act.
        (b) Limitations on Amount of Risk-Sharing.--
                (1) Per contract or other arrangement.--The aggregate
            amount of liability the Bank may transfer through risk-sharing
            pursuant to a contract or other arrangement entered into under
            subsection (a) may not exceed $1,000,000,000.
                (2) Per year.--The aggregate amount of liability the Bank
            may transfer through risk-sharing during a fiscal year pursuant
            to contracts or other arrangements entered into under
            subsection (a) during that fiscal year may not exceed
            $10,000,000,000.
        (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2019, the Bank
    shall submit to Congress a written report that contains a detailed
    analysis of the use of the pilot program carried out under subsection
    (a) during the year preceding the submission of the report.
        (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to affect, impede, or revoke any authority of the Bank.
        (e) Termination.--The pilot program carried out under subsection
    (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2019.

                 TITLE LII--PROMOTION OF SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTS

    SEC. 52001. INCREASE IN SMALL BUSINESS LENDING REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) In General.--Section 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of the Export-Import Bank
    Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)(v)) is amended by striking ``20
    percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.

    SEC. 52002. REPORT ON PROGRAMS FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.

        (a) In General.--Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
    (12 U.S.C. 635g) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Report on Programs for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses.--
    The Bank shall include in its annual report to Congress under
    subsection (a) a report on the programs of the Bank for United States
    businesses with less than $250,000,000 in annual sales.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    apply with respect to the report of the Export-Import Bank of the
    United States submitted to Congress under section 8 of the Export-
    Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g) for the first year that begins
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                    TITLE LIII--MODERNIZATION OF OPERATIONS

    SEC. 53001. ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS AND DOCUMENTS.

        Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
    635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(M) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the
    Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Bank
    shall implement policies--
                ``(i) to accept electronic documents with respect to
            transactions whenever possible, including copies of bills of
            lading, certifications, and compliance documents, in such
            manner so as not to undermine any potential civil or criminal
            enforcement related to the transactions; and
                ``(ii) to accept electronic payments in all of its
            programs.''.

    SEC. 53002. REAUTHORIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATING.

        Section 3(j) of the Export-Import Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(j))
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``2012, 2013, and 2014'' and inserting ``2015
            through 2019'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``(I) the funds'' and
            inserting ``(i) the funds''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2012, 2013, and 2014''
            and inserting ``2015 through 2019''.

                         TITLE LIV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 54001. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
    (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting
    ``2019''.
        (b) Dual-Use Exports.--Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 (12
    U.S.C. 635 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and
    inserting ``the date on which the authority of the Export-Import Bank
    of the United States expires under section 7 of the Export-Import Bank
    Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f)''.
        (c) Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.--Section 2(b)(9)(B)(iii)
    of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(9)(B)(iii)) is
    amended by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and inserting ``the date on
    which the authority of the Bank expires under section 7''.
        (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or June
    30, 2015.

    SEC. 54002. CERTAIN UPDATED LOAN TERMS AND AMOUNTS.

        (a) Loan Terms for Medium-Term Financing.--Section 2(a)(2)(A) of
    the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(a)(2)(A)) is
    amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(iii) with principal amounts of not more than
                    $25,000,000; and''.
        (b) Competitive Opportunities Relating to Insurance.--Section
    2(d)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(d)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.
        (c) Export Amounts for Small Business Loans.--Section 3(g)(3) of
    the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635a(g)(3)) is amended by
    striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.
        (d) Consideration of Environmental Effects.--Section 11(a)(1)(A) of
    the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i-5(a)(1)(A)) is
    amended by striking ``$10,000,000 or more'' and inserting the
    following: ``$25,000,000 (or, if less than $25,000,000, the threshold
    established pursuant to international agreements, including the Common
    Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental
    and Social Due Diligence, as adopted by the Organisation for Economic
    Co-operation and Development Council on June 28, 2012, and the risk-
    management framework adopted by financial institutions for determining,
    assessing, and managing environmental and social risk in projects
    (commonly referred to as the `Equator Principles')) or more''.
        (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
    apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.

                            TITLE LV--OTHER MATTERS

    SEC. 55001. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION BASED ON INDUSTRY.

        Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (6 U.S.C. 635 et
    seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Prohibition on Discrimination Based on Industry.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this Act, the Bank
            may not--
                        ``(A) deny an application for financing based
                    solely on the industry, sector, or business that the
                    application concerns; or
                        ``(B) promulgate or implement policies that
                    discriminate against an application based solely on the
                    industry, sector, or business that the application
                    concerns.
                ``(2) Applicability.--The prohibitions under paragraph (1)
            apply only to applications for financing by the Bank for
            projects concerning the exploration, development, production,
            or export of energy sources and the generation or transmission
            of electrical power, or combined heat and power, regardless of
            the energy source involved.''.

    SEC. 55002. NEGOTIATIONS TO END EXPORT CREDIT FINANCING.

        (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Export-Import Bank
    Reauthorization Act of 2012 (12 U.S.C. 635a-5) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``Secretary of the Treasury (in this section
                    referred to as the `Secretary')'' and inserting
                    ``President''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``(OECD)'' and inserting
                            ``(in this section referred to as the
                            `OECD')''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``ultimate goal of
                            eliminating'' and inserting ``possible goal of
                            eliminating, before the date that is 10 years
                            after the date of the enactment of the Export-
                            Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of
                            2015,'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary'' each place
            it appears and inserting ``President''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Report on Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization
    Act of 2015, the President shall submit to Congress a proposal, and a
    strategy for achieving the proposal, that the United States Government
    will pursue with other major exporting countries, including OECD
    members and non-OECD members, to eliminate over a period of not more
    than 10 years subsidized export-financing programs, tied aid, export
    credits, and all other forms of government-supported export subsidies.
        ``(d) Negotiations With Non-OECD Members.--The President shall
    initiate and pursue negotiations with countries that are not OECD
    members to bring those countries into a multilateral agreement
    establishing rules and limitations on officially supported export
    credits.
        ``(e) Annual Reports on Progress of Negotiations.--Not later than
    180 days after the date of the enactment of the Export-Import Bank
    Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, and annually thereafter through
    calendar year 2019, the President shall submit to the Committee on
    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
    Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report on the
    progress of any negotiations described in subsection (d).''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2)
    of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports required to be
    submitted under section 11(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
    Act of 2012 (12 U.S.C. 635a-5(b)) after the date of the enactment of
    this Act.

    SEC. 55003. STUDY OF FINANCING FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
                  TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

        (a) Analysis of Information and Communications Technology Industry
    Use of Bank Products.--The Export-Import Bank of the United States (in
    this section referred to as the ``Bank'') shall conduct a study of the
    extent to which the products offered by the Bank are available and used
    by companies that export information and communications technology
    services and related goods.
        (b) Elements.--In conducting the study required by subsection (a),
    the Bank shall examine the following:
                (1) The number of jobs in the United States that are
            supported by the export of information and communications
            technology services and related goods, and the degree to which
            access to financing will increase exports of such services and
            related goods.
                (2) The reduction in the financing by the Bank of exports
            of information and communications technology services from 2003
            through 2014.
                (3) The activities of foreign export credit agencies to
            facilitate the export of information and communications
            technology services and related goods.
                (4) Specific proposals for how the Bank could provide
            additional financing for the exportation of information and
            communications technology services and related goods through
            risk-sharing with other export credit agencies and other third
            parties.
                (5) Proposals for new products the Bank could offer to
            provide financing for exports of information and communications
            technology services and related goods, including--
                        (A) the extent to which the Bank is authorized to
                    offer new products;
                        (B) the extent to which the Bank would need
                    additional authority to offer new products to meet the
                    needs of the information and communications technology
                    industry;
                        (C) specific proposals for changes in law that
                    would enable the Bank to provide increased financing
                    for exports of information and communications
                    technology services and related goods in compliance
                    with the credit and risk standards of the Bank;
                        (D) specific proposals that would enable the Bank
                    to provide increased outreach to the information and
                    communications technology industry about the products
                    the Bank offers; and
                        (E) specific proposals for changes in law that
                    would enable the Bank to provide the financing to build
                    information and communications technology
                    infrastructure, in compliance with the credit and risk
                    standards of the Bank, to allow for market access
                    opportunities for United States information and
                    communications technology companies to provide services
                    on the infrastructure being financed by the Bank.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to Congress a report that
    contains the results of the study required by subsection (a).

