    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-322
    111th Congress

    An Act

    Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
    Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>

    TITLE I--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AMENDMENTS

    Section 1. (a) The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law
    111-242) is further amended by--
    (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
    inserting ``March 4, 2011''; and
    (2) adding the following:

    ``Sec. 147. (a) <>  For the
    purposes of this section--
    ``(1) the term `employee'--
    ``(A) means an employee as defined in section 2105
    of title 5, United States Code; and
    ``(B) includes an individual to whom subsection (b),
    (c), or (f) of such section 2105 pertains (whether or
    not such individual satisfies subparagraph (A));
    ``(2) the term `senior executive' means--
    ``(A) a member of the Senior Executive Service under
    subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States
    Code;
    ``(B) a member of the FBI-DEA Senior Executive
    Service under subchapter III of chapter 31 of title 5,
    United States Code;
    ``(C) a member of the Senior Foreign Service under
    chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
    (22 U.S.C. 3961 and following); and
    ``(D) a member of any similar senior executive
    service in an Executive agency;
    ``(3) the term `senior-level employee' means an employee who
    holds a position in an Executive agency and who is covered by
    section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, or any similar
    authority; and
    ``(4) the term `Executive agency' has the meaning given such
    term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

    ``(b)(1) <>  Notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, except as provided in subsection (e), no statutory pay
    adjustment which (but for this subsection) would otherwise take effect
    during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December
    31, 2012, shall be made.

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    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `statutory pay
    adjustment' means--
    ``(A) an adjustment required under section 5303, 5304,
    5304a, 5318, or 5343(a) of title 5, United States Code; and
    ``(B) any similar adjustment, required by statute, with
    respect to employees in an Executive agency.

    ``(c) <>  Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, except as provided in subsection (e), during the period beginning
    on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012, no senior executive
    or senior-level employee may receive an increase in his or her rate of
    basic pay absent a change of position that results in a substantial
    increase in responsibility, or a promotion.

    ``(d) <>  The President may issue guidance
    that Executive agencies shall apply in the implementation of this
    section.

    ``(e) <>  The Non-Foreign Area
    Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note) shall be
    applied using the appropriate locality-based comparability payments
    established by the President as the applicable comparability payments in
    section 1914(2) and (3) of such Act.

    ``Sec. 148.  Notwithstanding section 101, the level for `Department
    of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
    Salaries and Expenses' shall be $40,649,000.
    ``Sec. 149.  The <>  following authorities shall
    continue in effect through the earlier of the date specified in section
    106(3) of this Act or the date of enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011:
    ``(1) Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118
    Stat. 2042), as amended by section 1011 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
    Stat. 2441);
    ``(2) Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 371 note),
    as amended by section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2441);
    ``(3) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85), as amended by section
    1014 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2442);
    ``(4) Sections 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 1106, 1222(e),
    1224 and 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84);
    ``(5) Section 631 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181); and
    ``(6) Section 931 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).

    ``Sec. 150.  Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
    Secretary of the Navy may award a contract or contracts for up to 20
    Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
    ``Sec. 151.  Section 8905a(d)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code,
    is amended--
    ``(1) in clause (i), by striking `October 1, 2010' and
    inserting `December 31, 2011'; and
    ``(2) in clause (ii)--
    ``(A) by striking `February 1, 2011' and inserting
    `February 1, 2012'; and

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    ``(B) by striking `October 1, 2010' and inserting
    `December 31, 2011'.

    ``Sec. 152.  Notwithstanding section 101, the level for `Special
    Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Salaries and
    Expenses' shall be $36,300,000.
    ``Sec. 153.  Public Law 111-240 is amended in section 1114 and
    section 1704 <>  by striking `December 31,
    2010' and inserting `March 4, 2011' each time it appears and in section
    1704 by adding at the end the following:

    ```(c) For purposes of the loans made under this section, the
    maximum guaranteed amount outstanding to the borrower may not exceed
    $4,500,000.'
    ``Sec. 154.  The appropriation to the Securities and Exchange
    Commission pursuant to this Act shall be deemed a regular appropriation
    for purposes of section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.
    77f(b)) and sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act
    of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(e), 78n(g), and 78ee).
    ``Sec. 155.  Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency
    Temporary Suspension Act <>  is amended by
    striking `December 31, 2010' each place it appears and inserting
    `December 31, 2011'.

