#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ccfg  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend certain    
transportation-related reporting        
requirements to improve congressional   
oversight1 reduce reporting burdens1 and
 promote transparency1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,transportation ,reports ,harmonization 
,act4  #b4 ,public availability of      
charges and fees for attendance at      
,united ,states ,merchant ,marine       
,academy ,section #eacad7;b7 of title   
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking shall notify ,congress of   
and inserting shall present at the next 
meeting of the ,board of ,visitors1 and 
post on a publicly available website14  
#c4 ,public availability of information 
on aligning ,federal environmental      
reviews ,section #caj7;f77#a7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting 1 and make publicly        
available on the ,department of         
,transportation website1 after ,house of

 ,representatives4  #d4 ,reporting on   
the ,northeast ,corridor  7a7 ,northeast
 ,corridor ,safety ,committee report    
,section #bdije7;e7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking paragraph 7#c74  7b7 ,contents 
of grant requests  7#a7 ,in general     
,section #bdcai7;c7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and   
and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 describe the status of efforts to
 improve safety and security on the     
,northeast ,corridor main line1         
including a description of any efforts  
to implement recommendations of relevant
 railroad safety advisory committees4  4
  7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in
 this subsection or an amendment made by
 this subsection shall affect a grant   
request made under section #bdcai of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 before

 the date of enactment of this ,act4    
#e4 ,highway safety programs report to  
,congress  7a7 ,,dot reports ,section   
#djb of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by striking subsection
 7n7 and inserting the following3  7n7  
,public transparency ,the ,secretary    
shall publicly release on its website   
information that contains each ,state's 
performance with respect to the ,state's
 highway safety plan under subsection   
7k7 and performance targets set by the  
,states in such plans4 ,such information
 shall be posted on the website within  
#de calendar days of approval of a      
,state's highway safety plan4  4  7b7   
,,gao report  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a review of the   
highway safety programs under section   
#djb of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code4 ,in carrying out the review1 the 
,comptroller ,general shall review      
,states' progress in achieving safety   
performance targets1 including how      

,states are utilizing grants and        
problems encountered in achieving such  
targets4  7#b7 ,submission ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit a report to the ,committee on    
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
contains the results of the study       
conducted under paragraph 7#a71         
including any recommendations for       
improvements to ,state activities and   
the ,secretary of ,transportation's     
administration of the highway safety    
programs4  #f4 ,cessation of certain    
advisory councils and advisory          
committees  7a7 ,northeast ,corridor    
,safety ,committee ,section #bdije7;e7  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
amended by this ,act1 is further amended
 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and         
inserting the following3  7#b7 ,sunset  

,the ,committee established under this  
subsection ceases to exist on the date  
that the ,secretary determines positive 
train control1 as required by section   
#bjaeg1 is fully implemented along the  
,northeast ,corridor4  4  7b7 ,national 
,rail ,cooperative ,research ,program   
,oversight ,committee ,section          
#bdiaj7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7#c7 ,sunset ,the       
advisory board established under this   
subsection ceases to exist effective    
,january #a1 #bjai4  4  #g4 ,technical  
amendments to rail improvement grants   
7a7 ,redesignation ,subtitle ,v of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating sections
 #bddja through #bddjh as sections      
#bbija through #bbijh1 respectively2    
7#b7 by redesignating chapter #bdd as   
chapter #bbi2  7#c7 by moving chapter   
#bbi1 as redesignated1 to appear at the 
end of part ,b2  7#d7 in the table of   
chapters-- 7,a7 by striking the item    

relating to chapter #bdd2 and  7,b7 by  
inserting after the item relating to    
chapter #bbg the following3  ,chapter   
#bbi4 ,rail ,improvement ,grants#bbija  
2  and  7#e7 by amending the table of   
sections for chapter #bbi1 as           
redesignated1 to read as follows3  #bbi 
,rail improvement grants  ,sec4#bbija4  
,definitions4#bbijb4 ,capital investment
 grants to support intercity passenger  
rail services4#bbijc4 ,project          
management oversight4#bbijd4 ,use of    
capital grants to finance first-dollar  
liability of grant project4#bbije4      
,grant conditions4#bbijf4 ,authorization
 of appropriations4#bbijg4 ,consolidated
 rail infrastructure and safety         
improvements4#bbijh4 ,restoration and   
enhancement grants4  4  7b7 ,technical  
and conforming amendments  7#a7         
,technical amendments ,chapter #bbi of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
redesignated1 is amended-- 7,a7 in      
section #bbijb1 as redesignated-- 7i7 in
 subsection 7c77#c77;,a7-- 7,i7 in the  

