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[H.R. 3819 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3819

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen


                                 An Act


 
 To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor 
 carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway 
                   Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2015''.
    (b) Reconciliation of Funds.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a program, project, or 
activity under this Act in fiscal year 2016 by amounts apportioned or 
allocated pursuant to the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health 
Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, including the amendments made by 
that Act, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
October 29, 2015.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents.

            TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION

                    Subtitle A--Federal-Aid Highways

Sec. 1001. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs.
Sec. 1002. Administrative expenses.

            Subtitle B--Extension of Highway Safety Programs

Sec. 1101. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
          highway safety programs.
Sec. 1102. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
          programs.
Sec. 1103. Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.

               Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

Sec. 1201. Formula grants for rural areas.
Sec. 1202. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 1203. Authorizations for public transportation.
Sec. 1204. Bus and bus facilities formula grants.

                     Subtitle D--Hazardous Materials

Sec. 1301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1302. Ensuring safe implementation of positive train control 
          systems.

                      TITLE II--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority.

           TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION
                    Subtitle A--Federal-Aid Highways

SEC. 1001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.
    (a) In General.--Section 1001(a) of the Highway and Transportation 
Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking ``October 
29, 2015'' and inserting ``November 20, 2015''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        (1) Highway trust fund.--Section 1001(b)(1)(B) of the Highway 
    and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended 
    by striking ``for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
    ending on October 29, 2015, \29/366\ of the total amount'' and 
    inserting ``for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
    on November 20, 2015, \51/366\ of the total amount''.
        (2) General fund.--Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202 
    note) is amended by striking ``and $2,377,049 out of the general 
    fund of the Treasury to carry out the program for the period 
    beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' and 
    inserting ``and $4,180,328 out of the general fund of the Treasury 
    to carry out the program for the period beginning on October 1, 
    2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
        (1) In general.--Section 1001(c)(1)(B) of the Highway and 
    Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``October 29, 2015,'' and inserting 
        ``November 20, 2015,''; and
            (B) by striking ``\29/366\'' and inserting ``\51/366\''.
        (2) Obligation ceiling.--Section 1102 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 104 
    note) is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (a)(4) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(4) $5,595,839,851 for the period beginning on October 1, 
    2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.'';
            (B) in subsection (b)(12) by striking ``, and for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
        2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000, less any 
        reductions that would have otherwise been required for that 
        year by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by 
        \29/366\ for that period'' and inserting ``, and for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015, 
        only in an amount equal to $639,000,000, less any reductions 
        that would have otherwise been required for that year by 
        section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
        Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by \51/
        366\ for that period'';
            (C) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
            ``October 29, 2015'' and inserting ``November 20, 2015''; 
            and
                (ii) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding 
            subparagraph (A) by striking ``for the period beginning on 
            October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, that is 
            equal to \29/366\ of such unobligated balance'' and 
            inserting ``for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
            and ending on November 20, 2015, that is equal to \51/366\ 
            of such unobligated balance''; and
            (D) in subsection (f)(1) in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A) by striking ``October 29, 2015'' and inserting 
        ``November 20, 2015''.
SEC. 1002. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
    Section 1002 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 
(128 Stat. 1842) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) $61,311,475 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
    and ending on November 20, 2015.''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``and for the period 
    beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015, 
    subject to the limitations on administrative expenses under the 
    heading `Federal Highway Administration''' and inserting ``and for 
    the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
    2015, subject to the limitations on administrative expenses for the 
    Federal Highway Administration and Appalachian Regional 
    Commission''.