    ``Sec. 156.  Notwithstanding section 503 of Public Law 111-83,
    amounts made available in this Act for the Transportation Security
    Administration shall be available for transfer between and within
    Transportation Security Administration appropriations to the extent
    necessary to avoid furloughs or reduction in force, or to provide
    funding necessary for programs and activities required by law: Provided,
    That such transfers may not result in the termination of programs,
    projects or activities: <>  Provided
    further, That the House and Senate Appropriations Committees shall be
    notified within 15 days of such transfers.

    ``Sec. 157.  Up to $21,880,000 from `Coast Guard, Acquisition,
    Construction, and Improvements' and `Coast Guard, Alteration of Bridges'
    may be transferred to `Coast Guard, Operating Expenses': Provided, That
    the Coast Guard may decommission one Medium Endurance Cutter, two High
    Endurance Cutters, four HU-25 aircraft, the Maritime Intelligence Fusion
    Center, and one Maritime Safety and Security Team, and make staffing
    changes at the Coast Guard Investigative Service, as outlined in its
    budget justification documents for fiscal year 2011 as submitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.
    ``Sec. 158.  Notwithstanding section 101, the final proviso under
    the heading `Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition,
    and Operations' in Public Law 111-83 (related to the National Bio- and
    Agro-defense Facility) shall have no effect with respect to all amounts
    available under this heading.
    ``Sec. 159.  Notwithstanding sections 101 and 128, amounts are
    provided for `Department of the Interior--Minerals Management Service--
    Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management' in the manner authorized in
    Public Law 111-88 for fiscal year 2010, except that for fiscal year 2011
    the amounts specified in division A of Public Law 111-88 shall be
    modified by substituting--
    ``(1) `$200,110,000' for `$175,217,000';
    ``(2) `$102,231,000' for `$89,374,000';
    ``(3) `$154,890,000' for `$156,730,000' each place it
    appears; and
    ``(4) `fiscal year 2011' shall be substituted for `fiscal
    year 2010' each place it appears.

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    ``Sec. 160.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a
    reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and
    Enforcement, may establish accounts, transfer funds among and between
    the offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization, and take any
    other administrative actions necessary in conformance with the
    Appropriations Committee reprogramming procedures described in the joint
    explanatory statement of the managers accompanying Public Law 111-88
    (House of Representatives Report 111-316).
    ``Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding section 101, section 423 of Public Law
    111-88 (123 Stat. 2961), concerning the distribution of geothermal
    energy receipts, shall have no force or effect and the provisions of
    section 3003(a) of Public Law 111-212 (124 Stat. 2338) shall apply for
    fiscal year 2011.
    ``Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding section 109, of the funds made
    available by section 101 for payments under subsections (b) and (d) of
    section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, the
    Department of Health and Human Services shall obligate the same amount
    during the period covered by this continuing resolution as was obligated
    for such purpose during the comparable period during fiscal year 2010.
    ``Sec. 163. (a) <>  A `highly qualified
    teacher' includes a teacher who meets the requirements in 34 CFR
    200.56(a)(2)(ii), as published in the Federal Register on December 2,
    2002.

    ``(b) <>  This provision is effective on the
    date of enactment of this provision through the end of the 2012-2013
    academic year.

    ``Sec. 164. (a) <>  Notwithstanding section 101, the
    level for `Department of Education, Student Financial Assistance' to
    carry out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
    1965 shall be $23,162,000,000.

    ``(b) <>  The maximum Pell Grant for which
    a student shall be eligible during award year 2011-2012 shall be $4,860.

    ``Sec. 165. (a) Notwithstanding section 1018(d) of the Legislative
    Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(d)), the use of any funds
    appropriated to the United States Capitol Police during fiscal year 2003
    for transfer relating to the Truck Interdiction Monitoring Program to
    the working capital fund established under section 328 of title 49,
    United States Code, is ratified.
    ``(b) Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to waive sections
    1341, 1342, 1349, 1350, or 1351 of title 31, United States Code, or
    subchapter II of chapter 15 of such title (commonly known as the `Anti-
    Deficiency Act').
    ``(c) <>  Notwithstanding section 106 of this
    Act, the use of the funds described under subsection (a) of this section
    shall apply without fiscal year limitation.

