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The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient
Transportation Equity Act of 2003

TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET OFFSETS

SEC. 8101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CATEGORIES. [Analysis]

(a) DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.-

(1) Section 250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by--

(A) striking "Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" and inserting "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003"; and

(B) adding after item (iv) the following new clauses:

"(v) 69-8158-0-7-401 (Motor Carrier Safety Grants).

"(vi) 69-8159-0-7-401 (Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs).".

(2) Section 250(c)(4)(C) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:

  "(C) The term 'mass transit category' refers to the following budget accounts or portions thereof that are subject to the obligation limitations on contract authority provided in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 or for which appropriations are provided pursuant to authorizations contained in that Act:

"(i) 69-1120-0-1-401 (Administrative Expenses).

"(ii) 69-1134-0-1-401 (Capital Investment Grants).

"(iii) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Discretionary Grants).

"(iv) 69-1129-0-1-401 (Formula Grants).

"(v) 69-8303-0-7-401 (Formula Grants and Research).

"(vi) 69-1127-0-1-401 (Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit).

"(vii) 69-1125-0-1-401 (Job Access and Reverse Commute).

"(viii) 69-1122-0-1-401 (Miscellaneous Expired Accounts).

"(ix) 69-1139-0-1-401 (Major Capital Investment Grants).

"(x) 69-1121-0-1-401 (Research, Training and Human Resources).

"(xi) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Trust Fund Share of Expenses).

"(xii) 69-1137-0-1-401 (Transit Planning and Research).

"(xiii) 69-1136-0-1-401 (University Transportation Research).

"(xiv) 69-1128-0-1-401 (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority).".

(b) CONTINUATION OF SEPARATE CATEGORIES.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

"(8) with respect to fiscal year 2004--

"(A) for the highway category: $29,990,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $6,909,000,000 in outlays.

"(9) with respect to fiscal year 2005--

"(A) for the highway category: $30,589,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $6,462,000,000 in outlays.

"(10) with respect to fiscal year 2006--

"(A) for the highway category: $31,249,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $6,070,000,000 in outlays.

"(11) with respect to fiscal year 2007--

"(A) for the highway category: $32,402,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $5,843,000,000 in outlays.

"(12) with respect to fiscal year 2008--

"(A) for the highway category: $33,358,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $6,374,000,000 in outlays.

"(13) with respect to fiscal year 2009--

"(A) for the highway category: $34,109,000,000 in outlays; and

"(B) for the mass transit category: $6,470,000,000 in outlays.".

(c) HIGHWAY FUNDING REVENUE ALIGNMENT.--Section 251(b)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(1)(B)) is amended--

(1) in clause (i),

(A) by inserting "for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009" after "submits the budget";

(B) by inserting "the obligation limitation and outlay limit for" after "adjustments to";

(C) by striking "provided in clause (ii)(I)(cc)." and substituting "follows:"; and

(D) by inserting the following at the end:

"(I) OMB shall calculate the change in the obligation limitation for the highway category for the budget year by taking the actual level of highway receipts for the year before the current year and subtracting the sum of the estimated level of highway receipts in clause (iii) plus any amount previously calculated under clause (ii) for that year.

"(II) OMB shall take the amount calculated under subclause (I) and add that amount to the obligation limitation set forth in section 8102(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 for the highway category for the budget year, and calculate the outlay change resulting from that change in obligations relative to that amount for the budget year and each outyear using current estimates. After making the calculation under the preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the obligation limitation set forth in that section for the budget year by adding the amount calculated under subclause (I).";

(2) by striking clause (ii) and substituting the following:

"(ii) When the President submits the supplementary budget estimates for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, under section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, OMB's Mid-Session Review shall include adjustments to the obligation limitation and outlay limit for the highway category for the budget year and each outyear as follows:

"(I) OMB shall take the current estimate of highway receipts for the current year and subtract the estimated level of highway receipts in clause (iii) for that year.

"(II) OMB shall take the amount calculated under subclause (I) and add that amount to the amount of obligations set forth in section 8102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 for the highway category for the budget year, and calculate the outlay change resulting from that change in obligations relative to that amount for the budget year and each outyear using current estimates. After making the calculation under the preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the amount of obligations set forth in that section for the budget year by adding the amount calculated under subclause (I)."; and

(3) by inserting the following at the end:

"(iii) The estimated level of highway receipts for the purposes of this subparagraph are--

"(I) for fiscal year 2004, $30,119,000,000;

"(II) for fiscal year 2005, $31,109,000,000;

"(III) for fiscal year 2006, $32,191,000,000;

"(IV) for fiscal year 2007, $33,146,000,000;

"(V) for fiscal year 2008, $34,018,000,000; and

"(VI) for fiscal year 2009, $34,844,000,000.

