AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 32603. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.—Section 31104(a) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (7); (2) by striking paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: “(8) $215,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and “(9) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.” . (b) Administrative Expenses.—Section 31104(i)(1) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (G); and (2) by striking subparagraph (H); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: “(H) $251,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and “(I) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.” . (c) Grant Programs.—Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended to read as follows: “(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 $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. “(2) Border enforcement grants. For border enforcement grants under section 31107 of such title $32,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. “(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 2013 and 2014. “(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 2013 and 2014. “(5) Safety data improvement grants. For safety data improvement grants under section 4128 of this Act, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.” . (d) High-priority Activities.—Section 31104(k)(2) is amended by striking “2011 and $11,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,” and inserting “2014”. (e) New Entrant Audits.—Section 31144(g)(5)(B) is amended to read as follows: “(B) Set aside. The Secretary shall set aside from amounts made available by section 31104(a) up to $32,000,000 per fiscal year for audits of new entrant motor carriers conducted pursuant to this paragraph.” . (f) [49 U.S.C. 31100 note] Outreach and Education.—Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended to read as follows: “(e) Funding. From amounts made available under section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make available $4,000,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to carry out this section (other than subsection (f)).” . (g) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) is amended by striking “2011 and $750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,” and inserting “2014”. (h) Border Enforcement Grants.—Section 31107 is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. (i) [49 U.S.C. 31100 note] Administration of Grant Programs.—The Secretary is authorized to identify and implement processes to reduce the administrative burden on the States and the Department of Transportation concerning the application and management of the grant programs authorized under chapter 311 and chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.