                          DIVISION F--ENERGY SECURITY

    SEC. 61001. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR ENERGY SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS.

        (a) Finding.--Congress finds that recent natural disasters have
    underscored the importance of having resilient oil and natural gas
    infrastructure and effective ways for industry and government to
    communicate to address energy supply disruptions.
        (b) Authorization for Activities To Enhance Emergency Preparedness
    for Natural Disasters.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop and adopt
    procedures to--
                (1) improve communication and coordination between the
            Department of Energy's energy response team, Federal partners,
            and industry;
                (2) leverage the Energy Information Administration's
            subject matter expertise within the Department's energy
            response team to improve supply chain situation assessments;
                (3) establish company liaisons and direct communication
            with the Department's energy response team to improve situation
            assessments;
                (4) streamline and enhance processes for obtaining
            temporary regulatory relief to speed up emergency response and
            recovery;
                (5) facilitate and increase engagement among States, the
            oil and natural gas industry, and the Department in developing
            State and local energy assurance plans;
                (6) establish routine education and training programs for
            key government emergency response positions with the Department
            and States; and
                (7) involve States and the oil and natural gas industry in
            comprehensive drill and exercise programs.
        (c) Cooperation.--The activities carried out under subsection (b)
    shall include collaborative efforts with State and local government
    officials and the private sector.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report
    describing the effectiveness of the activities authorized under this
    section.

    SEC. 61002. RESOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND GRID RELIABILITY CONFLICTS.

        (a) Compliance With or Violation of Environmental Laws While Under
    Emergency Order.--Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
    824a(c)) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) With respect to an order issued under this subsection that
    may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or
    local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that
    such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission
    of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency
    and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable,
    is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local
    environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental
    impacts.
        ``(3) To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that
    is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection,
    including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such
    order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not
    comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or
    regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation
    of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any
    requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such
    environmental law or regulation.
        ``(4)(A) An order issued under this subsection that may result in a
    conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local
    environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days
    after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order
    pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to
    exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary
    to meet the emergency and serve the public interest.
        ``(B) In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the
    Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise
    in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and
    shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as
    such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse
    environmental impacts to the extent practicable. The conditions, if
    any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the
    public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or
    reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the
    order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order
    and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an
    explanation of such determination.
        ``(5) If an order issued under this subsection is subsequently
    stayed, modified, or set aside by a court pursuant to section 313 or
    any other provision of law, any omission or action previously taken by
    a party that was necessary to comply with the order while the order was
    in effect, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply
    with the order, shall remain subject to paragraph (3).''.
        (b) Temporary Connection or Construction by Municipalities.--
    Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(d)) is amended
    by inserting ``or municipality'' before ``engaged in the transmission
    or sale of electric energy''.

    SEC. 61003. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.

        (a) Critical Electric Infrastructure Security.--Part II of the
    Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding after
    section 215 the following new section:

    ``SEC. 215A. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.

        ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
                ``(1) Bulk-power system; electric reliability organization;
            regional entity.--The terms `bulk-power system', `Electric
            Reliability Organization', and `regional entity' have the
            meanings given such terms in paragraphs (1), (2), and (7) of
            section 215(a), respectively.
                ``(2) Critical electric infrastructure.--The term `critical
            electric infrastructure' means a system or asset of the bulk-
            power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or
            destruction of which would negatively affect national security,
            economic security, public health or safety, or any combination
            of such matters.
                ``(3) Critical electric infrastructure information.--The
            term `critical electric infrastructure information' means
            information related to critical electric infrastructure, or
            proposed critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or
            provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than
            classified national security information, that is designated as
            critical electric infrastructure information by the Commission
            under subsection (d)(2). Such term includes information that
            qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under
            the Commission's regulations.
                ``(4) Defense critical electric infrastructure.--The term
            `defense critical electric infrastructure' means any electric
            infrastructure located in the United States (including the
            territories) that serves a facility designated by the Secretary
            pursuant to subsection (c), but is not owned or operated by the
            owner or operator of such facility.
                ``(5) Electromagnetic pulse.--The term `electromagnetic
            pulse' means 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted
            by a device capable of disabling or disrupting operation of, or
            destroying, electronic devices or communications networks,
            including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a
            pulse.
                ``(6) Geomagnetic storm.--The term `geomagnetic storm'
            means a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field
            resulting from solar activity.
                ``(7) Grid security emergency.--The term `grid security
            emergency' means the occurrence or imminent danger of--
                        ``(A)(i) a malicious act using electronic
                    communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a
                    geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the
                    operation of those electronic devices or communications
                    networks, including hardware, software, and data, that
                    are essential to the reliability of critical electric
                    infrastructure or of defense critical electric
                    infrastructure; and
                        ``(ii) disruption of the operation of such devices
                    or networks, with significant adverse effects on the
                    reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of
                    defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result
                    of such act or event; or
                        ``(B)(i) a direct physical attack on critical
                    electric infrastructure or on defense critical electric
                    infrastructure; and
                        ``(ii) significant adverse effects on the
                    reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of
                    defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of
                    such physical attack.
                ``(8) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Energy.
        ``(b) Authority To Address Grid Security Emergency.--
                ``(1) Authority.--Whenever the President issues and
            provides to the Secretary a written directive or determination
            identifying a grid security emergency, the Secretary may, with
            or without notice, hearing, or report, issue such orders for
            emergency measures as are necessary in the judgment of the
            Secretary to protect or restore the reliability of critical
            electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric
            infrastructure during such emergency. As soon as practicable
            but not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
            section, the Secretary shall, after notice and opportunity for
            comment, establish rules of procedure that ensure that such
            authority can be exercised expeditiously.
                ``(2) Notification of congress.--Whenever the President
            issues and provides to the Secretary a written directive or
            determination under paragraph (1), the President shall promptly
            notify congressional committees of relevant jurisdiction,
            including the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources of the Senate, of the contents of, and justification
            for, such directive or determination.
                ``(3) Consultation.--Before issuing an order for emergency
            measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the
            extent practicable in light of the nature of the grid security
            emergency and the urgency of the need for action, consult with
            appropriate governmental authorities in Canada and Mexico,
            entities described in paragraph (4), the Electricity Sub-sector
            Coordinating Council, the Commission, and other appropriate
            Federal agencies regarding implementation of such emergency
            measures.
                ``(4) Application.--An order for emergency measures under
            this subsection may apply to--
                        ``(A) the Electric Reliability Organization;
                        ``(B) a regional entity; or
                        ``(C) any owner, user, or operator of critical
                    electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric
                    infrastructure within the United States.
                ``(5) Expiration and reissuance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), an order for emergency measures
                    issued under paragraph (1) shall expire no later than
                    15 days after its issuance.
                        ``(B) Extensions.--The Secretary may reissue an
                    order for emergency measures issued under paragraph (1)
                    for subsequent periods, not to exceed 15 days for each
                    such period, provided that the President, for each such
                    period, issues and provides to the Secretary a written
                    directive or determination that the grid security
                    emergency identified under paragraph (1) continues to
                    exist or that the emergency measure continues to be
                    required.
                ``(6) Cost recovery.--
                        ``(A) Critical electric infrastructure.--If the
                    Commission determines that owners, operators, or users
                    of critical electric infrastructure have incurred
                    substantial costs to comply with an order for emergency
                    measures issued under this subsection and that such
                    costs were prudently incurred and cannot reasonably be
                    recovered through regulated rates or market prices for
                    the electric energy or services sold by such owners,
                    operators, or users, the Commission shall, consistent
                    with the requirements of section 205, after notice and
                    an opportunity for comment, establish a mechanism that
                    permits such owners, operators, or users to recover
                    such costs.
                        ``(B) Defense critical electric infrastructure.--To
                    the extent the owner or operator of defense critical
                    electric infrastructure is required to take emergency
                    measures pursuant to an order issued under this
                    subsection, the owners or operators of a critical
                    defense facility or facilities designated by the
                    Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) that rely upon
                    such infrastructure shall bear the full incremental
                    costs of the measures.
                ``(7) Temporary access to classified information.--The
            Secretary, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall, to
            the extent practicable and consistent with their obligations to
            protect classified information, provide temporary access to
            classified information related to a grid security emergency for
            which emergency measures are issued under paragraph (1) to key
            personnel of any entity subject to such emergency measures to
            enable optimum communication between the entity and the
            Secretary and other appropriate Federal agencies regarding the
            grid security emergency.
        ``(c) Designation of Critical Defense Facilities.--Not later than
    180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in
    consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies and appropriate
    owners, users, or operators of infrastructure that may be defense
    critical electric infrastructure, shall identify and designate
    facilities located in the United States (including the territories)
    that are--
                ``(1) critical to the defense of the United States; and
                ``(2) vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of electric
            energy provided to such facility by an external provider.
    The Secretary may, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies
    and appropriate owners, users, or operators of defense critical
    electric infrastructure, periodically revise the list of designated
    facilities as necessary.
        ``(d) Protection and Sharing of Critical Electric Infrastructure
    Information.--
                ``(1) Protection of critical electric infrastructure
            information.--Critical electric infrastructure information--
                        ``(A) shall be exempt from disclosure under section
                    552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
                        ``(B) shall not be made available by any Federal,
                    State, political subdivision or tribal authority
                    pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision
                    or tribal law requiring public disclosure of
                    information or records.
                ``(2) Designation and sharing of critical electric
            infrastructure information.--Not later than one year after the
            date of enactment of this section, the Commission, in
            consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall promulgate
            such regulations and issue such orders as necessary to--
                        ``(A) designate information as critical electric
                    infrastructure information;
                        ``(B) prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of
                    critical electric infrastructure information;
                        ``(C) ensure there are appropriate sanctions in
                    place for Commissioners, officers, employees, or agents
                    of the Commission who knowingly and willfully disclose
                    critical electric infrastructure information in a
                    manner that is not authorized under this section; and
                        ``(D) taking into account standards of the Electric
                    Reliability Organization, facilitate voluntary sharing
                    of critical electric infrastructure information with,
                    between, and by--
                                ``(i) Federal, State, political
                            subdivision, and tribal authorities;
                                ``(ii) the Electric Reliability
                            Organization;
                                ``(iii) regional entities;
                                ``(iv) information sharing and analysis
                            centers established pursuant to Presidential
                            Decision Directive 63;
                                ``(v) owners, operators, and users of
                            critical electric infrastructure in the United
                            States; and
                                ``(vi) other entities determined
                            appropriate by the Commission.
                ``(3) Considerations.--In promulgating regulations and
            issuing orders under paragraph (2), the Commission shall take
            into consideration the role of State commissions in reviewing
            the prudence and cost of investments, determining the rates and
            terms of conditions for electric services, and ensuring the
            safety and reliability of the bulk-power system and
            distribution facilities within their respective jurisdictions.
                ``(4) Protocols.--The Commission shall, in consultation
            with Canadian and Mexican authorities, develop protocols for
            the voluntary sharing of critical electric infrastructure
            information with Canadian and Mexican authorities and owners,
            operators, and users of the bulk-power system outside the
            United States.
                ``(5) No required sharing of information.--Nothing in this
            section shall require a person or entity in possession of
            critical electric infrastructure information to share such
            information with Federal, State, political subdivision, or
            tribal authorities, or any other person or entity.
                ``(6) Submission of information to congress.--Nothing in
            this section shall permit or authorize the withholding of
            information from Congress, any committee or subcommittee
            thereof, or the Comptroller General.
                ``(7) Disclosure of nonprotected information.--In
            implementing this section, the Commission shall segregate
            critical electric infrastructure information or information
            that reasonably could be expected to lead to the disclosure of
            the critical electric infrastructure information within
            documents and electronic communications, wherever feasible, to
            facilitate disclosure of information that is not designated as
            critical electric infrastructure information.
                ``(8) Duration of designation.--Information may not be
            designated as critical electric infrastructure information for
            longer than 5 years, unless specifically re-designated by the
            Commission.
                ``(9) Removal of designation.--The Commission shall remove
            the designation of critical electric infrastructure
            information, in whole or in part, from a document or electronic
            communication if the Commission determines that the
            unauthorized disclosure of such information could no longer be
            used to impair the security or reliability of the bulk-power
            system or distribution facilities.
                ``(10) Judicial review of designations.--Notwithstanding
            section 313(b), any determination by the Commission concerning
            the designation of critical electric infrastructure information
            under this subsection shall be subject to review under chapter
            7 of title 5, United States Code, except that such review shall
            be brought in the district court of the United States in the
            district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal
            place of business, or in the District of Columbia. In such a
            case the court shall examine in camera the contents of
            documents or electronic communications that are the subject of
            the determination under review to determine whether such
            documents or any part thereof were improperly designated or not
            designated as critical electric infrastructure information.
        ``(e) Security Clearances.--The Secretary shall facilitate and, to
    the extent practicable, expedite the acquisition of adequate security
    clearances by key personnel of any entity subject to the requirements
    of this section, to enable optimum communication with Federal agencies
    regarding threats to the security of the critical electric
    infrastructure. The Secretary, the Commission, and other appropriate
    Federal agencies shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with
    their obligations to protect classified and critical electric
    infrastructure information, share timely actionable information
    regarding grid security with appropriate key personnel of owners,
    operators, and users of the critical electric infrastructure.
        ``(f) Clarifications of Liability.--
                ``(1) Compliance with or violation of this act.--Except as
            provided in paragraph (4), to the extent any action or omission
            taken by an entity that is necessary to comply with an order
            for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1),
            including any action or omission taken to voluntarily comply
            with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such
            entity not to comply with any rule, order, regulation, or
            provision of this Act, including any reliability standard
            approved by the Commission pursuant to section 215, such action
            or omission shall not be considered a violation of such rule,
            order, regulation, or provision.
                ``(2)  Relation to section 202(c).--Except as provided in
            paragraph (4), an action or omission taken by an owner,
            operator, or user of critical electric infrastructure or of
            defense critical electric infrastructure to comply with an
            order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1)
            shall be treated as an action or omission taken to comply with
            an order issued under section 202(c) for purposes of such
            section.
                ``(3) Sharing or receipt of information.--No cause of
            action shall lie or be maintained in any Federal or State court
            for the sharing or receipt of information under, and that is
            conducted in accordance with, subsection (d).
                ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
            shall be construed to require dismissal of a cause of action
            against an entity that, in the course of complying with an
            order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1) by
            taking an action or omission for which they would be liable but
            for paragraph (1) or (2), takes such action or omission in a
            grossly negligent manner.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Jurisdiction.--Section 201(b)(2) of the Federal Power
            Act (16 U.S.C. 824(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``215A,''
            after ``215,'' each place it appears.
                (2) Public utility.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power
            Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)) is amended by inserting ``215A,'' after
            ``215,''.

