[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 5434 Received in Senate (RDS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5434
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 2, 2021
Received
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AN ACT
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and
transit programs, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2021''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered law.--The term ``covered law'' means any of the
following:
(A) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI,
and XXIV of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94; 129 Stat.
1312).
(B) Division A, division B, subtitle A of title I
and title II of division C, and division E of MAP-21
(Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 405).
(C) Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA-LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-244;
122 Stat. 1572).
(D) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA-LU
(Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144).
(E) Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public
Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 107).
(F) Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59; 109
Stat. 568).
(G) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 1914).
(H) Title 23, United States Code.
(I) Sections 116, 117, 330, 5128, 5505, and 24905
and chapters 53, 139, 303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of
title 49, United States Code.
(J) Division B of the Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159;
134 Stat. 725).
(2) Extension end date.--The term ``extension end date''
means October 31, 2021.
(3) Extension fraction.--The term ``extension fraction''
means the quotient, expressed as a fraction, obtained by
dividing--
(A) the number of days in the extension period; by
(B) 365.
(4) Extension period.--The term ``extension period'' means
the period that begins on October 1, 2021, and ends on the
extension end date.
(5) Highway account.--The term ``Highway Account'' means
the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass
Transit Account.
(6) Mass transit account.--The term ``Mass Transit
Account'' means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund
established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(8) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States and the
District of Columbia.
TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the
requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and
other provisions authorized under the covered laws, which would
otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2021, are
incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect through the
extension end date.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Highway trust fund.--
(A) Highway account.--There is authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year
2022, for each program with respect to which amounts
are authorized to be appropriated from such account for
fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to the extension
fraction of the amount authorized for appropriation
with respect to the program from such account under the
covered laws for fiscal year 2021.
(B) Mass transit account.--There is authorized to
be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account for
fiscal year 2022, for each program with respect to
which amounts are authorized to be appropriated from
such account for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to
the extension fraction of the amount authorized for
appropriation with respect to the program from such
account under the covered laws for fiscal year 2021.
(2) General fund.--There is authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2022, for each program under the covered laws
with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2021 from an account other than the Highway
Account or the Mass Transit Account, an amount that is not less
than the extension fraction of the amount authorized for
appropriation with respect to the program under the covered
laws for fiscal year 2021.
(c) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Except as described in paragraph (2),
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 with
respect to a program under subsection (b) shall be distributed,
administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the
same manner as amounts authorized to be appropriated with
respect to the program for fiscal year 2021 under the covered
laws.
(2) Apportionment to states.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (c)(2)
or (e)(1) of section 104 of title 23, United States
Code, the Secretary--
(i) shall not apportion on October 1, 2021,
amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2022 under subsection (b)(1)(A)
with a respect to a program described in
subparagraph (B); and
(ii) shall not apportion such amounts
before October 15, 2021.
(B) Programs described.--A program referred to in
subparagraph (A)(i) is a program--
(i) for which amounts are authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(ii) under which amounts described in
clause (i) will be apportioned to States as
described in section 104 of title 23, United
States Code.
(C) Notice to states.--Section 104(e)(2) of title
23, United States Code, shall not apply for fiscal year
2022.
(d) Obligation Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a program for
which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (b)(1) shall be subject to a limitation on
obligations for fiscal year 2022 in an amount equal to the
extension fraction of the limitation on obligations for the
program for fiscal year 2021 and in the same manner as the
limitation applicable with respect to the program for fiscal
year 2021.
(2) Federal-aid highways.--
(A) In general.--In distributing a limitation on
obligations for Federal-aid highways for qualifying
programs, the Secretary--
(i) shall reserve, for qualifying programs,
an amount of the limitation on obligations for
Federal-aid highways equal to the amount
calculated for the extension period for
qualifying programs in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(ii) if H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted, may distribute the amount determined
under clause (i) among qualifying programs
(including any qualifying programs established
pursuant to such H.R. 3684) in a manner
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(B) Calculation.--Notwithstanding the enactment of
H.R. 3684 (117th Congress), the Secretary shall
calculate the amount under subparagraph (A)(i) in the
manner described in section 120(a)(4) of division L of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law
116-260).
(C) Definition of qualifying program.--In this
paragraph, the term ``qualifying program'' means a
program for Federal-aid highways that is--
(i) allocated by the Secretary under--
(I) title 23, United States Code;
(II) subsection (c)(1); or
(III) H.R. 3684 (117th Congress),
if enacted; or
(ii) apportioned by the Secretary under
section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States
Code.
SEC. 102. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
During the extension period, until H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted, the matter preceding clause (i) in section 117(d)(2)(A) of
title 23, United States Code, shall be applied--
(1) by substituting ``$700,000,000'' for ``$600,000,000'';
and
(2) by substituting ``2022'' for ``2021''.
SEC. 103. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
During the extension period, until H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted, section 403(h)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall be
applied--
(1) by substituting ``2022'' for ``2021''; and
(2) by substituting ``$31,872,000'' for ``$26,560,000''.
SEC. 104. RAIL-RELATED PROVISIONS.
During the extension period, until H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted, section 502(b)(3) of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(3)) shall be applied by
substituting the extension end date for ``September 30, 2021''.
SEC. 105. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds authorized in this Act or any other Act may be
used to adjust apportionments for the Mass Transit Account or withhold
funds from apportionments for the Mass Transit Account pursuant to
section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in fiscal year
2022.
SEC. 106. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.
During the extension period, until H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted--
(1) section 14703 of title 40, United States Code, shall be
applied--
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by substituting ``2022''
for ``2021''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by substituting ``2022'' for
``2021''; and
(2) section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall be
applied by substituting ``2022'' for ``2021''.
SEC. 107. SPORT FISHING.
During the extension period, until H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is
enacted, section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777c) shall be applied by substituting--
(1) ``fiscal year 2022'' for ``fiscal year 2021'' in
subsections (a) and (b)(1)(A); and
(2) ``fiscal years 2016 through 2022'' for ``fiscal years
2016 through 2021'' in subsection (b)(2)(A).
SEC. 108. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOLLOWING HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
EXPIRATION.
(a) In General.--Each employee of the United States Government
furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in Highway Trust Fund
expenditure authority shall be paid for the period of the covered
lapse, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work
during a covered lapse shall be paid for such work, at the employee's
standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the covered
lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to
availability of funds.
(b) Covered Lapse.--In this section, the term ``covered lapse in
Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority'' means any lapse in authority
to make expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund that begins on October
1, 2021 and ends on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE II--TRUST FUNDS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR HIGHWAY TRUST FUND,
SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND, AND
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND.
(a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``October 1, 2021'' in subsections
(b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``November 1,
2021'', and
(2) by striking ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and
Other Extensions Act'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and
inserting ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021''.
(b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 9504 of
such Code is amended--
(1) by striking ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and
Other Extensions Act'' each place it appears in subsection
(b)(2) and inserting ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2021'', and
(2) by striking ``October 1, 2021'' in subsection (d)(2)
and inserting ``November 1, 2021''.
(c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Section
9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``October 1, 2021'' and
inserting ``November 1, 2021''.
(d) Special Rule for Execution of Amendments.--On the date of
enactment of H.R. 3684 (117th Congress)--
(1) this section and the amendments made by this section
shall cease to be effective;
(2) the text of the laws amended by this section shall
revert back so as to read as the text read on the day before
the date of enactment of this section; and
(3) the amendments made by H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) shall
be executed as if this section had not been enacted.
TITLE III--REPLACEMENT AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 301. RESCISSION OF DUPLICATIVE CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Upon enactment of H.R. 3684 (117th Congress),
subject to subsections (c) and (d), for each program described in
subsection (b), there is permanently rescinded an amount of contract
authority equal to the contract authority made available for that
program under section 101.
(b) Programs Described.--A program referred to in subsection (a) is
a program for which contract authority was made available for fiscal
year 2022 under both section 101 and H.R. 3684 (117th Congress).
(c) Implementation.--
(1) Application of rescission among certain programs.--The
amount of contract authority rescinded under subsection (a)
shall be applied among States for apportioned programs in the
same amounts that contract authority would be apportioned to
such States and distributed for such apportioned programs under
section 101.
(2) Substantially similar and successor programs.--The
Secretary may implement subsection (a) in a manner that, as
determined appropriate by the Secretary, accommodates a
circumstance in which--
(A) section 101 makes available contract authority
for fiscal year 2022 for a program; and
(B) H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) makes available
contract authority for fiscal year 2022 for a program
that is, in the judgment of the Secretary,
substantially similar or a successor to the program
referred to in subparagraph (A).
(d) Deadline.--The Secretary shall implement the rescission under
subsection (a) not later than September 30, 2022.
(e) Apportionment Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2) or
(e)(1) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, or section
101(c)(2), the Secretary shall not be required to apportion any amounts
of contract authority that are rescinded pursuant to this section.
SEC. 302. PRIOR ENACTED AUTHORIZATION.
If H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is enacted before the date of
enactment of this Act, this Act shall not take effect and the
provisions of this Act shall not be executed.
Passed the House of Representatives October 1 (legislative
day September 30), 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
By Gloria J. Lett,
Deputy Clerk.