; and (II) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Requirements The criteria and procedures promulgated pursuant to clause (i) shall— (I) be based on the most recently issued national ambient air quality standard for each applicable criteria pollutant; and (II) establish that conformity in the case of transportation plans, programs, and projects shall not be required— (aa) in any area designated under this Act as a marginal nonattainment or attainment-maintenance area; and (bb) with respect to any area that is not an area described in item (aa), until the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Administrator approves the motor vehicle emissions budget contained in the State implementation plan applicable to the relevant transportation plan, program, or project. ; (ii) in subparagraph (D)— (I) in clause (ii)— (aa) in subclause (II), by striking paragraph (2)(E) and inserting paragraph (2)(C)(v) ; and (bb) by indenting subclauses (I) and (II) appropriately; (II) by indenting clauses (i) through (iii) appropriately; and (III) by striking (D) The and inserting the following: (D) Minimum requirements The ; and (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking (F) Compliance and inserting the following: (F) Traffic signal synchronization projects Compliance ; (F) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); (G) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; (H) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking Each and inserting Subject to paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), each ; (I) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking If and inserting the following: (A) Definition of lapse In this paragraph, the term lapse , with respect to a conformity determination for a transportation plan or transportation improvement program, means that— (i) the conformity determination has expired; and (ii) as a result of that expiration, no currently conforming transportation plan or transportation improvement program exists. (B) Lapses If ; and (J) by striking paragraph (10)