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 118 STAT. 1141 PUBLIC LAW 108–309—SEPT. 30, 2004 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Pro vided further, That paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may be necessary for administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration, in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate and for which authority was made available under the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004: Provided, That funds authorized under this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner provided under section 5338(g) of title 49, United States Code. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may be necessary for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make grants to and enter into contracts with States for personnel costs for implementation of 49 U.S.C. 31102, commercial driver’s license program improvements, border enforcement operations, and section 210 of Public Law 106–159 shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) at a rate not exceeding the current rate and for which authority was made available under the Transpor tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004: Provided, That funds authorized under this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code and shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs. (d) For purposes of the budget scoring guidance in effect for the Congress and the Executive branch respectively, and notwith standing rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217, the provisions of sub sections (a), (b), and (c) with regard to contract authority shall be deemed to be direct spending. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts shall continue to be appropriated or credited to the Highway Trust Fund after the date of any expenditure pursuant to this joint resolution. SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to under take any program authorized by title IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, through the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint resolution. SEC. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, and notwithstanding the language in the paragraph under the heading ‘‘Housing for Persons With Disabilities’’ in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make $14,610,000 from amounts appropriated under such heading in fiscal year 2004 available for amendments to existing tenant based Contracts.

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