    SEC. 61004. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE.

        (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the storage of strategically
    located spare large power transformers and emergency mobile substations
    will reduce the vulnerability of the United States to multiple risks
    facing electric grid reliability, including physical attack, cyber
    attack, electromagnetic pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, severe
    weather, and seismic events.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Bulk-power system.--The term ``bulk-power system'' has
            the meaning given such term in section 215(a) of the Federal
            Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
                (2) Critically damaged large power transformer.--The term
            ``critically damaged large power transformer'' means a large
            power transformer that--
                        (A) has sustained extensive damage such that--
                                (i) repair or refurbishment is not
                            economically viable; or
                                (ii) the extensive time to repair or
                            refurbish the large power transformer would
                            create an extended period of instability in the
                            bulk-power system; and
                        (B) prior to sustaining such damage, was part of
                    the bulk-power system.
                (3) Critical electric infrastructure.--The term ``critical
            electric infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in
            section 215A of the Federal Power Act.
                (4) Electric reliability organization.--The term ``Electric
            Reliability Organization'' has the meaning given such term in
            section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
                (5) Emergency mobile substation.--The term ``emergency
            mobile substation'' means a mobile substation or mobile
            transformer that is--
                        (A) assembled and permanently mounted on a trailer
                    that is capable of highway travel and meets relevant
                    Department of Transportation regulations; and
                        (B) intended for express deployment and capable of
                    being rapidly placed into service.
                (6) Large power transformer.--The term ``large power
            transformer'' means a power transformer with a maximum
            nameplate rating of 100 megavolt-amperes or higher, including
            related critical equipment, that is, or is intended to be, a
            part of the bulk-power system.
                (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Energy.
                (8) Spare large power transformer.--The term ``spare large
            power transformer'' means a large power transformer that is
            stored within the Strategic Transformer Reserve to be available
            to temporarily replace a critically damaged large power
            transformer.
        (c) Strategic Transformer Reserve Plan.--
                (1) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Office
            of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, shall, in
            consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the
            Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council, the Electric
            Reliability Organization, and owners and operators of critical
            electric infrastructure and defense and military installations,
            prepare and submit to Congress a plan to establish a Strategic
            Transformer Reserve for the storage, in strategically located
            facilities, of spare large power transformers and emergency
            mobile substations in sufficient numbers to temporarily replace
            critically damaged large power transformers and substations
            that are critical electric infrastructure or serve defense and
            military installations.
                (2) Inclusions.--The Strategic Transformer Reserve plan
            shall include a description of--
                        (A) the appropriate number and type of spare large
                    power transformers necessary to provide or restore
                    sufficient resiliency to the bulk-power system,
                    critical electric infrastructure, and defense and
                    military installations to mitigate significant impacts
                    to the electric grid resulting from--
                                (i) physical attack;
                                (ii) cyber attack;
                                (iii) electromagnetic pulse attack;
                                (iv) geomagnetic disturbances;
                                (v) severe weather; or
                                (vi) seismic events;
                        (B) other critical electric grid equipment for
                    which an inventory of spare equipment, including
                    emergency mobile substations, is necessary to provide
                    or restore sufficient resiliency to the bulk-power
                    system, critical electric infrastructure, and defense
                    and military installations;
                        (C) the degree to which utility sector actions or
                    initiatives, including individual utility ownership of
                    spare equipment, joint ownership of spare equipment
                    inventory, sharing agreements, or other spare equipment
                    reserves or arrangements, satisfy the needs identified
                    under subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                        (D) the potential locations for, and feasibility
                    and appropriate number of, strategic storage locations
                    for reserve equipment, including consideration of--
                                (i) the physical security of such
                            locations;
                                (ii) the protection of the confidentiality
                            of such locations; and
                                (iii) the proximity of such locations to
                            sites of potentially critically damaged large
                            power transformers and substations that are
                            critical electric infrastructure or serve
                            defense and military installations, so as to
                            enable efficient delivery of equipment to such
                            sites;
                        (E) the necessary degree of flexibility of spare
                    large power transformers to be included in the
                    Strategic Transformer Reserve to conform to different
                    substation configurations, including consideration of
                    transformer--
                                (i) power and voltage rating for each
                            winding;
                                (ii) overload requirements;
                                (iii) impedance between windings;
                                (iv) configuration of windings; and
                                (v) tap requirements;
                        (F) an estimate of the direct cost of the Strategic
                    Transformer Reserve, as proposed, including--
                                (i) the cost of storage facilities;
                                (ii) the cost of the equipment; and
                                (iii) management, maintenance, and
                            operation costs;
                        (G) the funding options available to establish,
                    stock, manage, and maintain the Strategic Transformer
                    Reserve, including consideration of fees on owners and
                    operators of bulk-power system facilities, critical
                    electric infrastructure, and defense and military
                    installations relying on the Strategic Transformer
                    Reserve, use of Federal appropriations, and public-
                    private cost-sharing options;
                        (H) the ease and speed of transportation,
                    installation, and energization of spare large power
                    transformers to be included in the Strategic
                    Transformer Reserve, including consideration of factors
                    such as--
                                (i) transformer transportation weight;
                                (ii) transformer size;
                                (iii) topology of critical substations;
                                (iv) availability of appropriate
                            transformer mounting pads;
                                (v) flexibility of the spare large power
                            transformers as described in subparagraph (E);
                            and
                                (vi) ability to rapidly transition a spare
                            large power transformer from storage to
                            energization;
                        (I) eligibility criteria for withdrawal of
                    equipment from the Strategic Transformer Reserve;
                        (J) the process by which owners or operators of
                    critically damaged large power transformers or
                    substations that are critical electric infrastructure
                    or serve defense and military installations may apply
                    for a withdrawal from the Strategic Transformer
                    Reserve;
                        (K) the process by which equipment withdrawn from
                    the Strategic Transformer Reserve is returned to the
                    Strategic Transformer Reserve or is replaced;
                        (L) possible fees to be paid by users of equipment
                    withdrawn from the Strategic Transformer Reserve;
                        (M) possible fees to be paid by owners and
                    operators of large power transformers and substations
                    that are critical electric infrastructure or serve
                    defense and military installations to cover operating
                    costs of the Strategic Transformer Reserve;
                        (N) the domestic and international large power
                    transformer supply chain;
                        (O) the potential reliability, cost, and
                    operational benefits of including emergency mobile
                    substations in any Strategic Transformer Reserve
                    established under this section; and
                        (P) other considerations for designing,
                    constructing, stocking, funding, and managing the
                    Strategic Transformer Reserve.
        (d) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a Strategic
    Transformer Reserve in accordance with the plan prepared pursuant to
    subsection (c) after the date that is 6 months after the date on which
    such plan is submitted to Congress.
        (e) Disclosure of Information.--Any information included in the
    Strategic Transformer Reserve plan, or shared in the preparation and
    development of such plan, the disclosure of which could cause harm to
    critical electric infrastructure, shall be exempt from disclosure under
    section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and any State,
    tribal, or local law requiring disclosure of information or records.