    ``Sec. 166.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for
    `Department of Veterans Affairs, Departmental Administration, General
    Operating Expenses' at a rate for operations of $2,546,276,000, of which
    not less than $2,148,776,000 shall be for the Veterans Benefits
    Administration.''.
    (b) This section may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations
    Amendments, 2011''.

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    TITLE <>
    II--EXTENSION OF CURRENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
    SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) <>  This title may be cited as the
    ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II''.

    (b) <>  Reconciliation of Funds.--The Secretary
    of Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a
    program, project, or activity under this title in fiscal year 2011 by
    amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the Surface Transportation
    Extension Act of 2010 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and
    ending on December 31, 2010.

    Subtitle A--Federal-Aid Highways

    SEC. 2101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 411 of the Surface Transportation
    Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-147; 124 Stat. 78) is amended--
    (1) <>  by striking ``the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010''
    each place it appears (except in subsection (c)(2)) and
    inserting ``the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending
    on March 4, 2011'';
    (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and
    inserting ``March 4, 2011'';
    (3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``\1/4\'' and inserting
    ``\155/365\'';
    (4) in subsection (c)--
    (A) in paragraph (2)--
    (i) by striking ``\1/4\'' and inserting
    ``\155/365\''; and
    (ii) by striking ``the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010,'' and inserting ``the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011'';
    (B) in paragraph (4)--
    (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ``\1/
    4\'' and inserting ``\155/365\''; and
    (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) by striking
    ``$159,750,000'' and inserting ``$271,356,164'';
    and
    (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ``\1/4\'' and
    inserting ``\155/365\'';
    (5) in subsection (d)--
    (A) by striking ``\1/4\'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``\155/365\''; and
    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
    (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by
    striking ``apportioned under sections 104(b) and
    144 of title 23, United States Code,'' and
    inserting ``specified in section 105(a)(2) of
    title 23, United States Code (except the high
    priority projects program),''; and
    (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ``apportioned
    under such sections of such Code'' and inserting
    ``specified

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    in such section 105(a)(2) (except the high
    priority projects program)''; and
    (6) in subsection (e)(1)(B) by striking ``\1/4\'' and
    inserting ``\155/365\''.

    (b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 412(a)(2) of the Surface
    Transportation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-147; 124 Stat. 83)
    is amended--
    (1) by striking ``$105,606,250'' and inserting
    ``$179,385,959''; and
    (2) <>  by striking ``the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010''
    and inserting ``the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and
    ending on March 4, 2011''.

    Subtitle B--Extension of <>  National Highway
    Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration, and Additional Programs
    SEC. 2201. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
    ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Chapter 4 Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2001(a)(1) of
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ``and $58,750,000 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $99,795,000 for the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (b) Highway Safety Research and Development.--Section 2001(a)(2) of
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ``and $27,061,000 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $45,967,000 for the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (c) Occupant Protection Incentive Grants.--Section 2001(a)(3) of
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ``and $6,250,000 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $10,616,000 for the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (d) Safety Belt Performance Grants.--Section 2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA-
    LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ``and $31,125,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.''
    and inserting ``and $52,870,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
    2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (e) State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements.--Section
    2001(a)(5) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ``and
    $8,625,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on
    December 31, 2010.'' and inserting ``and $14,651,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (f) Alcohol-impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant
    Program.--Section 2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended
    by striking ``and $34,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
    2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and