            Subtitle B--Extension of Highway Safety Programs

SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
    (a) Extension of Programs.--
        (1) Highway safety programs.--Section 31101(a)(1)(D) of MAP-21 
    (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) $32,745,902 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
        (2) Highway safety research and development.--Section 
    31101(a)(2)(D) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as 
    follows:
            ``(D) $15,815,574 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
        (3) National priority safety programs.--Section 31101(a)(3)(D) 
    of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) $37,901,639 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
        (4) National driver register.--Section 31101(a)(4)(D) of MAP-21 
    (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) $696,721 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
        and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
        (5) High visibility enforcement program.--
            (A) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 
        31101(a)(5)(D) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(D) $4,040,984 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
            (B) Law enforcement campaigns.--Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA-
        LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended--
                (i) in the first sentence by striking ``October 29, 
            2015'' and inserting ``November 20, 2015''; and
                (ii) in the second sentence by striking ``October 29, 
            2015,'' and inserting ``November 20, 2015,''.
        (6) Administrative expenses.--Section 31101(a)(6)(D) of MAP-21 
    (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) $3,553,279 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
    (b) Cooperative Research and Evaluation.--Section 403(f)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $198,087 of 
the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway 
safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $348,361 
of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for 
highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
    (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 31101(c) of MAP-21 (126 
Stat. 733) is amended by striking ``October 29, 2015,'' and inserting 
``November 20, 2015,''.
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
PROGRAMS.
    (a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--Section 31104(a)(11) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(11) $30,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
    and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
    (b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104(i)(1)(K) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(K) $36,090,164 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
    (c) Grant Programs.--
        (1) Commercial driver's license program improvement grants.--
    Section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by 
    striking ``and $2,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 
    2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' and inserting ``and 
    $4,180,328 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
    on November 20, 2015''.
        (2) Border enforcement grants.--Section 4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA-
    LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``and $2,535,519 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
    2015'' and inserting ``and $4,459,016 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
        (3) Performance and registration information system management 
    grant program.--Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) 
    is amended by striking ``and $396,175 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' and inserting 
    ``and $696,721 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
    ending on November 20, 2015''.
        (4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks 
    deployment program.--Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 
    1715) is amended by striking ``and $1,980,874 for the period 
    beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' and 
    inserting ``and $3,483,607 for the period beginning on October 1, 
    2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
        (5) Safety data improvement grants.--Section 4101(c)(5) of 
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ``and $237,705 
    for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
    29, 2015'' and inserting ``and $418,033 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (d) High-Priority Activities.--Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``and up to $1,188,525 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
2015,'' and inserting ``and up to $2,090,164 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
    (e) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``and up to $2,535,519 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,'' 
and inserting ``and up to $4,459,016 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
    (f) Outreach and Education.--Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ``and $316,940 to the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $557,377 to 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
    (g) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--Section 
4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended by striking 
``and $79,235 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on October 29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $139,344 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
SEC. 1103. DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.
    Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
    striking ``October 29, 2015'' and inserting ``November 20, 2015''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ``October 29, 2015,'' 
    and inserting ``November 20, 2015,''.

               Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

SEC. 1201. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.
    Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and $396,175 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
    2015,'' and inserting ``and $696,721 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and $1,980,874 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
    2015,'' and inserting ``and $3,483,607 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
SEC. 1202. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS.
    Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and $2,377,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on October 29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $4,180,328 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
2015,''.
SEC. 1203. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
    (a) Formula Grants.--Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and $681,024,590 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
    2015'' and inserting ``and $1,197,663,934 for the period beginning 
    on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and $10,205,464 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $17,947,541 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and $792,350 for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``and $1,393,443 for the period beginning 
        on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,'';
            (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and $353,281,011 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $621,287,295 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,'';
            (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and $20,466,393 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $35,992,623 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,'';
            (E) in subparagraph (E)--
                (i) by striking ``and $48,159,016 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
            2015,'' and inserting ``and $84,693,443 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
            2015,'';
                (ii) by striking ``and $2,377,049 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
            2015,'' and inserting ``and $4,180,328 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
            2015,''; and
                (iii) by striking ``and $1,584,699 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
            2015,'' and inserting ``and $2,786,885 for the period 
            beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
            2015,'';
            (F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and $237,705 for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``and $418,033 for the period beginning 
        on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,'';
            (G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and $396,175 for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``and $696,721 for the period beginning 
        on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,'';
            (H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``and $305,055 for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
        2015,'' and inserting ``and $536,475 for the period beginning 
        on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,'';
            (I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``and $171,615,027 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $301,805,738 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,'';
            (J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and $33,896,721 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $59,611,475 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,''; and
            (K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``and $41,669,672 for 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
        29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and $73,281,148 for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
        2015,''.
    (b) Research, Development Demonstration and Deployment Projects.--
Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``and $5,546,448 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on October 29, 2015'' and inserting ``and $9,754,098 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (c) Transit Cooperative Research Program.--Section 5338(c) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $554,645 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' 
and inserting ``and $975,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (d) Technical Assistance and Standards Development.--Section 
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and 
$554,645 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
October 29, 2015'' and inserting ``and $975,410 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (e) Human Resources and Training.--Section 5338(e) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $396,175 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' 
and inserting ``and $696,721 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (f) Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5338(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``and $151,101,093 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015'' and 
inserting ``and $265,729,508 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on November 20, 2015''.
    (g) Administration.--Section 5338(h) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and $8,240,437 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 
    2015'' and inserting ``and $14,491,803 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015'';
        (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and not less than $396,175 
    for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
    29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and not less than $696,721 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
    2015,''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and not less than $79,235 
    for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 
    29, 2015,'' and inserting ``and not less than $139,344 for the 
    period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 
    2015,''.
SEC. 1204. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA GRANTS.
    Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and $5,189,891 for the period beginning on 
    October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,'' and inserting 
    ``and $9,127,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
    ending on November 20, 2015,'';
        (2) by striking ``$99,044 for such period'' and inserting 
    ``$174,180 for such period''; and
        (3) by striking ``$39,617 for such period'' and inserting 
    ``$69,672 for such period''.