matter preceding clause 7i71 by         
inserting of after other modes2 and     
7,,ii7 in clause 7vi7 by striking       
environmentally and inserting           
environmental2 and  7ii7 in subsection  
7k71 by striking state rail plan and    
inserting ,state rail plan2 and  7,b7 in
 section #bbije7;e77#a71 as             
redesignated-- 7i7 by striking          
government authority and inserting      
governmental authority2 and  7ii7 by    
striking section #ecjb7aa7 and 7#f71    
respectively1 of this title and         
inserting section #ecjb4  7#b7          
,conforming amendments ,chapter #bbi of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
redesignated1 is amended-- 7,a7 in      
section #bbija7b77;,d71 as redesignated1
 by striking #bddjd and inserting       
#bbijd2  7,b7 in section #bbijd1 as     
redesignated1 by striking #bddjb and    
inserting #bbijb2  7,c7 in section      
#bbije7;e77#a71 as redesignated1 by     
striking #bdajb7d7 of this title and    
inserting #bdajb2  7,d7 in section      

#bbijg1 as redesignated-- 7i7 in        
subsection 7c77#b71 by striking         
#bddja7b7 and inserting #bbija7b72 and  
7ii7 in subsection 7k71 by striking of  
sections #bddjb1 #bddjc1 and #bddjd and 
the definition contained in #bddja7a7   
and inserting under sections #bbijb1    
#bbijc1 and #bbijd1 and the definition  
contained in section #bbija7a72 and     
7,e7 in section #bbijh1 as              
redesignated-- 7i7 in subsection 7a71 in
 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking #bddja7a7 and inserting       
#bbija7a72 and  7ii7 in subsection      
7i77#c71 by striking #bddje and         
inserting #bbije4  7#c7 ,additional     
conforming amendments  7,a7 ,subtitle ,v
 ,subtitle ,v of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in part 
,c-- 7,i7 in section #bdajb7g77;,d77ii71
 by striking chapter #bdd and inserting 
chapter #bbi2  7,,ii7 in section #bdajc1
 by inserting or chapter #bbi after this
 part each place it appears2  7,,iii7 in
 section #bdgaa7;c77#c71 by striking    

#bddje and inserting #bbije2 and  7,,iv7
 in section #bdiaa7;i71 by striking     
#bddje and inserting #bbije2 and  7ii7  
in part ,d1 in section #bfajf7;e77#c71  
by striking #bddje of this title and    
inserting #bbije4  7,b7 ,railroad safety
 enhancement act of #bjjh ,the          
,passenger ,rail ,investment and        
,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7division ,b 
of ,public ,law #aaj-dcb7 is amended--  
7i7 in section #cja7;c7 7#di ,u4,s4,c4  
#bddje note71 by striking #bddje7;a7 and
 inserting #bbije7;a72 and  7ii7 in     
section #ejb7;a77#d77;,i7 7#di ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfajf note71 by striking #bddje and   
inserting #bbije4  7,c7 ,,fast ,act ,the
 ,fixing ,america's ,surface            
,transportation ,act 7,public ,law      
#aad-id2 #abi ,stat4 #acab7 is amended--
 7i7 in section #aaajb1 by adding at the
 end the following3  7c7 ,conforming    
provision for redesignation of          
applicable section ,any amounts         
authorized under this section for grants
 or project management oversight under  

section #bddjg of such title shall be   
deemed to refer to grants or project    
management oversight under section      
#bbijg of such title on or after the    
date of enactment of the ,department of 
,transportation ,reports ,harmonization 
,act4  2  7ii7 in section #aaajd1 by    
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,conforming provision for redesignation 
of applicable section ,any amounts      
authorized under this section for grants
 or project management oversight under  
section #bddjh of such title shall be   
deemed to refer to grants or project    
management oversight under section      
#bbijh of such title on or after the    
date of enactment of the ,department of 
,transportation ,reports ,harmonization 
,act4  2  7iii7 in section              
#aacjh7;a77#d77;,i71 by striking #bddje 
and inserting #bbije2 and  7iv7 in      
section #aadja7;b77#e71 by striking     
chapter #bdd and inserting chapter #bbi4
  ,passed the ,senate ,december #ah1    
#bjah4,secretary