    SEC. 61005. ENERGY SECURITY VALUATION.

        (a) Establishment of Energy Security Valuation Methods.--Not later
    than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Energy, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall develop and
    transmit, after public notice and comment, to the Committee on Energy
    and Commerce and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and
    the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that develops
    recommended United States energy security valuation methods. In
    developing the report, the Secretaries may consider the recommendations
    of the Administration's Quadrennial Energy Review released on April 21,
    2015. The report shall--
                (1) evaluate and define United States energy security to
            reflect modern domestic and global energy markets and the
            collective needs of the United States and its allies and
            partners;
                (2) identify transparent and uniform or coordinated
            procedures and criteria to ensure that energy-related actions
            that significantly affect the supply, distribution, or use of
            energy are evaluated with respect to their potential impact on
            energy security, including their impact on--
                        (A) consumers and the economy;
                        (B) energy supply diversity and resiliency;
                        (C) well-functioning and competitive energy
                    markets;
                        (D) United States trade balance; and
                        (E) national security objectives; and
                (3) include a recommended implementation strategy that
            identifies and aims to ensure that the procedures and criteria
            referred to in paragraph (2) are--
                        (A) evaluated consistently across the Federal
                    Government; and
                        (B) weighed appropriately and balanced with
                    environmental considerations required by Federal law.
        (b) Participation.--In developing the report referred to in
    subsection (a), the Secretaries may consult with relevant Federal,
    State, private sector, and international participants, as appropriate
    and consistent with applicable law.

                         DIVISION G--FINANCIAL SERVICES

     TITLE LXXI--IMPROVING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES

    SEC. 71001. FILING REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC FILING PRIOR TO PUBLIC
                  OFFERING.

        Section 6(e)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(e)(1))
    is amended by striking ``21 days'' and inserting ``15 days''.

    SEC. 71002. GRACE PERIOD FOR CHANGE OF STATUS OF EMERGING GROWTH
                  COMPANIES.

        Section 6(e)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(e)(1))
    is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``An issuer that
    was an emerging growth company at the time it submitted a confidential
    registration statement or, in lieu thereof, a publicly filed
    registration statement for review under this subsection but ceases to
    be an emerging growth company thereafter shall continue to be treated
    as an emerging market growth company for the purposes of this
    subsection through the earlier of the date on which the issuer
    consummates its initial public offering pursuant to such registrations
    statement or the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date the
    company ceases to be an emerging growth company.''.

    SEC. 71003. SIMPLIFIED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGING GROWTH
                  COMPANIES.

        Section 102 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (Public Law
    112-106) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Simplified Disclosure Requirements.--With respect to an
    emerging growth company (as such term is defined under section 2 of the
    Securities Act of 1933):
                ``(1) Requirement to include notice on forms s-1 and f-1.--
            Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
            subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise
            its general instructions on Forms S-1 and F-1 to indicate that
            a registration statement filed (or submitted for confidential
            review) by an issuer prior to an initial public offering may
            omit financial information for historical periods otherwise
            required by regulation S-X (17 CFR 210.1-01 et seq.) as of the
            time of filing (or confidential submission) of such
            registration statement, provided that--
                        ``(A) the omitted financial information relates to
                    a historical period that the issuer reasonably believes
                    will not be required to be included in the Form S-1 or
                    F-1 at the time of the contemplated offering; and
                        ``(B) prior to the issuer distributing a
                    preliminary prospectus to investors, such registration
                    statement is amended to include all financial
                    information required by such regulation S-X at the date
                    of such amendment.
                ``(2) Reliance by issuers.--Effective 30 days after the
            date of enactment of this subsection, an issuer filing a
            registration statement (or submitting the statement for
            confidential review) on Form S-1 or Form F-1 may omit financial
            information for historical periods otherwise required by
            regulation S-X (17 CFR 210.1-01 et seq.) as of the time of
            filing (or confidential submission) of such registration
            statement, provided that--
                        ``(A) the omitted financial information relates to
                    a historical period that the issuer reasonably believes
                    will not be required to be included in the Form S-1 or
                    Form F-1 at the time of the contemplated offering; and
                        ``(B) prior to the issuer distributing a
                    preliminary prospectus to investors, such registration
                    statement is amended to include all financial
                    information required by such regulation S-X at the date
                    of such amendment.''.

            TITLE LXXII--DISCLOSURE MODERNIZATION AND SIMPLIFICATION

    SEC. 72001. SUMMARY PAGE FOR FORM 10-K.

        Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission
    shall issue regulations to permit issuers to submit a summary page on
    form 10-K (17 CFR 249.310), but only if each item on such summary page
    includes a cross-reference (by electronic link or otherwise) to the
    material contained in form 10-K to which such item relates.

    SEC. 72002. IMPROVEMENT OF REGULATION S-K.

        Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission
    shall take all such actions to revise regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.10 et
    seq.)--
                (1) to further scale or eliminate requirements of
            regulation S-K, in order to reduce the burden on emerging
            growth companies, accelerated filers, smaller reporting
            companies, and other smaller issuers, while still providing all
            material information to investors;
                (2) to eliminate provisions of regulation S-K, required for
            all issuers, that are duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or
            unnecessary; and
                (3) for which the Commission determines that no further
            study under section 72203 is necessary to determine the
            efficacy of such revisions to regulation S-K.

    SEC. 72003. STUDY ON MODERNIZATION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF REGULATION S-
                  K.

        (a) Study.--The Securities and Exchange Commission shall carry out
    a study of the requirements contained in regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.10
    et seq.). Such study shall--
                (1) determine how best to modernize and simplify such
            requirements in a manner that reduces the costs and burdens on
            issuers while still providing all material information;
                (2) emphasize a company by company approach that allows
            relevant and material information to be disseminated to
            investors without boilerplate language or static requirements
            while preserving completeness and comparability of information
            across registrants; and
                (3) evaluate methods of information delivery and
            presentation and explore methods for discouraging repetition
            and the disclosure of immaterial information.
        (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study required under
    subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with the Investor Advisory
    Committee and the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies.
        (c) Report.--Not later than the end of the 360-day period beginning
    on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a
    report to the Congress containing--
                (1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out
            the study required under subsection (a);
                (2) specific and detailed recommendations on modernizing
            and simplifying the requirements in regulation S-K in a manner
            that reduces the costs and burdens on companies while still
            providing all material information; and
                (3) specific and detailed recommendations on ways to
            improve the readability and navigability of disclosure
            documents and to discourage repetition and the disclosure of
            immaterial information.
        (d) Rulemaking.--Not later than the end of the 360-day period
    beginning on the date that the report is issued to the Congress under
    subsection (c), the Commission shall issue a proposed rule to implement
    the recommendations of the report issued under subsection (c).
        (e) Rule of Construction.--Revisions made to regulation S-K by the
    Commission under section 202 shall not be construed as satisfying the
    rulemaking requirements under this section.

     TITLE LXXIII--BULLION AND COLLECTIBLE COIN PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND
                                  COST SAVINGS

    SEC. 73001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        Title 31, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in section 5112--
                        (A) in subsection (q)--
                                (i) by striking paragraphs (3) and (8); and
                                (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
                            (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and
                            (6), respectively;
                        (B) in subsection (t)(6)(B), by striking ``90
                    percent silver and 10 percent copper'' and inserting
                    ``not less than 90 percent silver''; and
                        (C) in subsection (v)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject
                            to'' and all that follows through ``the
                            Secretary shall'' and inserting ``The Secretary
                            shall'';
                                (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``The
                            Secretary'' and inserting ``To the greatest
                            extent possible, the Secretary'';
                                (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting after
                            ``may issue'' the following: ``collectible
                            versions of''; and
                                (iv) by striking paragraph (8); and
                (2) in section 5132(a)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``90 percent
            silver and 10 percent copper'' and inserting ``not less than 90
            percent silver''.

