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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 4834 (Introduced in House) — To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation progra... · Sec. 11002

Sec. 11002. Direct or mandatory spending

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The contract authority created by this Act and the outlays flowing from that contract authority shall be treated as direct spending or mandatory spending for all purposes. To the extent that contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund enacted prior to the date of the enactment of this Act produces outlays in fiscal year 2015 or beyond, as of October 1, 2014, those outlays shall be treated as direct spending or mandatory spending for all purposes and shall be attributed to the Transportation Trust Fund.
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