118 STAT. 3234 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not with hold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. SEC. 190. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra tion, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administra tion’s ‘‘Federal Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s ‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’ account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. SEC. 191. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart ment of an amount determined by the Secretary. SEC. 192. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any discre tionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agree ment totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant pro gram of the Federal Highway Administration other than the emer gency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. SEC. 193. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the sub leasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. SEC. 194. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper pay ments; and (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments: Provided, That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropria tion from which the improper payments were made, and
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