    SEC. 73002. AMERICAN EAGLE SILVER BULLION 30TH ANNIVERSARY.

        Proof and uncirculated versions of coins issued by the Secretary of
    the Treasury pursuant to subsection (e) of section 5112 of title 31,
    United States Code, during calendar year 2016 shall have a smooth edge
    incused with a designation that notes the 30th anniversary of the first
    issue of coins under such subsection.

                       TITLE LXXIV--SBIC ADVISERS RELIEF

    SEC. 74001. ADVISERS OF SBICS AND VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS.

        Section 203(l) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
    80b-3(l)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``No investment adviser'' and inserting the
            following:
                ``(1) In general.--No investment adviser''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Advisers of sbics.--For purposes of this subsection,
            a venture capital fund includes an entity described in
            subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other than
            an entity that has elected to be regulated or is regulated as a
            business development company pursuant to section 54 of the
            Investment Company Act of 1940).''.

    SEC. 74002. ADVISERS OF SBICS AND PRIVATE FUNDS.

        Section 203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
    80b-3(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Advisers of sbics.--For purposes of this subsection,
            the assets under management of a private fund that is an entity
            described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7)
            (other than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is
            regulated as a business development company pursuant to section
            54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940) shall be excluded
            from the limit set forth in paragraph (1).''.

    SEC. 74003. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.

        Section 203A(b)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15
    U.S.C. 80b-3a(b)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) that is not registered under section 203
                    because that person is exempt from registration as
                    provided in subsection (b)(7) of such section, or is a
                    supervised person of such person.''.

                 TITLE LXXV--ELIMINATE PRIVACY NOTICE CONFUSION

    SEC. 75001. EXCEPTION TO ANNUAL PRIVACY NOTICE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE
                  GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT.

        Section 503 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6803) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(f) Exception to Annual Notice Requirement.--A financial
    institution that--
                ``(1) provides nonpublic personal information only in
            accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or (e) of
            section 502 or regulations prescribed under section 504(b), and
                ``(2) has not changed its policies and practices with
            regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from the
            policies and practices that were disclosed in the most recent
            disclosure sent to consumers in accordance with this section,
    shall not be required to provide an annual disclosure under this
    section until such time as the financial institution fails to comply
    with any criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2).''.

      TITLE LXXVI--REFORMING ACCESS FOR INVESTMENTS IN STARTUP ENTERPRISES

    SEC. 76001. EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS.

        (a) Exempted Transactions.--Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933
    (15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(7) transactions meeting the requirements of subsection
            (d).'';
                (2) by redesignating the second subsection (b) (relating to
            securities offered and sold in compliance with Rule 506 of
            Regulation D) as subsection (c); and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Certain Accredited Investor Transactions.--The transactions
    referred to in subsection (a)(7) are transactions meeting the following
    requirements:
                ``(1) Accredited investor requirement.--Each purchaser is
            an accredited investor, as that term is defined in section
            230.501(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
            successor regulation).
                ``(2) Prohibition on general solicitation or advertising.--
            Neither the seller, nor any person acting on the seller's
            behalf, offers or sells securities by any form of general
            solicitation or general advertising.
                ``(3) Information requirement.--In the case of a
            transaction involving the securities of an issuer that is
            neither subject to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m; 78o(d)), nor exempt from
            reporting pursuant to section 240.12g3-2(b) of title 17, Code
            of Federal Regulations, nor a foreign government (as defined in
            section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations)
            eligible to register securities under Schedule B, the seller
            and a prospective purchaser designated by the seller obtain
            from the issuer, upon request of the seller, and the seller in
            all cases makes available to a prospective purchaser, the
            following information (which shall be reasonably current in
            relation to the date of resale under this section):
                        ``(A) The exact name of the issuer and the issuer's
                    predecessor (if any).
                        ``(B) The address of the issuer's principal
                    executive offices.
                        ``(C) The exact title and class of the security.
                        ``(D) The par or stated value of the security.
                        ``(E) The number of shares or total amount of the
                    securities outstanding as of the end of the issuer's
                    most recent fiscal year.
                        ``(F) The name and address of the transfer agent,
                    corporate secretary, or other person responsible for
                    transferring shares and stock certificates.
                        ``(G) A statement of the nature of the business of
                    the issuer and the products and services it offers,
                    which shall be presumed reasonably current if the
                    statement is as of 12 months before the transaction
                    date.
                        ``(H) The names of the officers and directors of
                    the issuer.
                        ``(I) The names of any persons registered as a
                    broker, dealer, or agent that shall be paid or given,
                    directly or indirectly, any commission or remuneration
                    for such person's participation in the offer or sale of
                    the securities.
                        ``(J) The issuer's most recent balance sheet and
                    profit and loss statement and similar financial
                    statements, which shall--
                                ``(i) be for such part of the 2 preceding
                            fiscal years as the issuer has been in
                            operation;
                                ``(ii) be prepared in accordance with
                            generally accepted accounting principles or, in
                            the case of a foreign private issuer, be
                            prepared in accordance with generally accepted
                            accounting principles or the International
                            Financial Reporting Standards issued by the
                            International Accounting Standards Board;
                                ``(iii) be presumed reasonably current if--
                                        ``(I) with respect to the balance
                                    sheet, the balance sheet is as of a
                                    date less than 16 months before the
                                    transaction date; and
                                        ``(II) with respect to the profit
                                    and loss statement, such statement is
                                    for the 12 months preceding the date of
                                    the issuer's balance sheet; and
                                ``(iv) if the balance sheet is not as of a
                            date less than 6 months before the transaction
                            date, be accompanied by additional statements
                            of profit and loss for the period from the date
                            of such balance sheet to a date less than 6
                            months before the transaction date.
                        ``(K) To the extent that the seller is a control
                    person with respect to the issuer, a brief statement
                    regarding the nature of the affiliation, and a
                    statement certified by such seller that they have no
                    reasonable grounds to believe that the issuer is in
                    violation of the securities laws or regulations.
                ``(4) Issuers disqualified.--The transaction is not for the
            sale of a security where the seller is an issuer or a
            subsidiary, either directly or indirectly, of the issuer.
                ``(5) Bad actor prohibition.--Neither the seller, nor any
            person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly)
            remuneration or a commission for their participation in the
            offer or sale of the securities, including solicitation of
            purchasers for the seller is subject to an event that would
            disqualify an issuer or other covered person under Rule
            506(d)(1) of Regulation D (17 CFR 230.506(d)(1)) or is subject
            to a statutory disqualification described under section
            3(a)(39) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
                ``(6) Business requirement.--The issuer is engaged in
            business, is not in the organizational stage or in bankruptcy
            or receivership, and is not a blank check, blind pool, or shell
            company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has
            indicated that the issuer's primary business plan is to engage
            in a merger or combination of the business with, or an
            acquisition of, an unidentified person.
                ``(7) Underwriter prohibition.--The transaction is not with
            respect to a security that constitutes the whole or part of an
            unsold allotment to, or a subscription or participation by, a
            broker or dealer as an underwriter of the security or a
            redistribution.
                ``(8) Outstanding class requirement.--The transaction is
            with respect to a security of a class that has been authorized
            and outstanding for at least 90 days prior to the date of the
            transaction.
        ``(e) Additional Requirements.--
                ``(1) In general.--With respect to an exempted transaction
            described under subsection (a)(7):
                        ``(A) Securities acquired in such transaction shall
                    be deemed to have been acquired in a transaction not
                    involving any public offering.
                        ``(B) Such transaction shall be deemed not to be a
                    distribution for purposes of section 2(a)(11).
                        ``(C) Securities involved in such transaction shall
                    be deemed to be restricted securities within the
                    meaning of Rule 144 (17 CFR 230.144).
                ``(2) Rule of construction.--The exemption provided by
            subsection (a)(7) shall not be the exclusive means for
            establishing an exemption from the registration requirements of
            section 5.''.
        (b) Exemption in Connection With Certain Exempt Offerings.--Section
    18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating the second subparagraph (D) and
            subparagraph (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
                (2) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
                (3) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking
            the period and inserting ``; or''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(G) section 4(a)(7).''.