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    inserting ``and $59,027,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (g) National Driver Register.--Section 2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA-LU (119
    Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ``and $1,029,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and
    inserting ``and $1,748,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (h) High Visibility Enforcement Program.--Section 2001(a)(8) of
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ``and $7,250,000 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $12,315,000 for the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (i) Motorcyclist Safety.--Section 2001(a)(9) of SAFETEA-LU (119
    Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ``and $1,750,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and
    inserting ``and $2,973,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (j) Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants.--
    Section 2001(a)(10) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by
    striking ``and $1,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and inserting ``and $2,973,000 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (k) Administrative Expenses.--Section 2001(a)(11) of SAFETEA-LU (119
    Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ``and $6,332,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and
    inserting ``and $10,756,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    SEC. 2202. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
    ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``$52,679,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and
    inserting ``$88,753,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and
    ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104(i)(1)(G) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``$61,036,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and
    inserting ``$103,678,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and
    ending on March 4, 2011.''.
    (c) Grant Programs.--Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715)
    is amended--
    (1) in paragraph (1)--
    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2009,''; and
    (B) by striking ``and $6,301,000 for the period
    beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $10,616,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4,
    2011.'';
    (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and $8,066,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $13,589,000 for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.'';

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    (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and $1,260,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $2,123,000 for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.'';
    (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and $6,301,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $10,616,000 for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''; and
    (5) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and $756,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
    2010.'' and inserting ``and $1,274,000 for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011.''.

    (d) High-Priority Activities.--Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``2009, $15,000,000 for
    fiscal year 2010, and $3,781,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
    2010, and ending on December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``2010 and
    $6,370,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on March
    4, 2011''.
    (e) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended by striking ``(and up to $7,310,000 for the
    period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010)''
    and inserting ``(and up to $12,315,000 for the period beginning October
    1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011)''.
    (f) <>  Commercial Driver's License
    Information System Modernization.--Section 4123(d)(6) of SAFETEA-LU (119
    Stat. 1736) is amended by striking ``$2,016,000 for the period beginning
    on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.'' and inserting
    ``and $3,397,260 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending on
    March 4, 2011.''.

    (g) <>  Outreach and Education.--Section
    4127(e) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ``and
    2010'' and all that follows before ``to carry out'' and inserting
    ``2010, and $425,545 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
    and $1,274,000 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
    for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4,
    2011,''.

    (h) <>  Grant Program for Commercial Motor
    Vehicle Operators.--Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1744) is
    amended by striking ``$252,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
    2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,'' and inserting ``$425,545 for
    the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011,''.

    (i) <>  Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
    Committee.--Section 4144(d) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1748) is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.

    (j) Working Group for Development of Practices and Procedures To
    Enhance Federal-State Relations.--Section 4213(d) of SAFETEA-LU (49
    U.S.C. 14710 note; 119 Stat. 1759) is amended by striking ``December 31,
    2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.
    SEC. 2203. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Hazardous Materials Research Projects.--Section 7131(c) of
    SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking ``through 2010'' and
    all that follows before ``shall be available''

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    and inserting ``through 2010 and $531,000 for the period beginning on
    October 1, 2010, and ending on March 4, 2011''.
    (b) 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) by striking ``For each of fiscal years
    2006'' and all that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting
    the following: ``For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and
    for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March
    4, 2011, the balance of each annual appropriation made in
    accordance with the provisions of section 3 remaining after the
    distributions for administrative expenses and other purposes
    under subsection (b) and for multistate conservation grants
    under section 14 shall be distributed as follows:''; and
    (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking the first sentence
    and inserting the following: ``From the annual appropriation
    made in accordance with section 3, for each of fiscal years 2006
    through 2010, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
    and ending on March 4, 2011, the Secretary of the Interior may
    use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for
    the fiscal year for expenses for administration incurred in the
    implementation of this Act, in accordance with this section and
    section 9.''.

    (c) Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program.--Section
    327(i)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``6
    years after'' and inserting ``7 years after''.
    (d) Implementation of Future Strategic Highway Research Program.--
    Section 510 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
    ``(h) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
    section, the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this
    section for implementation of research products related to the future
    strategic highway research program, including development,
    demonstration, evaluation, and technology transfer activities.''.

    Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

    SEC. 2301. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING PROGRAMS.

    Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.
    SEC. 2302. SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED FORMULA GRANTS.

    Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
    (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``December 31,
    2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011'';
    (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``December 31, 2010''
    and inserting ``March 4, 2011''; and
    (3) in subparagraph (E)--
    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``December
    31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''; and
    (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking
    ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.

