AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.(a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(a) In General.—Subject to subsection (f), there are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 31102—“(1) $188,480,000 for fiscal year 2005;“(2) $188,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;“(3) $197,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;“(4) $202,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and“(5) $209,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.”.(b) Administrative Expenses.—Section 31104 of such title is amended by adding the following at the end:“(i) Administrative Expenses.—“(1) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—“(A) $254,849,000 for fiscal year 2005;“(B) $213,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;“(C) $223,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;“(D) $228,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and“(E) $234,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.“(2) Use of funds.—The funds authorized by this subsection shall be used for personnel costs; administrative infrastructure; rent; information technology; programs for research and technology, information management, regulatory development, the administration of the performance and registration information system management, and outreach and education; other operating expenses; and such other expenses as may from time to time become necessary to implement statutory mandates of the Administration not funded from other sources.“(j) Availability of Funds; Contract Authority.—“(1) Period of availability.—The amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.“(2) Initial date of availability.—Authorizations from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by this section shall be available for obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.119 STAT. 1715“(3) Contract authority.—Approval by the Secretary of a grant with funds made available under this section imposes upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment of the Government’s share of costs incurred in carrying out the objectives of the grant.”.(c) Grant Programs.—There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) the following sums for the following Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs:(1) Commercial driver’s license program improvement grants.—For commercial driver’s license program improvement grants under section 31313 of title 49, United States Code $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.(2) Border enforcement grants.—For border enforcement grants under section 31107 of such title $32,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.(3) Performance and registration information system management grant program.—For the performance and registration information system management grant program under section 31109 of such title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.(4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment.—For carrying out the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program under section 4126 of this Act, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.(5) Safety data improvement grants.—For safety data improvement grants under section 4128 of this Act $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.(d) Period of Availability.—The amounts made available under subsection (c) of this section shall remain available until expended.(e) Initial Date of Availability.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by subsection (c) shall be available for obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.(f) Contract Authority.—Approval by the Secretary of a grant with funds made available under subsection (c) imposes upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment of the Government’s share of costs incurred in carrying out the objectives of the grant.