         TITLE LXXVII--PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT AND SAVINGS OPPORTUNITY

    SEC. 77001. DISTRIBUTIONS AND RESIDUAL RECEIPTS.

        Section 222 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
    Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4112) is amended by adding at the
    end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Distribution and Residual Receipts.--
                ``(1) Authority.--After the date of the enactment of this
            subsection, the owner of a property subject to a plan of action
            or use agreement pursuant to this section shall be entitled to
            distribute--
                        ``(A) annually, all surplus cash generated by the
                    property, but only if the owner is in material
                    compliance with such use agreement including compliance
                    with prevailing physical condition standards
                    established by the Secretary; and
                        ``(B) notwithstanding any conflicting provision in
                    such use agreement, any funds accumulated in a residual
                    receipts account, but only if the owner is in material
                    compliance with such use agreement and has completed,
                    or set aside sufficient funds for completion of, any
                    capital repairs identified by the most recent third
                    party capital needs assessment.
                ``(2) Operation of property.--An owner that distributes any
            amounts pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--
                        ``(A) continue to operate the property in
                    accordance with the affordability provisions of the use
                    agreement for the property for the remaining useful
                    life of the property;
                        ``(B) as required by the plan of action for the
                    property, continue to renew or extend any project-based
                    rental assistance contract for a term of not less than
                    20 years; and
                        ``(C) if the owner has an existing multi-year
                    project-based rental assistance contract for less than
                    20 years, have the option to extend the contract to a
                    20-year term.''.

    SEC. 77002. FUTURE REFINANCINGS.

        Section 214 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
    Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4104) is amended by adding at the
    end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Future Financing.--Neither this section, nor any plan of
    action or use agreement implementing this section, shall restrict an
    owner from obtaining a new loan or refinancing an existing loan secured
    by the project, or from distributing the proceeds of such a loan;
    except that, in conjunction with such refinancing--
                ``(1) the owner shall provide for adequate rehabilitation
            pursuant to a capital needs assessment to ensure long-term
            sustainability of the property satisfactory to the lender or
            bond issuance agency;
                ``(2) any resulting budget-based rent increase shall
            include debt service on the new financing, commercially
            reasonable debt service coverage, and replacement reserves as
            required by the lender; and
                ``(3) for tenants of dwelling units not covered by a
            project- or tenant-based rental subsidy, any rent increases
            resulting from the refinancing transaction may not exceed 10
            percent per year, except that--
                        ``(A) any tenant occupying a dwelling unit as of
                    time of the refinancing may not be required to pay for
                    rent and utilities, for the duration of such tenancy,
                    an amount that exceeds the greater of--
                                ``(i) 30 percent of the tenant's income; or
                                ``(ii) the amount paid by the tenant for
                            rent and utilities immediately before such
                            refinancing; and
                        ``(B) this paragraph shall not apply to any tenant
                    who does not provide the owner with proof of income.
    Paragraph (3) may not be construed to limit any rent increases
    resulting from increased operating costs for a project.''.

    SEC. 77003. IMPLEMENTATION.

        The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any
    guidance that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the
    provisions added by the amendments made by this title not later than
    the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of this Act.

                TITLE LXXVIII--TENANT INCOME VERIFICATION RELIEF

    SEC. 78001. REVIEWS OF FAMILY INCOMES.

        (a) In General.--The second sentence of paragraph (1) of section
    3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(1))
    is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``;
    except that, in the case of any family with a fixed income, as defined
    by the Secretary, after the initial review of the family's income, the
    public housing agency or owner shall not be required to conduct a
    review of the family's income for any year for which such family
    certifies, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall
    establish, which shall include policies to adjust for inflation-based
    income changes, that 90 percent or more of the income of the family
    consists of fixed income, and that the sources of such income have not
    changed since the previous year, except that the public housing agency
    or owner shall conduct a review of each such family's income not less
    than once every 3 years''.
        (b) Housing Choice Voucher Program.--Subparagraph (A) of section
    8(o)(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
    1437f(o)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``not less than annually'' and
    inserting ``as required by section 3(a)(1) of this Act''.

                   TITLE LXXIX--HOUSING ASSISTANCE EFFICIENCY

    SEC. 79001. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

        Subsection (g) of section 423 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(g)) is amended by inserting ``private
    nonprofit organization,'' after ``unit of general local government,''.

    SEC. 79002. REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

        Paragraph (1) of section 414(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``twice''
    and inserting ``once''.

                      TITLE LXXX--CHILD SUPPORT ASSISTANCE

    SEC. 80001. REQUESTS FOR CONSUMER REPORTS BY STATE OR LOCAL CHILD
                  SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

        Paragraph (4) of section 604(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    (15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)(4)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or determining the
            appropriate level of such payments'' and inserting ``,
            determining the appropriate level of such payments, or
            enforcing a child support order, award, agreement, or
            judgment'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) by striking ``paternity'' and inserting
                    ``parentage''; and
                        (B) by adding ``and'' at the end;
                (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                (4) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).

                   TITLE LXXXI--PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN HOUSING

    SEC. 81001. BUDGET-NEUTRAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR ENERGY AND WATER
                  CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS AT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
                  UNITS.