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    SEC. 2303. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

    Section 5309(m) of such title is amended--
    (1) In paragraph (2)--
    (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``December
    31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011'';
    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (A) by
    striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4,
    2011''; and
    (C) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
    ``$50,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010,
    and ending December 31, 2010'' and inserting
    ``$84,931,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010
    and ending March 4, 2011''.
    (2) in paragraph (6)--
    (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$3,750,000
    shall be available for the period beginning October 1,
    2010 and ending December 31, 2010'' and inserting
    ``$6,369,000 shall be available for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011'';
    (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$1,250,000
    shall be available for the period beginning October 1,
    2010 and ending December 31, 2010'' and inserting
    ``$2,123,000 shall be available for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011''.
    (3) in paragraph (7)--
    (A) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)--
    (i) in the clause heading, by striking
    ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4,
    2011'';
    (ii) by striking ``$2,500,000 shall be
    available for the period beginning October 1, 2010
    and ending December 31, 2010'' and inserting
    ``$4,246,000 shall be available for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (iii) by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting
    ``\155/365\ths''.
    (4) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (vi) to read,
    ``$5,732,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    March 4, 2011''.
    (5) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``December 31, 2010''
    and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.
    (6) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``$8,750,000 shall be
    available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$14,863,000 shall be
    available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    March 4, 2011'';
    (7) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``$750,000 shall be
    available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$1,273,000 shall be
    available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    March 4, 2011''.
    SEC. 2304. APPORTIONMENT OF FORMULA GRANTS FOR OTHER THAN
    URBANIZED AREAS.

    Section 5311(c)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
    read as follows:
    ``(F) $6,369,000 for the period beginning October 1,
    2010 and ending March 4, 2011.''.

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    SEC. 2305. APPORTIONMENT BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY FACTORS.

    Section 5337(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
    ``(g) Special Rule for October 1, 2010, Through March 4, 2011.--The
    Secretary shall apportion amounts made available for fixed guideway
    modernization under section 5309 for the period beginning October 1,
    2010, and ending March 4, 2011, in accordance with subsection (a),
    except that the Secretary shall apportion \155/365\ths of each dollar
    amount specified in subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 2306. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Formula and Bus Grants.--Section 5338(b) of title 49, United
    States Code, is amended--
    (1) by amending paragraph (1)(F) as follows:
    ``(F) $3,550,376,000 for the period beginning
    October 1, 2010, and ending March 4, 2011.''.
    (2) in paragraph (2)--
    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$28,375,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$48,198,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$1,040,091,250
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$1,766,730,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March
    4, 2011'';
    (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$12,875,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$21,869,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``$416,625,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$707,691,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (E) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``$246,000,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$417,863,000 for the
    period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``$33,375,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$56,691,000 for the
    period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``$116,250,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$197,465,000 for the
    period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``$41,125,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$69,856,000 for the
    period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``$23,125,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``$39,280,000 for the
    period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011'';
    (J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``$6,725,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December

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    31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$11,423,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011'';
    (K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``$875,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December
    31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$1,486,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011'';
    (L) in subparagraph (L) by striking ``$6,250,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December
    31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$10,616,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011'';
    (M) in subparagraph (M) by striking ``$116,250,000
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending
    December 31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$197,465,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4,
    2011''; and
    (N) in subparagraph (N) by striking ``$2,200,000 for
    the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December
    31, 2010'' and by inserting ``$3,736,000 for the period
    beginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 4, 2011''.

    (b) Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5338(c)(6) of title 49
    United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(6) $849,315,000 for the period of October 1, 2010 through
    March 4, 2011.''.

    (c) Research and University Research Centers.--Section 5338(d) of
    title 49, United States Code, is amended--
    (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
    (A), by striking ``$17,437,500 for the period beginning October
    1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010'' and inserting
    ``$29,619,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and
    ending March 4, 2011'';
    (2) paragraph (3)(A)(ii) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(ii) October 1, 2010 through march 4,
    2011.--Of amounts authorized to be appropriated
    for the period beginning October 1, 2010, through
    March 4, 2011, under paragraph (1), the Secretary
    shall allocate for each of the activities and
    projects described in subparagraphs (A) through
    (F) of paragraph (1) an amount equal to \155/
    365\ths of the amount allocated for fiscal year
    2009 under each such subparagraph.''.
    (3) Paragraph (3)(B)(ii) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(ii) October 1, 2010 through march 4,
    2011.--Of the amounts allocated under subparagraph
    (A)(i) for the university centers program under
    section 5506 for the period beginning October 1,
    2010, and ending March 4, 2011, the Secretary
    shall allocate for each program described in
    clauses (i) through (iii) and (v) through (viii)
    of paragraph (2)(A) an amount equal to \155/
    365\ths of the amount allocated for fiscal year
    2009 under each such clause.''.
    (4) In clause (3)(B)(iii)--
    (A) by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''; and
    (B) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2010''.

    (d) Administration.--Section 5338(e)(6) of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended to read as follows--
    ``(6) $42,003,000 for the period of October 1, 2010 through
    March 4, 2011.''.

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    SEC. 2307. AMENDMENTS TO SAFETEA-LU.

    (a) Contracted Paratransit Pilot.--Section 3009(i)(1) of SAFETEA-LU
    (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1572) is amended by striking ``December
    31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.
    (b) Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program.--Section 3011 of
    SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended--
    (1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``December 31, 2010''
    and inserting ``March 4, 2011''; and
    (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and
    inserting ``March 4, 2011''.

    (c) Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities Pilot
    Program.--Section 3012(b)(8) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``March 4,
    2011''.
    (d) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040(7) of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law
    109-59; 119 Stat. 1639, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(7) $4,462,196,000 for the period beginning October 1,
    2010, and ending March 4, 2011, of which not more than
    $3,550,376,000 shall be from the Mass Transit Account.''.

    (e) Project Authorizations for New Fixed Guideway Capital
    Projects.--Section 3043 of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat.
    1640) is amended in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ``December 31,
    2010'' and inserting ``March 4, 2011''.
    (f) <>  Allocations for National Research
    and Technology Programs.--Section 3046 of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 5338;
    119 Stat. 1706) is amended--
    (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2010''
    and inserting ``March 4, 2011'', and by striking ``25 percent''
    and inserting ``\155/365\ths''.
    (2) In subsection (d)--
    (A) by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''; and
    (B) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2010''.
    SEC. 2308. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Highway Category.--Section 8003(a) of SAFETEA-LU (2 U.S.C. 901
    note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended--
    (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``for the period beginning
    on October 1, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2010,'' and
    inserting ``for fiscal year 2010,''; and
    (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
    ``(7) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    on March 4, 2011, $18,035,192,815.''.

    (b) Mass Transit Category.--Section 8003(b) of SAFETEA-LU (2 U.S.C.
    901 note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended--
    (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``for the period beginning
    on October 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2010,'' and
    inserting ``for fiscal year 2010,''; and
    (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
    ``(7) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
    on March 4, 2011, $4,390,137,192.''.

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    Subtitle D--Extension of Expenditure Authority

    SEC. 2401. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986 <>  is amended--
    (1) by striking ``December 31, 2010 (January 1, 2011, in the
    case of expenditures for administrative expenses)'' in
    subsections (b)(6)(B) and (c)(1) and inserting ``March 5,
    2011'';
    (2) by striking ``the Surface Transportation Extension Act
    of 2010'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ``the
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II''; and
    (3) by striking ``January 1, 2011'' in subsection (e)(3) and
    inserting ``March 5, 2011''.

    (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
    2010'' each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting
    ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, Part II''; and
    (2) by striking ``January 1, 2011'' in subsection (d)(2) and
    inserting ``March 5, 2011''.

    (c) <>  Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall take effect on December 31, 2010.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations and Surface
    Transportation Extensions Act, 2011''.

    Approved December 22, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3082 (S. 1407):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-188 (Comm. on Appropriations).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 111-40 (Comm. on Appropriations) accompanying S.
    1407.
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 155 (2009):
    July 10, considered and passed
    House.
    Nov. 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 17, considered
    and passed Senate, amended.
    Vol. 156 (2010):
    Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate
    amendment with an amendment.
    Dec. 19, Senate considered
    concurring in House amendment
    with an amendment.
    Dec. 21, Senate concurred in House
    amendment with an amendment.
    House concurred in Senate
    amendment.