"(iv) In this subparagraph, the term "highway receipts" means the governmental receipts credited to the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund.".

(d) TRANSIT FUNDING REVENUE ALIGNMENT.--Section 251(b)(1)(C) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:

"(C) Adjustment to align mass transit spending with revenues

"(i) When the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the budget shall include adjustments to the obligation limitation and outlay limit for the mass transit category for the budget year and each outyear as follows:

"(I) OMB shall calculate the change in the obligation limitation for the mass transit category for the budget year by taking the actual level of mass transit receipts for the year before the current year and subtract the sum of the estimated level of mass transit receipts in clause (iii) plus any amount previously calculated under clause (ii) for that year.

"(II) OMB shall take the amount calculated under subclause (I) and add that amount to the amount of obligation limitation set forth in section 8102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 for the mass transit category for the budget year, and calculate the outlay change resulting from that change in obligations relative to that amount for the budget year and each outyear using current estimates. After making the calculation under the preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the obligation limitation set forth in that section for the budget year by adding the amount calculated under subclause (I).

"(ii) When the President submits the supplementary budget estimates for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, under section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, OMB's Mid-Session Review shall include adjustments to the obligation limitation and outlay limit for the mass transit category for the budget year and each outyear as follows:

"(I) OMB shall take the current estimate of mass transit receipts for the current year and subtract the estimated level of mass transit receipts in clause (iii) for that year.

"(II) OMB shall take the amount calculated under subclause (I) and add that amount to the obligation limitation set forth in section 8102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 for the mass transit category for the budget year, and calculate the outlay change resulting from that change in obligations relative to that amount for the budget year and each outyear using current estimates. After making the calculation under the preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the obligation limitation set forth in that section for the budget year by adding the amount calculated under subclause (I).

"(iii) The estimated level of mass transit receipts for the purposes of this subparagraph are-

"(I) for fiscal year 2004, $4,793,000,000;

"(II) for fiscal year 2005, $4,926,000,000;

"(III) for fiscal year 2006, $5,050,000,000;

"(IV) for fiscal year 2007, $5,164,000,000;

"(V) for fiscal year 2008, $5,270,000,000; and

"(VI) for fiscal year 2009, $5,377,000,000.

"(iv) In this subparagraph, the term "mass transit receipts" means the governmental receipts credited to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.".

(e) ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS.--Section 251(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(1)) is further amended--

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;

(2) in subparagraph (E)(i) as redesignated,

(A) by striking "1999" and substituting "2005;

(B) by striking "2000" and substituting "2006";

(C) by striking "2003" and substituting "2009; and

(D) by striking "section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" and substituting "section 8102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003";

(3) in subparagraph (E)(ii) as redesignated,

(A) by striking "2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003" and substituting "2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009; and

(B) by striking "by subparagraphs (B) and (C)" and substituting "made by subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)";

(4) in subparagraph (F) as redesignated, by striking "(B) and (C)" and substituting "(B), (C), and (D)"; and

(5) by inserting the following after subparagraph (C):

"(D) In addition to the adjustments required by subparagraphs (B) and (C), when the President submits the budget for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the budget shall include for the budget year and each outyear an adjustment to the limits on outlays for the highway category and the mass transit category equal to--

"(i) the outlays for the applicable category calculated assuming obligation levels consistent with the estimates prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E), as adjusted, using current technical assumptions; minus

"(ii) the outlays for the applicable category set forth in the subparagraph (E) estimates, as adjusted.".

(f) ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEE.--Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking "section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" in clause 3 and substituting "section 8102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003".

SEC. 8102. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. [Analysis]

(a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.-For the purposes of section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the highway category is-

(1) for fiscal year 2004, $30,280,000,000;

(2) for fiscal year 2005, $31,270,000,000;

(3) for fiscal year 2006, $32,352,000,000;

(4) for fiscal year 2007, $33,307,000,000;

(5) for fiscal year 2008, $34,179,000,000; and

(6) for fiscal year 2009, $35,005,000,000.

(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY-(1) For the purposes of section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the mass transit category is-

(1) for fiscal year 2004, $5,936,000,000;

(2) for fiscal year 2005, $6,054,720,000;

(3) for fiscal year 2006, $6,180,659,000;

(4) for fiscal year 2007, $6,319,723,000;

(5) for fiscal year 2008, $6,475,820,000; and

(6) for fiscal year 2009, $6,633,183,000.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "obligation limitations" means the sum of budget authority and obligation limitations.

SEC. 8103. EFFECTIVENESS OF TITLE. [Analysis]

This title, and the amendments made by this title, become effective on the day that section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 comes into effect after the enactment of this Act.

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