[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 178 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H6234-H6235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MAKING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE, AS
NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE CODE
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 7341) to make technical amendments to title 49, United
States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 7341
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Technical amendments to chapter 224 of title 49, United States
Code.
Sec. 4. Other technical amendments.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to make technical amendments to
title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the
Code.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 224 OF TITLE 49,
UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 22401 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The term'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--The term'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by redesginating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as
subclauses (I), (II), and (III);
(ii) by striking ``(B) The cost'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Direct loan.--
``(i) In general.--The cost''; and
(iii) by striking ``Calculation of the cost of a direct
loan'' and inserting:
``(ii) Inclusion.--Calculation of the cost of a direct
loan'';
(C) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I)
and (II);
(ii) by striking ``(C) The cost'' and inserting the
following:
``(C) Loan guarantee.--
``(i) In general.--The cost''; and
(iii) by striking ``Calculation of the cost of a loan
guarantee'' and inserting the following:
``(ii) Inclusion.--Calculation of the cost of a loan
guarantee'';
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(D) The cost'' and
inserting the following:
``(D) Modification.--The cost'';
(E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``(E) In estimating''
and inserting the following:
``(E) Net present values.--In estimating''; and
(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``(F) When funds'' and
inserting the following:
``(F) Basis of estimated cost.--When funds'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(2 U.S.C. 900(c)(9))''
after ``Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985''; and
(3) in paragraph (12)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 20102''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 24102''.
(b) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section 22402 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``government
sponsored'' and inserting ``government-sponsored'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 20157(i)'';
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(2 U.S.C.
661c(b)(1))'' after ``section 504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990'';
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section
22406(a)(2)'';
(II) by striking ``(Public Law 114-94)'' and inserting
``(Public Law 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312)''; and
(III) by striking ``(Public Law 94-210)'' and inserting
``(Public Law 94-210, 90 Stat. 31)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(Public Law 117-
58, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)'' after ``Surface Transportation
Investment Act of 2021''; and
(C) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``(Public Law 117-58,
div. B, 135 Stat. 652)'' after ``Surface Transportation
Investment Act of 2021'';
(4) in subsection (g)(1)(C)(ii)(II), by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(5) in subsection (h)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section 24312'';
and
(ii) by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section
24308(a)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22404''; and
(6) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the heading ``Actions
by the Office of Management and Budget'' and inserting the
heading ``Actions by the office of management and budget'';
(B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
(i) by inserting ``(Public Law 117-58, div. B, 135 Stat.
652)'' after ``Surface Transportation Investment Act of
2021''; and
(ii) by striking ``an streamlined'' and inserting ``a
streamlined''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)(A)--
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ``refinancing an'' and
inserting ``refinancing of an''; and
(ii) in clause (ix), by inserting ``of this title'' after
``section 5323(j)''.
(c) Administration of Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--
Section 22403 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22402'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of this title'' after
``section 22402'';
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``of this title'' after
``section 22402'';
(4) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22402(f)'';
(5) in subsection (g), in the matter before paragraph (1),
by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section 22402'';
(6) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22402'';
(7) in subsection (i)--
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting ``of
this title'' after ``section 22402'' each place it appears;
and
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of this section''; and
(8) in subsection (m), by inserting ``of this title'' after
``section 22402''.
(d) Substantive Criteria and Standards.--Section 22405(1)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``of
this title'' after ``section 22402''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 22406 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking the period at the
end;
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22402(f)(5)''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22403(l)(1)''.
SEC. 4. OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
Bureau.--Section 116(d)(1)(B) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``of this title'' after
``sections 22401 through 22403''.
(b) Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021.--Section
21303(1) of the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021
(49 U.S.C. 22402 note) is amended by striking ``section
22402(b)(1)(E) of title 49'' and inserting ``section
22402(b)(1)(F) of title 49''.
(c) Grant Conditions.--Section 22905(c)(2)(B) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``of this title''
after ``section 22404''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany) and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.
General Leave
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks
and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 7341.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Wisconsin?
There was no objection.
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7341. This bill was prepared
for the House Committee on the Judiciary by the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel.
In 2021, Congress enacted the Surface Transportation Investment Act
of 2021. That law created a new chapter 224 in title 49. H.R. 7341
makes various technical corrections in title 49 to account for the
creation of that new chapter.
This bill does not change the substance of any law on the books. It
simply updates title 49 to account for laws passed by Congress.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues on the House Committee on the
Judiciary for the bipartisan way that we handle these bills. I urge
support of H.R. 7341, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my
time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7341, which makes a number of
technical amendments to title 49 of the U.S. Code while making no
substantive changes.
Mr. Speaker, I support this legislation, and I yield back the balance
of my time.
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 7341.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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