                    Subtitle D--Hazardous Materials

SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    (a) In General.--Section 5128(a)(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(4) $5,958,639 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
    and ending on November 20, 2015.''.
    (b) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--Section 
5128(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
        ``(2) Fiscal year 2016.--From the Hazardous Materials Emergency 
    Preparedness Fund established under section 5116(i), the Secretary 
    may expend for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
    on November 20, 2015--
            ``(A) $26,197 to carry out section 5115;
            ``(B) $3,037,705 to carry out subsections (a) and (b) of 
        section 5116, of which not less than $1,902,049 shall be 
        available to carry out section 5116(b);
            ``(C) $20,902 to carry out section 5116(f);
            ``(D) $87,090 to publish and distribute the Emergency 
        Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and
            ``(E) $139,344 to carry out section 5116(j).''.
    (c) Hazardous Materials Training Grants.--Section 5128(c) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and $316,940 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,'' 
and inserting ``and $557,377 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,''.
SEC. 1302. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL 
SYSTEMS.
    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Positive Train 
Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015''.
    (b) In General.--Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
            (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of enactment of 
        the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008'' and inserting ``90 
        days after the date of enactment of the Positive Train Control 
        Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015'';
            (B) by striking ``develop and'';
            (C) by striking ``a plan for implementing'' and inserting 
        ``a revised plan for implementing'';
            (D) by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2018''; and
            (E) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``parts'' and inserting 
        ``sections'';
        (2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Implementation.--
            ``(A) Contents of revised plan.--A revised plan required 
        under paragraph (1) shall--
                ``(i) describe--

                    ``(I) how the positive train control system will 
                provide for interoperability of the system with the 
                movements of trains of other railroad carriers over its 
                lines; and
                    ``(II) how, to the extent practical, the positive 
                train control system will be implemented in a manner 
                that addresses areas of greater risk before areas of 
                lesser risk;

                ``(ii) comply with the positive train control system 
            implementation plan content requirements under section 
            236.1011 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                ``(iii) provide--

                    ``(I) the calendar year or years in which spectrum 
                will be acquired and will be available for use in each 
                area as needed for positive train control system 
                implementation, if such spectrum is not already 
                acquired and available for use;
                    ``(II) the total amount of positive train control 
                system hardware that will be installed for 
                implementation, with totals separated by each major 
                hardware category;
                    ``(III) the total amount of positive train control 
                system hardware that will be installed by the end of 
                each calendar year until the positive train control 
                system is implemented, with totals separated by each 
                hardware category;
                    ``(IV) the total number of employees required to 
                receive training under the applicable positive train 
                control system regulations;
                    ``(V) the total number of employees that will 
                receive the training, as required under the applicable 
                positive train control system regulations, by the end 
                of each calendar year until the positive train control 
                system is implemented;
                    ``(VI) a summary of any remaining technical, 
                programmatic, operational, or other challenges to the 
                implementation of a positive train control system, 
                including challenges with--

                        ``(aa) availability of public funding;
                        ``(bb) interoperability;
                        ``(cc) spectrum;
                        ``(dd) software;
                        ``(ee) permitting; and
                        ``(ff) testing, demonstration, and 
                    certification; and

                    ``(VII) a schedule and sequence for implementing a 
                positive train control system by the deadline 
                established under paragraph (1).

            ``(B) Alternative schedule and sequence.--Notwithstanding 
        the implementation deadline under paragraph (1) and in lieu of 
        a schedule and sequence under paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(VII), a 
        railroad carrier or other entity subject to paragraph (1) may 
        include in its revised plan an alternative schedule and 
        sequence for implementing a positive train control system, 
        subject to review under paragraph (3). Such schedule and 
        sequence shall provide for implementation of a positive train 
        control system as soon as practicable, but not later than the 
        date that is 24 months after the implementation deadline under 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(C) Amendments.--A railroad carrier or other entity 
        subject to paragraph (1) may file a request to amend a revised 
        plan, including any alternative schedule and sequence, as 
        applicable, in accordance with section 236.1021 of title 49, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(D) Compliance.--A railroad carrier or other entity 
        subject to paragraph (1) shall implement a positive train 
        control system in accordance with its revised plan, including 
        any amendments or any alternative schedule and sequence 
        approved by the Secretary under paragraph (3).
        ``(3) Secretarial review.--
            ``(A) Notification.--A railroad carrier or other entity 
        that submits a revised plan under paragraph (1) and proposes an 
        alternative schedule and sequence under paragraph (2)(B) shall 
        submit to the Secretary a written notification when such 
        railroad carrier or other entity is prepared for review under 
        subparagraph (B).
            ``(B) Criteria.--Not later than 90 days after a railroad 
        carrier or other entity submits a notification under 
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall review the alternative 
        schedule and sequence submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) 
        and determine whether the railroad carrier or other entity has 
        demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such 
        carrier or entity has--
                ``(i) installed all positive train control system 
            hardware consistent with the plan contents provided 
            pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(II) on or before the 
            implementation deadline under paragraph (1);
                ``(ii) acquired all spectrum necessary for 
            implementation of a positive train control system, 
            consistent with the plan contents provided pursuant to 
            paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I) on or before the implementation 
            deadline under paragraph (1);
                ``(iii) completed employee training required under the 
            applicable positive train control system regulations;
                ``(iv) included in its revised plan an alternative 
            schedule and sequence for implementing a positive train 
            control system as soon as practicable, pursuant to 
            paragraph (2)(B);
                ``(v) certified to the Secretary in writing that it 
            will be in full compliance with the requirements of this 
            section on or before the date provided in an alternative 
            schedule and sequence, subject to approval by the 
            Secretary;
                ``(vi) in the case of a Class I railroad carrier and 
            Amtrak, implemented a positive train control system or 
            initiated revenue service demonstration on the majority of 
            territories, such as subdivisions or districts, or route 
            miles that are owned or controlled by such carrier and 
            required to have operations governed by a positive train 
            control system; and
                ``(vii) in the case of any other railroad carrier or 
            other entity not subject to clause (vi)--

                    ``(I) initiated revenue service demonstration on at 
                least 1 territory that is required to have operations 
                governed by a positive train control system; or
                    ``(II) met any other criteria established by the 
                Secretary.

            ``(C) Decision.--
                ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
            receipt of the notification from a railroad carrier or 
            other entity under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--

                    ``(I) approve an alternative schedule and sequence 
                submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) if the railroad 
                carrier or other entity meets the criteria in 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    ``(II) notify in writing the railroad carrier or 
                other entity of the decision.

                ``(ii) Deficiencies.--Not later than 45 days after the 
            receipt of the notification under subparagraph (A), the 
            Secretary shall provide to the railroad carrier or other 
            entity a written notification of any deficiencies that 
            would prevent approval under clause (i) and provide the 
            railroad carrier or other entity an opportunity to correct 
            deficiencies before the date specified in such clause.
            ``(D) Revised deadlines.--
                ``(i) Pending reviews.--For a railroad carrier or other 
            entity that submits a notification under subparagraph (A), 
            the deadline for implementation of a positive train control 
            system required under paragraph (1) shall be extended until 
            the date on which the Secretary approves or disapproves the 
            alternative schedule and sequence, if such date is later 
            than the implementation date under paragraph (1).
                ``(ii) Alternative schedule and sequence deadline.--If 
            the Secretary approves a railroad carrier or other entity's 
            alternative schedule and sequence under subparagraph 
            (C)(i), the railroad carrier or other entity's deadline for 
            implementation of a positive train control system required 
            under paragraph (1) shall be the date specified in that 
            railroad carrier or other entity's alternative schedule and 
            sequence. The Secretary may not approve a date for 
            implementation that is later than 24 months from the 
            deadline in paragraph (1).'';
        (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(c) Progress Reports and Review.--
        ``(1) Progress reports.--Each railroad carrier or other entity 
    subject to subsection (a) shall, not later than March 31, 2016, and 
    annually thereafter until such carrier or entity has completed 
    implementation of a positive train control system, submit to the 
    Secretary a report on the progress toward implementing such 
    systems, including--
            ``(A) the information on spectrum acquisition provided 
        pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(I);
            ``(B) the totals provided pursuant to subclauses (III) and 
        (V) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii), by territory, if applicable;
            ``(C) the extent to which the railroad carrier or other 
        entity is complying with the implementation schedule under 
        subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VII) or subsection (a)(2)(B);
            ``(D) any update to the information provided under 
        subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(VI);
            ``(E) for each entity providing regularly scheduled 
        intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, a 
        description of the resources identified and allocated to 
        implement a positive train control system;
            ``(F) for each railroad carrier or other entity subject to 
        subsection (a), the total number of route miles on which a 
        positive train control system has been initiated for revenue 
        service demonstration or implemented, as compared to the total 
        number of route miles required to have a positive train control 
        system under subsection (a); and
            ``(G) any other information requested by the Secretary.
        ``(2) Plan review.--The Secretary shall at least annually 
    conduct reviews to ensure that railroad carriers or other entities 
    are complying with the revised plan submitted under subsection (a), 
    including any amendments or any alternative schedule and sequence 
    approved by the Secretary. Such railroad carriers or other entities 
    shall provide such information as the Secretary determines 
    necessary to adequately conduct such reviews.
        ``(3) Public availability.--Not later than 60 days after 
    receipt, the Secretary shall make available to the public on the 
    Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation any report 
    submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) or subsection (d), but may 
    exclude, as the Secretary determines appropriate--
            ``(A) proprietary information; and
            ``(B) security-sensitive information, including information 
        described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than July 1, 2018, the 
Secretary 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 
progress of each railroad carrier or other entity subject to subsection 
(a) in implementing a positive train control system.
    ``(e) Enforcement.--The Secretary is authorized to assess civil 
penalties pursuant to chapter 213 for--
        ``(1) a violation of this section;
        ``(2) the failure to submit or comply with the revised plan 
    required under subsection (a), including the failure to comply with 
    the totals provided pursuant to subclauses (III) and (V) of 
    subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii) and the spectrum acquisition dates 
    provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)(I);
        ``(3) failure to comply with any amendments to such revised 
    plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C); and
        ``(4) the failure to comply with an alternative schedule and 
    sequence submitted under subsection (a)(2)(B) and approved by the 
    Secretary under subsection (a)(3)(C).'';
        (4) in subsection (h)--
            (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) Provisional operation.--Notwithstanding the requirements 
    of paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize a railroad carrier or 
    other entity to commence operation in revenue service of a positive 
    train control system or component to the extent necessary to enable 
    the safe implementation and operation of a positive train control 
    system in phases.'';
        (5) in subsection (i)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
        ``(1) Equivalent or greater level of safety.--The term 
    `equivalent or greater level of safety' means the compliance of a 
    railroad carrier with--
            ``(A) appropriate operating rules in place immediately 
        prior to the use or implementation of such carrier's positive 
        train control system, except that such rules may be changed by 
        such carrier to improve safe operations; and
            ``(B) all applicable safety regulations, except as 
        specified in subsection (j).
        ``(2) Hardware.--The term `hardware' means a locomotive 
    apparatus, a wayside interface unit (including any associated 
    legacy signal system replacements), switch position monitors needed 
    for a positive train control system, physical back office system 
    equipment, a base station radio, a wayside radio, a locomotive 
    radio, or a communication tower or pole.''; and
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Early Adoption.--
        ``(1) Operations.--From the date of enactment of the Positive 
    Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 through 
    the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the last Class I 
    railroad carrier's positive train control system subject to 
    subsection (a) is certified by the Secretary under subsection 
    (h)(1) of this section and is implemented on all of that railroad 
    carrier's lines required to have operations governed by a positive 
    train control system, any railroad carrier, including any railroad 
    carrier that has its positive train control system certified by the 
    Secretary, shall not be subject to the operational restrictions set 
    forth in sections 236.567 and 236.1029 of title 49, Code of Federal 
    Regulations, that would apply where a controlling locomotive that 
    is operating in, or is to be operated in, a positive train control-
    equipped track segment experiences a positive train control system 
    failure, a positive train control operated consist is not provided 
    by another railroad carrier when provided in interchange, or a 
    positive train control system otherwise fails to initialize, cuts 
    out, or malfunctions, provided that such carrier operates at an 
    equivalent or greater level of safety than the level achieved 
    immediately prior to the use or implementation of its positive 
    train control system.
        ``(2) Safety assurance.--During the period described in 
    paragraph (1), if a positive train control system that has been 
    certified and implemented fails to initialize, cuts out, or 
    malfunctions, the affected railroad carrier or other entity shall 
    make reasonable efforts to determine the cause of the failure and 
    adjust, repair, or replace any faulty component causing the system 
    failure in a timely manner.
        ``(3) Plans.--The positive train control safety plan for each 
    railroad carrier or other entity shall describe the safety 
    measures, such as operating rules and actions to comply with 
    applicable safety regulations, that will be put in place during any 
    system failure.
        ``(4) Notification.--During the period described in paragraph 
    (1), if a positive train control system that has been certified and 
    implemented fails to initialize, cuts out, or malfunctions, the 
    affected railroad carrier or other entity shall submit a 
    notification to the appropriate regional office of the Federal 
    Railroad Administration within 7 days of the system failure, or 
    under alternative location and deadline requirements set by the 
    Secretary, and include in the notification a description of the 
    safety measures the affected railroad carrier or other entity has 
    in place.
    ``(k) Small Railroads.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend section 
236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(relating to equipping locomotives for applicable Class II and Class 
III railroads operating in positive train control territory) to extend 
each deadline under such section by 3 years.
    ``(l) Revenue Service Demonstration.--When a railroad carrier or 
other entity subject to (a)(1) notifies the Secretary it is prepared to 
initiate revenue service demonstration, it shall also notify any 
applicable tenant railroad carrier or other entity subject to 
subsection (a)(1).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 20157(g), is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) Conforming regulatory amendments.--Immediately after the 
    date of the enactment of the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
    Implementation Act of 2015, the Secretary--
            ``(A) shall remove or revise the date-specific deadlines in 
        the regulations or orders implementing this section to the 
        extent necessary to conform with the amendments made by such 
        Act; and
            ``(B) may not enforce any such date-specific deadlines or 
        requirements that are inconsistent with the amendments made by 
        such Act.
        ``(3) Review.--Nothing in the Positive Train Control 
    Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, or the amendments made 
    by such Act, shall be construed to require the Secretary to issue 
    regulations to implement such Act or amendments other than the 
    regulatory amendments required by paragraph (2) and subsection 
    (k).''.

                      TITLE II--REVENUE PROVISIONS

SEC. 2001. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.
    (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended--
        (1) by striking ``October 30, 2015'' in subsections (b)(6)(B), 
    (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``November 21, 2015'', and
        (2) by striking ``Surface Transportation and Veterans Health 
    Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015'' in subsections (c)(1) and 
    (e)(3) and inserting ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
    2015''.
    (b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 9504 of 
such Code is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Surface Transportation and Veterans Health 
    Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015'' each place it appears in 
    subsection (b)(2) and inserting ``Surface Transportation Extension 
    Act of 2015'', and
        (2) by striking ``October 30, 2015'' in subsection (d)(2) and 
    inserting ``November 21, 2015''.
    (c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Section 
9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``October 30, 2015'' and 
inserting ``November 21, 2015''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.