        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a
    demonstration program under which the Secretary may execute budget-
    neutral, performance-based agreements in fiscal years 2016 through 2019
    that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with such entities
    as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under which the entities
    shall carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements
    at not more than 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings
    participating in--
                (1) the project-based rental assistance program under
            section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
            1437f), other than assistance provided under section 8(o) of
            that Act;
                (2) the supportive housing for the elderly program under
            section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); or
                (3) the supportive housing for persons with disabilities
            program under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
            National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)).
        (b) Requirements.--
                (1) Payments contingent on savings.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide to an
                    entity a payment under an agreement under this section
                    only during applicable years for which an energy or
                    water cost savings is achieved with respect to the
                    applicable multifamily portfolio of properties, as
                    determined by the Secretary, in accordance with
                    subparagraph (B).
                        (B) Payment methodology.--
                                (i) In general.--Each agreement under this
                            section shall include a pay-for-success
                            provision that--
                                        (I) shall serve as a payment
                                    threshold for the term of the
                                    agreement; and
                                        (II) requires that payments shall
                                    be contingent on realized cost savings
                                    associated with reduced utility
                                    consumption in the participating
                                    properties.
                                (ii) Limitations.--A payment made by the
                            Secretary under an agreement under this
                            section--
                                        (I) shall be contingent on
                                    documented utility savings; and
                                        (II) shall not exceed the utility
                                    savings achieved by the date of the
                                    payment, and not previously paid, as a
                                    result of the improvements made under
                                    the agreement.
                        (C) Third-party verification.--Savings payments
                    made by the Secretary under this section shall be based
                    on a measurement and verification protocol that
                    includes at least--
                                (i) establishment of a weather-normalized
                            and occupancy-normalized utility consumption
                            baseline established pre-retrofit;
                                (ii) annual third-party confirmation of
                            actual utility consumption and cost for
                            utilities;
                                (iii) annual third-party validation of the
                            tenant utility allowances in effect during the
                            applicable year and vacancy rates for each unit
                            type; and
                                (iv) annual third-party determination of
                            savings to the Secretary.
                    An agreement under this section with an entity shall
                    provide that the entity shall cover costs associated
                    with third-party verification under this subparagraph.
                (2) Terms of performance-based agreements.--A performance-
            based agreement under this section shall include--
                        (A) the period that the agreement will be in effect
                    and during which payments may be made, which may not be
                    longer than 12 years;
                        (B) the performance measures that will serve as
                    payment thresholds during the term of the agreement;
                        (C) an audit protocol for the properties covered by
                    the agreement;
                        (D) a requirement that payments shall be contingent
                    on realized cost savings associated with reduced
                    utility consumption in the participating properties;
                    and
                        (E) such other requirements and terms as determined
                    to be appropriate by the Secretary.
                (3) Entity eligibility.--The Secretary shall--
                        (A) establish a competitive process for entering
                    into agreements under this section; and
                        (B) enter into such agreements only with entities
                    that, either jointly or individually, demonstrate
                    significant experience relating to--
                                (i) financing or operating properties
                            receiving assistance under a program identified
                            in subsection (a);
                                (ii) oversight of energy or water
                            conservation programs, including oversight of
                            contractors; and
                                (iii) raising capital for energy or water
                            conservation improvements from charitable
                            organizations or private investors.
                (4) Geographical diversity.--Each agreement entered into
            under this section shall provide for the inclusion of
            properties with the greatest feasible regional and State
            variance.
                (5) Properties.--A property may only be included in the
            demonstration under this section only if the property is
            subject to affordability restrictions for at least 15 years
            after the date of the completion of any conservation
            improvements made to the property under the demonstration
            program. Such restrictions may be made through an extended
            affordability agreement for the property under a new housing
            assistance payments contract with the Secretary of Housing and
            Urban Development or through an enforceable covenant with the
            owner of the property.
        (c) Plan and Reports.--
                (1) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
            Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the
            House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations
            and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a
            detailed plan for the implementation of this section.
                (2) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
            shall--
                        (A) conduct an evaluation of the program under this
                    section; and
                        (B) submit to Congress a report describing each
                    evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).
        (d) Funding.--For each fiscal year during which an agreement under
    this section is in effect, the Secretary may use to carry out this
    section any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the renewal of
    contracts under a program described in subsection (a).

    TITLE LXXXII--CAPITAL ACCESS FOR SMALL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

    SEC. 82001. PRIVATELY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS AUTHORIZED TO BECOME
                  MEMBERS OF A FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.

        (a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12
    U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
                ``(5) Certain privately insured credit unions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to the requirements of
                    subparagraph (B), a credit union shall be treated as an
                    insured depository institution for purposes of
                    determining the eligibility of such credit union for
                    membership in a Federal home loan bank under paragraphs
                    (1), (2), and (3).
                        ``(B) Certification by appropriate supervisor.--
                                ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this
                            paragraph and subject to clause (ii), a credit
                            union which lacks Federal deposit insurance and
                            which has applied for membership in a Federal
                            home loan bank may be treated as meeting all
                            the eligibility requirements for Federal
                            deposit insurance only if the appropriate
                            supervisor of the State in which the credit
                            union is chartered has determined that the
                            credit union meets all the eligibility
                            requirements for Federal deposit insurance as
                            of the date of the application for membership.
                                ``(ii) Certification deemed valid.--If, in
                            the case of any credit union to which clause
                            (i) applies, the appropriate supervisor of the
                            State in which such credit union is chartered
                            fails to make a determination pursuant to such
                            clause by the end of the 6-month period
                            beginning on the date of the application, the
                            credit union shall be deemed to have met the
                            requirements of clause (i).
                        ``(C) Security interests of federal home loan bank
                    not avoidable.--Notwithstanding any provision of State
                    law authorizing a conservator or liquidating agent of a
                    credit union to repudiate contracts, no such provision
                    shall apply with respect to--
                                ``(i) any extension of credit from any
                            Federal home loan bank to any credit union
                            which is a member of any such bank pursuant to
                            this paragraph; or
                                ``(ii) any security interest in the assets
                            of such credit union securing any such
                            extension of credit.
                        ``(D) Protection for certain federal home loan bank
                    advances.--Notwithstanding any State law to the
                    contrary, if a Bank makes an advance under section 10
                    to a State-chartered credit union that is not federally
                    insured--
                                ``(i) the Bank's interest in any collateral
                            securing such advance has the same priority and
                            is afforded the same standing and rights that
                            the security interest would have had if the
                            advance had been made to a federally insured
                            credit union; and
                                ``(ii) the Bank has the same right to
                            access such collateral that the Bank would have
                            had if the advance had been made to a federally
                            insured credit union.''.
        (b) Copies of Audits of Private Insurers of Certain Depository
    Institutions Required To Be Provided to Supervisory Agencies.--Section
    43(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
    1831t(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting at the end the following new clause:
                                ``(iii) in the case of depository
                            institutions described in subsection (e)(2)(A)
                            the deposits of which are insured by the
                            private insurer which are members of a Federal
                            home loan bank, to the Federal Housing Finance
                            Agency, not later than 7 days after the audit
                            is completed.''.

    SEC. 82002. GAO REPORT.

        Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and
    submit a report to Congress--
                (1) on the adequacy of insurance reserves held by a private
            deposit insurer that insures deposits in an entity described in
            section 43(e)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
            U.S.C. 1831t(e)(2)(A)); and
                (2) for an entity described in paragraph (1) the deposits
            of which are insured by a private deposit insurer, information
            on the level of compliance with Federal regulations relating to
            the disclosure of a lack of Federal deposit insurance.

                  TITLE LXXXIII--SMALL BANK EXAM CYCLE REFORM

    SEC. 83001. SMALLER INSTITUTIONS QUALIFYING FOR 18-MONTH EXAMINATION
                  CYCLE.

        Section 10(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
    1820(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                    ``$500,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking
                    ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$200,000,000''; and
                (2) in paragraph (10)--
                        (A) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$200,000,000''; and
                        (B) by striking ``$500,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$1,000,000,000''.

                TITLE LXXXIV--SMALL COMPANY SIMPLE REGISTRATION

    SEC. 84001. FORWARD INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE FOR FORM S-1.

        Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise Form S-1 so as to
    permit a smaller reporting company (as defined in section 230.405 of
    title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) to incorporate by reference in a
    registration statement filed on such form any documents that such
    company files with the Commission after the effective date of such
    registration statement.

        TITLE LXXXV--HOLDING COMPANY REGISTRATION THRESHOLD EQUALIZATION

    SEC. 85001. REGISTRATION THRESHOLD FOR SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING
                  COMPANIES.

        The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is
    amended--
                (1) in section 12(g)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after ``is a
                    bank'' the following: ``, a savings and loan holding
                    company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners'
                    Loan Act),''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``case of
                    a bank'' the following: ``, a savings and loan holding
                    company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners'
                    Loan Act),''; and
                (2) in section 15(d), by striking ``case of bank'' and
            inserting the following: ``case of a bank, a savings and loan
            holding company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners'
            Loan Act),''.

                Attest:

                                                                     Clerk.
    114th CONGRESS

      1st Session

                                    H.R. 22

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                      HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT