[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3338-H3576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE 
                     TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA ACT

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 504, I call up 
the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, 
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, 
and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McGovern). Pursuant to House Resolution 
504, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure printed in the 
bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 117-8, modified by Rules Committee Print 117-9 
and the amendment printed in part B of House Report 117-74, is adopted, 
and the bill, as amended, is considered read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

                               H.R. 3684

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in a New Vision 
     for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America 
     Act'' or the ``INVEST in America Act''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.

  DIVISION A--FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  2022

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Extension of Federal Surface Transportation programs.
Sec. 103. Additional amounts for the Federal-aid highway program and 
              member designated projects.
Sec. 104. Federal Transit Administration.
Sec. 105. National highway traffic safety administration.
Sec. 106. Federal motor carrier safety administration.
Sec. 107. Member designated project authorizations.

                   DIVISION B--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1001. Applicability of division.

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                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

           Subtitle A--Authorizations and Program Conditions

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Obligation limitation.
Sec. 1103. Definitions and declaration of policy.
Sec. 1104. Apportionment.
Sec. 1105. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1106. Transparency.
Sec. 1107. Complete and context sensitive street design.
Sec. 1108. Federal share.
Sec. 1109. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 1110. Tolling.
Sec. 1111. HOV facilities.
Sec. 1112. Buy America.
Sec. 1113. Federal-aid highway project requirements.
Sec. 1114. State assumption of responsibility for categorical 
              exclusions.
Sec. 1115. Surface transportation project delivery program written 
              agreements.
Sec. 1116. Corrosion prevention for bridges.
Sec. 1117. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1118. Accommodation of certain facilities in right-of-way.
Sec. 1119. Federal grants for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.

           Subtitle B--Programmatic Infrastructure Investment

Sec. 1201. National highway performance program.
Sec. 1202. Increasing the resilience of transportation assets.
Sec. 1203. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1204. Railway crossings.
Sec. 1205. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1206. Transportation alternatives program.
Sec. 1207. Bridge investment.
Sec. 1208. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1209. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 1211. Electric vehicle charging stations.
Sec. 1212. National highway freight program.
Sec. 1213. Carbon pollution reduction.
Sec. 1214. Recreational trails.
Sec. 1215. Safe routes to school program.
Sec. 1216. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 1217. Noise barriers.
Sec. 1218. Safe streets for all.
Sec. 1219. Youth service and conservation corps.

                 Subtitle C--Project-Level Investments

Sec. 1301. Projects of national and regional significance.
Sec. 1302. Community transportation investment grant program.
Sec. 1303. Clean corridors program.
Sec. 1304. Community climate innovation grants.
Sec. 1305. Metro performance program.
Sec. 1306. Gridlock reduction grant program.
Sec. 1307. Rebuild rural bridges program.
Sec. 1308. Parking for commercial motor vehicles.
Sec. 1309. Active connected transportation grant program.
Sec. 1310. Wildlife crossings program.
Sec. 1311. Reconnecting neighborhoods program.
Sec. 1312. Apprenticeship utilization.

   Subtitle D--Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management

Sec. 1401. Metropolitan transportation planning.
Sec. 1402. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.
Sec. 1403. National goals and performance management measures.
Sec. 1404. Transportation demand data and modeling study.
Sec. 1405. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans.

           Subtitle E--Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories

Sec. 1501. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.
Sec. 1502. Tribal transportation program.
Sec. 1503. Tribal High Priority Projects program.
Sec. 1504. Federal lands transportation program.
Sec. 1505. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program.
Sec. 1506. Office of Tribal Government Affairs.
Sec. 1507. Alternative contracting methods.
Sec. 1508. Divestiture of federally owned bridges.
Sec. 1509. Study on Federal funding available to Indian Tribes.
Sec. 1510. GAO study.
Sec. 1511. Federal lands access program.

                   Subtitle F--Additional Provisions

Sec. 1601. Vision zero.
Sec. 1602. Speed limits.
Sec. 1603. Dig Once for broadband infrastructure deployment.
Sec. 1604. Stormwater best management practices.
Sec. 1605. Pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way.
Sec. 1606. Highway formula modernization report.
Sec. 1607. Consolidation of programs.
Sec. 1608. Student outreach report to Congress.
Sec. 1609. Task force on developing a 21st century surface 
              transportation workforce.
Sec. 1610. On-the-job training and supportive services.
Sec. 1611. Appalachian development highway system funding flexibility.
Sec. 1612. Transportation education development program.
Sec. 1613. Working group on construction resources.
Sec. 1614. Numbering system of highway interchanges.
Sec. 1615. Toll credits.
Sec. 1616. Transportation construction materials procurement.
Sec. 1617. Nationwide road safety assessment.
Sec. 1618. Climate resilient transportation infrastructure study.
Sec. 1619. Natural gas, electric battery, and zero emission vehicles.
Sec. 1620. Guidance on evacuation routes.
Sec. 1621. High priority corridors on National Highway System.
Sec. 1622. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads.
Sec. 1623. Dry bulk weight tolerance.
Sec. 1624. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 1625. Labor standards.
Sec. 1626. Climate resiliency report by GAO.
Sec. 1627. Designation of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.
Sec. 1628. GAO study on capital needs of public ferries.
Sec. 1629. Use of modeling and simulation technology.
Sec. 1630. GAO study on per-mile user fee equity.
Sec. 1631. GAO review of equity considerations at State DOTs.
Sec. 1632. Study on effectiveness of suicide prevention nets and 
              barriers for structures other than bridges.
Sec. 1633. Transportation planning activities.
Sec. 1634. Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of 
              Veterans Businesses.
Sec. 1635. Vehicle weight limitations.
Sec. 1636. Roadway worker protection working group.
Sec. 1637. GAO study on nature-based solutions for coastal highway 
              resilience.
Sec. 1638. Repeal of pilot program.
Sec. 1639. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1640. Credit adjustments for paycheck protection program loan 
              forgiveness under highway and public transportation 
              project cost reimbursement contracts.

                    TITLE II--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

               Subtitle A--Federal Transit Administration

Sec. 2101. Authorizations.
Sec. 2102. Chapter 53 definitions.
Sec. 2103. General provisions.
Sec. 2104. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 2105. Policies and purposes.
Sec. 2106. Fiscal years 2022 and 2023 formulas.
Sec. 2107. Metropolitan transportation planning.
Sec. 2108. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.
Sec. 2109. Obligation limitation.
Sec. 2110. Public transportation emergency relief funds.
Sec. 2111. Certification requirements.
Sec. 2112. Hold harmless.
Sec. 2113. Study on accessibility of public transportation.

             Subtitle B--Improving Frequency and Ridership

Sec. 2201. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive 
              grants.
Sec. 2202. Incentivizing frequency in the urban formula.
Sec. 2203. Mobility innovation.
Sec. 2204. Formula grants for rural areas.
Sec. 2205. One-stop paratransit program.

         Subtitle C--Buy America and Other Procurement Reforms

Sec. 2301. Buy America.
Sec. 2302. Bus procurement streamlining.
Sec. 2303. Bus testing facility.
Sec. 2304. Repayment requirement.
Sec. 2305. Definition of urbanized areas following a major disaster.
Sec. 2306. Special rule for certain rolling stock procurements.
Sec. 2307. Spare ratio waiver.

                     Subtitle D--Bus Grant Reforms

Sec. 2401. Formula grants for buses.
Sec. 2402. Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants.
Sec. 2403. Zero emission bus grants.
Sec. 2404. Restoration to state of good repair formula subgrant.
Sec. 2405. Workforce development training grants.

                   Subtitle E--Supporting All Riders

Sec. 2501. Low-income urban formula funds.
Sec. 2502. Rural persistent poverty formula.
Sec. 2503. Demonstration grants to support reduced fare transit.
Sec. 2504. Equity in transit service planning.
Sec. 2505. GAO study on fare-free transit.

     Subtitle F--Supporting Frontline Workers and Passenger Safety

Sec. 2601. National transit frontline workforce training center.
Sec. 2602. Public transportation safety program.
Sec. 2603. Innovation workforce standards.
Sec. 2604. Safety performance measures and set asides.
Sec. 2605. U.S. Employment Plan.
Sec. 2606. Technical assistance and workforce development.
Sec. 2607. Resilient public transportation study.

               Subtitle G--Transit-Supportive Communities

Sec. 2701. Transit-supportive communities.
Sec. 2702. Property disposition for affordable housing.
Sec. 2703. Affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants.

                         Subtitle H--Innovation

Sec. 2801. Mobility innovation sandbox program.
Sec. 2802. Transit bus operator compartment redesign program.

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Sec. 2803. Federal Transit Administration Every Day Counts initiative.
Sec. 2804. Technical corrections.
Sec. 2805. National advanced technology transit bus development 
              program.
Sec. 2806. Public transportation innovation.
Sec. 2807. Transit vehicle battery recycling and reuse.

               Subtitle I--Other Program Reauthorizations

Sec. 2901. Reauthorization for capital and preventive maintenance 
              projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
              Authority.
Sec. 2902. Other apportionments.

                        Subtitle J--Streamlining

Sec. 2911. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.
Sec. 2912. Rural and small urban apportionment deadline.
Sec. 2913. Disposition of assets beyond useful life.
Sec. 2914. Innovative coordinated access and mobility.
Sec. 2915. Passenger ferry grants.
Sec. 2916. Evaluation of benefits and Federal investment.
Sec. 2917. Best practices for the application of National Environmental 
              Policy Act of 1969 to federally funded bus shelters.
Sec. 2918. Capital investment grant streamlining.
Sec. 2919. Disposition of rolling stock to improve air quality goals.

                   TITLE III--HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

Sec. 3001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3002. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 3003. Fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement.
Sec. 3004. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 3005. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling.
Sec. 3006. National safety campaigns.
Sec. 3007. National priority safety programs.
Sec. 3008. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
              intoxicated or driving under the influence.
Sec. 3009. National priority safety program grant eligibility.
Sec. 3010. Implicit bias research and training grants.
Sec. 3011. Stop motorcycle checkpoint funding.
Sec. 3012. Electronic driver's license.
Sec. 3013. Motorcyclist Advisory Council.
Sec. 3014. Report on marijuana research.
Sec. 3015. Comptroller General study on national DUI reporting.
Sec. 3016. Report on impaired driving.
Sec. 3017. Impaired driving countermeasure.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

   Subtitle A--Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Operations, and Programs

Sec. 4101. Motor carrier safety grants.
Sec. 4102. Motor carrier safety operations and programs.
Sec. 4103. Immobilization grant program.
Sec. 4104. Operation of small commercial vehicles study.

               Subtitle B--Motor Carrier Safety Oversight

Sec. 4201. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.
Sec. 4202. Compliance, safety, accountability.
Sec. 4203. Terms and conditions for exemptions.
Sec. 4204. Safety fitness of motor carriers of passengers.
Sec. 4205. Providers of recreational activities.
Sec. 4206. Amendments to regulations relating to transportation of 
              household goods in interstate commerce.
Sec. 4207. Broker guidance.
Sec. 4208. Review of labor laws.

           Subtitle C--Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety

Sec. 4301. Commercial driver's license for passenger carriers.
Sec. 4302. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.
Sec. 4303. Entry-level driver training.
Sec. 4304. Driver detention time.
Sec. 4305. Truck Leasing Task Force.
Sec. 4306. Hours of service.
Sec. 4307. Driver recruitment.
Sec. 4308. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea.
Sec. 4309. Women of Trucking Advisory Board.
Sec. 4310. Application of commercial motor vehicle safety.
Sec. 4311. Use of data.

       Subtitle D--Commercial Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety

Sec. 4401. Schoolbus safety standards.
Sec. 4402. Illegal passing of schoolbuses.
Sec. 4403. State inspection of passenger-carrying commercial motor 
              vehicles.
Sec. 4404. Automatic emergency braking.
Sec. 4405. Underride protection.
Sec. 4406. Transportation of horses.
Sec. 4407. Additional State authority.
Sec. 4408. Updating the required amount of insurance for commercial 
              motor vehicles.
Sec. 4409. Universal electronic identifier.

                          TITLE V--INNOVATION

Sec. 5001. Authorization of appropriations.

                  Subtitle A--Research and Development

Sec. 5101. Highway research and development program.
Sec. 5102. Materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program.
Sec. 5103. Transportation research and development 5-year strategic 
              plan.
Sec. 5104. University transportation centers program.
Sec. 5105. Unsolicited research initiative.
Sec. 5106. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation 
              research program.
Sec. 5107. Wildlife-vehicle collision reduction and habitat 
              connectivity improvement.
Sec. 5108. Research activities.
Sec. 5109. Transportation equity research program.
Sec. 5110. Surface transportation research, development, and 
              technology.
Sec. 5111. Metropolitan planning research pilot program.
Sec. 5112. Integrated project delivery.
Sec. 5113. Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced 
              digital construction management systems.
Sec. 5114. Innovative material innovation hubs.
Sec. 5115. Strategic transportation research agenda.
Sec. 5116. Advanced transportation research and innovation program.
Sec. 5117. Interagency innovative materials standards task force.
Sec. 5118. Vehicular data analytics pilot program.

                   Subtitle B--Technology Deployment

Sec. 5201. Technology and innovation deployment program.
Sec. 5202. Accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement 
              technologies.
Sec. 5203. Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts initiative.

                   Subtitle C--Emerging Technologies

Sec. 5301. Mobility through advanced technologies.
Sec. 5302. Intelligent transportation systems program.
Sec. 5303. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation 
              clearinghouse.
Sec. 5304. Study on safe interactions between automated vehicles and 
              road users.
Sec. 5305. Surface transportation workforce retraining grant program.
Sec. 5306. Third-party data integration pilot program.
Sec. 5307. Third-party data planning integration pilot program.
Sec. 5308. Automated commercial vehicle reporting.
Sec. 5309. Task Force to Promote American Vehicle Competitiveness.
Sec. 5310. Multimodal transportation demonstration program.
Sec. 5311. Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor.

       Subtitle D--Surface Transportation Funding Pilot Programs

Sec. 5401. State surface transportation system funding pilot.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

Sec. 5501. Ergonomic seating working group.
Sec. 5502. Repeal of section 6314 of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 5503. Transportation workforce outreach program.
Sec. 5504. Advisory council on transportation statistics.
Sec. 5505. GAO review of discretionary grant programs.

                  TITLE VI--MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 6001. National multimodal freight policy.
Sec. 6002. National freight strategic plan.
Sec. 6003. National multimodal freight network.
Sec. 6004. State freight advisory committees.
Sec. 6005. State freight plans.
Sec. 6006. Study of freight transportation fee.
Sec. 6007. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance 
              Bureau.
Sec. 6008. Transportation equity advisory committee.
Sec. 6009. Sense of Congress.

  TITLE VII--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT

Sec. 7001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.

             DIVISION C--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 8001. Short title.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 8101. Authorization of appropriations.

          TITLE II--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 8201. Repeal of certain requirements related to lithium cells and 
              batteries.
Sec. 8202. Transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car.
Sec. 8203. Hazardous materials training requirements and grants.
Sec. 8204. Lithium battery approval.

                            DIVISION D--RAIL

Sec. 9001. Short title.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 9101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 9102. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion 
              grants.
Sec. 9103. Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement 
              grants.
Sec. 9104. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
Sec. 9105. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program.
Sec. 9106. Buy America.

                        TITLE II--AMTRAK REFORMS

Sec. 9201. Amtrak findings, mission, and goals.
Sec. 9202. Amtrak status.
Sec. 9203. Board of Directors.
Sec. 9204. Amtrak preference enforcement.
Sec. 9205. Use of facilities and providing services to Amtrak.
Sec. 9206. Prohibition on mandatory arbitration.
Sec. 9207. Amtrak ADA assessment.
Sec. 9208. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains.

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Sec. 9209. State-supported routes operated by Amtrak.
Sec. 9210. Amtrak Police Department.
Sec. 9211. Amtrak food and beverage.
Sec. 9212. Clarification on Amtrak contracting out.
Sec. 9213. Amtrak staffing.
Sec. 9214. Special transportation.
Sec. 9215. Disaster and emergency relief program.
Sec. 9216. Access to recreational trails.
Sec. 9217. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant 
              program.
Sec. 9218. Amtrak and private cars.
Sec. 9219. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach.
Sec. 9220. Long-distance customer enhancement program.
Sec. 9221. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives.

               TITLE III--INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY

Sec. 9301. Northeast Corridor Commission.
Sec. 9302. Northeast Corridor planning.
Sec. 9303. Protective arrangements.
Sec. 9304. Interstate rail compacts.
Sec. 9305. High-speed rail updates.
Sec. 9306. State rail planning formula funds.

                     TITLE IV--COMMUTER RAIL POLICY

Sec. 9401. Sense of Congress regarding commuter rail liability 
              insurance.
Sec. 9402. Surface Transportation Board mediation of trackage use 
              requests.
Sec. 9403. Surface Transportation Board mediation of rights-of-way use 
              requests.

                          TITLE V--RAIL SAFETY

                Subtitle A--Passenger and Freight Safety

Sec. 9501. Study on safety impact of long trains.
Sec. 9502. FRA safety reporting.
Sec. 9503. Waiver notice requirements.
Sec. 9504. Notice of FRA comprehensive safety compliance assessments.
Sec. 9505. FRA accident and incident investigations.
Sec. 9506. Freight train crew size safety standards.
Sec. 9507. Border crossings.
Sec. 9508. Yardmasters hours of service.
Sec. 9509. Leaking brakes.
Sec. 9510. Report on PTC system failures.
Sec. 9511. Fatigue reduction management plans.
Sec. 9512. Assault prevention and response plans.
Sec. 9513. Critical incident stress plans.
Sec. 9514. Crewmember certification and qualification.
Sec. 9515. Safety management team communication.
Sec. 9516. GAO study on reorganization of Office of Railroad Safety.
Sec. 9517. Open-top rail car public input.
Sec. 9518. New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan.
Sec. 9519. Safety oversight of nontraditional and emerging rail 
              technologies.
Sec. 9520. FRA safety inspector and specialist review.

                   Subtitle B--Grade Crossing Safety

Sec. 9551. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants.
Sec. 9552. Rail safety public awareness grant.
Sec. 9553. Establishment of 10-minute time limit for blocking public 
              highway-rail grade crossings.
Sec. 9554. National blocked crossing database.
Sec. 9555. Railroad point of contact for blocked crossing matters.
Sec. 9556. National highway-rail crossing inventory review.
Sec. 9557. Railroad trespassing enforcement grants.
Sec. 9558. Railroad trespassing suicide prevention grants.
Sec. 9559. Including railroad suicides.
Sec. 9560. Report on safety measures required for Quiet Zones.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 9601. Rail network climate change vulnerability assessment.
Sec. 9602. Advance acquisition.
Sec. 9603. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute.
Sec. 9604. Workforce diversity and development.
Sec. 9605. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in 
              United States.
Sec. 9606. Rail research and development Center of Excellence.
Sec. 9607. Freight railroad locomotive requirements.

 DIVISION E--SPORT FISH RESTORATION, RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY, AND 
                          WILDLIFE RESTORATION

Sec. 9701. Short title.
Sec. 9702. Division of annual appropriations.
Sec. 9703. Recreational boating access.
Sec. 9704. Wildlife Restoration Fund administration.
Sec. 9705. Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.
Sec. 9706. Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council.

                        DIVISION F--AUTO SAFETY

Sec. 10101. Safety warning for occupants of hot cars.
Sec. 10102. Rulemaking to install automatic shutoff systems and 
              rollaway prevention technology in motor vehicles.
Sec. 10103. 21st Century Smart Cars.
Sec. 10104. Updating the 5-star safety rating system.
Sec. 10105. Advanced drunk driving prevention technology.
Sec. 10106. Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards.
Sec. 10107. Study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance 
              systems.
Sec. 10108. Study and report on motor vehicle lamps.

                     DIVISION G--HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

Sec. 11001. Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority.
Sec. 11002. Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund.

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

       Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
     ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be 
     treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

  DIVISION A--FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  2022

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Highway account.--The term ``Highway Account'' means 
     the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass 
     Transit Account.
       (2) Mass transit account.--The term ``Mass Transit 
     Account'' means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund 
     established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (3) Member designated project.--The term ``member 
     designated project'' means a project listed in the table in 
     section 107.
       (4) Member designated project funds.--The term ``member 
     designated project funds'' means funds reserved under 
     subsections (d)(1)(B)(i), (f)(1)(A), and (g)(1)(A) to carry 
     out member designated projects listed in the table in section 
     107(c).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       (7) Territory.--The term ``territory'' means any of the 
     following territories of the United States:
       (A) American Samoa.
       (B) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (C) Guam.
       (D) The United States Virgin Islands.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension of Federal Surface Transportation Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Unless otherwise provided in this 
     division, the requirements, authorities, conditions, 
     eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized 
     under the covered laws, which would otherwise expire on or 
     cease to apply after September 30, 2021, are incorporated by 
     reference and shall continue in effect through September 30, 
     2022.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) Highway trust fund.--
       (i) Highway account.--

       (I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway 
     Account for fiscal year 2022, for each program under the 
     covered laws with respect to which amounts are authorized to 
     be appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2021, an 
     amount equal to the amount authorized for appropriation with 
     respect to the program from such account for fiscal year 
     2021.
       (II) Administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this division, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2022--

       (aa) $516,000,000 for administrative expenses of the 
     Federal Highway Administration, as described in section 
     104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and
       (bb) $30,086,000 for grant administrative expenses of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as described 
     in section 4001(a)(6) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).
       (ii) Mass transit account.--

       (I) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Mass Transit Account for fiscal year 2022, for each 
     program under the covered laws with respect to which amounts 
     are authorized to be appropriated from such account for 
     fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to the amount authorized 
     for appropriation with respect to the program from such 
     account for fiscal year 2021.
       (II) Condition for apportionment.--No funds authorized in 
     this division or any other Act may be used to adjust Mass 
     Transit Account apportionments or withhold funds from Mass 
     Transit Account apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in fiscal year 2022.

       (B) General fund.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clauses (ii) and 
     (iii), there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2022, for each program under covered laws with respect to 
     which amounts are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2021 from an account other than the Highway Account or 
     the Mass Transit Account, an amount not less than the amount 
     authorized for appropriation with respect to the program 
     under the covered laws for fiscal year 2021.
       (ii) Administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this division, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for fiscal 
     year 2022 $131,500,000 for necessary administrative expenses 
     of the Federal Transit Administration.
       (iii) Capital investment grants.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this division, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for fiscal 
     year 2022 $3,250,000,000 to carry out section 5309 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (3) Use of funds.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     division, amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022 with respect to a program under paragraph (2) shall 
     be distributed, administered, limited, and made available for 
     obligation in the same manner as amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated with respect to

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     the program for fiscal year 2021 under the covered laws.
       (4) Obligation limitation.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a 
     program for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (2)(A) shall be subject to a limitation on 
     obligations for fiscal year 2022 in the same amount and in 
     the same manner as the limitation applicable with respect to 
     the program for fiscal year 2021 under the title I of the 
     Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
       (B) Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
     programs.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, section 1102 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-
     94), section 1101 of title I of division B of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 
     116-159), or title I of the Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 
     (Public Law 116-260), for fiscal year 2022, the obligations 
     for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
     programs shall not exceed $46,400,294,311.
       (ii) Limitation on federal highway administration 
     administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section, of the amount described in clause (i), for 
     fiscal year 2022 an amount not to exceed $492,000,000 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for 
     necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration or transferred to the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities 
     associated with the Appalachian Development Highway System.
       (b) Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects.--
     Section 117(d)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (1) by striking ``$600,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$700,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2022''.
       (c) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--Section 1101(b) of 
     the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) (except for the requirements 
     related to gross receipts under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of such 
     section) shall apply to amounts made available under sections 
     102, 103, 104 of this division.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     laws'' means the following:
       (1) Section 1101 of title I of division B of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 
     116-159).
       (2) Titles I, III, IV, V, and VI of division A of the FAST 
     Act (Public Law 114-94).
       (3) Division A, division B, subtitle A of title I and title 
     II of division C, and division E of MAP-21 (Public Law 112-
     141).
       (4) Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA-LU Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-244).
       (5) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA-LU (Public 
     Law 109-59).
       (6) Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178).
       (7) Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59).
       (8) Title I, part A of title II, title III, title IV, title 
     V, and title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240).
       (9) Title 23, United States Code.
       (10) Sections 116, 117, 330, and 5505 and chapters 53, 139, 
     303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY 
                   PROGRAM AND MEMBER DESIGNATED PROJECTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts authorized under 
     section 102, there is authorized to be appropriated from the 
     Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for activities under 
     this section, $14,742,808,640.
       (2) Contract authority.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be available for 
     obligation as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Obligation Authority.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for fiscal year 2022, obligations for activities authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall not exceed $14,742,808,640.
       (B) Period of availability.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
     obligation authority made available under this paragraph 
     shall--

       (I) remain available until September 30, 2025; and
       (II) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
     on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs for fiscal year 2022 under section 102 
     or future fiscal years under any other provision of law.

       (ii) Exception.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (i)(2)(E), obligation authority associated with a member 
     designated project shall remain available until expended.
       (2) Distribution of obligation authority.--
       (A) In general.--Of the obligation authority provided under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available to States, 
     Tribes, Puerto Rico, the territories, and Federal land 
     management agencies, during the period of fiscal year 2022, 
     amounts of obligation authority equal to the amounts 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), 
     respectively.
       (B) Further distribution.--Each State, each Tribe, Puerto 
     Rico, each territory, and each Federal land management agency 
     receiving funds under paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (c), respectively, shall receive an amount of 
     obligation authority equal to the funds received under any of 
     such paragraphs.
       (c) Distribution of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under subsection (a) shall 
     be distributed as follows:
       (1) $14,343,545,973 to the States.
       (2) $167,481,814 to Tribes.
       (3) $52,400,251 to Puerto Rico.
       (4) $55,012,918 to the territories.
       (5) $124,367,684 to Federal land management agencies.
       (d) Supplemental State Funds.--
       (1) Distribution.--
       (A) Among states.--Amounts distributed to States under 
     subsection (c)(1) shall be distributed among the States in 
     the same ratio as total State apportionments under section 
     104(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, in fiscal year 
     2022.
       (B) Within a state.--Of the amount distributed to a State 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       (i) the amount specified in section 107 for each member 
     designated project in the State shall be reserved to carry 
     out such project; and
       (ii) any remaining amount shall be available to the State 
     under paragraph (2).
       (2) Treatment.--Funds made available under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(ii) shall be--
       (A) available for activities eligible under section 133(b) 
     of title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (c) of 
     such section; and
       (B) administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code.
       (e) Tribal Funds.--Amounts distributed to Tribes under 
     subsection (c)(2) shall be--
       (1) available for activities eligible under the tribal 
     transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) administered as if allocated under section 202 of title 
     23, United States Code, except that the set-aside described 
     in subparagraph (C) of section 202(b)(3) of such title and 
     subsections (a)(6), (c), (d), and (e) of section 202 of such 
     title shall not apply to such funds.
       (f) Puerto Rico Funds.--
       (1) Distribution.--Of the amount distributed to Puerto Rico 
     under subsection (c)(3)--
       (A) the amount specified in section 107 for each member 
     designated project in Puerto Rico shall be reserved to carry 
     out such project; and
       (B) any remaining amount shall be available to Puerto Rico 
     under paragraph (2).
       (2) Treatment.--Funds made available under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall be--
       (A) administered as if allocated under section 165(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code;
       (B) available for activities described under paragraph 
     (2)(C)(iii) of such section; and
       (C) not subsection to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (2) of such section.
       (g) Territorial Funds.--
       (1) Distribution.--Of the amount distributed to a territory 
     under subsection (c)(4)--
       (A) the amount specified in section 107 for each member 
     designated project in the territory shall be reserved to 
     carry out such project;
       (B) of amounts remaining after the distribution under 
     subparagraph (A), not more than $1,392,918 shall be made 
     available to American Samoa; and
       (C) any remaining amount shall be available to the 
     territories as described under paragraph (2).
       (2) Treatment.--Funds made available under subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be administered as if 
     allocated under, and available for activities described 
     under, section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code.
       (h) Federal Land Management Agency Funds.--
       (1) Distribution.--Amounts distributed under subsection 
     (c)(5) shall be distributed among the Federal land management 
     agencies as follows:
       (A) $99,494,147 for the National Park Service.
       (B) $9,949,415 for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service.
       (C) $6,301,296 for the United States Forest Service.
       (D) $8,622,826 to be allocated to the remaining Federal 
     land management agencies described in section 203(b) of title 
     23, United States Code.
       (2) Treatment.--Funds made available under paragraph (1) 
     shall be--
       (A) available for activities eligible under the Federal 
     lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, 
     United States Code; and
       (B) administered as if allocated under section 203 of title 
     23, United States Code.
       (i) Member Designated Projects.--
       (1) Treatment.--
       (A) In general.--Member designated project funds shall be 
     available until expended, except as specified in paragraph 
     (2)(C)(iv).
       (B) Requirements.--
       (i) In general.--Except as specified in paragraph 
     (2)(C)(iv) or clauses (ii) or (iii), member designated 
     project funds shall be administered as if apportioned--

       (I) for a project eligible under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, under such chapter;
       (II) for a project eligible under chapter 2 of title 23, 
     United States Code, under such chapter; or
       (III) for a project eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, 
     United States Code, under such chapter.

       (ii) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Federal share of the cost of a project assisted with 
     member designated project funds shall be determined in 
     accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code, 
     or, in the case of a transit capital project, may be 
     determined in accordance with section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, if applicable.
       (iii) Transit projects.--

       (I) Transfers.--Member designated project funds made 
     available for transit capital and planning projects may be 
     transferred to, and administered by, the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 104(f) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (II) Designated recipients.--Member designated project 
     authorizations specified in section 107 distributed to a 
     State for transit capital

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     and planning projects shall be made available for obligation 
     to a designated or direct recipient or subrecipient under 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as specified in 
     section 107 or, if no such eligible recipient is identified, 
     to the designated recipient in the location specified in such 
     section.

       (2) Repurposing of funds.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Request.--Beginning on October 1, 2025, except as 
     described in clause (ii), if less than 10 percent of the 
     amount reserved for a member designated project for a State, 
     Puerto Rico, or territory has been obligated, the State, 
     Puerto Rico, or a territory, respectively, may submit to the 
     Secretary, a request to use, under subparagraph (B)--

       (I) the unobligated amount reserved for the member 
     designated project; and
       (II) the obligation authority that is associated with such 
     amount.

       (ii) Completed projects.--If the project has been completed 
     and an unobligated amount remains reserved for a member 
     designated project, a State, Puerto Rico, or territory may 
     submit to the Secretary certification that such project has 
     been completed (and the Secretary shall verify such 
     completion). Upon verification, the State, Puerto Rico, or 
     territory, respectively, may use, under subparagraph (B)--

       (I) the unobligated amount reserved for the member 
     designated project; and
       (II) the obligation authority that is associated with such 
     amount.

       (B) Considerations.--In making the determination under 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall--
       (i) consider whether the member designated project can be 
     completed with the amount reserved for the member designated 
     project and other committed funds;
       (ii) determine whether the public entity serving as the 
     project sponsor listed in the Committee Report, or any 
     subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, 
     accompanying this Act supports the proposed repurposing; and
       (iii) ensure that the proposed repurposing would be used 
     for a project with the same eligible project type.
       (C) Treatment.--Funds for which the Secretary approves a 
     request or verifies a completed project under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) may be used and shall be treated--

       (I) for a request by a State, as if such amount was made 
     available under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii);
       (II) for a request by Puerto Rico, as if such amount was 
     made available under subsection (f)(1)(B); and
       (III) for a request by a territory, as if such amount was 
     made available under subsection (g)(1)(C);

       (ii) shall be used within the location described in 
     subparagraph (D)(ii);
       (iii) shall be subject to the Federal share specified in 
     section 120 of title 23, United States Code, or, in the case 
     of a transit capital project, may be determined in accordance 
     with section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as 
     applicable; and
       (iv) notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii), shall remain 
     available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after 
     the last day of the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
     approves the request.
       (D) Location of projects.--Funds for which the Secretary 
     approves a request under subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a 
     metropolitan planning area (as such term is defined in 
     section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code), applied to 
     an activity within or predominantly serving such metropolitan 
     area;
       (ii) for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a 
     political subdivision of a State, applied to an activity 
     within or predominantly serving such political subdivision;
       (iii) for funds specified in section 107 to be used within 
     Puerto Rico, applied to an activity within Puerto Rico; and
       (iv) for funds specified in section 107 to be used within a 
     territory, applied to an activity within such territory.
       (E) Obligation authority.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(ii), obligation authority that is repurposed under 
     this paragraph shall remain available for obligation for a 
     period of 3 fiscal years after the last day of the fiscal 
     year in which the Secretary approves the request or verifies 
     the completed project under subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 104. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) All Stations Accessibility Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     subsection to assist eligible entities in financing capital 
     projects to upgrade accessibility for persons with 
     disabilities by increasing the number of covered stations 
     that meet (including exceeding) the new construction 
     standards of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.).
       (2) Eligible costs.--A grant awarded under this section 
     shall be used on a covered system for the purpose described 
     in paragraph (1) only--
       (A) for a project to repair, improve, or relocate station 
     infrastructure at a covered station;
       (B) to develop or modify a plan for pursuing public 
     transportation accessibility projects; or
       (C) to carry out other projects at covered stations that 
     meet (including exceeding) the new construction standards of 
     title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12131 et seq.).
       (3) Eligible facilities.--The Secretary--
       (A) may not provide a grant awarded under this subsection 
     to upgrade a station that is accessible to and usable by 
     individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use 
     wheelchairs, consistent with current new construction 
     standards under title II the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.); and
       (B) may provide a grant to upgrade a station that is not 
     accessible and usable as described in paragraph (1), even if 
     related services, programs, or activities, when viewed in 
     entirety, are readily accessible and usable as so described.
       (4) Application.--To apply for a grant under this 
     subsection, an applicant shall provide to the Secretary such 
     information as the Secretary may require, including, at a 
     minimum, information on--
       (A) the extent to which the proposed project will increase 
     the accessibility of a covered system;
       (B) projected improvements in access to jobs, community 
     activities, and essential destinations provided by such 
     project;
       (C) the applicant's plans to--
       (i) enhance the customer experience and maximize 
     accessibility of rolling stock and stations for individuals 
     with disabilities;
       (ii) improve the operations of, provide efficiencies of 
     service to, and enhance the public transportation system for 
     individuals with disabilities; and
       (iii) address equity of service to all riders regardless of 
     ability, including for riders of differing abilities that are 
     low-income, seniors, or riders from communities of color; and
       (D) coordination between the applicant and disability 
     advocacy entities.
       (5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the net project 
     cost of a grant provided under this subsection shall be 90 
     percent. The recipient may provide additional local matching 
     amounts.
       (6) Grant requirements.--Except as otherwise provided under 
     this subsection, a grant provided under this subsection shall 
     be subject to the requirements of section 5307 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (7) Grant solicitation.--The Secretary may provide funds 
     authorized under this subsection through 1 or more notices of 
     funding opportunity.
       (8) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to provide grants under 
     this subsection.
       (9) Availability of amounts.--Amounts made available under 
     this subsection--
       (A) shall remain available for 4 fiscal years after the 
     fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and
       (B) that remain unobligated at the end of the period 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be made available to 
     other eligible projects.
       (10) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Covered station.--The term ``covered station'' means a 
     rail fixed guideway public transportation station for 
     passenger use constructed prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (B) Covered system.--The term ``covered system'' means a 
     rail fixed guideway public transportation system that was in 
     operation before July 26, 1990.
       (C) Disability.--The term ``disability'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
       (D) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
     State or local governmental authority that operates a rail 
     fixed guideway public transportation system that was in 
     operation before July 26, 1990.
       (b) Reducing Transit Deserts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     subsection to eligible recipients for eligible projects to 
     establish new bus service or increase the frequency of bus 
     service.
       (2) Eligible projects.--Eligible projects under this 
     subsection are projects in eligible areas--
       (A) to establish or enhance bus service with headways equal 
     to or shorter than 20 minutes for at least 18 hours per day 
     in neighborhoods lacking such service;
       (B) to establish or increase express lane transit service 
     that connects communities to jobs and essential destinations, 
     as long as such service will improve mobility or expand 
     affordable transportation options in underserved communities; 
     or
       (C) to establish or enhance high-quality bus service to 
     community colleges and Minority Serving Institutions, 
     including Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
       (3) Eligible costs.--Eligible costs under this section 
     include--
       (A) acquisition of vehicles;
       (B) acquisition, installation, and construction of bus 
     stops, stations, and related infrastructure;
       (C) construction or expansion of maintenance facilities to 
     support the new or enhanced service;
       (D) maintenance activities to support the expanded service; 
     and
       (E) operating expenses for up to 2 years beginning on the 
     first day of revenue service.
       (4) Application.--To apply for a grant under this 
     subsection, an applicant shall provide to the Secretary such 
     information as the Secretary may require, including 
     information on the extent to which the project will--
       (A) provide reliable and frequent connections to jobs, 
     education and workforce training, and essential destinations;
       (B) reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and
       (C) support unserved and underserved populations and 
     communities.
       (5) Federal share.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the net project cost 
     of a capital project carried out using a grant under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent. The recipient may provide 
     additional local matching amounts.
       (B) Operating costs.--The Federal share of net operating 
     costs for a project carried out

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     using a grant under this subsection shall be not more than 50 
     percent.
       (6) Grant requirements.--
       (A) In general.--A grant under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the requirements of section 5307 of title 49, 
     United States Code, for eligible recipients, except operating 
     expenses shall be eligible for funding under this subsection 
     for 2 years beginning on the first day of revenue service in 
     urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000.
       (B) New or enhanced service.--The new or enhanced service 
     funded under this subsection shall be operated for a period 
     of at least 5 years.
       (7) Grant solicitation.--The Secretary may provide funds 
     authorized under this subsection through 1 or more notices of 
     funding opportunity.
       (8) Justice40 initiative.--In making competitive grants 
     under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, have a goal that 40 percent of the overall 
     benefits of the Federal investment flow to disadvantaged 
     communities, consistent with sections 219 and 223 of 
     Executive Order 14008 and related regulations, Executive 
     Orders, and administrative guidance.
       (9) Availability of amounts.--Any amounts made available 
     under this subsection--
       (A) shall remain available for 2 fiscal years after the 
     fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and
       (B) that remain unobligated at the end of the period 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be made available to 
     other eligible projects.
       (10) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Mass Transit Account 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to provide grants under 
     this subsection.
       (11) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible area.--The term ``eligible area'' means a 
     neighborhood or service area, as defined by the Secretary, 
     within an urbanized area that has a population of more than 
     100,000 where fewer than 45,000 annual fixed route bus 
     vehicle revenue miles per square mile are operated.
       (B) Eligible recipient.--The term ``eligible recipient'' 
     means--
       (i) designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed 
     route bus operators or express lane transit operators; or
       (ii) State or local governmental entities that operate or 
     propose to operate fixed route bus service or express lane 
     transit.
       (C) Express lane transit.--The term ``express lane 
     transit'' means an integrated combination of bus rapid 
     transit and tolled managed lanes that allows for limited 
     access entry of toll paying vehicles to restricted lanes, 
     while prioritizing transit's need and use of available 
     capacity in order to improve transit performance.
       (c) Federal Share Adjustments.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts made available 
     under section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, and 
     section 102(a)(2)(B)(iii) of this division, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 such sums 
     as may be necessary to increase the Federal share, at the 
     request of the project sponsor, of a new fixed guideway, a 
     core capacity improvement, or a small starts project that is 
     not open to revenue service and that has received an 
     allocation of funding in fiscal years 2019, 2020, or 2021.
       (2) Criteria.--In making allocations under subparagraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the extent 
     to which the project sponsor demonstrates a need for a higher 
     Federal share, including the extent to which--
       (A) a project sponsor made a local financial commitment 
     that exceeded 20 percent of the cost of the project; and
       (B) a project sponsor has experienced, as a result of the 
     coronavirus public health emergency.
       (3) Adjustment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if a project meets 1 or both of the criteria in 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall increase the Federal share 
     of a project under this section by up to 30 percent, up to a 
     maximum of an 80 percent Federal share.
       (4) Amount.--Amounts distributed under this subsection 
     shall be provided notwithstanding the limitation of any 
     calculation of the maximum amount of Federal financial 
     assistance for the project for a new fixed guideway, a core 
     capacity improvement, or a small start project.

     SEC. 105. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Special Funding for Fiscal Year 2022.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized under section 102, there is authorized to 
     be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 
     2022, for activities under this subsection, $244,514,000.
       (B) Contract authority.--Amounts authorized under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in the 
     same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (C) Obligation limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, obligations for 
     activities authorized under this paragraph and obligations 
     for activities authorized under section 
     102(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) that exceed amounts authorized under 
     section 4001(a)(6) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) shall 
     not exceed $247,783,000.
       (2) Distribution of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under paragraph (1) shall 
     be distributed as follows:
       (A) $105,000,000 for carrying out section 402 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (B) $15,312,000 for carrying out section 403 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (C) $19,202,000 for carrying out section 404 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (D) $105,000,000 for carrying out section 405 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Cooperative Research and Evaluation.--Notwithstanding 
     the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)(2) of 
     title 23, United States Code, and section 403(f)(1) of title 
     23, United States Code, $2,500,000 of the total amount 
     available for apportionment to the States for highway safety 
     programs under section 402(c)(2) of title 23, United States 
     Code, fiscal year 2022, shall be available for expenditure by 
     the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for a 
     cooperative research and evaluation program to research and 
     evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures.

     SEC. 106. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Special Funding for Fiscal Year 2022.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to amounts authorized under 
     section 102, there is authorized to be appropriated from the 
     Highway Account for fiscal year 2022, for activities under 
     this subsection, $209,900,000.
       (B) Obligation limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for fiscal year 2022, obligations for 
     activities authorized under this paragraph shall not exceed 
     $209,900,000.
       (2) Distribution of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 under paragraph (1) shall 
     be distributed as follows:
       (A) Subject to section 31104(c) of title 49, United States 
     Code--
       (i) $80,512,000 for carrying out section 31102 (except 
     subsection (l)) of title 49, United States Code);
       (ii) $14,208,000 for carrying out section 31102(l) of title 
     49, United States Code; and
       (iii) $23,680,000 for carrying out section 31313 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (B) $91,500,000 for carrying out section 31110 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Treatment of funds.--Amounts made available under this 
     section shall be made available for obligation and 
     administered as if made available under chapter 311 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--The Administrator of the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall ensure that 
     funds made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) are used, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, to support--
       (1) the acceleration of planned investments to modernize 
     the Administration's information technology and information 
     management systems;
       (2) the completion of outstanding statutory mandates 
     required by MAP-21 (112-141) and the FAST Act (114-94); and
       (3) a Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study of the 
     Administration.

     SEC. 107. MEMBER DESIGNATED PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Member Designated Projects.--The amount listed for each 
     member designated project in the table in subsection (c) 
     shall be available (from amounts made available by paragraphs 
     (1), (3), and (4) of section 103(c)) for fiscal year 2022 to 
     carry out each such project.
       (b) Savings Clause.--
       (1) Additional information.--In administering member 
     designated projects, the Secretary shall consider the 
     additional information provided in the Committee Report, or 
     any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, 
     accompanying this Act.
       (2) Subsequent phases.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in 
     the table in subsection (c), or in the Committee Report, or 
     any subsequent report superceding such Committee Report, 
     accompanying this Act, shall prevent the Secretary, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary, from allowing a subsequent phase 
     of a member designated project to be carried out with funds 
     reserved for such project under subsection (c).
       (B) Project sponsor concurrence.--The Secretary shall only 
     allow under this paragraph a subsequent phase of a member 
     designated project to be carried out with funds reserved for 
     such project under subsection (c) with the concurrence of the 
     project sponsor for such project listed in the Committee 
     Report, or any subsequent report superseding such Committee 
     Report, accompanying this Act.
       (3) Repurposing.--Nothing in the table in subsection (c), 
     or the Committee Report, or any subsequent report superceding 
     such Committee Report, accompanying this Act, shall prevent 
     funds reserved for a member designated project from being 
     repurposed as described in section 103(i)(2), provided that 
     all requirements in such section are satisfied.
       (c) Project Designations.--The table in this subsection is 
     as follows:


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    No.                  Project Name                      City             State/Territory          Amount
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         1   Cowles Street Reconstruction         Fairbanks              AK                           7,955,000
         2   Replace Bridge 114.3                 Anchorage              AK                           6,421,200
         3   Seldon Road Extension, Phase 2       Wasilla                AK                           5,623,800

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         4   Alabama State Highway 77 Northbound  Southside              AL                           2,396,200
              Bridge Replacement Project
         5   Lighting and Landscaping on I-85 at  Auburn                 AL                           1,840,000
              Exit 57
         6   Realignment of SR-22 to US-431       Roanoke                AL                           8,005,000
         7   Red Bay Interchange Lighting at SR-  Red Bay                AL                             860,000
              24 (Corr V) and SR-19
         8   Widening of Hwy 411                  Moody                  AL                             509,000
         9   Bridge Replacement on CR-39          Montgomery             AL                           2,339,717
        10   Bridge Replacement over Sipsey       Greene and Pickens     AL                           3,296,963
              River                                Counties
        11   Dallas County--Bridge Replacement    Dallas County          AL                           6,239,939
              on SR-14
        12   Resurfacing on US-43                 Marengo County         AL                           1,616,000
        13   Resurfacing on US-84                 Choctaw County         AL                           1,616,000
        14   Streetscape--Civil Rights District   Birmingham             AL                           2,000,000
              Freedom Trail
        15   Streetscape--Richard Arrington Blvd  Birmingham             AL                           1,969,664
              Safety Improvements
        16   Future I-57                          Clay County            AR                          20,000,000
        17   56th Street Roadway Mobility and     Phoenix                AZ                           5,000,000
              Safety Improvements
        18   5th/6th Street Complete Streets      Tucson                 AZ                           7,000,000
              Project
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,500,000
        19   77th Street Access Improvements      Scottsdale             AZ                           1,102,748
        20   Chino Road Extension Phase II        Douglas                AZ                           2,910,000
        21   Cool Pavement Program                Phoenix                AZ                           3,200,000
        22   Davis Road Mileposts 5 & 13          Tombstone and McNeal   AZ                           4,000,000
        23   Downtown Electric Vehicle Charging   Phoenix                AZ                           2,400,000
              Stations
        24   Drexel Road Extension and Bridge     Tucson                 AZ                           5,000,000
              Project
        25   Electric Bus Infrastructure          Flagstaff              AZ                           1,485,000
        26   Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) Phase    Glendale               AZ                             800,000
              III
        27   Grand Canalscape Improvements Phase  Phoenix                AZ                           5,000,000
              IV: 47th Avenue to Interstate 17
        28   Highline Canal Recreational Path     Guadalupe              AZ                             501,824
              Lighting Replacement
        29   I-10, Loop 202 to SR 387             Phoenix                AZ                           5,000,000
        30   Intersection Safety Improvements at  Phoenix                AZ                           5,760,000
              Six High-Crash Locations in
              Phoenix
        31   Kyrene Branch Canal Shared Use Path  Chandler               AZ                           1,758,000
        32   Lone Tree Corridor                   Flagstaff              AZ                           8,000,000
        33   Pathway Project, Baffert Dr to       Nogales                AZ                           1,220,169
              Nogales High School
        34   Peters Road Widening                 Casa Grande            AZ                           5,000,000
        35   San Xavier Road Pedestrian Pathway   Tucson                 AZ                             814,000
              Project
        36   Sonoran Corridor Tier II EIS         Tucson                 AZ                           5,000,000
        37   South Campbell Avenue Complete       Tucson                 AZ                           6,209,831
              Streets Project
        38   Tempe/Mesa Streetcar Rio Salado      Tempe and Mesa         AZ                           4,000,000
              East Extension
        39   Tucson Regional North-South Bus      Tucson                 AZ                           6,512,000
              Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,256,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,256,000
        40   US89/ Lake Powell Blvd Roundabout    Page                   AZ                           5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,500,000
        41   California State Route 57/60         Diamond Bar            CA                          18,000,000
              Confluence Chokepoint Relief
              Program
        42   Cohasset Road Widening and Fire      Cohasset               CA                             900,000
              Safety Project
        43   Commerce Center Drive Bridge, Los    Unincorporated Los     CA                           3,666,666
              Angeles County                       Angeles County
        44   Creating the Next-Generation Santa   Santa Ana              CA                           1,280,000
              Ana Regional Transportation Center
        45   First Avenue Bridges Replacement     Barstow                CA                           7,000,000
              over Mojave River and Overflows
        46   First Street Pedestrian              Santa Ana              CA                           4,000,000
              Improvements
        47   Fix 5 Cascade Gateway                Redding                CA                          15,000,000
        48   Harbor Boulevard Street              Garden Grove           CA                           6,248,303
              Improvements
        49   Intersection Safety Improvements     Anaheim                CA                             750,000
              Projects
        50   Interstate 10/Wildwood Canyon Road   Yucaipa                CA                           1,000,000
              Interchange Project
        51   Interstate 15 (I-15)/State Route 78  Escondido              CA                          20,000,000
              (SR-78) Managed Lanes Project
        52   Interstate 15 Corridor Operations    Corona                 CA                           3,000,000
              Project
        53   National Trail Highway Widening      Victorville            CA                           5,000,000
        54   Plant 42 Access and Safety           Palmdale               CA                           8,666,666
              Enhancements
        55   Quick Fix Circulation Improvement    Santa Clarita          CA                           3,666,666
              Project
        56   Roe Road Extension Project--Phase 1  Paradise               CA                           1,800,000
        57   Scott Road/Bundy Canyon Road         Menifee                CA                          12,000,000
              Widening Project
        58   Sequoia Avenue Railroad Grade        Simi Valley            CA                           4,000,000
              Crossing Upgrade
        59   Southgate Interchange (EIR Only)     Chico                  CA                           1,800,000
        60   SR-210 5th Street Interchange        Highland               CA                           3,000,000
        61   State Route 41 Excelsior Corridor    Fresno County          CA                          20,000,000
              Project
        62   Temescal Canyon Road Widening        Corona                 CA                           5,000,000
              Project (El Cerrito Segment)
        63   The Anaheim Way: Night Owl Transit   Anaheim                CA                             650,000
              Service
        64   Transit Security & Operations        Anaheim                CA                           5,000,000
              Center
        65   US395 Olancha-Cartago 4 Lane         Olancha, Cartago       CA                           2,000,000
              Project
        66   ``I'' Street Operating Maintenance   San Bernardino         CA                           2,000,000
              Facility Rehabilitation Project
        67   Street Resurfacing Project           Daly City              CA                           1,000,000
        68   5 and 134 Freeway Electric Vehicle   Burbank                CA                           1,000,000
              DC Fast Charging Network

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             ...................................  .....................  .....................          500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          500,000
        69   7th Street Bridge                    Modesto                CA                           6,500,000
        70   ADA Curb-Ramp and Sidewalk           Long Beach             CA                           1,450,000
              Improvements
        71   Additional Mini Highs at Caltrain    San Francisco,         CA                             856,000
              Stations                             Burlingame, San
                                                   Mateo, Belmont, Palo
                                                   Alto, Mountain View,
                                                   Sunnyvale, San Jose,
                                                   Morgan Hill, San
                                                   Martin, and Gilroy
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          306,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          550,000
        72   Agnew Siding Track Infrastructure    Santa Clara            CA                           6,610,000
              Project
        73   Alder Avenue Improvements at SR-210  Rialto                 CA                           2,380,000
        74   Altadena Community Safe Routes to    Altadena               CA                             480,000
              School Plan
        75   Amar Road Complete Streets from      La Puente              CA                           2,250,000
              Baldwin Park Boulevard to Unruh
              Avenue, Unincorporated West Puente
              Valley, CA
        76   Anaheim Street Corridor              Long Beach             CA                          12,000,000
              Improvements
        77   Antioch Bicycle Garden               Antioch                CA                           2,000,000
        78   Appian Way Pedestrian Crossing       El Sobrante            CA                           2,000,000
              Enhancements
        79   Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail           Citrus Heights and     CA                           1,100,000
              (formerly Electric Greenway Trail)   Orangevale
        80   Arrow Highway Median Island          Azusa                  CA                           3,000,000
              Installation Project from Azusa
              Avenue to Citrus Avenue
        81   Arrow Highway Rehabilitation         San Dimas              CA                           1,600,000
              Project from East City Limit to
              West City Limit
        82   Artesia Great Boulevard              Long Beach             CA                           8,000,000
        83   At-grade Caltrain Crossing Safety    San Mateo              CA                           3,000,000
              Project--E. Bellevue Avenue and
              Villa Terrace
        84   Atlantic Avenue Improvements         Los Angeles            CA                           5,200,000
        85   Atwater-Merced Expressway (AME)      Merced                 CA                           2,000,000
              Phase 1B Right of Way acquisition
        86   Azusa Avenue Pedestrian Handicap     West Covina            CA                           3,000,000
              Accessibility & Signal
              Synchronization Improvements
              Project
        87   Bay Bridge Forward - I-80/Powell     Emeryville and         CA                           3,000,000
              Street Transit Access and I-80       Oakland
              Westbound Bus Lane Extension
        88   Bay Trail at Shoreline Park          San Leandro            CA                           3,000,000
        89   Bay Trail Connectivity--Vista Point  Sausalito              CA                           1,300,000
              Bay Trail
        90   Belmont Alameda de las Pulgas        Belmont                CA                           2,400,000
              Corridor Project
        91   Beverly and Robertson Boulevards     West Hollywood         CA                           3,000,000
              Complete Street Improvements
        92   Boulder Creek Complete Streets       Boulder Creek          CA                           1,500,000
              Improvements Project
        93   Broadway Rehabilitation Project      Glendale               CA                           2,008,000
        94   Build a non-motorized multi-use      Cayucos                CA                           4,000,000
              path along State Route 1,
              connecting the communities of
              Morro Bay and Cayucos in San Luis
              Obispo County
        95   Bus/Rail Support Facilities and      San Diego              CA                           2,000,000
              Equipment (Trolley Yard Expansion
              Project)
        96   Cabrillo Mole Phase II               Avalon                 CA                           6,700,000
        97   Caltrain Crossing Optimization       San Jose               CA                             315,000
              Project
        98   Camino Pablo Pathway Rehabilitation  Orinda                 CA                             528,000
              Project
        99   Capital SouthEast Connector--        Folsom                 CA                           2,000,000
              Segment D3 Class 1 Multi-Use Path
              and Broadband
       100   Central Avenue Safety Improvement    Alameda                CA                           1,800,000
              Project - Additional Roundabout
       101   Central Mobility Hub Pre-            San Diego              CA                          25,000,000
              Construction Project
             ...................................  .....................  .....................       12,500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................       12,500,000
       102   Chandler Blvd Bike Path Gap Closure  Los Angeles            CA                             400,000
       103   Chapman Avenue/Lamplighter Street    Garden Grove           CA                             400,000
              Traffic Signal
       104   Chip Seal Program                    Lakeport               CA                           2,288,000
       105   City of Ojai Electric Trolley        Ojai                   CA                             440,000
       106   City of San Fernando Fixed Trolley   City of San Fernando   CA                           1,340,000
              Service - Electric Buses
       107   City of San Fernando Sidewalk        City of San Fernando   CA                             844,800
              Repair Project
       108   City of Vista Sidewalk Improvement   Vista                  CA                             820,368
              Project on Nevada Avenue and Lemon
              Avenue
       109   Community Beautification Project     Glendale               CA                           2,400,000
       110   Cool Neighborhood Projects           Los Angeles            CA                           1,000,000
       111   Covina Grade Crossing Safety         Covina                 CA                           3,000,000
              Projects throughout Metrolink
              Corridor
       112   Cudahy Citywide Complete Streets     Cudahy                 CA                           1,700,000
              Improvement Project
       113   CUFC--Washington Street Widening     Stockton               CA                           1,200,000
              Project
       114   Culver CityBus Fleet                 Culver City            CA                           3,500,000
              Electrification Facility
              Infrastructure
       115   Del Amo Boulevard Bridge             Cerritos               CA                          18,000,000
              Replacement and Signal
              Enhancements Project
       116   Destination Crenshaw Streetscape     Los Angeles            CA                           7,600,000
              Improvement Project
       117   Downtown Mobility Phase 3A           San Diego              CA                           5,600,000
       118   Duarte--Donald & Bernice Watson      Duarte                 CA                           1,225,000
              Multi-Use Pathway Improvement
              Project
       119   East Bayshore Road Safety            East Palo Alto         CA                           1,000,000
              Improvements
       120   East Los Angeles Community Mobility  Los Angeles            CA                             800,000
       121   East Oakland Hydrogen Fueling        Oakland                CA                           2,000,000
              Upgrade

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       122   East San Fernando Valley Traffic     Van Nuys and North     CA                           1,797,312
              Signals on the High Injury Network   Hollywood
       123   East San Fernando Valley Transit     Van Nuys, Arleta,      CA                           1,236,000
              Corridor (ESFVTC) Transit-Oriented   Pacoima
              Community (TOC) Plan
       124   East San Fernando Valley Transit     City of San Fernando   CA                          10,000,000
              Corridor Project                     to Van Nuys
       125   East San Jose Corridor Safety        San Jose               CA                           4,700,000
              Improvement Project
       126   El Camino Real to Via De LaValle     San Diego              CA                           2,500,000
       127   El Cerrito del Norte Area TOD        El Cerrito             CA                           2,244,000
              Complete Streets Improvements
              Project
       128   Electric Vehicle Car Share Program   San Pedro              CA                             120,650
       129   Elm Avenue Road Diet Reconstruction  Fresno                 CA                           3,750,000
              and Class IV-Ventura/California to
              North Avenue
       130   Embarcadero Station Platform         San Francisco          CA                           6,250,000
              Elevator Capacity and Redundancy
              Project
       131   Emerald Necklace Quarry Clasp Peck   Arcadia                CA                           1,548,800
              Park Trail
       132   Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use Trail        Sunnyvale              CA                           3,800,000
       133   Flint Canyon Trail Repair/           La Canada Flintridge   CA                           4,800,000
              Restoration
       134   Florence A Line FLM Improvements     Los Angeles            CA                           4,000,000
       135   Francisquito Avenue Metrolink At-    Baldwin Park           CA                           2,300,000
              Grade Safety Improvements
       136   Gardena GTrans Zero-Emission Bus     Gardena                CA                           4,400,000
              Project
       137   Garfield Avenue Complete Streets     San Pedro              CA                           1,500,000
       138   Glendora People Movement             Glendora               CA                           5,000,000
       139   Gold Line Light Rail Low Floor       Folsom and Rancho      CA                           1,913,788
              Station Conversion                   Cordova
       140   Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide  San Francisco          CA                           6,550,000
              Deterrent System (SDS) Project
       141   Hale Avenue/Santa Teresa Expressway  Morgan Hill            CA                             800,000
              Extension Phase 2A
       142   Harbor Drive 2.0                     San Diego and          CA                             800,000
                                                   National City
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
       143   Hawthorne--120th Street Improvement  Hawthorne              CA                             950,000
              Project
       144   High Voltage Conversion Fed Program  City of Los Angeles    CA                             347,200
              Unit 2
       145   Highland Avenue and Wabash Avenue    Redlands               CA                             400,000
              Intersection Improvement Project
       146   Highway 1 North Bicycle/Pedestrian   Half Moon Bay          CA                           1,000,000
              Improvements Project
       147   Highway 116/West Cotati              Cotati                 CA                           2,000,000
              Intersection Safety Improvement
              Project
       148   Highway 24 LaMorinda Smart Signal    Orinda and Lafayette   CA                           2,000,000
              System project
       149   Highway 9 Safety Improvement         Monte Sereno           CA                             520,000
              Project
       150   Highways to Boulevards               Los Angeles            CA                             480,000
       151   I Street Bridge Replacement Project  Sacramento and West    CA                          15,000,000
                                                   Sacramento
       152   I-405 Sepulveda Pass (Phase 1)       Los Angeles            CA                           5,000,000
              ExpressLanes
       153   I-505 Vaca Valley Parkway Corridor   Vacaville              CA                           4,000,000
              Multimodal Improvements Project
       154   Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC)    Inglewood              CA                           9,200,000
       155   Interstate 15 Northern Extension (I- Jurupa Valley and      CA                          20,000,000
              15 NEXT)                             Eastvale
       156   Jepson Parkway Vanden Road Complete  Fairfield              CA                           7,460,000
              Streets Project to Travis Air
              Force Base
       157   LA Streetcar Power Utility           Los Angeles            CA                           2,000,000
              Relocations
       158   Lawndale--Redondo Beach Blvd         Lawndale               CA                           1,000,000
              Project
       159   Leesdale Passing Siding Extension    Camarillo              CA                           6,000,000
              and Upgrade, Ventura County, CA
       160   Leucadia Streetscape Phase 2 (Shown  Encinitas              CA                           4,000,000
              in the TransNet as North Coast
              Highway 101 Beautification)
       161   Liberty Canyon (Crossing)            Agoura Hills           CA                           5,000,000
       162   Link Union Station                   Los Angeles            CA                           5,000,000
       163   Los Nietos Sunshine Shuttle          Unincorporated Los     CA                             480,000
              Electric Bus Replacement             Nietos
       164   LOSSAN Corridor Improvements         Del Mar                CA                          12,500,000
       165   Malaga Bridge Project                Fontana                CA                          15,000,000
       166   Market Avenue Complete Street        N. Richmond            CA                           2,170,000
       167   Melrose Avenue Complete Street       West Hollywood         CA                           4,944,149
              Improvements
       168   Metro Purple Line Beverly/Wilshire   City Beverly Hills     CA                           5,000,000
              North Portal Project
       169   Middle Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle     Menlo Park             CA                           6,500,000
              Rail Crossing Project
       170   Mission Bl/ Pine St Safety           Fremont                CA                           2,000,000
              Improvement Project
       171   Mobility for All Project             N. Richmond and Bay    CA                           2,000,000
                                                   Point
       172   Mobility Wallet Demonstration and    Los Angeles County     CA                           4,000,000
              Research Study
       173   Monroe Street Interchange Project    Indio                  CA                          20,000,000
       174   Napa Valley Vine Trail--Yountville   St. Helena             CA                           3,000,000
              to St. Helena
       175   New Traffic Signal at Morrison and   Los Angeles            CA                             710,000
              Sepulveda
       176   New Traffic Signal at Plummer and    Los Angeles            CA                             710,400
              White Oak Avenue
       177   New Traffic Signal at Scott Creek    Fremont                CA                             950,000
              Rd/ Zinfandel St
       178   New Transit Maintenance Facility     Commerce               CA                           2,000,000
       179   North San Jose Bike Plan             San Jose               CA                           3,838,348
              Implementation
       180   Oakland 7th St Bike/Ped              Oakland                CA                           2,500,000
              Improvements
       181   Oakland Alameda Access Project       Oakland and Alameda    CA                           2,996,000
       182   Ojai Avenue Pedestrian Crossing      Ojai                   CA                             440,000
              Safety Lighting Improvements
       183   Old I Street Bridge Deck Conversion  West Sacramento        CA                           4,150,000
              for Active Transportation Project
       184   Old Town Streetscape Phase 2         Elk Grove              CA                           2,000,000
       185   Olive/Magnolia Bridge Safety         Burbank                CA                           2,000,000
              Barrier Rail Project

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       186   Otay Mesa Truck Route Phase 4        San Diego              CA                           1,300,000
       187   Overlook and Viewpoint Improvements  Smith River            CA                             500,000
              to end of Mouth of Smith River
              Road
       188   Pacific Coast Highway at Crenshaw    City of Torrance       CA                             652,800
              Boulevard Intersection Capacity
              Enhancements
       189   Parkway Drive and Merced Street      El Monte               CA                           2,600,000
              Bicycle and Pedestrian
              Improvements
       190   Pedestrian, ADA, Traffic Signal and  Temple City            CA                           6,200,000
              Pavement Improvements along Bus
              Routes
       191   Pine Avenue Extension                Chino                  CA                           5,000,000
       192   Port of Hueneme Intermodal           Oxnard                 CA                           3,000,000
              Improvement Project to Modernize
              the Port Wharf and Pier and Cargo
              Facilities
       193   Port of Oakland Solar, Battery       Oakland                CA                           1,000,000
              Storage and Electric Vehicle Truck
              Charger Deployment
       194   Puddingstone Drive Bicycle and       La Verne               CA                             998,000
              Pedestrian Project
       195   Purchase of eleven Battery-Electric  San Luis Obispo        CA                           5,000,000
              Buses--SLORTA
       196   Quint-Jerrold Connector Road         San Francisco          CA                           7,200,000
       197   Rail to Rail/River Active            Los Angeles            CA                           5,000,000
              Transportation Corridor Project
       198   Reche Canyon Road Alignment          Colton                 CA                           4,452,000
       199   Replacement of 2nd Street Bridge     San Bernardino         CA                           2,000,000
              over Warm Creek
       200   Resilient State Route 37 Corridor    Sonoma                 CA                           7,000,000
              Enhancement Program
       201   Richmond Parkway Transit Center and  Richmond               CA                           1,000,000
              Freeway Access Improvements
       202   San Fernando Road Bike Path Phase    Sun Valley and North   CA                             594,027
              III                                  Hollywoood
       203   San Francisco Bay Area Rapid         Oakland, San Leandro,  CA                           3,000,000
              Transit (BART) Station Restroom      Berkeley
              and Lighting Enhancements
       204   San Francisco Bay Area regional      Alameda, Contra        CA                           5,000,000
              advance mitigation program           Costa, and Santa
                                                   Clara counties
       205   San Pablo Avenue Rehabilitation,     Pinole                 CA                             742,000
              City Limits to Pinole Shores
       206   San Rafael Channel Crossing Swing    San Rafael             CA                           2,000,000
              Bridge
       207   Santa Cruz METRO Bus Replacements    Santa Cruz             CA                           1,840,000
       208   Santa Cruz Paratransit Vans          Santa Cruz             CA                             505,750
              Replacement Project
       209   Saratoga Pedestrian Walkway Project  Saratoga               CA                           1,200,000
       210   Scotts Creek Coastal Resiliency      Unincorporated Santa   CA                           3,500,000
              Project                              Cruz County north of
                                                   Davenport
       211   Sepulveda Transit Corridor           City of Los Angeles    CA                          10,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
       212   Serramonte Boulevard and Serramonte  Colma                  CA                             400,000
              Center Driveway Traffic Signal
       213   Sharp Park Priority Development      Pacifica               CA                             960,000
              Area (PDA) Access Resurfacing
              Project
       214   Slauson Avenue Congestion            Huntington Park        CA                           1,000,000
       215   SMART Russian River Rail Bridge      Healdsburg             CA                          13,606,840
              Rehabilitation
       216   Solar Energy Project (Phase 2)       Stockton               CA                           5,300,000
       217   SR 86 Improvement Project            Imperial               CA                           3,000,000
       218   SR128/I-505 Overcrossing (Br. 22-    Winters                CA                           8,540,000
              0110)/Russell Blvd Bicycle and
              Pedestrian Improvements
       219   State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port   San Diego              CA                          12,500,000
              of Entry
       220   State Route 132 West Project         Modesto                CA                          12,000,000
       221   State Route 25 Expressway            Hollister              CA                          10,000,000
              Conversion and State Route 25/156
              Interchange Project
       222   State Route 37 and Fairgrounds       Vallejo                CA                           4,000,000
              Drive Interchange Improvements
       223   State Route 99 Madera South--        Madera                 CA                          10,000,000
              Operational Improvement Project
       224   Stockton Rail Maintenance Facility   Stockton               CA                           6,715,000
              Expansion
       225   Sustainable Mobility Expansion       Redlands               CA                           1,756,630
              Project
       226   Tarzana Crossing Great Streets       Tarzana--Los Angeles   CA                             500,000
              Project
       227   The Highway 101 Multimodal Corridor  Santa Barbara          CA                          11,000,000
              Project from Santa Barbara to
              Montecito with improvements on
              Highway 101 (SB-101-PM 9.1/12.3)
              and Adjacent Local Streets
              including the Cabrillo Boulevard
              Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement
              Project
       228   Thornton Avenue Pavement             Newark                 CA                           2,000,000
              Rehabilitation
       229   Torrance to Florence Bus Service     Torrance               CA                           4,432,924
       230   Track Rehabilitation of the San      City of Rancho         CA                           2,000,000
              Bernardino Line                      Cucamonga,
                                                   California spanning
                                                   to the City of
                                                   Montclair,
                                                   California including
                                                   the cities of Rancho
                                                   Cucamonga, Upland,
                                                   and Montclair
       231   Traffic Signal System Upgrades on I- Danville, Walnut       CA                           6,000,000
              680 Project                          Creek, Concord,
                                                   Pleasant Hill
       232   Tri MyRide Fleet Expansion Project   Antioch                CA                           1,760,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          880,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          880,000
       233   TRI-CONNECT, SoCal Freight           Los Angeles            CA                           3,357,895
              Initiative
       234   U.S. 101 and Del Norte Boulevard     Oxnard                 CA                           3,000,000
              Interchange
       235   Union Street Protected Bike Lanes    Pasadena               CA                           1,600,000
       236   US 101 / Woodside Interchange        Redwood City           CA                           2,500,000
              Improvement

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       237   US 101 Safety Improvements--South    Salinas and Chualar    CA                           2,000,000
              of Salinas                           (Monterey County)
       238   US 101/SR 25 Interchange Phase 2--   Gilroy                 CA                           5,000,000
              Santa Teresa Boulevard Extension
       239   US-101 Managed Lane Project North    San Mateo              CA                          10,000,000
              of I-380
       240   Valley Link--Implementation of       Livermore              CA                          20,000,000
              Sustainability Blueprint
       241   Vasco Road Safety Improvements       Byron                  CA                           3,905,000
              Phase II
       242   Vermont Transit Corridor             Los Angeles            CA                          10,000,000
              Improvements
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,900,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        6,100,000
       243   Walnut Park Bus Stop Improvements    Walnut Park            CA                           1,200,000
       244   Walnut Park Pedestrian Plan          Walnut Park            CA                           1,200,000
              Implementation
       245   Warm Springs Grade Crossing          San Jose               CA                           7,703,100
              Improvements
       246   West Berkeley Bicycle and            Berkeley               CA                             704,000
              Pedestrian Improvements
       247   West San Jose Priority Bikeways      San Jose               CA                           3,285,680
              Implementation Project
       248   West Santa Ana Branch Transit        Los Angeles            CA                           5,000,000
              Corridor
       249   West Valley Connector Bus Rapid      San Bernardino         CA                           5,000,000
              Transit--Phase 1, and Zero-
              Emission Bus Initiative
       250   White Rock Road--0.5 Miles East of   Rancho Cordova         CA                          12,307,000
              Rancho Cordova Parkway to the
              Easterly City Limits
       251   Widen Central Ave to add new Class   Camarillo              CA                           4,000,000
              II Bike Lanes near U.S. 101 to the
              northwest city limits
       252   Wilmington Waterfront-Avalon         Wilmington             CA                           1,000,000
              Pedestrian Bridge
       253   Woodman Ave. Pedestrian Improvement  Panorama City          CA                           3,256,591
              Project
       254   Ygnacio Valley Road Project          Walnut Creek           CA                           1,000,000
       255   Yosemite Area Regional               Merced                 CA                           2,250,000
              Transportation System
       256   Zero Emission Bus Replacements,      Oxnard                 CA                           1,675,000
              Charging Infrastructure and Zero
              Emissions Job Training
       257   Zero Emission Buses and Charging     Wilmington             CA                           5,000,000
              Infrastructure
       258   Zero Emissions Bus Purchase--        Pasadena               CA                           2,100,000
              Pasadena, CA
       259   16th St Mall Reconstruction Program  Denver                 CO                           6,530,000
       260   Aurora Bicycle and Pedestrian        Aurora                 CO                             800,000
              Master Plan Update
       261   Big Barnes Ditch Trail Improvements  Loveland               CO                             500,000
       262   Cameron Peak Post-Fire Emergency     Larimer County         CO                           2,000,000
              Funding
       263   Central Corridor Rail Replacement    Denver                 CO                           7,930,000
       264   CO 9 Widening from Iron Springs to   Summit County          CO                           1,000,000
              Frisco
       265   Easter/Havana Intersection           Centennial             CO                           6,000,000
              Improvements
       266   Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel   Dillon                 CO                           4,000,000
              (EJMT) Repairs and Upgrades
       267   Expansion of Gun Club Road           Aurora                 CO                           1,500,000
       268   Federal Parkway Multimodal           Westminster            CO                           4,107,114
              Transportation Improvements
       269   Frisco Transit Center                Frisco                 CO                           6,650,000
       270   I-25 Valley Highway: Phases 3 and 4  Denver                 CO                           5,530,000
              ROW Acquisition
       271   I-25/Belleview Avenue Interchange    Greenwood Village      CO                          10,000,000
              Improvements
       272   I-70 and 32nd Ave. Bridge            Wheat Ridge            CO                           2,000,000
              Replacement
       273   SH-72 (Indiana St) Widening at UPRR  Arvada                 CO                           1,095,872
       274   State Highway 119 and State Highway  Boulder County         CO                           5,000,000
              52 Multimodal Intersection
              Improvements
       275   US 36 and Community Drive            Estes Park             CO                             850,000
              Roundabout
       276   Wadsworth Widening: 35th Avenue to   Wheat Ridge            CO                          10,000,000
              I-70
       277   West Colfax Pedestrian Safety and    Lakewood               CO                           1,750,000
              Infrastructure Project
       278   Branchville Transit Oriented         Ridgefield             CT                           1,853,120
              Development Pedestrian/Bicycle
              Improvement
       279   Comstock Brook Bridge (No. 04975)    Wilton                 CT                           2,400,000
              Replacement
       280   Coventry Main Street Sidewalk        Coventry               CT                           1,200,000
              Project Final Extension
       281   CT-195 (Storrs Road) Pedestrian      Mansfield              CT                           2,240,000
              Safety Improvements
       282   East Haddam/Haddam Swing Bridge      East Haddam            CT                           5,000,000
              Rehabilitation Project
       283   Essex River Road Bridge and          Essex                  CT                           2,400,000
              Sidewalk Project
       284   Five Mile River Bridge (No. 04152)   Norwalk                CT                           2,860,000
              Replacement
       285   Greater Hartford Mobility Study -    Hartford and East      CT                          16,000,000
              Planning and Preliminary             Hartford
              Engineering
       286   Greenwich Creek Bridge (No. 01872)   Greenwich              CT                           2,530,000
              Replacement
       287   Harbor Brook Bridge (No. 04185)      Meriden                CT                           2,800,000
              Replacement Project
       288   Intersection Improvements on Route   Danbury                CT                           3,332,000
              39 at Beckerle Street and East
              Gate Road
       289   Mill River Bridge (No. 04953)        Fairfield              CT                           2,700,000
              Replacement
       290   New Haven Downtown Crossing Phase 4  New Haven              CT                          20,000,000
              - Temple Street Crossing
       291   New London Pedestrian Bridge and     New London             CT                           4,860,000
              Public Access Project
       292   Park Avenue Traffic Signals          Bridgeport             CT                           2,686,000
       293   Quinebaug River Trail - Plainfield   Plainfield             CT                           2,179,953
              Section
       294   Route 10 Hop Brook Bridge (No.       Simsbury               CT                           2,400,000
              00653) Replacement Project
       295   Route 109 Bridge (No. 05417)         Morris                 CT                           1,520,000
              Replacement Project
       296   Route 202 Intersection Improvement   Brookfield             CT                           7,400,000
              Project
       297   Route 25 Bridge (No. 06750)          Trumbull               CT                           1,464,000
              Rehabilitation
       298   Stamford Transportation Center       Stamford               CT                           3,500,000
              Improvement
       299   20 x 22 Protected Bike Lanes         Washington             DC                           3,000,000
       300   Arboretum Bridge and Trail           Washington             DC                           4,000,000
       301   Bus Priority Program                 Washington             DC                           4,000,000

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       302   H Street Bridge                      Washington             DC                           3,000,000
       303   Metropolitan Branch Trail--Fort      Washington             DC                           3,000,000
              Totten to Takoma
       304   Pavement Restoration, National       Washington             DC                           3,000,000
              Highway Performance Program
       305   US 113/SR 20 Grade Separated         Millsboro              DE                          10,000,000
              Intersection
       306   West Camden Bypass                   Camden                 DE                          10,000,000
       307   Approach Road at Cecil Air and       Jacksonville           FL                             600,000
              Space Port
       308   Card Sound Bridge Replacement        Key Largo              FL                           4,200,000
              Planning and Design Project
       309   City of South Miami Pedestrian       South Miami            FL                           4,330,000
              Bridge
       310   Commodore Trail Missing Link         Miami / Coral Gables   FL                             999,205
       311   Dunedin Causeway Bridge Project      Dunedin                FL                           8,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,000,000
       312   Harborview Road from Melbourne       Port Charlotte         FL                          20,000,000
              Street to I-75
       313   Marlin Road Roadway Improvements     Cutler Bay             FL                           8,800,000
              Project
       314   Miami River Greenway--Curtis Park    Miami                  FL                           2,392,000
              East
       315   Midway Road Multimodal/Freight       Port St. Lucie         FL                          15,000,000
              Improvements and Florida's
              Turnpike Connection
       316   North Bay Village 79th Street        North Bay Village      FL                           1,000,000
              Complete Streets Project
       317   Port St. Lucie Boulevard South--     Port St. Lucie         FL                           5,000,000
              Segment 2.2 (Alcantarra Boulevard
              to Paar Drive)
       318   PortMiami Shore Power Pilot Program  Miami                  FL                           2,000,000
       319   Reconstruction of State Road 33/     Lakeland               FL                          20,000,000
              Interstate 4 Interchange (Exit 38)
       320   Ridge Road Extension Phase 2B        Unincorporated Pasco   FL                          15,000,000
                                                   County
       321   Alleyways Drainage Improvement       Miami Gardens          FL                             240,000
              Project
       322   Breakers Avenue Streetscape Project  City of Fort           FL                           5,200,000
                                                   Lauderdale
       323   Cass Street Bridge Rehabilitation    Tampa                  FL                           5,116,000
       324   Central Florida Regional             Orlando                FL                           1,032,500
              Transportation Electronic
              Contactless Payment System
       325   City of West Palm Beach Grand View   West Palm Beach        FL                           1,200,000
              Heights Street Pedestrian Safety
              Improvements Phase 2
       326   Corrine Drive Complete Streets       Orlando                FL                           6,900,000
              Project
       327   County Line Road Improvement         West Park              FL                             944,000
              Project
       328   Crystal Lake Drive Project           City of Deerfield      FL                             389,088
                                                   Beach
       329   E.E. Williamson Road Trail Connect   Longwood               FL                           4,346,000
       330   Econlockhatchee Trail Multimodal     Orlando                FL                           8,193,500
              Corridor Improvements
       331   Flavor Pict Road from Lyons Road to  Delray Beach           FL                           4,780,000
              Hagen Ranch Road
       332   Gulf to Bay (SR60) Duke Energy       Clearwater             FL                           6,000,000
              Trail Overpass
       333   HART Bus Shelter Revitalization and  Tampa                  FL                           6,990,100
              Expansion
       334   Hinson Avenue Widening Project       Haines City            FL                           1,375,000
       335   International Drive and Sand Lake    Orlando                FL                           7,000,000
              Road (SR 482) Pedestrian Bridge
       336   InVision Tampa Streetcar             Tampa                  FL                           7,700,000
       337   Johnson Street Bridge Replacement    Hollywood              FL                           2,904,000
              Project
       338   JTA's Sustainability and Renewable   Jacksonville           FL                           2,315,840
              Energy Transit Facility (Project
              ID 425454-2)
       339   Lake Monroe Loop Trail               Sanford                FL                           3,313,181
       340   Lowson Boulevard from Dover Road to  Delray Beach           FL                           1,106,296
              Federal Highway
       341   Loxahatchee Rd. from Arthur          City of Parkland       FL                           5,000,000
              Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR-
              7/US-441
       342   Lyons Road Pedestrian Mobility       City of Coconut Creek  FL                           2,700,000
              Lighting and Safety Project
       343   Magnolia Drive Trail - Phase 1, 2,   Tallahassee            FL                           5,000,000
              & 4 (Project ID: 4098037)
       344   Marigold Ave from San Lorenzo Rd to  Poinciana              FL                           4,731,586
              Peabody Rd (4 Roundabouts)
       345   Neptune Road Widening and            Kissimmee              FL                           5,000,000
              Improvement Project
       346   NW 183rd to 191st Street and NW      Miami Gardens          FL                           1,200,000
              27th to 42nd Avenue Road and
              Sidewalk Project
       347   NW 187th Street to NW 199th Street,  Miami Gardens          FL                             960,000
              from NW Sunshine State Parkway
              East to NW 12th Avenue Area-Road
              Resurfacing, Sidewalks, and
              Drainage Improvement Project
       348   NW 191st to 199th Street and NW 2nd  Miami Gardens          FL                             600,000
              to 7th Avenue Roadway and Sidewalk
              Project
       349   NW 199th to 202nd Street between NW  Miami Gardens          FL                             960,000
              3rd and 15th Avenue-Road
              Resurfacing and Sidewalks
              Improvement Project
       350   NW/NE 87th Street Corridor           Village of El Portal   FL                           1,320,551
       351   Opa-locka Railroad Crossing Repair   Opa-Locka              FL                           2,400,000
       352   Orange Blossom Trail Sidewalks       Orlando                FL                           3,012,472
              Phase 2A
       353   Palm Beach County Bus Shelter        Palm Beach County      FL                           8,300,000
              Infrastructure
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          300,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        8,000,000
       354   Palm Springs, FL, Park Connector     Palm Springs           FL                             854,550
              Pathway System
       355   Pine Hills Trail Phase 2 from        Orlando                FL                             557,000
              Silver Star Road (SR 438) to
              Clarcona-Ocoee Road
       356   President Barack Obama Parkway,      Orlando                FL                           8,360,000
              Phase 2, Orlando, Florida

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       357   Rolling Stock                        Hallandale Beach,      FL                           9,000,000
                                                   Hollywood, Dania
                                                   Beach, Fort
                                                   Lauderdale, Wilton
                                                   Manors, Oakland
                                                   Park, Pompano Beach,
                                                   Deerfield Beach and
                                                   Palm Beach County
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,000,000
       358   SMART Plan Beach Express (BERT)      Miami                  FL                           9,100,000
              North Capital Bus Purchase
       359   Solar-Powered Zero-Emission Bus and  St. Petersburg         FL                           6,000,000
              Facility Charging Infrastructure
       360   South City Transit Capital Project   Tallahassee            FL                           2,400,000
              StarMetro Modernization
       361   Southcot Drive Sidewalk              Casselberry            FL                             189,357
       362   SR 50 (Colonial) from Thornton Ave   Orlando                FL                             917,933
              to Mills Ave
       363   SR 63 (US 27) Monroe Street from     Tallahassee            FL                           2,400,000
              John Knox Road to Lakeshore Drive
              (Project ID 4450531)
       364   SR-5/US-1/Federal Hwy from Johnson   Hollywood              FL                           1,899,308
              St. to SR-822/Sheridan St.
       365   SR-820/Pines Blvd from W of SW       Pembroke Pines         FL                           5,000,000
              136th Ave to E of NW 118th Ave
       366   SR-A1A from Hallandale Beach         Hallandale Beach,      FL                           1,075,350
              Boulevard to Dania Beach Boulevard   Hollywood, and Dania
              Drainage Improvement Project         Beach
       367   StarMetro Bus Replacement            Tallahassee            FL                           1,800,000
       368   SW 36th Street Complete Street       West Park              FL                           1,600,000
              Improvements Project
       369   SW 52nd Avenue Complete Street       West Park              FL                             602,400
              Improvements Project
       370   Treasure Island Causeway Bridge      Treasure Island        FL                           4,480,000
              Project
       371   University Boulevard at Dean Road    Orlando                FL                           1,000,000
              Intersection Improvement
       372   University Drive from NW 40th St.    City of Coral Springs  FL                           5,000,000
              to Sawgrass Expressway
       373   West Warren Avenue Complete Street   Longwood               FL                             400,000
       374   Atlanta Beltline                     Atlanta                GA                           5,000,000
       375   Big Creek Greenway Phase 2           Cumming                GA                           3,000,000
              Renovation-Replacement
       376   Brennan Road Improvements            Columbus               GA                           7,360,000
       377   Buford Highway Pedestrian            Doraville              GA                           1,373,859
              Improvements
       378   Bus/Paratransit Vehicle Acquisition  Snellville/Northern    GA                           6,000,000
              for Local Route 70                   Dekalb
       379   Cascade Multimodal Corridor          Atlanta                GA                           1,000,000
       380   Cherokee Area Transportation System  Canton                 GA                           2,400,000
              Headquarters
       381   City of Forest Park Pedestrian       Forest Park            GA                           2,000,000
              Bridge
       382   City of Sugar Hill's Highway 20      Sugar Hill             GA                           5,000,000
              Pedestrian Bridge
       383   Clayton Justice Center Transit Hub - Jonesboro              GA                           4,960,000
               Phase II
       384   Cobb Parkway at McCollum Parkway     Kennesaw               GA                           3,500,000
              Road Realignment
       385   Cumberland Core Loop                 Atlanta                GA                           1,700,000
       386   East West Connector Corridor         Smyrna                 GA                           4,500,000
              Improvement, Cobb County GA
       387   Emory-CDC Intersection Project       Atlanta                GA                             550,000
       388   GDOT Project No. 0013752             Americus               GA                           1,216,958
       389   GDOT Project No. 0015563             Cuthbert               GA                           2,405,280
       390   GDOT Project No. 0015638             Reynolds               GA                           1,608,000
       391   GDOT Project No. 0015651             Arabi                  GA                             568,000
       392   GDOT Project No. 0015652             Talbotton              GA                             984,000
       393   Global Gateway Connector             College Park           GA                           3,542,355
       394   Gwinnett Place Transit Center/Mall   Gwinnett County        GA                           5,000,000
              of Georgia local bus service
       395   I-20 Diverging Diamond Interchange   Douglasville           GA                           5,000,000
              at Chapel Hill Road
       396   Lawrenceville Area Park and Ride     Lawrenceville          GA                           4,800,000
              Lot
       397   Macon Transit Authority Electric     Macon                  GA                           2,600,000
              Transit and Paratransit Vehicle
              Purchases
       398   MARTA Route 115--Covington Highway   Decatur                GA                           2,000,000
       399   McDaniel Farm Park Connector multi-  Gwinnett County        GA                           2,000,000
              use path
       400   Metropolitan Parkway Arterial Rapid  Atlanta                GA                           3,000,000
              Transit (ART)
       401   New Bus Rapid Transit Service along  Snellville/Stone       GA                           5,000,000
              US 78                                Mountain
       402   North Avondale Road Complete         Avondale Estates       GA                           1,975,560
              Streets Project
       403   Peachtree Creek Greenway             Brookhaven             GA                           3,382,000
       404   Project DeRenne                      Savannah               GA                          20,000,000
       405   Safety Improvements--Intersection    Albany                 GA                             368,791
              of N Westover Blvd at Nottingham
              Way
       406   South Barrett Parkway Reliever       Kennesaw               GA                           2,000,000
       407   South Cobb Drive Corridor            Smyrna                 GA                             250,000
       408   SR 120 (Abbotts Bridge Road)         Johns Creek            GA                          13,800,000
              Operational and Safety
              Improvements
       409   SR234 and Westover Blvd--Add         Albany                 GA                             349,295
              Westbound Right Turn and
              Southbound Left
       410   Stonecrest Transit Hub               Stonecrest             GA                           5,000,000
       411   Widen and Realign Intersection of    Albany                 GA                           2,509,319
              Sands Drive and Radium Springs
       412   Windy Hill Boulevard                 Smyrna                 GA                             500,000
       413   Guam Public Transit Modernization--  Hagatna                GU                          20,000,000
              Bus Shelters
       414   Bus and Handi Van Acquisition        Honolulu               HI                           7,398,400
              Program (Battery Electric Buses;
              Electrification of Route 40)
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,699,200
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,699,200

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       415   Hanapepe Road Resurfacing            Hanapepe               HI                           3,680,000
       416   Hawaii Recreational Trails Program   Multiple Cities        HI                           4,000,000
              (Hawaii Integrated Trail System)
       417   Interstate Route H-1 Improvements,   Honolulu               HI                           6,150,000
              Eastbound, Ola Lane Overpass to
              Vineyard Boulevard
       418   Leeward Bikeway, Philippine Sea      Honolulu               HI                           6,150,000
              Road to Waipahu Depot Street
       419   Papalaua Street (RTS 3020, MP 0.13-  Maui                   HI                           1,154,000
              MP0.17) Traffic Signal Upgrade at
              Wainee Street (Route 3015, MP 0.3-
              MP0.34)
       420   Waianuenue Avenue Rehabilitation     Hilo                   HI                           7,277,499
       421   Waimea to Kekaha Shared Use Path     Hanapepe               HI                           2,000,000
       422   Wakea Avenue (Route 3920, MP 0.70-   Maui                   HI                           2,186,000
              MP 0.71) and Kamehameha Avenue
              (Route 3940, MP 0.91-MP0.92)
              Intersection Improvements
       423   HIRTA Regional Transit Facility      Waukee                 IA                           2,321,000
       424   In the City of Iowa City, on Dodge   Iowa City              IA                           9,943,600
              Street, from Burlington Street
              north to Governor Street.
       425   Iowa 136 bridge replacement over     Clinton County         IA                           1,144,800
              Elwood Creek 3.1 miles west of US
              61 in Clinton County
       426   Marion County--County Road G28       Marion County          IA                           2,000,000
              corridor
       427   Red Rock Prarie Trail (Iowa 117 to   Prairie City           IA                             900,000
              Co Rd S27)
       428   Bus Replacements Across the          Des Moinse             IA                           5,000,000
              District
       429   Mills Civic Parkway Improvements     West Des Moines        IA                           2,000,000
       430   Red Oak Bridge Replacement           Red Oak                IA                             700,000
       431   Southeast Connector                  Des Moines             IA                           7,000,000
       432   Traffic Incident Management Center   Johnston               IA                           4,880,000
              at Camp Dodge--Phase I
       433   1st Street Reconstruction            Ammon                  ID                           5,375,700
       434   Center Street Railroad Bridge        Pocatello              ID                           4,277,000
              Underpass
       435   Fort Hall Connect- Upgrade of Ross   Fort Hall              ID                           3,500,000
              Fork Road
       436   I-15B (US-30) McCammon IC TO Old US- McCammon               ID                           1,716,660
              91
       437   State Street Premium Corridor, Part  Boise and Garden City  ID                           2,000,000
              2, Boise Area, Valley Regional
              Transit
       438   Alton Avenue Reconstruction          Madison                IL                             624,000
       439   Alton Road Reconstruction Phase I &  Carlinville            IL                             616,000
              II
       440   Brush College Road and Faries        Decatur                IL                           2,000,000
              Parkway Grade Separation
       441   Calhoun Street Bridge Replacement    City of Morris         IL                           1,200,000
       442   Candy Lane                           Macomb                 IL                           3,500,000
       443   Centennial Park Shared Use Path      Heyworth               IL                             963,540
       444   Cloverleaf and East Madison          Madison                IL                             296,000
              Subdivisions Improvements
       445   Curtis Road Grade Separation &       Savoy                  IL                           3,293,700
              Complete Streets Project
       446   Dix Irvington Road Safety Project    Centralia              IL                             600,000
       447   Dupo Interchange                     Dupo                   IL                           1,700,000
       448   Edwardsville Road Resurfacing        Wood River             IL                             668,000
              Project
       449   Frank Scott Parkway East Extension   Shiloh                 IL                          12,512,000
       450   Hamilton Road East-West Connection   Bloomington            IL                           7,000,000
              Project
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,500,000
       451   Hilltop Road Multi-Use Trail         Springfield            IL                             440,000
              Extension Project
       452   Lincoln Prairie Trail Bridge         Taylorville            IL                             487,161
              Replacement Project
       453   Madison Avenue from 23rd Street to   Granite City           IL                             759,420
              27th Street Resurfacing
       454   Main Street Reconstruction Project   Roscoe                 IL                           3,880,000
       455   Marissa--Main St. Resurfacing        Marissa                IL                             476,000
       456   Pioneer Parkway Reconstruction       Peoria                 IL                           5,000,000
       457   Prospect Road Revitalization         Peoria Heights         IL                           6,000,000
       458   Reas Bridges Replacement Project     Decatur                IL                           3,500,000
              over Lake Decatur
       459   Reconstruction of Main Street from   Staunton               IL                           1,569,456
              Elm Street to Madison Street
       460   Resurfacing of County Highway 16 in  Williamson County      IL                             352,000
              Williamson County
       461   Resurfacing of Main Street,          Marion                 IL                             572,000
              Bainbridge Trail, and Penecost
              Streets
       462   Riverside Boulevard Reconstruction   Loves Park and         IL                          14,920,000
              and Widening (Phase II and III)      Rockford
       463   Royal Lakes Road Rehabilitation      Royal Lakes            IL                              23,408
              Project
       464   Spotsylvania Street Improvements     New Athens             IL                             452,000
       465   Stanford Avenue Reconstruction from  Springfield            IL                           1,279,035
              11th Street to Fox Bridge Road
       466   Structure Replacement Over Piles     Carbondale             IL                             504,000
              Fork Creek
       467   US 67 Widening from Delhi Bypass     Jerseyville            IL                           1,200,000
              Project to Crystal Lake Rd.
       468   West Main Cross Street Improvements  Taylorville            IL                           1,127,700
              from Webster Street to Shumway
              Street
       469   Western Road--Marshall County        Henry                  IL                           2,000,000
       470   118 N Clark Pedway Extension         Chicago                IL                           2,700,000
       471   143rd St Expansion--West Ave to SW   Orland Park            IL                           9,247,702
              Highway
       472   143rd St from IL 59 to IL 126        Plainfield             IL                           6,200,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,700,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,500,000
       473   34th Street Road Modernization and   Berwyn                 IL                           5,022,323
              Stormwater Management Improvements
              Phase I Design

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       474   606 Extension - Ashland Ave to       Chicago                IL                           1,440,000
              Elston Ave
       475   75th Street from Milbrook Drive to   Naperville             IL                             648,560
              Greene Road
       476   80th Ave from 191st to 183rd St      Tinley Park            IL                           1,500,000
              Lane Improvements
       477   9th Street Two-Way Conversion        Rockford               IL                           4,050,000
              (Whitman Interchange)
       478   Algonquin Road (Various              Spring Grove           IL                           2,400,000
              Intersections) and Wilmot Road at
              Main Street Intersection
              Improvements
       479   All Stations Accessibility Program-- Chicago                IL                           4,330,000
              Blue Line Irving Park
       480   Arterial Resurfacing                 Chicago                IL                           9,357,677
       481   Berkeley Industrial Pedestrian       Chicago                IL                             424,500
              Connector
       482   Bike Path along Quentin Road         Hawthorn Woods/Lake    IL                           1,000,000
                                                   Zurich
       483   Bliss Rd/Fabyan from Fabyan to       Geneva                 IL                           7,000,000
              Bliss Rd
       484   Butler Drive                         Chicago                IL                           4,500,000
       485   Central Road: Barringon Rd to        Hoffman Estates        IL                           2,000,000
              Huntington Blvd
       486   City of Berwyn, 16th Street          Chicago                IL                           1,967,468
              Rehabilitation Project
       487   City of Peoria Adams/Jefferson 2-    Peoria                 IL                           5,000,000
              Way Conversion
       488   Columbia Bridge                      Chicago                IL                           2,000,000
       489   CTA--ASAP (Belmont Station)          Chicago                IL                           3,370,000
       490   CTA Red Line--Loyola Station         Chicago                IL                           3,600,000
              Improvements
       491   DeKalb Traffic Signal Upgrades       DeKalb                 IL                             570,000
       492   Division Street Resurfacing          Oak Park               IL                           2,000,000
       493   Dundee Ave Reconstruction            Elgin                  IL                           5,900,000
       494   East Branch DuPage River Trail       Lombard                IL                           1,200,000
       495   East New York Street from North      Aurora                 IL                           1,138,300
              Farnsworth Ave to Welsh Drive
       496   Fullerton Avenue between N Schmale   Glendale Heights       IL                             696,500
              Rd and Bloomingdale Rd
       497   Gougar Road from Laraway Road to     Joliet and New Lenox   IL                           2,700,000
              Francis Road
       498   Greater Downtown Master Plan Phase   East Moline            IL                           4,946,000
              4A
       499   Hobson Rd 63rd St from Woodridge Dr  Woodridge              IL                             490,000
              to Janes Ave
       500   Homan Corridor Improvements          Chicago                IL                             500,000
       501   I-294 103rd Street Interchange       Chicago Ridge          IL                           5,000,000
       502   I-294 Crestwood/Robbins Interchange  Crestwood and Robbins  IL                           4,800,000
       503   I-57 Interchange near Mile Marker    Unincorporated Will    IL                           4,500,000
              332 (Between Harlem Avenue and       County
              Pauling Road)
       504   IL 171 (State Street) Pedestrian     Lockport               IL                           1,400,000
              Safety Improvements
       505   IL 38/Roosevelt Road at Naperville   Wheaton                IL                           4,800,000
              Road
       506   IL 50 from S of Brookmont Blvd to N  Kankakee               IL                           5,000,000
              of US 45/52 & Indiana Ave to Fair
              St in Kankakee
       507   IL-21 Milwaukee Ave Improvements     Glenview               IL                           2,000,000
              (Glenview)
       508   IL-62 Algonquin Rd at New Wilke Rd   Rolling Meadows        IL                             226,935
              Intersection Improvements
       509   Jackson Blvd Resurfacing             Chicago                IL                             800,000
              (Desplaines to Harlem Ave)
       510   Kedzie and Lake improvements         Chicago                IL                             500,000
       511   Lake Cook Road (IL-53 to Raupp       Mount Prospect and     IL                           3,000,000
              Blvd)                                Desplains
       512   Lombard Rd Resurfacing and           Addison                IL                             900,000
              Improvements
       513   Madison Street Resurfacing           Bellwood               IL                           1,107,200
       514   Main Street Reconstruction from      Batavia                IL                             600,000
              Randall Road to Van Nortwick
              Avenue
       515   McConnell Road Intersection and      Freeport               IL                           2,528,200
              Roadway Improvements
       516   Metra Zero Emission Vehicle Pilot    Chicago Region         IL                          12,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        6,000,000
       517   Midway Bus Terminal Electrification  Chicago                IL                             550,000
              Concept Design
       518   N Lake Shore Drive Improvements      Chicago                IL                           2,000,000
       519   North Chicago Pace Route Access      North Chicago          IL                             508,080
       520   Oak Park Avenue--111th St to 107th   Worth                  IL                             520,000
              St
       521   Pace Cermak Road Transit Signal      Westchester, Oak       IL                             390,000
              Priority                             Brook and Oakbrook
                                                   Terrace
       522   Pace Pulse Line--Harlem Avenue       Morton Grove           IL                             400,000
              Traffic Signal Improvements
       523   Pace Pulse South Halsted Line        Chicago, Riverdale,    IL                             900,000
                                                   and Harvey
       524   PACE Transit Signal Priority         Chicago                IL                             900,000
       525   Park Blvd Resurfacing                Streamwood             IL                             220,783
       526   Patriot Path                         Lake County            IL                           9,794,640
       527   Proposed Midwest Medical Center      Galena                 IL                           2,000,000
              Entrance and Highway Improvements
       528   Pulaski Corridor Improvements        Chicago                IL                             500,000
       529   Pulaski Road: 127th St to 159th St   Alsip, Crestwood,      IL                           2,500,000
                                                   Midlothian, Markham,
                                                   and Robbins
       530   Rand US-12 / Kensington / IL-83      Mount Prospect         IL                           4,500,000
              Intersection Improvements
       531   Rand/Central/Mt Prospect Road        Mount Prospect and     IL                             371,000
              Intersection Improvements            Desplains
       532   Randall and Hopps Road Intersection  Elgin                  IL                           5,000,000
       533   Randall Road from Alexandra Blvd to  Lake in the Hills      IL                           2,000,000
              Polaris Dr/Acorn Ln
       534   Rehabilitative Resurfacing of        Franklin Park          IL                             588,000
              Belmont Avenue--25th Ave to W of
              Elm St, Fran
       535   Rehabilitative Resurfacing of Ill    Elmwood Park, Melrose  IL                           7,920,000
              64 North Ave--I-294 to Harlem Ave    Park, Northlake,
              & N Frontage Rd - 7th Ave to 5th     River Forest, River
              Ave                                  Grove

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       536   Rodenburg Road Corridor Improvement  Roselle                IL                             928,000
              Project
       537   Schick Road Resurfacing              Hanover Park           IL                             257,045
       538   Skokie Valley Trail Path             Skokie                 IL                           3,526,800
              Improvements
       539   Spring Street Resurfacing            South Elgin            IL                             171,264
       540   Study of S. Chicago/79th St/Stony    Chicago                IL                             800,000
              Island Intersection
       541   Tonne Road Reconstruction--Northern  Elk Grove Village      IL                           4,300,000
              Section
       542   Traffic Signal Modernization--City   Chicago                IL                           1,350,000
              of Chicago
       543   US Route 20 and Reinking Road        Elgin                  IL                           1,200,000
              Roundabout
       544   US Route 30 at Illinois Route 50     Matteson               IL                           4,000,000
       545   Washington Boulevard Improvements -  Maywood                IL                           1,424,000
              21st Avenue to 9th Avenue
       546   Weber Road from 135th Street to      Romeoville             IL                           2,100,000
              Airport Road
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,100,000
       547   West Branch DuPage River Trail       West Chicago           IL                             500,000
              Connection from West DuPage Woods
              Forest Preserve to Blackwell
              Forest Preserve
       548   Western Avenue Grade Separations     Blue Island, Posen,    IL                           4,500,000
                                                   and Dixmoor
       549   Wolfs Crossing Road from US 34       Oswego                 IL                           4,822,000
              Chicago Road to Eola Road -
              Douglas Road Intersection
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,616,500
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,205,500
       550   Woodstock Railyard Relocation &      Woodstock              IL                           4,000,000
              Expansion
       551   Zero Emission Locomotive Commuter    Blue Island, Chicago,  IL                           7,000,000
              Rail Pilot                           Joliet, Midlothian,
                                                   Mokena, New Lenox,
                                                   Oak Forest, Robbins,
                                                   Tinley Park
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
       552   Zion 27th Street Resurfacing         Zion                   IL                             920,320
       553   Added Travel Lanes at 45th Avenue    Unincorporated Lake    IN                           1,500,000
                                                   County
       554   Central Avenue Road Reconstruction   Portage                IN                           2,000,000
       555   IndyGo EV Charging Stations          Indianapolis           IN                             774,000
       556   Kennedy Avenue Bridge Replacement    Highland and Hammond   IN                           8,100,000
       557   Monument Circle/Market Street        Indianapolis           IN                          12,864,000
              Reconstruction
       558   Willowcreek Road Extension           Unincorporated Porter  IN                           7,411,200
                                                   County
       559   Bridge Replacement on 151st Street   Sedgwick County        KS                           3,600,000
              West over the Ninnescah River
              (B485)
       560   Centennial Bridge Replacement        Leavenworth            KS                           1,000,000
       561   K-7 Bourbon County                   Fort Scott             KS                           2,000,000
       562   K-7 Crawford County                  Girard                 KS                           2,000,000
       563   Reconstruction of 151st St West      Sedgwick County        KS                           3,200,000
              between 53rd St North and Highway
              K-96 (R356)
       564   Reconstruction of the South Half     Sedgwick County        KS                             880,000
              Mile of 135th Street West between
              53rd and 61st Streets North (R348)
       565   Route 458 Improvements               Lawrence               KS                             750,000
       566   SW Topeka Boulevard (21st to 29th)   Topeka                 KS                           1,480,000
              Street Resurfacing
       567   Topeka Metropolitan Bus Replacement  Topeka                 KS                           3,000,000
       568   US-169 Neosho County                 Thayer                 KS                           3,000,000
       569   US-400 Cherokee County               Cherokee               KS                           2,000,000
       570   US-400 Greenwood County (KDOT        Greenwood County       KS                           5,000,000
              Project Number 400-037 KA-5790-01)
       571   US-56 Douglas County                 Baldwin City           KS                           3,000,000
       572   Wakarusa Drive Reconstruction        Lawrence               KS                           1,000,000
       573   Washington Creek Bridge Replacement  Lawrence               KS                             400,000
       574   West Kellogg/US-54/400 Expansion     Wichita                KS                           1,800,000
       575   U.S. 69/167th St. Interchange        Overland Park          KS                          15,000,000
              Improvement Project
       576   Congestion reduction and traffic     Covington              KY                           2,000,000
              improvement project on KY-17/Scott
              Boulevard/Greenup Street
       577   Extend KY 3155 from the southern     Leitchfield, Grayson   KY                           3,200,000
              Intersection at KY 259 westerly to   County
              KY 54
       578   I-65 SB Ramp to Brook St             Louisville             KY                           9,600,000
       579   Improve KY 54 from west of the US    Owensboro, Daviess     KY                           4,600,000
              60 Bypass to CR 1021                 County
       580   Improve KY 461 from US 150 to US 25  Mount Vernon,          KY                          18,200,000
                                                   Rockcastle County
       581   Improve US 421 near the Virginia     Cranks, Harlan County  KY                             960,000
              State Line
       582   Improve westbound lanes of US 60     Lewisport, Hancock     KY                           3,200,000
              from KY 1957 to KY 6106              County
       583   KY 335 improvements from US 31W      Horse Cave, Hart       KY                           3,200,000
              south of KY 218 to I-65              County
       584   KYCT project 6-80101, KY -18 /       Boone County           KY                           5,200,000
              Superstreet construction
       585   KYTC Project 6-162.40, KY-536 from   Kenton County          KY                          12,064,000
              Williamswood Rd. to Calvery Dr. to
              KY-17
       586   Newtown Pike Extension Project--     Lexington              KY                          20,000,000
              Phase III Scott Street Connector
       587   Reconstruction of KY 44 from US 31E  Mount Washington,      KY                           4,800,000
              to KY 1319                           Bullit County
       588   Reimagine 9th Street                 Louisvile              KY                           5,000,000
       589   Smart Signal Network                 Louisville             KY                           2,900,000
       590   Traffic Calming Measures for Shelby  Louisville             KY                           2,400,000
              Park and Smoketown Neighborhoods
       591   Audubon Ave OVLY:LA 1 to Terrebonne  Thibodaux              LA                             468,510
              P/L
       592   I-10 (Calcasieu River Bridge /       Lake Charles           LA                          10,000,000
              Approach)
       593   I-49 Lafayette Connector             Lafayette              LA                          10,000,000

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       594   LA 3127                              St. James Parish       LA                          10,000,000
       595   LA 428, General Meyer Blvd           New Orleans            LA                           8,560,000
       596   MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30         Baton Rouge            LA                           1,600,000
              Connector- Environmental
              Evaluation
       597   MRB South GBR: LA 1 to LA 30         Baton Rouge            LA                           8,000,000
              Connector (Pre-Engineering Design)
       598   Amherst Town Common Transportation   Amherst                MA                           1,344,000
              and Mobility Improvements
       599   Barker Road Bridge Project           Pittsfield             MA                           1,000,000
       600   Beacon Street Bridle Path            Brookline              MA                           2,000,000
       601   Belmont Community Path               Belmont                MA                           3,500,000
       602   Blackstone Valley Multi-Use Path     Blackstone             MA                           8,130,842
              Phase 1, Segment - 2
       603   Blue Line Signal Program             Revere, Boston         MA                           6,000,000
       604   Bourne Rail Trail                    Bourne                 MA                          14,728,680
       605   Brockton Area Transit--Buy           Brockton               MA                           2,920,000
              Replacement 35' Bus (6)
       606   Brockton Area Transit--Buy           Brockton               MA                           3,160,000
              Replacement 35' Electric Bus (5)
       607   Brockton Area Transit--Purchase      Brockton               MA                             480,000
              Misc. Electric Power Equipment
       608   Christina Street Rail Bridge         Newton                 MA                           1,600,000
       609   Columbian Square Intersection        Weymouth               MA                           3,000,000
              Improvements
       610   Court and Cherry Street              Plymouth               MA                           2,000,000
              Intersection Improvement
       611   Davis Square Transit Signal          Somerville             MA                             100,000
              Priority Project
       612   Division Street Bridge Project       Great Barrington       MA                           2,000,000
       613   Double-Tracking on Haverhill Line    Andover and            MA                           5,800,000
              in Massachusetts                     Wilmington
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,900,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,900,000
       614   Drift Road at Kirby Brooke           Westport               MA                             600,000
              Replacement Project
       615   Fiske Street and Andover Street      Tewksbury              MA                             456,000
              Sidewalk and Street Improvements
       616   Glendale Street Bridge Project       Easthampton            MA                           1,000,000
       617   Intersection Improvements at         Southbridge            MA                           1,000,000
              Central Street, Foster St, Hook
              St, Hamilton St
       618   Intersection improvements at         Ashby                  MA                           1,000,000
              Greenville Road (Rte 31) and
              Turnpike Road
       619   Intersection Improvements at         Acton                  MA                           1,100,000
              Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111)
              and Main Street (Route 27)
              (Kelley's Corner)
       620   Intersection improvements at         Methuen                MA                           1,000,000
              Riverside Drive and Burnham Road
       621   Intersection Improvements at Route   Sterling               MA                             320,000
              140/Route 62
       622   Intersection Improvements on Route   Ayer and Littleton     MA                           1,000,000
              2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street
       623   Intersection reconstruction on Rte   Haverhill              MA                           1,000,000
              108 (Newton Road) at Rte 110
              (Kenoza Ave. and Amesbury Road)
       624   James Street Project                 Chicopee               MA                           2,000,000
       625   Lake Cochituate Path                 Natick                 MA                           3,078,722
       626   Leyden Road Sidewalk Construction    Greenfield             MA                           1,840,000
       627   Lynn Commuter Rail Station           Lynn                   MA                          10,000,000
              Rehabilitation
       628   McGrath Highway Road Diet /          Somerville             MA                             500,000
              Protected Bike Lane Project
       629   Merrymount Bridge Reconstruction     Quincy                 MA                           6,000,000
              Project
       630   MetroWest Regional Transit           Framingham             MA                           1,600,000
              Authority Blandin Back Entrance
              (MWRTA BEB Project)
       631   New vans for elderly and those with  Haverhill              MA                             375,000
              disabilities
       632   North Adams Adventure Trail          North Adams            MA                           2,000,000
       633   Peabody Canal Riverwalk              Peabody                MA                           6,642,980
              Construction
       634   Planning and Design for protecting   Boston                 MA                           2,500,000
              critical transportation
              infrastructure and improving
              pedestrian access to the Northern
              Avenue Bridge and along the Fort
              Point Channel
       635   Reconstruction and Related Work      Winthrop               MA                           5,058,493
              Along Revere Street Corridor
       636   Reconstruction and related work on   Lowell                 MA                           3,000,000
              VFW Highway
       637   Reconstruction of Foster Street      Littleton              MA                           2,000,000
       638   Regional Bike and Walking Trail      North Attleborough     MA                           1,500,000
              (North Attleborough Branch)
       639   Rehab Fitchburg Intermodal Center    Fitchburg              MA                             400,000
       640   Rehabilitation & Box Widening on     Shrewsbury             MA                           8,000,000
              Route 20, from Route 9 to South
              Street
       641   Rehabilitation of Boston Road        Westford               MA                           2,000,000
       642   Replace diesel bus with hybrid bus   Lowell                 MA                             624,800
       643   Replace fueling station at 100 Hale  Lowell                 MA                             775,200
              Street
       644   Riverbank stabilization              Haverhill              MA                             725,000
              construction at MVRTA bus garage
              and administration building
       645   Roadway rehabilitation on route 101  Ashburnham             MA                           1,000,000
              south (Ashburnham)
       646   Route 131 Bridge Project             Dudley                 MA                           1,000,000
       647   Route 28 / Route 38 Intersection     Somerville             MA                           3,000,000
              Safety Improvements Project
       648   Ruggles Station State of Good        Roxbury                MA                           3,000,000
              Repair Improvements
       649   Stoughton Intersection Improvements  Stoughton              MA                           1,840,000
              at Canton St. (Route 27), School
              St., and Summer St.
       650   Sturbridge Roundabout Construction   Sturbridge             MA                           1,000,000
       651   Sudbury-Concord Bike Path            Concord                MA                           1,000,000
              Construction (Bruce Freeman Trail)

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       652   Taunton River Trail                  Taunton                MA                           4,800,000
       653   Union Station Regreening & Lighting  Springfield            MA                           6,000,000
              Project
       654   Walnut Street Signalization Project  Foxborough             MA                           2,000,000
       655   Warren Street / Blue Hill Avenue     Boston                 MA                          12,000,000
              Multi-modal Corridor Phase I
       656   West Rodney French Improvement       New Bedford            MA                           2,373,680
              Project
       657   West Street/Route 27 Intersection    Medfield               MA                           1,440,000
              Reconstruction
       658   Baltimore Greenway Trails Network:   Baltimore City         MD                          13,200,000
              Critical Corridor Advancements
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,400,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,400,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,400,000
       659   Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Area     Montgomery County      MD                           6,500,000
              Improvements--Purple Line (TIP
              3642 Pedestrian Safety Program)
       660   Dobbin Road Pathway                  Columbia               MD                           3,200,000
       661   Dual Locomotives for Commuter Rail   Baltimore City         MD                           2,000,000
              Service in the Future B&P Tunnel
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
       662   East-West Priority Corridor          Baltimore              MD                          15,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
       663   Electric Bus Grants                  Rockville, Silver      MD                           4,992,000
                                                   Spring
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,937,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,780,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,275,000
       664   Fayette Street Bridge Replacement    Cumberland             MD                           4,800,000
       665   Frederick and Pennsylvania Railroad  City of Frederick and  MD                           2,560,000
              Trail                                Walkersville
       666   Howard County Flash Extension        Columbia               MD                           3,200,000
       667   I-81 Phase 2 Reconstruction          Hagerstown             MD                           4,620,000
       668   Interstate 95/Greenbelt METRO/MARC   Greenbelt              MD                          20,000,000
              Station Access and Redevelopment
              Project
       669   MicroTransit & Demand Response       Owings Mills           MD                           2,019,012
              Electric Transit Vehicles and
              Infrastructure
       670   New Carrollton Metro/MARC/Amtrak/    Landover               MD                          18,480,000
              Purple Line Multimodal Transit
              District Right-of-Way Improvements
       671   Northwest Expressway (I-795) at      Owings Mills           MD                             800,000
              Dolfield Boulevard Interchange
              Redesign
       672   Parole Transportation Center         Annapolis              MD                           2,000,000
       673   US 1 Safety Projects                 North Laurel, Savage,  MD                           3,200,000
                                                   Jessup, Elkridge
       674   US 15 Frederick Freeway              Frederick              MD                           8,800,000
              Reconstruction
       675   US 29 Rapid Transit Improvements--   Silver Spring          MD                           4,000,000
              Phase 2 Design
       676   Veirs Mill /Randolph Bicycle &       Rockville              MD                           6,000,000
              Pedestrian Priority Improvements
       677   Woodley Road Extension to MD 715     Aberdeen               MD                           5,000,000
       678   Berwick Route 9--Intersection        Berwick                ME                             800,000
              Improvements
       679   Casco Bay Lines Replacement Ferry    Portland               ME                           7,500,000
       680   Maine State Ferry Vessel             Rockland               ME                           7,500,000
              Replacement
       681   Milo, Sebec River Bridge             Milo                   ME                           8,000,000
              Replacements and Village
              Improvements
       682   New Transit Hub                      Bangor                 ME                             327,600
       683   Sanford SRTS Multi-Use Trail         Sanford                ME                             400,000
       684   Sanford US Route 202/State Route 4A  Sanford                ME                           3,600,000
       685   U.S. Route 1 Improvements            Van Buren              ME                          10,700,000
       686   10 Mile Signal Modernization         Center Line            MI                             550,068
       687   14 Mile Rd Rehabilitation, Lahser    Beverly Hills          MI                           1,208,080
              to Evergreen
       688   14 Mile Road                         Roseville              MI                           3,100,000
       689   21 Mile Road Bridge Replacement      Macomb Township        MI                           1,616,800
              over the Gloede Drain
       690   Airport Road Rehabilitation Project  Blackman Township,     MI                           4,930,000
                                                   Jackson County
       691   Beck Road Business Corridor          Wixom                  MI                          18,612,000
              Railroad Grade Crossing Safety
              Project
       692   Bridge and Pedestrian Facility       Detroit                MI                           1,838,812
              Upgrades on the Detroit Riverwalk
       693   Bristol Road and Van Slyke Road      Flint Township         MI                             700,000
              Concrete Pavement Reconstruction
              Project
       694   Bristol Road: Mill and Resurface     Burton                 MI                           1,248,000
       695   Burcham Dr.                          East Lansing           MI                           1,017,838
       696   Center Road Reconstruction Project   Genesee Township       MI                             600,000
       697   Coolidge Rd (Road Rehabilitation     East Lansing           MI                             883,359
              and Bike Lanes)
       698   Division Avenue Project              Grand Rapids           MI                           4,200,000
       699   E Michigan Avenue                    Lansing                MI                           2,589,121
       700   Feher Drive Reconstruction &         Montrose               MI                             680,000
              Pedestrian Improvement Project
       701   Fenton Road Bridge over the Thread   Flint                  MI                             400,000
              Creek
       702   Flint Mass Transportation Authority  Flint                  MI                           1,062,387
              (MTA) Rides to Wellness Facility
              Expansion/Renovation
       703   Genesee Street Bridge over Farmers   Lapeer                 MI                           1,896,750
              Creek
       704   Grandville Avenue Project            Grand Rapids           MI                           4,000,000
       705   Haist Road over Pigeon River         Winsor Township        MI                             194,000
              Preventive Maintenance
       706   Hubbard Street Rehabilitation        Mount Clemens          MI                             942,400

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       707   Inkster Road Bridge Over the Lower   Inkster                MI                             329,600
              Rouge River--Capital Preventative
              Maintenance
       708   Intelligent Transportation Systems   Pontiac                MI                           2,240,000
              Capital Investments in Traffic
              Signals on M-59
       709   Iron Belle Trail                     Burton                 MI                           1,200,000
       710   Joe Louis Greenway Hamtramck Drive   City of Hamtramck      MI                           3,920,000
              Shared Use Path
       711   Kalamazoo US-131/US-131BR            Kalamazoo              MI                          14,745,600
       712   Kelly Road                           Fraser                 MI                           3,500,000
       713   King Road Bridge Replacement over    China Township         MI                           2,299,800
              the Belle River
       714   Kuhl Road over Shebeon Drain Bridge  Fairhaven Township     MI                           1,282,400
              Replacement
       715   Lake Shore Drive, Houghton County,   Calumet and Hancock    MI                           1,040,000
              Michigan                             Township
       716   M-143W                               Lansing                MI                             597,767
       717   M-46 and M-19 Reconstruction         Elmer Township         MI                          10,073,042
       718   Marlette Road Bridge over South      Marlette               MI                           1,406,000
              Branch of the Cass River
       719   Miller Road and Rotunda Drive        Dearborn               MI                          20,000,000
              Bridges
       720   Mound Road Industrial Corridor       Macomb County, Warren  MI                          11,000,000
              Technology and Innovation Project
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................       10,000,000
       721   Mt. Vernon Street Reconstruction     Southfield             MI                           4,400,000
       722   N Cedar St                           Mason                  MI                           2,543,083
       723   N Putnam St                          Williamston            MI                             375,000
       724   N. Leroy Streetscape and             Fenton                 MI                           1,600,000
              Resurfacing Project
       725   North Beech Daily Road               Dearborn Heights       MI                           1,417,226
              Rehabilitation Project
       726   Oakland Avenue Road Rehabilitation   Highland Park          MI                           1,212,169
              Project
       727   Oakville Waltz Road                  London Township        MI                           3,728,000
       728   Orchard Lake Road from 13 Mile to    Farmington Hills       MI                           1,076,085
              14 Mile
       729   Orchard Lake Road from Middlebelt    City of Sylvan Lake,   MI                           2,000,000
              to Pontiac City Limits               West Bloomfield and
                                                   Bloomfield Township
                                                   in Oakland County
       730   Ottawa Avenue Project                Grand Rapids           MI                             845,000
       731   Joe Louis Greenway Phase One         Detroit                MI                           2,000,000
              (Conrail 1 / May Creek)
       732   Pennsylvania Road Grade Separation   On border of City of   MI                          15,000,000
                                                   Romulus and Huron
                                                   Township
       733   Pierson Road Reconstruction Project  Mt. Morris Township    MI                           2,400,000
       734   Plank Road over US-23                Milan                  MI                           4,335,618
       735   Reid Road Downtown Streetscape and   Grand Blanc            MI                             700,000
              Rehabilitation Spur Community
              Project
       736   Resurfacing of 12 Mile Road in       Southfield             MI                             750,000
              Southfield from Northwester Hwy to
              Telegraph Road
       737   S Pennsylvania Ave                   Lansing                MI                           1,472,000
       738   Saginaw Street Road Reconstruction   Flint                  MI                           1,600,000
              Project
       739   Saginaw Transit Authority Regional   Saginaw                MI                           2,388,456
              Services (STARS) Bus Replacement
       740   Saginaw Transit Authority Regional   Saginaw                MI                             200,000
              Services (STARS) Potter Street
              Station Study
       741   Silver Lake Road Connector Trail     Fenton and Linden      MI                             868,682
       742   Skanee Road Improvements (from       L'Anse and Arvon       MI                           7,530,000
              Jentoft Road to Town Road)           Townships
       743   Skanee Road Improvements (from Town  Arvon Township         MI                           4,000,000
              Road to Portice Road)
       744   Snyder Rd.                           East Lansing           MI                             263,500
       745   St. Ignace Road Reconstruction       Marquette Township     MI                             800,000
       746   State Park Drive Reconstruction      Charter Township of    MI                           2,000,000
                                                   Bangor and Bay City
       747   US-12 over the Coldwater River       Coldwater              MI                             645,360
              Reconstruction
       748   US-127 and US-223 Resurfacing        Addison                MI                           4,800,000
       749   W Grand River Rd                     Howell                 MI                             296,826
       750   W Silver Bell Rd                     Auburn Hills and       MI                           4,200,000
                                                   Orion Township
       751   Waverly Rd                           Lansing                MI                             744,762
       752   Wealthy Street- Fuller Ave to East   Grand Rapids           MI                           7,250,000
              City Limits
       753   Wenona Avenue Reconstruction         Bay City               MI                           2,325,000
       754   Apple Valley Transit Station         Apple Valley           MN                             800,000
              Modernization
       755   Bottineau LRT Project                Minneapolis to         MN                          20,000,000
                                                   Brooklyn Park
             ...................................  .....................  .....................       10,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................       10,000,000
       756   Burnsville Bus Garage Modernization  Burnsville             MN                           2,400,000
       757   City of Wabasha Highway 60           Wabasha                MN                           3,975,000
              Realignment
       758   E-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)       Minneapolis to Edina   MN                           5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,500,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,500,000
       759   F-Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)       Columbia Heights       MN                           4,500,000
       760   Goodhue County CSAH 2 Bridge         Red Wing               MN                             640,000
              Replacement
       761   I-35/CSAH 50 Interchange             Lakeville              MN                             700,000
              Preliminary Engineering
       762   I-94 Expansion                       St. Paul               MN                          20,000,000
       763   Kellogg-Third Street Bridge          St. Paul               MN                           7,500,000
       764   Pedestrian Bridge Over I-94          Minneapolis            MN                           3,000,000
       765   Reconnect Rondo Land Bridge          Saint Paul             MN                           5,200,000
       766   Rice Street Revitalization Project   Saint Paul             MN                           6,864,000
       767   University of Minnesota Arboretum    Chaska                 MN                           5,840,000
              Access and Egress Improvements

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       768   US 169/TH 282/ CH 9 Interchange      Jordan                 MN                           2,300,000
              Project
       769   US Highway 8 Reconstruction          Chisago City,          MN                          20,000,000
                                                   Wyoming, Forest Lake
       770   Veterans Memorial Greenway           Eagan                  MN                           5,000,000
       771   Adding signing and striping for      St. Louis              MO                             708,800
              wrong way counter-measures at
              various ramp locations throughout
              the St. Louis District
       772   Bridge improvement and widening      Montgomery County      MO                             720,000
              over Elkhorn Creek 1.6 miles south
              of Rte. CC near Buell
       773   Bridge Rehab at Pitman Ave, I-70,    Wentzville             MO                           3,088,000
              and I-64 in Wentzville
       774   Bridge Rehabilitation and Pavement   St. Louis              MO                           2,576,000
              Repairs
       775   Chadwick Flyer Central Greenway      Springfield            MO                           4,000,000
              Trail
       776   Cliffs Drive State Scenic Byway      Kansas City            MO                           2,160,000
              Improvements
       777   Downtown Odessa Infrastructure       Odessa                 MO                             900,000
              Improvements
       778   Expand I-44 to 6 lanes in the        Springfield            MO                           1,800,000
              Springfield area
       779   Grand Street Pedestrian Underpass    Springfield            MO                           3,000,000
              and Streetscape Improvements
       780   Hydraulic Study for causeway north   Washington             MO                             240,000
              of Washington
       781   I-44: Bridge rehabilitation over     Laclede County         MO                             331,200
              Gasconade overflow. Project
              involves bridge L0753
       782   I-70: Bridge improvements over       Cooper County          MO                             246,400
              Chouteau Creek. Project involves
              bridge A5118 and A5119
       783   Improve bridge conditions at Rt. C   Audrain County         MO                             548,800
              in Audrain County
       784   Improve pavement condition Rt. BB    Randolph County        MO                             600,800
              Randolph County
       785   Improve pavement condition Rt. K     Randolph County        MO                             763,200
              Randolph County
       786   Interstate 35 and 19th Street        Kearney                MO                           5,500,000
              Interchange
       787   Jazz District Pedestrian Plaza at    Kansas City            MO                           6,000,000
              18th & Vine
       788   Kansas City Regional Zero Emission   Kansas City            MO                          10,500,000
              Electric Bus Program
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        6,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,500,000
       789   Little Blue Trace--Rock Island       Kansas City            MO                             500,000
              Trail Connector
       790   MM Highway Expansion from I-44 to    Republic               MO                           3,200,000
              US 60
       791   MO 100: Bridge improvements over     Osage County           MO                             917,600
              Cedar Creek Project involves A1848
       792   MO 100: Upgrade pedestrian           St. Louis              MO                           2,500,000
              facilities to comply with ADA
              Transition Plan and pavement
              resurfacing from Rte. 61 to Big
              Bend Blvd, bridge replacement over
              Black Creek, signal replacement
       793   MO 127: Bridge rehabilitation over   Pettis County          MO                             786,400
              Basin Fork Creek 0.6 mile south of
              Dove Road and 0.7 mile north of
              Chaney Road. Project involves
              bridge X0439
       794   MO 13: Add turn lanes at the         Johnson County         MO                             425,600
              intersection of Rte. E
       795   MO 13: Pavement improvements on the  St. Clair County       MO                             748,800
              southbound lanes from SE 1100 Road
              to NE 201 Road
       796   MO 19: I-70 to Hermann add           Montgomery County      MO                             880,000
              shoulders
       797   MO 23: Add turn lanes at the         Johnson County         MO                             395,200
              intersection of Rte. D
       798   MO 254: Pavement improvements from   Hermitage              MO                             440,000
              Route 64 to Route 54 in Hermitage.
       799   MO 38: Pavement resurfacing from     Webster County         MO                             676,800
              Rte. J to west of Rte. CC.
       800   MO 47: Engineering for pavement      Troy and Hawk Point    MO                             925,600
              improvements from H to A.
       801   MO 7: Bridge Rehabilitation over     Benton County          MO                              96,000
              Truman Lake. Project involves
              bridge A3465
       802   MO 89: Pavement improvements from    Rte. 50 to Rte. E in   MO                           2,833,600
              Rte. 50 to Rte. E                    Osage County
       803   MO94 Bridge over Treloar Creek       Warren County          MO                             640,800
              Bridge
       804   North Baltimore (Business 63)        Kirksville             MO                             955,294
              Improvements
       805   OR 70: Bridge replacement over       Boone County           MO                             852,800
              Little Cedar Creek. Project
              involves bridge N0974
       806   Pavement improvements and add        Pulaski County         MO                           2,656,000
              rumblestripes from I-44 outer road
              to end of state maintenance, Rte.
              W from Rte. 7 to end of state
              maintenance, and Rte. O from Rte.
              28 to end of state maintenance.
       807   Payment to St. Robert to add         St. Robert             MO                             547,200
              sidewalks and upgrade signalized
              intersection at St. Robert
              Boulevard in St. Robert
       808   Raum Road Bridge Replacement         Lawson                 MO                           3,128,000
       809   Riverway Boulevard Reconstruction    Riverside              MO                           3,200,000
       810   RT 18: Pavement improvements from    Adrian                 MO                           1,586,400
              Rte. Y to I-49 in Adrian and on
              Loop 49 from Passaic to Rte. 52 in
              Butler.
       811   RT A: Bridge replacement over Enon   Moniteau County        MO                           1,091,200
              Creek. Project involves bridge
              K0851
       812   RT A: Bridge replacement over        Cole County            MO                             545,600
              Moreau Creek. Project involves
              R0235
       813   RT J: Bridge rehabilitation over     Peculiar               MO                             555,200
              Young Branch, 0.1 mile south of
              217th Street and 0.4 mile
              northeast of Branic Drive in
              Peculiar. Project involves bridge
              A2331
       814   RT J: Bridge removal over the        Camden County          MO                             204,800
              Niangua River. Project involves
              bridge S0391
       815   RT K: Pavement improvements from I-  Nevada                 MO                             448,000
              49 to County Road 1800 near
              Nevada.

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       816   RT PP: Pavement improvements from    Roseland               MO                             453,600
              Route C in Roseland to Route 7 in
              Tightwad
       817   RT T: Pavement improvements and add  Morgan County          MO                           3,020,000
              rumblestripes from Rte. 52 to Rte.
              135 and from Rte. 135 to the end
              of state maintenance
       818   RT. K bridge replacement over Dry    Montgomery County      MO                             965,600
              Fork Creek Bridge
       819   Study to determine base stability    McKittrick             MO                              80,000
              and flood resiliency near
              McKitrick
       820   Updated study for RR overpass near   High Hill              MO                           1,600,000
              High Hill
       821   Upgrade pedestrian facilities to     Windsor                MO                             140,800
              comply with the ADA Transition
              Plan on Rte. 2 from Chisman Street
              to Rte. 52 in Windsor and on Rte.
              Y from Rte. 52 to Wall Street in
              Windsor
       822   US 160: Pavement improvements from   Lamar                  MO                             609,600
              I-49 in Lamar Heights to County
              Road 30th Lane east of Lamar.
       823   US 50: Reconstruct concrete          Rte. EE to             MO                           2,800,000
              pavement from Rte. EE to             Independence Road in
              Independence Rd.                     Franklin County
       824   US 50: Reconstruct pavement from     Rte. Y to Rte. C in    MO                           2,640,000
              Rte. Y to Rte. C                     Franklin County
       825   US 54: Study for updated scope &     Louisiana              MO                             800,000
              estimate for shared 4-lane from
              Mexico to Louisiana
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
       826   US60 and Route 125 Interchange       Rogersville            MO                           5,250,000
       827   US65: Pavement improvements from     Warsaw                 MO                           1,049,600
              the Osage River in Warsaw to 0.4
              mile south of Rte. MM.
       828   West Florissant Avenue Great         Ferguson, Dellwood,    MO                          10,000,000
              Streets                              and Jennings
       829   A/E Design for the Fixed Route Bus   Saipan                 MP                             300,000
              Stops
       830   Construction of Bus Transfer         Saipan                 MP                             900,000
              Stations at the Northern Marianas
              College, Paseo De Marianas and
              Kagman
       831   Construction of the Commonwealth     Saipan                 MP                           3,000,000
              Office of Transit Authority
              Covered Bus Parking Facility
       832   Design and Construction of the Rota  Rota                   MP                             520,000
              Transit Maintenance Facility
       833   Design and Construction of Tinian    Tinian                 MP                             520,000
              Transit Maintenance Facility
       834   Procurement of Four (4) Rolling      Rota and Tinian        MP                             480,000
              Stocks for Rota and Tinian Demand
              Responsive Services
       835   Route 10 Drainage Improvements and   Rota                   MP                           2,000,000
              Road Overlay
       836   Route 205 Road and Drainage          Tinian                 MP                           2,000,000
              Improvements
       837   Route 30 (Chalan Pale Arnold)        Saipan                 MP                           2,000,000
              Safety Improvements
       838   Route 302 (Naftan Road)              Saipan                 MP                           2,000,000
              Improvements
       839   Supply and Installation of 187 Bus   Saipan                 MP                           4,500,000
              Stop Shelters
       840   Supply of Maintenance Equipment &    Saipan                 MP                             400,000
              Tools for the COTA Maintenance
              Facility
       841   Bulldog Way Extended Improvements    Starkville             MS                           3,360,000
       842   Jackson Point Road Bridge            Wilkinson County       MS                           4,000,000
       843   Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians  Choctaw                MS                           2,653,195
              Multi-Road Overlay Project
       844   Morgantown Road Safety Improvements  Natchez                MS                           2,400,000
       845   Bozeman Segment One--Reunion Access  Madison                MS                           4,000,000
              Network
       846   Airport Boulevard Sidewalk           Morrisville            NC                             208,000
       847   Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway, Phase 2  Greensboro             NC                           6,400,000
       848   Avent Ferry Road Realignment         Holly Springs          NC                           1,000,000
       849   B-5871 Replace Bridge no. 628 Over   Lake Lure              NC                           8,000,000
              Lake Lure 5250. Dam and Broad
              River
       850   Black Creek Greenway                 Cary                   NC                           4,984,800
       851   Bryant Bridge North/Goose Creek      Durham                 NC                           2,320,000
              West Trail
       852   Bus Replacement Funding for          Chapel Hill            NC                           8,000,000
              Triangle Transit Systems
       853   CATS Battery Electric Bus Fleet      Charlotte              NC                           8,000,000
              Transition
       854   Downtown Pedestrian Bridge           Rocky Mount            NC                           4,000,000
       855   Duke Beltline Trail                  Durham                 NC                           7,726,000
       856   EB-5753 Baldwin Avenue Sidewalk      Marion                 NC                             349,600
              Project
       857   Electric buses and charging          Greensboro             NC                           2,759,000
              infrastructure, City of Greensboro
       858   Festival Street                      Cornelius              NC                           2,200,000
       859   Fuquay-Varina Townwide ITS/Signal    Fuquay-Varina          NC                           2,560,000
              System
       860   GoRaleigh/GoWake Coordinated ADA     Raleigh                NC                           9,000,000
              Paratransit Facility
       861   Greenville Bridge Repair and         Greenville             NC                           2,851,200
              Replacement
       862   Hanging Dog Bridge                   Murphy                 NC                           1,676,000
       863   High Point Heritage Greenway--Phase  High Point             NC                           4,000,000
              1
       864   Jonathan Creek Safety Project        Maggie Valley          NC                             160,000
       865   Military Cutoff Road (US 17)/        Wilmington             NC                           3,840,000
              Eastwood Road (US 74) Interchange
              (Drysdale Drive Extension)
       866   N. Fork Coweeta Creek Bridge         Otta                   NC                             452,000
              Replacement
       867   Pender Street Pedestrian             Wilson                 NC                           8,400,000
              Improvement, Infrastructure
              Repair, and Resurfacing
       868   RIDE- Rural Microtransit             Wilson                 NC                           2,000,000
       869   Silas Creek Parkway Sidewalk         Winston-Salem          NC                           4,533,600
       870   South Tar River Greenway             Greenville             NC                           1,775,000
       871   Streetlighting on High Injury        Charlotte              NC                           8,000,000
              Network
       872   Transit Bus Stop Improvements        Chapel Hill            NC                             900,000
       873   US 19/129 Road Improvements          Murphy                 NC                           3,851,000

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       874   US 74/NC 108 Interchange             Columbus               NC                           1,000,000
       875   Heartland Expressway Phase III       Minatare               NE                          10,000,000
       876   Signal System Master Plan            Omaha                  NE                          20,000,000
              Accelerated Implementation
       877   US-275 Norfolk to Wisner             Norfolk to Wisner      NE                          20,000,000
       878   Ashuelot-Trail Cheshire Trail        Swanzey                NH                           1,200,000
              (42511)
       879   Bedford 40664--U.S. 3 Widening from  Bedford                NH                           4,980,000
              Hawthorne Drive North to
              Manchester Airport Access Road
       880   Claremont Intersection Improvements  Claremont              NH                           1,000,000
              (13428)
       881   Conway Phase II Pathway              Conway                 NH                           1,656,000
       882   Derry Rail Trail (Folsom Rd to       Derry                  NH                             792,000
              Londonderry town line)
       883   George Street Bridge (40653)         Keene                  NH                             729,191
       884   Gorham Sidewalk (Route 2 (Lancaster  Gorham                 NH                             898,196
              Rd))
       885   Heritage Rail Trail East             Nashua                 NH                           1,200,000
       886   Littleton Sidewalk Project (41362)   Littleton              NH                             710,159
       887   Loudon Intersection Improvements     Loudon                 NH                           2,347,256
              (40632)
       888   Malboro Street Cheshire Rail Trail   Keene                  NH                             681,123
              (42515)
       889   Maplewood Avenue Complete Streets    Portsmouth             NH                           2,804,300
       890   Merrimack River Greenway             Concord                NH                           1,584,800
       891   Multi-use Path Connecting Warner     Warner                 NH                             920,000
              Village to Exit 9 Business Area
       892   NH 128 and Sherburne Road and        Pelham                 NH                           1,240,000
              Mammoth and 111A
       893   Pedestrian Bridge Crossing Granite   Manchester             NH                           3,360,000
              Street
       894   Plymouth Sidewalk Project            Plymouth               NH                             414,000
       895   Reconstruct Mechanic St / High St /  Lebanon                NH                           2,400,000
              Mascoma St Intersection (4094)
       896   Rt 11 Safety and Capacity            Rochester              NH                           5,664,000
              Improvements
       897   Spruce Street Connector              Nashua                 NH                           1,000,000
       898   Trestle Bridge--Mill City Park       Franklin               NH                           1,200,000
              Trail
       899   Waterville Valley Pedestrian         Waterville Valley      NH                             948,110
              Improvements
       900   Whitefield Sidewalk Project          Whitefield             NH                             396,704
       901   Berkshire Valley Road Truck          Kenvil (Roxbury        NJ                           2,000,000
              Circulation Project                  Township)
       902   Bloomfield Avenue Roadway            West Caldwell,         NJ                          10,000,000
              Improvements & Traffic Signal        Caldwell, North
              Modernization                        Caldwell, Verona,
                                                   Montclair, Glen
                                                   Ridge, Bloomfield,
                                                   and Newark
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        5,000,000
       903   Bloomfield Station Rehabilitation    Bloomfield             NJ                           2,000,000
              Project
       904   Carteret Ferry Terminal Project      Carteret               NJ                           5,625,000
       905   City of Passaic Pedestrian Greenway  Passaic                NJ                             883,432
              Project
       906   Construction of Pedestrian Bridge    Long Valley            NJ                           1,000,000
              on Columbia Trail (Relocation of     (Washington
              Openaki Bridge Truss)                Township)
       907   Cranford Station Rehabilitation      Cranford               NJ                           1,120,000
              Project
       908   Dennisville Petersburg Road (CR      Dennis Township        NJ                           1,640,000
              610) Resurfacing Improvements
       909   Dunellen Bikeway and Pedestrian      Dunellen               NJ                             475,723
              Safety Improvements
       910   East Orange Train Station            East Orange            NJ                             800,000
       911   Enhanced Laydown Area for Offshore   Paulsboro              NJ                           4,750,000
              Wind Industry, Paulsboro Marine
              Terminal
       912   Freehold's Parking Improvement       Freehold Borough       NJ                             557,716
              project
       913   Great Falls Gateway Phase II         Paterson               NJ                             972,000
       914   Hackettstown Mobility Improvement    Hackettstown           NJ                           4,712,000
       915   Hamilton Street Plaza Project        Bound Brook            NJ                           1,760,000
       916   Hand Avenue (CR-658) Bridge Over     Middle Township        NJ                           1,310,000
              Skeeter Island Creek
       917   Highlands Rail Trail Phase II        Wanaque                NJ                             800,000
       918   Hudson County's County Avenue        Secaucus               NJ                           1,400,000
              Reconstruction
       919   Irvington Avenue Sidewalks and       South Orange           NJ                           2,750,000
              Streetscape Improvements
       920   Jackson Avenue/Riverside Avenue      Rutherford             NJ                             250,000
              Improvements Project
       921   Kingsland Avenue Bridge Replacement  Lyndhurst and Nutley   NJ                           5,000,000
              Project
       922   Koleda Park Improvement Project      Middletown             NJ                             800,000
       923   Lackawanna Cut-off Culvert           Byram                  NJ                           1,600,000
              Relocation
       924   Lincoln Avenue Drainage              Elizabeth              NJ                           2,080,000
              Improvements Project
       925   Long Branch Intermodal Station       Long Branch            NJ                          13,000,000
              Project
       926   McBride Avenue Roundabout Project    Woodland Park          NJ                             960,000
       927   Mercer County Bus Purchase           West Trenton           NJ                             732,000
       928   Mercer County Electric Vehicles and  Trenton                NJ                             454,500
              Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
       929   Mercer County Roadway Safety         Mercer County          NJ                             640,000
              Improvements
       930   Newark Broad Street Signal           Newark                 NJ                           1,650,000
              Optimization
       931   North Broad Street Redevelopment     Newark                 NJ                           1,200,000
              Project
       932   Ocean Drive (CR621) Upgrades and     Lower Township         NJ                           7,000,000
              Bridge Improvements
       933   Parkside Neighborhood School and     Camden                 NJ                           6,000,000
              Pedestrian Traffic Safety
       934   Passaic Bus Terminal Canopy          Passaic                NJ                           1,600,000
       935   Patriots Way Bridge Superstructure   Oakland                NJ                           4,184,830
              Replacement
       936   Pedestrian Bridge at the Great       Paterson               NJ                           1,000,000
              Falls National Historical Park
       937   Pedestrian Improvement for Metro     Township of            NJ                           1,250,000
              Park                                 Woodbridge
       938   Permanent Ferry Terminal Peninsula   Bayonne                NJ                           4,321,600
              Project
       939   Pleasant Avenue & Park Avenue /      Weehawken              NJ                           7,520,000
              Pedestrian & Vehicular Safety
              Improvements & Restoration Project
       940   Point Pleasant Beach Channel Drive   Point Pleasant Beach   NJ                           1,399,785
              ADA Compliance Upgrade and Surface   Borough
              Revitalization project

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       941   Pompton River Rail Bridge            Township of            NJ                           1,500,000
              (Pequannock Valley Pedestrian        Pequannock, Morris
              Trail) Substructure Repair           County, and Township
                                                   of Wayne, Passaic
                                                   County
       942   Reconstruction of Pedestrian         Bridgewater            NJ                           1,280,000
              Bridges over Cole Drive
              (Bridgewater Train Station)
       943   Replacement of Morris County Bridge  Montville/Pine Brooke  NJ                           2,000,000
              1400-433 on Bloomfield Avenue over
              a Tributary to Passaic River in
              the Township of Montville, Morris
              County
       944   Replacement of Morris County Bridge  Denville               NJ                           1,000,000
              1400-935 on Lenape Island Road
              over Indian Lake in the Township
              of Denville, Morris County
       945   River Road Overpass                  West New York          NJ                           5,200,000
       946   River Road Subsurface Soil           Edgewater              NJ                           1,760,000
              Stabilization
       947   Roadway Rehabilitation East          Somerdale, Hi-Nella,   NJ                           1,500,000
              Atlantic Avenue CR727                Stratford
       948   Roadway Rehabilitation Evesham       Lawnside, Magnolia,    NJ                           2,500,000
              Road, CR 544                         Somerdale, Cherry
                                                   Hill, Voorhees
       949   Roadway Rehabilitation Haddon Ave.   Haddon Township,       NJ                           3,000,000
              CR561                                Collingswood
       950   Roadway Rehabilitation Red Bank      Woodbury               NJ                           1,765,000
              Avenue CR644
       951   Route 202, First Avenue              Raritan                NJ                           3,340,685
              Intersection Improvements - Right
              of Way Acquisitions
       952   Route 29 Tunnel Ventilation System   Trenton                NJ                           2,400,000
       953   Route 33 Bridge Over Millstone       Millstone Township     NJ                           3,640,000
              River
       954   Route 35 Bridge Over the North       Wall                   NJ                           3,736,000
              Branch of Wreck Pond
       955   Route 55/Route 47 Interchange        Millville              NJ                           9,250,000
       956   Seaside Heights Boardwalk            Seaside Heights        NJ                             400,000
              Replacement
       957   Shaler Boulevard Streetscape         Ridgefield             NJ                             250,000
              Project
       958   Skyline Drive Bicycle and            Ringwood               NJ                             800,000
              Pedestrian Bridge
       959   South Orange Avenue Streetscape      Newark                 NJ                           4,000,000
              Improvement Project
       960   Study & Engineering Design for the   Hopatcong              NJ                           2,360,000
              Rehabilitation or Replacement of
              Sussex County Bridge K-03 in the
              Borough of Hopatcong
       961   Sussex County Guide Rail Upgrade     Frankford and Wantage  NJ                           1,000,000
              Program
       962   Sussex County Skylands Ride Capital  Hamburg                NJ                             400,000
              Project
       963   Teaneck Pedestrian Overpass          Teaneck                NJ                           4,000,000
              Replacement
       964   Tenafly Roadway Resurface &          Borough of Tenafly     NJ                           1,545,000
              Improvements
       965   The County Road 539 Overpass         Plumstead              NJ                           8,000,000
              Project
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        7,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,000,000
       966   Traffic Signal Optimization/         Newark                 NJ                           1,600,000
              Adaptive Signals Along McCarter
              Highway (Route 21)
       967   U.S. Route 130/Delaware Avenue/      Florence Township      NJ                          17,320,000
              Florence Columbus Road
              Intersection Improvements
       968   Union County Structurally Deficient  Union Township         NJ                             400,000
              Bridge Initiative - Allen Ave.
              Bridge, Township of Union
       969   Union County Structurally Deficient  Kenilworth             NJ                             600,000
              Bridge Initiative - Faitoute Ave.
              Bridge, Kenilworth
       970   Union County Structurally Deficient  Summit                 NJ                             600,000
              Bridge Initiative--High Street
              Bridge
       971   Union County Structurally Deficient  Summit                 NJ                             760,000
              Bridge Initiative - Oakland Place
              Bridge
       972   Union County Structurally Deficient  Summit                 NJ                             800,000
              Bridge Initiative - Pine Grove
              Avenue Bridge
       973   Union County Structurally Deficient  Summit                 NJ                             600,000
              Bridge Initiative - Shunpike Road
              Bridge
       974   Union County Structurally Deficient  Cranford               NJ                             800,000
              Bridge Initiative--Spring Garden
              Bridge, Cranford
       975   West County Drive (CR 646)           Township of            NJ                           6,493,600
              Extension                            Branchburg
       976   West Milford Bikeway Connector       West Milford           NJ                             536,000
              Project
       977   Willingboro EV Charging Stations     Willingboro            NJ                             800,000
       978   Woodbine Bikeway and Trailhead       Borough of Woodbine    NJ                             800,000
              Improvements
       979   Arroyo De Los Chamisos Crossing      Santa Fe               NM                           4,900,000
       980   Coal Avenue Commons ``Event          Gallup                 NM                           3,500,000
              Street''
       981   County Road 43--Superman Canyon      McKinley County--      NM                           4,500,000
              Bridges                              Churchrock Chapter
       982   Foothills Drive Enhancement Phase    Farmington             NM                           1,324,800
              III
       983   Kilgore Street Improvements          Portales               NM                           2,079,000
       984   Rio Lucero Road Improvement Project  Taos Pueblo            NM                           3,048,910
       985   Wild Rose Road (Route #670) and      Santa Clara Pueblo     NM                             618,000
              Pedestrian Improvement Project
       986   Arlington Avenue Bridges Project     Reno                   NV                           6,000,000
       987   Charleston Boulevard Underpass       Las Vegas              NV                           7,000,000
       988   Charleston Park Avenue               Pahrump                NV                           1,552,079
              Reconstruction Project
       989   Coleman Road Expansion               Fallon                 NV                           5,000,000
       990   Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus and Fuel      Reno                   NV                           5,240,000
              Site Project
       991   I-15 South Package 2--Sloan to Blue  Las Vegas              NV                           5,000,000
              Diamond
       992   Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit   Las Vegas              NV                           5,000,000
              Zero Emission Fleet
       993   North Las Vegas Street Light         North Las Vegas        NV                          12,000,000
              Conversion
       994   Rancho Drive Complete Streets        Las Vegas              NV                           3,000,000
              Improvements
       995   SR28 Central Corridor Sand Harbor    Carson City            NV                           1,760,000
              to Spooner--Secret Harbor to Skunk
              Harbor Trail, Parking and Safety
              Improvements
       996   William Street Complete Streets      Carson City            NV                           2,000,000
              Project

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       997   ADA: Classon Ave / Crosstown Line    Brooklyn               NY                           5,000,000
              (G Train)
       998   ADA: Forest Hills Platform           Queens                 NY                          16,910,000
              Extensions & Elevators
       999   ADA: Parkchester-E.177 St / Pelham   Bronx                  NY                          15,000,000
              Line (6 Train)
      1000   Asharoken Avenue                     Northport              NY                             800,000
      1001   Bannister Creek Bridge               Lawrence               NY                           4,940,000
              Rehabilitation
      1002   Basher Pedestrian Bridge             Tarrytown              NY                             494,400
              Rehabilitation
      1003   Bayville Bridge                      Bayville               NY                          14,489,446
      1004   Bridge Repair/Safety Assurance,      Tarrytown              NY                           1,096,395
              Westchester County
      1005   Bridge Replacement of CR46 (William  Brookhaven             NY                           7,200,000
              Floyd Parkway) over Narrow Bay
      1006   Broadway Junction Improvements       Brooklyn               NY                           8,000,000
              Phase 1, Brooklyn, NY, 8th
              Congressional District
      1007   City of Poughkeepsie Market Street   Poughkeepsie           NY                           2,400,000
              Connectivity Project
      1008   Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation I-  Brookhaven             NY                           7,998,048
              495
      1009   County Route 7&8--RTE 299 Roadway    Towns of New Paltz     NY                           3,600,000
              Repaving                             and Gardiner
      1010   Craig Street Corridor Project        Schenectady            NY                           2,700,000
      1011   Del Valle Square/Crames Square       Bronx                  NY                           4,870,000
              Traffic, Safety, and Plaza
              Improvements
      1012   DL&W Station                         Buffalo                NY                           5,000,000
      1013   Electric Bus Charging Facility       Rochester              NY                             800,000
      1014   Elmwood Avenue Multiuse Corridor     Rochester              NY                           8,596,000
              Improvement
      1015   Griswold Road over Murder Creek      Darien                 NY                           1,203,200
              Bridge Replacement
      1016   Half Moon Bay Bridge Reconstruction  Croton-on-Hudson       NY                           1,500,000
              Project
      1017   Heritage Trail Extension: Hartley    Town of Goshen         NY                             500,000
              Road to Downtown Middletown
              (Segment 2)
      1018   High Line Connections--Hudson River  New York               NY                           5,000,000
              Park / Javits Center Connection
      1019   Highland Avenue over Wallace Street  Otisville              NY                           1,250,000
      1020   Highway and Pedestrian Safety        Kiryas Joel            NY                           1,380,000
              Infrastructure Improvements
      1021   Highway Improvements to the          Oyster Bay             NY                           1,000,000
              Interval Avenue Area, Farmingdale
      1022   Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail         Beacon                 NY                           4,350,000
      1023   Hudson Line Tunnels                  Peekskill              NY                           4,550,000
      1024   I-84/Route 9D Connectivity (Beacon-  Beacon and Town of     NY                             400,000
              Fishkill)                            Fishkill
      1025   Improvements to East Lincoln         Oyster Bay             NY                           1,000,000
              Avenue, Riverdale Avnenue and
              Pirates Cove, Massapequa
      1026   Inner Loop North Transformation      Rochester              NY                           4,000,000
              Project
      1027   Lake St. Bridge Project              Newburgh               NY                           1,750,000
      1028   Lake to Lake Road Bridge             Town of Gorham         NY                           1,464,000
              Replacement
      1029   Level 2 EV Charging Network in       Queens                 NY                             734,400
              NYCDOT Municipal Parking
              Facilities
      1030   Little Bay Park Promenade            Bayside                NY                           1,000,000
      1031   Long Beach Road Improvements, South  Rockville Centre       NY                           4,780,000
              Hempstead, NY
      1032   Multi-Modal Phase I/Pedestrian       Amsterdam              NY                           4,500,000
              Connector Project
      1033   Newburgh Ferry Landing Pier          Newburgh               NY                           4,000,000
      1034   Northport Flooding on Main St.       Northport              NY                           1,392,000
      1035   Northwest Bronx School Safety        Bronx                  NY                           2,331,000
              Improvement Project
      1036   NY 146 and NY146A Bicycle &          Clifton Park           NY                           1,055,000
              Pedestrian Access Improvements
      1037   NYS Route 133 Bike Lane              Ossining               NY                           1,500,000
      1038   Onondaga Lake Canalways Trail--      Syracuse               NY                           8,000,000
              Salina Extension Project
      1039   Orange-Dutchess Transportation       Goshen                 NY                             400,000
              Access and Mobility Study
      1040   Outer Harbor Multi-Use Trails        Buffalo                NY                           2,000,000
      1041   Park Ave--Ingersoll Houses Safety    Brooklyn               NY                           1,942,000
              Improvements
      1042   Perry Road (CR 64) Highway           Mt. Morris             NY                           1,440,000
              Rehabilitation
      1043   Phase 1 of the New York State Route  Auburn                 NY                           2,778,400
              38 - State Street Pavement
              Preservation Project
      1044   Preventative Maintenance Pavement    Town of Johnstown &    NY                           3,394,752
              from Route 67/Route 10 Ephratah to   Ephratah
              Johnstown City Line
      1045   Purchase of Eight Electric Buses     Albany                 NY                           6,000,000
              for Use in Emerging Markets -
              Montgomery County
      1046   Putnam County's Donald B. Smith      Carmel                 NY                           1,500,000
              Transit Hub
      1047   Rapids Road Highway Improvements     Lockport               NY                           4,000,000
      1048   Reconstruction of Osborne Street     Auburn                 NY                           4,407,200
      1049   Reconstruction of the Intersection   Oneonta                NY                           3,200,000
              of Rt 7, Rt 23 and Maple St in
              Oneonta into Roundabout
              Configuration
      1050   Replacement of the Bridge Street     Schoharie              NY                           6,254,400
              Bridge over Schoharie Creek
      1051   Restoration of Van Cortlandt Manor   Croton-on-Hudson       NY                             600,000
              Entrance Road Project
      1052   Riverside Drive Pedestrian Mall      New York               NY                           2,400,000
      1053   Rose Road over Bowen Creek Bridge    Batavia                NY                           1,033,600
              Replacement
      1054   Route 104 Intersection Improvement   Ontario                NY                           1,254,400
              Project
      1055   Route 2 Multi-Modal Connectivity     Troy                   NY                           5,700,000
              Project
      1056   Route 28/South Inlet Lake            Town of Arietta        NY                           6,621,248
      1057   Route 31 Improvement Project         Wayne County           NY                           2,970,400
      1058   RT 12E/ Chaumont River               Village of Chaumont    NY                           9,984,000
      1059   Safe and Accessible Midtown          Kingston               NY                           6,053,818
              Kingston
      1060   Safe Passage for CRCS Students       Cuba                   NY                           1,472,000
      1061   Safe Routes to School-               Bronx                  NY                           1,682,000
             Bronx
             (HWCSCH4D)

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      1062   Safe Routes to School--Manhattan     New York               NY                           3,643,000
              (HWCSCHMN)
      1063   Safe Routes to Transit 86th Street   Brooklyn               NY                           2,516,000
      1064   Sands Point Preserve Bridge          Village of Sands       NY                           1,784,000
                                                   Point
      1065   Sharp Road (CR 181) over Spring      Concord                NY                           1,400,000
              Brook Bridge Replacement
      1066   Shoreline Trail                      Lackawanna and         NY                           2,000,000
                                                   Hamburg
      1067   Southeast Queens Flooding Relief     Queens                 NY                           3,859,000
      1068   Street Restoration in Brooklyn--     Brooklyn               NY                           4,884,000
              Hancock St, Bushwick Ave, Hill St,
              E 80th St
      1069   The Maiden Lane Rehabilitation       Greece                 NY                           6,604,000
              Project
      1070   The New Rochelle LINC Project        New Rochelle           NY                          13,000,000
      1071   The Riverline                        Buffalo                NY                          10,500,000
      1072   Twin Cities Highway Complete         Tonawanda and North    NY                             500,000
              Streets                              Tonawanda
      1073   Ulster County Electric Bus Charging  Kingston               NY                             800,000
              Infrastructure
      1074   Union Turnpike Center Median         Queens                 NY                           2,355,200
              Replacement
      1075   Van Wyck Expressway Access           Queens                 NY                          16,141,000
              Improvement to John F. Kennedy
              Airport
      1076   Victor Traffic Mitigation Project    Victor                 NY                           9,920,000
      1077   Village of Ossining Route 9 Road     Ossining               NY                           1,000,000
              Diet Project
      1078   Water Street Rejuvenation Project    Elmira                 NY                           1,289,400
      1079   West Broadway Rehabilitation         Woodmere to            NY                           9,670,000
                                                   Cedarhurst
      1080   West Lake Road (CR 3) Preventative   Perry                  NY                             931,478
              Maintenance
      1081   Williams Bridge Station Renewal      Bronx                  NY                          14,675,000
      1082   Yonkers Greenway                     Yonkers                NY                           1,791,600
      1083   11th Street Reconstruction Project   Canton                 OH                           1,500,000
      1084   Arlington Road Corridor              Green                  OH                           5,578,551
      1085   Bagley Road Reconstruction           North Ridgeville       OH                           1,500,000
      1086   BRO-32-4.16                          Mt. Orab               OH                          10,000,000
      1087   Cherry Rd Bridges Rehabilitation     Massillon              OH                           1,480,000
      1088   CLE CR 3 - Aicholtz Road             Cincinnati             OH                           2,000,000
              Roundabouts
      1089   CLE SR32-2.33 - CLE CR55 Overpass    Batavia                OH                           1,500,000
      1090   Cleveland Avenue Multimodal          Westerville            OH                             800,000
              Facility Project
      1091   Columbia Road--I-90 Interchange      Westlake               OH                           1,900,000
      1092   E. Main Street (SR153) & Nickel      Louisville             OH                           1,200,000
              Plate Intersection Improvement
      1093   East Dayton Rails-to-Trails (Flight  Dayton                 OH                           2,000,000
              Line)
      1094   Easton Street/GlenOak HS             Canton                 OH                             575,000
              Intersection Improvements
      1095   Electric Trolley Power Distribution  Dayton                 OH                           3,600,000
              System
      1096   French Creek Greenway Phase 1        Avon                   OH                             595,637
      1097   Gaysport Bridge Replacement Project  Philo                  OH                           3,000,000
      1098   HAM-75-1.95                          Cincinnati             OH                           8,640,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,320,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        4,320,000
      1099   Hydrogen Infrastructure Tank         Canton                 OH                           1,000,000
              Increase
      1100   Interchange Construction Project on  Sunbury                OH                           3,000,000
              I-71 at Sunbury Parkway
      1101   Kungle Road Culvert Replacement      Norton                 OH                             308,000
      1102   LUC IR 475 @ US 20A Interchange      Lucas County           OH                          10,000,000
      1103   Main Street Corridor Improvement     Mansfield              OH                           2,000,000
              Plan
      1104   Miller Road--I77 Interchange         Brecksville            OH                          12,000,000
      1105   Olmsted Falls Columbia Rd.           Olmsted Falls          OH                           1,900,000
      1106   Pearl Road Brunswick                 Brunswick              OH                           2,718,700
      1107   Pearl Road Improvements              Brunswick              OH                           1,500,000
      1108   River Styx Road/SR 162 Intersection  Montville Township     OH                           3,200,000
              Roundabout
      1109   Sprague Road Widening Parma          Parma                  OH                             800,000
      1110   SR283 Capacity Improvements          Mentor                 OH                           3,148,000
      1111   Stark County CR-224                  North Canton           OH                             350,000
      1112   State Route 13 Relocation            Mount Vernon           OH                           1,900,405
      1113   State Route 254 & State Route 83     Avon                   OH                           1,500,000
              Intersection Improvement
      1114   Study and Design of ATB 531          Ashtabula              OH                           2,400,000
      1115   The Point Intersection--US 36/SR 37  Delaware               OH                           4,000,000
      1116   Thornwood Crossing Project           Newark                 OH                           5,000,000
      1117   U.S. Route 30--East Canton           East Canton            OH                           1,500,000
              Expansion
      1118   US-422 Harper Road Interchange       Solon                  OH                           2,414,288
      1119   W. Tuscarawas Street Safety          Canton                 OH                           1,000,000
              Corridor Project
      1120   Wadsworth Streetscape                Wadsworth              OH                           2,500,000
      1121   Wayne CR-30 Resurfacing project      Wooster                OH                           1,219,962
      1122   West Creek Greenway                  Parma                  OH                           2,720,000
      1123   Western Hills Viaduct Replacement    Cincinnati             OH                          15,000,000
              Project
      1124   Bobcat Way: Transformation of        Grandview Heights      OH                           1,000,000
              Fairview Avenue
      1125   Broad Street and James Road          Columbus               OH                           1,000,000
              Intersection
      1126   Cherry Bottom Road Emergency         Gahanna                OH                             860,000
              Stabilization
      1127   City of Akron--North Main Street     Akron                  OH                           4,000,000
              Complete Streets Project
      1128   Cleveland Hopkins Airport Master     Cleveland              OH                           2,000,000
              Plan Interstate Access Improvement
              Project
      1129   Cuyahoga Falls--Gorge Terrace        City of Cuyahoga       OH                           7,200,000
              Street Transformation Project        Falls
      1130   Eastgate--State Route 46 and Warren- Howland Township       OH                           4,000,000
              Sharon Road Intersection Safety
              Improvements
      1131   Ferris Road Corridor                 Columbus               OH                           2,000,000
      1132   Hiawatha Park Drive Urban Greenway   Columbus               OH                           1,000,000
      1133   Hudson Street and Greenway Trail     Columbus               OH                           1,000,000

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      1134   Jackson Street/ Civic Center Mall    Toledo                 OH                           4,000,000
              Corridor-Lucas County
      1135   Life and Safety Facility Upgrades,   Toledo                 OH                           4,000,000
              TARTA M&O Facility
      1136   Lorain County Lakefront              Lorain Ohio            OH                           4,000,000
              Connectivity Project
      1137   Mahoning Avenue Industrial Corridor  Jackson Township       OH                           4,000,000
              Upgrade
      1138   Multimodal Lakefront Access,         City of Cleveland      OH                           2,000,000
              Cuyahoga County, Ohio                Boundary, including
                                                   Bay Village, Rocky
                                                   River, and Lakewood
      1139   Operation Safewalks - Refugee Road   Columbus               OH                           2,000,000
      1140   Reynoldsburg East Main Phase II      Reynoldsburg           OH                           1,585,000
      1141   Reynoldsburg Park & Ride             Reynoldsburg           OH                             500,000
      1142   Rickenbacker Area Access--           Columbus               OH                           5,000,000
              Northbound Bridge Project
      1143   Rickenbacker Area Mobility Center    Columbus               OH                           3,000,000
              (RAMC)
      1144   Sandusky Bay Pathway                 Sandusky               OH                           4,000,000
      1145   Bridges on Interstate 35 at          Edmond                 OK                          10,000,000
              Interchanges between Memorial and
              2nd Street
      1146   I-35 Widening in Love County         Love County            OK                          17,120,000
      1147   I35/I240 Interchange                 Oklahoma City          OK                          10,000,000
      1148   I-40 and Exit 65 in Clinton          Clinton                OK                           3,250,000
      1149   S.E. 29th Street Bridge Replacement  Midwest City           OK                           2,880,000
              & Repair Project
      1150   SH30 from SH33 N. 2 miles in Roger   Durham                 OK                           2,000,000
              Mills Co
      1151   SH-33 from Blaine County line east   Kingfisher             OK                           3,250,000
              to SH-74
      1152   US-270 between Watonga and Seiling   Watonga                OK                           3,250,000
      1153   US-287 from Boise City north to      Boise City             OK                           3,250,000
              Colorado (Ports-to-Plains
              Corridor)
      1154   181st Safety Improvements            Gresham                OR                           4,000,000
      1155   82nd Avenue Safety Projects          Portland               OR                           5,000,000
      1156   Albany Transit Operations Facility   Albany                 OR                           1,563,978
      1157   Beaverton Downtown Loop: Phase 1     Beaverton              OR                           4,000,000
              Improvements
      1158   Benton Area Transit Vehicle          Corvallis              OR                             528,000
              Replacement
      1159   Corvallis Area Pedestrian Crossing   Corvallis              OR                             880,000
              Improvements
      1160   Georgia Pacific Mill Site Rail-      Coos Bay               OR                           4,500,000
              Served Marine Terminal
      1161   I-5: Aurora-Donald Interchange       Aurora                 OR                          20,000,000
              Improvement Project
      1162   Libby Lane Repaving                  Coos Bay               OR                             486,400
      1163   LTD Electric Bus Replacement         Eugene                 OR                           1,844,322
      1164   Main Avenue/OR 104 Pedestrian Route  Warrenton              OR                           1,360,000
      1165   NW Circle Boulevard Reconstruction/  Corvallis              OR                           2,800,000
              Rehabilitation
      1166   OR18: Newberg-Dundee Bypass Phase 2  Newberg                OR                           8,000,000
              (OR219 Section)
      1167   River Road--Santa Clara Bicycle and  Eugene                 OR                           1,500,000
              Pedestrian Bridge
      1168   Rose Lane / High Crash Corridor -    Portland               OR                           5,000,000
              Smart Tech and Safety Improvements
              - 122nd
      1169   Safety and Smart Technology          Portland               OR                           4,000,000
              Investments: Central City,
              Broadway
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,000,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        2,000,000
      1170   Siuslaw River Bridge Pedestrian and  Florence               OR                             897,300
              Bicycle Improvement Project
      1171   Territorial Highway Reconstruction   Lane County            OR                           5,000,000
              Phase 3
      1172   TriMet Zero Emission Bus             Portland               OR                           4,000,000
              Infrastructure
      1173   Tualatin Valley Highway Safety       Cornelius, Hillsboro,  OR                           4,000,000
              Improvements                         unincorporated
                                                   Washington County
      1174   Amtran Bus Replacement               Altoona                PA                             900,000
      1175   Asset Management Phase 1             Washington/North       PA                           2,800,000
                                                   Branch/Forkston
                                                   Townships
      1176   Bradford Bypass                      Bradford               PA                           5,680,000
      1177   Bristol Station Improvements         Bristol                PA                           5,000,000
      1178   Cambria County Transit Authority     Johnstown              PA                           6,160,000
              (CamTran) Bus Replacements
      1179   Crawford Avenue Bridge               Connellsville          PA                           5,682,180
              Rehabilitation
      1180   East Washington Road (PennDOT ID     New Castle             PA                           3,116,000
              91768)
      1181   East Washington Street Bridge        New Castle             PA                           1,400,000
              (PennDOT ID 100743)
      1182   Johnstown Mainstreet Greenway &      Johnstown              PA                           1,500,000
              Urban Connectivity Improvements
      1183   Laurel Valley Transportation         Mt Pleasant and Unity  PA                           5,000,000
              Improvement Project SR 130 to        Townships
              Arnold Palmer Airport
      1184   Lower State Road Grade Crossing      Philadelphia           PA                           1,200,000
              Safety Improvements
      1185   Marsh Creek Greenway                 Wellsboro              PA                           5,000,000
      1186   PA Route 26 Jacksonville Road        Bellefonte             PA                           5,000,000
              Betterment
      1187   PA Turnpike / I-95 Interchange       Bensalem               PA                           5,000,000
              Project, Section C
      1188   PA Turnpike / I-95 Interchange       Bensalem               PA                           5,000,000
              Project, Section D30
      1189   Purchase of 8 Microtransit Vans      State College          PA                             416,000
      1190   Route 61 Revitalization              Schuykill County       PA                          15,200,000
      1191   Sassafras Street Extension           Erie                   PA                           4,400,000
              Pedestrian Bridge
      1192   SR 1001 Farrandsville Road           Woodward Township and  PA                           1,200,000
              Improvements                         Lock Haven
      1193   SR 104 over Mahantango Creek         Chapman Township       PA                           1,000,000
      1194   SR2027 Speers Bridge Replacement     Speers Borough         PA                           5,672,564
              over I-70
      1195   SR87 ov Kettle Creek                 Hillsgrove Township    PA                           1,040,000
      1196   State Route 68 Corridor              Butler                 PA                           6,630,000
              Improvements
      1197   US 422 Bypass Phase 2                Butler,                PA                           2,454,000
                                                   Connoquenessing, and
                                                   Franklin Townships
      1198   US 6: Reynolds St - Baldwin St Ext   Meadville              PA                           2,000,000
              (Route 6 Highway Reconstruction)
      1199   US Business Route 322 (State Route   State College          PA                           5,550,000
              3014) Atherton Street Section 153
              Drainage/Repaving Project

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      1200   Warrensville Road Slide              Williamsport           PA                           3,360,000
              Rehabilitation
      1201   Waynesburg Betterment                Waynesburg Borough &   PA                           8,000,000
                                                   Franking Township
      1202   69th Street Transportation Center    Upper Darby            PA                           1,600,000
              Master Plan
      1203   Blakely Borough Main Street          Blakely Borough,       PA                           1,497,417
              Corridor Improvement Project         Lackwanna County
      1204   Bridge Replacement 209 & 33 NB over  Hamilton Township      PA                           2,000,000
              Appenzell Creek
      1205   Bushkill Creek Bridge Replacements   Easton                 PA                           4,000,000
              (2) Carrying State Route 33
      1206   Carnegie Station Improvement and     Carnegie               PA                           9,699,200
              Park and Ride Expansion
      1207   Castor Ave Complete Street           Philadelphia           PA                           3,000,000
      1208   Cementon Bridge Replacement          Whitehall,             PA                          10,000,000
              carrying State Route 329 over the    Northampton
              Lehigh River
      1209   Chestnut Street Pedestrian Safety    Philadelphia           PA                           3,000,000
              Islands
      1210   Cobbs Creek Parkway Multimodal       Philadelphia           PA                           2,000,000
              Safety Improvements: Larchwood
              Avenue to 67th St.
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        1,200,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          800,000
      1211   County of Lackawanna Transit System  Scranton               PA                           5,000,000
              Transit Facility Renovation
      1212   Crestwood Drive Resurfacing Project  Wright Township,       PA                           1,200,000
                                                   Luzerne County
      1213   Critical Pedestrian Connections -    Pittsburgh             PA                           5,000,000
              Public Steps Reconstruction
      1214   Cross County Trail - Germantown      Plymouth Township      PA                           4,840,000
              Pike Crossing and Extension
      1215   Erie Station (Broad Street Line)     Philadelphia           PA                           7,200,000
              Accessibility Improvements
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,600,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................        3,600,000
      1216   Exton Station Intermodal             Exton                  PA                           4,800,000
              Connectivity
      1217   Frankford Creek Greenway: Adams      Philadelphia           PA                           2,000,000
              Avenue to Bristol Street
      1218   Franklin Square Pedestrian and       Philadelphia           PA                             240,000
              Bicycle Improvement--7th and Race
              Specific
      1219   Hazleton Buses and Bus               Hazleton               PA                           1,500,000
              Infrastructure
      1220   Hill District Corridor Enhancements  Pittsburgh             PA                           6,000,000
      1221   Improvements to Boulevard of the     Pittsburgh             PA                           5,000,000
              Allies
      1222   Kittanning Pike Flood Control        O'Hara Township        PA                           2,200,000
      1223   Lower Demunds Road Resurfacing       Dallas Township,       PA                           1,200,000
              Project                              Luzerne County
      1224   Main Street Grade Crossing in Darby  Darby Borough          PA                           1,000,000
              Borough
      1225   Mantua Neighborhood Traffic Safety   Philadelphia           PA                           4,000,000
              Project (34th St.)
      1226   Marcus Hook Regional Rail Station    Marcus Hook            PA                          11,250,000
              Accessibility Improvements
      1227   Market Place District Improvements   Moon Township          PA                           3,100,800
              Project
      1228   McKees Rocks Bridge                  McKees Rocks           PA                           5,000,000
      1229   McKeesport--Duquesne Bridge          McKeesport             PA                           4,000,000
              Preservation
      1230   PA 12 West Resurface- 422            Wyomissing Borough     PA                           4,000,000
      1231   Parkside Avenue - Safe Access to     Philadelphia           PA                           4,000,000
              Parks
      1232   Penn Center Transit Gateway          Philadelphia           PA                           3,975,000
      1233   PHL Airport Bike Lanes               Philadelphia           PA                           3,000,000
      1234   Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over    Salem Township, Wayne  PA                             560,000
              Branch of Ariel Creek                County
      1235   Replacement of SR 590 Bridge over    Paupack Township,      PA                             432,000
              Inlet to Finn Swamp                  Wayne County
      1236   Roosevelt Boulevard Intersection     Philadelphia           PA                           1,960,000
              Improvements
      1237   Schuylkill Avenue Bridge             Reading                PA                           4,904,036
      1238   Second Street Signal Optimization    Philadelphia           PA                           2,400,000
              (Lehigh Ave to Callowhill St)
      1239   SEPTA Platform Rehabilitation        Philadelphia           PA                           1,205,000
              Project at PHL
      1240   Sleepy Hollow Road Bridge            Butler Township,       PA                           1,200,000
              Replacement                          Luzerne County
      1241   South Henderson Road Widening        Upper Merion           PA                           5,000,000
      1242   SR 29 & SR 113 Intersection          Perkiomen Township     PA                           3,676,512
              Improvements
      1243   SR 4004--Park Ave, Eagleville Road,  Audubon                PA                           4,745,604
              Crawford Road Intersection
              Realignment Project
      1244   State Route 115 Corridor             Chestnuthill           PA                           4,000,000
              Improvements Effort                  Township, Monroe
                                                   County
      1245   State Route 590 Paving Project       Lackawaxen Township,   PA                           2,400,000
                                                   Pike County
      1246   State Route 652 Resurfacing Project  Berlin Township,       PA                           1,008,000
                                                   Wayne County
      1247   Tilghman Street and State Route 309  South Whitehall        PA                           4,000,000
              Interchange Reconstruction           Township
      1248   Upper Darby Walnut Street            Upper Darby            PA                             745,000
              Multimodal Connectivity Project
      1249   US 222 Hard Shoulder                 Wyomissing Borough     PA                           5,000,000
      1250   PRHTA-01 Lajas to San German         Lajas                  PR                           5,000,000
      1251   PRHTA-02 Gurabo                      Gurabo                 PR                           4,800,000
      1252   PRHTA-03 Bayamon                     Bayamon                PR                           7,884,000
      1253   East Main Road - Union Avenue to     Portsmouth             RI                             240,000
              Sandy Point Avenue Safe Shared-Use
              Path
      1254   Hope and Main Street Sidewalks       Bristol and Warren     RI                           8,000,000

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      1255   Pawtucket Avenue Veteran's Memorial  East Providence        RI                           5,600,000
              Parkway to Waterman Avenue
      1256   Post Road and Old Post Road          Westerly, Charlestown  RI                          10,400,000
              Improvements
      1257   Route 2, Bald Hill Road, and New     Warwick/Cranston       RI                           4,000,000
              London Avenue Improvements
      1258   RT-114, Wampanoag Trail (East Shore  Barrington and East    RI                           5,920,000
              Expressway to Federal Road)          Providence
      1259   Trestle Trail--West Section          Coventry               RI                           4,400,000
      1260   I 26/ 526 Interchange                North Charleston       SC                          20,000,000
      1261   SC-126 Belvedere Clearwater Road     Clearwater             SC                          13,069,695
              Widening
      1262   Corridor Improvement at Old State    Calhoun County         SC                           1,100,000
              Road (US 21/176) from Savany Hunt
              Creek Road (S-86) to Old Sandy Run
              Road (S-31)
      1263   Intersection Improvement at Old      Gaston                 SC                           1,100,000
              State Road (US 21/176) and Savany
              Hunt Creek Road (S-86)
      1264   Santee Wateree Regional              Sumter                 SC                           2,000,000
              Transportation #2022
      1265   Sumter Manning Avenue Bridge         Sumter                 SC                           4,000,000
              Multimodal Enhancements
      1266   US 21/178 Bypass (Joe S. Jeffords    Orangeburg             SC                           7,800,000
              Highway) Corridor Improvement
      1267   Walk Bike Columbia                   Columbia               SC                           4,000,000
      1268   Blount County Greenway               Blount County          TN                           3,420,800
      1269   Elvis Presley Boulevard              Memphis                TN                           7,000,000
      1270   Knob Creek Road                      Johnson City           TN                           2,630,000
      1271   Magnolia Avenue Corridor             Knoxville              TN                          10,000,000
      1272   MATA Electric Bus Program            Memphis                TN                           7,000,000
      1273   Memphis 3.0 (Kimball at Pendleton)   Memphis                TN                           3,000,000
      1274   Mississippi Boulevard Signalized     Memphis                TN                           1,141,440
              Pedestrian Crossing
      1275   Overton Park Cooper Street Entrance  Memphis                TN                           1,739,432
      1276   SR-126                               Kingsport              TN                           5,662,000
      1277   SR-34                                Morristown             TN                           2,394,000
      1278   SR-35                                Greenville             TN                           2,018,000
      1279   SR-36                                Spurgeon               TN                           5,445,000
      1280   SR-499 EXT                           Sevierville            TN                             832,000
      1281   SR-93 Horse Creek                    Kingsport              TN                             777,000
      1282   SR-93 Miscellaneous Safety           Fall Branch            TN                             242,000
              Improvements
      1283   Third/Fourth Street Corridor         Chattanooga            TN                           2,500,000
              Project, Chattanooga, TN
      1284   US-127 (SR-28)                       Fentress County /      TN                          20,000,000
                                                   Cumberland County
      1285   54 Scott Street BOOST Corridor       Houston                TX                          20,000,000
              project
      1286   Austin Bergstrom Spur Urban Trail    Austin                 TX                          10,000,000
      1287   Austin Ross Road Substandard Street  Austin                 TX                          10,000,000
      1288   Bear Creek Road Improvement Project  Glenn Heights          TX                           3,329,417
      1289   City of South Houston--Concrete      South Houston          TX                           1,264,530
              Sidewalks
      1290   Clay Road Bridge Reconstruction      Houston                TX                           9,929,577
              Project
      1291   Dallas East Grand Avenue (SH-78)     Dallas                 TX                           1,300,000
              Corridor Study & Infrastructure
              Improvements
      1292   Dallas Vision Zero Implementation    Dallas                 TX                          10,000,000
      1293   DART LED Light Replacement Project   Dallas                 TX                           2,080,000
      1294   DART Mobile Data Terminals System    Dallas                 TX                           1,760,000
              Upgrade Project
      1295   East Dallas Bus and Maintenance      Dallas                 TX                             891,992
              Facility Renovation Project
      1296   FM 3349/US 79 Railroad Grade         Hutto & Taylor         TX                          10,000,000
              Separation Project
      1297   FM 60 from 2 miles east of SH 36 to  Caldwell               TX                           4,000,000
              .8 miles west of FM 2039
      1298   Foley Street & Navigation            Houston                TX                          10,000,000
              Realignment & Infrastructure Re-
              Use Construction Phase
      1299   Fondren Road Reconstruction with     Houston                TX                          11,000,000
              Transit and Pedestrian
              Enhancements
      1300   Greater Downtown Dallas Master Plan  Dallas                 TX                           1,600,000
      1301   Grove Street Intermodal Campus       Fort Wort              TX                           3,250,000
              Rehabilitation
      1302   High Line Project                    Pharr                  TX                             940,160
      1303   IBTC                                 Donna and Alamo        TX                           3,500,000
      1304   IH 45 from 1.5 miles south of S 84   Fairfield              TX                           1,000,000
              to US 84
      1305   IH 69E                               Lyford and Sebastian   TX                           3,500,000
      1306   Intersection at SH 191 and Yukon     Midland                TX                           6,520,000
              Rd.
      1307   John Hayes Extension                 El Paso                TX                          12,000,000
      1308   Meadowglen West Complete Street      Houston                TX                           4,000,000
              Project
      1309   Memorial Park Connector South        Houston                TX                           4,000,000
      1310   Missouri City/BW 8 Transit Facility  Missouri City          TX                           5,000,000
      1311   New Construction Overpass at Loop    Odessa                 TX                           2,000,000
              338 and South US 385
      1312   Pharr International Bridge Dock      Pharr                  TX                           2,863,918
              Expansion 1
      1313   Pharr International Bridge-          Pharr                  TX                           3,880,000
              Commercial Vehicle Staging Area
      1314   Phase 3A--SL 88 from Memphis to CR   Lubbock                TX                          11,820,000
              2240 (Ave. U) (TxDOT Project Id:
              1502-01-029)
      1315   Phase 3B--SL 88 from SL 88 from      Lubbock                TX                           8,180,000
              Chicago Avenue to Memphis Avenue
              (TxDOT Project Id: 1502-01-030)
      1316   Reconstruction of US385 in Odessa    Odessa                 TX                           1,000,000
      1317   Re-establish Northwest Drive Direct  Mesquite               TX                          10,000,000
              Access to IH 635
      1318   RM 2243 Resiliency Project           Leander                TX                          10,000,000
      1319   Safe Access to Transit Improvements  Houston                TX                           1,200,000
      1320   SH 550                               Brownsville            TX                           3,791,529
      1321   SH 6 from BS 6-R to SH 40            College Station        TX                           4,000,000

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      1322   South Parallel Corridor Phase III    San Benito             TX                           6,500,000
      1323   South Park and Ride Project/         McAllen                TX                           4,700,000
              Electric Bus Project Expansion
      1324   Speegleville Road: Bridge at Middle  Waco                   TX                           8,379,000
              Bosque River
      1325   Stanton Street Bridge ``Good         El Paso                TX                           7,200,000
              Neighbor International Bridge''
              Intelligent Transportation System
      1326   The I-35 Innovative Corridor         Dallas                 TX                           7,500,000
              Project
      1327   Traffic Signal Improvements Loop     Odessa                 TX                           2,480,000
              338 at W Yukon Rd
      1328   Trinity Lakes Station--Fort Worth    Fort Worth             TX                          11,962,800
              Transportation Authority
      1329   TX SH 36 Expansion                   Fort Bend County       TX                          20,000,000
      1330   Vallecillo Road Project              Laredo                 TX                          14,000,000
      1331   Westheimer BOOST                     Houston                TX                          16,000,000
      1332   Widen US-77                          Victoria               TX                          20,000,000
      1333   Widening of US-83 South of Zapata    Zapata                 TX                           5,780,148
              Townsite Project
      1334   Zarzamora/Frio City Road RR          San Antonio            TX                          15,600,000
              Overpass
      1335   1300 East/Richmond Street            Salt Lake City         UT                           2,000,000
              Reconstruction
      1336   1500 West and 1300 North Roundabout  Clinton City           UT                           1,200,000
      1337   4700 South Project WVC               West Valley City       UT                           3,000,000
      1338   700 West Project                     South Salt Lake City   UT                           3,000,000
      1339   BRT from Kimball Junction to Park    Park City              UT                           6,500,000
              City (S.R. 224)
      1340   Colorado River Pathway Phase IV      Moab/Grand County      UT                           1,000,000
      1341   Fort Street Reconstruct              Draper                 UT                             915,294
      1342   Frontage Road Bypass                 Herriman               UT                           4,800,000
      1343   FrontRunner Forward                  Provo to Ogden         UT                           3,300,000
      1344   Legacy Highway Frontage Road         Centerville            UT                           1,500,000
              Project
      1345   Midvalley Connector                  Murray, West Valley,   UT                           5,500,000
                                                   Salt Lake City
      1346   Neffs Canyon Trailhead Redesign      Salt Lake City         UT                             800,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          400,000
      1347   North Sugar Factory Road             Gunnison               UT                           1,727,200
      1348   Ogden 25th Street Rebuild Project    Ogden                  UT                           5,500,000
      1349   Ogden Canyon Shared Use Pathway      Ogden                  UT                           4,000,000
              Project
      1350   Park City Arts and Culture District  Park City              UT                           1,200,000
              Roadway and Connectivity Project
      1351   Provo Intermodal Center Pedestrian   Provo                  UT                           1,000,000
              Bridge Project
      1352   Safe Route to School Sidewalk        Salt Lake County       UT                              73,345
              Project
      1353   Sharp/Tintic Railroad Connection     Springville and        UT                           1,700,000
                                                   Spanish Fork
      1354   SR-7 Exit 5 Interchange, Southern    St. George             UT                           5,000,000
              Hills Bridge and Roadway
      1355   Young Street Bridge and Connector    Morgan City            UT                           1,547,401
              Road Project
      1356   Arlington Ridge Road Bridge          Arlington/Alexandria   VA                           9,000,000
      1357   Berkley Avenue Bridge                Norfolk                VA                           5,000,000
      1358   Chesapeake All-Electric Mobile       Chesapeake             VA                           1,600,000
              Command Vehicle Demonstration
              Project
      1359   Coalfields Expressway--RTE 121 West  Grundy                 VA                           4,097,500
              Virginia State Line to Grundy, VA
      1360   Commerce Road Improvements Project   Richmond               VA                           1,600,000
      1361   Craney Island Access Road            Portsmouth             VA                           3,111,500
      1362   Electric Emergency Response          Chesapeake             VA                           1,600,000
              Vehicles
      1363   Fall Line Trail - Downtown Core      Richmond               VA                           1,500,000
              Enhancements
      1364   HRT Bus Replacement                  Virginia Beach         VA                           2,377,000
      1365   I-64 at Oilville Road (Rte. 617)     Goochland County       VA                           3,436,000
              Interchange
      1366   I-66 Transportation Alternatives     Fairfax                VA                           4,000,000
      1367   I-81 Northbound Truck Climbing       Marion                 VA                          11,160,000
              Lane--Mile Marker 39.5
      1368   Intersection Safety Improvements at  Troy                   VA                           5,082,700
              the Intersection of Route 15 and
              Route 250
      1369   Intersection Safety Improvements at  Louisa                 VA                           2,050,000
              the Intersection of Route 22 and
              Route 780
      1370   Interstate 95 and Willis Road        Chesterfield           VA                           3,200,000
              Interchange Improvements Project
      1371   Jahnke Road: Blakemore Road to       Richmond               VA                           1,600,000
              Forest Hill Avenue
      1372   Long Bridge                          Arlington              VA                           4,000,000
      1373   Mathis Corridor Revitalization       Manassas               VA                           7,000,000
              Project
      1374   Multimodal Transportation            Falls Church           VA                           2,000,000
              Infrastructure Improvements
      1375   Nimmo Parkway Phase VII-B            Virginia Beach         VA                           5,000,000
      1376   Old Bridge Road at Gordon Boulevard  Woodbridge             VA                           4,000,000
              Interchange/Intersection
              Improvements
      1377   Parallel Chesapeake Tunnel Project   Northampton County     VA                           3,111,500
      1378   Peninsula Transit Signal Priority    Newport News and       VA                           9,702,071
              Improvements                         Hampton
      1379   Red Lane Road/Rt. 60 Continuous      Powhatan               VA                           3,145,663
              Green T
      1380   Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit   Fairfax County         VA                           5,000,000
      1381   Roundabout at the intersection of    Prince George County   VA                           3,540,806
              Middle Road (Rt. 646) and
              Jefferson Park Road (Rt. 630)
      1382   Route 31 Bicycle Accommodations      Surry                  VA                           6,379,000
              Project
      1383   Route 7/Route 690 Interchange        Purcellville           VA                          10,000,000
      1384   Rt. 208 (Courthouse Road) and Hood   Fredericksburg         VA                           1,151,000
              Drive Intersection Improvement
              (UPC 110987)
      1385   Silver Line Support Transportation   Fairfax                VA                          10,500,000
              Alternatives
      1386   The Birthplace of America Trail      Newport News           VA                           3,160,000
      1387   Tidewater Drive Reconstruction       Norfolk                VA                           6,400,000
      1388   Transit Enhancement and Expansion    Chesterfield           VA                           4,688,800
      1389   St. Croix/St. Thomas Ferry           Christiansted          VI                          15,000,000

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      1390   Barre City-Barre Town VT Route 14 /  Barre                  VT                           4,750,000
              Quarry Street and Quarry Hill Road
              Intersection Reconstruction
      1391   Essex Junction Crescent Connector    Essex                  VT                           5,400,000
      1392   Railyard Enterprise Project (Design  Burlington             VT                           2,250,000
              & Permitting Phase)
      1393   Town of Hartford (Quechee) U.S 4     Hartford               VT                           7,600,000
              Bridge Rehabilitation
      1394   Bigelow Gulch and Sullivan Road      Spokane Valley         WA                           2,650,000
              Corridor
      1395   City of Waitsburg Highway 12         Waitsburg              WA                             350,000
              Preston Bridge Replacement
      1396   Columbia Heights Road                Longview               WA                           5,500,000
              Reconstruction
      1397   Ferry County Kettle River Road       Curlew                 WA                           1,797,000
              Rehabilitation
      1398   I-5/SR 503 Interchange Area          Woodland               WA                          11,760,000
              Improvements
      1399   Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion   Longview               WA                           2,740,000
              (IRCE)
      1400   Palouse River Bridge Replacement     Colfax                 WA                           6,000,000
      1401   Spokane Airport Spotted Road         Spokane                WA                           6,749,000
              Project
      1402   SR 410/Rock Creek Vic--Chronic       Naches                 WA                           3,562,000
              Environmental Deficiency
      1403   SW Mojonnier Road Reconstruction     College Place          WA                           2,453,574
      1404   US 12 Naches Vic to Yakima Vic--     Naches                 WA                           1,452,000
              Intersection Safety Improvements
      1405   US 97/Jones Rd--Intersection         Wapato                 WA                           4,464,000
              Improvements
      1406   US Highway 12 Phase 8 Final Design   Touchet                WA                           5,965,931
              and Right of Way Acquisition
      1407   Yakima County, East-West Corridor    Yakima                 WA                           4,000,000
              Phase II Project.
      1408   169th Street Connecting Segment      Arlington              WA                           3,900,000
      1409   20th Street NE / Main Street         Lake Stevens           WA                           2,000,000
              Improvements
      1410   42nd Ave S Bridge Replacement        Tukwila                WA                           1,270,000
              Project
      1411   Aberdeen US 12 Highway-Rail          Aberdeen               WA                           2,080,000
              Separation Project
      1412   Access and Circulation Roads for     Town of Darrington     WA                           1,291,869
              the Darrington Wood Innovation
              Center
      1413   Bellevue Transit Center Safety and   Bellevue               WA                           1,000,000
              Connectivity Project
      1414   City of Carnation Larson / 40th      Carnation              WA                           2,400,000
              Street Bypass Project
      1415   City of Kenmore Fish Passable        Kenmore                WA                           1,224,000
              Culvert Replacements
      1416   College Street Corridor              Lacey                  WA                           6,000,000
              Improvements Phase III
      1417   Columbia River Pedestrian Bridge     Wenatchee              WA                           8,600,000
              Extension, Apple Capital Loop
              Trail
      1418   E. 64th Street Phase II              Tacoma                 WA                           5,600,000
      1419   East Marginal Way Corridor           Seattle                WA                           2,340,000
              Improvements - Phase 1
      1420   Eastrail Wilburton Critical          Bellevue               WA                           1,680,000
              Crossing
      1421   Georgetown to South Park Connection  Seattle                WA                           1,800,000
      1422   Gorst Area Resiliency and            Bremerton              WA                           8,000,000
              Redundancy Alternatives Study
      1423   Guemes Island Ferry Replacement      Anacortes              WA                           8,000,000
              Project
      1424   I-5/Lake Washington Ship Canal       Seattle                WA                           5,000,000
              Bridge
      1425   Lea Hill Corridor 112th Ave SE &     Aubrun                 WA                           4,446,200
              105th Pl SE Intersection
              Improvements
      1426   Links to Opportunity Streetscape     Tacoma                 WA                           2,000,000
              Project
      1427   Lyon Creek Culvert Replacement       Lake Forest Park       WA                           3,100,000
              Project
      1428   Meeker Complete Street/Safe Routes   Kent                   WA                           2,500,000
              to School Project
      1429   MLK Jr. Way S Safety and             Seattle                WA                             750,000
              Accessibility Improvements Project
      1430   NE 124th St / 124th Ave NE           Kirkland               WA                           2,000,000
              Pedestrian Bridge (Totem Lake Non-
              Motorized Bridge)
      1431   Orting HWY 162 Pedestrian Bridge     Oting                  WA                           6,000,000
      1432   Puyallup Avenue Transit/Complete     Tacoma                 WA                           2,000,000
              Street Improvements
      1433   Rainier Avenue South Corridor        Renton                 WA                           2,000,000
              Improvements--Phase 4A
      1434   Redmond Central Connector Phase III  Redmond                WA                           3,000,000
      1435   Roundabout on US-2 and Main Street   Sultan                 WA                             900,000
      1436   Safe Routes to School Improvements:  Tacoma                 WA                           1,000,000
              Whitman Elementary and Edison
              Elementary Schools
      1437   Sheffield Trail Improvement Project  Fife                   WA                           2,750,000
      1438   South Campus Interim Base            Tukwila                WA                           3,000,000
              Electrification
      1439   South Tacoma Way, 88th Street S to   Lakewood               WA                           2,400,000
              80th Street Court SW.
      1440   South Whidbey--Clinton Area          Clinton                WA                           1,500,000
              Transportation Infrastructure
              Improvements
      1441   SR 99/NB Duwamish River Bridge--     Seattle                WA                           2,000,000
              Grid Deck Replacement
      1442   SR522 Corridor Improvement           Maltby                 WA                           4,000,000
      1443   Town to Zylstra Lake Multi-Modal     Friday Harbor          WA                           5,280,000
              Trail
      1444   Tukwila International Boulevard Bus  Tukwila                WA                           2,000,000
              Rapid Transit Station
      1445   US 12/Heron St Bridge Tier 1--       Aberdeen               WA                           2,038,166
              Bridge Rehabilitation
      1446   US-2 WB Trestle                      Lake Stevens, Everett  WA                           1,680,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          840,000
             ...................................  .....................  .....................          840,000
      1447   Washington State Ferries Seattle     Seattle                WA                           4,200,000
              Ferry Terminal Shoreside
              Electrification
      1448   West Seattle and Ballard Link        Seattle                WA                           5,360,000
              Extensions (WSBLE)
      1449   X Street Roundabout                  Tumwater               WA                           3,250,000
      1450   Atwood Ave. (Fair Oaks Ave. to       Madison                WI                           6,275,000
              Cottage Grove Rd.)
      1451   BeerLine Bike and Pedestrian Trail   Milwaukee              WI                           1,200,000
      1452   CTH CC from Ash Street to CTH D      Oregon                 WI                           2,000,000
      1453   CTH CV from Government Road to USH   Madison                WI                           2,000,000
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      1454   CTH M/Century Avenue Bridge (B-13-   Middleton              WI                           2,000,000
              0046) over Pheasant Branch
              Replacement Including Approaches
              and Branch Street Intersection
      1455   CTH P from CTH PD to CTH S           Klevenville            WI                           2,000,000
      1456   I-94 Screening Wall at Woods         Milwaukee              WI                           2,000,000
              National Cemetery
      1457   Milwaukee Country Transit Bus        Wauwatosa              WI                           4,000,000
              Purchase
      1458   Milwaukee County Transit Security    Wauwatosa              WI                           2,000,000
              Initiative
      1459   Reconstruction of Silver Spring      Glendale               WI                           4,500,000
              Drive
      1460   Reedsburg - Baraboo, Preston Avenue  Reedsburg              WI                             125,000
              to STH 23 Const./Mill & Overlay,
              State 3R
      1461   Reedsburg - Wisconsin Dells STH 136  Reedsburg              WI                           1,600,000
              Intersection Const./Intersection
              Improvement/RAB Safety
      1462   South Kinnickinnic Avenue            St. Francis            WI                             700,000
              Resurfacing Project
      1463   US 14 (Wisconsin River to Oak        Arena                  WI                           2,000,000
              Street) between Spring Green &
              Madison
      1464   Vliet Street Resurfacing Project     Milwaukee              WI                           4,200,000
      1465   Hal Greer Boulevard Corridor         Huntington             WV                           6,400,000
              Upgrade
      1466   Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge     North View             WV                           2,080,000
      1467   New Cumberland--WV 2                 New Cumberland         WV                           3,200,000
      1468   Princeton Overhead Bridge            Princeton              WV                           3,600,000
      1469   Rock Creek Interchange--New Access   Rock Creek             WV                          10,000,000
              Road
      1470   Route 93 Scherr Overpass             Scherr                 WV                           3,120,000
      1471   Van Voorhis Road                     Morgantown             WV                           6,800,000
      1472   WVU PRT Passenger Stations           Morgantown             WV                           4,800,000
              Rehabilitation Project
      1473   Excelsior Springs Safe Streets and   Excelsior Springs      MO                           9,444,706
              Sidewalks
      1474   Fox River Regional Trail: Hoover     Yorkville              IL                             240,000
              Forest Preserve-Fox River Bluffs
              Connecting Trail Segment
      1475   City of Red Wing Levee Road          Red Wing               MN                           3,124,521
              Realignment Project
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                   DIVISION B--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 1001. APPLICABILITY OF DIVISION.

       (a) Applicability.--This division, including the amendments 
     made by this division, applies beginning on October 1, 2022.
       (b) Reference to Date of Enactment.--In this division and 
     the amendments made by this division, any reference to--
       (1) the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) the date of enactment of a provision of this division;
       (3) the date of enactment of a provision added to law by an 
     amendment made by this division; or
       (4) the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act 
     added to law by an amendment made by this division,
     shall be treated as a reference to October 1, 2022.
       (c) Exception for Immediate Application.--Subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall not apply to the following sections and any 
     amendments made by such sections:
       (1) Section 1105.
       (2) Section 1107.
       (3) Section 1305.
       (4) Subsections (c)(1) and (d) of section 2104.
       (5) Section 2106.
       (6) Section 2112.
       (7) Section 2204(1)(A).
       (8) Section 2305.
       (9) Section 2307.
       (10) Section 2902(2).

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

           Subtitle A--Authorizations and Program Conditions

     SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Federal-aid highway program.--For the national highway 
     performance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, the pre-disaster mitigation program under 
     section 124 of such title, the railway crossings program 
     under section 130 of such title, the surface transportation 
     program under section 133 of such title, the highway safety 
     improvement program under section 148 of such title, the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program 
     under section 149 of such title, the clean corridors program 
     under section 151 of such title, the national highway freight 
     program under section 167 of such title, the carbon pollution 
     reduction program under section 171 of such title, and 
     metropolitan planning under section 134 of such title--
       (A) $56,522,048,429 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $57,480,646,776 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $58,595,359,712 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $59,618,666,186 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation 
     program.--For credit assistance under the transportation 
     infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 
     of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (3) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities under section 147 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026.
       (4) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
       (A) Tribal transportation program.--For the tribal 
     transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026.
       (B) Federal lands transportation program.--
       (i) In general.--For the Federal lands transportation 
     program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $555,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (ii) Allocation.--Of the amount made available for a fiscal 
     year under clause (i)--

       (I) the amount for the National Park Service is 
     $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
       (II) the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service is $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026;
       (III) the amount for the United States Forest Service is 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
       (IV) the amount for the Corps of Engineers is $16,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
       (V) the amount for the Bureau of Land Management is 
     $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026;
       (VI) the amount for the Bureau of Reclamation is 
     $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and
       (VII) the amount for independent Federal agencies with 
     natural resource and land management responsibilities is 
     $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.

       (C) Federal lands access program.--For the Federal lands 
     access program under section 204 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $345,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026.
       (D) Federal lands and tribal major projects grants.--To 
     carry out section 208 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (5) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--For the 
     territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 
     of title 23, United States Code, the amounts specified in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 165(a) for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026.
       (6) Projects of national and regional significance.--For 
     projects of national and regional significance under section 
     117 of title 23, United States Code, $3,000,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (7) Community transportation investment grants.--To carry 
     out section 173 of title 23, United States Code, $600,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (8) Community climate innovation grants.--To carry out 
     section 172 of title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (9) National scenic byways program.--To carry out section 
     162 of title 23, United States Code, $16,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal year 2023 through 2026.
       (10) Rebuild rural bridges program.-- To carry out section 
     1307 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026.
       (11) Parking for commercial motor vehicles.--To carry out 
     section 1308 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026.
       (12) Active connected transportation grant program.--To 
     carry out section 1309 of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (13) Wildlife crossings program.--To carry out section 1310 
     of this Act, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026.
       (14) Reconnecting neighborhoods program.--To carry out 
     section 1311 of this Act, $750,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026.
       (15) Metro performance program.--To carry out section 1305 
     of this Act, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026.
       (16) Gridlock reduction grant program.--To carry out 
     section 1306 of this Act, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (b) Treatment of Funds.--Amounts made available under 
     paragraphs (10) through (14) of

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     subsection (a) shall be administered as if apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (c) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) despite the real improvements caused by the 
     disadvantaged business enterprise program, minority- and 
     women-owned businesses across the country continue to 
     confront serious and significant obstacles to success caused 
     by race and gender discrimination in the federally assisted 
     surface transportation market and related markets across the 
     United States;
       (B) the continuing race and gender discrimination described 
     in subparagraph (A) merits the continuation of the 
     disadvantaged business enterprise program;
       (C) recently, the disparities cause by discrimination 
     against African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, 
     Native American, and women business owners have been further 
     exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and its 
     disproportionate effects on minority- and women-owned 
     businesses across the nation;
       (D) Congress has received and reviewed testimony and 
     documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous 
     sources, including congressional hearings and other 
     investigative activities, scientific reports, reports issued 
     by public and private agencies at every level of government, 
     news reports, academic publications, reports of 
     discrimination by organizations and individuals, and 
     discrimination lawsuits, which continue to demonstrate that 
     race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to 
     address the problem;
       (E) the testimony and documentation described in 
     subparagraph (D) demonstrate that discrimination across the 
     United States poses an injurious and enduring barrier to full 
     and fair participation in surface transportation-related 
     businesses of women business owners and minority business 
     owners and has negatively affected firm formation, 
     development and success in many aspects of surface 
     transportation-related business in the public and private 
     markets; and
       (F) the testimony and documentation described in 
     subparagraph (D) provide a clear picture of the inequality 
     caused by discrimination that continues to plague our nation 
     and a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the 
     continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program 
     to address race and gender discrimination in surface 
     transportation-related business.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' means a small business concern (as the term is used 
     in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
       (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
     The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) 
     of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant 
     subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, 
     except that women shall be presumed to be socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       (3) Amounts for small business concerns.--Except to the 
     extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines 
     otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made 
     available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII of 
     this division and section 403 of title 23, United States 
     Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (4) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
     Each State shall annually--
       (A) survey and compile a list of the small business 
     concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State, including 
     the location of the small business concerns in the State; and
       (B) notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of 
     the small business concerns that are controlled by--
       (i) women;
       (ii) socially and economically disadvantaged individuals 
     (other than women); and
       (iii) individuals who are women and are otherwise socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individuals.
       (5) Uniform certification.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State 
     governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a 
     small business concern for the purpose of this subsection.
       (B) Inclusions.--The minimum uniform criteria established 
     under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a 
     potential small business concern--
       (i) on-site visits;
       (ii) personal interviews with personnel;
       (iii) issuance or inspection of licenses;
       (iv) analyses of stock ownership;
       (v) listings of equipment;
       (vi) analyses of bonding capacity;
       (vii) listings of work completed;
       (viii) examination of the resumes of principal owners;
       (ix) analyses of financial capacity; and
       (x) analyses of the type of work preferred.
       (6) Reporting.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish minimum requirements for use by State governments 
     in reporting to the Secretary--
       (A) information concerning disadvantaged business 
     enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and
       (B) such other information as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged 
     business enterprise program.
       (7) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this 
     subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity 
     to receive funds made available under titles I, II, V, and 
     VII of this division and section 403 of title 23, United 
     States Code, if the entity or person is prevented, in whole 
     or in part, from complying with paragraph (3) because a 
     Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds 
     that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (3) is 
     unconstitutional.
       (8) Sense of congress on prompt payment of dbe 
     subcontractors.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the Secretary of Transportation should take additional 
     steps to ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the disadvantaged 
     business enterprises prompt payment rule), or any 
     corresponding regulation, in awarding federally funded 
     transportation contracts under laws and regulations 
     administered by the Secretary; and
       (B) such additional steps should include increasing the 
     Department of Transportation's ability to track and keep 
     records of complaints and to make that information publicly 
     available.
       (9) Sense of congress on fulfilling certain contracts.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that contractors participating in a 
     federally funded transportation contract with a small 
     business concern owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals should ensure that the 
     percentage of a contract promised to such small business 
     concern is fulfilled, unless prior approval is obtained 
     consistent with the regulations under part 26 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Limitation on Financial Assistance for State-Owned 
     Enterprises.--
       (1) In general.--Funds provided under this section may not 
     be used in awarding or exercising an option on a previously 
     awarded contract, a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to 
     an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, 
     or is otherwise related legally or financially to a 
     corporation based in a country that--
       (A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       (C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       (2) Exception.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     ``otherwise related legally or financially'' does not include 
     a minority relationship or investment.
       (3) International agreements.--This subsection shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 
     United States under international agreements.

     SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION LIMITATION.

       (a) General Limitation.--Subject to subsection (e), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations 
     for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
     programs shall not exceed--
       (1) $66,097,092,526 for fiscal year 2023;
       (2) $66,570,608,070 for fiscal year 2024;
       (3) $67,701,550,431 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (4) $68,741,903,518 for fiscal year 2026.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to obligations under or for--
       (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
       (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
     Stat. 1701);
       (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
       (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 198);
       (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240);
       (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect on June 8, 1998);
       (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
     authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
     for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
     only to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
     lapsed or been used;
       (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
     Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
     with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
     obligations at the time at which the funds were initially 
     made available for obligation;
       (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
     fiscal years 2016 through 2022, only in an amount equal to 
     $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (14) section 203 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount equal to 
     $550,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and
       (15) section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code 
     (but, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, only in an amount 
     equal to $89,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).

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       (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--Subject to 
     paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
     the Secretary of Transportation--
       (1)(A) shall not distribute obligation authority provided 
     by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for--
       (i) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and 
     programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code;
       (ii) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics;
       (iii) amounts authorized for the tribal transportation 
     program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; 
     and
       (iv) amounts authorized for the territorial and Puerto Rico 
     highway program under section 165(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, in addition 
     to the amounts described in subparagraph (A), shall not 
     distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) 
     for the fiscal year for amounts authorized for the metro 
     performance program under section 1305 of this Act;
       (2) shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority 
     provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts--
       (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs for previous fiscal years, the 
     funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code); and
       (B) for which obligation authority was provided in a 
     previous fiscal year;
       (3) shall determine the proportion that--
       (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for 
     the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
     bears to
       (B) the total of--
       (i) the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-
     aid highway and highway safety construction programs, other 
     than sums authorized to be appropriated for--

       (I) provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (13) of subsection (b);
       (II) section 203 of title 23, United States Code, equal to 
     the amount referred to in subsection (b)(14) for the fiscal 
     year; and
       (III) section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, 
     equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(15) for the 
     fiscal year; less

       (ii) the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
       (4) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other 
     than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are 
     allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, 
     United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under 
     section 202 or 204 of such title, by multiplying--
       (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
       (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such 
     program for the fiscal year; and
       (5) shall distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed 
     under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs that are apportioned by the 
     Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the 
     amounts apportioned for the surface transportation program in 
     section 133(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, that 
     are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(15) and 
     the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of such 
     title) in the proportion that--
       (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs 
     that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
     each State for the fiscal year; bears to
       (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
     States Code, to all States for the fiscal year.
       (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2026--
       (1) revise a distribution of the obligation authority made 
     available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed 
     cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
       (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     section 104 of title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Special Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply 
     to contract authority for--
       (A) transportation research programs carried out under 
     chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, and title V of 
     this Act; and
       (B) the metro performance program under section 1305 of 
     this Act.
       (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
       (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
     on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs for future fiscal years.
       (f) Lop-Off.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall distribute to the States any funds 
     that--
       (A) are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
     for Federal-aid highway programs; and
       (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
     section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be 
     available for obligation, for the fiscal year because of the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.
       (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
     in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
     authority under subsection (c)(5).
       (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1103. DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       Section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), 
     (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), 
     (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), and (34) as 
     paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (7), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), 
     (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), 
     (27), (29), (30), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), 
     (43), (44), (45), (46), and (47), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Adaptation.--The term `adaptation' means an 
     adjustment in natural or human systems in anticipation of, or 
     in response to, a changing environment in a way that 
     moderates negative effects of extreme events or climate 
     change.'';
       (C) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(3) Areas of persistent poverty.--The term `areas of 
     persistent poverty' means--
       ``(A) any county that has had 20 percent or more of the 
     population of such county living in poverty over the past 30 
     years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses 
     and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates;
       ``(B) any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 
     percent, as measured by the most recent 5-year data series 
     available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of 
     the Census for all States and Puerto Rico; or
       ``(C) any other territory or possession of the United 
     States that has had 20 percent or more of its population 
     living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 
     1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses, or equivalent data, 
     of the Bureau of the Census.''.
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(6) Climate change.--The term `climate change' means any 
     significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an 
     extended period of time, and may include major changes in 
     temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, or sea level, 
     among others, that occur over several decades or longer.'';
       (E) in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``assessing resilience,'' after ``surveying,'';
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(8) Context sensitive design principles.--The term 
     `context sensitive design principles' means principles for 
     the design of a public road that--
       ``(A) provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in 
     all phases of project planning, design, and development, 
     transportation facilities for users, including pedestrians, 
     bicyclists, public transportation users, children, older 
     individuals, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and 
     freight vehicles; and
       ``(B) considers the context in which the facility is 
     planned to be constructed to determine the appropriate 
     facility design.'';
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(10) Evacuation route.--The term `evacuation route' means 
     a transportation route or system that--
       ``(A) is used to transport--
       ``(i) the public away from an emergency event; or
       ``(ii) first responders and recovery resources in the event 
     of an emergency; and
       ``(B) is identified, consistent with sections 
     134(i)(2)(I)(iii) and 135(f)(10)(C)(iii), by the eligible 
     entity with jurisdiction over the area in which the route is 
     located for the purposes described in subparagraph (A).'';
       (H) by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(16) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)).'';
       (I) by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(23) Natural infrastructure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `natural infrastructure' means 
     infrastructure that uses, restores, or emulates natural 
     ecological processes that--
       ``(i) is created through the action of natural physical, 
     geological, biological, and chemical processes over time;
       ``(ii) is created by human design, engineering, and 
     construction to emulate or act in concert with natural 
     processes; or
       ``(iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and other 
     natural features, including through the creation, 
     restoration, or preservation of vegetated areas using 
     materials appropriate to the region to manage stormwater and 
     runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm surges, and for other 
     related purposes.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `natural infrastructure' 
     includes green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.'';
       (J) by inserting after paragraph (27), as so redesignated, 
     the following:

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       ``(28) Protective feature.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `protective feature' means an 
     improvement to a highway, bridge, or other transportation 
     facility designed to increase resilience or mitigate the risk 
     of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from 
     climate change effects (including sea level rise), flooding, 
     and extreme events or other natural disasters (including 
     wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides).
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `protective feature' includes--
       ``(i) raising roadway grades;
       ``(ii) relocating roadways to higher ground above projected 
     flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas;
       ``(iii) stabilizing slide areas;
       ``(iv) stabilizing slopes;
       ``(v) lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway 
     openings;
       ``(vi) increasing the size or number of drainage 
     structures;
       ``(vii) replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing 
     culverts;
       ``(viii) installing seismic retrofits on bridges;
       ``(ix) scour, stream stability, coastal, and other 
     hydraulic countermeasures;
       ``(x) the use of natural infrastructure;
       ``(xi) integration of the use of traditional and natural 
     infrastructure features;
       ``(xii) undergrounding public utilities in the course of 
     other infrastructure improvements eligible under this title; 
     and
       ``(xiii) permeable pavements for stormwater management.'';
       (K) by inserting after paragraph (30), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(31) Repeatedly damaged facility.--The term `repeatedly 
     damaged facility' means a road, highway, or bridge that has 
     required repair and reconstruction activities on 2 or more 
     occasions due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures 
     resulting in emergencies declared by the Governor of the 
     State in which the road, highway, or bridge is located or 
     emergencies or major disasters declared by the President 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
       ``(32) Resilience.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `resilience' means, with 
     respect to a facility, the ability to--
       ``(i) anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or
       ``(ii) withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from 
     disruptions.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--Such term includes, with respect to a 
     facility, the ability to--
       ``(i) resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions;
       ``(ii) reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a 
     disruption; or
       ``(iii) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, 
     and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a 
     disruption.''; and
       (L) by inserting after paragraph (39), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(40) Transportation demand management; tdm.--The terms 
     `transportation demand management' and `TDM' mean the use of 
     strategies to inform and encourage travelers to maximize the 
     efficiency of a transportation system leading to improved 
     mobility, reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions.
       ``(41) Transportation demand management strategies.--The 
     term `transportation demand management strategies' means the 
     use of planning, programs, policy, marketing, communications, 
     incentives, pricing, data, and technology to shift travel 
     mode, routes used, departure times, number of trips, and 
     location and design work space or public attractions.
       ``(42) Transportation system access.--The term 
     `transportation system access' means the ability to travel by 
     automobile, public transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle 
     networks, measured by travel time, taking into 
     consideration--
       ``(A) the impacts of the level of travel stress for non-
     motorized users;
       ``(B) costs for low-income travelers; and
       ``(C) the extent to which transportation access is impacted 
     by zoning policies and land use planning practices that 
     effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the 
     housing supply.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Defense,'' and inserting 
     ``Defense Highways,'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``Century'' and 
     inserting ``century'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (iii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``Century.'' and 
     inserting ``century;''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) safety is the highest priority of the Department of 
     Transportation, and the Secretary and States should take all 
     actions necessary to meet the transportation needs of the 
     21st century for all road users;
       ``(J) climate change presents a significant risk to safety, 
     the economy, and national security, and reducing the 
     contributions of the transportation system to the Nation's 
     total carbon pollution is critical; and
       ``(K) the Secretary and States should take appropriate 
     measures and ensure investments to increase the resilience of 
     the Nation's transportation system.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``while ensuring that 
     environmental protections are maintained'' after ``review 
     process''.

     SEC. 1104. APPORTIONMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 104 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) $530,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $543,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $557,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $572,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Division Among Programs of State's Share of Base 
     Apportionment.--The Secretary shall distribute the amount of 
     the base apportionment apportioned to a State for a fiscal 
     year under subsection (c) among the covered programs as 
     follows:
       ``(1) National highway performance program.--For the 
     national highway performance program, 55.09 percent of the 
     amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs 
     (4), (6), (7), and (10).
       ``(2) Surface transportation program.--For the surface 
     transportation program, 28.43 percent of the amount remaining 
     after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), 
     and (10).
       ``(3) Highway safety improvement program.--For the highway 
     safety improvement program, 6.19 percent of the amount 
     remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), 
     (6), (7), and (10).
       ``(4) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, an amount determined for the 
     State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(B) Total amount.--The total amount for the congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program for all States 
     shall be--
       ``(i) $2,913,925,833 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(ii) $2,964,919,535 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(iii) $3,024,217,926 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(iv) $3,078,653,849 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(C) State share.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall distribute among the States the amount for the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program 
     under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount 
     equal to the proportion that--
       ``(i) the amount apportioned to the State for the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for 
     fiscal year 2020; bears to
       ``(ii) the total amount of funds apportioned to all States 
     for such program for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(5) National highway freight program.--For the national 
     highway freight program, 3.38 percent of the amount remaining 
     after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), 
     and (10).
       ``(6) Metropolitan planning.--
       ``(A) In general.--For metropolitan planning, an amount 
     determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(B) Total amount.--The total amount for metropolitan 
     planning for all States shall be--
       ``(i) $507,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(ii) $516,381,250 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(iii) $526,708,875 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(iv) $536,189,635 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(C) State share.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall distribute among the States the amount for metropolitan 
     planning under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives 
     an amount equal to the proportion that--
       ``(i) the amount apportioned to the State for metropolitan 
     planning for fiscal year 2020; bears to
       ``(ii) the total amount of funds apportioned to all States 
     for metropolitan planning for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(7) Railway crossings.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the railway crossings program, an 
     amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C).
       ``(B) Total amount.--The total amount for the railway 
     crossings program for all States shall be $245,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(C) State share.--
       ``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall distribute among the States the amount for the railway 
     crossings program under subparagraph (B) as follows:

       ``(I) 50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be 
     apportioned to States by the formula set forth in section 
     104(b)(3)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of MAP-21).
       ``(II) 50 percent of the amount for a fiscal year shall be 
     apportioned to States in the ratio that total public railway-
     highway crossings in each State bears to the total of such 
     crossings in all States.

       ``(ii) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding clause (i), 
     for each fiscal year, each State shall receive a minimum of 
     one-half of 1 percent of the total amount for the railway 
     crossings program for such fiscal year under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(8) Predisaster mitigation program.--For the predisaster 
     mitigation program, 2.96 percent of the amount remaining 
     after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (6), (7), 
     and (10).
       ``(9) Carbon pollution reduction program.--For the carbon 
     pollution reduction program, 3.95 percent of the amount 
     remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), 
     (6), (7), and (10).
       ``(10) Clean corridors.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the clean corridors program, an 
     amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C).
       ``(B) Total amount.--The total amount for the clean 
     corridors program for all States shall be $1,000,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(C) State share.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall distribute among the States the total amount for the 
     clean corridors program under subparagraph (B) so that each 
     State receives the amount equal to the proportion that--
       ``(i) the total base apportionment determined for the State 
     under subsection (c); bears to
       ``(ii) the total base apportionments for all States under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Calculation of Amounts.--
       ``(1) State share.--For each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026, the amount for each State shall be determined as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Initial amounts.--The initial amounts for each State 
     shall be determined by multiplying--

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       ``(i) each of--

       ``(I) the base apportionment; and
       ``(II) supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(1) 
     for the highway safety improvement program; by

       ``(ii) the share for each State, which shall be equal to 
     the proportion that--

       ``(I) the amount of apportionments that the State received 
     for fiscal year 2020; bears to
       ``(II) the amount of those apportionments received by all 
     States for fiscal year 2020.

       ``(B) Adjustments to amounts.--The initial amounts 
     resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an aggregate 
     apportionment equal to at least 95 percent of the estimated 
     tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid 
     into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are 
     available.
       ``(2) State apportionment.--On October 1 of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2026, the Secretary shall apportion the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the covered 
     programs in accordance with paragraph (1).'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) 
     of subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(6)''; and
       (B) in clause (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) 
     of subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(6)''; and
       (4) by striking subsections (h) and (i) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(h) Supplemental Funds.--
       ``(1) Amount.--Before making an apportionment for a fiscal 
     year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for 
     the highway safety improvement program under section 148 
     $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for 
     the purpose of the safe streets set-aside under section 
     148(m).
       ``(2) Treatment of funds.--Funds reserved under paragraph 
     (1) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be 
     treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(3), and shall 
     be in addition to amounts apportioned under such subsection.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Base apportionment.--The term `base apportionment' 
     means--
       ``(A) the combined amount authorized for the covered 
     programs; minus
       ``(B) the supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) 
     for the highway safety improvement program.
       ``(2) Covered programs.--The term `covered programs' 
     means--
       ``(A) the national highway performance program under 
     section 119;
       ``(B) the surface transportation program under section 133;
       ``(C) the highway safety improvement program under section 
     148;
       ``(D) the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program under section 149;
       ``(E) the national highway freight program under section 
     167;
       ``(F) metropolitan planning under section 134;
       ``(G) the railway crossings program under section 130;
       ``(H) the predisaster mitigation program under section 124;
       ``(I) the carbon pollution reduction program under section 
     171; and
       ``(J) the clean corridors program under section 151.''.
       (b) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``(5)(D),''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``(5)(D),''.
       (c) Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Title 23.--
     Section 134(p) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 104(b)(6)''.
       (d) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation 
     Planning.--Section 135(i) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 
     104(b)'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(6)''.
       (e) Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Title 49.--
     Section 5303(p) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``section 104(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 
     104(b)(6)''.

     SEC. 1105. ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS INTO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``FAST Act'' and 
     inserting ``INVEST in America Act'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``to be appropriated'' 
     each place it appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Special rule.--
       ``(A) Adjustment.--In making an adjustment under paragraph 
     (1) for an allocation, reservation, or set-aside from an 
     amount authorized from the Highway Account or Mass Transit 
     Account described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) determine the ratio that--

       ``(I) the amount authorized to be appropriated for the 
     allocation, reservation, or set-aside from the account for 
     the fiscal year; bears to
       ``(II) the total amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     such fiscal year for all programs under such account;

       ``(ii) multiply the ratio determined under clause (i) by 
     the amount of the adjustment determined under subsection 
     (b)(1)(B); and
       ``(iii) adjust the amount that the Secretary would have 
     allocated for the allocation, reservation, or set-aside for 
     such fiscal year but for this section by the amount 
     calculated under clause (ii).
       ``(B) Allocations, reservations, and set-asides.--The 
     allocations, reservations, and set-asides described in this 
     subparagraph are--
       ``(i) from the amount made available for a fiscal year for 
     the Federal lands transportation program under section 203, 
     the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the National Park 
     Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
     United States Forest Service, the Corps of Engineers, the 
     Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and 
     independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land 
     management responsibilities;
       ``(ii) the amount made available for the Puerto Rico 
     highway program under section 165(a)(1);
       ``(iii) the amount made available for the territorial 
     highway program under section 165(a)(2);
       ``(iv) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year 
     for the urbanized areas formula grants under section 5307 of 
     title 49, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the 
     passenger ferry grant program under section 5307(h) of such 
     title;
       ``(v) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year for 
     the formula grants for rural areas under section 5311 of such 
     title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for public 
     transportation on Indian reservations;
       ``(vi) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year 
     for the public transportation innovation program under 
     section 5312 of such title--

       ``(I) the amounts allocated for the zero emission vehicle 
     component assessment under section 5312(h) of such title; and
       ``(II) the amounts allocated for the transit cooperative 
     research program under section 5312(i) of such title;

       ``(vii) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year 
     for the technical assistance and workforce development 
     program of section 5314 of such title, the amounts allocated 
     for the national transit institute under section 5314(c) of 
     such title;
       ``(viii) from the amounts made available for a fiscal year 
     for the bus and bus facilities program under section 5339 of 
     such title, the amounts allocated for a fiscal year for the 
     zero emission grants under section 5339(c) of such title;
       ``(ix) the amounts made available for growing States under 
     section 5340(c) of such title; and
       ``(x) the amounts made available for high density states 
     under section 5340(d) of such title.'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by inserting ``and section 5324 of 
     title 49'' after ``section 125'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``There is authorized'' and inserting ``For 
     fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is 
     authorized''; and
       (B) by striking ``for any of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2020''; and
       (5) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``section 1102 or 3018 
     of the FAST Act'' and inserting ``any other provision of 
     law''.

     SEC. 1106. TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Apportionment.--Section 104 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(g) Highway Trust Fund Transparency and Accountability 
     Reports.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall compile data in 
     accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid 
     highway funds made available under this title.
       ``(B) User friendly data.--The data compiled under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in a user friendly format that can 
     be searched, downloaded, disaggregated, and filtered by data 
     category.
       ``(2) Project data.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available on the 
     website of the Department of Transportation a report that 
     describes--
       ``(i) the location of each active project within each State 
     during such fiscal year, including in which congressional 
     district or districts such project is located;
       ``(ii) the total cost of such project;
       ``(iii) the amount of Federal funding obligated for such 
     project;
       ``(iv) the program or programs from which Federal funds 
     have been obligated for such project;
       ``(v) whether such project is located in an area of the 
     State with a population of--

       ``(I) less than 5,000 individuals;
       ``(II) 5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 
     individuals;
       ``(III) 50,000 or more individuals but less than 200,001 
     individuals; or
       ``(IV) greater than 200,000 individuals;

       ``(vi) whether such project is located in an area of 
     persistent poverty;
       ``(vii) the type of improvement being made by such project, 
     including categorizing such project as--

       ``(I) a road reconstruction project;
       ``(II) a new road construction project;
       ``(III) a new bridge construction project;
       ``(IV) a bridge rehabilitation project; or
       ``(V) a bridge replacement project; and

       ``(viii) the functional classification of the roadway on 
     which such project is located.
       ``(B) Interactive map.--In addition to the data made 
     available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make 
     available on the website of the Department of Transportation 
     an interactive map that displays, for each active project, 
     the information described in clauses (i) through (v) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) State data.--
       ``(A) Apportioned and allocated programs.--The website 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be updated annually to 
     display the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned and 
     allocated to each State under this title, including--
       ``(i) the amount of funding available for obligation by the 
     State, including prior unobligated balances, at the start of 
     the fiscal year;

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       ``(ii) the amount of funding obligated by the State during 
     such fiscal year;
       ``(iii) the amount of funding remaining available for 
     obligation by the State at the end of such fiscal year; and
       ``(iv) changes in the obligated, unexpended balance for the 
     State.
       ``(B) Programmatic data.--The data described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) the amount of funding by each apportioned and 
     allocated program for which the State received funding under 
     this title;
       ``(ii) the amount of funding transferred between programs 
     by the State during the fiscal year using the authority 
     provided under section 126; and
       ``(iii) the amount and program category of Federal funds 
     exchanged as described in section 106(g)(6).
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Active project.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `active project' means a 
     Federal-aid highway project using funds made available under 
     this title on which those funds were obligated or expended 
     during the fiscal year for which the estimated total cost as 
     of the start of construction is greater than $5,000,000.
       ``(ii) Exclusion.--The term `active project' does not 
     include any project for which funds are transferred to 
     agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration.
       ``(B) Interactive map.--The term `interactive map' means a 
     map displayed on the public website of the Department of 
     Transportation that allows a user to select and view 
     information for each active project, State, and congressional 
     district.
       ``(C) State.--The term `State' means any of the 50 States 
     or the District of Columbia.''.
       (b) Project Approval and Oversight.--Section 106 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Assistance to states.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) develop criteria for States to use to make the 
     determination required under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) provide training, guidance, and other assistance to 
     States and subrecipients as needed to ensure that projects 
     administered by subrecipients comply with the requirements of 
     this title.
       ``(C) Periodic review.--The Secretary shall review, not 
     less frequently than every 2 years, the monitoring of 
     subrecipients by the States.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Federal funding exchange programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State allows a subrecipient to 
     exchange Federal funds provided under this title that are 
     allocated to such subrecipient for State or local funds, the 
     State must certify to the Secretary that the State--
       ``(i) has prevailing wage requirements that are comparable 
     to the requirements under section 113 that apply to the use 
     of such State or local funds; and
       ``(ii) shall ensure that the prevailing wage requirements 
     described in clause (i) apply to the use of such State or 
     local funds.
       ``(B) Applicability.--The requirements of this paragraph 
     shall apply only if the requirements of section 113 would be 
     applicable to a covered project if such project was carried 
     out using Federal funds.
       ``(C) Covered project defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `covered project' means a project carried out with exchanged 
     State or local funds as described in subparagraph (A).'';
       (2) in subsection (h)(3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``, as determined by 
     the Secretary,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``shall assess'' and 
     inserting ``in the case of a project proposed to be advanced 
     as a public-private partnership, shall include a detailed 
     value for money analysis or comparable analysis to 
     determine''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Megaprojects.--
       ``(1) Comprehensive risk management plan.--To be authorized 
     for the construction of a megaproject, the recipient of 
     Federal financial assistance under this title for such 
     megaproject shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive 
     risk management plan that contains--
       ``(A) a description of the process by which the recipient 
     will identify, quantify, and monitor the risks, including 
     natural hazards, that might result in cost overruns, project 
     delays, reduced construction quality, or reductions in 
     benefits with respect to the megaproject;
       ``(B) examples of mechanisms the recipient will use to 
     track risks identified pursuant to subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) a plan to control such risks; and
       ``(D) such assurances as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate that the recipient shall, with respect to the 
     megaproject--
       ``(i) regularly submit to the Secretary updated cost 
     estimates; and
       ``(ii) maintain and regularly reassess financial reserves 
     for addressing known and unknown risks.
       ``(2) Peer review group.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which a megaproject is authorized for construction, the 
     recipient of Federal financial assistance under this title 
     for such megaproject shall establish a peer review group for 
     such megaproject that consists of at least 5 individuals 
     (including at least 1 individual with project management 
     experience) to give expert advice on the scientific, 
     technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject.
       ``(B) Membership.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish guidelines describing how a recipient described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall--

       ``(I) recruit and select members for a peer review group 
     established under such subparagraph; and
       ``(II) make publicly available the criteria for such 
     selection and identify the members so selected.

       ``(ii) Conflict of interest.--No member of a peer review 
     group for a megaproject may have a direct or indirect 
     financial interest in such megaproject.
       ``(C) Tasks.--A peer review group established under 
     subparagraph (A) by a recipient of Federal financial 
     assistance for a megaproject shall--
       ``(i) meet annually until completion of the megaproject;
       ``(ii) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     establishment of the peer review group and not later than 90 
     days after the date of any significant change, as determined 
     by the Secretary, to the scope, schedule, or budget of the 
     megaproject, review the scope, schedule, and budget of the 
     megaproject, including planning, engineering, financing, and 
     any other elements determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(iii) submit to the Secretary, Congress, and such 
     recipient a report on the findings of each review under 
     clause (ii).
       ``(3) Transparency.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     submission of a report under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the 
     Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation such report.
       ``(4) Megaproject defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `megaproject' means a project under this title that has an 
     estimated total cost of $2,000,000,000 or more, and such 
     other projects as may be identified by the Secretary.
       ``(l) Special Experimental Projects.--
       ``(1) Public availability.--The Secretary shall publish on 
     the website of the Department of Transportation a copy of all 
     letters of interest, proposals, workplans, and reports 
     related to the special experimental project authority 
     pursuant to section 502(b). The Secretary shall redact 
     confidential business information, as necessary, from any 
     such information published.
       ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 3 days before making a 
     determination to proceed with an experiment under a letter of 
     interest described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     provide notification and a description of the proposed 
     experiment to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
       ``(3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report that includes--
       ``(A) a summary of each experiment described in this 
     subsection carried out over the previous 5 years; and
       ``(B) legislative recommendations, if any, based on the 
     findings of such experiments.
       ``(m) Competitive Grant Program Oversight and 
     Accountability.--
       ``(1) In general.--To ensure the accountability and 
     oversight of the discretionary grant selection process 
     administered by the Secretary, a covered program shall be 
     subject to the requirements of this section, in addition to 
     the requirements applicable to each covered program.
       ``(2) Application process.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) develop a template for applicants to use to 
     summarize--
       ``(i) project needs and benefits; and
       ``(ii) any factors, requirements, or considerations 
     established for the applicable covered program;
       ``(B) create a data driven process to evaluate, as set 
     forth in the covered program, each eligible project for which 
     an application is received; and
       ``(C) make a determination, based on the evaluation made 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B), on any ratings, rankings, 
     scores, or similar metrics for applications made to the 
     covered program.
       ``(3) Notification of congress.--Not less than 15 days 
     before making a grant for a covered program, the Secretary 
     shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount for each project proposed to be selected;
       ``(B) a description of the review process;
       ``(C) for each application, the determination made under 
     paragraph (2)(C); and
       ``(D) a detailed explanation of the basis for each award 
     proposed to be selected.
       ``(4) Notification of applicants.--Not later than 30 days 
     after making a grant for a project under a covered program, 
     the Secretary shall send to all applicants under such covered 
     program, and publish on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation--
       ``(A) a summary of each application made to the covered 
     program for the given round of funding; and
       ``(B) the evaluation and justification for the project 
     selection, including all ratings, rankings, scores, or 
     similar metrics for applications made to the covered program 
     for the given round of funding during each phase of the grant 
     selection process.
       ``(5) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide, at the 
     request of a grant applicant of a covered program, the 
     opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the 
     grant applicant was not awarded a grant.
       ``(6) Template.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, develop a template as described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) for any discretionary program administered by the 
     Secretary that is not a covered program.

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       ``(7) Covered program defined.--The term `covered program' 
     means each of the following discretionary grant programs:
       ``(A) Community climate innovation grants under section 
     172.
       ``(B) Federal lands and tribal major projects grants under 
     section 208.
       ``(C) Mobility through advanced technologies grants under 
     section 503(c)(4).
       ``(D) Rebuild rural bridges program under section 1307 of 
     the INVEST in America Act.
       ``(E) Parking for commercial motor vehicle grants under 
     section 1308 of the INVEST in America Act.
       ``(F) Active connected transportation grants under section 
     1309 of the INVEST in America Act.
       ``(G) Wildlife crossings grants under section 1310 of the 
     INVEST in America Act.
       ``(H) Reconnecting neighborhoods capital construction 
     grants under section 1311(d) of the INVEST in America Act.''.
       (c) Division Office Consistency.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report that--
       (1) analyzes the consistency of determinations among 
     division offices of the Federal Highway Administration; and
       (2) makes recommendations to improve the consistency of 
     such determinations.
       (d) Improving Risk Based Stewardship and Oversight.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
     reference U.S. DOT Office of Inspector General Report No. 
     ST2020035 and take the following actions, as necessary, to 
     improve the risk based stewardship and oversight of the 
     Federal Highway Administration:
       (1) Update and implement Federal Highway Administration 
     guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify the 
     requirements for its project risk-assessment process, 
     including expectations for conducting and documenting the 
     risk assessment and criteria to guide the reevaluation of 
     project risks.
       (2) Identify and notify division offices of the Federal 
     Highway Administration about sources of information that can 
     inform the project risk-assessment process.
       (3) Update and implement Federal Highway Administration 
     guidance for risk-based project involvement to clarify how 
     the link between elevated risks and associated oversight 
     activities, changes to oversight actions, and the results of 
     its risk-based involvement should be documented in project 
     oversight plans.
       (4) Develop and implement a process to routinely monitor 
     the implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of Federal 
     Highway Administration risk-based project involvement.

     SEC. 1107. COMPLETE AND CONTEXT SENSITIVE STREET DESIGN.

       (a) Standards.--Section 109 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``planned future traffic 
     of the highway in a manner that is conducive to'' and 
     inserting ``future operational performance of the facility in 
     a manner that enhances''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, taking into 
     consideration context sensitive design principles'' after 
     ``each locality'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The geometric'' and inserting ``Design 
     Criteria for the Interstate System.--The geometric''; and
       (B) by striking ``the types and volumes of traffic 
     anticipated for such project for the twenty-year period 
     commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under 
     section 106 of this title, of the plans, specifications, and 
     estimates for actual construction of such project'' and 
     inserting ``the existing and future operational performance 
     of the facility'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) context sensitive design principles.'';
       (4) by striking subsection (o) and inserting the following:
       ``(o) Compliance With State Laws for Non-NHS Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--Projects (other than highway projects on 
     the National Highway System) shall--
       ``(A) be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in 
     accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, safety 
     standards, design standards, and construction standards; and
       ``(B) take into consideration context sensitive design 
     principles.
       ``(2) Design flexibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) In general.--A local jurisdiction may select the most 
     appropriate design publication for the roadway context in 
     which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a 
     project on a roadway (other than a highway on the National 
     Highway System) if--

       ``(I) the local jurisdiction provides notification and 
     justification of the use of such design publication to any 
     State in which the project is located; and
       ``(II) the design complies with all other applicable 
     Federal and State laws.

       ``(ii) Review.--If a State rejects a local jurisdiction's 
     selection of a design publication under this subparagraph, 
     the local jurisdiction may submit notification and 
     justification of such use to the Secretary. The Secretary 
     shall make a determination to approve or deny such submission 
     not later than 90 days after receiving such submission.
       ``(B) State-owned roads.--In the case of a roadway under 
     the ownership of the State, the local jurisdiction may select 
     the most appropriate design publication only with the 
     concurrence of the State.
       ``(C) Programmatic basis.--The Secretary may consider the 
     use of a design publication under this paragraph on a 
     programmatic basis.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Context Sensitive Design.--
       ``(1) Context sensitive design principles.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with State and local officials prior to 
     approving any roadway design publications under this section 
     to ensure that the design publications provide adequate 
     flexibility for a project sponsor to select the appropriate 
     design of a roadway, consistent with context sensitive design 
     principles.
       ``(2) Policies or procedures.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     Secretary publishes the final guidance described in paragraph 
     (3), each State shall adopt policies or procedures to 
     evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and select the 
     appropriate design, consistent with context sensitive design 
     principles.
       ``(B) Local governments.--The Secretary and States shall 
     encourage local governments to adopt policies or procedures 
     described under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Considerations.--The policies or procedures developed 
     under this paragraph shall take into consideration the 
     guidance developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Guidance.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Notice.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish 
     guidance on the official website of the Department of 
     Transportation on context sensitive design.
       ``(ii) Public review and comment.--The guidance described 
     in this paragraph shall be finalized following an opportunity 
     for public review and comment.
       ``(iii) Update.--The Secretary shall periodically update 
     the guidance described in this paragraph, including the model 
     policies or procedures described under subparagraph (B)(v).
       ``(B) Contents.--The guidance described in this paragraph 
     shall--
       ``(i) provide best practices for States, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, regional transportation planning 
     organizations, local governments, or other project sponsors 
     to implement context sensitive design principles;
       ``(ii) identify opportunities to modify planning, scoping, 
     design, and development procedures to more effectively 
     combine modes of transportation into integrated facilities 
     that meet the needs of each of such modes of transportation 
     in an appropriate balance;
       ``(iii) identify metrics to assess the context of the 
     facility, including surrounding land use or roadside 
     characteristics;
       ``(iv) assess the expected operational and safety 
     performance of facility design; and
       ``(v) establish model policies or procedures, consistent 
     with the findings of such guidance, for a State or other 
     project sponsor to evaluate the context of a proposed 
     facility and select the appropriate facility design for the 
     context.
       ``(C) Topics of emphasis.--In addition to the contents in 
     subparagraph (B), the guidance shall emphasize--
       ``(i) procedures for identifying the needs of users of all 
     ages and abilities of a particular roadway;
       ``(ii) procedures for identifying the types and designs of 
     facilities needed to serve various modes of transportation;
       ``(iii) safety and other benefits provided by carrying out 
     context sensitive design principles;
       ``(iv) common barriers to carrying out context sensitive 
     design principles;
       ``(v) procedures for overcoming the most common barriers to 
     carrying out context sensitive design principles;
       ``(vi) procedures for identifying the costs associated with 
     carrying out context sensitive design principles;
       ``(vii) procedures for maximizing local cooperation in the 
     introduction of context sensitive design principles and 
     carrying out those principles; and
       ``(viii) procedures for assessing and modifying the 
     facilities and operational characteristics of existing 
     roadways to improve consistency with context sensitive design 
     principles.
       ``(4) Funding.--Amounts made available under sections 
     104(b)(6) and 505 of this title may be used for States, local 
     governments, metropolitan planning organizations, or regional 
     transportation planning organizations to adopt policies or 
     procedures to evaluate the context of a proposed roadway and 
     select the appropriate design, consistent with context 
     sensitive design principles.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1404(b) of the FAST Act 
     (23 U.S.C. 109 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1108. FEDERAL SHARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) prefabricated bridge elements and systems, innovative 
     materials, and other technologies to reduce bridge 
     construction time, extend service life, and reduce 
     preservation costs, as compared to conventionally designed 
     and constructed bridges;
       ``(ii) innovative construction equipment, materials, 
     techniques, or practices, including the use of in-place 
     recycling technology, digital 3-dimensional modeling 
     technologies, and advanced digital construction management 
     systems;'';
       (2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix);
       (3) in clause (v) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (4) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) innovative pavement materials that demonstrate 
     reductions in--

       ``(I) greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration or 
     innovative manufacturing processes; or

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       ``(II) local air pollution, stormwater runoff, or noise 
     pollution;

       ``(vii) innovative culvert materials that are made with 
     recycled content and demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas 
     emissions;
       ``(viii) contractual provisions that provide safety 
     contingency funds to incorporate safety enhancements to work 
     zones prior to or during roadway construction and maintenance 
     activities; or''.
       (b) Environmental justice communities.--Section 120(c) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) Environmental Justice Communities.--The Federal share 
     payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried 
     out with funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) may be 
     increased by up to 10 percent, up to 100 percent of the total 
     project cost of any such project, program, or activity that 
     the Secretary determines benefits an environmental justice 
     community through reducing adverse environmental exposures 
     that may disproportionately impact such communities.''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 107(a)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (c) 
     of''.

     SEC. 1109. TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS.

       Section 126(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading by inserting ``and Programs'' after 
     ``Set-Asides'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and 133(d)(1)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``, 130, 133(d)(1)(A), 133(h), 148(m), 149, 151(f), 
     and 171''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Environmental programs.--With respect to an 
     apportionment under either paragraph (4) or paragraph (9) of 
     section 104(b), and notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 
     may only transfer not more than 50 percent from the amount of 
     the apportionment of either such paragraph to the 
     apportionment under the other such paragraph in a fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 1110. TOLLING.

       (a) Toll Roads, Bridges, Tunnels, and Ferries.--Section 129 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Authorization.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, Federal participation shall be permitted on the same 
     basis and in the same manner as construction of toll-free 
     highways is permitted under this chapter in the--
       ``(i) initial construction of a toll highway, bridge, or 
     tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;
       ``(ii) initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other 
     improvements that increase capacity of a highway, bridge, or 
     tunnel (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and 
     conversion of that highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled 
     facility, if the number of toll-free lanes, excluding 
     auxiliary lanes, after the construction is not less than the 
     number of toll-free lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before 
     the construction;
       ``(iii) initial construction of 1 or more lanes or other 
     improvements that increase the capacity of a highway, bridge, 
     or tunnel on the Interstate System and conversion of that 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel to a tolled facility, if the 
     number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, 
     after such construction is not less than the number of toll-
     free non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, before such 
     construction;
       ``(iv) reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, 
     rehabilitation, or replacement of a toll highway, bridge, or 
     tunnel or approach to the highway, bridge, or tunnel;
       ``(v) reconstruction or replacement of a toll-free bridge 
     or tunnel and conversion of the bridge or tunnel to a toll 
     facility;
       ``(vi) reconstruction of a toll-free Federal-aid highway 
     (other than a highway on the Interstate System) and 
     conversion of the highway to a toll facility;
       ``(vii) reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation of a 
     highway on the Interstate System if the number of toll-free 
     non-HOV lanes, excluding auxiliary lanes, after 
     reconstruction, restoration, or rehabilitation is not less 
     than the number of toll-free non-HOV lanes, excluding 
     auxiliary lanes, before reconstruction, restoration, or 
     rehabilitation;
       ``(viii) conversion of a high occupancy vehicle lane on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel to a toll facility, subject to the 
     requirements of section 166; and
       ``(ix) preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of 
     a toll facility for which Federal participation is authorized 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(B) Agreement to toll.--
       ``(i) In general.--Before the Secretary may authorize 
     tolling under this subsection, the public authority with 
     jurisdiction over a highway, bridge, or tunnel shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure compliance 
     with the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(ii) Applicability.--

       ``(I) In general.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     shall apply to--

       ``(aa) Federal participation under subparagraph (A);
       ``(bb) any prior Federal participation in the facility 
     proposed to be tolled; and
       ``(cc) conversion, with or without Federal participation, 
     of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll 
     facility under subparagraph (E).

       ``(II) HOV facility.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection or section 166, the provisions of this paragraph 
     shall not apply to a high occupancy vehicle facility.

       ``(iii) Major federal action.--Approval by the Secretary of 
     an agreement to toll under this paragraph shall be considered 
     a major Federal action under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) Agreement conditions.--Prior to entering into an 
     agreement to toll under subparagraph (B), the public 
     authority shall certify to the Secretary that--
       ``(i) the public authority has established procedures to 
     ensure the toll meets the purposes and requirements of this 
     subsection;
       ``(ii) the facility shall provide for access at no cost to 
     public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses 
     serving the public; and
       ``(iii) the facility shall provide for the regional 
     interoperability of electronic toll collection, including 
     through technologies or business practices.
       ``(D) Consideration of impacts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Prior to entering into an agreement to 
     toll under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure the 
     public authority has adequately considered, including by 
     providing an opportunity for public comment, the following 
     factors within the corridor:

       ``(I) Congestion impacts on both the toll facility and in 
     the corridor or cordon (including adjacent toll-free 
     facilities).
       ``(II) In the case of a non-attainment or maintenance area, 
     air quality impacts.
       ``(III) Planned investments to improve public 
     transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the 
     corridor.
       ``(IV) Environmental justice and equity impacts.
       ``(V) Impacts on freight movement.
       ``(VI) Economic impacts on businesses.

       ``(ii) Consideration in environmental review.--Nothing in 
     this subparagraph shall limit a public authority from meeting 
     the requirements of this subparagraph through the 
     environmental review process, as applicable.
       ``(E) Congestion pricing.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may authorize conversion 
     of a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a toll 
     facility to utilize pricing to manage the demand to use the 
     facility by varying the toll amount that is charged.
       ``(ii) Requirement.--Prior to entering into an agreement to 
     convert a non-tolled lane on the National Highway System to a 
     toll facility, the Secretary shall ensure (in addition to the 
     requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)) that such 
     toll facility and the planned investments to improve public 
     transportation or other non-tolled alternatives in the 
     corridor are reasonably expected to improve the operation of 
     the cordon or corridor, as described in clauses (iii) and 
     (iv).
       ``(iii) Performance monitoring.--A public authority that 
     enters into an agreement to convert a non-tolled lane to a 
     toll facility under this subparagraph shall--

       ``(I) establish, monitor, and support a performance 
     monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program--

       ``(aa) for the toll facility that provides for continuous 
     monitoring, assessment, and reporting on the impacts that the 
     pricing structure may have on the operation of the facility; 
     and
       ``(bb) for the corridor or cordon that provides for 
     continuous monitoring, assessment, and reporting on the 
     impacts of congestion pricing on the operation of the 
     corridor or cordon;

       ``(II) submit to the Secretary annual reports of the 
     impacts described in subclause (I); and
       ``(III) if the facility or the corridor or cordon becomes 
     degraded, as described in clause (iv), submit to the 
     Secretary an annual update that describes the actions 
     proposed to bring the toll facility into compliance and the 
     progress made on such actions.

       ``(iv) Determination.--

       ``(I) Degraded operation.--For purposes of clause 
     (iii)(III), the operation of a toll facility shall be 
     considered to be degraded if vehicles operating on the 
     facility are failing to maintain a minimum average operating 
     speed 90 percent of the time over a consecutive 180-day 
     period during peak hour periods.
       ``(II) Degraded corridor or cordon.--For the purposes of 
     clause (iii)(III), a corridor or cordon shall be considered 
     to be degraded if congestion pricing or investments to 
     improve public transportation or other non-tolled 
     alternatives have not resulted in--

       ``(aa) an increase in person or freight throughput in the 
     corridor or cordon; or
       ``(bb) a reduction in person hours of delay in the corridor 
     or cordon, as determined by the Secretary.

       ``(III) Definition of minimum average operating speed.--In 
     this subparagraph, the term `minimum average operating speed' 
     means--

       ``(aa) 35 miles per hour, in the case of a toll facility 
     with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or greater; and
       ``(bb) not more than 10 miles per hour below the speed 
     limit, in the case of a toll facility with a speed limit of 
     less than 50 miles per hour.
       ``(v) Maintenance of operating performance.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which a facility or a corridor or cordon becomes degraded 
     under clause (iv), the public authority with jurisdiction 
     over the facility shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
     a plan that details the actions the public authority will 
     take to make significant progress toward bringing the 
     facility or corridor or cordon into compliance with this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(II) Notice of approval or disapproval.--Not later than 
     60 days after the date of receipt of a plan under subclause 
     (I), the Secretary shall provide to the public authority a 
     written notice indicating whether the Secretary has approved 
     or disapproved the plan based on a determination of whether 
     the implementation of the plan will make significant progress 
     toward bringing the facility or corridor or cordon into 
     compliance with this subparagraph.
       ``(III) Update.--Until the date on which the Secretary 
     determines that the public authority

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     has brought the facility or corridor or cordon into 
     compliance with this subparagraph, the public authority shall 
     submit annual updates that describe--

       ``(aa) the actions taken to bring the facility into 
     compliance;
       ``(bb) the actions taken to bring the corridor or cordon 
     into compliance; and
       ``(cc) the progress made by those actions.

       ``(IV) Compliance.--If a public authority fails to bring a 
     facility into compliance under this subparagraph, the 
     Secretary may subject the public authority to appropriate 
     program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), until the 
     performance is no longer degraded.

       ``(vi) Consultation of mpo.--If a toll facility authorized 
     under this subparagraph is located on the National Highway 
     System and in a metropolitan planning area established in 
     accordance with section 134, the public authority shall 
     consult with the metropolitan planning organization for the 
     area.
       ``(vii) Inclusion.--For the purposes of this paragraph, the 
     corridor or cordon shall include toll-free facilities that 
     are adjacent to the toll facility.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (II) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:

       ``(v) any project eligible under this title or chapter 53 
     of title 49 that improves the operation of the corridor or 
     cordon by increasing person or freight throughput and 
     reducing person hours of delay;
       ``(vi) toll discounts or rebates for users of the toll 
     facility that have no reasonable alternative transportation 
     method to the toll facility; and
       ``(vii) if the public authority certifies annually that the 
     tolled facility is being adequately maintained and the cordon 
     or corridor is not degraded under paragraph (1)(E), any 
     revenues remaining after funding the activities described in 
     clauses (i) through (vi) shall be considered surplus revenue 
     and may be used for any other purpose for which Federal funds 
     may be obligated by a State under this title or chapter 53 of 
     title 49.''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Transparency.--
       ``(i) Annual audit.--

       ``(I) In general.--A public authority with jurisdiction 
     over a toll facility shall conduct or have an independent 
     auditor conduct an annual audit of toll facility records to 
     verify adequate maintenance and compliance with subparagraph 
     (A), and report the results of the audits to the Secretary.
       ``(II) Records.--On reasonable notice, the public authority 
     shall make all records of the public authority pertaining to 
     the toll facility available for audit by the Secretary.

       ``(ii) Use of revenues.--A State or public authority that 
     obligates amounts under clauses (v), (vi), or (vii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall annually report to the Secretary a 
     list of activities funded with such amounts and the amount of 
     funding provided for each such activity.'';
       (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``as of the date of 
     enactment of the MAP-21, before commencing any activity 
     authorized'' and inserting ``, before commencing any activity 
     authorized'';
       (D) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``bus'' and inserting ``vehicle''; and
       (ii) by striking ``buses'' and inserting ``vehicles''; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) Interoperability of electronic toll collection.--
       ``(A) In general.--All toll facilities on Federal-aid 
     highways shall provide for the regional interoperability of 
     electronic toll collection, including through technologies or 
     business practices.
       ``(B) Prohibition on restriction.--No State, or any 
     political subdivision thereof, shall restrict the information 
     that is shared across public and private toll facility 
     operators or their agents or contractors for purposes of 
     facilitating, operating, or maintaining electronic toll 
     collection programs.
       ``(11) Noncompliance.--If the Secretary concludes that a 
     public authority has not complied with the requirements of 
     this subsection, the Secretary may require the public 
     authority to discontinue collecting tolls until the public 
     authority and the Secretary enter into an agreement for the 
     public authority to achieve compliance with such 
     requirements.
       ``(12) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Federal participation.--The term `Federal 
     participation' means the use of funds made available under 
     this title.
       ``(B) High occupancy vehicle; hov.--The term `high 
     occupancy vehicle' or `HOV' means a vehicle with not fewer 
     than 2 occupants.
       ``(C) Initial construction.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `initial construction' means 
     the construction of a highway, bridge, tunnel, or other 
     facility at any time before it is open to traffic.
       ``(ii) Exclusions.--The term `initial construction' does 
     not include any improvement to a highway, bridge, tunnel, or 
     other facility after it is open to traffic.
       ``(D) Over-the-road bus.--The term `over-the-road bus' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181).
       ``(E) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means 
     a State, interstate compact of States, or public entity 
     designated by a State.
       ``(F) Public transportation vehicle.--The term `public 
     transportation vehicle' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 166.
       ``(G) Toll facility.--The term `toll facility' means a toll 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel or approach to the highway, 
     bridge, or tunnel constructed or authorized to be tolled 
     under this subsection.''.
       (b) Repeal of Interstate System Reconstruction and 
     Rehabilitation Pilot Program.--Section 1216 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note), and the item related to such section in the table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
       (c) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--Section 1012(b) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 149 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(9) Sunset.--The Secretary may not consider an expression 
     of interest submitted under this section after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (d) Savings Clause.--
       (1) Application of limitations.--Any toll facility 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to the 
     requirements of section 129(a)(3) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Toll facilities.--A toll facility described in this 
     paragraph is a facility that, on the day prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act, was--
       (A) operating;
       (B) in the planning and design phase; or
       (C) in the construction phase.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the 
     interoperability of toll collection as required under section 
     1512(b) of MAP-21, including an assessment of the progress 
     in, and barriers on, such implementation.

     SEC. 1111. HOV FACILITIES.

       Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking ``transportation 
     buses'' and inserting ``transportation vehicles'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ``2019'' and inserting 
     ``2025''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Emergency vehicles.--The public authority may allow 
     the following vehicles to use the HOV facility if the 
     authority establishes requirements for clearly identifying 
     the vehicles:
       ``(A) An emergency vehicle that is responding to an 
     existing emergency.
       ``(B) A blood transport vehicle that is transporting blood 
     between collection points and hospitals or storage 
     centers.''.
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) by striking ``45 miles per 
     hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 50 
     miles per hour or greater'' and inserting ``35 miles per 
     hour, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 45 
     miles per hour or greater'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking ``morning or 
     evening weekday peak hour periods (or both)'' and inserting 
     ``peak hour periods'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator'' and inserting 
     ``The Administrator'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of the INVEST in America Act, update the requirements 
     established under paragraph (1).''; and
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (F); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (G), (H), and (I) 
     as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(B)(i) by striking ``public entity'' 
     and inserting ``public transportation service that is a 
     recipient or subrecipient of funds under chapter 53 of title 
     49''.

     SEC. 1112. BUY AMERICA.

       (a) In General.--Section 313 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``In 
     General.--Notwithstanding'';
       (B) by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary'';
       (C) by striking ``the Surface Transportation Assistance Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or''; and
       (D) by striking ``and manufactured products'' and inserting 
     ``manufactured products, and construction materials'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Determination.--'' 
     before ``The provisions'';
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``For purposes'' and 
     inserting ``Calculation.--For purposes'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Requirements.--The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Surface Transportation Assistance Act 
     of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or'';
       (5) in subsection (g) by inserting ``or within the scope of 
     the applicable finding, determination, or environmental 
     review decision made pursuant to authority granted by the 
     Secretary under section 330, if applicable,'' before 
     ``regardless of the''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Waiver Procedure.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     submission of a request for a waiver, the Secretary shall 
     make a determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
     (b) as to whether subsection (a) shall apply.

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       ``(2) Public notification and comment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days before making a 
     determination regarding a waiver described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity 
     for public comment on the request for such waiver.
       ``(B) Notification requirements.--The notification required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) describe whether the application is being made for a 
     determination described in subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(ii) be provided to the public by electronic means, 
     including on the public website of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(3) Determination.--Before a determination described in 
     paragraph (1) takes effect, the Secretary shall publish a 
     detailed justification for such determination that addresses 
     all public comments received under paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) on the public website of the Department of 
     Transportation; and
       ``(B) if the Secretary issues a waiver with respect to such 
     determination, in the Federal Register.
       ``(i) Review of Nationwide Waivers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and at least every 5 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall review any standing 
     nationwide waiver issued by the Secretary under this section 
     to ensure such waiver remains justified.
       ``(2) Public notification and opportunity for comment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days before the 
     completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall provide notification and an opportunity for public 
     comment on such review.
       ``(B) Means of notification.--Notification provided under 
     this subparagraph shall be provided by electronic means, 
     including on the public website of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(3) Detailed justification in federal register.--After 
     the completion of a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed 
     justification for the determination made under paragraph (1) 
     that addresses all public comments received under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(4) Consideration.--In conducting the review under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the study on 
     supply chains carried out under section 1112(c) of the INVEST 
     in America Act.
       ``(j) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the last day 
     of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report on the waivers provided 
     under subsection (h) during the previous fiscal year and the 
     justifications for such waivers.
       ``(k) Construction Materials Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `construction materials' means primary materials, except 
     for iron and steel, that are commonly used in highway 
     construction, as determined by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Construction Materials.--
       (1) Establishment of requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations 
     as are necessary to implement the amendment made by 
     subsection (a)(1)(D). Such regulations shall ensure the 
     continued availability of construction materials to carry out 
     projects under title 23, United States Code.
       (B) Considerations.--The regulations issued pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) ensure the continued availability of construction 
     materials to carry out projects under title 23, United States 
     Code;
       (ii) include authority for the Secretary to waive the 
     applicability of the requirement under section 313(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code, to procure domestic 
     construction materials if the study conducted under 
     subsection (c)(1) determines that the domestic supply of 
     construction materials is insufficient to meet the demand for 
     activities covered under section 313 of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (iii) provide for efficient and timely--

       (I) project delivery for project sponsors; and
       (II) administration for the Secretary.

       (C) Final Rule.--The regulations issued pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be finalized until the study under 
     subsection (c) has been completed and considered by the 
     Secretary in the rulemaking process under such subparagraph.
       (2) Considerations.--The requirements of this section, and 
     the amendments made by this section--
       (A) shall seek to maximize jobs located in the United 
     States;
       (B) may establish domestic content requirements that are 
     less than 100 percent and that increase over time, based on 
     the current and expected future domestic availability of 
     construction materials; and
       (C) shall take into consideration the study conducted under 
     subsection (c), including any potential--
       (i) disruption in the supply of construction materials to 
     any State or isolated geographic region; and
       (ii) impacts on the price of covered items.
       (3) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(1)(D) shall take effect beginning on the date that the 
     Secretary establishes the regulations described under 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Study on Supply Chains.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct study on 
     covered items that are commonly used or acquired under title 
     23, United States Code, including--
       (A) construction materials;
       (B) manufactured products;
       (C) vehicles; and
       (D) alternative fuel infrastructure and electric vehicle 
     supply equipment.
       (2) Considerations.--The study under paragraph (1) shall 
     consider--
       (A) the current domestic availability of covered items of 
     sufficient and reasonably available quantity and of a 
     satisfactory quality (including any specific impacts in a 
     State or isolated geographic region, as applicable) 
     neccessary to meet the demand for activities covered under 
     section 313 of title 23, United State Code;
       (B) the current supply chain for covered items; including 
     the impacts of extracting, refining, manufacturing, and 
     transporting domestically available covered items;
       (C) anticipated impacts to the environment, public health, 
     and safety from transportation of domestically available 
     covered items;
       (D) the esimated demand, in relation to total domestic 
     demand from all sources, for covered items from--
       (i) procurement under the Federal-aid highway program;
       (ii) procurement under other programs administered by the 
     Secretary of Transportation; and
       (iii) other Federal procurement; and
       (E) the delivery cost differential of domestic covered 
     items, as compared to non-domestic alternatives, including 
     any specific impacts in a State or isolated geographic 
     region, as applicable.
       (3) Inspector general review.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the Secretary completes the study in paragraph (1), the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall--
       (A) review the extent to which the study under paragraph 
     (1) addresses the considerations under paragraph (2); and
       (B) submit to the Committee on Transporation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the 
     findings of the review under subparagraph (A).
       (4) Domestic suppliers.--As part of the review under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary may establish and maintain a list of 
     known domestic suppliers of covered items.
       (5) Definition of covered item.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``covered item'' means any material or 
     product (except for iron and steel) subject to the 
     requirements of section 313(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, that is commonly used in highway construction or 
     procured under the Federal-aid highway program.
       (d) Iron and Steel.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not 
     affect the requirements under section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of 
     title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to iron 
     and steel.
       (e) Construction Materials Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``construction materials'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 313 of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008.--Section 
     117 of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (23 
     U.S.C. 313 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1113. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall take such action as 
     may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics 
     employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction 
     work performed on projects financed or otherwise assisted in 
     whole or in part by a loan, loan guarantee, grant, credit 
     enhancement, or any other form of Federal assistance 
     administered by the Secretary or the Department, including 
     programs to capitalize revolving loan funds and subsequent 
     financing cycles under such funds, shall be paid wages at 
     rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a 
     character similar in the locality, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 
     chapter 31 of title 40. With respect to the labor standards 
     specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have 
     the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of title 
     40.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
       (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``Apprenticeship and Skill Training Programs.--'' before 
     ``The provisions''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking subsection (i).
       (2) Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking subsection (l).
       (3) Section 1401 of the MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 137 note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).

     SEC. 1114. STATE ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CATEGORICAL 
                   EXCLUSIONS.

       Section 326(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) except as provided under subparagraph (C), have a 
     term of not more than 3 years;'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for any State that has assumed the responsibility for 
     categorical exclusions under this section for at least 10 
     years, have a term of 5 years.''.

     SEC. 1115. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY PROGRAM 
                   WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.

       Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(G) by inserting ``, including the 
     payment of fees awarded under section 2412 of title 28'' 
     after ``with the project''.
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) except as provided under paragraph (7), have a term 
     of not more than 5 years;'';

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       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) for any State that has participated in a program 
     under this section (or under a predecessor program) for at 
     least 10 years, have a term of 10 years.'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``annual'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) in the case of an agreement period of greater than 5 
     years under subsection (c)(7), conduct an audit covering the 
     first 5 years of the agreement period; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Agency Deemed to Be Federal Agency.--A State agency 
     that is assigned a responsibility under an agreement under 
     this section shall be deemed to be an agency of the United 
     States for the purposes of section 2412 of title 28.''.

     SEC. 1116. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR BRIDGES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable bridge projects.--The term ``applicable 
     bridge projects'' means a project for construction, 
     replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, or protection, 
     other than de minimis work, as determined by the applicable 
     State department of transportation, on a bridge project that 
     receives financial assistance under title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Certified contractor.--The term ``certified 
     contractor'' means a contracting or subcontracting firm that 
     has been certified by an industry-wide recognized third party 
     organization that evaluates the capability of the contractor 
     or subcontractor to properly perform 1 or more specified 
     aspects of applicable bridge projects described in subsection 
     (b)(2).
       (3) Qualified training program.--The term ``qualified 
     training program'' means a training program in corrosion 
     control, mitigation, and prevention that is either--
       (A) offered or accredited by an organization that sets 
     industry corrosion standards; or
       (B) an industrial coatings applicator training program 
     registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et 
     seq.; commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'') 
     that meets the standards of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 
     of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b) Applicable Bridge Projects.--
       (1) Quality control.--A certified contractor shall carry 
     out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Aspects of applicable bridge projects.--Aspects of an 
     applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) surface preparation or coating application on steel or 
     rebar of an applicable bridge project;
       (B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from 
     steel of an existing applicable bridge project; and
       (C) shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated 
     for installation on an applicable bridge project.
       (3) Corrosion management system.--In carrying out an 
     applicable bridge project, a State department of 
     transportation shall--
       (A) implement a corrosion management system that utilizes 
     industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and 
     prevention methods to address--
       (i) surface preparation;
       (ii) protective coatings;
       (iii) materials selection;
       (iv) cathodic protection;
       (v) corrosion engineering;
       (vi) personnel training; and
       (vii) best practices in environmental protection to prevent 
     environmental degradation and uphold public health.
       (B) require certified contractors, for the purpose of 
     carrying out aspects of applicable bridge projects described 
     in paragraph (2), to employ a substantial number of 
     individuals that are trained and certified by a qualified 
     training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC-ACS-
     1 standard or future versions of this standard.
       (4) Certification.--The applicable State department of 
     transportation shall only accept bids for projects that 
     include aspects of applicable bridge projects described in 
     paragraph (2) from a certified contractor that presents 
     written proof that the certification of such contractor meets 
     the standards of SSPC QP1, QP2, and QP3 or future versions of 
     these standards.
       (c) Training Program.--As a condition of entering into a 
     contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified 
     contractor shall provide training, through a qualified 
     training program, for each individual who is not a certified 
     coating applicator but that the certified contractor employs 
     to carry out aspects of applicable bridge projects as 
     described in subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 1117. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) States should utilize life-cycle cost analysis to 
     evaluate the total economic cost of a transportation project 
     over its expected lifetime; and
       (2) data indicating that future repair costs associated 
     with a transportation project frequently total more than half 
     of the initial cost of the project, and that conducting life-
     cycle cost analysis prior to construction will help States 
     identify the most cost-effective option, improve their 
     economic performance, and lower the total cost of building 
     and maintaining the project.

     SEC. 1118. ACCOMMODATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES IN RIGHT-OF-
                   WAY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, 
     renewable energy generation facilities, electrical 
     transmission and distribution infrastructure, and broadband 
     infrastructure and conduit shall be treated as a facility 
     covered under part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations), for purposes of being 
     accommodated under section 109(l) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (b) State Approval.--A State, on behalf of the Secretary of 
     Transportation, may approve the accommodation of the 
     infrastructure and facilities described in subsection (a) 
     within any right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway pursuant to 
     section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1119. FEDERAL GRANTS FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 23, 
     United States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary 
     of Transportation, section 129(a)(3) of such title shall not 
     apply to a covered public authority that receives funding 
     under such title for pedestrian and bike safety improvements.
       (b) No Toll.--A covered public authority may not charge a 
     toll, fee, or other levy for use of such improvements.
       (c) Effective Date.--A covered public authority shall be 
     eligible for the exemption under subsection (a) for 10 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. Any such exemption 
     granted shall remain in effect after the effective date 
     described in this section.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Covered public authority.--The term ``covered public 
     authority'' means a public authority with jurisdiction over a 
     toll facility located within both--
       (A) a National Scenic Area; and
       (B) the National Trail System.
       (2) National scenic area.--The term ``National Scenic 
     Area'' means an area of the National Forest System federally 
     designated as a National Scenic Area in recognition of the 
     outstanding natural, scenic, and recreational values of the 
     area.
       (3) National trail system.--The term ``National Trail 
     System'' means an area described in section 3 of the National 
     Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242).
       (4) Public authority; toll facility.--The terms ``public 
     authority'' and ``toll facility'' have the meanings such 
     terms would have if such terms were included in chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

           Subtitle B--Programmatic Infrastructure Investment

     SEC. 1201. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the national highway 
     performance program shall be--
       ``(1) to provide support for the condition and performance 
     of the National Highway System, consistent with the asset 
     management plans of States;
       ``(2) to support progress toward the achievement of 
     performance targets of States established under section 150;
       ``(3) to increase the resilience of Federal-aid highways 
     and bridges; and
       ``(4) to provide support for the construction of new 
     facilities on the National Highway System, consistent with 
     subsection (d)(3).'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``or freight movement 
     on the National Highway System'' and inserting ``freight 
     movement, environmental sustainability, transportation system 
     access, or combating climate change'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (G)--

       (I) in clause (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (II) in clause (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (III) by striking clause (iii);

       (ii) in subparagraph (I) by inserting ``, including the 
     installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges on the 
     National Highway System'' after ``National Highway System''; 
     and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(Q) Projects on or off the National Highway System to 
     reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are eligible under 
     section 171, including the installation of electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure.
       ``(R) Projects on or off the National Highway System to 
     enhance resilience of a transportation facility eligible 
     under section 124, including protective features and natural 
     infrastructure.
       ``(S) Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused 
     wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain 
     connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected 
     by, a transportation facility eligible for assistance under 
     this section.
       ``(T) Projects on or off the National Highway System to 
     improve an evacuation route eligible under section 
     124(b)(1)(C).
       ``(U) The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or 
     replacement of a highway on the National Highway System that 
     creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve access 
     for multiple modes of transportation.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) a project that is otherwise eligible under this 
     subsection to construct new capacity for single occupancy 
     passenger vehicles only if the State--
       ``(A) has demonstrated progress in achieving a state of 
     good repair, as defined in the State's asset management plan, 
     on the National Highway System;
       ``(B) demonstrates that the project--
       ``(i) supports the achievement of performance targets of 
     the State established under section 150; and

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       ``(ii) is more cost effective, as determined by benefit-
     cost analysis, than--

       ``(I) an operational improvement to the facility or 
     corridor;
       ``(II) the construction of a public transportation project 
     eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49; or
       ``(III) the construction of a non-single occupancy 
     passenger vehicle project that improves freight movement; and

       ``(C) has a public plan for maintaining and operating the 
     new asset while continuing its progress in achieving a state 
     of good repair under subparagraph (A).'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the heading by inserting ``Asset and'' after 
     ``State'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)(D) by striking ``analysis'' and 
     inserting ``analyses, both of which shall take into 
     consideration climate change adaptation and resilience''; and
       (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Benefit-Cost Analysis.--In carrying out subsection 
     (d)(3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall establish a process for 
     analyzing the cost and benefits of projects under such 
     subsection, ensuring that--
       ``(1) the benefit-cost analysis includes a calculation of 
     all the benefits addressed in the performance measures 
     established under section 150;
       ``(2) the benefit-cost analysis includes a consideration of 
     the total maintenance cost of an asset over the lifecycle of 
     the asset; and
       ``(3) the State demonstrates that any transportation demand 
     modeling used to calculate the benefit-cost analysis has a 
     documented record of accuracy.''.

     SEC. 1202. INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF TRANSPORTATION 
                   ASSETS.

       (a) Predisaster Mitigation Program.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 123 the following:

     ``Sec. 124. Predisaster mitigation program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a predisaster mitigation program to enhance the 
     resilience of the transportation system of the United States, 
     mitigate the impacts of covered events, and ensure the 
     efficient use of Federal resources.
       ``(b) Eligible Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds 
     apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) may be 
     obligated for--
       ``(A) construction activities, including construction of 
     natural infrastructure or protective features--
       ``(i) to increase the resilience of a surface 
     transportation infrastructure asset to withstand a covered 
     event;
       ``(ii) to relocate or provide a reasonable alternative to a 
     repeatedly damaged facility; and
       ``(iii) for an evacuation route identified in the 
     vulnerability assessment required under section 
     134(i)(2)(I)(iii) or section 135(f)(10)(C) to--

       ``(I) improve the capacity or operation of such evacuation 
     route through communications and intelligent transportation 
     system equipment and infrastructure, counterflow measures, 
     and shoulders; and
       ``(II) relocate such evacuation route or provide a 
     reasonable alternative to such evacuation route to address 
     the risk of a covered event;

       ``(B) resilience planning activities, including activities 
     described in sections 134(i)(2)(I) and 135(f)(10) of this 
     title and sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) of title 49; 
     and
       ``(C) the development of projects and programs that help 
     States, territories, and regions recover from covered events 
     that significantly disrupt the transportation system, 
     including--
       ``(i) predisaster training programs that help agencies and 
     regional stakeholders plan for and prepare multimodal 
     recovery efforts; and
       ``(ii) the establishment of region-wide telework training 
     and programs.
       ``(2) Infrastructure resilience and adaptation.--No funds 
     shall be obligated to a project under this section unless the 
     project meets each of the following criteria:
       ``(A) The project is designed to ensure resilience over the 
     anticipated service life of the surface transportation 
     infrastructure asset.
       ``(B) The project is identified in the metropolitan or 
     statewide transportation improvement program as a project to 
     address resilience vulnerabilities, consistent with section 
     134(j)(3)(E) or 135(g)(5)(B)(iii).
       ``(3) Prioritization of projects.--A State shall develop a 
     process to prioritize projects under this section based on 
     the degree to which the proposed project would--
       ``(A) be cost effective in the long-term;
       ``(B) reduce the risk of disruption to a surface 
     transportation infrastructure asset considered critical to 
     support population centers, freight movement, economic 
     activity, evacuation, recovery, national security functions, 
     or critical infrastructure; and
       ``(C) ease disruptions to vulnerable, at-risk, or transit-
     dependant populations.
       ``(c) Guidance.--The Secretary shall provide guidance to 
     States to assist with the implementation of paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of subsection (b).
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered event.--The term `covered event' means a 
     climate change effect (including sea level rise), flooding, 
     and an extreme event or other natural disaster (including 
     wildfires, seismic activity, and landslides).
       ``(2) Surface transportation infrastructure asset.--The 
     term `surface transportation infrastructure asset' means a 
     facility eligible for assistance under this title or chapter 
     53 of title 49.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 123 the following:

``124. Predisaster mitigation program.''.
       (b) Projects in Flood-Prone Areas.--Section 109 of title 
     23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(t) Projects in Flood-Prone Areas.--For projects and 
     actions that, in whole or in part, encroach within the limits 
     of a flood-prone area, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
     projects and actions are--
       ``(1) designed and constructed in a way that takes into 
     account, and mitigates where appropriate, flood risk by using 
     hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic data, methods, and 
     analysis that integrate current and projected changes in 
     flooding based on climate science over the anticipated 
     service life of the asset and future forecasted land use 
     changes; and
       ``(2) designed using analysis that considers the capital 
     costs, risks, and other economic, engineering, social and 
     environmental concerns of constructing a project in a flood-
     prone area.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--
       (1) Amendments to title 23.--
       (A) Climate change and resilience.--Section 134(i)(2) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(I) Climate change and resilience.--
       ``(i) In general.--The transportation planning process 
     shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts 
     of the surface transportation system and conduct a 
     vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance 
     the resilience of the surface transportation system and 
     ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.
       ``(ii) Climate change mitigation and impacts.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall--

       ``(I) identify investments and strategies to reduce 
     transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions 
     per capita;
       ``(II) identify investments and strategies to manage 
     transportation demand and increase the rates of public 
     transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; 
     and
       ``(III) recommend zoning and other land use policies that 
     would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed 
     use development.

       ``(iii) Vulnerability assessment.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability 
     assessment that--

       ``(I) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities 
     of critical transportation assets and systems to covered 
     events (as such term is defined in section 124);
       ``(II) considers, as applicable, the risk management 
     analysis in the State's asset management plan developed 
     pursuant to section 119, and the State's evaluation of 
     reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities 
     conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations;
       ``(III) at the discretion of the metropolitan planning 
     organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the 
     ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for 
     evacuation, access to health care and public health 
     facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, 
     and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities 
     necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;
       ``(IV) describes the metropolitan planning organization's 
     adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will 
     inform the transportation investment decisions of the 
     metropolitan planning organization; and
       ``(V) is consistent with and complementary of the State, 
     Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165).

       ``(iv) Consultation.--The assessment described in this 
     subparagraph shall be developed in consultation with, as 
     appropriate, State, local, and Tribal officials responsible 
     for land use, housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and 
     emergency management.''.
       (B) Resilience projects.--Section 134(j)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Resilience projects.--The TIP shall--
       ``(i) identify any projects that address the 
     vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection 
     (i)(2)(I)(iii); and
       ``(ii) describe how each project identified under clause 
     (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation 
     system.''.
       (2) Amendments to title 49.--
       (A) Climate change and resilience.--Section 5303(i)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(I) Climate change and resilience.--
       ``(i) In general.--The transportation planning process 
     shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts 
     of the surface transportation system and conduct a 
     vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance 
     the resilience of the surface transportation system and 
     ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.
       ``(ii) Climate change mitigation and impacts.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall--

       ``(I) identify investments and strategies to reduce 
     transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions 
     per capita;
       ``(II) identify investments and strategies to manage 
     transportation demand and increase the rates of public 
     transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; 
     and
       ``(III) recommend zoning and other land use policies that 
     would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed 
     use development.

       ``(iii) Vulnerability assessment.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability 
     assessment that--

       ``(I) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities 
     of critical transportation assets and systems to covered 
     events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);

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       ``(II) considers, as applicable, the risk management 
     analysis in the State's asset management plan developed 
     pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State's 
     evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged 
     facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations;
       ``(III) at the discretion of the metropolitan planning 
     organization, identifies evacuation routes, assesses the 
     ability of any such routes to provide safe passage for 
     evacuation, access to health care and public health 
     facilities, and emergency response during an emergency event, 
     and identifies any improvements or redundant facilities 
     necessary to adequately facilitate safe passage;
       ``(IV) describes the metropolitan planning organization's 
     adaptation and resilience improvement strategies that will 
     inform the transportation investment decisions of the 
     metropolitan planning organization; and
       ``(V) is consistent with and complementary of the State, 
     Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165).

       ``(iv) Consultation.--The assessment described in this 
     subparagraph shall be developed in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with State, local, and Tribal officials 
     responsible for land use, housing, resilience, hazard 
     mitigation, and emergency management.''.
       (B) Resilience projects.--Section 5303(j)(3) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Resilience projects.--The TIP shall--
       ``(i) identify any projects that address the 
     vulnerabilities identified by the assessment in subsection 
     (i)(2)(I)(iii); and
       ``(ii) describe how each project identified under clause 
     (i) would improve the resilience of the transportation 
     system.''.
       (d) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning.--
       (1) Amendments to title 23.--
       (A) Climate change and resilience.--Section 135(f) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(10) Climate change and resilience.--
       ``(A) In general.--The transportation planning process 
     shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts 
     of the surface transportation system and conduct a 
     vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance 
     the resilience of the surface transportation system and 
     ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.
       ``(B) Climate change mitigation and impacts.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall--
       ``(i) identify investments and strategies to reduce 
     transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions 
     per capita;
       ``(ii) identify investments and strategies to manage 
     transportation demand and increase the rates of public 
     transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; 
     and
       ``(iii) recommend zoning and other land use policies that 
     would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed 
     use development.
       ``(C) Vulnerability assessment.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability 
     assessment that--
       ``(i) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities 
     of critical transportation assets and systems to covered 
     events (as such term is defined in section 124);
       ``(ii) considers, as applicable, the risk management 
     analysis in the State's asset management plan developed 
     pursuant to section 119, and the State's evaluation of 
     reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged facilities 
     conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations;
       ``(iii) identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability 
     of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, 
     access to health care and public health facilities, and 
     emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies 
     any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to 
     adequately facilitate safe passage;
       ``(iv) describes the States's adaptation and resilience 
     improvement strategies that will inform the transportation 
     investment decisions of the State; and
       ``(v) is consistent with and complementary of the State, 
     Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165).
       ``(D) Consultation.--The assessment described in this 
     paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as 
     appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, 
     local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, 
     housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency 
     management.''.
       (B) Resilience projects.--Section 135(g)(5)(B) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iii) Resilience projects.--The STIP shall--

       ``(I) identify projects that address the vulnerabilities 
     identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and
       ``(II) describe how each project identified under subclause 
     (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation 
     system.''.

       (2) Amendments to title 49.--
       (A) Climate change and resilience.--Section 5304(f) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(10) Climate change and resilience.--
       ``(A) In general.--The transportation planning process 
     shall assess strategies to reduce the climate change impacts 
     of the surface transportation system and conduct a 
     vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance 
     the resilience of the surface transportation system and 
     ensure the efficient use of Federal resources.
       ``(B) Climate change mitigation and impacts.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall--
       ``(i) identify investments and strategies to reduce 
     transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas emissions 
     per capita;
       ``(ii) identify investments and strategies to manage 
     transportation demand and increase the rates of public 
     transportation ridership, walking, bicycling, and carpools; 
     and
       ``(iii) recommend zoning and other land use policies that 
     would support infill, transit-oriented development, and mixed 
     use development.
       ``(C) Vulnerability assessment.--A long-range 
     transportation plan shall incorporate a vulnerability 
     assessment that--
       ``(i) includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities 
     of critical transportation assets and systems to covered 
     events (as such term is defined in section 124 of title 23);
       ``(ii) considers, as applicable, the risk management 
     analysis in the State's asset management plan developed 
     pursuant to section 119 of title 23, and the State's 
     evaluation of reasonable alternatives to repeatedly damaged 
     facilities conducted under part 667 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations;
       ``(iii) identifies evacuation routes, assesses the ability 
     of any such routes to provide safe passage for evacuation, 
     access to health care and public health facilities, and 
     emergency response during an emergency event, and identifies 
     any improvements or redundant facilities necessary to 
     adequately facilitate safe passage;
       ``(iv) describes the State's adaptation and resilience 
     improvement strategies that will inform the transportation 
     investment decisions of the State; and
       ``(v) is consistent with and complementary of the State, 
     Tribal, and local mitigation plans required under section 322 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165).
       ``(D) Consultation.--The assessment described in this 
     paragraph shall be developed in consultation with, as 
     appropriate, metropolitan planning organizations and State, 
     local, and Tribal officials responsible for land use, 
     housing, resilience, hazard mitigation, and emergency 
     management.''.
       (B) Resilience projects.--Section 5304(g)(5)(B) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iii) Resilience projects.--The STIP shall--

       ``(I) identify projects that address the vulnerabilities 
     identified by the assessment in subsection (i)(10)(B); and
       ``(II) describe how each project identified under subclause 
     (I) would improve the resilience of the transportation 
     system.''.

     SEC. 1203. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

       (a) In General.--Section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``wildfire,'' after 
     ``severe storm,'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking ``in any 1 fiscal 
     year commencing after September 30, 1980,'' and inserting 
     ``in any fiscal year'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ``(as defined in 
     subsection (e)(1))'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may expend funds from the 
     emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair 
     or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in 
     accordance with this chapter.
       ``(2) Restrictions.--
       ``(A) In general.--No funds shall be expended from the 
     emergency fund authorized by this section unless--
       ``(i) an emergency has been declared by the Governor of the 
     State with concurrence by the Secretary, unless the President 
     has declared the emergency to be a major disaster for the 
     purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for which 
     concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary has received an application from the 
     State transportation department that includes a comprehensive 
     list of all eligible project sites and repair costs by not 
     later than 2 years after the natural disaster or catastrophic 
     failure.
       ``(B) Cost limitation.--The total cost of a project funded 
     under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or 
     reconstruction of a comparable facility unless the Secretary 
     determines that the project incorporates economically 
     justified betterments, including protective features to 
     increase the resilience of the facility.
       ``(C) Repeatedly damaged facilities.--An application 
     submitted under this section for the permanent repair or 
     reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility shall include 
     consideration and, if feasible, incorporation of economically 
     justifiable betterments, including protective features, to 
     increase the resilience of such facility.
       ``(3) Special rule for bridge projects.--In no case shall 
     funds be used under this section for the repair or 
     reconstruction of a bridge--
       ``(A) that has been permanently closed to all vehicular 
     traffic by the State or responsible local official because of 
     imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or 
     physical deterioration; or
       ``(B) if a construction phase of a replacement structure is 
     included in the approved statewide transportation improvement 
     program at the time of an event described in subsection 
     (a).'';
       (5) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1);
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``subsection (d)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)(1)''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as amended, as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
       (6) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g), as 
     amended, as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and

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       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Imposition of Deadline.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under 
     this section to advance to the construction obligation stage 
     before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year 
     after the later of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the 
     emergency, as described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); or
       ``(B) the date on which the President declared the 
     emergency to be a major disaster, as described in such 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a 
     deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may, upon the 
     request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of 
     not more than 1 year to complete such advancement, and may 
     issue additional extensions after the expiration of any 
     extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the 
     State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an 
     extension.
       ``(h) Hazard Mitigation Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a hazard 
     mitigation pilot program for the purpose of mitigating future 
     hazards posed to Federal-aid highways, Federal lands 
     transportation facilities, and Tribal transportation 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Allocation of funds.--
       ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the 
     pilot program established under this subsection.
       ``(B) Calculation.--Annually, the Secretary shall calculate 
     the total amount of outstanding eligible repair costs under 
     the emergency relief program under this section, including 
     the emergency relief backlog, for each State, territory, and 
     Indian Tribe.
       ``(C) Allocation.--Any amounts made available under this 
     subsection shall be distributed to each State, territory, or 
     Indian Tribe based on--
       ``(i) the ratio that the total amount of outstanding 
     eligible repair costs for such State, territory, or Indian 
     Tribe, as described under subparagraph (B); bears to
       ``(ii) the total amount of outstanding eligible repair 
     costs for all States, territories, and Indian Tribes, as 
     described under subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Limitation.--The allocation to a State, territory, or 
     Indian Tribe described under subparagraph (C) shall not 
     exceed 5 percent of the total amount of outstanding eligible 
     repair costs under the emergency relief program for such 
     State, territory, or Indian Tribe, as described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Eligible activities.--Amounts made available under 
     this subsection shall be used for protective features or 
     other hazard mitigation activities that--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines are cost effective and that 
     reduce the risk of, or increase the resilience to, future 
     damage to existing assets as a result of natural disasters; 
     and
       ``(B) are eligible under section 124.
       ``(4) Report.--For each fiscal year in which funding is 
     made available for the program under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report detailing--
       ``(A) a description of the activities carried out under the 
     pilot program;
       ``(B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot 
     program in meeting purposes described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness 
     of the pilot program.
       ``(5) Sunset.--The authority provided under this subsection 
     shall terminate on October 1, 2025.
       ``(i) Improving the Emergency Relief Program.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
     America Act, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal 
     Highway Administration--
       ``(A) to include and reflect the definition of the term 
     `resilience' (as defined in section 101(a));
       ``(B) to identify procedures that States may use to 
     incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects; and
       ``(C) to consider economically justified betterments in 
     emergency relief projects, such as--
       ``(i) protective features that increase the resilience of 
     the facility; and
       ``(ii) incorporation of context sensitive design principles 
     and other planned betterments that improve the safety of the 
     facility;
       ``(2) consider transportation system access for moderate 
     and low-income families impacted by a major disaster or 
     emergency declared by the President under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
       ``(3) develop best practices for improving the use of 
     resilience in--
       ``(A) the emergency relief program under this section; and
       ``(B) emergency relief efforts;
       ``(4) provide to division offices of the Federal Highway 
     Administration and State departments of transportation 
     information on the best practices developed under paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(5) develop and implement a process to track--
       ``(A) the consideration of resilience as part of the 
     emergency relief program under this section; and
       ``(B) the costs of emergency relief projects.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Comparable facility.--The term `comparable facility' 
     means a facility that meets the current geometric and 
     construction standards required for the types and volume of 
     traffic that the facility will carry over its design life.
       ``(2) Construction phase.--The term `construction phase' 
     means the phase of physical construction of a highway or 
     bridge facility that is separate from any other identified 
     phases, such as planning, design, or right-of-way phases, in 
     the State transportation improvement program.
       ``(3) Open to public travel.--The term `open to public 
     travel' means with respect to a road, that, except during 
     scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or 
     emergencies, the road--
       ``(A) is maintained;
       ``(B) is open to the general public; and
       ``(C) can accommodate travel by a standard passenger 
     vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or 
     regulations, other than for general traffic control or 
     restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.
       ``(4) Standard passenger vehicle.--The term `standard 
     passenger vehicle' means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance 
     from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or 
     differential to the ground.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
     Section 201(c)(8)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 125(e)'' and inserting 
     ``section 125(j)''.
       (2) Tribal transportation program.--Section 202(b)(6)(A) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 125(e)'' and inserting ``section 125(d)''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 668.105(h) of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, is repealed.

     SEC. 1204. RAILWAY CROSSINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 130 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``Railway-highway 
     crossings'' and inserting ``Railway crossings'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Subject to section 120 and subsection (b) 
     of this section, the entire'' and inserting ``In General.--
     The'';
       (B) by striking ``then the entire'' and inserting ``the''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``, subject to section 120 and subsection 
     (b) of this section,'';
       (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Classification.--
       ``(1) In general.--The construction of projects for the 
     elimination of hazards at railway crossings represents a 
     benefit to the railroad. The Secretary shall classify the 
     various types of projects involved in the elimination of 
     hazards of railway-highway crossings, and shall set for each 
     such classification a percentage of the total project cost 
     that represent the benefit to the railroad or railroads for 
     the purpose of determining the railroad's share of the total 
     project cost. The Secretary shall determine the appropriate 
     classification of each project.
       ``(2) Noncash contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not more than 5 percent of the cost 
     share described in paragraph (1) may be attributable to 
     noncash contributions of materials and labor furnished by the 
     railroad in connection with the construction of such project.
       ``(B) Requirement.--The requirements under section 200.306 
     and 200.403(g) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations), shall apply to any noncash 
     contributions under this subsection.
       ``(3) Total project cost.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the determination of the railroad's share of the 
     total project cost shall include environment, design, right-
     of-way, utility accommodation, and construction phases of the 
     project.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Any railroad involved'' and inserting 
     ``Benefit.--Any railroad involved'';
       (B) by striking ``the net benefit'' and inserting ``the 
     cost associated with the benefit''; and
       (C) by striking ``Such payment may consist in whole or in 
     part of materials and labor furnished by the railroad in 
     connection with the construction of such project.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Railway Crossings.--
       ``(1) Eligible activities.--Funds apportioned to a State 
     under section 104(b)(7) may be obligated for the following:
       ``(A) The elimination of hazards at railway-highway 
     crossings, including technology or protective upgrades.
       ``(B) Construction or installation of protective devices 
     (including replacement of functionally obsolete protective 
     devices) at railway-highway crossings.
       ``(C) Infrastructure and noninfrastructure projects and 
     strategies to prevent or reduce suicide or trespasser 
     fatalities and injuries along railroad rights-of-way and at 
     or near railway-highway crossings.
       ``(D) Projects to mitigate any degradation in the level of 
     access from a highway-grade crossing closure.
       ``(E) Bicycle and pedestrian railway grade crossing 
     improvements, including underpasses and overpasses.
       ``(F) Projects eligible under section 22907(c)(5) of title 
     49, provided that amounts obligated under this subparagraph--
       ``(i) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 
     with such section as if such amounts were made available to 
     carry out such section; and
       ``(ii) may be used to pay up to 90 percent of the non-
     Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under such 
     section.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If a State demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its 
     needs for installation of protective devices at railway-
     highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by 
     this section for other highway safety improvement program 
     purposes.'';
       (6) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:

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       ``(f) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding section 120, the 
     Federal share payable on account of any project financed with 
     funds made available to carry out subsection (e) shall be up 
     to 90 percent of the cost thereof.'';
       (7) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Report.--
       ``(1) State report.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and at least 
     biennially thereafter, each State shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the progress being made to implement 
     the railway crossings program authorized by this section and 
     the effectiveness of projects to improve railway crossing 
     safety.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each State report under subparagraph (A) 
     shall contain an assessment of the costs of the various 
     treatments employed and subsequent accident experience at 
     improved locations.
       ``(2) Departmental report.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     deadline for the submission of a report under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Secretary shall publish on the website of the 
     Department of Transportation a report on the progress being 
     made by the State in implementing projects to improve railway 
     crossings.
       ``(B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the number of projects undertaken;
       ``(ii) distribution of such projects by cost range, road 
     system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident 
     experience at improved locations;
       ``(iii) an analysis and evaluation of each State program;
       ``(iv) the identification of any State found not to be in 
     compliance with the schedule of improvements required by 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(v) recommendations for future implementation of the 
     railway crossings program.'';
       (8) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in the heading by inserting ``and Pedestrian'' after 
     ``Bicycle''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and pedestrian'' after ``bicycle''; and
       (9) in subsection (l)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Not later than'' and all 
     that follows through ``each State'' and inserting ``Not later 
     than 6 months after a new railway crossing becomes 
     operational, each State''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``On a periodic'' and all 
     that follows through ``every year thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``On or before September 30 of each year''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by amending the item 
     relating to section 130 to read as follows:

``130. Railway crossings.''.
       (c) GAO Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to Congress a report that includes an 
     analysis of the effectiveness of the railway crossing program 
     under section 130 of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Sense of Congress Relating to Trespasser Deaths Along 
     Railroad Rights-of-Way.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Department of Transportation should, where feasible, 
     coordinate departmental efforts to prevent or reduce 
     trespasser deaths along railroad rights-of-way and at or near 
     railway-highway crossings.

     SEC. 1205. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 133 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``block grant'';
       (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``block grant'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``block grant'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``, except that for 
     the purposes of this section hovercraft and terminal 
     facilities for hovercraft engaging in water transit for 
     passengers or vehicles shall be considered ferry boats and 
     ferry terminal facilities eligible under section 129(c)'' 
     after ``section 129(c)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``railway-highway grade 
     crossings'' and inserting ``projects eligible under section 
     130 and installation of safety barriers and nets on 
     bridges'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking ``Recreational'' and inserting 
     ``Transportation alternatives projects eligible under 
     subsection (h), recreational''; and
       (ii) by striking ``1404 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 402 
     note)'' and inserting ``211'';
       (E) in paragraph (12) by striking ``travel'' and inserting 
     ``transportation''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Protective features (including natural 
     infrastructure and vegetation control and clearance) to 
     enhance the resilience of a transportation facility otherwise 
     eligible for assistance under this section.
       ``(17) Projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions eligible 
     under section 171, including the installation of electric 
     vehicle charging infrastructure.
       ``(18) Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused 
     wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain 
     connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected 
     by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(19) A surface transportation project carried out in 
     accordance with the national travel and tourism 
     infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the 
     FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 301 note).
       ``(20) roads in rural areas that primarily serve to 
     transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a 
     marketplace.
       ``(21) The removal, retrofit, repurposing, remediation, or 
     replacement of a highway or other transportation facility 
     that creates a barrier to community connectivity to improve 
     access for multiple modes of transportation.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``block grant'' and inserting ``program'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) for a project described in--
       ``(A) subsection (h); or
       ``(B) section 101(a)(29), as in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of the FAST Act;'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) for a project described in section 5308 of title 49; 
     and'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``each fiscal year'' after ``apportioned 
     to a State'';
       (ii) by striking ``the reservation of'' and inserting 
     ``setting aside''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``the percentage specified in paragraph (6) 
     for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``57 percent for fiscal 
     year 2023, 58 percent for fiscal year 2024, 59 percent for 
     fiscal year 2025, and 60 percent for fiscal year 2026'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``of over'' and inserting 
     ``greater than''; and
       (III) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(ii) in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized 
     area population greater than 49,999 and less than 200,001;
       ``(iii) in urban areas of the State with a population 
     greater than 4,999 and less than 50,000; and
       ``(iv) in other areas of the State with a population less 
     than 5,000; and'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Local coordination and consultation.--
       ``(A) Coordination with metropolitan planning 
     organizations.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a State 
     shall--
       ``(i) establish a process to coordinate with all 
     metropolitan planning organizations in the State that 
     represent an urbanized area described in such paragraph; and
       ``(ii) describe how funds described under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) will be allocated equitably among such urbanized 
     areas during the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(B) Joint responsibility.--Each State and the Secretary 
     shall jointly ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Consultation with regional transportation planning 
     organizations.--For purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv) of 
     paragraph (1)(A), before obligating funding attributed to an 
     area with a population less than 50,000, a State shall 
     consult with the regional transportation planning 
     organizations that represent the area, if any.'';
       (C) in the heading for paragraph (4) by striking ``over 
     200,000'' and inserting ``greater than 200,000'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Technical assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State and all metropolitan planning 
     organizations in the State that represent an urbanized area 
     with a population of greater than 200,000 may jointly 
     establish a program to improve the ability of applicants to 
     deliver projects under this subsection in an efficient and 
     expeditious manner and reduce the period of time between the 
     selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the 
     project by providing--
       ``(i) technical assistance and training to applicants for 
     projects under this subsection; and
       ``(ii) funding for one or more full-time State, regional, 
     or local government employee positions to administer this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Eligible funds.--To carry out this paragraph, a State 
     or metropolitan planning organization may use funds made 
     available under paragraphs (2) or (6) of section 104(b).
       ``(C) Use of funds.--Amounts used under this paragraph may 
     be expended--
       ``(i) directly by the State or metropolitan planning 
     organization; or
       ``(ii) through contracts with State agencies, private 
     entities, or nonprofit organizations.'';
       (6) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``over 200,000'' and inserting ``greater 
     than 200,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2016 through 2020'' and inserting ``2023 
     through 2026''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Annual amounts.--To the extent practicable, each 
     State shall annually notify each affected metropolitan 
     planning organization as to the amount of obligation 
     authority that will be made available under paragraph (1) to 
     each affected metropolitan planning organization for the 
     fiscal year.'';
       (7) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Bridges Not on Federal-Aid Highways.--
       ``(1) Definition of off-system bridge.--In this subsection, 
     the term `off-system bridge' means a bridge located on a 
     public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.
       ``(2) Special rule.--
       ``(A) Set aside.--Of the amounts apportioned to a State for 
     each fiscal year under this section other than the amounts 
     described in subparagraph (C), the State shall obligate for 
     activities described in subsection (b)(2) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act) for 
     off-system bridges an amount that is not less than 20 percent 
     of the amounts available to such State under this section in 
     fiscal year 2020, not including the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (C).

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       ``(B) Reduction of expenditures.--The Secretary, after 
     consultation with State and local officials, may reduce the 
     requirement for expenditures for off-system bridges under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to the State if the Secretary 
     determines that the State has inadequate needs to justify the 
     expenditure.
       ``(C) Limitations.--The following amounts shall not be used 
     for the purposes of meeting the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A):
       ``(i) Amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A).
       ``(ii) Amounts set aside under section 133(h).
       ``(iii) Amounts described in section 505(a).
       ``(3) Credit for bridges not on federal-aid highways.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to 
     any project not on a Federal-aid highway for the replacement 
     of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge that is wholly 
     funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal 
     funds under this section, is certified by the State to have 
     been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable 
     to such projects under this section, and is determined by the 
     Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient 
     bridge--
       ``(A) any amount expended after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection from State and local sources for the project 
     in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction of the 
     project may be credited to the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of other bridge projects in the State that are eligible for 
     Federal funds under this section; and
       ``(B) that crediting shall be conducted in accordance with 
     procedures established by the Secretary.''; and
       (8) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the heading by striking ``5,000'' and inserting 
     ``50,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection 
     (d)(1)(A)(ii)'' and all that follows through the period at 
     the end and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(A) for each fiscal year may be obligated on roads 
     functionally classified as rural minor collectors or local 
     roads or on critical rural freight corridors designated under 
     section 167(e).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 133 and inserting the following:

``133. Surface transportation program.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Advance acquisition of real property.--Section 108(c) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``block grant''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``block grant''.
       (2) Public transportation.--Section 142(e)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``block grant''.
       (3) Highway use tax evasion projects.--Section 143(b)(8) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended in the heading by 
     striking ``block grant''.
       (4) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``block grant''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``block grant''.
       (5) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--Section 
     165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) by striking ``block grant'' 
     each time such term appears; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(6)(A)(i) by striking ``block grant''.
       (6) Magnetic levitation transportation technology 
     deployment program.--Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``block grant''.
       (7) Training and education.--Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``block grant''.

     SEC. 1206. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.

       Section 133(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) Transportation Alternatives Program Set-Aside.--
       ``(1) Set aside.--For each fiscal year, of the total funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 104(b)(2) for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside an amount such 
     that--
       ``(A) the Secretary sets aside a total amount under this 
     subsection for a fiscal year equal to 10 percent of such 
     total funds; and
       ``(B) the State's share of the amount set aside under 
     subparagraph (A) is determined by multiplying the amount set 
     aside under subparagraph (A) by the ratio that--
       ``(i) the amount apportioned to the State for the 
     transportation enhancement program for fiscal year 2009 under 
     section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of MAP-21; bears to
       ``(ii) the total amount of funds apportioned to all States 
     for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 
     2009.
       ``(2) Allocation within a state.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     funds set aside for a State under paragraph (1) shall be 
     obligated within that State in the manner described in 
     subsections (d) and (e), except that, for purposes of this 
     paragraph (after funds are made available under paragraph 
     (5))--
       ``(i) for each fiscal year, the percentage referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (d) shall be deemed to be 66 
     percent; and
       ``(ii) paragraph (3) of subsection (d) shall not apply.
       ``(B) Local control.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State may make available up to 100 
     percent of the funds set aside under paragraph (1) to the 
     entities described in subclause (I) if the State submits to 
     the Secretary, and the Secretary approves, a plan that 
     describes--

       ``(I) how such funds shall be made available to 
     metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation 
     planning organizations, counties, or other regional 
     transportation authorities;
       ``(II) how the entities described in subclause (I) shall 
     select projects for funding and how such entities shall 
     report selected projects to the State;
       ``(III) the legal, financial, and technical capacity of 
     such entities; and
       ``(IV) the procedures in place to ensure such entities 
     comply with the requirements of this title.

       ``(ii) Requirement.--A State that makes funding available 
     under a plan approved under this subparagraph shall make 
     available an equivalent amount of obligation authority to an 
     entity described in clause (i)(I) to whom funds are made 
     available under this subparagraph.
       ``(3) Eligible projects.--Funds set aside under this 
     subsection may be obligated for any of the following projects 
     or activities:
       ``(A) Construction, planning, and design of on-road and 
     off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
     other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including 
     sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle 
     signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other 
     safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to 
     achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(B) Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-
     related projects and systems that will provide safe routes 
     for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and 
     individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
       ``(C) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors 
     for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized 
     transportation users.
       ``(D) Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing 
     areas.
       ``(E) Community improvement activities, including--
       ``(i) inventory, control, or removal of outdoor 
     advertising;
       ``(ii) historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic 
     transportation facilities;
       ``(iii) vegetation management practices in transportation 
     rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against 
     invasive species, facilitate wildfire control, and provide 
     erosion control; and
       ``(iv) archaeological activities relating to impacts from 
     implementation of a transportation project eligible under 
     this title.
       ``(F) Any environmental mitigation activity, including 
     pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and 
     mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and 
     water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway 
     construction or due to highway runoff, including activities 
     described in sections 328(a) and 329.
       ``(G) Projects and strategies to reduce vehicle-caused 
     wildlife mortality related to, or to restore and maintain 
     connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats affected 
     by, a transportation facility otherwise eligible for 
     assistance under this subsection.
       ``(H) The recreational trails program under section 206.
       ``(I) The safe routes to school program under section 211.
       ``(J) Activities in furtherance of a vulnerable road user 
     assessment described in section 148.
       ``(K) Any other projects or activities described in section 
     101(a)(29) or section 213, as such sections were in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the FAST Act (Public 
     Law 114-94).
       ``(4) Access to funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State, metropolitan planning 
     organization required to obligate funds in accordance with 
     paragraph (2)(A), or an entity required to obligate funds in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(B) shall develop a competitive 
     process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for 
     funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection. A 
     metropolitan planning organization for an area described in 
     subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select projects under such 
     process in consultation with the relevant State.
       ``(B) Priority.--The processes described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall prioritize project location and impact in low-
     income, transit-dependent, or other high-need areas.
       ``(C) Eligible entity defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `eligible entity' means--
       ``(i) a local government, including a county or multi-
     county special district;
       ``(ii) a regional transportation authority;
       ``(iii) a transit agency;
       ``(iv) a natural resource or public land agency;
       ``(v) a school district, local education agency, or school;
       ``(vi) a tribal government;
       ``(vii) a metropolitan planning organization that serves an 
     urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer;
       ``(viii) a nonprofit organization carrying out activities 
     related to transportation;
       ``(ix) any other local or regional governmental entity with 
     responsibility for or oversight of transportation or 
     recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning 
     organization that serves an urbanized area with a population 
     of over 200,000 or a State agency) that the State determines 
     to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection; 
     and
       ``(x) a State, at the request of any entity listed in 
     clauses (i) through (ix).
       ``(5) Continuation of certain recreational trails 
     projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, a State shall--
       ``(i) obligate an amount of funds set aside under this 
     subsection equal to 175 percent of the amount of the funds 
     apportioned to the State

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     for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(h)(2), as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of MAP-21, for projects 
     relating to recreational trails under section 206;
       ``(ii) return 1 percent of the funds described in clause 
     (i) to the Secretary for the administration of such program; 
     and
       ``(iii) comply with the provisions of the administration of 
     the recreational trails program under section 206, including 
     the use of apportioned funds described in subsection 
     (d)(3)(A) of such section.
       ``(B) State flexibility.--A State may opt out of the 
     recreational trails program under this paragraph if the 
     Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 
     30 days prior to the date on which an apportionment is made 
     under section 104 for any fiscal year.
       ``(6) Improving accessibility and efficiency.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may use an amount equal to not 
     more than 5 percent of the funds set aside for the State 
     under this subsection, after allocating funds in accordance 
     with paragraph (2)(A), to improve the ability of applicants 
     to access funding for projects under this subsection in an 
     efficient and expeditious manner by providing--
       ``(i) to applicants for projects under this subsection 
     application assistance, technical assistance, and assistance 
     in reducing the period of time between the selection of the 
     project and the obligation of funds for the project; and
       ``(ii) funding for one or more full-time State employee 
     positions to administer this subsection.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--Amounts used under subparagraph (A) 
     may be expended--
       ``(i) directly by the State; or
       ``(ii) through contracts with State agencies, private 
     entities, or nonprofit entities.
       ``(C) Improving project delivery.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall take such action as 
     may be necessary, consistent with Federal requirements, to 
     facilitate efficient and timely delivery of projects under 
     this subsection that are small, low impact, and constructed 
     within an existing built environment.
       ``(ii) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     use of programmatic agreements, expedited or alternative 
     procurement processes (including project bundling), and other 
     effective practices to facilitate the goals of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(7) Federal share.--
       ``(A) Flexible match.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding section 120--

       ``(I) the non-Federal share for a project under this 
     subsection may be calculated on a project, multiple-project, 
     or program basis; and
       ``(II) the Federal share of the cost of an individual 
     project in this subsection may be up to 100 percent.

       ``(ii) Aggregate non-federal share.--The average annual 
     non-Federal share of the total cost of all projects for which 
     funds are obligated under this subsection in a State for a 
     fiscal year shall be not less than the non-Federal share 
     authorized for the State under section 120.
       ``(iii) Requirement.--This subparagraph shall only apply to 
     a State if such State has adequate financial controls, as 
     certified by the Secretary, to account for the average annual 
     non-Federal share under this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Safety projects.--Notwithstanding section 120, funds 
     made available to carry out section 148 may be credited 
     toward the non-Federal share of the costs of a project under 
     this subsection if the project--
       ``(i) is a project described in section 148(e)(1); and
       ``(ii) is consistent with the State strategic highway 
     safety plan (as defined in section 148(a)).
       ``(8) Flexibility.--
       ``(A) State authority.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State may use not more than 50 percent 
     of the funds set aside under this subsection that are 
     available for obligation in any area of the State 
     (suballocated consistent with the requirements of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B)) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).
       ``(ii) Restriction.--Funds may be used as described in 
     clause (i) only if the State demonstrates to the Secretary--

       ``(I) that the State held a competition in compliance with 
     the requirements of this subsection in such form as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate;
       ``(II) that the State offered technical assistance to all 
     eligible entities and provided such assistance upon request 
     by an eligible entity; and
       ``(III) that there were not sufficient suitable 
     applications from eligible entities to use the funds 
     described in clause (i).

       ``(B) MPO authority.--
       ``(i) In general.--A metropolitan planning organization 
     that represents an urbanized area with a population of 
     greater than 200,000 may use not more than 50 percent of the 
     funds set aside under this subsection for an urbanized area 
     described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any purpose eligible 
     under subsection (b).
       ``(ii) Restriction.--Funds may be used as described in 
     clause (i) only if the Secretary certifies that the 
     metropolitan planning organization--

       ``(I) held a competition in compliance with the 
     requirements of this subsection in such form as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate; and
       ``(II) demonstrates that there were not sufficient suitable 
     applications from eligible entities to use the funds 
     described in clause (i).

       ``(9) Annual reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State or metropolitan planning 
     organization responsible for carrying out the requirements of 
     this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual 
     report that describes--
       ``(i) the number of project applications received for each 
     fiscal year, including--

       ``(I) the aggregate cost of the projects for which 
     applications are received; and
       ``(II) the types of projects by eligibility category to be 
     carried out, expressed as percentages of the total 
     apportionment of the State under this subsection; and

       ``(ii) the list of each project selected for funding for 
     each fiscal year, including specifying the fiscal year for 
     which the project was selected, the fiscal year in which the 
     project is anticipated to be funded, the recipient, the 
     funding sources (including non-Federal match), the project 
     status, the specific location, the congressional district, 
     the type by eligibility category, and a brief description.
       ``(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
     available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the 
     website of the Department of Transportation, a copy of each 
     annual report submitted under subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 1207. BRIDGE INVESTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 144 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``National bridge 
     and tunnel inventory and inspection standards'' and inserting 
     ``Bridges and tunnels'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking ``deficient'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(5) by striking ``structurally 
     deficient bridge'' and inserting ``bridge classified as in 
     poor condition'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, each'' and 
     inserting ``Each''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4);
       (5) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, 124,'' after 
     ``section 119'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ``, 124,'' after 
     ``section 119''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ``financial 
     characteristics'' and all that follows through the end and 
     inserting ``Federal share.''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation.--
       ``(1) Goals.--The goals of this subsection shall be to--
       ``(A) support the achievement of a state of good repair for 
     the Nation's bridges;
       ``(B) improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of 
     the movement of people and freight over bridges; and
       ``(C) improve the condition of bridges in the United States 
     by reducing--
       ``(i) the number of bridges--

       ``(I) in poor condition; or
       ``(II) in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor 
     condition;

       ``(ii) the total person miles traveled over bridges--

       ``(I) in poor condition; or
       ``(II) in fair condition and at risk of falling into poor 
     condition;

       ``(iii) the number of bridges that--

       ``(I) do not meet current geometric design standards; or
       ``(II) cannot meet the load and traffic requirements 
     typical of the regional transportation network; and

       ``(iv) the total person miles traveled over bridges that--

       ``(I) do not meet current geometric design standards; or
       ``(II) cannot meet the load and traffic requirements 
     typical of the regional transportation network.

       ``(2) Bridges on public roads.--
       ``(A) Minimum bridge investment.--Excluding the amounts 
     described in subparagraph (C), of the total funds apportioned 
     to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) for 
     fiscal years 2023 to 2026, a State shall obligate not less 
     than 20 percent for projects described in subparagraph (E).
       ``(B) Program flexibility.--A State required to obligate 
     funds under subparagraph (A) may use any combination of funds 
     apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 104(b).
       ``(C) Limitation.--Amounts described below may not be used 
     for the purposes of calculating or meeting the minimum bridge 
     investment requirement under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A);
       ``(ii) amounts set aside under section 133(h); and
       ``(iii) amounts described in section 505(a).
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to prohibit the expenditure of funds described 
     in subparagraph (C) for bridge projects eligible under such 
     section.
       ``(E) Eligible projects.--Funds required to be obligated in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A) may be obligated for 
     projects or activities that--
       ``(i) are otherwise eligible under either section 119 or 
     section 133, as applicable;
       ``(ii) support the achievement of performance targets of 
     the State established under section 150, are consistent with 
     the transportation asset management plan of the State, or 
     provide support for the condition and performance of bridges 
     on public roads within the State; and
       ``(iii) remove, replace, reconstruct, rehabilitate, 
     preserve, or protect a bridge included on the national bridge 
     inventory authorized by subsection (b), including through--

       ``(I) seismic retrofits;
       ``(II) systematic preventive maintenance;
       ``(III) installation of scour countermeasures;
       ``(IV) the use of innovative materials that extend the 
     service life of the bridge and reduce preservation costs, as 
     compared to conventionally designed and constructed bridges;
       ``(V) the use of nontraditional production techniques, 
     including factory prefabrication;
       ``(VI) painting for purposes of bridge protection;
       ``(VII) application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium 
     acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, 
     minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions;

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       ``(VIII) corrosion control;
       ``(IX) construction of protective features (including 
     natural infrastructure) alone or in combination with other 
     activities eligible under this paragraph to enhance 
     resilience of a bridge;
       ``(X) bridge security countermeasures;
       ``(XI) impact protection measures for bridges;
       ``(XII) inspection and evaluation of bridges;
       ``(XIII) training for bridge inspectors consistent with 
     subsection (i); and
       ``(XIV) removal of a bridge classified as in poor condition 
     in order to improve community connectivity.

       ``(F) Bundles of projects.--A State may use a bundle of 
     projects as described in subsection (j) to satisfy the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A), if each project in the 
     bundle is otherwise eligible under subparagraph (E).
       ``(G) Flexibility.--The Secretary may, at the request of a 
     State, reduce the required obligation under subparagraph (A) 
     if--
       ``(i) the reduction is consistent with a State's asset 
     management plan for the National Highway System;
       ``(ii) the reduction will not limit a State's ability to 
     meet its performance targets under section 150 or to improve 
     the condition and performance of bridges on public roads 
     within the State; and
       ``(iii) the State demonstrates that it has inadequate needs 
     to justify the expenditure.
       ``(H) Bridge investment report.--The Secretary shall 
     annually publish on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation a bridge investment report that includes--
       ``(i) the total Federal funding obligated for bridge 
     projects in the most recent fiscal year, on a State-by-State 
     basis and broken out by Federal program;
       ``(ii) the total Federal funding obligated, on a State-by-
     State basis and broken out by Federal program, for bridge 
     projects carried out pursuant to the minimum bridge 
     investment requirements under subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) the progress made by each State toward meeting the 
     minimum bridge investment requirement under subparagraph (A) 
     for such State, both cumulatively and for the most recent 
     fiscal year;
       ``(iv) a summary of--

       ``(I) each request made under subparagraph (G) by a State 
     for a reduction in the minimum bridge investment requirement 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(II) for each request described in subclause (I) that is 
     granted by the Secretary--

       ``(aa) the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; 
     and
       ``(bb) an explanation of how the State met each of the 
     criteria described in subparagraph (G); and
       ``(v) a summary of--

       ``(I) each request made by a State for a reduction in the 
     obligation requirements under section 133(f); and
       ``(II) for each request that is granted by the Secretary--

       ``(aa) the percentage and dollar amount of the reduction; 
     and
       ``(bb) an explanation of how the Secretary made the 
     determination under section 133(f)(2)(B).
       ``(I) Off-system bridges.--A State may apply amounts 
     obligated under this subsection or section 133(f)(2)(A) to 
     the obligation requirements of both this subsection and 
     section 133(f).
       ``(J) NHS penalty.--A State may apply amounts obligated 
     under this subsection or section 119(f)(2) to the obligation 
     requirements of both this subsection and section 119(f)(2).
       ``(K) Compliance.--If a State fails to satisfy the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) by the end of fiscal year 
     2025, the Secretary may subject the State to appropriate 
     program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 144 and inserting the following:

``144. Bridges and tunnels.''.

     SEC. 1208. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (h); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively.

     SEC. 1209. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 148 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``only includes a project'' and inserting 
     ``includes a project'';
       (ii) in clause (xiii) by inserting ``, including the 
     development of a vulnerable road user safety assessment or a 
     vision zero plan under section 1601 of the INVEST in America 
     Act'' after ``safety planning'';
       (iii) by amending clause (xviii) to read as follows:
       ``(xviii) Safe routes to school infrastructure-related 
     projects eligible under section 211.'';
       (iv) in clause (xxvi) by inserting ``or leading pedestrian 
     intervals'' after ``hybrid beacons''; and
       (v) by striking clause (xxviii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(xxviii) A pedestrian security feature designed to slow 
     or stop a motor vehicle.
       ``(xxix) Installation of infrastructure improvements, 
     including sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, and bus stop 
     shelters or protected waiting areas.'';
       (B) in paragraph (11)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ix) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and
       (III) by inserting after clause (ix) the following:

       ``(x) State or local representatives of educational 
     agencies to address safe routes to school and schoolbus 
     safety; and'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by inserting ``Tribal,'' after 
     ``State,'';
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as 
     subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) includes a vulnerable road user safety assessment 
     described under paragraph (16);'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) as 
     paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) Safe system approach.--The term `safe system 
     approach' means a roadway design that emphasizes minimizing 
     the risk of injury or fatality to road users and that--
       ``(A) takes into consideration the possibility and 
     likelihood of human error;
       ``(B) accommodates human injury tolerance by taking into 
     consideration likely crash types, resulting impact forces, 
     and the human body's ability to withstand such forces; and
       ``(C) takes into consideration vulnerable road users.
       ``(11) Specified safety project.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `specified safety project' 
     means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under 
     any other section of this title that is consistent with the 
     State strategic highway safety plan.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `specified safety project' 
     includes a project that--
       ``(i) promotes public awareness and informs the public 
     regarding highway safety matters (including safety for 
     motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians, individuals with 
     disabilities, and other road users);
       ``(ii) facilitates enforcement of traffic safety laws;
       ``(iii) provides infrastructure and infrastructure-related 
     equipment to support emergency services;
       ``(iv) conducts safety-related research to evaluate 
     experimental safety countermeasures or equipment; or
       ``(v) supports safe routes to school noninfrastructure-
     related activities described under section 211(e)(2).''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) Transportation management area.--The term 
     `transportation management area' means an area designated 
     under section 134(k).
       ``(16) Vulnerable road user.--The term `vulnerable road 
     user' means a nonmotorist--
       ``(A) with a fatality analysis reporting system person 
     attribute code that is included in the definition of the term 
     `number of non-motorized fatalities' in section 490.205 of 
     title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulation); or
       ``(B) described in the term `number of non-motorized 
     serious injuries' in such section.
       ``(17) Vulnerable road user safety assessment.--The term 
     `vulnerable road user safety assessment' means an assessment 
     of the safety performance of the State or a metropolitan 
     planning organization within the State with respect to 
     vulnerable road users and the plan of the State or 
     metropolitan planning organization to improve the safety of 
     vulnerable road users described in subsection (l).'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``(a)(11)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(13)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(vi) by inserting ``, consistent 
     with the vulnerable road user safety assessment'' after 
     ``nonmotorized crashes'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--

       (I) by inserting ``, consistent with a safe system 
     approach,'' after ``identify'';
       (II) by inserting ``excessive design speeds and speed 
     limits,'' after ``crossing needs,''; and
       (III) by striking ``motorists (including motorcyclists), 
     bicyclists, pedestrians, and other highway users'' and 
     inserting ``road users''; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (D)(iii) by striking ``motorists 
     (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, persons 
     with disabilities, and other highway users'' and inserting 
     ``road users'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (iv) by inserting ``and serious injury'' 
     after ``fatality'';
       (II) in clause (vii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (III) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and
       (IV) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:

       ``(viii) the findings of a vulnerable road user safety 
     assessment of the State; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(11)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(13)'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``, without regard to 
     whether the project is included in an applicable State 
     strategic highway safety plan''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Flexible funding for specified safety projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--To advance the implementation of a State 
     strategic highway safety plan, a State may use not more than 
     10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under 
     section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year to carry out specified 
     safety projects.
       ``(B) Rule of statutory construction.--Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to require a State to revise any 
     State process, plan, or program in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(C) Effect of paragraph.--
       ``(i) Requirements.--A project funded under this paragraph 
     shall be subject to all requirements under this section that 
     apply to a highway safety improvement project.

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       ``(ii) Other apportioned programs.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to amounts that may be obligated for 
     noninfrastructure projects apportioned under any other 
     paragraph of section 104(b).'';
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) High-risk rural road safety.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     fatality rate on rural roads in a State for the most recent 
     2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median 
     fatality rate for rural roads among all States, such State 
     shall be required to--
       ``(i) obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal 
     year in which such determination is made for projects on 
     high-risk rural roads an amount not less than 7.5 percent of 
     the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) 
     for fiscal year 2020; and
       ``(ii) include, in the subsequent update to the State 
     strategic highway safety plan, strategies to reduce the 
     fatality rate.
       ``(B) Source of funds.--Any amounts obligated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be from amounts described under 
     section 133(d)(1)(B).
       ``(C) Annual determination.--The determination described 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be made on an annual basis.
       ``(D) Consultation.--In carrying out a project with an 
     amount obligated under subparagraph (A), a State shall 
     consult with, as applicable, local governments, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and regional transportation planning 
     organizations.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``drivers'' and inserting 
     ``road users'';
       (ii) by striking ``drivers and pedestrians'' and inserting 
     ``road users''; and
       (iii) by striking ``address the increases in'' and 
     inserting ``reduce''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Vulnerable road user safety.--
       ``(A) High risk states.--
       ``(i) Annual determination.--Beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall 
     determine on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable 
     road user fatalities and serious injuries per capita in a 
     State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are 
     available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such 
     areas over such 2-year period.
       ``(ii) Obligation requirement.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities and 
     serious injuries per capita in a State over the most recent 
     2-year period for which data are available exceeds the median 
     number of such fatalities and serious injuries per capita 
     over such 2-year period among all States, that State shall be 
     required to obligate over the 2 fiscal years following the 
     fiscal year in which such determination is made an amount 
     that is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside in 
     such State under section 133(h)(1) for fiscal year 2020 (less 
     any amounts obligated for projects in that State as required 
     by subparagraph (B)(ii)) for--

       ``(I) in the first two fiscal years after the enactment of 
     the INVEST in America Act--

       ``(aa) performing the vulnerable road user safety 
     assessment as required by subsection (l);
       ``(bb) providing matching funds for transportation 
     alternatives safety projects as identified in section 
     133(h)(7)(B); or
       ``(cc) projects eligible under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
     or (I) of section 133(h); and

       ``(II) in each 2-year period thereafter, projects 
     identified in the program of projects described in subsection 
     (l)(2)(C).

       ``(B) High risk areas.--
       ``(i) Annual determination.--The Secretary shall determine 
     on an annual basis whether the number of vulnerable road user 
     fatalities per capita in a transportation management area 
     over the most recent 2-year period for which data are 
     available exceeds the median number fatalities in all such 
     areas over such 2-year period.
       ``(ii) Obligation requirement.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the number of vulnerable road user fatalities per capita 
     in the transportation management area over the most recent 2-
     year period for which data are available exceeds the median 
     number of such fatalities over such 2-year period among all 
     such areas, then there shall be required to be obligated over 
     the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such 
     determination is made, for projects identified in the program 
     of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C), an amount that 
     is not less than 50 percent of the amount set aside for that 
     urbanized area under section 133(h)(2) for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(iii) Applicability.--The obligation requirement 
     described in clause (ii) shall not take effect until the 
     subject metropolitan planning organization has developed the 
     vulnerable road user safety assessment described in 
     subsection (l)(7).
       ``(C) Source of funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--Any amounts required to be obligated 
     under this paragraph shall be from amounts apportioned under 
     section 104(b) except for--

       ``(I) amounts described in section 133(d)(1)(A); and
       ``(II) amounts set aside under section 133(h).

       ``(ii) Areas in a high risk state.--If an area subject to 
     the obligation requirement described in subparagraph (B)(ii) 
     is located in a State required to obligate funds to 
     vulnerable road user safety under subparagraph (A)(ii), any 
     obligations in such State for projects identified in the 
     program of projects described in subsection (l)(7)(C) shall 
     count toward such State's obligation requirement under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including any efforts to reduce 
     vehicle speed'' after ``under this section''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and projects identified under a 
     vulnerable road user safety assessment'' after ``projects''; 
     and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, each State shall 
     create a vulnerable road user safety assessment.
       ``(2) Contents.--A vulnerable road user safety assessment 
     required under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the location within the State of 
     each vulnerable road user fatality and serious injury, 
     including, if available, the design speed of the roadway at 
     any such location;
       ``(B) a description of any corridors identified by a State, 
     in coordination with local governments, metropolitan planning 
     organizations, and regional transportation planning 
     organizations that pose a high risk of a vulnerable road user 
     fatality or serious injury, including, if available, the 
     design speeds of such corridors; and
       ``(C) a program of projects or strategies to reduce safety 
     risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified under 
     subparagraph (B), in coordination with local governments, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and regional 
     transportation planning organizations that represent a high-
     risk area identified under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Analysis.--In creating a vulnerable road user safety 
     assessment under this subsection, a State shall assess the 
     last 5 years of available data.
       ``(4) Requirements.--In creating a vulnerable road user 
     safety assessment under this subsection, a State shall--
       ``(A) take into consideration a safe system approach; and
       ``(B) coordinate with local governments, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and regional transportation planning 
     organizations that represent a high-risk area identified 
     under paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(5) Update.--A State shall update a vulnerable road user 
     safety assessment on the same schedule as the State updates 
     the State strategic highway safety plan.
       ``(6) Transportation system access.--The program of 
     projects developed under paragraph (2)(C) may not degrade 
     transportation system access for vulnerable road users.
       ``(7) Urbanized area assessments.--
       ``(A) In general.--A metropolitan planning organization 
     representing a transportation management area shall, in 
     consultation with local governments in such area, complete a 
     vulnerable road user safety assessment based on the most 
     recent 5 years of available data at least once every 4 years.
       ``(B) Contents.--The assessment completed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) a description of the location within the area of each 
     vulnerable road user fatality and, if available, serious 
     injury;
       ``(ii) a description of any corridors that represent a 
     high-risk area identified under paragraph (2)(B) or have 
     otherwise been identified by the metropolitan planning 
     organization or local government that pose a high risk of a 
     vulnerable road user fatality or serious injury; and
       ``(iii) a program of projects or strategies to reduce 
     safety risks to vulnerable road users in corridors identified 
     under subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 148 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading for subsection (a)(8) by striking ``Road 
     users'' and inserting ``Road user''; and
       (2) in subsection (i)(2)(D) by striking ``safety safety'' 
     and inserting ``safety''.
       (c) High-Risk Rural Roads.--
       (1) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     update the study described in paragraph (1) of section 
     1112(b) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note).
       (2) Publication of report.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     publish on the website of the Department of Transportation an 
     updated report of the report described in paragraph (2) of 
     section 1112(b) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note).
       (3) Best practices manual.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of submission of the report described in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary shall update the best practices manual 
     described in section 1112(b)(3) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 
     note).

     SEC. 1210. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking ``subsection (h)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
       (B) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``shared micromobility 
     (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems), publicly 
     accessible charging stations, docks, and storage for electric 
     bicycles and micromobility devices,'' after ``carsharing,'';
       (C) in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (D) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) if the project or program mitigates seasonal or 
     temporary traffic congestion from long-haul travel or 
     tourism.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading by inserting ``, hydrogen vehicle,'' 
     after ``Electric vehicle'';
       (ii) by inserting ``hydrogen or'' after ``charging stations 
     or''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``, hydrogen-powered,'' after ``battery 
     powered''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``, and is consistent 
     with section 166'' after ``travel times''; and

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       (3) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
       ``(m) Operating Assistance.--
       ``(1) Projects.--A State may obligate funds apportioned 
     under section 104(b)(4) in an area of such State that is 
     otherwise eligible for obligations of such funds for 
     operating costs under chapter 53 of title 49 or on a system 
     for which CMAQ funding was made available, obligated, or 
     expended in fiscal year 2012, or, notwithstanding subsection 
     (b), on a State-supported Amtrak route with a cost-sharing 
     agreement under section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment 
     and Improvement Act of 2008 or alternative cost allocation 
     under section 24712(g)(3) of title 49.
       ``(2) Time limitation.--In determining the amount of time 
     for which a State may obligate funds under paragraph (1) for 
     operating assistance for an area of a State or on a system, 
     the Secretary shall allow such obligations to occur, in such 
     area or on such system--
       ``(A) with a time limitation of not less than 3 years; and
       ``(B) in the case of projects that demonstrate continued 
     net air quality benefits beyond 3 years, as determined 
     annually by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with no 
     imposed time limitation.''.

     SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

       (a) Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.--Chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     154 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 155. Electric vehicle charging stations

       ``(a) In General.--Any electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure funded under this title shall be subject to 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(b) Interoperability.--An electric vehicle charging 
     station funded under this title shall--
       ``(1) provide a charging connector type or means to 
     transmit electricity to vehicles that meets applicable 
     industry accepted practices and safety standards; and
       ``(2) have the ability to serve vehicles produced by more 
     than one vehicle manufacturer.
       ``(c) Open Access to Payment.--Electric vehicle charging 
     stations shall provide payment methods available to all 
     members of the public to ensure secure, convenient, and equal 
     access and shall not be limited by membership to a particular 
     payment provider.
       ``(d) Network Capability.--An electric vehicle charging 
     station funded under this title shall be capable of being 
     remotely monitored.
       ``(e) Standards and Guidance.--Not less than 180 days after 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy 
     and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall, as 
     appropriate, develop standards and guidance applicable to any 
     electric vehicle charging station funded in whole or in part 
     under this title related to--
       ``(1) the installation, operation, or maintenance by 
     qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure;
       ``(2) the interoperability of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure;
       ``(3) any traffic control device or on-premises sign 
     acquired, installed, or operated related to an electric 
     vehicle charging station funded under this title; and
       ``(4) network connectivity of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure, including measures to protect personal 
     privacy and ensure cybersecurity.
       ``(f) Wage Requirements.--Section 113 shall apply to any 
     project for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded 
     under this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 154 the following new item:

``155. Electric vehicle charging stations.''.
       (c) Electric Vehicle Charging Signage.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall update the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices to--
       (1) ensure uniformity in providing road users direction to 
     electric charging stations that are open to the public; and
       (2) allow the use of a comprehensive system of signs for 
     electric vehicle charging providers to help drivers identify 
     the type of charging and connector types available at the 
     location.
       (d) Agreements Relating to the Use and Access of Rights-of-
     Way of the Interstate System.--Section 111 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Interstate System Rights-of-Way.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) 
     and sections 137 and 142, the Secretary shall permit, 
     consistent with section 155, limited commercial activities 
     for the charging of electric vehicles on rights-of-way of the 
     Interstate System, including in--
       ``(A) a rest area; or
       ``(B) a fringe or corridor parking facility, including a 
     park and ride facility.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     permit commercial activities on rights-of-way of the 
     Interstate System, except as necessary for the charging of 
     electric vehicles in accordance with this subsection.''.

     SEC. 1212. NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 167 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (6) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) to reduce the environmental impacts of freight 
     movement on the National Highway Freight Network, including--
       ``(A) greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(B) local air pollution, including local pollution 
     derived from vehicles idling at railway crossings;
       ``(C) minimizing, capturing, or treating stormwater runoff 
     and addressing other adverse impacts to water quality; and
       ``(D) wildlife habitat loss; and
       ``(8) to decrease any adverse impact of freight 
     transportation on communities located near freight facilities 
     or freight corridors.'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``150 miles'' and 
     inserting ``300 miles'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ``75 miles'' and 
     inserting ``150 miles'';
       (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``Not later than'' and 
     all that follows through ``shall prepare'' and inserting ``As 
     part of the report required under section 503(b)(8), the 
     Administrator shall biennially prepare'';
       (5) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Freight planning.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a State may not obligate funds apportioned 
     to the State under section 104(b)(5) unless the State has 
     developed, updated, or amended, as applicable, a freight plan 
     in accordance with section 70202 of title 49.'';
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Federal share of a project described 
     in subparagraph (C)(xxiii) shall fund only elements of such 
     project that provide public benefits.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (iii) by inserting ``and freight management 
     and operations systems'' after ``freight transportation 
     systems''; and
       (II) by amending clause (xxiii) to read as follows:

       ``(xxiii) Freight intermodal or freight rail projects, 
     including--

       ``(I) projects within the boundaries of public or private 
     freight rail or water facilities (including ports);
       ``(II) projects that provide surface transportation 
     infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal 
     interchange, transfer, and access into or out of the 
     facility; and
       ``(III) any other surface transportation project to improve 
     the flow of freight into or out of a facility described in 
     subclause (I) or (II).'';

       (D) in paragraph (6) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (E) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (6) in subsection (k)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``ports-of 
     entry'' and inserting ``ports-of-entry''.
       (b) National Highway Freight Network.--If a congressionally 
     designated future Interstate, or any portion thereof, is 
     included in a State Freight Plan (regardless of whether such 
     project is included in the freight investment plan of the 
     State) approved by the Department of Transportation prior to 
     October 1, 2021, such route shall be considered to be on the 
     National Highway Freight Network established under section 
     167(c) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1213. CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 171. Carbon pollution reduction

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduction 
     of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation 
     system.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--A project is eligible for funding 
     under this section if such project--
       ``(1) is expected to yield a significant reduction in 
     greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation 
     system;
       ``(2) will help a State meet the greenhouse gas emissions 
     performance targets established under section 150(d); and
       ``(3) is--
       ``(A) eligible for assistance under this title or under 
     chapter 53 of title 49 or is a capital project for vehicles 
     and facilities (whether publicly or privately owned) that are 
     used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; or
       ``(B) a capital project, as such term is defined in section 
     22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail passenger 
     transportation, provided that the project will yield a 
     significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and 
     improve mobility on public roads.
       ``(c) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue guidance on 
     methods of determining the reduction of single occupant 
     vehicle trips and improvement of mobility on public roads as 
     those factors relate to intercity rail passenger 
     transportation projects under subsection (b)(4).
       ``(d) Operating Expenses.--A State may use not more than 10 
     percent of the funds provided under section 104(b)(9) for the 
     operating expenses of public transportation and passenger 
     rail transportation projects.
       ``(e) Single-Occupancy Vehicle Highway Facilities.--None of 
     the funds provided under this section may be used for a 
     project that will result in the construction of new capacity 
     available to single occupant vehicles unless the project 
     consists of a high occupancy vehicle facility and is 
     consistent with section 166.
       ``(f) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually evaluate 
     the progress of each State in carrying out the program under 
     this section by comparing the percent change in carbon 
     dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in the State 
     calculated as--
       ``(A) the annual carbon dioxide emissions per capita on 
     public roads in the State for the most recent year for which 
     there is data; divided by
       ``(B) the average annual carbon dioxide emissions per 
     capita on public roads in the State in calendar years 2015 
     through 2019.

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       ``(2) Measures.--In conducting the evaluation under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) prior to the effective date of the greenhouse gas 
     performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such 
     data as are available, which may include data on motor fuels 
     usage published by the Federal Highway Administration and 
     information on emissions factors or coefficients published by 
     the Energy Information Administration of the Department of 
     Energy; and
       ``(B) following the effective date of the greenhouse gas 
     performance measures under section 150(c)(7)(A), use such 
     measures.
       ``(g) Progress Report.--The Secretary shall annually issue 
     a carbon pollution reduction progress report, to be made 
     publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation, that includes--
       ``(1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (f) 
     for each State; and
       ``(2) a ranking of all the States by the criteria under 
     subsection (f), with the States that, for the year covered by 
     such report, have the largest percentage reduction in annual 
     carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads being 
     ranked the highest.
       ``(h) High-Performing States.--
       ``(1) Designation.--For purposes of this section, each 
     State that is 1 of the 15 highest ranked States, as 
     determined under subsection (g)(2), and that achieves a 
     reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public 
     roads, as determined by the evaluation in subsection (f), 
     shall be designated as a high-performing State for the 
     following fiscal year.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--For each State that is designated as a 
     high-performing State under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) notwithstanding section 120, the State may use funds 
     made available under this title to pay the non-Federal share 
     of a project under this section during any year for which 
     such State is designated as a high-performing State; and
       ``(B) notwithstanding section 126, the State may transfer 
     up to 50 percent of funds apportioned under section 104(b)(9) 
     to the program under section 104(b)(2) in any year for which 
     such State is designated as a high-performing State.
       ``(3) Transfer.--For each State that is 1 of the 15 lowest 
     ranked States, as determined under subsection (g)(2), the 
     Secretary shall transfer 10 percent of the amount apportioned 
     to the State under section 104(b)(2) in the fiscal year 
     following the year in which the State is so ranked, not 
     including amounts set aside under section 133(d)(1)(A) and 
     under section 133(h) or 505(a), to the apportionment of the 
     State under section 104(b)(9).
       ``(4) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not conduct a 
     transfer under paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) until the first fiscal year following the effective 
     date of greenhouse gas performance measures under section 
     150(c)(7)(A); and
       ``(B) with respect to a State in any fiscal year following 
     the year in which such State achieves a reduction in carbon 
     dioxide emissions per capita on public roads in such year as 
     determined by the evaluation under subsection (f).
       ``(i) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section and periodically thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue a report--
       ``(1) detailing, based on the best available science, what 
     types of projects eligible for assistance under this section 
     are expected to provide the most significant greenhouse gas 
     emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector; 
     and
       ``(2) detailing, based on the best available science, what 
     types of projects eligible for assistance under this section 
     are not expected to provide significant greenhouse gas 
     emissions reductions from the surface transportation 
     sector.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``171. Carbon pollution reduction.''.
       (c) Applicability.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 171 of 
     title 23, United States Code, as added by this section, shall 
     apply to a State beginning on the first fiscal year following 
     the fiscal year in which the State sets greenhouse gas 
     performance targets under section 150(d) of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 1214. RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

       Section 206 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``except for'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``except for--
       ``(A) a motorized wheelchair; and
       ``(B) in any case in which applicable laws and regulations 
     permit use, an electric bicycle, as defined in section 
     217(j).'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) electric bicycling.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Special Rule.--Section 113 shall not apply to 
     projects under this section.
       ``(k) Use of Other Apportioned Funds.--Funds apportioned to 
     a State under section 104(b) that are obligated for 
     recreational trails and related projects shall be 
     administered as if such funds were made available for 
     purposes described under this section.''.

     SEC. 1215. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 210 the following:

     ``Sec. 211. Safe routes to school program

       ``(a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a safe routes 
     to school program for the benefit of children in primary, 
     middle, and high schools.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       ``(1) to enable and encourage children, including those 
     with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
       ``(2) to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and 
     more appealing transportation alternative, thereby 
     encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; 
     and
       ``(3) to facilitate the planning, development, and 
     implementation of projects and activities that will improve 
     safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air 
     pollution in the vicinity of schools.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts apportioned to a State under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 104(b) may be used to carry 
     out projects, programs, and other activities under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Eligible Entities.--Projects, programs, and 
     activities funded under this section may be carried out by 
     eligible entities described under section 133(h)(4)(B) that 
     demonstrate an ability to meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(e) Eligible Projects and Activities.--
       ``(1) Infrastructure-related projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may obligate funds under this 
     section for the planning, design, and construction of 
     infrastructure-related projects that will substantially 
     improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to 
     school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and 
     speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and bicycle crossing 
     improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, off-street 
     bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle parking 
     facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the 
     vicinity of schools.
       ``(B) Location of projects.--Infrastructure-related 
     projects under subparagraph (A) may be carried out on any 
     public road or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in 
     the vicinity of schools.
       ``(2) Noninfrastructure-related activities.--In addition to 
     projects described in paragraph (1), a State may obligate 
     funds under this section for noninfrastructure-related 
     activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school, 
     including--
       ``(A) public awareness campaigns and outreach to press and 
     community leaders;
       ``(B) traffic education and enforcement in the vicinity of 
     schools;
       ``(C) student sessions on bicycle and pedestrian safety, 
     health, and environment;
       ``(D) programs that address personal safety; and
       ``(E) funding for training, volunteers, and managers of 
     safe routes to school programs.
       ``(3) Safe routes to school coordinator.--Each State 
     receiving an apportionment under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     section 104(b) shall use a sufficient amount of the 
     apportionment to fund a full-time position of coordinator of 
     the State's safe routes to school program.
       ``(4) Rural school district outreach.--A coordinator 
     described in paragraph (3) shall conduct outreach to ensure 
     that rural school districts in the State are aware of such 
     State's safe routes to school program and any funds 
     authorized by this section.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project, program, or activity under this section shall be 100 
     percent.
       ``(g) Clearinghouse.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain a national 
     safe routes to school clearinghouse to--
       ``(A) develop information and educational programs on safe 
     routes to school; and
       ``(B) provide technical assistance and disseminate 
     techniques and strategies used for successful safe routes to 
     school programs.
       ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     subsection using amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
     administrative expenses under section 104(a).
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) In the vicinity of schools.--The term `in the 
     vicinity of schools' means, with respect to a school, the 
     area within bicycling and walking distance of the school 
     (approximately 2 miles).
       ``(2) Primary, middle, and high schools.--The term 
     `primary, middle, and high schools' means schools providing 
     education from kindergarten through twelfth grade.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 1404 of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59; 
     119 Stat. 1228-1230), and the item relating to such section 
     in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
     repealed.
       (2) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 2 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 210 the following:

``211. Safe routes to school program.''.

     SEC. 1216. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

       Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``104(b)(3)'' and inserting ``104(b)(4)''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``a position'' and inserting ``at least one 
     full-time positions'';
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``bicycles'' and 
     inserting ``pedestrians or bicyclists'' each place such term 
     appears;
       (3) in subsection (j)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or operators of 
     micromobility devices'' after ``bicyclists'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means 
     mean a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle 
     or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 
     watts that

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     can safely share a bicycle transportation facility with other 
     users of such facility and meets the requirements of one of 
     the following three classes:
       ``(A) Class 1 electric bicycle.--The term `class 1 electric 
     bicycle' means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that 
     provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that 
     ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the 
     speed of 20 miles per hour.
       ``(B) Class 2 electric bicycle.--The term `class 2 electric 
     bicycle' means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that 
     may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is 
     not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches 
     the speed of 20 miles per hour.
       ``(C) Class 3 electric bicycle.--The term `class 3 electric 
     bicycle' means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that 
     provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that 
     ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the 
     speed of 28 miles per hour.
       ``(3) Micromobility device.--The term `micromobility 
     device' means any wheeled vehicle equipped with a low powered 
     electric motor--
       ``(A) that is designed primarily for human transport;
       ``(B) that weighs not more than 100 pounds; and
       ``(C) that has a top speed of 20 miles per hour or less.''.

     SEC. 1217. NOISE BARRIERS.

       (a) Permitting Use of Highway Trust Fund for Construction 
     of Certain Noise Barriers.--Section 339(b)(1) of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) General rule.--No funds made available out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct a Type II noise 
     barrier (as defined by section 772.5(I) of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations) pursuant to subsections (h) and (I) of 
     section 109 of title 23, United States Code, unless--
       ``(A) such a barrier is part of a project approved by the 
     Secretary before November 28, 1995; or
       ``(B) such a barrier separates a highway or other noise 
     corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of 
     those closest to the highway or noise corridor--
       ``(i) are residential in nature; and
       ``(ii) either--

       ``(I) were constructed before the construction or most 
     recent widening of the highway or noise corridor; or
       ``(II) are at least 10 years old.''.

       (b) Eligibility for Surface Transportation Program Funds.--
     Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) Planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise 
     barrier (as described in section 772.5 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ``and paragraph 
     (22)'' after ``(11)''.

     SEC. 1218. SAFE STREETS FOR ALL.

       Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Safe Streets for All.--
       ``(1) Safe streets set-aside.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a safe 
     streets program to eliminate the occurrence of 
     transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries on 
     public roads, with a focus on vulnerable road users.
       ``(B) Amount.--Of the funds apportioned to a State under 
     section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve an amount such that--
       ``(i) the Secretary reserves a total under this subsection 
     of $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026; 
     and
       ``(ii) the State's share of that total is distributed in 
     the same manner as the amount apportioned to the State under 
     section 104(b)(3) for each fiscal year bears to the total 
     amount of funds apportioned to all States under such section.
       ``(2) Suballocation.--For each fiscal year for which funds 
     are set aside under this subsection, such funds shall be 
     obligated within a State in the manner described in 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 133, except that, for the 
     purposes of this subsection, the percentage referred to in 
     section 133(d)(1)(A) shall be treated as 100 percent.
       ``(3) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funds set aside under this subsection 
     shall be available for obligation--
       ``(i) for a complete streets project that supports the 
     safe, comfortable, convenient, and independent movement of 
     all users of the transportation system, of all ages and 
     abilities, consistent with context sensitive design 
     principles;
       ``(ii) for activities eligible under the safe routes to 
     school program under section 211;
       ``(iii) to develop and implement the policies and 
     procedures described in section 109(s);
       ``(iv) for any element of vision zero planning described 
     under section 1601 of the INVEST in America Act and to 
     implement an existing vision zero plan;
       ``(v) for other activities in furtherance of the vulnerable 
     road user safety assessment of the State or the metropolitan 
     planning organization described under subsection (l); and
       ``(vi) for any other project, program, or plan eligible 
     under this section that provides for the safe and adequate 
     accommodation of all users of the surface transportation 
     network, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Special rule.--If a State or metropolitan planning 
     organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such State or metropolitan planning 
     organization has met all its needs for vulnerable road user 
     safety under this section, the State or metropolitan planning 
     organization may use funds made available under this 
     subsection for other highway safety improvement program 
     purposes, subject to the suballocation under paragraph (2). 
     The Secretary may not make a determination under this 
     subparagraph if the State or metropolitan planning 
     organization has been subject to the special rule described 
     in subsection (g)(3) within the last 5 years.''.

     SEC. 1219. YOUTH SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 211 (as added by this 
     Act) the following:

     ``Sec. 212. Use of youth service and conservation corps

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may allow and shall 
     encourage project sponsors to enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or 
     conservation corps, as described in sections 122(a)(2) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12572(a)(2)) and 106(c)(3) of the National and Community 
     Service Trust Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)) to perform 
     appropriate projects eligible under sections 133(h), 162, 
     206, and 211.
       ``(b) Requirements.--Under any contract or cooperative 
     agreement entered into with a qualified youth service or 
     conservation corps under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) set the amount of a living allowance or rate of pay 
     for each participant in such corps at--
       ``(A) such amount or rate as required under State law in a 
     State with such requirements; or
       ``(B) for corps in States not described in subparagraph 
     (A), at such amount or rate as determined by the Secretary, 
     not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by 
     section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12594); and
       ``(2) not subject such corps to the requirements of section 
     112.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 211 (as added by this Act) the 
     following:

``212. Use of youth service and conservation corps.''.

                 Subtitle C--Project-Level Investments

     SEC. 1301. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 117 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 117. Projects of national and regional significance

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     projects of national and regional significance program under 
     which the Secretary may make grants to, and establish 
     multiyear grant agreements with, eligible entities in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Grant Amounts and Project Costs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each grant made under this section--
       ``(A) shall be in an amount that is at least $25,000,000; 
     and
       ``(B) shall be for a project that has eligible project 
     costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) $100,000,000; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a project--

       ``(I) located in 1 State or territory, 30 percent of the 
     amount apportioned under this chapter to the State or 
     territory in the most recently completed fiscal year; or
       ``(II) located in more than 1 State or territory, 50 
     percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the 
     participating State or territory with the largest 
     apportionment under this chapter in the most recently 
     completed fiscal year.

       ``(2) Large projects.--For a project that has eligible 
     project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or 
     exceed $500,000,000, a grant made under this section--
       ``(A) shall be in an amount sufficient to fully fund the 
     project, or in the case of a public transportation project, a 
     minimum operable segment, in combination with other funding 
     sources, including non-Federal financial commitment, 
     identified in the application; and
       ``(B) may be awarded pursuant to the process under 
     subsection (d), as necessary based on the amount of the 
     grant.
       ``(d) Multiyear Grant Agreements for Large Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--A large project that receives a grant 
     under this section may be carried out through a multiyear 
     grant agreement in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Requirements.--A multiyear grant agreement for a 
     large project shall--
       ``(A) establish the terms of participation by the Federal 
     Government in the project;
       ``(B) establish the amount of Federal financial assistance 
     for the project;
       ``(C) establish a schedule of anticipated Federal 
     obligations for the project that provides for obligation of 
     the full grant amount by not later than 4 fiscal years after 
     the fiscal year in which the initial amount is provided; and
       ``(D) determine the period of time for completing the 
     project, even if such period extends beyond the period of an 
     authorization.
       ``(3) Special rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--A multiyear grant agreement under this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) shall obligate an amount of available budget 
     authority specified in law; and
       ``(ii) may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to 
     be specified in law in advance for commitments under this 
     paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future 
     available budget authority specified in law.
       ``(B) Contingent commitment.--A contingent commitment under 
     this subsection is not an obligation of the Federal 
     Government under section 1501 of title 31.

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       ``(C) Interest and other financing costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--Interest and other financing costs of 
     carrying out a part of the project within a reasonable time 
     shall be considered a cost of carrying out the project under 
     a multiyear grant agreement, except that eligible costs may 
     not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing 
     terms reasonably available for the project at the time of 
     borrowing.
       ``(ii) Certification.--The applicant shall certify to the 
     Secretary that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence 
     in seeking the most favorable financing terms.
       ``(4) Advance payment.--An eligible entity carrying out a 
     large project under a multiyear grant agreement--
       ``(A) may use funds made available to the eligible entity 
     under this title or title 49 for eligible project costs of 
     the large project; and
       ``(B) shall be reimbursed, at the option of the eligible 
     entity, for such expenditures from the amount made available 
     under the multiyear grant agreement for the project in that 
     fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(e) Eligible Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant under 
     this section only for a project that is a project eligible 
     for assistance under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and 
     is--
       ``(A) a bridge project carried out on the National Highway 
     System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 
     165;
       ``(B) a project to improve person throughput that is--
       ``(i) a highway project carried out on the National Highway 
     System, or that is eligible to be carried out under section 
     165;
       ``(ii) a public transportation project; or
       ``(iii) a capital project, as such term is defined in 
     section 22906 of title 49, to improve intercity rail 
     passenger transportation; or
       ``(C) a project to improve freight throughput that is--
       ``(i) a highway freight project carried out on the National 
     Highway Freight Network established under section 167 or on 
     the National Highway System;
       ``(ii) a freight intermodal, freight rail, or railway-
     highway grade crossing or grade separation project; or
       ``(iii) within the boundaries of a public or private 
     freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility 
     and that is a surface transportation infrastructure project 
     necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, 
     transfer, or access into or out of the facility.
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) Certain freight projects.--Projects described in 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(C) may receive a 
     grant under this section only if--
       ``(i) the project will make a significant improvement to 
     the movement of freight on the National Highway System; and
       ``(ii) the Federal share of the project funds only elements 
     of the project that provide public benefits.
       ``(B) Certain projects for person throughput.--Projects 
     described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B) may 
     receive a grant under this section only if the project will 
     make a significant improvement in mobility on public roads.
       ``(f) Eligible Project Costs.--An eligible entity receiving 
     a grant under this section may use such grant for--
       ``(1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       ``(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to the land), environmental 
     mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
     equipment, and operational improvements directly related to 
     improving system performance.
       ``(g) Project Requirements.--The Secretary may select a 
     project described under this section for funding under this 
     section only if the Secretary determines that the project--
       ``(1) generates significant regional or national economic, 
     mobility, safety, resilience, or environmental benefits;
       ``(2) is cost effective;
       ``(3) is based on the results of preliminary engineering;
       ``(4) has secured or will secure acceptable levels of non-
     Federal financial commitments, including--
       ``(A) one or more stable and dependable sources of funding 
     and financing to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     project; and
       ``(B) contingency amounts to cover unanticipated cost 
     increases;
       ``(5) cannot be easily and efficiently completed without 
     additional Federal funding or financial assistance available 
     to the project sponsor, beyond existing Federal 
     apportionments; and
       ``(6) is reasonably expected to begin construction not 
     later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds 
     for the project.
       ``(h) Merit Criteria and Considerations.--
       ``(1) Merit criteria.--In awarding a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall evaluate the following merit 
     criteria:
       ``(A) The extent to which the project supports achieving a 
     state of good repair.
       ``(B) The level of benefits the project is expected to 
     generate, including--
       ``(i) the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or 
     reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project;
       ``(ii) reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the 
     asset;
       ``(iii) safety benefits, including the reduction of 
     accidents and related costs;
       ``(iv) improved person or freight throughput, including 
     congestion reduction and reliability improvements;
       ``(v) national and regional economic benefits;
       ``(vi) resilience benefits, including the ability to 
     withstand disruptions from a seismic event;
       ``(vii) environmental benefits, including reduction in 
     greenhouse gas emissions and air quality benefits; and
       ``(viii) benefits to all users of the project, including 
     pedestrian, bicycle, nonvehicular, railroad, and public 
     transportation users.
       ``(C) How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.
       ``(D) The average number of people or volume of freight, as 
     applicable, supported by the project, including visitors 
     based on travel and tourism.
       ``(2) Additional considerations.--In awarding a grant under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:
       ``(A) Whether the project spans at least 1 border between 2 
     States.
       ``(B) Whether the project serves low-income residents of 
     low-income communities, including areas of persistent 
     poverty, while not displacing such residents.
       ``(C) Whether the project uses innovative technologies, 
     innovative design and construction techniques, or pavement 
     materials that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas 
     emissions through sequestration or innovative manufacturing 
     processes and, if so, the degree to which such technologies, 
     techniques, or materials are used.
       ``(D) Whether the project improves connectivity between 
     modes of transportation moving people or goods in the Nation 
     or region.
       ``(E) Whether the project provides new or improved 
     connections between at least two metropolitan areas with a 
     population of at least 500,000.
       ``(F) Whether the project would replace, reconstruct, or 
     rehabilitate a commuter corridor (including a high-commuter 
     corridor (as such term is defined in section 203(a)(6))) that 
     is in poor condition.
       ``(G) Whether the project would improve the shared 
     transportation corridor of a multistate corridor.
       ``(i) Project Selection.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--To evaluate applications for funding 
     under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) determine whether a project is eligible for a grant 
     under this section;
       ``(B) evaluate, through a methodology that is discernible 
     and transparent to the public, how each application addresses 
     the merit criteria pursuant to subsection (h);
       ``(C) assign a quality rating for each merit criteria for 
     each application based on the evaluation in subparagraph (B);
       ``(D) ensure that applications receive final consideration 
     by the Secretary to receive an award under this section only 
     on the basis of such quality ratings and that the Secretary 
     gives final consideration only to applications that meet the 
     minimally acceptable level for each of the merit criteria; 
     and
       ``(E) award grants only to projects rated highly under the 
     evaluation and rating process.
       ``(2) Considerations for large projects.--In awarding a 
     grant for a large project, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consider the amount of funds available in future 
     fiscal years for the program under this section; and
       ``(B) assume the availability of funds in future fiscal 
     years for the program that extend beyond the period of 
     authorization based on the amount made available for the 
     program in the last fiscal year of the period of 
     authorization.
       ``(3) Geographic distribution.--In awarding grants under 
     this section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic diversity 
     and a balance between rural and urban communities among grant 
     recipients over fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(4) Publication of methodology.--
       ``(A) In general.--Prior to the issuance of any notice of 
     funding opportunity for grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall publish and make publicly available on the 
     Department's website--
       ``(i) a detailed explanation of the merit criteria 
     developed under subsection (h);
       ``(ii) a description of the evaluation process under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(iii) how the Secretary shall determine whether a project 
     satisfies each of the requirements under subsection (g).
       ``(B) Updates.--The Secretary shall update and make 
     publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation such information at any time a revision to the 
     information described in subparagraph (A) is made.
       ``(C) Information required.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the published notice of funding opportunity for a grant under 
     this section detailed information on the rating methodology 
     and merit criteria to be used to evaluate applications, or a 
     reference to the information on the website of the Department 
     of Transportation, as required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(j) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with a grant under this section may not 
     exceed 60 percent.
       ``(2) Maximum federal involvement.--Federal assistance 
     other than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy 
     the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which such 
     a grant is made, except that the total Federal assistance 
     provided for a project receiving a grant under this section 
     may not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.
       ``(k) Bridge Investments.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not less 
     than $1,000,000,000 in each fiscal year to make grants for 
     projects described in subsection (e)(1)(A).
       ``(l) Treatment of Projects.--
       ``(1) Federal requirements.--The Secretary shall, with 
     respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, 
     apply--
       ``(A) the requirements of this title to a highway project;

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       ``(B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 49 to a 
     public transportation project; and
       ``(C) the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a 
     passenger rail or freight rail project.
       ``(2) Multimodal projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) determine the predominant modal component of the 
     project; and
       ``(ii) apply the applicable requirements of such 
     predominant modal component to the project.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Passenger or freight rail component.--For any 
     passenger or freight rail component of a project, the 
     requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(ii) Public transportation component.--For any public 
     transportation component of a project, the requirements of 
     section 5333 of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(C) Buy america.--In applying the Buy America 
     requirements under section 313 of this title and sections 
     5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal 
     project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) consider the various modal components of the project; 
     and
       ``(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs.
       ``(m) TIFIA Program.--At the request of an eligible entity 
     under this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to 
     the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary 
     to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 
     6 with respect to the project for which the grant was 
     awarded.
       ``(n) Administration.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary may use up to 
     $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of administering 
     the program under this section.
       ``(o) Technical Assistance.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to 
     $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance to eligible 
     entities.
       ``(p) Congressional Review.--
       ``(1) Notification.--Not less than 60 days before making an 
     award under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate--
       ``(A) a list of all applications determined to be eligible 
     for a grant by the Secretary;
       ``(B) the quality ratings assigned to each application 
     pursuant to subsection (i);
       ``(C) a list of applications that received final 
     consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this 
     section;
       ``(D) each application proposed to be selected for a grant 
     award;
       ``(E) proposed grant amounts, including for each new 
     multiyear grant agreement, the proposed payout schedule for 
     the project; and
       ``(F) an analysis of the impacts of any large projects 
     proposed to be selected on existing commitments and 
     anticipated funding levels for the next 4 fiscal years, based 
     on information available to the Secretary at the time of the 
     report.
       ``(2) Committee review.--Before the last day of the 60-day 
     period described in paragraph (1), each Committee described 
     in paragraph (1) shall review the Secretary's list of 
     proposed projects.
       ``(3) Congressional disapproval.--The Secretary may not 
     make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a 
     project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted 
     disapproving funding for the project before the last day of 
     the 60-day period described in paragraph (1).
       ``(q) Transparency.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after awarding a 
     grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall 
     send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the 
     Department of Transportation--
       ``(A) a summary of each application made to the program for 
     the grant application period; and
       ``(B) the evaluation and justification for the project 
     selection, including ratings assigned to all applications and 
     a list of applications that received final consideration by 
     the Secretary to receive an award under this section, for the 
     grant application period.
       ``(2) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide, at the 
     request of a grant applicant under this section, the 
     opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the 
     grant applicant was not awarded a grant.
       ``(r) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) a State or a group of States;
       ``(2) a unit of local government, including a metropolitan 
     planning organization, or a group of local governments;
       ``(3) a political subdivision of a State or local 
     government;
       ``(4) a special purpose district or public authority with a 
     transportation function, including a port authority;
       ``(5) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       ``(6) a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under 
     section 201, 203, or 204, including the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land 
     Management, that applies jointly with a State or group of 
     States;
       ``(7) a territory; and
       ``(8) a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities 
     described in this subsection.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 117 and inserting the following:

``117. Projects of national and regional significance.''.

     SEC. 1302. COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 173. Community transportation investment grant program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     community transportation investment grant program to improve 
     surface transportation safety, state of good repair, 
     accessibility, and environmental quality through 
     infrastructure investments.
       ``(b) Grant Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program established 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to eligible entities in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Grant amount.--The maximum amount of a grant under 
     this section shall be $25,000,000.
       ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Eligible Project Costs.--Grant amounts for an 
     eligible project carried out under this section may be used 
     for--
       ``(1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       ``(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to such land), environmental 
     mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
     equipment, and operational improvements.
       ``(e) Rural and Community Setasides.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve--
       ``(A) not less than 25 percent of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for projects located in 
     rural areas; and
       ``(B) not less than 25 percent of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for projects located in 
     areas with a population greater than 74,999 individuals and 
     fewer than 200,001 individuals.
       ``(2) Definition of rural area.--In this subsection, the 
     term `rural area' means all areas of a State or territory 
     that are outside of an urbanized area with a population 
     greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau 
     of the Census.
       ``(3) Excess funding.--If the Secretary determines that 
     there are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds 
     set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such 
     funds for grants for any projects eligible under this 
     section.
       ``(f) Evaluation.--To evaluate applications under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop a process to objectively evaluate 
     applications on the benefits of the project proposed in such 
     application--
       ``(A) to transportation safety, including reductions in 
     traffic fatalities and serious injuries;
       ``(B) to state of good repair, including improved condition 
     of bridges and pavements;
       ``(C) to transportation system access, including improved 
     access to jobs and services; and
       ``(D) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(2) develop a rating system to assign a numeric value to 
     each application, based on each of the criteria described in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(3) for each application submitted, compare the total 
     benefits of the proposed project, as determined by the rating 
     system developed under paragraph (2), with the costs of such 
     project, and rank each application based on the results of 
     the comparison; and
       ``(4) ensure that only such applications that are ranked 
     highly based on the results of the comparison conducted under 
     paragraph (3) are considered to receive a grant under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Weighting.--In establishing the evaluation process 
     under subsection (f), the Secretary may assign different 
     weights to the criteria described in subsection (f)(1) based 
     on project type, population served by a project, and other 
     context-sensitive considerations, provided that--
       ``(1) each application is rated on all criteria described 
     in subsection (f)(1); and
       ``(2) each application has the same possible minimum and 
     maximum rating, regardless of any differences in the 
     weighting of criteria.
       ``(h) Transparency.--
       ``(1) Publicly available information.--Prior to the 
     issuance of any notice of funding opportunity under this 
     section, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the 
     website of the Department of Transportation a detailed 
     explanation of the evaluation and rating process developed 
     under subsection (f), including any differences in the 
     weighting of criteria pursuant to subsection (g), if 
     applicable, and update such website for each revision of the 
     evaluation and rating process.
       ``(2) Notifications to congress.--The Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
     following written notifications:
       ``(A) A notification when the Secretary publishes or 
     updates the information required under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Not later than 30 days prior to the date on which the 
     Secretary awards a grant under this section, a notification 
     that includes--
       ``(i) the ratings of each application submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (f)(2);
       ``(ii) the ranking of each application submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(iii) a list of all applications that receive final 
     consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this 
     section pursuant to subsection (f)(4).

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       ``(C) Not later than 3 business days prior to the date on 
     which the Secretary announces the award of a grant under this 
     section, a notification describing each grant to be awarded, 
     including the amount and the recipient.
       ``(i) Technical Assistance.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to 
     $3,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical 
     assistance to eligible entities.
       ``(j) Administration.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve up to 
     $5,000,000 for the administrative costs of carrying out the 
     program under this section.
       ``(k) Treatment of Projects.--
       ``(1) Federal requirements.--The Secretary shall, with 
     respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, 
     apply--
       ``(A) the requirements of this title to a highway project;
       ``(B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 49 to a 
     public transportation project; and
       ``(C) the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a 
     passenger rail or freight rail project.
       ``(2) Multimodal projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) determine the predominant modal component of the 
     project; and
       ``(ii) apply the applicable requirements of such 
     predominant modal component to the project.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Passenger or freight rail component.--For any 
     passenger or freight rail component of a project, the 
     requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(ii) Public transportation component.--For any public 
     transportation component of a project, the requirements of 
     section 5333 of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(C) Buy america.--In applying the Buy America 
     requirements under section 313 of this title and sections 
     5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal 
     project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) consider the various modal components of the project; 
     and
       ``(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs.
       ``(l) Transparency.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after awarding a 
     grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall 
     send to all applicants, and publish on the website of the 
     Department of Transportation--
       ``(A) a summary of each application made to the program for 
     the grant application period; and
       ``(B) the evaluation and justification for the project 
     selection, including ratings and rankings assigned to all 
     applications and a list of applications that received final 
     consideration by the Secretary to receive an award under this 
     section, for the grant application period.
       ``(2) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide, at the 
     request of a grant applicant under this section, the 
     opportunity to receive a briefing to explain any reasons the 
     grant applicant was not awarded a grant.
       ``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a metropolitan planning organization;
       ``(B) a unit of local government;
       ``(C) a transit agency;
       ``(D) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       ``(E) a multijurisdictional group of entities described in 
     this paragraph;
       ``(F) a special purpose district with a transportation 
     function or a port authority;
       ``(G) a territory; or
       ``(H) a State that applies for a grant under this section 
     jointly with an entity described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (G).
       ``(2) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project' means 
     any project eligible under this title or chapter 53 of title 
     49.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``173. Community transportation investment grant program.''.

     SEC. 1303. CLEAN CORRIDORS PROGRAM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
     formula program to strategically deploy electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure along designated alternative fuel 
     corridors that will be accessible to all drivers of electric 
     vehicles.
       (b) National Electric Vehicle Charging and Hydrogen, 
     Propane, and Natural Gas Fueling Corridors.--Section 151 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the FAST Act, the Secretary 
     shall'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall periodically'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``previously 
     designated by the Federal Highway Administration or'' after 
     ``fueling corridors'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than'';
       (B) by striking ``5 years after the date of establishment 
     of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act'';
       (C) by inserting ``establish a recurring process to 
     regularly'' after ``the Secretary shall''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Freight corridors.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary 
     shall designate national electric vehicle charging and 
     hydrogen fueling freight corridors that identify the near- 
     and long-term need for, and the location of, electric vehicle 
     charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support 
     freight and goods movement at strategic locations along major 
     national highways, the National Highway Freight Network, and 
     goods movement locations including ports, intermodal centers, 
     and warehousing locations.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``establishes an aspirational goal of 
     achieving'' and inserting ``describes efforts to achieve''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``by the end of fiscal year 2020.'' and 
     inserting ``, including progress on the implementation of 
     subsection (f); and'';
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) summarizes best practices and provides guidance, 
     developed through consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
     for project development of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure to allow for the predictable deployment of 
     such infrastructure.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Clean Corridors Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a clean 
     corridors program (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Program'') to provide funding to States to strategically 
     deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling 
     infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors and to 
     establish an interconnected network to facilitate data 
     collection, access, and reliability.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program is to provide 
     funding for--
       ``(A) the acquisition and installation of electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure 
     to serve as a catalyst for the deployment of such 
     infrastructure and to connect it to a network to facilitate 
     data collection, access, and reliability;
       ``(B) proper operation and maintenance of electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure; and
       ``(C) data sharing about charging and fueling 
     infrastructure to ensure the long-term success of investments 
     made through the Program.
       ``(3) Alternative distribution of funds.--
       ``(A) Plan.--The Secretary shall establish a deadline by 
     which a State shall provide a plan to the Secretary, in such 
     form and such manner that the Secretary requires, describing 
     how such State intends to use its allocation under this 
     section.
       ``(B) Efficient obligation of funds.--If a State fails to 
     submit the plan required by subparagraph (A) to the Secretary 
     in a timely manner, or if the Secretary determines a State 
     has not taken sufficient action to carry out its plan, the 
     Secretary may--
       ``(i) withdraw from the State the funds that were 
     apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 
     104(b)(10);
       ``(ii) award such funds on a competitive basis to local 
     units of government within the State for use on projects that 
     meet the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (4); 
     and
       ``(iii) ensure timely obligation of such funds.
       ``(C) Redistribution among states.--If the Secretary 
     determines that any funds withdrawn from a State under 
     subparagraph (B)(i) cannot be fully awarded to local units of 
     government within the State under subparagraph (B)(ii) in a 
     manner consistent with the purpose of this subsection, any 
     such funds remaining under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be--
       ``(i) apportioned among other States (except States for 
     which funds for that fiscal year have been withdrawn under 
     subparagraph (B)(i)) in the same ratio as funds apportioned 
     for that fiscal year under section 104(b)(10)(C) for the 
     Program; and
       ``(ii) only available to carry out this section.
       ``(4) Eligible projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funding made available under this 
     subsection shall be for projects--
       ``(i) directly related to the electric charging or hydrogen 
     fueling of a vehicle; and
       ``(ii) only for infrastructure that is open to the general 
     public or to authorized commercial motor vehicle operators 
     from more than 1 company.
       ``(B) Location of infrastructure.--
       ``(i) In general.--Any charging or fueling infrastructure 
     acquired or installed with funding under this subsection 
     shall be located along an alternative fuel corridor.
       ``(ii) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
     shall develop guidance for States and localities to 
     strategically deploy charging and fueling infrastructure 
     along alternative fuel corridors, consistent with this 
     section.
       ``(iii) Additional considerations.--In developing the 
     guidance required under clause (ii), the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, 
     shall consider--

       ``(I) the distance between publicly available charging and 
     fueling infrastructure eligible under this section;
       ``(II) connections to the electric grid or fuel 
     distribution system, including electric distribution 
     upgrades, vehicle-to-grid integration, including smart charge 
     management or other protocols that can minimize impacts to 
     the electric grid, and alignment with electric distribution 
     interconnection processes;
       ``(III) plans to protect the electric grid from added load 
     of charging distribution systems from adverse impacts of 
     changing load patterns, including through on site storage;
       ``(IV) plans for the use of renewable energy sources to 
     power charging, energy storage, and hydrogen fuel production;
       ``(V) the proximity of existing off-highway travel centers, 
     fuel retailers, and small businesses to electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure acquired or funded under this 
     subsection;
       ``(VI) the need for publicly available electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure in rural corridors;
       ``(VII) the long-term operation and maintenance of publicly 
     available electric vehicle

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     charging infrastructure to avoid stranded assets and protect 
     the investment of public funds in that infrastructure;
       ``(VIII) existing private, national, State, local, Tribal, 
     and territorial government electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure programs and incentives;
       ``(IX) fostering enhanced, coordinated, public-private or 
     private investment in charging and fueling infrastructure;
       ``(X) ensuring consumer protection and pricing 
     transparency;
       ``(XI) the availability of onsite amenities for vehicle 
     operators, including restrooms or food facilities; and
       ``(XII) any other factors, as determined by the Secretary.

       ``(5) Eligible project costs.--Subject to paragraph (6), 
     funds made available under this subsection may be used for--
       ``(A) the acquisition or installation of electric vehicle 
     charging or hydrogen fueling infrastructure;
       ``(B) operating assistance for costs allocable to operating 
     and maintaining infrastructure acquired or installed under 
     this subsection, for a period not to exceed five years;
       ``(C) the acquisition or installation of traffic control 
     devices located in the right-of-way to provide directional 
     information to infrastructure acquired, installed, or 
     operated under this subsection; or
       ``(D) on-premises signs to provide information about 
     infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under this 
     subsection.
       ``(6) Project requirements.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the 
     Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Energy and in consultation with relevant 
     stakeholders, shall, as appropriate, develop standards and 
     requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
     under this subsection related to--
       ``(A) the installation, operation, or maintenance by 
     qualified technicians of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure funded under this subsection;
       ``(B) the interoperability of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure funded under this subsection;
       ``(C) any traffic control device or on-premises sign 
     acquired, installed, or operated under this subsection;
       ``(D) any data requested by the Secretary related to a 
     project funded under this subsection, including the format 
     and schedule for the submission of such data; and
       ``(E) network connectivity of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure funded under this subsection that includes 
     measures to protect personal privacy and ensure 
     cybersecurity.
       ``(7) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the 
     cost of a project funded under this subsection shall be 80 
     percent.
       ``(8) Period of availability.--Notwithstanding section 
     118(b), funds made available for the Program shall be 
     available until expended.
       ``(9) Additional assistance grants.--For each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026, before making an apportionment under 
     section 104(b)(10), the Secretary shall set aside, from 
     amounts made available to carry out the clean corridors 
     program under this subsection, $100,000,000 for grants to 
     States or localities that require additional assistance to 
     strategically deploy infrastructure eligible under this 
     subsection along alternative fuel corridors to fill gaps in 
     the national charging network, including in rural areas.
       ``(10) Definition of alternative fuel corridors.--In this 
     subsection, the term `alternative fuel corridors' means a 
     fuel corridor--
       ``(A) designated under subsection (a); or
       ``(B) equivalent to a fuel corridor described under such 
     subsection that is designated, after consultation with any 
     affected Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, by a State or 
     group of States.''.

     SEC. 1304. COMMUNITY CLIMATE INNOVATION GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     as amended by this title, is further amended by inserting 
     after section 171 the following:

     ``Sec. 172. Community climate innovation grants

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     community climate innovation grant program (in this section 
     referred to as the `Program') to make grants, on a 
     competitive basis, for locally selected projects that reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions while improving the mobility, 
     accessibility, and connectivity of the surface transportation 
     system.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be to 
     support communities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 
     the surface transportation system.
       ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--The Secretary may make grants 
     under the Program to the following entities:
       ``(1) A metropolitan planning organization.
       ``(2) A unit of local government or a group of local 
     governments, or a county or multi-county special district.
       ``(3) A subdivision of a local government.
       ``(4) A transit agency.
       ``(5) A special purpose district with a transportation 
     function or a port authority.
       ``(6) An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.
       ``(7) A territory.
       ``(8) A multijurisdictional group of entities described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (7).
       ``(d) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
     Program, an entity specified in subsection (c) shall submit 
     to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary may only provide a 
     grant under the Program for a project that is expected to 
     yield a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 
     from the surface transportation system and--
       ``(1) is a project eligible for assistance under this title 
     or under chapter 53 of title 49, or is a capital project for 
     vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, 
     that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus; 
     or
       ``(2) is a capital project as defined in section 22906 of 
     title 49 to improve intercity passenger rail that will yield 
     a significant reduction in single occupant vehicle trips and 
     improve mobility on public roads.
       ``(f) Eligible Uses.--Grant amounts received for a project 
     under the Program may be used for--
       ``(1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       ``(2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to the land), environmental 
     mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
     equipment, and operational improvements.
       ``(g) Project Prioritization.--In making grants for 
     projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority 
     to projects that are expected to yield the most significant 
     reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the surface 
     transportation system.
       ``(h) Additional Considerations.--In making grants for 
     projects under the Program, the Secretary shall consider the 
     extent to which--
       ``(1) a project maximizes greenhouse gas reductions in a 
     cost-effective manner;
       ``(2) a project reduces dependence on single-occupant 
     vehicle trips or provides additional transportation options;
       ``(3) a project improves the connectivity and accessibility 
     of the surface transportation system, particularly to low- 
     and zero-emission forms of transportation, including public 
     transportation, walking, and bicycling;
       ``(4) an applicant has adequately considered or will 
     adequately consider, including through the opportunity for 
     public comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts 
     of the project;
       ``(5) a project contributes to geographic diversity among 
     grant recipients, including to achieve a balance between 
     urban, suburban, and rural communities;
       ``(6) a project serves low-income residents of low-income 
     communities, including areas of persistent poverty, while not 
     displacing such residents;
       ``(7) a project uses pavement materials that demonstrate 
     reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through sequestration 
     or innovative manufacturing processes;
       ``(8) a project repurposes neglected or underused 
     infrastructure, including abandoned highways, bridges, 
     railways, trail ways, and adjacent underused spaces, into new 
     hybrid forms of public space that support multiple modes of 
     transportation; and
       ``(9) a project includes regional multimodal transportation 
     system management and operations elements that will improve 
     the effectiveness of such project and encourage reduction of 
     single occupancy trips by providing the ability of users to 
     plan, use, and pay for multimodal transportation 
     alternatives.
       ``(i) Funding.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a grant under 
     the Program shall be $25,000,000.
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out the Program, the Secretary may use up to 1 
     percent to provide technical assistance to applicants and 
     potential applicants.
       ``(j) Treatment of Projects.--
       ``(1) Federal requirements.--The Secretary shall, with 
     respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, 
     apply--
       ``(A) the requirements of this title to a highway project;
       ``(B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 49 to a 
     public transportation project; and
       ``(C) the requirements of section 22905 of title 49 to a 
     passenger rail or freight rail project.
       ``(2) Multimodal projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) determine the predominant modal component of the 
     project; and
       ``(ii) apply the applicable requirements of such 
     predominant modal component to the project.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Passenger or freight rail component.--For any 
     passenger or freight rail component of a project, the 
     requirements of section 22907(j)(2) of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(ii) Public transportation component.--For any public 
     transportation component of a project, the requirements of 
     section 5333 of title 49 shall apply.
       ``(C) Buy america.--In applying the Buy America 
     requirements under section 313 of this title and sections 
     5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49 to a multimodal 
     project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) consider the various modal components of the project; 
     and
       ``(ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs.
       ``(k) Single-Occupancy Vehicle Highway Facilities.--None of 
     the funds provided under this section may be used for a 
     project that will result in the construction of new capacity 
     available to single occupant vehicles unless the project 
     consists of a high-occupancy vehicle facility and is 
     consistent with section 166.
       ``(l) Public Comment.--Prior to issuing the notice of 
     funding opportunity for funding under this section for fiscal 
     year 2023, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
     solicit public comment on the method of determining the

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     significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required 
     under subsection (e).
       ``(m) Consultation.--Prior to making an award under this 
     section in a given fiscal year, the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     to determine which projects are expected to yield a 
     significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required 
     under subsection (e).
       ``(n) Rural Set-aside.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall set aside not less 
     than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for projects located in rural areas.
       ``(2) Definition of rural area.--In this subsection, the 
     term `rural area' means all areas of a State or territory 
     that are outside of an urbanized area with a population 
     greater than 74,999 individuals, as determined by the Bureau 
     of the Census.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 171 the following:

``172. Community climate innovation grants.''.

     SEC. 1305. METRO PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a metro performance program in accordance with this 
     section to enhance local decision making and provide enhanced 
     local control in transportation project delivery.
       (b) Direct Recipient Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate high-
     performing metropolitan planning organizations based on the 
     criteria in paragraph (3) to be direct recipients of funds 
     under this section.
       (2) Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to prohibit a direct recipient from taking any action 
     otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds 
     authorized under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Criteria.--In designating an applicant under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall consider--
       (A) the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the 
     applicant;
       (B) the level of coordination between the applicant and--
       (i) the State department of transportation of the State or 
     States in which the metropolitan planning area represented by 
     the applicant is located;
       (ii) local governments and providers of public 
     transportation within the metropolitan planning area 
     represented by the applicant; and
       (iii) if more than one metropolitan planning organization 
     is designated within an urbanized area represented by the 
     applicant, any other such metropolitan planning organization;
       (C) in the case of an applicant that represents an 
     urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, the 
     effectiveness of project delivery and timely obligation of 
     funds made available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 
     23, United States Code;
       (D) if the applicant or a local government within the 
     metropolitan planning area that the applicant represents has 
     been the recipient of a discretionary grant from the 
     Secretary within the preceding 5 years, the administration of 
     such grant;
       (E) the extent to which the planning and decision making 
     process of the applicant, including the long-range 
     transportation plan and the approved transportation 
     improvement program under section 134 of such title, 
     support--
       (i) the performance goals established under section 150(b) 
     of such title; and
       (ii) the achievement of metropolitan or statewide 
     performance targets established under section 150(d) of such 
     title;
       (F) whether the applicant is a designated recipient of 
     funds as described under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     5302(4) of title 49, United States Code, or a direct 
     recipient of funds under section 5307 of such title from the 
     Federal Transit Administration; and
       (G) any other criteria established by the Secretary.
       (4) Requirements.--
       (A) Call for nomination.--Not later than February 1, 2022, 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
     soliciting applications for designation under this 
     subsection.
       (B) Guidance.--The notification under paragraph (1) shall 
     include guidance on the requirements and responsibilities of 
     a direct recipient under this section, including implementing 
     regulations.
       (C) Determination.--The Secretary shall make all 
     designations under this section for fiscal year 2023 not 
     later than June 1, 2022.
       (5) Term.--Except as provided in paragraph (6), a 
     designation under this subsection shall--
       (A) be for a period of not less than 5 years; and
       (B) be renewable.
       (6) Termination.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     for the termination of a designation under this subsection.
       (B) Considerations.--In establishing procedures under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider--
       (i) with respect to projects carried out under this 
     section, compliance with the requirements of title 23, United 
     States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 
     and
       (ii) the obligation rate of any funds--

       (I) made available under this section; and
       (II) in the case of a metropolitan planning organization 
     that represents a metropolitan planning area with an 
     urbanized area population of greater than 200,000, made 
     available under section 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United 
     States Code.

       (c) Use of Funds.--
       (1) Eligible projects.--Funds made available under this 
     section may be obligated for the purposes described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Administrative expenses and technical assistance.--Of 
     the amounts made available under this section, the Secretary 
     may set aside not more than $5,000,000 in each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026 for program management, oversight, 
     and technical assistance to direct recipients.
       (d) Responsibilities of Direct Recipients.--
       (1) Direct availability of funds.--Notwithstanding title 
     23, United States Code, the amounts made available under this 
     section shall be allocated to each direct recipient for 
     obligation.
       (2) Distribution of amounts among direct recipients.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), on the first 
     day of the fiscal year for which funds are made available 
     under this section, the Secretary shall allocate such funds 
     to each direct recipient as the proportion of the population 
     (as determined by data collected by the Bureau of the Census) 
     of the urbanized area represented by any 1 direct recipient 
     bears to the total population of all of urbanized areas 
     represented by all direct recipients.
       (B) Minimum and maximum amounts.--Of funds allocated to 
     direct recipients under subparagraph (A), each direct 
     recipient shall receive not less than $10,000,000 and not 
     more than $50,000,000 each fiscal year.
       (C) Minimum guaranteed amount.--In making a determination 
     whether to designate a metropolitan planning organization as 
     a direct recipient under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     ensure that each direct recipient receives the minimum 
     required allocation under subparagraph (B).
       (D) Additional amounts.--If any amounts remain 
     undistributed after the distribution described in this 
     subsection, such remaining amounts and an associated amount 
     of obligation limitation shall be made available as if 
     suballocated under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, and distributed 
     among the States in the proportion that the relative shares 
     of the population (as determined by data collected by the 
     Bureau of the Census) of the urbanized areas of each State 
     bears to the total populations of all urbanized areas across 
     all States.
       (3) Project delivery.--
       (A) In general.--For 1 or more projects carried out with 
     funds provided under this section, the direct recipient may, 
     consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary 
     under this paragraph, assume the Federal-aid highway project 
     approval and oversight responsibilities vested in the State 
     department of transportation under section 106 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Partnership.--The direct recipient may partner with a 
     State, unit of local government, regional entity, or transit 
     agency to carry out a project under this section.
       (C) Procedural, legal, and substantive requirements.--A 
     direct recipient entering into an agreement with the 
     Secretary under this section shall assume responsibility for 
     compliance with all procedural and substantive requirements 
     as would apply if that responsibility were carried out by a 
     State, unless the direct recipient or the Secretary 
     determines that such assumption of responsibility for 1 or 
     more of the procedural and substantive requirements is not 
     appropriate.
       (D) Written agreement.--The Secretary and the direct 
     recipient shall enter into an agreement in writing relating 
     to the extent to which the direct recipient assumes the 
     responsibilities of the Secretary under this paragraph. Such 
     agreement shall be developed in consultation with the State.
       (E) Use of funds.--The direct recipient may use amounts 
     made available under this section for costs incurred in 
     implementing this paragraph and to compensate a State, unit 
     of local government, or transit agency for costs incurred in 
     providing assistance under this paragraph.
       (F) Limitations.--The direct recipient may not assume 
     responsibilities described in subparagraph (A) for any 
     project that the Secretary determines to be in a high-risk 
     category, including projects on the National Highway System.
       (e) Expenditure of Funds.--
       (1) Consistency with metropolitan planning.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, programming and 
     expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be 
     consistent with the requirements of section 134 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and section 5303 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Selection of projects.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (j)(5) and 
     (k)(4) of section 134 of title 23, United States Code, or 
     subsections (j)(5) and (k)(4) of section 5303 of title 49, 
     United States Code, a direct recipient shall select, from the 
     approved transportation improvement program under such 
     sections, all projects to be funded under this section, 
     including projects on the National Highway System.
       (B) Eligible projects.--The project selection process 
     described in this subsection shall apply to all federally 
     funded projects within the boundaries of a metropolitan 
     planning area served by a direct recipient that are carried 
     out under this section.
       (C) Consultation required.--In selecting a project under 
     this subsection, the metropolitan planning organization shall 
     consult with--
       (i) in the case of a highway project, the State and 
     locality in which such project is located; and
       (ii) in the case of a transit project, any affected public 
     transportation operator.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of a direct recipient to 
     partner with a State department of transportation or other 
     recipient of Federal funds under title 23, United States 
     Code, or

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     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to carry out a 
     project.
       (f) Treatment of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in this section, funds 
     made available to carry out this section shall be 
     administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out under this section shall be determined in 
     accordance with section 120 of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Report.--
       (1) Direct recipient report.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the end of each fiscal year, each direct recipient shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report that includes--
       (A) a list of projects funded with amounts provided under 
     this section;
       (B) a description of any obstacles to complete projects or 
     timely obligation of funds; and
       (C) recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the 
     program under this section.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report that--
       (A) summarizes the findings of each direct recipient 
     provided under paragraph (1);
       (B) describes the efforts undertaken by both direct 
     recipients and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the 
     requirements of title 23 and chapter 53 of title 49, United 
     States Code;
       (C) analyzes the capacity of direct recipients to receive 
     direct allocations of funds under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; and
       (D) provides recommendations from the Secretary to--
       (i) improve the administration, oversight, and performance 
     of the program established under this section;
       (ii) improve the effectiveness of direct recipients to 
     complete projects and obligate funds in a timely manner; and
       (iii) evaluate options to expand the authority provided 
     under this section, including to allow for the direct 
     allocation to metropolitan planning organizations of funds 
     made available to carry out clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     133(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Update.--Not less frequently than every 2 years, the 
     Secretary shall update the report described in paragraph (2).
       (h) Definitions.--
       (1) Direct recipient.--In this section, the term ``direct 
     recipient'' means a metropolitan planning organization 
     designated by the Secretary as high-performing under 
     subsection (b) and that was directly allocated funds as 
     described in subsection (d).
       (2) Metropolitan planning area.--The term ``metropolitan 
     planning area'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     134 of title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Metropolitan planning organization.--The term 
     ``metropolitan planning organization'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 134 of title 23, United States Code.
       (4) National highway system.--The term ``National Highway 
     System'' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (6) Urbanized area.--The term ``urbanized area'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 134 of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 1306. GRIDLOCK REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a gridlock reduction program to make grants, on a 
     competitive basis, for projects to reduce, and mitigate the 
     adverse impacts of, traffic congestion.
       (b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (c) Eligibility.--
       (1) Eligible applicants.--The Secretary may make grants 
     under this section to an applicant that serves an eligible 
     area and that is--
       (A) a metropolitan planning organization;
       (B) a unit of local government or a group of local 
     governments;
       (C) a multijurisdictional group of entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (D) a special purpose district or public authority with a 
     transportation function, including a port authority; or
       (E) a State that is in partnership with an entity or group 
     of entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       (2) Eligible area.--An eligible area for an eligible entity 
     under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) a combined statistical area, as defined by the Office 
     of Management and Budget, with a population of not less than 
     1,300,000; or
       (B) a metropolitan statistical area that is not part of a 
     combined statistical area, as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget, that has a population of not less than 
     750,000.
       (d) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary may award grants 
     under this section to applicants that submit a comprehensive 
     program of surface transportation-related projects to reduce 
     traffic congestion and related adverse impacts, including a 
     project for one or more of the following:
       (1) Transportation systems management and operations, 
     including strategies to improve the operations of high-
     occupancy vehicle lanes.
       (2) Intelligent transportation systems to improve 
     connectivity and innovation.
       (3) Real-time traveler information.
       (4) Traffic incident management.
       (5) Active traffic management.
       (6) Traffic signal timing.
       (7) Multimodal travel payment systems.
       (8) Transportation demand management, including employer-
     based commuting programs such as carpool, vanpool, transit 
     benefit, parking cashout, shuttle, or telework programs.
       (9) A project to provide transportation options to reduce 
     traffic congestion, including--
       (A) a project under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, including value capture and transit-oriented 
     development projects;
       (B) a bicycle or pedestrian project, including a project to 
     provide safe and connected active transportation networks; 
     and
       (C) a surface transportation project carried out in 
     accordance with the national travel and tourism 
     infrastructure strategic plan under section 1431(e) of the 
     FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 301 note).
       (10) Any other project, as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary utilizing eligible projects.
       (e) Award Prioritization.--
       (1) In general.--In selecting grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving urbanized 
     areas, as described in subsection (c), that are experiencing 
     a high degree of recurrent transportation congestion, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Additional considerations.--In selecting grants under 
     this section, the Secretary shall also consider the extent to 
     which the project would--
       (A) reduce traffic congestion and improve the reliability 
     of the surface transportation system;
       (B) mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion on 
     the surface transportation system, including safety and 
     environmental impacts;
       (C) maximize the use of existing capacity; and
       (D) employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal solutions 
     to the items described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       (f) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
     carried out under this section may not exceed 60 percent.
       (2) Maximum federal share.--Federal assistance other than a 
     grant for a project under this section may be used to satisfy 
     the non-Federal share of the cost of such project, except 
     that the total Federal assistance provided for a project 
     receiving a grant under this section may not exceed 80 
     percent of the total project cost.
       (g) Use of Funds.--Funds made available for a project under 
     this section may be used for--
       (1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       (2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to the land), environmental 
     mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
     equipment, and operational improvements.
       (h) Funding.--
       (1) Grant amount.--A grant under this section shall be in 
     an amount not less than $10,000,000 and not more than 
     $50,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Funds made available under this program 
     shall be available until expended.
       (i) Freight Project Set-Aside.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall set aside not less 
     than 50 percent of the funds made available to carry out this 
     section for grants for freight projects under this 
     subsection.
       (2) Eligible uses.--The Secretary shall provide funds set 
     aside under this subsection to applicants that submit a 
     comprehensive program of surface transportation-related 
     projects to reduce freight-related traffic congestion and 
     related adverse impacts, including--
       (A) freight intelligent transportation systems;
       (B) real-time freight parking information;
       (C) real-time freight routing information;
       (D) freight transportation and delivery safety projects;
       (E) first-mile and last-mile delivery solutions;
       (F) shifting freight delivery to off-peak travel times;
       (G) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution 
     from freight transportation and delivery, including through 
     the use of innovative vehicles that produce fewer greenhouse 
     gas emissions;
       (H) use of centralized delivery locations;
       (I) designated freight vehicle parking and staging areas;
       (J) curb space management; and
       (K) other projects, as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Award prioritization.--
       (A) In general.--In providing funds set aside under this 
     section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants serving 
     urbanized areas, as described in subsection (c), that are 
     experiencing a high degree of recurrent congestion due to 
     freight transportation, as determined by the Secretary.
       (B) Additional considerations.--In providing funds set 
     aside under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the 
     extent to which the proposed project--
       (i) reduces freight-related traffic congestion and improves 
     the reliability of the freight transportation system;
       (ii) mitigates the adverse impacts of freight-related 
     traffic congestion on the surface transportation system, 
     including safety and environmental impacts;
       (iii) maximizes the use of existing capacity;
       (iv) employs innovative, integrated, and multimodal 
     solutions to the items described in clauses (i) through 
     (iii);
       (v) leverages Federal funds with non-Federal contributions; 
     and
       (vi) integrates regional multimodal transportation 
     management and operational projects that address both 
     passenger and freight congestion.
       (4) Flexibility.--If the Secretary determines that there 
     are insufficient qualified applicants to use the funds set 
     aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use such funds 
     for grants for any projects eligible under this section.

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       (j) Report.--
       (1) Recipient report.--The Secretary shall ensure that not 
     later than 2 years after the Secretary awards grants under 
     this section, the recipient of each such grant submits to the 
     Secretary a report that contains--
       (A) information on each activity or project that received 
     funding under this section;
       (B) a summary of any non-Federal resources leveraged by a 
     grant under this section;
       (C) any statistics, measurements, or quantitative 
     assessments that demonstrate the congestion reduction, 
     reliability, safety, and environmental benefits achieved 
     through activities or projects that received funding under 
     this section; and
       (D) any additional information required by the Secretary.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 9 months after the 
     date specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate, and make publicly available on a 
     website, a report detailing--
       (A) a summary of any information provided under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) recommendations and best practices to--
       (i) reduce traffic congestion, including freight-related 
     traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of the 
     surface transportation system;
       (ii) mitigate the adverse impacts of traffic congestion, 
     including freight-related traffic congestion, on the surface 
     transportation system, including safety and environmental 
     impacts; and
       (iii) employ innovative, integrated, and multimodal 
     solutions to the items described in clauses (i) and (ii).
       (k) Notification.--Not later than 3 business days before 
     awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
     notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate of the intention to award such a 
     grant.
       (l) Treatment of Projects.--
       (1) Federal requirements.--The Secretary shall, with 
     respect to a project funded by a grant under this section, 
     apply--
       (A) the requirements of title 23, United States Code, to a 
     highway project;
       (B) the requirements of chapter 53 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to a public transportation project; and
       (C) the requirements of section 22905 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to a passenger rail or freight rail project.
       (2) Multimodal projects.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, if an eligible project is a multimodal project, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (i) determine the predominant modal component of the 
     project; and
       (ii) apply the applicable requirements of such predominant 
     modal component to the project.
       (B) Exceptions.--
       (i) Passenger or freight rail component.--For any passenger 
     or freight rail component of a project, the requirements of 
     section 22907(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall 
     apply.
       (ii) Public transportation component.--For any public 
     transportation component of a project, the requirements of 
     section 5333 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply.
       (C) Buy america.--In applying the Buy America requirements 
     under section 313 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     sections 5320, 22905(a), and 24305(f) of title 49, United 
     States Code, to a multimodal project under this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (i) consider the various modal components of the project; 
     and
       (ii) seek to maximize domestic jobs.
       (m) Treatment of Funds.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (l), funds authorized for the purposes described in this 
     section shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
     as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1307. REBUILD RURAL BRIDGES PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the 
     safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural 
     communities.
       (b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the program 
     established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants in 
     accordance with this section.
       (c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (d) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary--
       (1) shall provide grants under this section to projects 
     eligible under title 23, United States Code, including 
     projects on and off of the Federal-aid highway system, to 
     inspect, replace, rehabilitate, or preserve--
       (A) an off-system bridge;
       (B) a bridge on Tribal land; or
       (C) a bridge in poor condition located in a rural 
     community; and
       (2) may provide a grant for a bundle of bridges described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (e) Eligible Project Costs.--A recipient of a grant under 
     this section may use such grant for--
       (1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities;
       (2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to the land), environmental 
     mitigation, and construction contingencies; and
       (3) bridge inspection, evaluation, and preservation.
       (f) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
     carried out using a grant under this section may not exceed 
     80 percent of the total cost of such project.
       (2) Maximum federal assistance.--Federal assistance other 
     than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 
     100 percent of the total cost of such project.
       (g) Considerations.--In making grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) whether the project can be completed without additional 
     Federal funding or financial assistance available to the 
     project sponsor, beyond existing Federal apportionments; and
       (2) the level of benefits the project is expected to 
     generate, including--
       (A) the costs avoided by the prevention of closure or 
     reduced use of the asset to be improved by the project;
       (B) reductions in maintenance costs over the life of the 
     asset;
       (C) safety benefits, including the reduction of accidents 
     and related costs; and
       (D) benefits to the economy of the rural or Tribal 
     community.
       (h) Investments in Colonias.--
       (1) In general.--Of the grants made available under this 
     section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total of not 
     less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to provide 
     grants that improve the safety, state of good repair, or 
     connectivity through bridge investments in and providing 
     access to, colonias.
       (2) Colonia defined.--In this section, the term ``colonia'' 
     means any identifiable community that--
       (A) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or 
     Texas;
       (B) is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of 
     the border between the United States and Mexico, except that 
     the term does not include any standard metropolitan 
     statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000;
       (C) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective 
     criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of 
     adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and 
     sanitary housing; and
       (D) was in existence as a colonia before November 28, 1990.
       (i) Notification.--Not later than 3 business days before 
     awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
     notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such 
     a grant.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible applicant'' 
     means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) a metropolitan planning organization or a regional 
     transportation planning organization;
       (C) a unit of local government;
       (D) a Federal land management agency;
       (E) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       (F) a territory; and
       (G) a multijurisdictional group of entities described in 
     subparagraph (A) through (F).
       (2) Off system bridge.--The term ``off-system bridge'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 133(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, (as added by this Act).
       (3) Rural community.--The term ``rural community'' means an 
     area that is not an urbanized area, as such term is defined 
     in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1308. PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a program under which the Secretary shall make 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
     address the shortage of parking for commercial motor vehicles 
     to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators.
       (b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       (c) Eligible Projects.--Projects eligible under this 
     section are projects that--
       (1) construct safety rest areas that include parking for 
     commercial motor vehicles;
       (2) construct commercial motor vehicle parking facilities--
       (A) adjacent to private commercial truckstops and travel 
     plazas;
       (B) within the boundaries of, or adjacent to, a publicly 
     owned freight facility, including a port terminal operated by 
     a public authority; and
       (C) at existing facilities, including inspection and weigh 
     stations and park-and-ride locations;
       (3) open existing weigh stations, safety rest areas, and 
     park-and-ride facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking;
       (4) facilitate access to publicly and privately provided 
     commercial motor vehicle parking, such as through the use of 
     intelligent transportation systems;
       (5) construct turnouts along a Federal-aid highway for 
     commercial motor vehicles;
       (6) make capital improvements to public commercial motor 
     vehicle parking facilities that are closed on a seasonal 
     basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round;
       (7) open existing commercial motor vehicle chain-up areas 
     that are closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities 
     to remain open year-round for commercial motor vehicle 
     parking;
       (8) address commercial motor vehicle parking and layover 
     needs in emergencies that strain the capacity of existing 
     publicly and privately provided commercial motor vehicle 
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       (9) make improvements to existing commercial motor vehicle 
     parking facilities, including advanced truckstop 
     electrification systems.
       (d) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity may use a grant under 
     this section for--
       (A) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, benefit-cost analysis, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities necessary to advance a project 
     described in subsection (c); and
       (B) construction and operational improvements, as such 
     terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Private sector participation.--An eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section may partner with a 
     private entity to carry out an eligible project under this 
     section.
       (3) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the amounts 
     made available to carry out this section may be used to 
     promote the availability of existing commercial motor vehicle 
     parking.
       (e) Selection Criteria.--In making grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) in the case of construction of new commercial motor 
     vehicle parking capacity, the shortage of public and private 
     commercial motor vehicle parking near the project; and
       (2) the extent to which each project--
       (A) would increase commercial motor vehicle parking 
     capacity or utilization;
       (B) would facilitate the efficient movement of freight;
       (C) would improve safety, traffic congestion, and air 
     quality;
       (D) is cost effective; and
       (E) reflects consultation with motor carriers, commercial 
     motor vehicle operators, and private providers of commercial 
     motor vehicle parking.
       (f) Notification of Congress.--Not later than 3 business 
     days before announcing a project selected to receive a grant 
     under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such 
     a grant.
       (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project under this section shall be determined in accordance 
     with subsections (b) and (c) of section 120 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (h) Prohibition on Charging Fees.--To be eligible for a 
     grant under this section, an eligible entity shall certify 
     that no fees will be charged for the use of a project 
     assisted with such grant.
       (i) Amendment to MAP-21.--Section 1401(c)(1) of MAP-21 (23 
     U.S.C. 137 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and private providers of commercial 
     motor vehicle parking'' after ``personnel''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``the capability of the 
     State to provide'' and inserting ``the availability of''.
       (j) Survey; Comparative Assessment; Report.--
       (1) Update.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the survey 
     of each State required under section 1401(c)(1) of the MAP-21 
     (23 U.S.C. 137 note).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the deadline under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on the website of 
     the Department of Transportation a report that--
       (A) evaluates the availability of adequate parking and rest 
     facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in 
     interstate transportation;
       (B) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects funded 
     under this section in improving access to commercial motor 
     vehicle parking; and
       (C) reports on the progress being made to provide adequate 
     commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the State.
       (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the report 
     required under paragraph (2) in consultation with--
       (A) relevant State motor carrier safety personnel;
       (B) motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle operators; 
     and
       (C) private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking.
       (k) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor 
     vehicle'' has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) a metropolitan planning organization;
       (C) a unit of local government;
       (D) a political subdivision of a State or local government 
     carrying out responsibilities relating to commercial motor 
     vehicle parking; and
       (E) a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (3) Safety rest area.--The term ``safety rest area'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 120(c) of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1309. ACTIVE CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish an active connected transportation grant program to 
     provide for safe and connected active transportation networks 
     and active transportation connectors.
       (b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the program 
     established in subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 
     grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this 
     section.
       (c) Eligible Applicants.--The Secretary may make a grant 
     under this section to--
       (1) a State;
       (2) a metropolitan planning organization;
       (3) a regional transportation authority;
       (4) a unit of local government, including a county or 
     multi-county special district;
       (5) a Federal land management agency;
       (6) a natural resource or public land agency;
       (7) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       (8) any local or regional governmental entity with 
     responsibility for or oversight of transportation or 
     recreational trails; and
       (9) a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities 
     described in this subsection.
       (d) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an entity specified under subsection (c) shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such 
     time, and containing such information as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       (e) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary shall provide grants 
     under this section to projects that improve the connectivity 
     and the use of active transportation facilities--
       (1) including--
       (A) active transportation networks;
       (B) active transportation connectors; and
       (C) planning related to the development of--
       (i) active transportation networks;
       (ii) active transportation connectors; and
       (iii) vision zero plans or complete streets prioritization 
     plans under section 1601; and
       (2) that have--
       (A) total project costs of not less than $15,000,000; or
       (B) in the case of planning grants under subsection (f)(2), 
     a total cost of not less than $100,000.
       (f) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 and except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall obligate--
       (A) not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that 
     construct active transportation networks; and
       (B) not less than 30 percent to eligible projects that 
     construct active transportation connectors.
       (2) Planning grants.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
     the Secretary may use not more than 10 percent to provide 
     planning grants to eligible applicants for activities under 
     subsection (e)(1)(C).
       (g) Considerations.--In making grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall consider the extent to which--
       (1) a project is likely to provide substantial additional 
     opportunities for active transportation, including walking 
     and bicycling, including through the creation of--
       (A) active transportation networks connecting destinations 
     within or between communities, including between schools, 
     workplaces, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and 
     other community areas; and
       (B) active transportation connectors connecting 2 or more 
     communities, metropolitan areas, or States, including 
     greenway paths;
       (2) an applicant has adequately considered or will 
     consider, including through the opportunity for public 
     comment, the environmental justice and equity impacts of the 
     project;
       (3) the project would improve safety for vulnerable road 
     users, including through the use of complete street design 
     policies or a safe system approach; and
       (4) a project integrates active transportation facilities 
     with public transportation services, where available, to 
     improve access to public transportation.
       (h) Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--The share of the cost of a project 
     assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed 80 
     percent.
       (2) Maximum federal assistance.--Federal assistance other 
     than a grant under this section may be used to satisfy up to 
     100 percent of the total project cost.
       (i) Eligible Project Costs.--Amounts made available for a 
     project under this section may be used for--
       (1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       (2) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to the land), environmental 
     mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of 
     equipment, and operational improvements.
       (j) Notification.--Not later than 3 business days before 
     awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall notify the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of 
     the intention to award such a grant.
       (k) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Active transportation network.--The term ``active 
     transportation network'' means facilities built for 
     alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for 
     individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian 
     and bicycle trails, that connect destinations within an area 
     covered by a unit of local government, a county, a community, 
     including a community on Federal lands, or a metropolitan 
     area.
       (2) Active transportation connector.--The term ``active 
     transportation connector'' means facilities built for 
     alternative methods of transportation to motor vehicles for 
     individuals, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian 
     and bicycle trails, that connect 2 or more active 
     transportation networks or connect communities, areas covered 
     by a unit of local government, counties, metropolitan areas, 
     Federal lands, or States.
       (3) Greenway path.--The term ``greenway path'' means an 
     active transportation connector that--
       (A) crosses jurisdictional boundaries, including State 
     lines, and provides for connectivity between multiple 
     communities, counties, metropolitan areas, or States; or

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       (B) is a component of a regionally or nationally 
     significant network.
       (4) Safe system approach.--The term ``safe system 
     approach'' has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (5) Vulnerable road user.--The term ``vulnerable road 
     user'' has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1310. WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     competitive wildlife crossings grant program (referred to in 
     this section as the ``program'') to provide grants for 
     projects that seek to achieve--
       (1) a reduction in the number of wildlife-vehicle 
     collisions; and
       (2) improved habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
     aquatic species.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--The Secretary may make grants under 
     the program to the following entities:
       (1) A State.
       (2) An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.
       (3) A territory.
       (4) A Federal land management agency described in section 
     203(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (5) A group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (4).
       (c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       (d) Considerations.--In selecting grant recipients under 
     the program, the Secretary shall consider the following:
       (1) Primary criteria.--The extent to which the proposed 
     project is likely to protect motorists and wildlife by 
     reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and 
     improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic 
     species.
       (2) Secondary criteria.--
       (A) The resilience benefits of the project.
       (B) The extent to which the project incorporates climate 
     science, including expected changes in migration patterns.
       (C) The extent to which the project sponsor has coordinated 
     with the relevant State agency with jurisdiction over fish 
     and wildlife, if appropriate.
       (D) In the case of a project involving species listed as 
     threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), whether the 
     project sponsor has coordinated with the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service.
       (E) Other ecological benefits of the project, including--
       (i) reductions in stormwater runoff and other water 
     pollution; and
       (ii) the benefits of improved habitat connectivity for 
     pollinators and the use of natively appropriate grasses.
       (F) Whether the project supports local economic development 
     and improvement of visitation opportunities.
       (G) The extent to which the project incorporates innovative 
     technologies, including advanced design techniques and other 
     strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in 
     reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat 
     connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species.
       (H) The extent to which the project provides educational 
     and outreach opportunities.
       (I) Whether the project will further research to evaluate, 
     compare effectiveness of, and identify best practices in 
     selected projects.
       (J) How the benefits compare to the costs of the project.
       (K) Any other criteria relevant to reducing the number of 
     wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat 
     connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (e) Eligible Project Costs.--Grant amounts for a project 
     under this section may be used for--
       (1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities;
       (2) construction (including construction of protective 
     features), reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of 
     real property (including land related to the project and 
     improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, 
     construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and 
     operational improvements; and
       (3) planning and technical assistance activities consistent 
     with section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, 
     including--
       (A) data collection on wildlife-vehicle collisions;
       (B) integration of State, Tribal, territorial, regional, or 
     Federal wildlife conservation plans and data collection with 
     transportation planning and project selection;
       (C) technical assistance, including workforce development 
     training, on reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and 
     improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic 
     species; and
       (D) education and public outreach to reduce wildlife-
     vehicle collisions.
       (f) Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--A grant received under the program may be 
     used to provide funds to an eligible partner as a 
     subrecipient, in accordance with the terms of the project 
     agreement and subject to the requirements of this section.
       (2) Eligible partner defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``eligible partner'' means--
       (A) an eligible entity described in subsection (b);
       (B) a metropolitan planning organization;
       (C) a unit of local government;
       (D) a regional transportation authority;
       (E) a special purpose district or public authority with a 
     transportation function, including a port authority;
       (F) a non-profit entity or institution of higher education; 
     or
       (G) a Federal, Tribal, regional, State, or local 
     governmental entity not described in subsection (b).
       (g) Requirements.--
       (1) Rural projects.--The Secretary shall reserve not less 
     than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this 
     section for projects located in a rural community.
       (2) Resilience.--A project under this section shall be 
     designed to ensure resilience over the anticipated service 
     life of the asset.
       (3) Limitation.--The Secretary may not award more than 10 
     percent of the amounts made available under this section for 
     grants that propose only activities described in subsection 
     (e)(3).
       (h) Notification.--Not later than 3 business days before 
     awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
     notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate of the intention to award such 
     a grant.
       (i) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     calendar year, the Secretary shall publish, on the website of 
     the Department of Transportation, a report describing the 
     activities under the program for the fiscal year that ends 
     during that calendar year.
       (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a detailed description of the activities carried out 
     under the program;
       (B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in 
     meeting the purposes described in subsection (b); and
       (C) policy recommendations, if any, to improve the 
     effectiveness of the program.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Protective features.--The term ``protective features'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Resilience.--The term ``resilience'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (3) Rural community.--The term ``rural community'' means 
     any area of a State or territory that is not an urbanized 
     area, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 101 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1311. RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a reconnecting neighborhoods program under which an 
     eligible entity may apply for funding in order to identify, 
     remove, replace, retrofit, or remediate the effects from 
     eligible facilities and restore or improve connectivity, 
     mobility, and access in disadvantaged and underserved 
     communities, including--
       (1) studying the feasibility and impacts of removing, 
     retrofitting, or remediating the effects on community 
     connectivity from an existing eligible facility;
       (2) conducting preliminary engineering and final design 
     activities for a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate 
     the effects on community connectivity from an existing 
     eligible facility;
       (3) conducting construction activities necessary to carry 
     out a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate the effects 
     on community connectivity from an existing eligible facility; 
     and
       (4) ensuring any activities carried out under this 
     section--
       (A) focus on improvements that will benefit the populations 
     impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility; 
     and
       (B) emphasize equity by garnering community engagement, 
     avoiding future displacement, and ensuring local 
     participation in the planning process.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may award a planning grant 
     or a capital construction grant to--
       (A) a State;
       (B) a unit of local government;
       (C) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       (D) a territory;
       (F) a metropolitan planning organization;
       (G) a transit agency;
       (H) a special purpose district with a transportation 
     function; and
       (I) a group of entities described in this paragraph.
       (2) Partnerships.--An eligible entity may enter into an 
     agreement with the following entities to carry out the 
     eligible activities under this section:
       (A) A nonprofit organization.
       (B) An institution of higher education, as such term is 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001), including historically black colleges and 
     universities, defined as the term ``Predominantly Black 
     institution'' is defined in section 371(c) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)).
       (c) Planning Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants (referred 
     to in this section as a ``planning grants'') to carry out 
     planning activities described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Eligible activities described.--The planning activities 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) planning studies to evaluate the feasibility of 
     removing, retrofitting, or remediating an existing eligible 
     facility to restore community connectivity, including 
     evaluations of--
       (i) current traffic patterns on the eligible facility 
     proposed for removal, retrofit, or remediation and the 
     surrounding street network;

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       (ii) the capacity of existing transportation networks to 
     maintain mobility needs;
       (iii) an analysis of alternative roadway designs or other 
     uses for the right-of-way of the eligible facility, including 
     an analysis of whether the available right-of-way would 
     suffice to create an alternative roadway design;
       (iv) the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of 
     the eligible facility on the mobility of freight and people;
       (v) the effect of the removal, retrofit, or remediation of 
     the eligible facility on the safety of the traveling public;
       (vi) the cost to remove, retrofit, or remediate the 
     eligible facility--

       (I) to restore community connectivity; and
       (II) to convert the eligible facility to a roadway design 
     or use that increases safety, mobility, and access for all 
     users, compared to any expected costs for necessary 
     maintenance or reconstruction of the eligible facility; and

       (vii) the environmental impacts of retaining or 
     reconstructing the eligible facility and the anticipated 
     effect of the proposed alternative use or roadway design;
       (B) public engagement activities to provide opportunities 
     for public input into a plan to remove, replace, retrofit, or 
     remediate the effects from an eligible facility, including--
       (i) building organizational or community capacity to, and 
     educating community members on how to, engage in and 
     contribute to eligible planning activities described in 
     subsection (c)(2);
       (ii) identifying community needs and desires for community 
     improvements and developing community driven solutions in 
     carrying out eligible planning activities described in 
     subsection (c)(2);
       (iii) conducting assessments of equity, mobility and 
     access, environmental justice, affordability, economic 
     opportunity, health outcomes, and other local goals to be 
     used in carrying out eligible planning activities described 
     in subsection (c)(2); and
       (iv) forming a community advisory board in accordance with 
     subsection (d)(7);
       (C) other transportation planning activities required in 
     advance of a project to remove, retrofit, or remediate an 
     existing eligible facility to restore community connectivity, 
     as determined by the Secretary;
       (D) evaluating land use and zoning changes necessary to 
     improve equity and maximize transit-oriented development in 
     connection with project eligible for a capital construction 
     grant, including activities eligible under section 5327 of 
     title 49, United States Code; and
       (E) establishment of anti-displacement and equitable 
     neighborhood revitalization strategies in connection with 
     project eligible for a capital construction grant, including 
     establishment of a community land trust for land acquisition, 
     land banking, and equitable transit-oriented development.
       (3) Technical assistance.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     assistance described in subparagraph (B) to an eligible 
     entity.
       (B) Technical assistance described.--The technical 
     assistance referred to in subparagraph (A) is technical 
     assistance in building organizational or community capacity--
       (i) to conduct transportation planning; and
       (ii) to identify innovative solutions to challenges posed 
     by existing eligible facilities, including reconnecting 
     communities that--

       (I) are bifurcated by eligible facilities; or
       (II) lack safe, reliable, and affordable transportation 
     choices.

       (4) Selection.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) solicit applications for--
       (i) planning grants;
       (ii) technical assistance under paragraph (3); and
       (iii) the activities would benefit populations impacted by 
     or previously displaced by an eligible facility; and
       (B) evaluate applications for a planning grant on the basis 
     of the demonstration by the applicant that--
       (i) the eligible facility--

       (I) creates barriers to mobility, access, or economic 
     development; or
       (II) is not justified by current and forecast future travel 
     demand; and

       (ii) on the basis of preliminary assessment into the 
     feasibility of removing, retrofitting, or remediating the 
     eligible facility to restore community connectivity, and 
     increase safety, mobility, and access for all users, further 
     planning activities are necessary and likely to be 
     productive.
       (5) Award amounts.--A planning grant may not exceed 
     $2,000,000 for any recipient.
       (6) Federal share.--The total Federal share of the cost of 
     a planning activity for which a planning grant is used may 
     not exceed 80 percent.
       (d) Capital Construction Grants.--
       (1) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may award grants 
     (referred to in this section as a ``capital construction 
     grants'') to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects 
     described in paragraph (3).
       (2) Partnerships.--In the case that the owner of an 
     eligible facility that is the subject of the capital 
     construction grant is not an eligible entity, an eligible 
     entity shall demonstrate the existence of a partnership with 
     the owner of the eligible facility.
       (3) Eligible projects.--A project eligible to be carried 
     out with a capital construction grant includes the following:
       (A) The removal, retrofit, or remediation of the effects on 
     community connectivity from of an eligible facility.
       (B) The replacement of an eligible facility with a new 
     facility that--
       (i) restores community connectivity;
       (ii) employs context sensitive solutions appropriate for 
     the surrounding community; and
       (iii) is otherwise eligible for funding under title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (C) Support for community partnerships, including a 
     community advisory board described under paragraph (7), in 
     connection with a capital construction grant awarded under 
     this subsection.
       (D) Other activities required to remove, replace, retrofit, 
     or remediate an existing eligible facility, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       (4) Selection.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) solicit applications for capital construction grants;
       (B) evaluate applications on the basis of--
       (i) the degree to which the project will improve mobility 
     and access through the removal of barriers;
       (ii) the appropriateness of removing, retrofitting, or 
     remediating the effects on community connectivity from the 
     eligible facility, based on current traffic patterns and the 
     ability of the project and the regional transportation 
     network to absorb transportation demand and provide safe 
     mobility and access;
       (iii) the impact of the project on freight movement;
       (iv) the results of a cost-benefit analysis of the project;
       (v) the extent to which the grantee has plans for inclusive 
     economic development in place, including the existing land 
     use and whether the zoning provides for equitable and 
     transit-oriented development of underutilized land;
       (vi) the degree to which the eligible facility is out of 
     context with the current or planned land use;
       (vii) the results of any feasibility study completed for 
     the project;
       (viii) whether the eligible facility is likely to need 
     replacement or significant reconstruction within the 20-year 
     period beginning on the date of the submission of the 
     application;
       (ix) whether the project is consistent with the relevant 
     long-range transportation plan and included in the relevant 
     statewide transportation improvement program;
       (x) whether the project is consistent with, and how the 
     project would impact, the relevant transportation performance 
     management targets; and
       (xi) the extent to which the project benefits populations 
     impacted by or previously displaced by the eligible facility;
       (C) ensure that the project has conducted sufficient 
     community engagement, such as the activities described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(B); and
       (D) ensure that the jurisdiction in which the eligible 
     facility is located has an anti-displacement policy or a 
     community land trust in place.
       (5) Minimum award amounts.--A capital construction grant 
     shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000 for each 
     recipient.
       (6) Federal share.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal 
     share of the total cost of a project carried out using a 
     capital construction grant may not exceed 80 percent.
       (B) Maximum federal involvement.--Federal assistance other 
     than a capital construction grant may be used to satisfy the 
     non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which the 
     grant is awarded.
       (7) Community advisory board.--
       (A) In general.--To help achieve inclusive economic 
     development benefits with respect to the project for which a 
     grant is awarded, a grant recipient may form a community 
     advisory board, which, if formed, shall--
       (i) facilitate community engagement with respect to the 
     project; and
       (ii) track progress with respect to commitments of the 
     grant recipient to inclusive employment, contracting, and 
     economic development under the project.
       (B) Membership.--If a grant recipient forms a community 
     advisory board under subparagraph (A), the community advisory 
     board shall be composed of representatives of--
       (i) the community, including residents in the immediate 
     vicinity of the project;
       (ii) owners of businesses that serve the community;
       (iii) labor organizations that represent workers that serve 
     the community;
       (iv) State and local government; and
       (v) private and non-profit organizations that represent 
     local community development.
       (C) Diversity.--The community advisory board shall be 
     representative of the community served by the project.
       (e) Priorities.--In selecting recipients of planning 
     grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance 
     under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to--
       (1) an application from a community that is economically 
     disadvantaged, including an environmental justice community, 
     an underserved community, or a community located in an area 
     of persistent poverty (as such term is defined in section 101 
     of title 23, United States Code); and
       (2) an eligible entity that has--
       (A) entered into a community benefits agreement with 
     representatives of the community or formed a community 
     advisory board under paragraph (7) of subsection (d);
       (B) demonstrated a plan for employing residents in the area 
     impacted by the activity or project through targeted hiring 
     programs; and
       (C) demonstrated a plan for improving transportation system 
     access.
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--Of amounts made available to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more 
     than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the costs of 
     administering the program under this section.
       (g) Technical Assistance.--Of amounts made available to 
     carry out this section, the Secretary may set aside not more 
     than $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to provide technical 
     assistance to eligible entities under subsection (c)(3).
       (h) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report that--

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       (1) identifies and creates an online mapping tool showing 
     any examples of potential projects to remove eligible 
     facilities, and assesses the potential impacts of carrying 
     out such projects; and
       (2) assesses projects funded under subsection (d) to 
     provide best practices.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Anti-displacement policy.--The term ``anti-displacement 
     policy'' means a policy that limits the displacement of low-
     income, disadvantaged, and underserved communities from 
     neighborhoods due to new investments in housing, businesses, 
     and infrastructure.
       (2) Community land trust.--The term ``community land 
     trust'' means a nonprofit organization established or with 
     the responsibility, as applicable--
       (A) to develop the real estate created by the removal or 
     capping of an eligible facility; and
       (B) to carry out anti-displacement or community development 
     strategies, including--
       (i) affordable housing preservation and development;
       (ii) homeownership and property improvement programs;
       (iii) the development or rehabilitation of park space or 
     recreation facilities; and
       (iv) community revitalization and economic development 
     projects.
       (3) Eligible facility.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``eligible facility'' means a 
     highway or other transportation facility that creates a 
     barrier to community connectivity, including barriers to 
     mobility, access, or economic development, due to high 
     speeds, grade separations, or other design factors.
       (B) Inclusions.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
     facility'' may include--
       (i) a limited access highway;
       (ii) a railway;
       (iii) a viaduct;
       (iv) a principal arterial facility; or
       (v) any other transportation facility for which the high 
     speeds, grade separation, or other design factors create an 
     obstacle to connectivity.

     SEC. 1312. APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Certification requirement.--To receive a grant under 
     sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     section 1311 of this Act, each applicant shall include in a 
     grant application a certification that such applicant will 
     ensure that any contractor or subcontractor utilized in 
     carrying out activities with such grant--
       (A) meets or exceeds the apprenticeship employment goal; 
     and
       (B) to the extent practicable, employs qualified 
     apprentices from traditionally underrepresented populations, 
     including women and minorities, in meeting or exceeding such 
     goal.
       (2) Exceptions.--The Secretary may adjust the requirements 
     of this section if the grant applicant--
       (A) demonstrates a lack of availability of qualified 
     apprentices in a specific geographic area; or
       (B) makes a good faith effort to comply with the 
     requirements of this section.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall have the authority to 
     issue such regulations or other guidance, forms, 
     instructions, and publications as may be necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out the requirements of this section, 
     including reporting requirements for applicants awarded a 
     grant.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the utilization of 
     qualified apprentices for projects carried out under sections 
     117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and section 1311 
     of this Act, that includes--
       (1) the total number of labor hours fulfilled by qualified 
     apprentices;
       (2) the total number of qualified apprentices employed;
       (3) the total number of grant recipients that met or 
     exceeded the apprenticeship employment goal; and
       (4) best practices utilized by grant recipients that met or 
     exceeded the apprenticeship employment goal.
       (d) Public Transparency.--At the end of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall make available on a public website 
     information on the utilization of qualified apprentices in 
     the preceding fiscal year for each grant program under 
     sections 117 and 173 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     section 1311 of this Act, including--
       (1) the total number of grant applicants that certified 
     they would be able to meet or exceed the apprenticeship 
     employment goal under subsection (a); and
       (2) the total number of grants awarded for which applicants 
     certified they would be able to meet or exceed the 
     apprenticeship employment goal.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Apprenticeship employment goal.--The term 
     ``apprenticeship employment goal'' means the utilization of 
     qualified apprentices for not less than 15 percent of the 
     total labor hours used for construction activities for a 
     project.
       (2) Qualified apprentice.--The term ``qualified 
     apprentice'' means an employee participating in an 
     apprenticeship program that--
       (A) is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the 
     Employment Training Administration of the Department of Labor 
     or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office of 
     Apprenticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 
     U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known as the ``National 
     Apprenticeship Act''); and
       (B) satisfies the requirements of subpart A of part 29 and 
     part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

   Subtitle D--Planning, Performance Management, and Asset Management

     SEC. 1401. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

       Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``resiliency needs while 
     minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air 
     pollution'' and inserting ``resilience and climate change 
     adaptation needs while reducing transportation-related fuel 
     consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (7) and (8), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) STIP.--The term `STIP' means a statewide 
     transportation improvement program developed by a State under 
     section 135(g).'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and transportation 
     improvement programs'' and inserting ``and TIPs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Consideration.--In developing the plans and TIPs, 
     metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and 
     indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of MAP-21, each'' and inserting 
     ``Each'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Equitable and proportional representation.--
       ``(i) In general.--In designating officials or 
     representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan 
     planning organization shall ensure the equitable and 
     proportional representation of the population of the 
     metropolitan planning area.
       ``(ii) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be 
     restructured.
       ``(iii) Redesignation.--Notwithstanding clause (ii), the 
     requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any 
     metropolitan planning organization redesignated under 
     paragraph (6).'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)(D)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``an existing metropolitan planning area'' 
     and inserting ``an urbanized area''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the existing metropolitan planning 
     area'' and inserting ``the area'';
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a metropolitan area'' 
     and inserting ``an urbanized area'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``mpos'' and inserting 
     ``metropolitan planning areas'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ``emergency response 
     and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,'' 
     after ``disaster risk reduction,''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Coordination between mpos.--
       ``(A) In general.--If more than one metropolitan planning 
     organization is designated within an urbanized area under 
     subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations 
     designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the 
     planning process, including information used in forecasting 
     transportation demand.
       ``(B) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph requires 
     metropolitan planning organizations designated within a 
     single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, 
     including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified 
     TIP.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the 
     quality of life and public health, and promote consistency 
     between transportation improvements and State and local 
     planned growth and economic development patterns, including 
     housing and land use patterns;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (I)--
       (i) by inserting ``, sea level rise, extreme weather, and 
     climate change'' after ``stormwater''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (M); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) support emergency management, response, and 
     evacuation and hazard mitigation;
       ``(K) improve the level of transportation system access;
       ``(L) support inclusive zoning policies and land use 
     planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and 
     diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth 
     by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and 
     prevent high housing costs from displacing economically 
     disadvantaged households; and'';
       (7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Through the use of a performance-based 
     approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part 
     of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall 
     support the national goals described in section 150(b), the 
     achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets established 
     under section 150(d), the improvement of transportation 
     system access (consistent with section 150(f)), and the 
     general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49.'';

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       (8) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions and'' before ``restore and maintain'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting ``and climate change'' 
     after ``infrastructure to natural disasters'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting ``greenhouse gas 
     emissions,'' after ``pollution,'';
       (D) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``air quality, public 
     health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard 
     mitigation, emergency management,'' after ``conservation,''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Issues.--The consultation shall involve, as 
     appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other 
     relevant plans, including, if available--
       ``(i) State conservation plans or maps; and
       ``(ii) inventories of natural or historic resources.''; and
       (E) by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Methods.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--

       ``(I) hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible 
     locations and times;
       ``(II) employ visualization techniques to describe plans; 
     and
       ``(III) make public information available in electronically 
     accessible format and means, such as the internet, as 
     appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for 
     consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Additional methods.--In addition to the methods 
     described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), 
     the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--

       ``(I) use virtual public involvement, social media, and 
     other web-based tools to encourage public participation and 
     solicit public feedback; and
       ``(II) use other methods, as appropriate, to further 
     encourage public participation of historically 
     underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning 
     process.'';

       (9) in subsection (j) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``TIP'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (10) by striking ``Federally'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``federally''.

     SEC. 1402. STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION 
                   PLANNING.

       Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``The statewide transportation plan and 
     the'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A)  In general.--The statewide transportation plan and 
     the'';
       (ii) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Consideration.--In developing the statewide 
     transportation plans and STIPs, States shall consider direct 
     and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse gas emissions,'' after 
     ``promote energy conservation,'';
       (II) by inserting ``and public health'' after ``improve the 
     quality of life''; and
       (III) by inserting ``, including housing and land use 
     patterns'' after ``economic development patterns'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (I)--

       (I) by inserting ``, sea level rise, extreme weather, and 
     climate change'' after ``mitigate stormwater''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph 
     (M); and
       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) facilitate emergency management, response, and 
     evacuation and hazard mitigation;
       ``(K) improve the level of transportation system access;
       ``(L) support inclusive zoning policies and land use 
     planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and 
     diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth 
     by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and 
     prevent high housing costs from displacing economically 
     disadvantaged households; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--Through the use of a performance-based 
     approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part 
     of the statewide transportation planning process shall 
     support--
       ``(i) the national goals described in section 150(b);
       ``(ii) the consideration of transportation system access 
     (consistent with section 150(f));
       ``(iii) the achievement of statewide targets established 
     under section 150(d); and
       ``(iv) the general purposes described in section 5301 of 
     title 49.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``statewide 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(3) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D)--
       (i) in clause (i) by inserting ``air quality, public 
     health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard 
     mitigation, emergency management,'' after ``conservation,''; 
     and
       (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Comparison and consideration.--Consultation under 
     clause (i) shall involve the comparison of transportation 
     plans to other relevant plans and inventories, including, if 
     available--

       ``(I) State and tribal conservation plans or maps; and
       ``(II) inventories of natural or historic resources.'';

       (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``In carrying out'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out'';
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
     subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Additional methods.--In addition to the methods 
     described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), 
     the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable--

       ``(I) use virtual public involvement, social media, and 
     other web-based tools to encourage public participation and 
     solicit public feedback; and
       ``(II) use other methods, as appropriate, to further 
     encourage public participation of historically 
     underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning 
     process.'';

       (C) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions and'' after ``potential to''; and
       (D) in paragraph (8) by inserting ``greenhouse gas 
     emissions,'' after ``pollution,'';
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``statewide 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``operators),,'' and 
     inserting ``operators),'';
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears;
       (D) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``metropolitan 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``TIP'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears;
       (iv) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (v) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears;
       (vi) in subparagraph (G)(ii) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP''; and
       (vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (E) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP''; and
       (II) by striking ``and projects carried out under the 
     bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``or under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program'';
       (II) by striking ``5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317'' and 
     inserting ``5310 and 5311''; and
       (III) by striking ``statewide transportation improvement 
     program'' and inserting ``STIP'';

       (F) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``Transportation improvement 
     program'' and inserting ``STIP''; and
       (ii) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP'';
       (G) in paragraph (8) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     plans and programs'' and inserting ``statewide transportation 
     plans and STIPs''; and
       (H) in paragraph (9) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ``Not later than 5 
     years after the date of enactment of the MAP-21,'' and 
     inserting ``Not less frequently than once every 4 years,'';
       (7) in subsection (k) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (8) in subsection (m) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement programs'' and inserting ``STIPs''.

     SEC. 1403. NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 150 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or elimination'' after 
     ``significant reduction'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) Combating climate change.--To reduce carbon dioxide 
     and other greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the climate 
     impacts of the transportation system.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of the MAP-21, the Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Greenhouse gas emissions.--The Secretary shall 
     establish, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, measures for States to use 
     to assess--

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       ``(A) carbon dioxide emissions per capita on public roads;
       ``(B) carbon dioxide emissions using different parameters 
     than described in subparagraph (A) that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(C) any other greenhouse gas emissions on public roads 
     that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the Secretary 
     has promulgated the final rulemaking under subsection (c), 
     each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), and 
     (7)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Regressive targets.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may not establish a regressive 
     target for the measures described under paragraph (4) or 
     paragraph (7) of subsection (c).
       ``(B) Regressive target defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `regressive target' means a target that fails to 
     demonstrate constant or improved performance for a particular 
     measure.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the MAP-21 and biennially thereafter, a'' and 
     inserting ``A''; and
       (B) by inserting ``biennial'' after ``the Secretary a''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Transportation System Access.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish measures 
     for States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to 
     assess the level of safe, reliable, and convenient 
     transportation system access to--
       ``(A) employment; and
       ``(B) services.
       ``(2) Considerations.--The measures established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include the ability for States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations to assess--
       ``(A) the change in the level of transportation system 
     access for various modes of travel, including connection to 
     other modes of transportation, that would result from new 
     transportation investments;
       ``(B) the level of transportation system access for 
     economically disadvantaged communities, including to 
     affordable housing; and
       ``(C) the extent to which transportation access is impacted 
     by zoning policies and land use planning practices that 
     effect the affordability, elasticity, and diversity of the 
     housing supply.
       ``(3) Definition of services.--In this subsection, the term 
     `services' includes healthcare facilities, child care, 
     education and workforce training, food sources, banking and 
     other financial institutions, and other retail shopping 
     establishments.''.
       (b) Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Title 23.--
     Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``Performance target achievement'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``Performance management'';
       (B) by striking ``The TIP'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--The TIP''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Transportation management areas.--For metropolitan 
     planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as 
     a transportation management area under subsection (k), the 
     TIP shall include--

       ``(I) a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP 
     toward achieving the performance targets established in the 
     metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment 
     priorities to such performance targets; and
       ``(II) a description of how the anticipated effect of the 
     TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system 
     access, consistent with section 150(f).'';

       (2) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``shall address congestion management'' and 
     inserting the following: ``shall address--
       ``(i) congestion management'';
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) the overall level of transportation system access 
     for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning 
     area, including the level of access for economically 
     disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f), 
     that is based on a cooperatively developed and implemented 
     metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new and existing 
     transportation facilities eligible for funding under this 
     title and chapter 53 of title 49.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress 
     towards improving the level of transportation system access, 
     consistent with section 150(f).''; and
       (3) in subsection (l)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``5 years after the date of enactment of 
     the MAP-21'' and inserting ``2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and every 2 years 
     thereafter'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and whether 
     metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful 
     performance targets; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations 
     that are establishing performance targets and whether such 
     performance targets established by the metropolitan planning 
     organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in 
     section 150(d)(3)(B)); and
       ``(E) the progress of implementing the measure established 
     under section 150(f).''.
       (c) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; 
     Title 23.--Section 135(g)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``Performance Target Achievement'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``Performance Management'';
       (2) by striking ``shall include, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, a discussion'' and inserting the following: 
     ``shall include--
       ``(A) a discussion'';
       (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP 
     on the overall level of transportation system access, 
     consistent with section 150(f).''.
       (d) Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Title 49.--
     Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``Performance target achievement'' and 
     inserting ``Performance management'';
       (B) by striking ``The transportation improvement plan'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--The TIP''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Transportation management areas.--For metropolitan 
     planning areas that represent an urbanized area designated as 
     a transportation management area under subsection (k), the 
     TIP shall include--

       ``(I) a discussion of the anticipated effect of the TIP 
     toward achieving the performance targets established in the 
     metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment 
     priorities to such performance targets; and
       ``(II) a description of how the anticipated effect of the 
     TIP would improve the overall level of transportation system 
     access, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.'';

       (2) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``shall address congestion management'' and 
     inserting the following: ``shall address--
       ``(i) congestion management'';
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) the overall level of transportation system access 
     for various modes of travel within the metropolitan planning 
     area, including the level of access for economically 
     disadvantaged communities, consistent with section 150(f) of 
     title 23, that is based on a cooperatively developed and 
     implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, assessing both new 
     and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding 
     under this chapter and title 23.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) the TIP approved under clause (ii) makes progress 
     towards improving the level of transportation system access, 
     consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.''; and
       (3) in subsection (l)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``5 years after the date of enactment of 
     the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012'' and inserting 
     ``2 years after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
     America Act, and every 2 years thereafter,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and whether 
     metropolitan planning organizations are developing meaningful 
     performance targets; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) a listing of all metropolitan planning organizations 
     that are establishing performance targets and whether such 
     performance targets established by the metropolitan planning 
     organization are meaningful or regressive (as defined in 
     section 150(d)(3)(B) of title 23); and
       ``(E) the progress of implementing the measure established 
     under section 150(f) of title 23.''.
       (e) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; 
     Title 49.--Section 5304(g)(4) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Performance target achievement'' and 
     inserting ``Performance management'';
       (2) by striking ``shall include, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, a discussion'' and inserting the following: 
     ``shall include--
       ``(A) a discussion'';
       (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (4) by striking ``statewide transportation improvement 
     program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it appears; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) a consideration of the anticipated effect of the STIP 
     on the overall level of transportation system access, 
     consistent with section 150(f) of title 23.''.
       (f) Savings Clause.--
       (1) Regressive targets.--The prohibition in the amendment 
     made by subsection (a)(3)(B) shall apply to States beginning 
     on the date that is 1 year before the subsequent State target 
     and reporting deadlines related to safety performance 
     management established pursuant to section 150 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Access planning requirements.--The requirements in the 
     amendments made by subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall 
     apply beginning on the date on which the requirements for the 
     measure described in section 150(f) of title 23, United 
     States Code, take effect.
       (g) Development of Greenhouse Gas Measure.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are 
     necessary to carry out paragraph (7) of section

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     150(c) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act.
       (h) Development of Transportation System Access Measure.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a working group to assess the provisions of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 150(f) and make 
     recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for 
     States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to 
     assess the level of transportation system access for various 
     modes of travel, consistent with section 150(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Members.--The working group established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include representatives from--
       (A) the Department of Transportation;
       (B) State departments of transportation, including 
     representatives that specialize in pedestrian and bicycle 
     safety;
       (C) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
       (D) metropolitan planning organizations representing 
     transportation management areas (as those terms are defined 
     in section 134 of title 23, United States Code);
       (E) other metropolitan planning organizations or local 
     governments;
       (F) providers of public transportation;
       (G) nonprofit entities related to transportation, including 
     relevant safety groups;
       (H) experts in the field of transportation access data; and
       (I) any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     establishment of the working group pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report of 
     recommendations regarding the establishment of measures for 
     States and metropolitan planning organizations to use to 
     assess the level of transportation system access, consistent 
     with section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.
       (B) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the report under subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly 
     accessible website of the Department of Transportation.
       (4) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (3), 
     the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary 
     to implement the requirements of section 150(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (5) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate the working 
     group established pursuant to paragraph (1) on the date on 
     which the regulation issued pursuant to paragraph (4) takes 
     effect.
       (i) Transportation System Access Data.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Transportation establishes the measure 
     required under section 150(f) of title 23, United States 
     Code, the Secretary shall develop or procure eligible 
     transportation system access data sets and analytical tools 
     and make such data sets and analytical tools available to 
     State departments of transportation and metropolitan planning 
     areas that represent transportation management areas.
       (2) Requirements.--An eligible transportation system access 
     data set and analytical tool shall have the following 
     characteristics:
       (A) The ability to quantify the level of safe, reliable, 
     and convenient transportation system access to--
       (i) employment;
       (ii) services; and
       (iii) connections to other modes of transportation.
       (B) The ability to quantify transportation system access 
     for various modes of travel, including--
       (i) driving;
       (ii) public transportation;
       (iii) walking (including conveyance for persons with 
     disabilities); and
       (iv) cycling (including micromobility).
       (C) The ability to disaggregate the level of transportation 
     system access by various transportation modes by a variety of 
     population categories, including--
       (i) low-income populations;
       (ii) minority populations;
       (iii) age;
       (iv) disability; and
       (v) geographical location.
       (D) The ability to assess the change in the level of 
     transportation system access that would result from new 
     transportation investments.
       (3) Consideration.--An eligible transportation system 
     access data set and analytical tool shall take into 
     consideration safe and connected networks for walking, 
     cycling, and persons with disabilities.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Transportation system access.--The term 
     ``transportation system access'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Services.--The term ``services'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 150(f) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1404. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND DATA AND MODELING STUDY.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a study on transportation demand data and modeling, 
     including transportation demand forecasting, and make 
     recommendations for developing and utilizing transportation 
     and traffic demand models with a demonstrated record of 
     accuracy.
       (2) Contents.--In carrying out the study under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (A) collect observed transportation demand data and 
     transportation demand forecasts from States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations, including data and forecasts on--
       (i) traffic counts;
       (ii) transportation mode share and public transportation 
     ridership; and
       (iii) vehicle occupancy measures;
       (B) compare the transportation demand forecasts with the 
     observed transportation demand data gathered under 
     subparagraph (A), including an analysis of the level of 
     accuracy of forecasts and possible reasons for large 
     discrepancies; and
       (C) use the information described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) to--
       (i) develop best practices and guidance for States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations to use in forecasting 
     transportation demand for future investments in 
     transportation improvements;
       (ii) evaluate the impact of transportation investments, 
     including new roadway capacity, on transportation behavior 
     and transportation demand, including public transportation 
     ridership, induced highway transportation, and congestion;
       (iii) support more accurate transportation demand 
     forecasting by States and metropolitan planning 
     organizations;
       (iv) enhance the capacity of States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations to--

       (I) forecast transportation demand; and
       (II) track observed transportation behavior responses, 
     including induced transportation, to changes in 
     transportation capacity, pricing, and land use patterns; and

       (v) develop transportation demand management strategies to 
     maximize the efficiency of the transportation system, improve 
     mobility, reduce congestion, and lower vehicle emissions.
       (3) Covered entities.--In carrying out the study under this 
     section, the Secretary shall ensure that data and forecasts 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) are collected from--
       (A) States;
       (B) metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area 
     with a population of 200,000 people or fewer; and
       (C) metropolitan planning organizations that serve an area 
     with a population of over 200,000 people.
       (4) Working with the private sector.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary may, and is encouraged to, procure 
     additional data as necessary from university transportation 
     centers, private sector providers, and other entities as is 
     needed and may use funds authorized under section 503(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code, for carrying out this 
     paragraph.
       (5) Working with affected communities.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with, and collect 
     data and input from, representatives of--
       (A) the Department of Transportation;
       (B) State departments of transportation;
       (C) metropolitan planning organizations;
       (D) local governments;
       (E) providers of public transportation;
       (F) nonprofit entities related to transportation, including 
     safety, cycling, disability, and equity groups; and
       (G) any other stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report containing the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Secretarial Support.--The Secretary shall seek 
     opportunities to support the transportation planning 
     processes under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United 
     States Code, through the provision of data to States and 
     metropolitan planning organizations to improve the quality of 
     transportation plans, models, and demand forecasts.
       (d) Update Guidance and Regulations.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) update Department of Transportation guidance and 
     procedures to utilize best practices documented throughout 
     the Federal program; and
       (2) ensure that best practices included in the report are 
     incorporated into appropriate regulations as such regulations 
     are updated.
       (e) Continuing Improvement.--The Secretary shall set out a 
     process to repeat the study under this section every 2 years 
     as part of the conditions and performance report, including--
       (1) progress in the accuracy of model projections;
       (2) further recommendations for improvement; and
       (3) further changes to guidance, regulation, and procedures 
     required for the Department of Transportation to adopt best 
     practices.

     SEC. 1405. FISCAL CONSTRAINT ON LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION 
                   PLANS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall amend section 450.324(f)(11)(v) of 
     title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that the 
     outer years of a metropolitan transportation plan are defined 
     as ``beyond the first 4 years''.

           Subtitle E--Federal Lands, Tribes, and Territories

     SEC. 1501. TERRITORIAL AND PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 165 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Annual Allocation.--For the Puerto Rico and 
     territorial highway program, there shall be made available--
       ``(1) $340,000,000 for the Puerto Rico highway program 
     under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026; and
       ``(2) for the territorial highway program under subsection 
     (c)--
       ``(A) an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made 
     available under section 1101(a)(1)(A) of the INVEST in 
     America Act for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made 
     available under section

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     1101(a)(1)(B) of the INVEST in America Act for fiscal year 
     2024;
       ``(C) an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made 
     available under section 1101(a)(1)(C) of the INVEST in 
     America Act for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) an amount equivalent to 0.002 of the amount made 
     available under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the INVEST in 
     America Act for fiscal year 2026.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Transferability.--Of the amounts described in clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (C) for the Puerto Rico highway 
     program, Puerto Rico may transfer not to exceed 50 percent in 
     a fiscal year of such amounts for activities described in 
     clause (iii) of such subparagraph.''.
       (3) in subsection (c)(6)(A)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) as 
     clauses (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) Ferry boats and terminal facilities that are 
     privately or majority privately owned, in accordance with 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 
     129(c), that provide a substantial public benefit.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Participation of Territories in Discretionary 
     Programs.--For any program in which the Secretary may 
     allocate funds out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account) to a State at the discretion of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds to one or more 
     territory for any project or activity that otherwise would be 
     eligible under such program if such project or activity was 
     being carried out in a State.''.
       (b) Access and Development Roads.--Section 118(d) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico'' and inserting ``, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory of the 
     United States''.

     SEC. 1502. TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``improving deficient'' 
     and inserting ``the construction and reconstruction of'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``construct,'' after 
     ``project to''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``deficient''; and
       (II) by inserting ``in poor condition'' after ``facility 
     bridges''; and

       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``Eligible bridges'' and 
     inserting ``Eligibility for existing bridges'';
       (ii) by striking ``a bridge'' and inserting ``an existing 
     bridge''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``structurally 
     deficient or functionally obsolete'' and inserting ``in poor 
     condition''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``for eligible projects 
     described in section 148(a)(4).'' and inserting the 
     following: ``for--
       ``(A) eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4);
       ``(B) projects to promote public awareness and education 
     concerning highway safety matters (including bicycle, all-
     terrain, motorcyclist, and pedestrian safety); or
       ``(C) projects to enforce highway safety laws.''.

     SEC. 1503. TRIBAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Tribal Transportation Program.--Section 202 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Tribal High Priority Projects Program.--Before making 
     any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     set aside $50,000,000 from the funds made available under the 
     tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to carry 
     out the Tribal High Priority Projects program under section 
     1123 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note).''.
       (b) Tribal High Priority Projects Program.--Section 1123 of 
     MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 202 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking ``required by that 
     section'' and inserting ``required under such program'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``use amounts made 
     available under subsection (h) to'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior,'' after ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``of the Interior'' each 
     place it appears;
       (4) in subsection (f) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000,000'';
       (5) in subsection (g) by striking ``and the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``or the Secretary''; and
       (6) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Administration.--The funds made available to carry 
     out this section shall be administered in the same manner as 
     funds made available for the Tribal transportation program 
     under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 1504. FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 203(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Transfer for high-commuter corridors.--
       ``(A) Request.--If the head of a covered agency determines 
     that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment, 
     based on the criteria described in subparagraph (D), the head 
     of a covered agency, with respect to such corridor, shall 
     submit to the State--
       ``(i) information on condition of pavements and bridges;
       ``(ii) an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such 
     corridor into a state of good repair, taking into 
     consideration any planned future investments; and
       ``(iii) at the discretion of the head of a covered agency, 
     a request that the State transfer to the covered agency, 
     under the authority of section 132 or section 204, or to the 
     Federal Highway Administration, under the authority of 
     section 104, a portion of such amounts necessary to address 
     the condition of the corridor.
       ``(B) State response.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of receipt of the request described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii), the State shall--
       ``(i) approve the request;
       ``(ii) deny the request and explain the reasons for such 
     denial; or
       ``(iii) request any additional information necessary to 
     take action on the request.
       ``(C) Notification to the secretary.--The head of a covered 
     agency shall provide to the Secretary a copy of any request 
     described under subparagraph (A)(iii) and response described 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Criteria.--In making a determination under 
     subparagraph (A), the head of a covered agency, with respect 
     to the corridor, shall consider--
       ``(i) the condition of roads, bridges, and tunnels; and
       ``(ii) the average annual daily traffic.
       ``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Covered agency.--The term `covered agency' means a 
     Federal agency eligible to receive funds under this section, 
     section 203, or section 204, including the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       ``(ii) High-commuter corridor.--The term `high-commuter 
     corridor' means a Federal lands transportation facility that 
     has an average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 
     vehicles.''.
       (b) GAO Study Regarding NPS Maintenance.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall study the National Park Service maintenance 
     prioritization of Federal lands transportation facilities.
       (2) Contents.--At minimum, the study under paragraph (1) 
     shall examine--
       (A) general administrative maintenance of the National Park 
     Service;
       (B) how the National Park Service currently prioritizes 
     maintenance of Federal facilities covered under the Federal 
     Lands Transportation Program;
       (C) what kind of maintenance the National Parkway Service 
     is performing;
       (D) to what degree does the National Park Service 
     prioritize high-commuter corridors; and
       (E) how the National Park Service can better service the 
     needs of high commuter corridors.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report summarizing the study and 
     the results of such study, including recommendations for 
     addressing the maintenance needs and prioritization of high-
     commuter corridors.
       (4) Definition of high-commuter corridor.--In this section, 
     the term ``high-commuter corridor'' means a Federal lands 
     transportation facility that has average annual daily traffic 
     of not less than 20,000 vehicles.

     SEC. 1505. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL MAJOR PROJECTS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 207 the following:

     ``Sec. 208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     Federal lands and Tribal major projects program (referred to 
     in this section as the `program') to provide funding to 
     construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate critical Federal 
     lands and Tribal transportation infrastructure.
       ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     entities eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 
     203, and 204 may apply for funding under the program.
       ``(2) Special rule.--A State, county, or unit of local 
     government may only apply for funding under the program if 
     sponsored by an eligible Federal agency or Indian Tribe.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--An eligible project under the 
     program shall be on a Federal lands transportation facility, 
     a Federal lands access transportation facility, or a tribal 
     transportation facility, except that such facility is not 
     required to be included in an inventory described in section 
     202 or 203, and for which--
       ``(1) the project--
       ``(A) has completed the activities required under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) which has been demonstrated through--
       ``(i) a record of decision with respect to the project;
       ``(ii) a finding that the project has no significant 
     impact; or
       ``(iii) a determination that the project is categorically 
     excluded; or
       ``(B) is reasonably expected to begin construction not 
     later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds 
     for the project; and
       ``(2) the project has an estimated cost equal to or 
     exceeding--

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       ``(A) $12,500,000 if it is on a Federal lands 
     transportation facility or a Federal lands access 
     transportation facility; and
       ``(B) $5,000,000 if it is on a Tribal transportation 
     facility.
       ``(d) Eligible Activities.--Grant amounts received for a 
     project under this section may be used for--
       ``(1) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       ``(2) construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation 
     activities.
       ``(e) Applications.--Eligible applicants shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(f) Project Requirements.--The Secretary may select a 
     project to receive funds under the program only if the 
     Secretary determines that the project--
       ``(1) improves the condition of critical transportation 
     facilities, including multimodal facilities;
       ``(2) cannot be easily and efficiently completed with 
     amounts made available under section 202, 203, or 204; and
       ``(3) is cost effective.
       ``(g) Merit Criteria.--In making a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider whether the project--
       ``(1) will generate state of good repair, resilience, 
     economic competitiveness, quality of life, mobility, or 
     safety benefits;
       ``(2) in the case of a project on a Federal lands 
     transportation facility or a Federal lands access 
     transportation facility, has costs matched by funds that are 
     not provided under this section or this title; and
       ``(3) generates benefits for land owned by multiple Federal 
     land management agencies or Indian Tribes, or which spans 
     multiple States.
       ``(h) Evaluation and Rating.--To evaluate applications, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether a project meets the requirements 
     under subsection (f);
       ``(2) evaluate, through a discernable and transparent 
     methodology, how each application addresses one or more merit 
     criteria established under subsection (g);
       ``(3) assign a rating for each merit criteria for each 
     application; and
       ``(4) consider applications only on the basis of such 
     quality ratings and which meet the minimally acceptable level 
     for each of the merit criteria.
       ``(i) Cost Share.--
       ``(1) Federal lands projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 120, the Federal 
     share of the cost of a project on a Federal lands 
     transportation facility or a Federal lands access 
     transportation facility shall be up to 90 percent.
       ``(B) Non-federal share.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any Federal funds may be used to pay the 
     non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Tribal projects.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project on a Tribal transportation facility shall be 100 
     percent.
       ``(j) Use of Funds.--For each fiscal year, of the amounts 
     made available to carry out this section, not more than 50 
     percent shall be used for eligible projects on Federal lands 
     transportation facilities or Federal lands access 
     transportation facilities and Tribal transportation 
     facilities, respectively.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 207 the following new item:

``208. Federal lands and Tribal major projects program.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 1123 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 201 
     note), and the item related to such section in the table of 
     contents under section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

     SEC. 1506. OFFICE OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

       Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``6 Assistant'' and inserting ``7 
     Assistant'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) an Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, 
     who shall be appointed by the President; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the heading by striking ``Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Tribal Government Affairs'' and inserting ``Office of 
     Tribal Government Affairs''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department an Office of Tribal Government Affairs, under the 
     Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, to--
       ``(A) oversee the Tribal transportation self-governance 
     program under section 207 of title 23;
       ``(B) plan, coordinate, and implement policies and programs 
     serving Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;
       ``(C) coordinate Tribal transportation programs and 
     activities in all offices and administrations of the 
     Department;
       ``(D) provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes and 
     Tribal organizations;
       ``(E) be a participant in any negotiated rulemakings 
     relating to, or having an impact on, projects, programs, or 
     funding associated with the tribal transportation program 
     under section 202 of title 23; and
       ``(F) ensure that Department programs have in place, 
     implement, and enforce requirements and obligations for 
     regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with 
     Tribes and Tribal officials under Executive Order No. 13175 
     and to serve as the primary advisor to the Secretary and 
     other Department components regarding violations of those 
     requirements.''.

     SEC. 1507. ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODS.

       (a) Land Management Agencies and Tribal Governments.--
     Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Alternative Contracting Methods.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may use a contracting method available to 
     a State under this title on behalf of--
       ``(A) a Federal land management agency, with respect to any 
     funds available pursuant to section 203 or 204;
       ``(B) a Federal land management agency, with respect to any 
     funds available pursuant to section 1535 of title 31 for any 
     eligible use described in sections 203(a)(1) and 204(a)(1) of 
     this title; or
       ``(C) a Tribal Government, with respect to any funds 
     available pursuant to section 202(b)(7)(D).
       ``(2) Methods described.--The contracting methods referred 
     to in paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum--
       ``(A) project bundling;
       ``(B) bridge bundling;
       ``(C) design-build contracting;
       ``(D) 2-phase contracting;
       ``(E) long-term concession agreements; and
       ``(F) any method tested, or that could be tested, under an 
     experimental program relating to contracting methods carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection--
       ``(A) affects the application of the Federal share for a 
     project carried out with a contracting method under this 
     subsection; or
       ``(B) modifies the point of obligation of Federal salaries 
     and expenses.''.
       (b) Use of Alternative Contracting Method.--In carrying out 
     the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) in consultation with the applicable Federal land 
     management agencies, establish procedures that are--
       (A) applicable to each alternative contracting method; and
       (B) to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with 
     requirements for Federal procurement transactions;
       (2) solicit input on the use of each alternative 
     contracting method from any affected industry prior to using 
     such method; and
       (3) analyze and prepare an evaluation of the use of each 
     alternative contracting method.

     SEC. 1508. DIVESTITURE OF FEDERALLY OWNED BRIDGES.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation may transfer ownership of a bridge that is owned 
     by the Bureau of Reclamation if--
       (1) the ownership of the bridge is transferred to a State 
     with the concurrence of such State;
       (2) the State to which ownership is transferred agrees to 
     operate and maintain the bridge;
       (3) the transfer of ownership complies with all applicable 
     Federal requirements, including--
       (A) section 138 of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) section 306108 of title 54, United States Code; and
       (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (4) the Bureau of Reclamation and the State to which 
     ownership is being transferred jointly notify the Secretary 
     of Transportation of the intent to conduct a transfer prior 
     to such transfer.
       (b) Access.--In a transfer of ownership of a bridge under 
     this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation--
       (1) shall not be required to transfer ownership of the land 
     on which the bridge is located or any adjacent lands; and
       (2) shall make arrangements with the State to which 
     ownership is being transferred to allow for adequate access 
     to such bridge, including for the purposes of construction, 
     maintenance, and bridge inspections pursuant to section 144 
     of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1509. STUDY ON FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report that--
       (1) identifies the number of Indian Tribes that were direct 
     recipients of funds under any discretionary Federal highway, 
     transit, or highway safety program in the prior fiscal year;
       (2) lists the total amount of such funds made available 
     directly to such Tribes;
       (3) identifies the number and location of Indian Tribes 
     that were indirect recipients of funds under any formula-
     based Federal highway, transit, or highway safety program in 
     the prior fiscal year; and
       (4) lists the total amount of such funds made available 
     indirectly to such tribes through states or other direct 
     recipients of Federal highway, transit or highway safety 
     funding.

     SEC. 1510. GAO STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the deferred maintenance of 
     United States forest roads, including--
       (1) the current backlog;
       (2) the current actions on such maintenance and backlog;
       (3) the impacts of public safety due to such deferred 
     maintenance; and

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       (4) recommendations for Congress on ways to address such 
     backlog.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1511. FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM.

       (a) In general.--Section 204(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``context-sensitive solutions,'' after ``restoration,'';
       (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``, including interpretive 
     panels in or adjacent to those areas'' after ``areas'';
       (C) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (ix); and
       (E) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) contextual wayfinding markers;
       ``(vii) landscaping;
       ``(viii) cooperative mitigation of visual blight, including 
     screening or removal; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Native plant materials.--In carrying out an activity 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that 
     the entity carrying out the activity considers--
       ``(A) the use of locally adapted native plant materials; 
     and
       ``(B) designs that minimize runoff and heat generation.''.
       (b) Federal Share.--Section 201(b)(7)(B) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``determined in 
     accordance with section 120'', and inserting ``up to 100 
     percent''.

                   Subtitle F--Additional Provisions

     SEC. 1601. VISION ZERO.

       (a) In General.--A local government, metropolitan planning 
     organization, or regional transportation planning 
     organization may develop and implement a vision zero plan to 
     significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-related 
     fatalities and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, 
     not to exceed 20 years.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts apportioned to a State under 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, may be used--
       (1) to carry out vision zero planning under this section or 
     a vulnerable road user safety assessment; and
       (2) to implement an existing vision zero plan.
       (c) Contents of Plan.--A vision zero plan under this 
     section shall include--
       (1) a description of programs, strategies, or policies 
     intended to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-
     related fatalities and serious injuries within a specified 
     timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, that is consistent with a 
     State strategic highway safety plan and uses existing 
     transportation data and consideration of risk factors;
       (2) plans for implementation of, education of the public 
     about, and enforcement of such programs, strategies, or 
     policies;
       (3) a description of how such programs, strategies, or 
     policies, and the enforcement of such programs, strategies, 
     or policies will--
       (A) equitably invest in the safety needs of low-income and 
     minority communities;
       (B) ensure that such communities are not disproportionately 
     targeted by law enforcement; and
       (C) protect the rights of members of such communities with 
     respect to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); and
       (4) a description of a mechanism to evaluate progress of 
     the development and implementation of the plan, including the 
     gathering and use of transportation safety and demographic 
     data.
       (d) Inclusions.--A vision zero plan may include a complete 
     streets prioritization plan that identifies a specific list 
     of projects to--
       (1) create a connected network of active transportation 
     facilities, including sidewalks, bikeways, or pedestrian and 
     bicycle trails, to connect communities and provide safe, 
     reliable, affordable, and convenient access to employment, 
     housing, and services, consistent with the goals described in 
     section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) integrate active transportation facilities with public 
     transportation service or improve access to public 
     transportation; and
       (3) improve transportation options for low-income and 
     minority communities.
       (e) Coordination.--A vision zero plan under this section 
     shall provide for coordination of various subdivisions of a 
     unit of local government in the implementation of the plan, 
     including subdivisions responsible for law enforcement, 
     public health, data collection, and public works.
       (f) Safety Performance Management.--A vision zero plan 
     under this section is not sufficient to demonstrate 
     compliance with the safety performance or planning 
     requirements of section 148 or 150 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (g) Guidance on Safe System Approach.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall develop guidance on the consideration of 
     a safe system approach in project planning, scoping, and 
     design to facilitate the implementation of vision zero plans 
     under this section and vulnerable road user assessments under 
     section 148 of title 23, United States Code.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``safe system 
     approach'' and ``vulnerable road user safety assessment'' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 148 of title 
     23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1602. SPEED LIMITS.

       (a) Speed Limits.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to 
     provide for a safe system approach to setting speed limits, 
     consistent with the safety recommendations issued by the 
     National Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, 
     numbered H-17-27 and H-17-028.
       (b) Considerations.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       (1) crash statistics;
       (2) road geometry characteristics;
       (3) roadside characteristics;
       (4) traffic volume;
       (5) the possibility and likelihood of human error;
       (6) human injury tolerance;
       (7) the prevalence of vulnerable road users; and
       (8) any other consideration, consistent with a safe system 
     approach, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Report on Speed Management Program Plan.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall update and report on the implementation 
     progress of the Speed Management Program Plan of the 
     Department of Transportation, as described in the safety 
     recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety 
     Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H-17-018.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``safe system 
     approach'' and ``vulnerable road user'' have the meanings 
     given such terms in section 148(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 1603. DIG ONCE FOR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate state agency.--The term ``appropriate State 
     agency'' means a State governmental agency that is recognized 
     by the executive branch of the State as having the experience 
     necessary to evaluate and facilitate the installation and 
     operation of broadband infrastructure within the State.
       (2) Broadband.--The term ``broadband'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``advanced telecommunications capability'' in 
     section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 
     1302).
       (3) Broadband conduit.--The term ``broadband conduit'' 
     means a conduit or innerduct for fiber optic cables (or 
     successor technology of greater quality and speed) that 
     supports the provision of broadband.
       (4) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband 
     infrastructure'' means any buried or underground facility and 
     any wireless or wireline connection that enables the 
     provision of broadband.
       (5) Broadband provider.--The term ``broadband provider'' 
     means an entity that provides broadband to any person, 
     including, with respect to such entity--
       (A) a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, 
     nonprofit organization, or any other private entity;
       (B) a State or local broadband provider;
       (C) an Indian Tribe; and
       (D) a partnership between any of the entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       (6) Covered highway construction project.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``covered highway construction 
     project'' means, without regard to ownership of a highway, a 
     project funded under title 23, United States Code, and 
     administered by a State department of transportation to 
     construct a new highway or an additional lane for an existing 
     highway, to reconstruct an existing highway, or new 
     construction, including construction of a paved shoulder.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``covered highway construction 
     project'' excludes any project--
       (i) awarded before the date on which regulations required 
     under subsection (b) take effect;
       (ii) that does not include work beyond the edge of pavement 
     or current paved shoulder;
       (iii) that is less than a mile in length; or
       (iv) that is--

       (I) a project primarily for resurfacing, restoration, 
     rehabilitation, or maintenance;
       (II) a bicycle, pedestrian, transportation alternatives, 
     sidewalk, recreational trails, or safe routes to school 
     project;
       (III) an operational improvement (as such term is defined 
     in section 101 of title 23, United States Code);
       (IV) a project primarily to install signage; or
       (V) a culvert project.

       (7) Dig once requirement.--The term ``dig once 
     requirement'' means a requirement designed to reduce the cost 
     and accelerate the deployment of broadband by minimizing the 
     number and scale of repeated excavations for the installation 
     and maintenance of broadband conduit or broadband 
     infrastructure in rights-of-way.
       (8) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304(e)).
       (9) NTIA administrator.--The term ``NTIA Administrator'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
     and Information.
       (10) Project.--The term ``project'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (12) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 401 of title 23, United States Code.
       (13) State or local broadband provider.--The term ``State 
     or local broadband provider'' means a State or political 
     subdivision thereof, or any agency, authority, or 
     instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, 
     that provides broadband to any person or facilitates the 
     provision of broadband to any person in such State.
       (b) Dig Once Requirement.--Not later than 12 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, to facilitate the 
     installation of broadband infrastructure, the Secretary shall 
     issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that

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     each State that receives funds under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, complies with the following provisions:
       (1) Broadband planning and notice.--The State department of 
     transportation, in consultation with appropriate State 
     agencies, shall--
       (A) review existing State broadband plans, including 
     existing dig once requirements of the State, municipal 
     governments incorporated under State law, and Indian tribes 
     within the State, to determine opportunities to coordinate 
     covered highway construction projects occurring within or 
     across highway rights-of-way with planned broadband 
     infrastructure projects;
       (B) identify a broadband coordinator, who may have 
     additional responsibilities in the State department of 
     transportation or in another State agency, that is 
     responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure 
     right-of-way efforts within the State; and
       (C) establish a process--
       (i) for the registration of broadband providers that seek 
     to be included in the advance notification of, and 
     opportunity to participate in, broadband infrastructure 
     right-of-way facilitation efforts within the State; and
       (ii) to electronically notify all broadband providers 
     registered under clause (i)--

       (I) of the State transportation improvement program on at 
     least an annual basis; and
       (II) of covered highway construction projects within the 
     highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to 
     be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.

       (2) Coordination and compliance.--
       (A) Mobile now act.--A State department of transportation 
     shall be considered to meet the requirements of subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if such State department of 
     transportation has been determined to be in compliance with 
     the requirements established under section 607 of division P 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (47 U.S.C. 
     1504).
       (B) Website.--A State department of transportation shall be 
     considered to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(C) if 
     the State publishes on a public website--
       (i) the State transportation improvement program on at 
     least an annual basis; and
       (ii) covered highway construction projects within the 
     highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to 
     be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year.
       (C) Coordination.--The State department of transportation, 
     in consultation with appropriate State agencies, shall by 
     rule or regulation establish a process for a broadband 
     provider to commit to installing broadband conduit or 
     broadband infrastructure as part of any covered highway 
     construction project.
       (D) Appropriate state agency.--In lieu of the State 
     department of transportation, at the discretion of the State, 
     an appropriate State agency, in consultation with the State 
     department of transportation, may carry out the requirements 
     of paragraph (1).
       (3) Required installation of broadband conduit.--
       (A) In general.--The State department of transportation 
     shall install broadband conduit, in accordance with this 
     paragraph (except as described in subparagraph (F)), as part 
     of any covered highway construction project, unless a 
     broadband provider has committed to install broadband conduit 
     or broadband infrastructure as part of such project in a 
     process described under paragraph (2)(C).
       (B) Installation requirements.--In installing broadband 
     conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of a covered 
     highway construction project, the State department of 
     transportation shall ensure that--
       (i) installation pursuant to this paragraph of broadband 
     conduit, broadband infrastructure, and means or points of 
     access to such conduit or infrastructure (such as poles, hand 
     holes, manholes, pull tape, or ducts) shall provide for the 
     current and future safe operation of the traveled way, is 
     consistent with part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and any accommodation policies of the State 
     under such part to reasonably enable deployment of such 
     conduit, infrastructure, and means or points of access, and 
     any Damage Prevention and Underground Facilities Protection 
     or related requirements of the State;
       (ii) an appropriate number of broadband conduits, as 
     determined in consultation with the appropriate State 
     agencies, are installed along the right-of-way of a covered 
     highway construction project to accommodate multiple 
     broadband providers, with consideration given to the 
     availability of existing broadband conduits;
       (iii) the size of each broadband conduit is consistent with 
     industry best practices, consistent with the requirements of 
     part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, and 
     sufficient to accommodate anticipated demand, as determined 
     in consultation with the appropriate State agencies;
       (iv) any hand holes and manholes necessary for fiber access 
     and pulling with respect to such conduit are placed at 
     intervals consistent with standards determined in 
     consultation with the appropriate State agencies (which may 
     differ by type of road, topologies, and rurality) the 
     requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and other applicable safety requirements;
       (v) each broadband conduit installed pursuant to this 
     paragraph includes a pull tape and is capable of supporting 
     fiber optic cable placement techniques consistent with best 
     practices and the requirements of part 645 of title 23, Code 
     of Federal Regulations;
       (vi) broadband conduit is placed at a depth consistent with 
     requirements of the covered highway construction project and 
     best practices and that, in determining the depth of 
     placement, consideration is given to the location of existing 
     utilities and cable separation requirements of State and 
     local electrical codes; and
       (vii) installation of broadband conduit shall not preclude 
     the installation of other specific socially, environmentally, 
     or economically beneficial uses of the right-of-way, such as 
     planned energy transmission or renewable energy generation 
     projects.
       (C) Programmatic review.--The State department of 
     transportation may make determinations on the implementation 
     of the requirements described in subparagraph (B) on a 
     programmatic basis.
       (D) Access.--
       (i) In general.--The State department of transportation 
     shall ensure that any requesting broadband provider has 
     access to each broadband conduit installed by the State 
     pursuant to this paragraph, on a competitively neutral and 
     nondiscriminatory basis and in accordance with State 
     permitting, licensing, leasing, or other similar laws and 
     regulations.
       (ii) Socially beneficial use.--The installation of 
     broadband conduit as part of a covered highway construction 
     project shall be considered a socially-beneficial use of the 
     right-of-way under section 156(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (iii) In-kind compensation.--The State department of 
     transportation may negotiate in-kind compensation with any 
     broadband provider requesting access to broadband conduit 
     installed under the provisions of this paragraph.
       (iv) Safety considerations.--The State department of 
     transportation shall provide for a process for a broadband 
     provider to safely access to the highway right-of-way during 
     installation and on-going maintenance of the broadband 
     conduit and broadband infrastructure, including a traffic 
     control safety plan.
       (v) Communication.--A broadband provider with access to the 
     conduit installed pursuant to this subsection shall notify, 
     and receive permission from, the relevant agencies of State 
     responsible for the installation of such broadband conduit 
     prior to accessing any highway or highway right-of-way, in 
     accordance with applicable Federal requirements.
       (E) Treatment of projects.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, broadband conduit and broadband 
     infrastructure installation projects installed by a State 
     under this paragraph shall comply with section 113(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (F) Waiver authority.--
       (i) In general.--A State department of transportation may 
     waive the required installation of broadband conduit for part 
     or all of any covered highway construction project under this 
     paragraph if, in the determination of the State department of 
     transportation--

       (I) broadband infrastructure, terrestrial broadband 
     infrastructure, aerial broadband fiber cables, or broadband 
     conduit is present near a majority of the length of the 
     covered highway construction project;
       (II) installation of terrestrial or aerial broadband fiber 
     cables associated with the covered highway construction 
     project is more appropriate for the context or a more cost-
     effective means to facilitate broadband service to an area 
     not adequately served by broadband and such installation is 
     present or planned;
       (III) the installation of broadband conduit increases 
     overall costs of a covered highway construction project by 
     1.5 percent or greater;
       (IV) the installation of broadband conduit associated with 
     the covered highway construction project is not reasonably 
     expected to be utilized or connected to future broadband 
     infrastructure in the 20 years following the date on which 
     such determination is made, as determined by the State 
     department of transportation, in consultation with 
     appropriate State agencies and potentially affected local 
     governments and Indian tribes;
       (V) the requirements of this paragraph would require 
     installation of conduit redundant with a dig once requirement 
     of a local government or Indian tribe;
       (VI) there exists a circumstance involving force majeure; 
     or
       (VII) the installation of conduit is not appropriate based 
     on other relevant factors established by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the NTIA Administrator through regulation.

       (ii) Contents of waiver.--A waiver authorized under this 
     subparagraph shall--

       (I) identify the covered highway construction project; and
       (II) include a brief description of the determination of 
     the State for issuing such waiver.

       (iii) Availability of waiver.--Notification of a waiver 
     authorized under this subparagraph shall be made publicly 
     available, such as on a public website of the State 
     department of transportation described in paragraph (2)(B).
       (iv) Waiver determination.--

       (I) In general.--The State department of transportation 
     shall be responsible for the waiver determination described 
     under this paragraph, consistent with the regulation issued 
     pursuant to this subsection, and may grant a programmatic 
     waiver for categories of projects excluded under this 
     subparagraph.
       (II) No private cause of action.--The waiver determination 
     described under this paragraph shall be final and conclusive. 
     Nothing in this section shall provide a private right or 
     cause of action to challenge such determination in any court 
     of law.

       (4) Priority.--If a State provides for the installation of 
     broadband infrastructure or broadband conduit in the right-
     of-way of a covered highway construction project, the State 
     department of transportation, along with appropriate State 
     agencies, shall carry out appropriate measures to ensure that 
     an existing broadband provider is afforded access that is 
     non-discriminatory, competitively neutral, and equal in 
     opportunity, as compared to other broadband providers, with 
     respect to the program under this subsection.
       (c) Guidance for the Installation of Broadband Conduit.--
     The Secretary, in consultation with the NTIA Administrator, 
     shall

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     issue guidance for best practices related to the installation 
     of broadband conduit as described in subsection (b)(2) and of 
     conduit and similar infrastructure for intelligent 
     transportation systems (as such term is defined in section 
     501 of title 23, United States Code) that may utilize 
     broadband conduit installed pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
       (d) Consultation.--
       (1) In general.--In issuing regulations required by this 
     subsection or to implement any part of this section, the 
     Secretary shall consult--
       (A) the NTIA Administrator;
       (B) the Federal Communications Commission;
       (C) State departments of transportation;
       (D) appropriate State agencies;
       (E) agencies of local governments responsible for 
     transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and 
     telecommunications and broadband;
       (F) Indian tribes;
       (G) broadband providers; and
       (H) manufacturers of optical fiber, conduit, pull tape, and 
     related items.
       (2) Broadband users.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     entities consulted under subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     paragraph (1) include entities that have expertise with rural 
     areas and populations with limited access to broadband 
     infrastructure.
       (3) Broadband providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the entities consulted under subparagraph (G) of paragraph 
     (1) include entities that provide broadband to rural areas 
     and populations with limited access to broadband 
     infrastructure.
       (4) Consulting small municipalities.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the agencies of local governments consulted under 
     subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) include rural areas, 
     specifically agencies of local governments with populations 
     less than 50,000.
       (e) Oversight.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically review 
     compliance with the regulations issued pursuant to this 
     section and ensure that State waiver determinations are 
     consistent with such regulations.
       (2) Efficient review.--The review described under paragraph 
     (1) may be carried out through the risk-based stewardship and 
     oversight program described under section 106(g) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     affect or discharge any oversight responsibility of the 
     Secretary specifically provided for under title 23, United 
     States Code, or any other Federal law.
       (f) Additional Provisions.--
       (1) Applicability.--
       (A) In general.--The portion of the regulation issued 
     pursuant to subsection (b) relating to the provisions under 
     paragraph (3) of such subsection shall not take effect until 
     a source of dedicated funding for the installation and long 
     term maintenance of broadband conduit described in subsection 
     (g)(2) is established.
       (B) Applicability date.--Paragraphs (2) through (4) of 
     subsection (b) and subsection (d) shall apply only to covered 
     highway construction projects for which Federal obligations 
     or expenditures are initially approved on or after the date 
     on which regulations required under this subsection take 
     effect.
       (2) Rules of construction.--
       (A) State law.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to require a State to install or allow the 
     installation of broadband conduit or broadband 
     infrastructure--
       (i) that is otherwise inconsistent with what is allowable 
     under State law; or
       (ii) where the State lacks the authority for such 
     installation, such as any property right or easement 
     necessary for such installation.
       (B) No requirement for installation of mobile services 
     equipment.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     require a State, a municipal government incorporated under 
     State law, or an Indian Tribe to install or allow for the 
     installation of equipment essential for the provision of 
     commercial mobile services (as defined in section 332(d) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))) or 
     commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of 
     the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
     U.S.C. 1401)), other than broadband conduit and associated 
     equipment described in paragraph (3)(B).
       (3) Relation to state dig once requirements.--Nothing in 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), or (e) or any regulations issued 
     pursuant to subsection (b) shall be construed to alter or 
     supersede any provision of a State law or regulation that 
     provides for a dig once requirement that includes similar or 
     more stringent requirements to the provisions of subsections 
     (b), (c), (d), or (e) and any regulations promulgated under 
     subsection (b).
       (g) Dig Once Funding Task Force.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary and the NTIA 
     Administrator shall jointly establish an independent task 
     force on funding the nationwide dig once requirement 
     described in this section to be known as the ``Dig Once 
     Funding Task Force'' (hereinafter referred to as the ``Task 
     Force'').
       (2) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall be to--
       (A) estimate the annual cost for implementing, 
     administering, and maintaining a nationwide dig once 
     requirement;
       (B) propose and evaluate options for funding a nationwide 
     dig once requirement described in this section that 
     includes--
       (i) a discussion of the role and potential share of costs 
     of--

       (I) the Federal Government;
       (II) State and local governments and Indian tribes; and
       (III) broadband providers installing broadband conduit or 
     broadband infrastructure under this section;

       (ii) consideration of the role of existing dig once 
     requirements on States, local governments, and Indian tribes 
     and the role of private broadband investment, with a goal to 
     not discourage or disincentivize such dig once requirements 
     or such investment; and
       (iii) evaluating the appropriate entity or entities 
     responsible for maintaining the broadband infrastructure and 
     conduit installed pursuant to a dig once requirement; and
       (C) propose a cost-based model fee schedule for a State to 
     charge a broadband provider to access and use conduit 
     installed by such State pursuant to this section that--
       (i) shall consider costs (including administrative costs) 
     associated with installation and long-term maintenance of the 
     broadband conduit installed pursuant to this section;
       (ii) may vary by topography, location, type of road, 
     rurality, and other factors; and
       (iii) may consider financial and market incentives for 
     expanding broadband infrastructure.
       (3) Reports.--
       (A) Interim report and briefing.--Not later than 9 months 
     after the appointment of Members to the Task Force under 
     paragraph (4)(D), the Task Force shall--
       (i) submit to Congress an interim report on the findings of 
     the Task Force; and
       (ii) provide briefings for Congress on the findings of the 
     Task Force.
       (B) Final report.--Not later than 3 months after the 
     submission of the interim report under subparagraph (A), the 
     Task Force shall submit to Congress a final report on the 
     findings of the Task Force.
       (4) Members.--
       (A) Appointments.--The Task Force shall consist of 14 
     members, comprising--
       (i) 2 co-chairs described in subparagraph (B);
       (ii) 6 members jointly appointed by the Speaker and 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the respective Chairs and Ranking Members 
     of--

       (I) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives;
       (II) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (III) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and

       (iii) 6 members jointly appointed by the majority leader 
     and minority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
     respective Chairs and Ranking Members of the--

       (I) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate;
       (II) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (III) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

       (B) Co-chairs.--The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the 
     Secretary and the NTIA Administrator, or the designees of the 
     Secretary and NTIA Administrator.
       (C) Composition.--The Task Force shall include at least--
       (i) 1 representative from a State department of 
     transportation;
       (ii) 1 representative from a local government;
       (iii) 1 representative from an Indian tribe;
       (iv) 1 representative from a broadband provider;
       (v) 1 representative from a State or local broadband 
     provider;
       (vi) 1 representative from a labor union; and
       (vii) 1 representative from a public interest organization.
       (D) Appointment deadline.--Members shall be appointed to 
     the Task Force not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (E) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect the 
     powers of the Task Force and the vacancy shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the initial appointment was made.
       (5) Consultations.--In carrying out the duties required 
     under this subsection, the Task Force shall consult, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) the Federal Communications Commission;
       (B) agencies of States including--
       (i) State departments of transportation; and
       (ii) appropriate State agencies;
       (C) agencies of local governments responsible for 
     transportation and rights-of-way, utilities, and 
     telecommunications and broadband;
       (D) Indian tribes;
       (E) broadband providers and other telecommunications 
     providers;
       (F) labor unions; and
       (G) State or local broadband providers and Indian tribes 
     that act as broadband providers.
       (6) Additional provisions.--
       (A) Expenses for non-federal members.--Non-Federal members 
     of the Task Force shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
     per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
     employees under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
     States Code, while away from the homes or regular places of 
     business of such members in the performance of services for 
     the Task Force.
       (B) Staff.--Staff of the Task Force shall comprise 
     detailees with relevant expertise from the Department of 
     Transportation and the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration, or another Federal agency that 
     the co-chairpersons consider appropriate, with the consent of 
     the head of the Federal agency, and such detailees shall 
     retain the rights, status, and privileges of the regular 
     employment of such detailees without interruption.
       (C) Administrative assistance.--The Secretary and NTIA 
     Administrator shall provide to the Task Force on a 
     reimbursable basis administrative support and other services 
     for the performance of the functions of the Task Force.
       (7) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate not later 
     than 90 days after submission of the final report required 
     under paragraph (3)(B).

     SEC. 1604. STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

       (a) Study.--

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       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and 
     the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
     the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
     Sciences to under which the Transportation Research Board 
     shall conduct a study--
       (A) to estimate pollutant loads from stormwater runoff from 
     highways and pedestrian facilities eligible for assistance 
     under title 23, United States Code, to inform the development 
     of appropriate total maximum daily load requirements;
       (B) to provide recommendations (including recommended 
     revisions to existing laws and regulations) regarding the 
     evaluation and selection by State departments of 
     transportation of potential stormwater management and total 
     maximum daily load compliance strategies within a watershed, 
     including environmental restoration and pollution abatement 
     carried out under section 328 of title 23, United States 
     Code;
       (C) to examine the potential for the Secretary to assist 
     State departments of transportation in carrying out and 
     communicating stormwater management practices for highways 
     and pedestrian facilities that are eligible for assistance 
     under title 23, United States Code, through information-
     sharing agreements, database assistance, or an administrative 
     platform to provide the information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) to entities issued permits under 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
     seq.); and
       (D) to examine the benefit of concentrating stormwater 
     retrofits in impaired watersheds and selecting such retrofits 
     according to a process that depends on a watershed management 
     plan developed in accordance with section 319 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329).
       (2) Requirements.--In conducting the study under the 
     agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Transportation Research Board shall--
       (A) review and supplement, as appropriate, the 
     methodologies examined and recommended in the 2019 report of 
     the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
     titled ``Approaches for Determining and Complying with TMDL 
     Requirements Related to Roadway Stormwater Runoff'';
       (B) consult with--
       (i) the Secretary of Transportation;
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (iii) the Administrator;
       (iv) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers; and
       (v) State departments of Transportation; and
       (C) solicit input from--
       (i) stakeholders with experience in implementing stormwater 
     management practices for projects; and
       (ii) educational and technical stormwater management 
     groups.
       (3) Report.--In carrying out the agreement entered into 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research 
     Board shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report describing the results of the study.
       (b) Stormwater Best Management Practices Reports.--
       (1) Reissuance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall update and 
     reissue the best management practices reports to reflect new 
     information and advancements in stormwater management.
       (2) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 5 years 
     after the date on which the Secretary reissues the best 
     management practices reports under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall update and reissue the best management 
     practices reports, unless the contents of the best management 
     practices reports have been incorporated (including by 
     reference) into applicable regulations of the Secretary.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Best management practices reports.--The term ``best 
     management practices reports'' means--
       (A) the 2014 report sponsored by the Department of 
     Transportation titled ``Determining the State of the Practice 
     in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater 
     Best Management Practices'' (FHWA-HEP-16-021); and
       (B) the 2000 report sponsored by the Department of 
     Transportation titled ``Stormwater Best Management Practices 
     in an Ultra-Urban Setting: Selection and Monitoring''.
       (3) Total maximum daily load.--The term ``total maximum 
     daily load'' has the meaning given such term in section 130.2 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations).

     SEC. 1605. PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation 
     Barriers Compliance Board under the authority of section 
     502(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     792(b)(3)), shall publish final accessibility guidelines 
     setting forth minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in 
     the public right-of-way, including shared use paths.
       (b) Adoption of Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the establishment of the guidelines pursuant to subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are 
     necessary to adopt such guidelines.

     SEC. 1606. HIGHWAY FORMULA MODERNIZATION REPORT.

       (a) Highway Formula Modernization Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the State departments of transportation and 
     representatives of local governments (including metropolitan 
     planning organizations), shall conduct a highway formula 
     modernization study to assess the method and data used to 
     apportion Federal-aid highway funds under subsections (b) and 
     (c) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and issue 
     recommendations on such method and data.
       (2) Assessment.--The highway formula modernization study 
     required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of, 
     based on the latest available data, whether the apportionment 
     method under such section results in--
       (A) an equitable distribution of funds based on the 
     estimated tax payments attributable to--
       (i) highway users in the State that are paid into the 
     Highway Trust Fund; and
       (ii) individuals in the State that are paid to the 
     Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust Fund 
     from the general fund of the Treasury; and
       (B) the achievement of the goals described in section 
     101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Considerations.--In carrying out the assessment under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the following:
       (A) The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 
     104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA-LU 
     (Public Law 109-59).
       (B) The availability and accuracy of data necessary to 
     calculate formula apportionments under the factors described 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (C) The measures established under section 150 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and whether such measures are appropriate 
     for consideration as formula apportionment factors.
       (D) The results of the CMAQ formula modernization study 
     required under subsection (b).
       (E) Inclusion of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 
     apportionment under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of 
     such title, including an estimate of the anticipated 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the citizens of 
     Puerto Rico if Puerto Rico was subject to applicable highway 
     user fees.
       (F) A needs-based assessment of the share of Federal-aid 
     highway funds that should be made available to the 
     territories described under section 165(c) of such title.
       (G) Any other factors that the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate.
       (4) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the State departments of transportation and 
     representatives of local governments (including metropolitan 
     planning organizations), develop recommendations on a new 
     apportionment method, including--
       (A) the factors recommended to be included in such 
     apportionment method;
       (B) the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) any other recommendations to ensure that the 
     apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution 
     of funds described under paragraph (2)(A) and the goals 
     described in paragraph (2)(B).
       (b) CMAQ Formula Modernization Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, shall conduct an CMAQ formula 
     modernization study to assess whether the apportionment 
     method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States 
     Code, results in a distribution of funds that best achieves 
     the air quality goals of section 149 of such title.
       (2) Considerations.--In providing consultation under this 
     subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency shall provide to the Secretary an analysis of--
       (A) factors that contribute to the apportionment, including 
     population, types of pollutants, and severity of pollutants, 
     as such factors were determined on the date prior to the date 
     of enactment of MAP-21;
       (B) the weighting of the factors listed under subparagraph 
     (A); and
       (C) the recency of the data used in making the 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (3) Recommendations.--If, in conducting the study under 
     this subsection, the Secretary finds that modifying the 
     apportionment method under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, 
     United States Code, would best achieve the air quality goals 
     of section 149 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall, in consultation with the Administrator, include in 
     such study recommendations for a new apportionment method, 
     including--
       (A) the factors recommended to be included in such 
     apportionment method;
       (B) the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) any other recommendations to ensure that the 
     apportionment method best achieves the air quality goals 
     section 149 of such title.
       (c) Report.--No later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of 
     the highway formula modernization study and the CMAQ formula 
     modernization study.

     SEC. 1607. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.

       Section 1519 of MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``fiscal years 2016 through 2020'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 2023 through 2026''; and
       (B) by striking ``$3,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,000,000'';

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       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project or activity carried out under subsection (a) shall be 
     100 percent.''.

     SEC. 1608. STUDENT OUTREACH REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that 
     describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation to 
     encourage elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students 
     to pursue careers in the surface transportation sector.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of efforts to increase awareness of 
     careers related to surface transportation among elementary, 
     secondary, and post-secondary students;
       (2) a description of efforts to prepare and inspire such 
     students for surface transportation careers;
       (3) a description of efforts to support the development of 
     a diverse, well-qualified workforce for future surface 
     transportation needs; and
       (4) the effectiveness of the efforts described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3).

     SEC. 1609. TASK FORCE ON DEVELOPING A 21ST CENTURY SURFACE 
                   TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a task force on developing a 21st century surface 
     transportation workforce (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Task Force'').
       (b) Duties.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     establishment of the Task Force under subsection (a), the 
     Task Force shall develop and submit to the Secretary 
     recommendations and strategies for the Department of 
     Transportation to--
       (1) evaluate the current and future state of the surface 
     transportation workforce, including projected job needs in 
     the surface transportation sector;
       (2) identify factors influencing individuals pursuing 
     careers in surface transportation, including barriers to 
     attracting individuals into the workforce;
       (3) address barriers to retaining individuals in surface 
     transportation careers;
       (4) identify and address potential impacts of emerging 
     technologies on the surface transportation workforce;
       (5) increase access for vulnerable or underrepresented 
     populations, especially women and minorities, to high-skill, 
     in-demand surface transportation careers;
       (6) facilitate and encourage elementary, secondary, and 
     post-secondary students in the United States to pursue 
     careers in the surface transportation sector; and
       (7) identify and develop pathways for students and 
     individuals to secure pre-apprenticeships, registered 
     apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities 
     in the surface transportation sector of the United States.
       (c) Considerations.--In developing recommendations and 
     strategies under subsection (b), the Task Force shall--
       (1) identify factors that influence whether young people 
     pursue careers in surface transportation, especially 
     traditionally underrepresented populations, including women 
     and minorities;
       (2) consider how the Department, businesses, industry, 
     labor, educators, and other stakeholders can coordinate 
     efforts to support qualified individuals in pursuing careers 
     in the surface transportation sector;
       (3) identify methods of enhancing surface transportation 
     pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, job 
     skills training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs 
     that are exclusive to youth in the United States; and
       (4) identify potential sources of funding, including grants 
     and scholarships, that may be used to support youth and other 
     qualified individuals in pursuing careers in the surface 
     transportation sector.
       (d) Consultation.--In developing the recommendations and 
     strategies required under subsection (b), the Task Force may 
     consult with--
       (1) local educational agencies and institutes of higher 
     education, including community colleges and vocational 
     schools; and
       (2) State workforce development boards.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the submission of 
     the recommendations and strategies under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing such recommendations and strategies.
       (f) Composition of Task Force.--The Secretary shall appoint 
     members to the Task Force whose diverse background and 
     expertise allow such members to contribute balanced points of 
     view and ideas in carrying out this section, comprised of 
     equal representation from each of the following:
       (1) Industries in the surface transportation sector.
       (2) Surface transportation sector labor organizations.
       (3) Such other surface transportation stakeholders and 
     experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (g) Period of Appointment.--Members shall be appointed to 
     the Task Force for the duration of the existence of the Task 
     Force.
       (h) Compensation.--Task Force members shall serve without 
     compensation.
       (i) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate upon the 
     submission of the report required under subsection (e).
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Pre-apprenticeship.--The term ``pre-apprenticeship'' 
     means a training model or program that prepares individuals 
     for acceptance into a registered apprenticeship and has a 
     demonstrated partnership with one or more registered 
     apprenticeships.
       (2) Registered apprenticeship.--The term ``registered 
     apprenticeship'' means an apprenticeship program registered 
     under the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''), that 
     satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 
     2020).

     SEC. 1610. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

       Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Workforce Training and Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Labor and any other department or agency of the 
     Government, State agency, authority, association, 
     institution, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, corporation 
     (profit or nonprofit), or any other organization or person, 
     is authorized to develop, conduct, and administer surface 
     transportation and technology training, including skill 
     improvement programs, and to develop and fund summer 
     transportation institutes.
       ``(2) State responsibilities.--A State department of 
     transportation participating in the program under this 
     subsection shall--
       ``(A) develop an annual workforce plan that identifies 
     immediate and anticipated workforce gaps and 
     underrepresentation of women and minorities and a detailed 
     plan to fill such gaps and address such underrepresentation;
       ``(B) establish an annual workforce development compact 
     with the State workforce development board and appropriate 
     agencies to provide a coordinated approach to workforce 
     training, job placement, and identification of training and 
     skill development program needs, which shall be coordinated 
     to the extent practical with an institution or agency, such 
     as a State workforce development board under section 101 of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3111), that has established skills training, recruitment, and 
     placement resources; and
       ``(C) demonstrate program outcomes, including--
       ``(i) impact on areas with transportation workforce 
     shortages;
       ``(ii) diversity of training participants;
       ``(iii) number and percentage of participants obtaining 
     certifications or credentials required for specific types of 
     employment;
       ``(iv) employment outcome, including job placement and job 
     retention rates and earnings, using performance metrics 
     established in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 
     consistent with metrics used by programs under the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and
       ``(v) to the extent practical, evidence that the program 
     did not preclude workers that participate in training or 
     registered apprenticeship activities under the program from 
     being referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this 
     chapter.
       ``(3) Funding.--From administrative funds made available 
     under section 104(a), the Secretary shall deduct such sums as 
     necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 in each fiscal year, for 
     the administration of this subsection. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(4) Nonapplicability of title 41.--Subsections (b) 
     through (d) of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to 
     contracts and agreements made under the authority granted to 
     the Secretary under this subsection.
       ``(5) Use of surface transportation program and national 
     highway performance program funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not to exceed \1/2\ of 1 percent of funds 
     apportioned to a State under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     104(b) may be available to carry out this subsection upon 
     request of the State transportation department to the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 1611. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUNDING 
                   FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Any funds made available to a State for 
     the Appalachian development highway system program under 
     subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, before the date 
     of enactment of this Act may be used, at the request of such 
     State to the Secretary of Transportation, for the purposes 
     described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) Limitation.--The authority in subsection (a) may only 
     be used by an Appalachian development highway system State if 
     all of the Appalachian development highway system corridors 
     authorized by subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, in 
     such State, have been fully completed and are open to traffic 
     prior to the State making a request to the Secretary as 
     described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1612. TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting ``and (8) through 
     (9)'' after ``paragraphs (1) through (4)''; and
       (2) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate an annual report that includes--
       ``(A) a list of all grant recipients under this subsection;

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       ``(B) an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in 
     accordance with the criteria under paragraph (2);
       ``(C) a summary of each recipient's objective to carry out 
     the purpose described in paragraph (1) and an analysis of 
     progress made toward achieving each such objective;
       ``(D) an accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated 
     or expended in carrying out this subsection; and
       ``(E) an analysis of outcomes of the program under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 1613. WORKING GROUP ON CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a working group (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Working Group'') to conduct a study on access to 
     covered resources for infrastructure projects.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
     Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in the 
     production and transportation of covered resources.
       (2) Representation.--The Working Group shall include at 
     least one representative of each of the following:
       (A) State departments of transportation.
       (B) State agencies associated with covered resources 
     protection.
       (C) State planning and geologic survey and mapping 
     agencies.
       (D) Commercial motor vehicle operators, including small 
     business operators and operators who transport covered 
     resources.
       (E) Covered resources producers.
       (F) Construction contractors.
       (G) Labor organizations.
       (H) Metropolitan planning organizations and regional 
     planning organizations.
       (I) Indian Tribes.
       (J) Professional surveying, mapping, and geospatial 
     organizations.
       (K) Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (3) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate 6 
     months after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
     report under subsection (e)(1).
       (c) Duties.--In carrying out the study required under 
     subsection (a), the Working Group shall analyze--
       (1) the use of covered resources in transportation projects 
     funded with Federal dollars;
       (2) how the proximity of covered resources to such projects 
     affects the cost and environmental impact of such projects;
       (3) whether and how State, Tribal, and local transportation 
     and planning agencies consider covered resources when 
     developing transportation projects; and
       (4) any challenges for transportation project sponsors 
     regarding access and proximity to covered resources.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the study required under 
     subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with, as 
     appropriate--
       (1) chief executive officers of States;
       (2) State and local transportation planning agencies;
       (3) Indian Tribes;
       (4) other relevant State, Tribal, and local agencies, 
     including State agencies associated with covered resources 
     protection;
       (5) members of the public with industry experience with 
     respect to covered resources;
       (6) other Federal entities that provide funding for 
     transportation projects; and
       (7) any other stakeholder the Working Group determines 
     appropriate.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Working group report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date on which the Working Group is established, the Working 
     Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes--
       (A) the findings of the study required under subsection 
     (a), including a summary of comments received during the 
     consultation process under subsection (d); and
       (B) any recommendations to preserve access to and reduce 
     the costs and environmental impacts of covered resources for 
     infrastructure projects.
       (2) Departmental report.--Not later than 3 months after the 
     date on which the Secretary receives the report under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a summary of the findings under such 
     report and any recommendations, as appropriate.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered resources.--The term ``covered resources'' 
     means common variety materials used in transportation 
     infrastructure construction and maintenance, including stone, 
     sand, and gravel.
       (2) Indian tribes.--The term ``Indian Tribes'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
     possession of the United States.

     SEC. 1614. NUMBERING SYSTEM OF HIGHWAY INTERCHANGES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 315 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and section 1.36 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Transportation may not 
     impose a penalty on a State that does not comply with section 
     2E.31 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (or a 
     successor section) with respect to the numbering of highway 
     interchanges.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall only apply to a 
     method of numbering of a highway interchange in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1615. TOLL CREDITS.

       (a) Purposes.--The Secretary of Transportation shall--
       (1) identify the extent of the demand to purchase toll 
     credits;
       (2) identify the expected cash price of toll credits;
       (3) analyze the impact of the exchange of toll credits on 
     transportation expenditures; and
       (4) identify any other repercussions of establishing a toll 
     credit exchange.
       (b) Solicitation.--To carry out the requirements of this 
     section, the Secretary shall solicit information from States 
     eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, 
     United States Code, including--
       (1) the amount of unused toll credits, including--
       (A) toll revenue generated and the sources of that revenue;
       (B) toll revenue used by public, quasi-public, and private 
     agencies to build, improve, or maintain highways, bridges, or 
     tunnels that serve the public purpose of interstate commerce; 
     and
       (C) an accounting of any Federal funds used by the public, 
     quasi-public, or private agency to build, improve, or 
     maintain the toll facility, to validate that the credit has 
     been reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the 
     total cost of building, improving, or maintaining the 
     facility that was derived from Federal funds;
       (2) the documentation of maintenance of effort for toll 
     credits earned by the State; and
       (3) the accuracy of the accounting system of the State to 
     earn and track toll credits.
       (c) Website.--The Secretary shall make available a publicly 
     accessible website on which a State eligible to use a credit 
     under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code shall 
     publish the information described under subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Evaluation and Recommendations to Congress.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
     make publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation--
       (1) an evaluation of the accuracy of the accounting and 
     documentation of toll credits earned under section 120(i);
       (2) a determination whether a toll credit marketplace is 
     viable and cost effective;
       (3) estimates, to the extent possible, of the average sale 
     price of toll credits; and
       (4) recommendations on any modifications necessary, 
     including legislative changes, to establish and implement a 
     toll credit exchange program.
       (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1616. TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall initiate a review of the procurement processes used by 
     State departments of transportation to select construction 
     materials on projects utilizing Federal-aid highway funds.
       (b) Contents.--The review under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) a review of competitive practices in the bidding 
     process for transportation construction materials;
       (2) a list of States that currently issue bids that include 
     flexibility in the type of construction materials used to 
     meet the project specifications;
       (3) any information provided by States on considerations 
     that influence the decision to include competition by type of 
     material in transportation construction projects;
       (4) any data on whether issuing bids that include 
     flexibility in the type of construction materials used to 
     meet the project specifications will affect project costs 
     over the lifecycle of an asset;
       (5) any data on the degree to which competition leads to 
     greater use of sustainable, innovative, or resilient 
     materials; and
       (6) an evaluation of any barriers to more widespread use of 
     competitive bidding processes for transportation construction 
     materials.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a 
     report on the review initiated by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this section.

     SEC. 1617. NATIONWIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall, 
     every 2 years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground road safety 
     assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety in each 
     State.
       (b) Requirements.--The assessments required under 
     subsection (a) shall be conducted--
       (1) by Department of Transportation field offices from the 
     Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway 
     Transportation Safety Administration, the Federal Transit 
     Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration; and
       (2) in consultation with--
       (A) State and local agencies with jurisdiction over 
     pedestrian and bicycle safety;
       (B) pedestrian safety and bicycle safety advocacy 
     organizations; and
       (C) other relevant pedestrian and bicycle safety 
     stakeholders.
       (c) Purposes.--The purpose of the assessments under this 
     section is to--
       (1) identify and examine specific locations with documented 
     or perceived problems with pedestrian and bicycle safety and 
     access;
       (2) examine barriers to providing safe pedestrian and 
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       (3) develop and issue recommendations designed to 
     effectively address specific safety and access issues and 
     enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in high risk areas.
       (d) Report on State Assessments.--Upon completion of the 
     assessment of a State, the Secretary shall issue, and make 
     available to the public, a report containing the assessment 
     that includes--
       (1) a list of locations that have been assessed as 
     presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; and
       (2) recommendations to enhance pedestrian and bicycle 
     safety in those locations.
       (e) Report on Nationwide Program.--Upon completion of the 
     biannual assessment nationwide required under this section, 
     the Secretary shall issue, and make available to the public, 
     that covers assessments for all jurisdictions and also 
     present it to the congressional transportation committees.
       (f) National Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Database.--The 
     Secretary, in order to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety 
     and improve information sharing on pedestrian and bicycle 
     safety challenges between the Federal Government and State 
     and local governments, shall maintain a national pedestrian 
     and bicycle safety database that includes--
       (1) a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and highways 
     with a documented history of pedestrian or bicycle accidents 
     or fatalities and details regarding those incidents; and
       (2) information on corrective measures that have been 
     implemented at the State, local, or Federal level to enhance 
     pedestrian and bicyclist safety at those high risk areas, 
     including details on the nature and date of corrective 
     action.
       (g) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the States, the District of Columbia, and 
     Puerto Rico.

     SEC. 1618. CLIMATE RESILIENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   STUDY.

       (a) Climate Resilient Transportation Infrastructure 
     Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research 
     Board of the National Academies to conduct a study of the 
     actions needed to ensure that Federal agencies are taking 
     into account current and future climate conditions in 
     planning, designing, building, operating, maintaining, 
     investing in, and upgrading any federally funded 
     transportation infrastructure investments.
       (b) Methodologies.--In conducting the study, the 
     Transportation Research Board shall build on the 
     methodologies examined and recommended in--
       (1) the 2018 report issued the American Society of Civil 
     Engineers, titled ``Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: 
     Adaptive Design and Risk Management''; and
       (2) the report issued by the California Climate-Safe 
     Infrastructure Working Group, titled ``Paying it Forward: The 
     Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California''.
       (c) Contents of Study.--The study shall include specific 
     recommendations regarding the following:
       (1) Integrating scientific knowledge of projected climate 
     change impacts, and other relevant data and information, into 
     Federal infrastructure planning, design, engineering, 
     construction, operation and maintenance.
       (2) Addressing critical information gaps and challenges.
       (3) Financing options to help fund climate-resilient 
     infrastructure.
       (4) A platform or process to facilitate communication 
     between climate scientists and other experts with 
     infrastructure planners, engineers and other relevant 
     experts.
       (5) A stakeholder process to engage with representatives of 
     State, local, tribal and community groups.
       (6) A platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-
     resilient infrastructure.
       (7) Labor and workforce needs to implement climate-
     resilient transportation infrastructure projects including 
     new and emerging skills, training programs, competencies and 
     recognized postsecondary credentials that may be required to 
     adequately equip the workforce.
       (8) Outlining how Federal infrastructure planning, design, 
     engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance impact 
     the environment and public health of disproportionately 
     exposed communities. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``disproportionately exposed communities'' means a community 
     in which climate change, pollution, or environmental 
     destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, regional, 
     social, environmental, and economic injustices by 
     disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, communities 
     of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, 
     depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, 
     women, the elderly, people experiencing homelessness, people 
     with disabilities, people who are incarcerated, or youth.
       (d) Considerations.--In carrying out the study, the 
     Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for 
     information related to climate resilient transportation 
     infrastructure by considering--
       (1) the current informational and institutional barriers to 
     integrating projected infrastructure risks posed by climate 
     change into federal infrastructure planning, design, 
     engineering, construction, operation and maintenance;
       (2) the critical information needed by engineers, planners 
     and those charged with infrastructure upgrades and 
     maintenance to better incorporate climate change risks and 
     impacts over the lifetime of projects;
       (3) how to select an appropriate, adaptive engineering 
     design for a range of future climate scenarios as related to 
     infrastructure planning and investment;
       (4) how to incentivize and incorporate systems thinking 
     into engineering design to maximize the benefits of multiple 
     natural functions and emissions reduction, as well as 
     regional planning;
       (5) how to take account of the risks of cascading 
     infrastructure failures and develop more holistic approaches 
     to evaluating and mitigating climate risks;
       (6) how to ensure that investments in infrastructure 
     resilience benefit all communities, including communities of 
     color, low-income communities, and Indian Tribes that face a 
     disproportionate risk from climate change and in many cases 
     have experienced long-standing unmet needs and 
     underinvestment in critical infrastructure;
       (7) how to incorporate capital assessment and planning 
     training and techniques, including a range of financing 
     options to help local and State governments plan for and 
     provide matching funds;
       (8) how federal agencies can track and monitor federally 
     funded resilient infrastructure in a coordinated fashion to 
     help build the understanding of the cost-benefit of resilient 
     infrastructure and to build the capacity for implementing 
     resilient infrastructure; and
       (9) the occupations, skillsets, training programs, 
     competencies and recognized postsecondary credentials that 
     will be needed to implement such climate-resilient 
     transportation infrastructure projects, and how to ensure 
     that any new jobs created by such projects ensure that 
     priority hiring considerations are given to individuals 
     facing barriers to employment, communities of color, low-
     income communities and Indian Tribes that face a 
     disproportionate risk from climate change and have been 
     excluded from job opportunities.
       (e) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the 
     Transportation Research Board--
       (1) shall convene and consult with a panel of national 
     experts, including operators and users of Federal 
     transportation infrastructure and private sector 
     stakeholders; and
       (2) is encouraged to consult with--
       (A) representatives from the thirteen federal agencies that 
     comprise the United States Global Change Research Program;
       (B) representatives from the Department of the Treasury;
       (C) professional engineers with relevant expertise in 
     infrastructure design;
       (D) scientists from the National Academies with relevant 
     expertise;
       (E) scientists, social scientists and experts from academic 
     and research institutions who have expertise in climate 
     change projections and impacts; engineering; architecture; or 
     other relevant areas of expertise;
       (F) licensed architects with relevant experience in 
     infrastructure design;
       (G) certified planners;
       (H) representatives of State and local governments and 
     Indian Tribes;
       (I) representatives of environmental justice groups; and
       (J) representatives of labor unions that represent key 
     trades and industries involved in infrastructure projects.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board 
     shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under this section.

     SEC. 1619. NATURAL GAS, ELECTRIC BATTERY, AND ZERO EMISSION 
                   VEHICLES.

       Subsection (s) of section 127 of title 23, United States 
     Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(s) Natural Gas, Electric Battery, and Zero Emission 
     Vehicles.--A vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled 
     primarily by natural gas, powered primarily by means of 
     electric battery power, or fueled primarily by means of other 
     zero emission fuel technologies, may exceed the weight limit 
     on the power unit by up to 2,000 pounds (up to a maximum 
     gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this section.''.

     SEC. 1620. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Guidance.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, and consistent with 
     guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     pursuant to section 1209 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act 
     of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), shall revise existing guidance 
     or issue new guidance as appropriate for State and local 
     governments and Indian Tribes regarding the design, 
     construction, maintenance, retrofit, and repair of evacuation 
     routes.
       (2) Considerations.--In revising or issuing guidance under 
     subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration shall consider--
       (A) methods that assist evacuation routes to--
       (i) withstand the effects of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic 
     forces on viability, including recommendations regarding 
     appropriate drainage structures or other flood prevention 
     mechanisms to manage stormwater, runoff, and the effect of 
     storm surge;
       (ii) withstand the risks that flammability poses to 
     viability;
       (iii) improve durability, strength (including the ability 
     to withstand tensile stresses and compressive stresses), and 
     sustainability; and
       (iv) provide for long-term cost savings;
       (B) the ability of evacuation routes to effectively manage 
     contraflow operations;
       (C) for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints 
     of the applicable Federal land management agency regarding 
     emergency operations, sustainability, and resource 
     protection; and
       (D) such other items the Administrator of the Federal 
     Highway Administration considers appropriate.

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       (3) Report.--In the case in which the Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     concludes existing guidance addresses the considerations in 
     paragraph (2), The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a detailed report describing how existing 
     guidance addresses such considerations.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall study the 
     vulnerability of evacuation routes that are part of the 
     national highway system to the risks of extreme weather, 
     including flooding and storm surge.
       (2) Contents.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1), 
     the Administrator shall examine--
       (A) the likelihood of Federal evacuation routes flooding 
     during a 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year weather event;
       (B) whether Federal evacuation routes that have 
     historically flooded have recovered quickly from extreme 
     weather events;
       (C) the availability of alternative evacuation routes to 
     accommodate the flow of evacuees in the event of an 
     evacuation route becoming impassable due to flooding; and
       (D) the impact of impassable evacuation routes on 
     vulnerable individuals, with consideration of the return of 
     evacuees after an extreme weather event, including--
       (i) individuals with a physical or mental disability;
       (ii) individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home 
     parks, prisons, nursing homes, and other long-term care 
     facilities and detention centers;
       (iii) individuals with limited proficiency in English;
       (iv) the elderly; and
       (v) individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or 
     homeless.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the 
     study and the results of such study, including identifying 
     which segments of Federal evacuation routes are most 
     vulnerable to becoming impassable due to flooding.

     SEC. 1621. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Identification.--
       (1) Central texas corridor.--Section 1105(c)(84) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route--
       ``(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 338 in 
     Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally following 
     Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the 
     vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas Highway 158 
     eastward to United States Route 87 and then following United 
     States Route 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San 
     Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in 
     the vicinity of Brady, Texas;
       ``(B) commencing at the intersection of Interstate Route 10 
     and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and 
     following United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas;
       ``(C) following portions of United States Route 190 
     eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Killeen, 
     Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, 
     Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of 
     Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing 
     and including a loop generally encircling Bryan/College 
     Station, Texas;
       ``(D) following United States Route 83 southward from the 
     vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to 
     Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
       ``(E) following United States Route 69 from Interstate 
     Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 
     in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
       ``(F) following United States Route 96 from Interstate 
     Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 
     in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and
       ``(G) following United States Route 190, State Highway 305, 
     and United States Route 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos 
     County, Texas to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas.''.
       (2) Central louisiana corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(92) The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the 
     logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River 
     Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of 
     Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then 
     eastward on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of 
     Alexandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical 
     terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River 
     Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.''.
       (3) Central mississippi corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(93) The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the 
     route--
       ``(A) commencing at the logical terminus of United States 
     Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally 
     following portions of United States Route 84 passing in the 
     vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and 
     Collins, to Interstate 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, 
     Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to 
     Interstate Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the 
     Mississippi-Alabama State Border; and
       ``(B) commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, 
     running south on Interstate Route 59 to United States Route 
     98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, connecting to United 
     States Route 49 south then following United States Route 49 
     south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and 
     following Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near 
     the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.''.
       (4) Middle alabama corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(94) The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route--
       ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi Border generally 
     following portions of I-20 until following a new interstate 
     extension paralleling United States Highway 80 specifically:
       ``(B) crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, Alabama, 
     traveling eastward crossing United States Highway 43 and 
     Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards 
     closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to the south 
     crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, and 21, until its 
     intersection with I-65 near Hope Hull, Alabama;
       ``(C) continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer 
     Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join 
     with I-85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;
       ``(D) continuing along I-85 east bound until its 
     intersection with United States Highway 280 near Opelika, 
     Alabama or United States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama; 
     and
       ``(E) generally following the most expedient route until 
     intersecting with existing United States Highway 80 (JR Allen 
     Parkway) through Phenix City until continuing into Columbus, 
     Georgia.''.
       (5) Middle georgia corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(95) The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route--
       ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border generally 
     following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus Georgia to 
     Augusta, Georgia specifically:
       ``(B) travelling along United States Route 80 (JR Allen 
     Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort Benning, 
     Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow 
     Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia Route 49C (Fort 
     Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its 
     intersection with Interstate route 75 in Byron, Georgia;
       ``(C) continuing north along Interstate Route 75 through 
     Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would meet 
     Interstate Route 16. Following Interstate 16 east it would 
     next join United States Route 80 and then onto State Route 
     57; and
       ``(D) commencing with State Route 57 which turns into State 
     Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, 
     Georgia with a newly constructed bypass. After the bypass it 
     would join United States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into 
     Augusta, Georgia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 
     520.''.
       (6) Louisiana capital region.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(96) The Louisiana Capital Region High Priority Corridor, 
     which shall generally follow--
       ``(A) Interstate 10, between its intersections with 
     Interstate 12 and Louisiana Highway 415;
       ``(B) Louisiana Highway 415, between its intersections with 
     Interstate 10 and United States route 190;
       ``(C) United States route 190, between its intersections 
     with Louisiana Highway 415 and intersection with Interstate 
     110;
       ``(D) Interstate 110, between its intersections with United 
     States route 190 and Interstate 10;
       ``(E) Louisiana Highway 30, near St. Gabriel, LA and its 
     intersections with Interstate 10;
       ``(F) Louisiana Highway 1, near White Castle, LA and its 
     intersection with Interstate 10; and
       ``(G) A bridge connecting Louisiana Highway 1 with 
     Louisiana Highway 30, south of the Interstate described in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Segments on Interstate System.--
     Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``subclauses (I) through (IX) of 
     subsection (c)(38)(A)(i), subsection (c)(38)(A)(iv),'' after 
     ``subsection (c)(37),'';
       (2) by inserting ``subsection (c)(84),'' after ``subsection 
     (c)(83),''; and
       (3) by striking ``and subsection (c)(91)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93), 
     subsection (c)(94), subsection (c)(95), and subsection 
     (c)(96)''.
       (c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by 
     striking ``The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is 
     designated as Interstate Route I-14.'' and inserting ``The 
     route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as 
     Interstate Route I-14 North. The route referred to in 
     subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate Route I-14 
     South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop referred to in 
     subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I-214. 
     The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), 
     and (G) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(92), 
     (c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate 
     Route I-14.''.

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     SEC. 1622. GUIDANCE ON INUNDATED AND SUBMERGED ROADS.

       (a) Guidance.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review the 
     guidance issued pursuant to section 1228 of the Disaster 
     Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), and revise 
     or issue new guidance regarding repair, restoration, and 
     replacement of inundated and submerged roads damaged or 
     destroyed by a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to roads eligible for 
     assistance under Federal Highway Administration programs.
       (b) Considerations.--In revising or issuing new guidance 
     under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider 
     methods of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged or 
     destroyed roads that--
       (1) improve the ability of a previously inundated or 
     submerged road to withstand the effects of hydrostatic and 
     hydrodynamic forces, including stormwater, runoff, or storm 
     surge; and
       (2) provide for long-term cost savings.

     SEC. 1623. DRY BULK WEIGHT TOLERANCE.

       Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) Dry Bulk Weight Tolerance.--
       ``(1) Definition of dry bulk goods.--In this subsection, 
     the term `dry bulk goods' means any homogeneous unmarked 
     nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically 
     designed for that purpose.
       ``(2) Weight tolerance.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, except for the maximum gross 
     vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle 
     transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the 
     maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in 
     subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance.''.

     SEC. 1624. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

       Section 143(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2016 through 2020'' and inserting 
     ``2023 through 2026''.

     SEC. 1625. LABOR STANDARDS.

       It is the policy of the United States that funds authorized 
     or made available by this Act, or the amendments made by this 
     Act, should not be used to purchase products produced whole 
     or in part through the use of child labor, as such term is 
     defined in Article 3 of the International Labor Organization 
     Convention concerning the prohibition and immediate action 
     for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor 
     (December 2, 2000), or in violation of human rights.

     SEC. 1626. CLIMATE RESILIENCY REPORT BY GAO.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and 
     issue a report to Congress on the economic benefits, 
     including avoided impacts on property and life, of the use of 
     model, consensus-based building codes, standards, and 
     provisions that support resilience to climate risks and 
     impacts, including--
       (1) flooding;
       (2) wildfires;
       (3) hurricanes;
       (4) heat waves;
       (5) droughts;
       (6) rises in sea level; and
       (7) extreme weather.
       (b) Report Issues.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the status of adoption of building 
     codes, standards, and provisions within the States, 
     territories, and tribes at the State or jurisdictional level; 
     including whether the adopted codes meet or exceed the most 
     recent published edition of a national, consensus-based model 
     code.
       (2) An analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster 
     mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and 
     individual States, territories and tribes, including--
       (A) an economic analysis of the benefits to the design and 
     construction of new resilient infrastructure;
       (B) losses avoided, including economic losses, number of 
     structures (buildings, roads, bridges), and injuries and 
     deaths by utilizing building codes and standards that 
     prioritize resiliency; and
       (C) an economic analysis of the benefits to using hazard 
     resistant building codes in rebuilding and repairing 
     infrastructure following a disaster.
       (3) An assessment of the building codes and standards 
     referenced or otherwise currently incorporated into Federal 
     policies and programs, including but not limited to grants, 
     incentive programs, technical assistance and design and 
     construction criteria, administered by the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as ``FEMA''), 
     including--
       (A) the extent to which such codes and standards contribute 
     to increasing climate resiliency;
       (B) recommendations for how FEMA could improve their use of 
     codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address 
     resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure 
     such as roads and bridges; and
       (C) how FEMA could increase efforts to support the adoption 
     of hazard resistant codes by the States, territories, and 
     Indian Tribes.
       (4) Recommendations for FEMA on how to better incorporate 
     climate resiliency into efforts to rebuild after natural 
     disasters.

     SEC. 1627. DESIGNATION OF JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS 
                   HIGHWAY.

       (a) Designation.--The portion of United States Route 80 
     from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama shall be known as 
     the ``John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to 
     Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to be a reference to the ``John 
     R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway''.

     SEC. 1628. GAO STUDY ON CAPITAL NEEDS OF PUBLIC FERRIES.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the capital investment needs 
     of United States public ferries and how Federal funding 
     programs are meeting such needs.
       (b) Considerations.--In carrying out the study under 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine the 
     feasibility of including United States public ferries in the 
     conditions and performance report of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the results of the 
     study described in subsection (a), including any 
     recommendations for how to include ferries in the conditions 
     and performance report of the Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 1629. USE OF MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
     Transportation should utilize, to the fullest and most 
     economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and 
     simulation technology to analyze highway and public 
     transportation projects authorized by this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act to ensure that these projects--
       (1) increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate 
     congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; 
     and
       (2) are as cost effective as practicable.

     SEC. 1630. GAO STUDY ON PER-MILE USER FEE EQUITY.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall carry out a study on the impact of equity 
     issues associated with per-mile user fee funding systems on 
     the surface transportation system.
       (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following with respect to per-mile user fee systems:
       (1) The financial, social, and other impacts of per-mile 
     user fee systems on individuals, low-income individuals, and 
     individuals of different races.
       (2) The impact that access to alternative modes of 
     transportation, including public transportation, has in 
     carrying out per-mile user fee systems.
       (3) The ability to access jobs and services, which may 
     include healthcare facilities, child care, education and 
     workforce training, food sources, banking and other financial 
     institutions, and other retail shopping establishments.
       (4) Equity issues for low-income individuals in urban and 
     rural areas.
       (5) Any differing impacts on passenger vehicles and 
     commercial vehicles.
       (c) Inclusions.--In carrying out the study under subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General shall include an analysis of the 
     State surface transportation system funding pilot program 
     under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note).
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment after this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly 
     available, a report containing the results of the study under 
     subsection (a), including recommendations for how to 
     equitably implement per-mile user fee systems.
       (e) Definitions.--
       (1) Per-mile user fee.--The term ``per-mile user fee'' 
     means a revenue mechanism that--
       (A) is applied to road users operating motor vehicles on 
     the surface transportation system; and
       (B) is based on the number of vehicle miles traveled by an 
     individual road user.
       (2) Commercial vehicle.--The term ``commercial vehicle'' 
     has the meaning given the term commercial motor vehicle in 
     section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 1631. GAO REVIEW OF EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS AT STATE DOTS.

       (a) Review Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     undertake a review of the extent to which State departments 
     of transportation have in place best practices, standards, 
     and protocols designed to ensure equity considerations in 
     transportation planning, project selection, and project 
     delivery, including considerations of the diverse 
     transportation needs of low-income populations, minority 
     populations, and other diverse populations.
       (b) Evaluation.--After the completion of the review under 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue and make 
     available on a publicly accessible Website a report 
     detailing--
       (1) findings based on the review in subsection (a);
       (2) a comprehensive set of recommendations for State 
     departments of transportation to improve equity 
     considerations, which may include model legislation, best 
     practices, or guidance; and
       (3) any recommendations to Congress for additional 
     statutory authority needed to support State department of 
     transportation efforts to incorporate equity considerations 
     into transportation planning, project selection, and project 
     delivery.
       (c) Report.--After completing the review and evaluation 
     required under subsections (a) and (b), and not later than 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General shall make available on a publicly 
     accessible Website, a report that includes--

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       (1) findings based on the review conducted under subsection 
     (a);
       (2) the outcome of the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (b);
       (3) a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve 
     equity considerations in the public transportation industry, 
     including recommendations for statutory changes if 
     applicable; and
       (4) the actions that the Secretary of Transportation could 
     take to effectively address the recommendations provided 
     under paragraph (3).

     SEC. 1632. STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION NETS 
                   AND BARRIERS FOR STRUCTURES OTHER THAN BRIDGES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study to identify--
       (1) the types of structures, other than bridges, that 
     attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-
     jumping;
       (2) the characteristics that distinguish structures 
     identified under paragraph (1) from similar structures that 
     do not attract a high number of individuals attempting 
     suicide-by-jumping;
       (3) the types of nets or barriers that are effective at 
     reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to the structures 
     identified under paragraph (1);
       (4) methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping with respect to 
     the structures identified under paragraph (1) other than nets 
     and barriers;
       (5) quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the nets 
     and barriers identified under paragraph (3);
       (6) quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the 
     additional methods identified under paragraph (4);
       (7) the entities that typically install the nets and 
     barriers identified under paragraph (3); and
       (8) the costs of the nets and barriers identified under 
     paragraph (3).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1633. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES.

       The Secretary or Transportation shall take all reasonable 
     efforts to provide assistance for an Olympic or Paralympic 
     event, or a Special Olympics International event, including 
     the following:
       (1) Planning activities of States and metropolitan planning 
     organizations and transportation projects relating to an 
     international Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special 
     Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 135 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Developing intermodal transportation plans necessary 
     for the projects, in coordination with State and local 
     transportation agencies.
       (3) Efforts to expedite review and comment by the 
     Department of Transportation on any required submittals 
     pertaining to an Olympic or Paralympic event or a Special 
     Olympics International event.
       (4) Providing technical assistance.

     SEC. 1634. BETTER UTILIZING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LASTING 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF VETERANS BUSINESSES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
       (2) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) Veteran owned small business concern.--The term 
     ``veteran owned small business concern'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``small business concern owned and controlled 
     by veterans'' in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632 (q)).
       (b) Amounts for Veteran Owned Small Business Concerns.--
     Except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation 
     determines otherwise, not less than 3 percent of the amounts 
     made available for any program under titles I, II, V, and VII 
     of this division and section 403 of title 23, United States 
     Code, shall be expended through veteran owned small business 
     concerns.
       (c) Uniform Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in 
     certifying whether a concern qualifies as a veteran owned 
     small business concern for the purpose of this section. Such 
     criteria shall include a limit on the personal net worth of 
     the veterans who own and control the small business concern.
       (d) Reporting.--The Secretary shall establish minimum 
     requirements for use by State government in reporting to the 
     Secretary--
       (1) information concerning veteran owned small business 
     concern awards, commitments, and achievement; and
       (2) such other information as the Secretary determined to 
     be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the veterans 
     business enterprise program.

     SEC. 1635. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

       Section 127(i)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``an emergency or'' before ``a major 
     disaster''.

     SEC. 1636. ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION WORKING GROUP.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a working group (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Working Group'') to review the methods, practices, 
     and technologies necessary to protect workers in roadway work 
     zones.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
     Working Group individuals with knowledge and expertise in 
     roadway safety.
       (2) Representation.--The Working group shall include at 
     least one representative of each of the following:
       (A) State departments of transportation.
       (B) Local governments or metropolitan planning 
     organizations.
       (C) Temporary traffic control organizations.
       (D) Roadway user organizations.
       (E) Vehicle and commercial vehicle manufacturers.
       (F) Labor organizations.
       (G) Traffic safety organizations.
       (H) Motor carrier and independent owner-operator 
     organizations.
       (I) Law enforcement and first responder organizations.
       (J) Autonomous vehicle technology companies.
       (K) Any other stakeholders that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (3) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate 6 
     months after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
     report under subsection (f)(1).
       (c) Duties.--In carrying out the review required under 
     subsection (a), the Working Group shall--
       (1) evaluate and analyze current work zone safety and 
     worker protection traffic control best practices;
       (2) identify causes of work zone injuries and fatalities;
       (3) identify and evaluate technologies related to vehicle 
     interaction with work zones and workers in work zones; and
       (4) identify challenges for transportation construction 
     project sponsors regarding improving work zone safety.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the review required 
     under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consult with--
       (1) transportation construction contractor organizations;
       (2) roadway and roadway safety equipment manufacturer 
     organizations;
       (3) academic experts; and
       (4) any other stakeholder the Working Group determines 
     appropriate.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Working group report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date on which the Working Group is established, the Working 
     Group shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes--
       (A) the findings of the review required under subsection 
     (a), including a summary of any comments received during the 
     consultation process under subsection (d); and
       (B) recommendations on safety countermeasures, 
     technologies, programs and policies for the Department of 
     Transportation to improve roadway work zone safety and 
     practices.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 month after the 
     date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a summary of the report.

     SEC. 1637. GAO STUDY ON NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR COASTAL 
                   HIGHWAY RESILIENCE.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the utilization of nature-based 
     solutions for improving the resilience of coastal highways 
     and bridges.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General shall examine--
       (1) the resiliency benefits of nature-based features that 
     work in conjunction with structural features to protect 
     coastal highways and bridges by reducing the impacts of 
     floods or other risks of extreme weather;
       (2) the ecological benefits of nature-based features for 
     habitat restoration, water quality improvements, and 
     recreational aesthetics;
       (3) any potential savings to taxpayers over the lifecycles 
     of roadways produced by an integrated approach to resilience 
     against extreme weather;
       (4) the utilization rates for integrated nature-based 
     solutions among transportation agencies; and
       (5) any barriers to the use of nature-based solutions by 
     transportation agencies to improve the resilience of coastal 
     roads and bridges.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     summarizing the study under subsection (a) and the results of 
     such study, including recommendations for how the Federal 
     Highway Administration can encourage transportation agencies 
     to use natural and nature-based features to improve the 
     resilience of coastal highways and bridges.

     SEC. 1638. REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 325 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.

     SEC. 1639. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) In General.-- Title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) Name correction.--Section 101(a)(17)(C), as 
     redesignated by section 1103(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by 
     striking ``United States Customs and Immigration Services'' 
     and inserting `` U.S. Customs and Border Protection''.
       (2) Transfer of funds.--Section 104(f)(3) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Federal Highway 
     Administration'' and inserting ``an operating administration 
     of the Department of Transportation''; and
       (B) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
     ADMINISTRATION'' and inserting ``AN OPERATING ADMINISTRATION 
     OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION''.

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       (3) Terms and conditions.--Section 108(c)(3)(F) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)'' after 
     ``Policy Act''; and
       (B) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this title''.
       (4) Exclusion.--Section 112(b)(2) is amended in 
     subparagraph (F) by striking ``(F)'' and all that follows 
     through ``Subparagraphs'' and inserting ``(f) 
     Subparagraphs''.
       (5) Reference to statewide transportation improvement 
     program.--Section 115(c) is amended by striking ``135(f)'' 
     and inserting ``135(g)''.
       (6) Opportunity for comment.--Section 134(j) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (i)(5)'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``subsection (i)(6)''.
       (7) Performance-based approach.--Section 135(f)(7)(B) is 
     amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period.
       (8) Efficient environmental reviews for project 
     decisionmaking.--Section 139 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.)'' after ``of 1969'';
       (B) in subsection (c) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.)'' after ``of 1969'' each place it appears; and
       (C) in subsection (k)(2) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.)'' after ``of 1969''.
       (9) Nondiscrimination.--Section 140(a) is amended, in the 
     third sentence, by inserting a comma after ``Secretary''.
       (10) Public transportation.--Section 142 is amended by 
     striking subsection (i).
       (11) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--Section 149 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``; or,'' and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(2)(B) by striking the semicolon at 
     the end and inserting ``; and''.
       (12) Tribal transportation program data collection.--
     Section 201(c)(6)(A)(ii) is amended by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 
     450 et seq.)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)''.
       (13) Tribal transportation program.--Section 202 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(10)(B) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 
     450e(b))'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5307(b))''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A) by inserting ``the'' after ``agreement under''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (6)(A) by inserting ``the'' after ``in 
     accordance with''.
       (14) Permissible uses of recreational trails program 
     apportioned funds.--Section 206(d)(2)(G) is amended by 
     striking ``use of recreational trails'' and inserting ``uses 
     of recreational trails''.
       (15) Tribal transportation self-governance program.--
     Section 207 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 450j-1)'' and inserting ``(25 
     U.S.C. 5325)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 450j-1(f))'' and inserting 
     ``(25 U.S.C. 5325(f))'';
       (B) in subsection (l)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-5)'' 
     and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5386)'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-6)'' 
     and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5387)'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-
     7)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5388)'';
       (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-9)'' 
     and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5390)'';
       (v) in paragraph (5), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-10)'' 
     and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5391)'';
       (vi) in paragraph (6), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-
     11)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5392)'';
       (vii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-
     14)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5395)'';
       (viii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-
     15)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5396)''; and
       (ix) in paragraph (9), by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 458aaa-
     17)'' and inserting ``(25 U.S.C. 5398)''; and
       (C) in subsection (m)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``505'' and inserting ``501''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(25 U.S.C. 450b; 458aaa)'' and inserting 
     ``(25 U.S.C. 5304; 5381)''.
       (16) Buy america.--Section 313 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``States;'' and 
     inserting ``States,''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``, and'' and 
     inserting ``; and''.
       (17) Procedures for a gift or donation.--Section 323(d) is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
     ``(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)'' after ``of 1969''.
       (18) Highway safety programs.--Section 402(b)(1)(E) is 
     amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     ``; and''.
       (19) Use of freight capacity building program funds.--
     Section 504(g)(6) is amended by striking ``make grants or 
     to'' and inserting ``make grants to''.
       (20) Development phase activities.--Section 602(e) is 
     amended by striking ``601(a)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``601(a)(2)(A)''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--The table of contents for title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended in the item relating to chapter 1 by 
     striking ``FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS'' and inserting ``FEDERAL-AID 
     HIGHWAYS''.
       (2) Chapter 3.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 325.

     SEC. 1640. CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM 
                   LOAN FORGIVENESS UNDER HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC 
                   TRANSPORTATION PROJECT COST REIMBURSEMENT 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In general.--Notwithstanding section 112 of title 23, 
     United States Code, a covered contractor shall only make 
     credit adjustments to the indirect cost rate applied to such 
     contractor to reflect the portion of loan forgiveness 
     attributable to the receipt of Federal funds. For purposes of 
     this section, beginning on the date on which the credit 
     attributable to Federal funds is recovered fully, no further 
     indirect cost rate credit shall be applied or otherwise 
     provided.
       (b) Covered Contractor Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``covered contractor'' means a contractor 
     or subcontractor at any tier that--
       (1) provides architectural and engineering services under a 
     federally-funded Federal-aid highway program or Federal lands 
     highway program cost reimbursement contract under title 23, 
     United States Code;
       (2) received loan forgiveness in accordance with section 
     1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
     Act (Public Law 116-136), for a loan provided under paragraph 
     (36) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)); and
       (3) applied such loan proceeds to indirect costs that were 
     reimbursed, in whole or in part, with Federal funds.

                    TITLE II--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

               Subtitle A--Federal Transit Administration

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5305, 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 
     5320, 5328, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340--
       ``(A) $17,894,460,367 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $18,201,940,770 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $18,551,676,708 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $18,901,573,693 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) $189,879,151 for fiscal year 2023, $192,841,266 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $195,926,726 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $199,002,776 for fiscal year 2026, shall be available to 
     carry out section 5305;
       ``(B) $7,505,830,848 for fiscal year 2023, $7,622,921,809 
     for fiscal year 2024, $7,744,888,558 for fiscal year 2025, 
     and $7,866,483,309 for fiscal year 2026 shall be allocated in 
     accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance 
     for urbanized areas under section 5307;
       ``(C) $101,510,000 for fiscal year 2023, $103,093,556 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $104,743,053 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $106,387,519 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available for 
     grants under section 5308;
       ``(D) $434,830,298 for fiscal year 2023, $441,613,651 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $448,679,469 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $455,723,737 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5310, of which not less than--
       ``(i) $5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5310(j); and
       ``(ii) $20,302,000 for fiscal year 2023, $20,618,711 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $20,948,611 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $21,277,504 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5310(k);
       ``(E) $1,025,199,724 for fiscal year 2023, $1,041,192,839 
     for fiscal year 2024, $1,057,851,925 for fiscal year 2025, 
     and $1,074,460,200 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to 
     carry out section 5311, of which not less than--
       ``(i) $55,679,500 for fiscal year 2023, $56,392,100 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $57,134,374 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $57,874,383 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5311(c)(1); and
       ``(ii) $50,755,000 for fiscal year 2023, $51,546,778 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $52,371,526 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $53,193,759 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5311(c)(2);
       ``(F) $53,498,300 for fiscal year 2023; $54,020,873 for 
     fiscal year 2024; $54,565,207 for fiscal year 2025; 
     $55,107,881 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5312, of which not less than--
       ``(i) $5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out each of sections 5312(d)(3) and 5312(d)(4);
       ``(ii) $3,045,300 for fiscal year 2023, $3,092,807 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $3,142,292 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $3,191,626 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5312(h);
       ``(iii) $10,151,000 for fiscal year 2023, $10,309,356 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $10,474,305 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $10,638,752 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5312(i); and
       ``(iv) $10,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $10,154,678 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $10,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $10,319,376 shall be available to carry out section 5312(j);
       ``(G) $23,347,300 for fiscal year 2023, $23,711,518 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $24,090,902 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $24,469,129 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5314, of which not less than--
       ``(i) $4,060,400 for fiscal year 2023, $4,123,742 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $4,189,722 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $4,255,501 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section of 5314(a);
       ``(ii) $5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5314(c); and
       ``(iii) $12,181,200 for fiscal year 2023, $12,371,227 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $12,569,166 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $12,766,502 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5314(b)(2);
       ``(H) $5,075,500 for fiscal year 2023, $5,154,678 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $5,237,153 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $5,319,376 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5318;

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       ``(I) $30,453,000 for fiscal year 2023, $30,928,067 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $31,422,916 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $31,916,256 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5328, of which not less than--
       ``(i) $25,377,500 for fiscal year 2023, $25,773,389 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $26,185,763 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $26,596,880 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section of 5328(b); and
       ``(ii) $2,537,750 for fiscal year 2023, $2,577,339 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $2,618,576 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $2,659,688 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5328(c);
       ``(J) $4,060,400 for fiscal year 2023, $4,123,742 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $4,189,722 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $4,255,501 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5335;
       ``(K) $5,366,233,728 for fiscal year 2023, $5,460,789,084 
     for fiscal year 2024, $5,560,170,578 for fiscal year 2025, 
     and $5,660,288,417 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to 
     carry out section 5337;
       ``(L) to carry out the bus formula program under section 
     5339(a)--
       ``(i) $1,240,328,213 for fiscal year 2023, $1,259,667,334 
     for fiscal year 2024, $1,279,832,171 for fiscal year 2025, 
     and $1,299,925,536 for fiscal year 2026; except that
       ``(ii) 15 percent of the amounts under clause (i) shall be 
     available to carry out 5339(d);
       ``(M) $437,080,000 for fiscal year 2023, $424,748,448 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $387,944,423 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $351,100,151 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5339(b);
       ``(N) $890,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $950,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2024, $1,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $1,180,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 shall be available to 
     carry out section 5339(c); and
       ``(O) $587,133,905 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026 shall be available to carry out section 5340 to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 
     and rural areas under section 5311, of which--
       ``(i) $309,688,908 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026 shall be for growing States under section 5340(c); and
       ``(ii) $277,444,997 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026 shall be for high density States under section 5340(d).
       ``(b) Capital Investment Grants.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out section 5309 $3,500,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2023, $4,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, 
     $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and 5,500,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2026.
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 5334, $142,060,785 for fiscal year 2023, 
     $144,191,696 for fiscal year 2024, $146,412,248 for fiscal 
     year 2025, and 148,652,356 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) Section 5329.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $6,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be available 
     to carry out section 5329.
       ``(3) Section 5326.--Of the amounts made available under 
     paragraph (2), not less than $2,500,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026 shall be available to carry out 
     section 5326.
       ``(d) Oversight.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not 
     more than the following amounts for the activities described 
     in paragraph (2):
       ``(A) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5305.
       ``(B) 0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5307.
       ``(C) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5309.
       ``(D) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
     Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 126 Stat. 4968).
       ``(E) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5310.
       ``(F) 0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5311.
       ``(G) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5337, of which not less than 25 percent of such 
     amounts shall be available to carry out section 5329 and of 
     which not less than 10 percent of such amounts shall be made 
     available to carry out section 5320.
       ``(H) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5339 of which not less than 10 percent of such 
     amounts shall be made available to carry out section 5320.
       ``(I) 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5308.
       ``(2) Activities.--The activities described in this 
     paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Activities to oversee the construction of a major 
     capital project.
       ``(B) Activities to review and audit the safety and 
     security, procurement, management, and financial compliance 
     of a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter.
       ``(C) Activities to provide technical assistance generally, 
     and to provide technical assistance to correct deficiencies 
     identified in compliance reviews and audits carried out under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Government share of costs.--The Government shall pay 
     the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Availability of certain funds.--Funds made available 
     under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made available to the 
     Secretary before allocating the funds appropriated to carry 
     out any project under a full funding grant agreement.
       ``(e) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
       ``(1) Grants financed from highway trust fund.--A grant or 
     contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with 
     amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
     Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual 
     obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of 
     the cost of the project.
       ``(2) Grants financed from general fund.--A grant or 
     contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with 
     amounts from future appropriations from the general fund of 
     the Treasury pursuant to this section is a contractual 
     obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of 
     the cost of the project only to the extent that amounts are 
     appropriated for such purpose by an Act of Congress.
       ``(f) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or appropriated under this section shall remain available 
     until expended.
       ``(g) Limitation on Financial Assistance for State-Owned 
     Enterprises.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this section may 
     not be used in awarding a contract, subcontract, grant, or 
     loan to an entity that is owned or controlled by, is a 
     subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially 
     to a corporation based in a country that--
       ``(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of the INVEST 
     in America Act;
       ``(B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       ``(C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       ``(2) Exception.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `otherwise related legally or financially' does not include a 
     minority relationship or investment.
       ``(3) International agreements.--This subsection shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 
     United States under international agreements.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5312(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``5338(a)(2)(G)(ii)'' and inserting 
     ``5338(a)(2)(F)(iii)''.
       (2) Section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``5328, 5337, and 5338(b)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``and 5337''.
       (3) Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``5338(a)(2)(C)'' 
     and inserting ``5338(a)(2)(B)''.
       (4) Subsections (c) and (d)(1) of section 5327 of title 49, 
     United States Code, are amended by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(d)''.
       (5) Section 5340(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``5338(b)(2)(N)'' and inserting 
     ``5338(a)(2)(O)''.

     SEC. 2102. CHAPTER 53 DEFINITIONS.

       Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(E)--
       (A) by striking ``and the installation'' and inserting ``, 
     the installation''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, charging stations and docks for 
     electric micromobility devices, and bikeshare projects'' 
     after ``public transportation vehicles'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking clause (iii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(iii) provides a fair share of revenue established by the 
     Secretary that will be used for public transportation, except 
     for a joint development that is a community service (as 
     defined by the Federal Transit Administration), publicly 
     operated facility, or offers a minimum of 50 percent of units 
     as affordable housing, meaning legally binding affordability 
     restricted housing units available to tenants with incomes 
     below 60 percent of the area median income or owners with 
     incomes below the area median;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (M) strike ``; or'' and insert a 
     semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (N)--
       (i) by striking ``no emission'' and inserting ``zero 
     emission''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(as defined in section 5339(c)) or 
     facilities.'' and inserting ``or facilities; or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(O) the employment of forensic consultants, cybersecurity 
     experts, or third-party penetration testers to identify, 
     evaluate, test, and patch ransomware attack 
     vulnerabilities.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) Resilience.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `resilience' means, with 
     respect to a facility, the ability to--
       ``(i) anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions; or
       ``(ii) withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from 
     disruptions.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--Such term includes, with respect to a 
     facility, the ability to--
       ``(i) resist hazards or withstand impacts from disruptions;
       ``(ii) reduce the magnitude, duration, or impact of a 
     disruption; or
       ``(iii) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, 
     and recoverability to decrease vulnerability to a disruption.
       ``(26) Assault on a transit worker.--The term `assault on a 
     transit worker' means any circumstance in which an individual 
     knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and with 
     intent to endanger the safety of any individual, or with a 
     reckless disregard for the safety of human life, interferes 
     with, disables, or incapacitates any transit worker while the 
     transit worker is performing his or her duties.''.

     SEC. 2103. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``urban area'' and 
     inserting ``urbanized area'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Exceptions.--This subsection shall not apply to 
     financial assistance under this chapter--
       ``(A) in which the non-Federal share of project costs are 
     provided from amounts received

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     under a service agreement with a State or local social 
     service agency or private social service organization 
     pursuant to section 5307(d)(3)(E) or section 5311(g)(3)(C);
       ``(B) provided to a recipient or subrecipient whose sole 
     receipt of such assistance derives from section 5310; or
       ``(C) provided to a recipient operating a fixed route 
     service that is--
       ``(i) for a period of less than 15 days;
       ``(ii) accessible to the public;
       ``(iii) contracted by a local government entity that 
     provides local cost share to the recipient;
       ``(iv) not contracted for the purposes of a convention or 
     on behalf of a convention and visitors bureau; and
       ``(v) limited to the service area in which the recipient 
     provides regularly scheduled public transportation service.
       ``(4) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall publish guidelines 
     for grant recipients and private bus operators that clarify 
     when and how a transit agency may provide the service in the 
     event a registered charter provider does not contact the 
     customer, provide a quote, or provide the service.'';
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2);
       (3) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
       ``(j) Reporting Accessibility Complaints.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that an 
     individual who believes that he or she, or a specific class 
     in which the individual belongs, has been subjected to 
     discrimination on the basis of disability by a State or local 
     governmental entity, private nonprofit organization, or Tribe 
     that operates a public transportation service and is a 
     recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter, may, 
     by the individual or by an authorized representative, file a 
     complaint with the Department of Transportation.
       ``(2) Procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall 
     implement procedures that allow an individual to submit a 
     complaint described in paragraph (1) by phone, mail-in form, 
     and online through the website of the Office of Civil Rights 
     of the Federal Transit Administration.
       ``(3) Notice to individuals with disabilities.--Not later 
     than 12 months after the date of enactment of the INVEST in 
     America Act, the Secretary shall require that each public 
     transit provider and contractor providing paratransit 
     services shall include on a publicly available website of the 
     service provider, any related mobile device application, and 
     online service--
       ``(A) notice that an individual can file a disability-
     related complaint with the local transit agency and the 
     process and any timelines for filing such a complaint;
       ``(B) the telephone number, or a comparable electronic 
     means of communication, for the disability assistance hotline 
     of the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Transit 
     Administration;
       ``(C) notice that a consumer can file a disability related 
     complaint with the Office of Civil Rights of the Federal 
     Transit Administration; and
       ``(D) an active link to the website of the Office of Civil 
     Rights of the Federal Transit Administration for an 
     individual to file a disability-related complaint.
       ``(4) Investigation of complaints.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     publish a report that lists the disposition of complaints 
     described in paragraph (1), including--
       ``(A) the number and type of complaints filed with 
     Department of Transportation;
       ``(B) the number of complaints investigated by the 
     Department;
       ``(C) the result of the complaints that were investigated 
     by the Department including whether the complaint was 
     resolved--
       ``(i) informally;
       ``(ii) by issuing a violation through a noncompliance 
     Letter of Findings; or
       ``(iii) by other means, which shall be described; and
       ``(D) if a violation was issued for a complaint, whether 
     the Department resolved the noncompliance by--
       ``(i) reaching a voluntary compliance agreement with the 
     entity;
       ``(ii) referring the matter to the Attorney General; or
       ``(iii) by other means, which shall be described.
       ``(5) Report.--The Secretary shall, upon implementation of 
     this section and annually thereafter, submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate, and make publicly available a report 
     containing the information collected under this section.'';
       (4) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
       ``(m) Preaward and Postdelivery Review of Rolling Stock 
     Purchases.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     requiring a preaward and postdelivery review of a grant under 
     this chapter to buy rolling stock to ensure compliance with 
     bid specifications requirements of grant recipients under 
     this chapter. Under this subsection, grantee inspections and 
     review are required, and a manufacturer certification is not 
     sufficient.''; and
       (5) by amending subsection (r) to read as follows:
       ``(r) Reasonable Access to Public Transportation 
     Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under this 
     chapter--
       ``(A) may not deny reasonable access for a private 
     intercity or charter transportation operator to federally 
     funded public transportation facilities, including intermodal 
     facilities, park and ride lots, and bus-only highway lanes; 
     and
       ``(B) shall respond to any request for reasonable access 
     within 75 days of the receipt of the request and, if a 
     recipient of assistance under this chapter denies access to a 
     private intercity or charter transportation operator based on 
     the reasonable access standards, provide, in writing, the 
     reasons for the denial.
       ``(2) Determining reasonable access.--In determining 
     reasonable access under paragraph (1)(A), capacity 
     requirements of the recipient of assistance and the extent to 
     which access would be detrimental or beneficial to existing 
     public transportation services must be considered and 
     demographic makeup of the riders of a private intercity or 
     charter transportation operator may not be cited as a 
     detriment to the provision of access.
       ``(3) Notification.--If a private intercity or charter 
     transportation operator requesting access under this 
     subsection is denied such access by a recipient of assistance 
     under this chapter or does not receive a written response 
     within 75 days of submitting the request, such operator may 
     notify the Secretary for purposes of inclusion in the report 
     under paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall annually 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report listing 
     each instance reported under paragraph (3) in which--
       ``(A) a private intercity or charter transportation 
     operator requested reasonable access and was denied, and the 
     reasons provided by the recipient of assistance under this 
     chapter for the denial; and
       ``(B) a recipient of assistance under this chapter did not 
     respond to a request for reasonable access within 75 days.''.

     SEC. 2104. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) State of Good Repair Grants.--Section 5337(e) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Accessibility costs.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
     the Federal share of the net project cost of a project to 
     provide accessibility improvements consistent with standards 
     in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) shall be 90 percent.''.
       (b) Apportionments Based on Growing States and High Density 
     States Formula Factors.--Section 5340(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``and the District of 
     Columbia'' after ``United States''.
       (c) Technical Assistance and Workforce Development.--
     Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii) by striking ``and vehicle electronics.'' 
     and inserting ``cybersecurity and mitigating the threat of 
     ransomware, and vehicle electronics; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) technical assistance to assist recipients with the 
     impacts of a new census count.'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as 
     subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) cybersecurity and mitigating the threat of 
     ransomware;'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ``females'' and 
     inserting ``women''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)(4)(A) by inserting ``, and not more 
     than 2 percent of amounts under 5311,'' after ``5339''.
       (d) National Transit Database.--Section 5335 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, including 
     information on transit routes and ridership on those routes'' 
     after ``public sector investment decision''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``, any data on each 
     assault on a transit worker, and pedestrian injuries and 
     fatalities as a result of an impact with a bus. Each of the 
     data sets shall be publicly reported without aggregating the 
     data with other safety data'' after ``by the recipient''.
       (e) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.--Section 5307 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) operate a minimum of 101 buses and a maximum of 125 
     buses in fixed route service or demand response service, 
     excluding ADA complementary paratransit service, during peak 
     service hours, in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the 
     share of the apportionment which is attributable to such 
     systems within the urbanized area, as measured by vehicle 
     revenue hours; or'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) operate a minimum of 101 buses and a maximum of 125 
     buses in fixed route service or demand response service, 
     excluding ADA complementary paratransit service, during peak 
     service hours, in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the 
     share of the apportionment allocated to such systems within 
     the urbanized area, as determined by the local planning 
     process and included in the designated recipient's final 
     program of projects prepared under subsection (b).''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and

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       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) ensure that the proposed program of projects provides 
     improved access to transit for the individuals described in 
     section 5336(j); and''.
       (f) Technical Correction.--Section 5307(a)(2)(B)(ii) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``service during peak'' and inserting ``service, during 
     peak''.
       (g) Transportation Development Credits as Local Match.--
       (1) Section 5307.--Section 5307(d)(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) transportation development credits.''.
       (2) Section 5309.--Section 5309 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Transportation development credits.--For purposes of 
     assessments and determinations under this subsection or 
     subsection (h), transportation development credits that are 
     included as a source of local financing or match shall be 
     treated the same as other sources of local financing.''; and
       (B) in subsection (l)(4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) transportation development credits; or''.
       (3) Section 5339.--Section 5339(a)(7)(B) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in clause (iv) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) transportation development credits.''.
       (h) Clarification of Incidental Use.--Section 5310(b)(7) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the header by inserting ``and incidental use'' after 
     ``individuals'';
       (2) by inserting ``or providing other incidental services'' 
     after ``individuals''; and
       (3) by striking ``delivery service does not conflict'' and 
     inserting ``service does not conflict''.

     SEC. 2105. POLICIES AND PURPOSES.

       Section 5301(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) reduce the contributions of the surface 
     transportation system to the total carbon pollution of the 
     United States; and
       ``(10) improve the resiliency of the public transportation 
     network to withstand weather events and other natural 
     disasters.''.

     SEC. 2106. FISCAL YEARS 2022 AND 2023 FORMULAS.

       For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall apportion and distribute formula funds 
     provided for under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, using data submitted to the 2019 National Transit 
     Database.

     SEC. 2107. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

       Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) to encourage and promote the safe and efficient 
     management, operation, and development of surface 
     transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of 
     people and freight, foster economic growth and development 
     within and between States and urbanized areas, and take into 
     consideration resiliency and climate change adaptation needs 
     while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption, air 
     pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through metropolitan 
     and statewide transportation planning processes identified in 
     this chapter; and''.
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (7) and (8), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) STIP.--The term `STIP' means a statewide 
     transportation improvement program developed by a State under 
     section 135(g).'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and transportation 
     improvement programs'' and inserting ``and TIPs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Consideration.--In developing the plans and TIPs, 
     metropolitan planning organizations shall consider direct and 
     indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of the Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2012, each'' and inserting ``Each'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Equitable and proportional representation.--
       ``(i) In general.--In designating officials or 
     representatives under paragraph (2), the metropolitan 
     planning organization shall ensure the equitable and 
     proportional representation of the population of the 
     metropolitan planning area.
       ``(ii) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     require a metropolitan planning organization in existence on 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph to be 
     restructured.
       ``(iii) Redesignation.--Notwithstanding clause (ii), the 
     requirements of this paragraph shall apply to any 
     metropolitan planning organization redesignated under 
     paragraph (6).'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)(D)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``an existing metropolitan planning area'' 
     and inserting ``an urbanized area''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the existing metropolitan planning 
     area'' and inserting ``the area'';
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a metropolitan area'' 
     and inserting ``an urbanized area'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Mpos'' and inserting 
     ``Metropolitan planning areas'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ``emergency response 
     and evacuation, climate change adaptation and resilience,'' 
     after ``disaster risk reduction,''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Coordination between mpos.--
       ``(A) In general.--If more than one metropolitan planning 
     organization is designated within an urbanized area under 
     subsection (d)(7), the metropolitan planning organizations 
     designated within the area shall ensure, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, the consistency of any data used in the 
     planning process, including information used in forecasting 
     transportation demand.
       ``(B) Savings clause.--Nothing in this paragraph requires 
     metropolitan planning organizations designated within a 
     single urbanized area to jointly develop planning documents, 
     including a unified long-range transportation plan or unified 
     TIP.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the 
     quality of life and public health, and promote consistency 
     between transportation improvements and State and local 
     planned growth and economic development patterns, including 
     housing and land use patterns;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level 
     rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface 
     transportation;''; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) support emergency management, response, and 
     evacuation and hazard mitigation;
       ``(K) improve the level of transportation system access; 
     and
       ``(L) support inclusive zoning policies and land use 
     planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and 
     diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth 
     by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and 
     prevent high housing costs from displacing economically 
     disadvantaged households.'';
       (7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Through the use of a performance-based 
     approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part 
     of the metropolitan transportation planning process shall 
     support the national goals described in section 150(b) of 
     title 23, the achievement of metropolitan and statewide 
     targets established under section 150(d) of title 23, the 
     improvement of transportation system access (consistent with 
     section 150(f)) of title 23, and the general purposes 
     described in section 5301 of this title.'';
       (8) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions and'' before ``restore and maintain'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(G) by inserting ``and climate change'' 
     after ``infrastructure to natural disasters'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(H) by inserting ``greenhouse gas 
     emissions,'' after ``pollution,'';
       (D) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``air quality, public 
     health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard 
     mitigation, emergency management,'' after ``conservation,''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Issues.--The consultation shall involve, as 
     appropriate, comparison of transportation plans to other 
     relevant plans, including, if available--
       ``(i) State conservation plans or maps; and
       ``(ii) inventories of natural or historic resources.''; and
       (E) by amending paragraph (6)(C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Methods.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--

       ``(I) hold any public meetings at convenient and accessible 
     locations and times;
       ``(II) employ visualization techniques to describe plans; 
     and
       ``(III) make public information available in electronically 
     accessible format and means, such as the internet, as 
     appropriate to afford reasonable opportunity for 
     consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Additional methods.--In addition to the methods 
     described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), 
     the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--

       ``(I) use virtual public involvement, social media, and 
     other web-based tools to encourage public participation and 
     solicit public feedback; and
       ``(II) use other methods, as appropriate, to further 
     encourage public participation of historically 
     underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning 
     process.'';

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       (9) in subsection (j) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``TIP'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (10) by striking ``Federally'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``federally''.

     SEC. 2108. STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION 
                   PLANNING.

       Section 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``The statewide transportation plan and 
     the'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A)  In general.--The statewide transportation plan and 
     the'';
       (ii) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Consideration.--In developing the statewide 
     transportation plans and STIPs, States shall consider direct 
     and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (E)--

       (I) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse gas emissions,'' after 
     ``promote energy conservation,'';
       (II) by inserting ``and public health'' after ``improve the 
     quality of life''; and
       (III) by inserting ``, including housing and land use 
     patterns'' after ``economic development patterns'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``and'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (I) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``and reduce or mitigate stormwater, sea level 
     rise, extreme weather, and climate change impacts of surface 
     transportation;''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) facilitate emergency management, response, and 
     evacuation and hazard mitigation;
       ``(K) improve the level of transportation system access; 
     and
       ``(L) support inclusive zoning policies and land use 
     planning practices that incentivize affordable, elastic, and 
     diverse housing supply, facilitate long-term economic growth 
     by improving the accessibility of housing to jobs, and 
     prevent high housing costs from displacing economically 
     disadvantaged households.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--Through the use of a performance-based 
     approach, transportation investment decisions made as a part 
     of the statewide transportation planning process shall 
     support--
       ``(i) the national goals described in section 150(b) of 
     title 23;
       ``(ii) the consideration of transportation system access 
     (consistent with section 150(f) of title 23);
       ``(iii) the achievement of statewide targets established 
     under section 150(d) of title 23; and
       ``(iv) the general purposes described in section 5301 of 
     this title.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``statewide 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(3) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D)--
       (i) in clause (i) by inserting ``air quality, public 
     health, housing, transportation, resilience, hazard 
     mitigation, emergency management,'' after ``conservation,''; 
     and
       (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Comparison and consideration.--Consultation under 
     clause (i) shall involve the comparison of transportation 
     plans to other relevant plans and inventories, including, if 
     available--

       ``(I) State and tribal conservation plans or maps; and
       ``(II) inventories of natural or historic resources.'';

       (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``In carrying out'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out'';
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
     subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Additional methods.--In addition to the methods 
     described in clause (i), in carrying out subparagraph (A), 
     the State shall, to the maximum extent practicable--

       ``(I) use virtual public involvement, social media, and 
     other web-based tools to encourage public participation and 
     solicit public feedback; and
       ``(II) use other methods, as appropriate, to further 
     encourage public participation of historically 
     underrepresented individuals in the transportation planning 
     process.'';

       (C) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions and'' after ``potential to''; and
       (D) in paragraph (8) by inserting ``including consideration 
     of the role that intercity buses may play in reducing 
     congestion, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy 
     consumption in a cost-effective manner and strategies and 
     investments that preserve and enhance intercity bus systems, 
     including systems that are privately owned and operated'' 
     after ``transportation system'';
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``statewide 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``metropolitan 
     transportation improvement program'' and inserting ``TIP'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears;
       (iv) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (v) in subparagraph (F)(i) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears;
       (vi) in subparagraph (G)(ii) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP''; and
       (vii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP''; and
       (II) by striking ``and projects carried out under the 
     bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program under 
     title 23''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``or under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program''; and
       (II) by striking ``statewide transportation improvement 
     program'' and inserting ``STIP'';

       (D) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``Transportation improvement 
     program'' and inserting ``STIP''; and
       (ii) by striking ``transportation improvement program'' and 
     inserting ``STIP'';
       (E) in paragraph (8) by striking ``statewide transportation 
     plans and programs'' and inserting ``statewide transportation 
     plans and STIPs''; and
       (F) in paragraph (9) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ``Not later than 5 
     years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2012,'' and inserting ``Not less 
     frequently than once every 4 years,'';
       (7) in subsection (j) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement program'' and inserting ``STIP'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (8) in subsection (l) by striking ``transportation 
     improvement programs'' and inserting ``STIPs''.

     SEC. 2109. OBLIGATION LIMITATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
     all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by subsection (a) 
     of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
     exceed--
       (1) $17,894,460,367 for fiscal year 2023;
       (2) $18,201,940,770 for fiscal year 2024;
       (3) $18,551,676,708 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (4) $18,901,573,693 for fiscal year 2026.

     SEC. 2110. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS.

       Section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Imposition of Deadline.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may not require any project funded 
     pursuant to this section to advance to the construction 
     obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the 
     sixth fiscal year after the later of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the 
     emergency, as described in subsection (a)(2); or
       ``(B) the date on which the President declared a major 
     disaster, as described in such subsection.
       ``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a 
     deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may, upon the 
     request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of 
     not more than 1 year to complete such advancement, and may 
     issue additional extensions after the expiration of any 
     extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the 
     State has provided suitable justification to warrant an 
     extension.''.

     SEC. 2111. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       The certification requirements described in section 661.12 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall, after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, include a certification that 
     buses or other rolling stock (including train control, 
     communication and traction power equipment) being procured do 
     not contain or use any covered telecommunications equipment 
     or services, as such term is defined by section 889 of the 
     John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).

     SEC. 2112. HOLD HARMLESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal 
     years 2021 and 2022, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     allow project sponsors, at the request of such sponsor, to 
     submit ridership and service data and projections collected 
     before January 20, 2020 and projections based on that data to 
     determine project eligibility under section 5309 of title 49, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 2113. STUDY ON ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a description of the challenges faced by each of the 
     populations described in subsection (b) when riding public 
     transportation; and
       (2) recommendations to improve the accessibility of 
     federally-funded public transportation for the populations 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Populations.--The populations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be--

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       (1) pregnant women; and
       (2) individuals living in areas of persistent poverty, as 
     such term is defined in section 172(l) of title 23, United 
     States Code, as added by this Act, and individuals that are 
     unbanked or underbanked.

             Subtitle B--Improving Frequency and Ridership

     SEC. 2201. MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL BUS FREQUENCY AND RIDERSHIP 
                   COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 5307 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 5308. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership 
       competitive grants

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants under 
     this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible recipients 
     to increase the frequency of bus service and the ridership of 
     public transit buses.
       ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Application Timing.--Not later than 90 days after 
     amounts are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall solicit grant applications from eligible 
     recipients for projects described in subsection (d).
       ``(d) Uses of Funds.--An eligible recipient of a grant 
     under this section shall use such grant for transportation 
     capital projects that--
       ``(1) increase--
       ``(A) the frequency of bus service;
       ``(B) bus ridership; and
       ``(C) total person throughput; and
       ``(2) are consistent with, and as described in, the design 
     guidance issued by the National Association of City 
     Transportation Officials and titled `Transit Street Design 
     Guide'.
       ``(e) Grant Criteria.--In making grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall consider the following:
       ``(1) Each eligible recipient's projected increase in bus 
     frequency.
       ``(2) Each eligible recipient's projected increase in bus 
     ridership.
       ``(3) Each eligible recipient's projected increase in total 
     person throughput.
       ``(4) The degree of regional collaboration described in 
     each eligible recipient's application, including 
     collaboration with--
       ``(A) a local government entity that operates a public 
     transportation service;
       ``(B) local government agencies that control street design;
       ``(C) metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is 
     defined in section 5303); and
       ``(D) State departments of transportation.
       ``(f) Grant Timing.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
     this section not later than 120 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary completes the solicitation described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(g) Requirements of the Secretary.--In carrying out the 
     program under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) not later than the date described in subsection (c), 
     publish in the Federal Register a list of all metrics and 
     evaluation procedures to be used in making grants under this 
     section; and
       ``(2) publish in the Federal Register--
       ``(A) a summary of the final metrics and evaluations used 
     in making grants under this section; and
       ``(B) a list of the ratings of eligible recipients 
     receiving a grant under this section based on such metrics 
     and evaluations.
       ``(h) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out under this section shall not exceed 80 
     percent.
       ``(2) Restriction on grant amounts.--The Secretary may make 
     a grant for a project under this section in an amount up to 
     150 percent of the amount--
       ``(A) provided for such project under title 23; and
       ``(B) provided for such project from non-Federal funds 
     budgeted for roadways.
       ``(i) Requirements of Section 5307.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, a grant under this section shall be 
     subject to the requirements of section 5307.
       ``(j) Availability of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
     section shall remain available for 4 fiscal years after the 
     fiscal year for which the amount was made available.
       ``(2) Unobligated amounts.--After the expiration of the 
     period described in paragraph (1) for an amount made 
     available to carry out this section, any unobligated amounts 
     made available to carry out this section shall be added to 
     the amounts made available for the following fiscal year.
       ``(k) Eligible Recipients.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible recipient' means a recipient of a grant under 
     section 5307 in an urbanized area with a population greater 
     than 500,000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5307 the following new item:

``5308. Multi-jurisdictional bus frequency and ridership competitive 
              grants.''.

     SEC. 2202. INCENTIVIZING FREQUENCY IN THE URBAN FORMULA.

       Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking ``95.61 
     percent'' and inserting ``95 percent'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``95.61 percent'' and 
     inserting ``95 percent''; and
       (III) in clause (ii) by striking ``95.61 percent'' and 
     inserting ``95 percent''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking ``4.39 
     percent'' and inserting ``5 percent'';
       (II) in clause (i)--

       (aa) by inserting ``in the highest 25 percent of routes by 
     ridership'' before ``multiplied by''; and
       (bb) by striking ``vehicle passenger miles traveled for 
     each dollar of operating cost in an area'' and inserting 
     ``vehicles operating in peak revenue service per hour in the 
     highest 25 percent of routes by ridership''; and

       (III) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) by inserting ``in the highest 25 percent of routes by 
     ridership'' before ``multiplied by''; and
       (bb) by striking ``vehicle passenger miles traveled for 
     each dollar of operating cost in all areas'' and inserting 
     ``vehicles operating in peak revenue service per hour in the 
     highest 25 percent of routes by ridership''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Special rule.--For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the 
     percentage--
       ``(A) in paragraph (2)(A) in the matter preceding clause 
     (i) shall be treated as 100 percent; and
       ``(B) in paragraph (2)(B) in the matter preceding clause 
     (i) shall be treated as 0 percent.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``90.8 percent'' and 
     inserting ``90 percent'' each place it appears;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``9.2 percent'' and inserting ``8 
     percent'';
       (ii) by striking ``200,000'' and inserting ``500,000'';
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) the number of bus passenger miles traveled on the 
     highest 25 percent of routes by ridership multiplied by the 
     number of buses operating in peak revenue service per hour on 
     the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership; divided by''; 
     and
       (iv) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) the total number of bus passenger miles traveled on 
     the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership multiplied by 
     the total number of buses operating in peak revenue service 
     per hour on the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership in 
     all areas.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Two percent of the total amount apportioned under 
     this subsection shall be apportioned so that each urbanized 
     area with a population of at least 200,000 and less than 
     500,000 is entitled to receive an amount using the formula in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the percentage--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A) shall be treated as 100 percent;
       ``(B) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A) shall be treated as 0 percent; and
       ``(C) in paragraph (3) shall be treated as 0 percent.''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Peak Revenue Service Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `peak revenue service' means the time period between the 
     time in the morning that an agency first exceeds the number 
     of midday vehicles in revenue service and the time in the 
     evening that an agency falls below the number of midday 
     vehicles in revenue service.''.

     SEC. 2203. MOBILITY INNOVATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 5315 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 5316. Mobility innovation

       ``(a) In General.--Amounts made available to a covered 
     recipient to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 may be 
     used by such covered recipient under this section to assist 
     in the financing of--
       ``(1) mobility as a service; and
       ``(2) mobility on demand services.
       ``(b) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the Federal share of the net cost of a project carried 
     out under this section shall not exceed 70 percent.
       ``(2) Insourcing incentive.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
     the Federal share of the net cost of a project described in 
     paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the project sponsor, 
     be increased by up to 10 percent for mobility on demand 
     service operated exclusively by personnel employed by the 
     recipient.
       ``(3) Zero emission incentive.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), the Federal share of the net cost of a project described 
     in paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the project 
     sponsor, be increased by up to 10 percent if such project 
     involves an eligible use that uses a vehicle that produces 
     zero carbon dioxide or particulate matter.
       ``(c) Eligible Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall publish guidance 
     describing eligible activities that are demonstrated to--
       ``(A) increase transit ridership;
       ``(B) be complementary to fixed route transit service;
       ``(C) demonstrate meaningful improvements in--
       ``(i) environmental metrics, including standards 
     established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.) and greenhouse gas performance targets established 
     pursuant to section 150(d) of title 23;
       ``(ii) traffic congestion;
       ``(iii) compliance with the requirements under the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.);
       ``(iv) low-income service to increase access to employment, 
     healthcare, and other essential services;

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       ``(v) service during times of the day when regular transit 
     service is not operating, as long as regular transit service 
     hours are not reduced;
       ``(vi) new service that operates in areas of lower density 
     that are unserved or underserved by regular transit service;
       ``(vii) rural service; and
       ``(viii) improvement in paratransit service quality.
       ``(2) Fare collection modernization.--In developing 
     guidance referred to in this section, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that--
       ``(A) all costs associated with installing, modernizing, 
     and managing fare collection, including touchless payment 
     systems, shall be considered eligible expenses under this 
     title and subject to the applicable Federal share; and
       ``(B) such guidance includes guidance on how agencies shall 
     provide unbanked and underbanked users with an opportunity to 
     benefit from mobility as a service platforms.
       ``(3) Prohibition on use of funds.--Amounts used by a 
     covered recipient for projects eligible under this section 
     may not be used for--
       ``(A) single passenger vehicle miles (in a passenger motor 
     vehicle, as such term is defined in section 32101, that 
     carries less than 9 passengers), unless the trip--
       ``(i) meets the definition of public transportation; and
       ``(ii) begins or completes a fixed route public 
     transportation trip;
       ``(B) deadhead vehicle miles; or
       ``(C) any service considered a taxi service that operates 
     under an exemption from testing requirements under section 
     5331.
       ``(d) Federal Requirements.--A project carried out under 
     this section shall be treated as if such project were carried 
     out under the section from which the funds were provided to 
     carry out such project, including the application of any 
     additional requirements provided for by law that apply to 
     section 5307, 5310, or 5311, as applicable.
       ``(e) Waiver.--
       ``(1) Individual waiver.--Except as provided in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), the Secretary may waive any requirement applied 
     to a project carried out under this section pursuant to 
     subsection (d) if the Secretary determines that the project 
     would--
       ``(A) not undermine labor standards;
       ``(B) increase employment opportunities of the recipient 
     unless the Secretary determines that such a waiver does not 
     affect employment opportunities; and
       ``(C) be consistent with the public interest.
       ``(2) Waiver under other sections.--The Secretary may not 
     waive any requirement under paragraph (1) for which a waiver 
     is otherwise available.
       ``(3) Prohibition of waiver.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may not waive any requirement of--
       ``(A) section 5333;
       ``(B) section 5331;
       ``(C) section 5302(14); and
       ``(D) chapter 53 that establishes a maximum Federal share 
     for operating costs.
       ``(4) Application of section 5320.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may only waive the 
     requirements of section 5320 with respect to--
       ``(A) a passenger vehicle owned by an individual;
       ``(B) subsection (q) of such section for any passenger 
     vehicle not owned by an individual for the period beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this section and ending 3 years 
     after such date;
       ``(C) any shared micromobility device for the period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending 
     on the date that is 3 years after such date; and
       ``(D) rolling stock that is part of a dedicated fleet of 
     vehicles for the provision of microtransit that is operated 
     by, or exclusively on behalf of, the covered recipient for 
     the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section 
     and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date.
       ``(5) Limitation.--A waiver issued under subparagraphs (B), 
     (C), or (D) of paragraph (4) may only be issued on an 
     individual project basis at the request of the covered 
     recipient and may not be renewed or extended beyond the 
     initial 3-year period of the waiver.
       ``(f) Open Data Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate 
     procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 to 
     develop an open data standard and an application programming 
     interface necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The regulations required under 
     paragraph (1) shall require public transportation agencies, 
     mobility on demand providers, mobility as a service 
     technology providers, other non-government actors, and local 
     governments the efficient means to transfer data to--
       ``(A) foster the efficient use of transportation capacity;
       ``(B) enhance the management of new modes of mobility;
       ``(C) enable the use of innovative planning tools;
       ``(D) enable single payment systems for all mobility on 
     demand services;
       ``(E) establish metropolitan planning organization, State, 
     and local government access to anonymized data for 
     transportation planning, real time operations data, and 
     rules;
       ``(F) prohibit the transfer of personally identifiable 
     information;
       ``(G) protect confidential business information;
       ``(H) enhance cybersecurity protections; and
       ``(I) allow data governance, including but not limited to 
     licensing and terms of information sharing, periodic risk 
     assessments, policies regarding data retention and 
     information handling policies, and anonymization techniques.
       ``(3) Prohibition on for profit activity.--Any data 
     received by an entity under this subsection may not be sold, 
     leased, or otherwise used to generate profit, except for the 
     direct provision of the related mobility on demand services 
     and mobility as a service.
       ``(4) Committee.--A negotiated rulemaking committee 
     established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out 
     this subsection shall have a maximum of 17 members limited to 
     representatives of the Department of Transportation, State 
     and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, 
     urban and rural covered recipients, associations that 
     represent public transit agencies, representatives from at 
     least 3 different organizations engaged in collective 
     bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not fewer than 3 
     States, mobility on demand providers, and mobility as a 
     service technology providers.
       ``(5) Publication of proposed regulations.--Proposed 
     regulations to implement this section shall be published in 
     the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 18 
     months after such date of enactment.
       ``(6) Extension of deadlines.--A deadline set forth in 
     paragraph (4) may be extended up to 180 days if the 
     negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in paragraph (5) 
     concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the 
     Secretary so notifies the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       ``(g) Application of Recipient Vehicle Revenue Miles.--With 
     respect to vehicle revenue miles with one passenger of a 
     covered recipient using amounts under this section, such 
     miles--
       ``(1) shall be included in the National Transit Database 
     under section 5335; and
       ``(2) shall be excluded from vehicle revenue miles data 
     used in the calculation described in section 5336.
       ``(h) Savings Clause.--Subsection (c)(2) and subsection (g) 
     shall not apply to any eligible activities under this section 
     if such activities are--
       ``(1) being carried out in compliance with the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); or
       ``(2) projects eligible under section 5310 that exceed the 
     requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered recipient.--The term `covered recipient' 
     means a State or local government entity, private nonprofit 
     organization, or Tribe that--
       ``(A) operates a public transportation service; and
       ``(B) is a recipient or subrecipient of funds under section 
     5307, 5310, or 5311.
       ``(2) Deadhead vehicle miles.--The term `deadhead vehicle 
     miles' means the miles that a vehicle travels when out of 
     revenue service, including leaving or returning to the garage 
     or yard facility, changing routes, when there is no 
     expectation of carrying revenue passengers, and any miles 
     traveled by a private operator without a passenger.
       ``(3) Mobility as a service.--The term `mobility as a 
     service' means services that constitute the integration of 
     mobility on demand services and public transportation that 
     are available and accessible to all travelers, provide 
     multimodal trip planning, and a unified payment system.
       ``(4) Mobility on demand.--The term `mobility on demand' 
     means an on-demand transportation service shared among 
     individuals, either concurrently or one after another.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5315 the following new item:

``5316. Mobility innovation.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date on which the 
     Secretary of Transportation has finalized both--
       (1) the guidance required under section 5316(c) of title 
     49, United States Code; and
       (2) the regulations required under section 5316(f) of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section, or the 
     amendments made by this section, shall prohibit the use of 
     funds for an eligible activity or pilot project of a covered 
     recipient authorized under the law in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act before the effective 
     date described in subsection (c).

     SEC. 2204. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.

       Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Census designation.--The Secretary may approve a 
     State program that allocates not more than 5 percent of such 
     State's apportionment to assist rural areas that were 
     redesignated as urban areas not more than 2 fiscal years 
     after the last census designation of urbanized area 
     boundaries.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5338(a)(2)(F)'' 
     and inserting ``section 5338(a)(2)(E)'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``section 5338(a)(2)(F)'' and inserting ``section 
     5338(a)(2)(E)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``the amount remaining under section 
     5338(a)(2)(E)(i) after the amount under subparagraph (A) is 
     distributed'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ``section 
     5338(a)(2)(F)'' and inserting ``section 5338(a)(2)(E)''; and

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       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``section 
     5338(a)(2)(F)'' and inserting ``section 5338(a)(2)(E)''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(B) Land area.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), each State shall 
     receive an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the amount 
     apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of 
     the land area in rural areas in that State and divided by the 
     land area in all rural areas in the United States, as shown 
     by the most recent decennial census of population.
       ``(ii) Maximum apportionment.--No State shall receive more 
     than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i).
       ``(C) Population.--Each State shall receive an amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, 
     multiplied by the ratio of the population of rural areas in 
     that State and divided by the population of all rural areas 
     in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial 
     census of population.
       ``(D) Vehicle revenue miles.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), each State shall 
     receive an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount 
     apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of 
     vehicle revenue miles in rural areas in that State and 
     divided by the vehicle revenue miles in all rural areas in 
     the United States, as determined by national transit database 
     reporting.
       ``(ii) Maximum apportionment.--No State shall receive more 
     than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i).
       ``(E) Low-income individuals.--Each State shall receive an 
     amount that is equal to 10 percent of the amount apportioned 
     under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of low-income 
     individuals in rural areas in that State and divided by the 
     number of low-income individuals in all rural areas in the 
     United States, as shown by the Bureau of the Census.'';
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``A State may expend 
     funds to continue service into another State to extend a 
     route.'' before ``Eligible activities under'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and makes the 
     certification and supporting documents publicly available'' 
     before the period at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Meaningful connections.--All projects funded under 
     this subsection shall directly serve, or make meaningful 
     scheduled connections to, the national intercity bus 
     network.''; and
       (4) in subsection (g) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Allowance for volunteer hours.--
       ``(A) Applicable regulations.--For any funds provided by a 
     department or agency of the Government under paragraph (3)(D) 
     or by a service agreement under paragraph (3)(C), and such 
     department or agency has regulations in place that provide 
     for the valuation of volunteer hours as allowable in-kind 
     contributions toward the non-Federal share of project costs, 
     such regulations shall be used to determine the allowable 
     valuation of volunteer hours as an in-kind contribution 
     toward the non-Federal remainder of net project costs for a 
     transit project funded under this section.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     provision of fixed-route bus services funded under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 2205. ONE-STOP PARATRANSIT PROGRAM.

       Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) One-Stop Paratransit Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish a one-stop paratransit competitive grant program to 
     encourage an extra stop in non-fixed route Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) service 
     for a paratransit rider to complete essential tasks.
       ``(2) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference to 
     eligible recipients that--
       ``(A) have comparable data for the year prior to 
     implementation of the grant program and made available to the 
     Secretary, academic and nonprofit organizations for research 
     purposes; and
       ``(B) plan to use agency personnel to implement the pilot 
     program.
       ``(3) Application criteria.--To be eligible to participate 
     in the grant program, an eligible recipient shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require, including information on--
       ``(A) locations the eligible entity intends to allow a stop 
     at, if stops are limited, including--
       ``(i) childcare or education facilities;
       ``(ii) pharmacies;
       ``(iii) grocery stores; and
       ``(iv) bank or ATM locations;
       ``(B) methodology for informing the public of the grant 
     program;
       ``(C) vehicles, personnel, and other resources that will be 
     used to implement the grant program;
       ``(D) if the applicant does not intend the grant program to 
     apply to the full area under the jurisdiction of the 
     applicant, a description of the geographic area in which the 
     applicant intends the grant program to apply; and
       ``(E) the anticipated amount of increased operating costs.
       ``(4) Selection.--The Secretary shall seek to achieve 
     diversity of participants in the grant program by selecting a 
     range of eligible entities that includes at least--
       ``(A) 5 eligible recipients that serve an area with a 
     population of 50,000 to 200,000;
       ``(B) 10 eligible recipients that serve an area with a 
     population of over 200,000; and
       ``(C) 5 eligible recipients that provide transportation for 
     rural communities.
       ``(5) Data-sharing criteria.--An eligible recipient in this 
     subsection shall provide data as the Secretary requires, 
     which may include--
       ``(A) number of ADA paratransit trips conducted each year;
       ``(B) requested time of each paratransit trip;
       ``(C) scheduled time of each paratransit trip;
       ``(D) actual pickup time for each paratransit trip;
       ``(E) average length of a stop in the middle of a ride as 
     allowed by this subsection;
       ``(F) any complaints received by a paratransit rider;
       ``(G) rider satisfaction with paratransit services; and
       ``(H) after the completion of the grant, an assessment by 
     the eligible recipient of its capacity to continue a one-stop 
     program independently.
       ``(6) Report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make publicly 
     available an annual report on the program carried out under 
     this subsection for each fiscal year, not later than December 
     31 of the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends.
       ``(B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a detailed description of the activities 
     carried out under the program, and an evaluation of the 
     program, including an evaluation of the data shared by 
     eligible recipients under paragraph (5).''.

         Subtitle C--Buy America and Other Procurement Reforms

     SEC. 2301. BUY AMERICA.

       (a) Buy America.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting before section 5321 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5320. Buy America

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may obligate an amount 
     that may be appropriated to carry out this chapter for a 
     project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used 
     in the project are produced in the United States.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive subsection (a) if 
     the Secretary finds that--
       ``(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with 
     the public interest;
       ``(2) the steel, iron, and goods produced in the United 
     States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably 
     available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality;
       ``(3) when procuring rolling stock (including train 
     control, communication, traction power equipment, and rolling 
     stock prototypes) under this chapter--
       ``(A) the cost of components and subcomponents produced in 
     the United States is more than 70 percent of the cost of all 
     components of the rolling stock; and
       ``(B) final assembly of the rolling stock has occurred in 
     the United States; or
       ``(4) including domestic material will increase the cost of 
     the overall project by more than 25 percent.
       ``(c) Written Waiver Determination and Annual Report.--
       ``(1) Waiver procedure.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     submission of a request for a waiver, the Secretary shall 
     make a determination under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or 
     (b)(4) as to whether to waive subsection (a).
       ``(2) Public notification and comment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days before making a 
     determination regarding a waiver described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall provide notification and an opportunity 
     for public comment on the request for such waiver.
       ``(B) Notification requirements.--The notification required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) describe whether the application is being made for a 
     waiver described in subsection (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(4); and
       ``(ii) be provided to the public by electronic means, 
     including on a public website of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(3) Determination.--Before a determination described in 
     paragraph (1) takes effect, the Secretary shall publish a 
     detailed justification for such determination that addresses 
     all public comments received under paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) on the public website of the Department of 
     Transportation; and
       ``(B) if the Secretary issues a waiver with respect to such 
     determination, in the Federal Register.
       ``(4) Annual report.--Annually, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
     listing any waiver issued under paragraph (1) during the 
     preceding year.
       ``(d) Rolling Stock Waiver Conditions.--
       ``(1) Labor costs for final assembly.--In this section, 
     highly skilled labor costs involved in final assembly shall 
     be included as a separate component in the cost of components 
     and subcomponents under subsection (b)(3)(A).
       ``(2) High domestic content component bonus.--In this 
     section, in calculating the domestic content of the rolling 
     stock under subsection (b)(3)(A), the percent, rounded to the 
     nearest whole number, of the domestic content in components 
     of such rolling stock, weighted by cost, shall be used in 
     calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock, 
     except--
       ``(A) with respect to components that exceed--
       ``(i) 70 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 
     10 additional percent to the component's domestic content 
     when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock; 
     and
       ``(ii) 75 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 
     15 additional percent to the component's domestic content 
     when calculating the domestic content of the rolling stock; 
     and
       ``(B) in no case may a component exceed 100 percent 
     domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the 
     rolling stock.

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       ``(3) Rolling stock frames or car shells.--
       ``(A) Inclusion of costs.--Subject to the substantiation 
     requirement of subparagraph (B), in calculating the cost of 
     the domestic content of the rolling stock under subsection 
     (b)(3), in the case of a rolling stock procurement receiving 
     assistance under this chapter in which the average cost of a 
     rolling stock vehicle in the procurement is more than 
     $300,000, if rolling stock frames or car shells are not 
     produced in the United States, the Secretary shall include in 
     the calculation of the domestic content of the rolling stock 
     the cost of the steel or iron that is produced in the United 
     States and used in the rolling stock frames or car shells.
       ``(B) Substantiation.--If a rolling stock vehicle 
     manufacturer wishes to include in the calculation of the 
     vehicle's domestic content the cost of steel or iron produced 
     in the United States and used in the rolling stock frames and 
     car shells that are not produced in the United States, the 
     manufacturer shall maintain and provide upon request a mill 
     certification that substantiates the origin of the steel or 
     iron.
       ``(4) Treatment of waived components and subcomponents.--In 
     this section, a component or subcomponent waived under 
     subsection (b) shall be excluded from any part of the 
     calculation required under subsection (b)(3)(A).
       ``(5) Zero-emission vehicle domestic battery cell 
     incentive.--The Secretary shall add 2.5 percent to the total 
     domestic content when calculating the domestic content of the 
     rolling stock for any zero-emission vehicle that uses only 
     battery cells for propulsion that are manufactured 
     domestically.
       ``(6) Prohibition on double counting.--
       ``(A) In general.--No labor costs included in the cost of a 
     component or subcomponent by the manufacturer of rolling 
     stock may be treated as rolling stock assembly costs for 
     purposes of calculating domestic content.
       ``(B) Violation.--A violation of this paragraph shall be 
     treated as a false claim under subchapter III of chapter 37 
     of title 31.
       ``(7) Definition of highly skilled labor costs.--In this 
     subsection, the term `highly skilled labor costs'--
       ``(A) means the apportioned value of direct wage 
     compensation associated with final assembly activities of 
     workers directly employed by a rolling stock original 
     equipment manufacturer and directly associated with the final 
     assembly activities of a rolling stock vehicle that advance 
     the value or improve the condition of the end product;
       ``(B) does not include any temporary or indirect activities 
     or those hired via a third-party contractor or subcontractor;
       ``(C) are limited to metalworking, fabrication, welding, 
     electrical, engineering, and other technical activities 
     requiring training;
       ``(D) are not otherwise associated with activities required 
     under section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       ``(E) includes only activities performed in the United 
     States and does not include that of foreign nationals 
     providing assistance at a United States manufacturing 
     facility.
       ``(e) Certification of Domestic Supply and Disclosure.--
       ``(1) Certification of domestic supply.--If the Secretary 
     denies an application for a waiver under subsection (b)(2), 
     the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a written 
     certification that--
       ``(A) the steel, iron, or manufactured goods, as 
     applicable, (referred to in this paragraph as the `item') is 
     produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably 
     available amount;
       ``(B) the item produced in the United States is of a 
     satisfactory quality; and
       ``(C) includes a list of known manufacturers in the United 
     States from which the item can be obtained.
       ``(2) Disclosure.--The Secretary shall disclose the waiver 
     denial and the written certification to the public in the 
     manner described in subsection (c).
       ``(f) Waiver Prohibited.--The Secretary may not make a 
     waiver under subsection (b) for goods produced in a foreign 
     country if the Secretary, in consultation with the United 
     States Trade Representative, decides that the government of 
     that foreign country--
       ``(1) has an agreement with the United States Government 
     under which the Secretary has waived the requirement of this 
     section; and
       ``(2) has violated the agreement by discriminating against 
     goods to which this section applies that are produced in the 
     United States and to which the agreement applies.
       ``(g) Penalty for Mislabeling and Misrepresentation.--A 
     person is ineligible under subpart 9.4 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto, to receive 
     a contract or subcontract made with amounts authorized under 
     title II of division B of the INVEST in America Act if a 
     court or department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     Government decides the person intentionally--
       ``(1) affixed a `Made in America' label, or a label with an 
     inscription having the same meaning, to goods sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that are used in a project to 
     which this section applies but not produced in the United 
     States; or
       ``(2) represented that goods described in paragraph (1) 
     were produced in the United States.
       ``(h) State Requirements.--The Secretary may not impose any 
     limitation on assistance provided under this chapter that 
     restricts a State from imposing more stringent requirements 
     than this subsection on the use of articles, materials, and 
     supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign 
     countries in projects carried out with that assistance or 
     restricts a recipient of that assistance from complying with 
     those State-imposed requirements.
       ``(i) Opportunity To Correct Inadvertent Error.--The 
     Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, 
     iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any 
     certification of noncompliance or failure to properly 
     complete the certification (but not including failure to sign 
     the certification) under this subsection if such manufacturer 
     or supplier attests under penalty of perjury that such 
     manufacturer or supplier submitted an incorrect certification 
     as a result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden 
     of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on the 
     manufacturer or supplier.
       ``(j) Administrative Review.--A party adversely affected by 
     an agency action under this subsection shall have the right 
     to seek review under section 702 of title 5.
       ``(k) Steel and Iron.--For purposes of this section, steel 
     and iron meeting the requirements of section 661.5(b) of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, may be considered 
     produced in the United States.
       ``(l) Definition of Small Purchase.--For purposes of 
     determining whether a purchase qualifies for a general public 
     interest waiver under subsection (b)(1), including under any 
     regulation promulgated under such subsection, the term `small 
     purchase' means a purchase of not more than $150,000.
       ``(m) Preaward and Postdelivery Review of Rolling Stock 
     Purchases.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations requiring a preaward and postdelivery 
     certification of a rolling stock vehicle that meets the 
     requirements of this section and Government motor vehicle 
     safety requirements to be eligible for a grant under this 
     chapter. For compliance with this section--
       ``(A) Federal inspections and review are required;
       ``(B) a manufacturer certification is not sufficient; and
       ``(C) a rolling stock vehicle that has been certified by 
     the Secretary remains certified until the manufacturer makes 
     a material change to the vehicle, or adjusts the cost of all 
     components of the rolling stock, that reduces, by more than 
     half, the percentage of domestic content above 70 percent.
       ``(2) Certification of percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, at the request of a 
     component or subcomponent manufacturer, certify the 
     percentage of domestic content and place of manufacturing for 
     a component or subcomponent.
       ``(B) Period of certification.--Any component or 
     subcomponent certified by the Secretary shall remain 
     certified until the manufacturer makes a material change to 
     the domestic content or the place of manufacturing of such 
     component or subcomponent.
       ``(3) Freedom of information act.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall apply the provisions of 
     section 552 of title 5, including subsection (b)(4) of such 
     section.
       ``(4) Noncompliance.--The Secretary shall prohibit 
     recipients from procuring rolling stock, components, or 
     subcomponents from a supplier that intentionally provides 
     false information to comply with this subsection.
       ``(n) Scope.--The requirements of this section apply to all 
     contracts for a public transportation project carried out 
     within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or 
     decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of 
     such contracts, if at least one contract for the public 
     transportation project is funded with amounts made available 
     to carry out this chapter.
       ``(o) Buy America Conformity.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that all Federal funds for new commuter rail projects shall 
     comply with this section and shall not be subject to section 
     22905(a).
       ``(p) Audits and Reporting of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of Transportation shall conduct an annual audit on 
     certifications under subsection (m) regarding compliance with 
     Buy America.
       ``(2) Report fraud, waste, and abuse.--The Secretary shall 
     display a `Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse' button and link to 
     Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General 
     Hotline on the Federal Transit Administration's Buy America 
     landing page.
       ``(3) Contract requirement.--The Secretary shall require 
     all recipients who enter into contracts to purchase rolling 
     stock with funds provided under this chapter to include in 
     such contract information on how to contact the Department of 
     Transportation's Office of Inspector General Hotline to 
     report suspicions of fraud, waste, and abuse.
       ``(q) Passenger Motor Vehicles.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any domestically manufactured passenger 
     motor vehicle shall be considered to be produced in the 
     United States under this section.
       ``(2) Domestically manufactured passenger motor vehicle.--
     In this subsection, the term `domestically manufactured 
     passenger motor vehicle' means any passenger motor vehicle, 
     as such term is defined in section 32304(a) that--
       ``(A) has under section 32304(b)(1)(B) its final assembly 
     place in the United States; and
       ``(B) the percentage (by value) of passenger motor 
     equipment under section 32304(b)(1)(A) equals or exceeds 60 
     percent value added.
       ``(r) Rolling Stock Components and Subcomponents.--No bus 
     shell, railcar frame, or other component or subcomponent that 
     is primarily made of steel or iron shall be treated as 
     produced in the United States for purposes of subsection 
     (b)(3) or determined to be of domestic origin under section 
     661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the 
     material inputs of such component or subcomponent were 
     imported into the United States and the processes performed 
     in the United States on the imported articles would not 
     result in a change in the article's classification to chapter 
     86 or 87 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States from another chapter or a new heading of

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     any chapter from the heading under which the article was 
     classified upon entry.
       ``(s) Treatment of Steel and Iron Components as Produced in 
     the United States.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     any law or any rule, regulation, or policy of the Federal 
     Transit Administration, steel and iron components of a 
     system, as defined in section 661.3 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, and of manufactured end products 
     referred to in Appendix A of such section, may not be 
     considered to be produced in the United States unless such 
     components meet the requirements of section 661.5(b) of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(t) Requirement for Transit Agencies.--Notwithstanding 
     the provisions of this section, if a transit agency accepts 
     Federal funds, such agency shall adhere to the requirements 
     of this section in procuring rolling stock.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
     the item relating to section 5321 the following:

``5320. Buy America.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Technical assistance and workforce development.--
     Section 5314(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``sections 5323(j) and 5323(m)'' and 
     inserting ``section 5320''.
       (B) Urbanized area formula grants.--Section 5307(c)(1)(E) 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
     5320,'' after ``5323''.
       (C) Innovative procurement.--Section 3019(c)(2)(E)(ii) of 
     the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 5325 note) is amended by striking 
     ``5323(j)'' and inserting ``5320''.
       (b) Bus Rolling Stock.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary 
     to revise Appendix B and Appendix D of section 661.11 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to bus 
     rolling stock to maximize job creation and align such section 
     with modern manufacturing techniques.
       (c) Rail Rolling Stock.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to revise subsections (t), (u), 
     and (v) of section 661.11 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, with respect to rail rolling stock to maximize 
     job creation and align such section with modern manufacturing 
     techniques.
       (d) Rule of Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to any contract entered into on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Delayed applicability of certain provisions.--Contracts 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following 
     delayed applicability requirements:
       (A) Section 5320(m)(2) shall apply to contracts entered 
     into on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 5320(m) shall 
     apply to contracts for the procurement of bus rolling stock 
     beginning on the earlier of--
       (i) 180 days after the date on which final regulations are 
     issued pursuant to subsection (b); or
       (ii) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 5320(m) shall 
     apply to contracts for the procurement of rail rolling stock 
     beginning on the earlier of--
       (i) 180 days after the date on which final regulations are 
     issued pursuant to subsection (c); or
       (ii) the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (D) Section 5320(p)(1) shall apply on the date that is 1 
     year after the latest of the application dates described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       (3) Special rule for certain contracts.--For any contract 
     described in paragraph (1) for which the delivery for the 
     first production vehicle occurs before October 1, 2024, 
     paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 5320(d) shall not apply.
       (4) Special rule for battery cell incentives.--For any 
     contract described in paragraph (1) for which the delivery 
     for the first production vehicle occurs before October 1, 
     2023, section 5320(d)(5) shall not apply.
       (5) Application of existing law.--During any periods 
     described in this subsection, the Secretary shall apply the 
     requirements of sections 5323(j) and 5323(m) of title 49, 
     United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of this Act, as applicable.
       (e) Special Rule for Domestic Content.--
       (1) In general.--For the calculation of the percent of 
     domestic content calculated under section 5320(d)(2) for a 
     contract for rolling stock entered into on or after October 
     1, 2021--
       (A) if the delivery of the first production vehicle occurs 
     in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2024, for components that 
     exceed 70 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 
     20 additional percent to the component's domestic content; 
     and
       (B) if the delivery of the first production vehicle occurs 
     in fiscal year 2025 or fiscal year 2026--
       (i) for components that exceed 70 percent but do not exceed 
     75 percent domestic content, the Secretary shall add 15 
     additional percent to the component's domestic content; or
       (ii) for components that exceed 75 percent domestic 
     content, the Secretary shall add 20 additional percent to the 
     component's domestic content.
       (2) Contracts after october 1, 2021.--For the calculation 
     of the percent of domestic content calculated under section 
     5320(d)(2) for a contract for rolling stock entered into on 
     or after October 1, 2021 for a vehicle described in section 
     5339(c)(1)(D), and notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), if the 
     delivery of the first production vehicle occurs in fiscal 
     year 2023 or 2024, for components that exceed 70 percent 
     domestic content, the Secretary shall add 30 additional 
     percent to the component's domestic content.
       (3) Battery cells.--Paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection shall not apply to any contract for rolling stock 
     if the manufacturer of the rolling stock or the manufacturer 
     of the battery cells used for propulsion of the rolling stock 
     is an entity described in 49 USC 5323(u)(1) and (u)(2).

     SEC. 2302. BUS PROCUREMENT STREAMLINING.

       Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) Bus Procurement Streamlining.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may only obligate amounts 
     for acquisition of buses under this chapter to a recipient 
     that issues a request for proposals for an open market 
     procurement that meets the following criteria:
       ``(A) Such request for proposals is limited to performance 
     specifications, except for components or subcomponents 
     identified in the negotiated rulemaking carried out pursuant 
     to this subsection.
       ``(B) Such request for proposals does not seek any 
     alternative design or manufacture specification of a bus 
     offered by a manufacturer, except to require a component or 
     subcomponent identified in the negotiated rulemaking carried 
     out pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(2) Specific bus component negotiated rulemaking.--
       ``(A) Initiation.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary 
     shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 
     of title 5 to negotiate and issue such regulations as are 
     necessary to establish as limited a list as is practicable of 
     bus components and subcomponents described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(B) List of components.--The regulations required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish a list of bus components and 
     subcomponents that may be specified in a request for 
     proposals described in paragraph (1) by a recipient. The 
     Secretary shall ensure the list is limited in scope and 
     limited to only components and subcomponents that cannot be 
     selected with performance specifications to ensure 
     interoperability.
       ``(C) Publication of proposed regulations.--Proposed 
     regulations to implement this section shall be published in 
     the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 18 
     months after such date of enactment.
       ``(D) Committee.--A negotiated rulemaking committee 
     established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out 
     this paragraph shall have a maximum of 11 members limited to 
     representatives of the Department of Transportation, urban 
     and rural recipients (including State government recipients), 
     and transit vehicle manufacturers.
       ``(E) Extension of deadlines.--A deadline set forth in 
     subparagraph (C) may be extended up to 180 days if the 
     negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in subparagraph 
     (D) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and 
     the Secretary so notifies the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       ``(3) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to provide additional authority for the Secretary 
     to restrict what a bus manufacturer offers to sell to a 
     public transportation agency.''.

     SEC. 2303. BUS TESTING FACILITY.

       Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Testing Schedule.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine eligibility of a bus manufacturer's request 
     for testing within 10 business days; and
       ``(2) make publicly available the current backlog (in 
     months) to begin testing a new bus at the bus testing 
     facility.''.

     SEC. 2304. REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--A transit agency shall repay into the 
     general fund of the Treasury any funds received from the 
     Federal Transit Administration under section 3401 of the 
     American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) if the 
     funds were used to award a contract or subcontract to an 
     entity for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public 
     transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock--
       (1) is incorporated in or has manufacturing facilities in 
     the United States; and
       (2) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is 
     otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation 
     based in a country that--
       (A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this 
     subsection;
       (B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       (C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       (b) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, a transit agency that received 
     funds pursuant to the laws specified in subsection (a) shall 
     certify that the agency has not and shall not use such funds 
     to purchase rolling stock described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 2305. DEFINITION OF URBANIZED AREAS FOLLOWING A MAJOR 
                   DISASTER.

       (a) In General.--Section 5323 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(y) Urbanized Areas Following a Major Disaster.--

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       ``(1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
     `decennial census date' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 141(a) of title 13.
       ``(2) Urbanized area major disaster population criteria.--
     Notwithstanding section 5302, for purposes of this chapter, 
     the Secretary shall treat an area as an urbanized area for 
     the period described in paragraph (3) if--
       ``(A) a major disaster was declared by the President under 
     section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) for the area during 
     the 3-year period preceding the decennial census date for the 
     2010 decennial census or for any subsequent decennial census;
       ``(B) the area was defined and designated as an `urbanized 
     area' by the Secretary of Commerce in the decennial census 
     immediately preceding the major disaster described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) the population of the area fell below 50,000 as a 
     result of the major disaster described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Covered period.--The Secretary shall treat an area as 
     an urbanized area under paragraph (2) during the period--
       ``(A) beginning on--
       ``(i) in the case of a major disaster described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) that occurred during the 3-year period 
     preceding the decennial census date for the 2010 decennial 
     census, October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection; or
       ``(ii) in the case of any other major disaster described in 
     paragraph (2)(A), October 1 of the first fiscal year--

       ``(I) that begins after the decennial census date for the 
     first decennial census conducted after the major disaster; 
     and
       ``(II) for which the Secretary has sufficient data from 
     that census to determine that the area qualifies for 
     treatment as an urbanized area under paragraph (2); and

       ``(B) ending on the day before the first fiscal year--
       ``(i) that begins after the decennial census date for the 
     second decennial census conducted after the major disaster 
     described in paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) for which the Secretary has sufficient data from 
     that census to determine which areas are urbanized areas for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(4) Population calculation.--An area treated as an 
     urbanized area under this subsection shall be assigned the 
     population and square miles of the urbanized area designated 
     by the Secretary of Commerce in the most recent decennial 
     census conducted before the major disaster described in 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(5) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to affect apportionments made under this chapter 
     before the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
       (b) Amendment Takes Effect on Enactment.--Notwithstanding 
     section 1001, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2306. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK 
                   PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Certification.--Section 5323(u)(4) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) in the heading by striking 
     ``rail''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Nonrail rolling stock.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (B) of paragraph (5), as a condition of financial assistance 
     made available in a fiscal year under section 5339, a 
     recipient shall certify in that fiscal year that the 
     recipient will not award any contract or subcontract for the 
     procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation 
     with a rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (b) Special Rule.--Section 5323(u)(5)(A) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``made by a public 
     transportation agency with a rail rolling stock manufacturer 
     described in paragraph (1)'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting ``as of December 20, 2019, 
     including options and other requirements tied to these 
     contracts or subcontracts, made by a public transportation 
     agency with a restricted rail rolling stock manufacturer.''.

     SEC. 2307. SPARE RATIO WAIVER.

       Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(z) Spare Ratio Waiver.--The Federal Transit 
     Administration shall waive spare ratio policies for rolling 
     stock found in FTA Grant Management Requirements Circular 
     5010.1, FTA Circular 9030.1 providing Urbanized Area Formula 
     Program guidance, and other guidance documents for 2 years 
     from the date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act.''.

                     Subtitle D--Bus Grant Reforms

     SEC. 2401. FORMULA GRANTS FOR BUSES.

       Section 5339(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``and subsection (d)'' after ``In this 
     subsection'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``term `low or no 
     emission vehicle' has'' and inserting ``term `zero emission 
     vehicle' has'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``and the District of 
     Columbia'' after ``United States''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``the District of 
     Columbia,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``low or no emission 
     vehicles'' and inserting ``zero emission vehicles'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and subsection (d)'' 
     after ``this subsection''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``and subsection (d)'' 
     after ``this subsection'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``$90,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$156,750,000'';
       (B) by striking ``2016 through 2020'' and inserting ``2023 
     through 2026'';
       (C) by striking ``$1,750,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000''; and
       (D) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$750,000'';
       (5) in paragraph (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Special rule for buses and related equipment for zero 
     emission vehicles.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a grant 
     for a capital project for buses and related equipment for 
     hybrid electric buses that make meaningful reductions in 
     energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct 
     carbon emissions, and zero emission vehicles under this 
     subsection shall be for 90 percent of the net capital costs 
     of the project. A recipient of a grant under this subsection 
     may provide additional local matching amounts.'';
       (6) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``3 fiscal years'' and inserting ``4 fiscal 
     years''; and
       (B) by striking ``3-fiscal-year period'' and inserting ``4-
     fiscal-year period''; and
       (7) by striking paragraph (9).

     SEC. 2402. BUS FACILITIES AND FLEET EXPANSION COMPETITIVE 
                   GRANTS.

       Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``Buses and Bus Facilities 
     Competitive Grants'' and inserting ``Bus Facilities and Fleet 
     Expansion Competitive Grants'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``buses and'';
       (B) by inserting ``and certain buses'' after ``capital 
     projects'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``buses or related 
     equipment'' and inserting ``bus-related facilities''; and
       (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) purchasing or leasing buses that will not replace 
     buses in the applicant's fleet at the time of application and 
     will be used to--
       ``(i) increase the frequency of bus service; or
       ``(ii) increase the service area of the applicant.'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Grant considerations.--In making grants--
       ``(A) under subparagraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall only 
     consider--
       ``(i) the age and condition of bus-related facilities of 
     the applicant compared to all applicants and proposed 
     improvements to the resilience (as such term is defined in 
     section 5302) of such facilities;
       ``(ii) for a facility that, in whole or in part, encroaches 
     within the limits of a flood-prone area, the extent to which 
     the facility is designed and constructed in a way that takes 
     into account, and mitigates where appropriate, flood risk; 
     and
       ``(iii) for a bus station, the degree of multi-modal 
     connections at such station; and
       ``(B) under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider 
     the improvements to headway and projected new ridership.''; 
     and
       (4) in paragraph (6) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Government share of costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Government share of the cost of an 
     eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 80 percent.
       ``(ii) Special rule for buses and related equipment for 
     zero emission vehicles.--Notwithstanding clause (i), the 
     Government share of the cost of an eligible project for the 
     financing of buses and related equipment for hybrid electric 
     buses that make meaningful reductions in energy consumption 
     and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, and 
     zero emission vehicles shall not exceed 90 percent.''.

     SEC. 2403. ZERO EMISSION BUS GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5339(c) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``Low or No Emission 
     Grants'' and inserting ``Zero Emission Grants'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking ``in an 
     eligible area'';
       (ii) in clause (i) by striking ``low or no emission'' and 
     inserting ``zero emission'';
       (iii) in clause (ii) by striking ``low or no emission'' and 
     inserting ``zero emission'';
       (iv) in clause (iii) by striking ``low or no emission'' and 
     inserting ``zero emission'';
       (v) in clause (iv) by striking ``facilities and related 
     equipment for low or no emission'' and inserting ``related 
     equipment for zero emission'';
       (vi) in clause (v) by striking ``facilities and related 
     equipment for low or no emission vehicles;'' and inserting 
     ``related equipment for zero emission vehicles; or'';
       (vii) in clause (vii) by striking ``low or no emission'' 
     and inserting ``zero emission'';
       (viii) by striking clause (vi); and
       (ix) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi);
       (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) the term `zero emission bus' means a bus that is a 
     zero emission vehicle;'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) the term `zero emission vehicle' means a vehicle used 
     to provide public transportation that produces no carbon 
     dioxide or particulate matter;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) the term `priority area' means an area that is--

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       ``(i) designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or 
     particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7407(d));
       ``(ii) a maintenance area, as such term is defined in 
     section 5303, for ozone or particulate matter; or
       ``(iii) in a State that has enacted a statewide zero 
     emission bus transition requirement, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) the term `low-income community' means any population 
     census tract if--
       ``(i) the poverty rate for such tract is at least 20 
     percent; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a tract--

       ``(I) not located within a metropolitan area, the median 
     family income for such tract does not exceed 80 percent of 
     statewide median family income; or
       ``(II) located within a metropolitan area, the median 
     family income for such tract does not exceed 80 percent of 
     the greater statewide median family income or the 
     metropolitan area median family income.'';

       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);
       (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Grant eligibility.--In awarding grants under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible 
     projects relating to the acquisition or leasing of equipment 
     for zero-emission buses or zero-emission buses--
       ``(A) that procure--
       ``(i) at least 10 zero emission buses;
       ``(ii) if the recipient operates less than 50 buses in peak 
     service, at least 5 zero emission buses; or
       ``(iii) hydrogen buses;
       ``(B) for which the recipient's board of directors has 
     approved a long-term integrated fleet management plan that--
       ``(i) establishes--

       ``(I) a goal by a set date to convert the entire bus fleet 
     to zero emission buses; or
       ``(II) a goal that within 10 years from the date of 
     approval of such plan the recipient will convert a set 
     percentage of the total bus fleet of such recipient to zero 
     emission buses; and

       ``(ii) examines the impact of the transition on the 
     applicant's current workforce, by identifying skills gaps, 
     training needs, and retraining needs of the existing workers 
     of such applicant to operate and maintain zero-emission 
     vehicles and related infrastructure, and avoids the 
     displacement of the existing workforce; and
       ``(C) for which the recipient has performed a fleet 
     transition study that includes optimal route planning and an 
     analysis of how utility rates may impact the recipient's 
     operations and maintenance budget.'';
       (5) in paragraph (7)(A) by striking ``80'' and inserting 
     ``90''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Low and moderate community grants.--Not less than 10 
     percent of the amounts made available under this subsection 
     in a fiscal year shall be distributed to projects serving 
     predominantly low-income communities.
       ``(9) Priority set-aside.--Of the amounts made available 
     under this subsection in a fiscal year, not less than--
       ``(A) 20 percent shall be distributed to applicants in 
     priority areas; and
       ``(B) 10 percent shall be distributed to applicants not 
     located in priority areas whose board of directors have 
     approved a long-term integrated fleet management plan that 
     establishes a goal to convert 100 percent of their bus fleet 
     to zero-emission buses within 15 years.''.
       (b) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 5303(b) 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(9) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance area' has 
     the meaning given the term in sections 171(2) and 175A of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2); 7505a).''.

     SEC. 2404. RESTORATION TO STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FORMULA 
                   SUBGRANT.

       Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Restoration to State of Good Repair Formula 
     Subgrant.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants 
     under this subsection to assist eligible recipients and 
     subrecipients described in paragraph (2) in financing capital 
     projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and 
     related equipment.
       ``(2) Eligible recipients and subrecipients.--Not later 
     than September 1 annually, the Secretary shall make public a 
     list of eligible recipients and subrecipients based on the 
     most recent data available in the National Transit Database 
     to calculate the 20 percent of eligible recipients and 
     subrecipients with the highest percentage of asset vehicle 
     miles for buses beyond the useful life benchmark established 
     by the Federal Transit Administration.
       ``(3) Urban apportionments.--Funds allocated under section 
     5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) shall be--
       ``(A) distributed to--
       ``(i) designated recipients in an urbanized area with a 
     population of at least 200,000 made eligible by paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(ii) States based on subrecipients made eligible by 
     paragraph (1) in an urbanized area under 200,000; and
       ``(B) allocated pursuant to the formula set forth in 
     section 5336 other than subsection (b), using the data from 
     the 20 percent of eligible recipients and subrecipients.
       ``(4) Rural allocation.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) calculate the percentage of funds under section 
     5338(a)(2)(L)(ii) to allocate to rural subrecipients by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful 
     life benchmark (established by the Federal Transit 
     Administration) of the rural subrecipients described in 
     paragraph (2); by
       ``(ii) the total asset vehicle miles for buses beyond such 
     benchmark of all eligible recipients and subrecipients 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) prior to the allocation described in paragraph 
     (3)(B), apportion to each State the amount of the total rural 
     allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) attributable to 
     such State based the proportion that--
       ``(i) the asset vehicle miles for buses beyond the useful 
     life benchmark (established by the Federal Transit 
     Administration) for rural subrecipients described in 
     paragraph (2) in such State; bears to
       ``(ii) the total asset vehicle miles described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(5) Application of other provisions.--Paragraphs (3), 
     (7), and (8) of subsection (a) shall apply to eligible 
     recipients and subrecipients described in paragraph (2) of a 
     grant under this subsection.
       ``(6) Prohibition.--No eligible recipient or subrecipient 
     outside the top 5 percent of asset vehicle miles for buses 
     beyond the useful life benchmark established by the Federal 
     Transit Administration may receive a grant in both fiscal 
     year 2023 and fiscal year 2024.
       ``(7) Requirement.--The Secretary shall require--
       ``(A) States to expend, to the benefit of the subrecipients 
     eligible under paragraph (2), the apportioned funds 
     attributed to such subrecipients; and
       ``(B) designated recipients to provide the allocated funds 
     to the recipients eligible under paragraph (2) the 
     apportioned funds attributed to such recipients.''.

     SEC. 2405. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING GRANTS.

       Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Workforce Development Training Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than 12.5 percent of funds 
     authorized to be made available for subsection (c) shall be 
     available to fund workforce development training eligible 
     under section 5314(b)(2) (including registered 
     apprenticeships and other labor-management training 
     programs), related to operations or maintenance of zero 
     emission vehicles.
       ``(2) Eligible recipients.--Recipients eligible under 
     subsection (c) shall be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection.
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     eligible project carried out under this subsection shall be 
     100 percent.
       ``(4) Prioritization.--In making grants under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize applications that 
     jointly fund training as part of a vehicle procurement 
     application under subsection (c).''.

                   Subtitle E--Supporting All Riders

     SEC. 2501. LOW-INCOME URBAN FORMULA FUNDS.

       Section 5336(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``75 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``25 percent'' and 
     inserting ``12.5 percent''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) 30 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population 
     of 200,000 or more in the ratio that--
       ``(A) the number of individuals in each such urbanized area 
     residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at 
     least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending; 
     bears to
       ``(B) the number of individuals in all such urbanized areas 
     residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at 
     least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending.
       ``(4) 7.5 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population 
     less than 200,000 in the ratio that--
       ``(A) the number of individuals in each such urbanized area 
     residing in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at 
     least 20 percent during the 5 years most recently ending; 
     bears to
       ``(B) the number of individuals in all such areas residing 
     in an urban census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 
     percent during the 5 years most recently ending.''.

     SEC. 2502. RURAL PERSISTENT POVERTY FORMULA.

       Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in 
     section 2204, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Persistent poverty county.--The term `persistent 
     poverty county' means any county with a poverty rate of at 
     least 20 percent--
       ``(A) as determined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial 
     censuses;
       ``(B) in the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of the 
     Bureau of the Census for the most recent year for which the 
     estimates are available; and
       ``(C) has at least 25 percent of its population in rural 
     areas.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i) by inserting ``and 
     persistent poverty counties'' before the semicolon; and
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Persistent poverty public transportation assistance 
     program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a public 
     transportation assistance program for areas of persistent 
     poverty.
       ``(B) Apportionment.--Of amounts made available or 
     appropriated for each fiscal year under section 
     5338(a)(2)(E)(ii) to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall apportion funds

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     to recipients for service in, or directly benefitting, 
     persistent poverty counties for any eligible purpose under 
     this section in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of individuals in each such rural area 
     residing in a persistent poverty county; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of individuals in all such rural areas 
     residing in a persistent poverty county.''.

     SEC. 2503. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS TO SUPPORT REDUCED FARE 
                   TRANSIT.

       Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Demonstration Grants To Support Reduced Fare 
     Transit.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 300 days after the date 
     of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary 
     shall award grants (which shall be known as `Access to Jobs 
     Grants') to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to 
     implement reduced fare transit service.
       ``(2) Notice.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide notice to eligible entities of the availability of 
     grants under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an eligible recipient shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require, including, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       ``(A) A description of how the eligible entity plans to 
     implement reduced fare transit access with respect to low-
     income individuals, including any eligibility requirements 
     for such transit access.
       ``(B) A description of how the eligible entity will consult 
     with local community stakeholders, labor unions, local 
     education agencies and institutions of higher education, 
     public housing agencies, and workforce development boards in 
     the implementation of reduced fares.
       ``(C) A description of the eligible entity's current fare 
     evasion enforcement policies, including how the eligible 
     entity plans to use the reduced fare program to reduce fare 
     evasion.
       ``(D) An estimate of additional costs to such eligible 
     entity as a result of reduced transit fares.
       ``(E) A plan for a public awareness campaign of the transit 
     agency's ability to provide reduced fares, including in 
     foreign languages, based on--
       ``(i) data from the Bureau of the Census, consistent with 
     the local area demographics where the transit agency 
     operates, including the languages that are most prevalent and 
     commonly requested for translation services; or
       ``(ii) qualitative and quantitative observation from 
     community service providers including those that provide 
     health and mental health services, social services, 
     transportation, and other relevant social services.
       ``(F) Projected impacts on ridership.
       ``(G) Projected benefits in closing transit equity gaps.
       ``(H) Projected impact on the ability of students to access 
     education or workforce training programs.
       ``(4) Grant duration.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
     shall be for a 2-year period.
       ``(5) Selection of eligible recipients.--In carrying out 
     the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall award 
     not more than 20 percent of grants to eligible entities 
     located in rural areas.
       ``(6) Uses of funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this subsection shall use such grant to implement a 
     reduced fare transit program and offset lost fare revenue.
       ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to limit the eligibility of an applicant if a 
     State, local, or Tribal governmental entity provides reduced 
     fare transportation to low-income individuals.
       ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     State, local, or Tribal governmental entity that operates a 
     public transportation service and is a recipient or 
     subrecipient of funds under this chapter.
       ``(B) Low-income individual.--The term `low-income 
     individual' means an individual--
       ``(i) that has qualified for--

       ``(I) any program of medical assistance under a State plan 
     or under a waiver of the plan under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       ``(II) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) 
     under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.);
       ``(III) the program of block grants for States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) established 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       ``(IV) the free and reduced price school lunch program 
     established under the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
       ``(V) a housing voucher through section 8(o) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o));
       ``(VI) benefits under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Act of 1981;
       ``(VII) special supplemental food program for women, 
     infants and children (WIC) under section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); or
       ``(VIII) a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a);

       ``(ii) whose family income is at or below a set percent (as 
     determined by the eligible recipient) of the poverty line (as 
     that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Service Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any 
     revision required by that section) for a family of the size 
     involved; or
       ``(iii) that is a low-income veteran or member of the 
     military.
       ``(9) Report.--The Secretary shall designate a university 
     transportation center under section 5505 to collaborate with 
     the eligible entities receiving a grant under this subsection 
     to collect necessary data to evaluate the effectiveness of 
     meeting the targets described in the application of such 
     recipient, including increased ridership, impacts on fare 
     evasion, and progress towards significantly closing transit 
     equity gaps.''.

     SEC. 2504. EQUITY IN TRANSIT SERVICE PLANNING.

       (a) Best Practices.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Assistance to providers of public transit.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall issue nonbinding best 
     practices to assist providers of public transportation in 
     setting the threshold for a major service change as described 
     in Circular 4702.1B of the Federal Transit Administration.
       (B)  Specific providers of public transit.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``providers of public 
     transportation'' means providers that operate 50 or more 
     fixed route vehicles in peak service and are located in an 
     urbanized area of 200,000 or more in population.
       (2) Best practices.--In developing the best practices 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary--
       (A) shall issue specific recommendations for setting the 
     threshold of a major service change, which shall include, at 
     a minimum, recommendations related to--
       (i) changes in hours of operations, including consideration 
     of changes during nonpeak hours;
       (ii) changes in the frequency of service;
       (iii) changes in coverage, including the opening and 
     closing of stations and stops and the changing of routes; and
       (iv) the use of route-specific analyses in addition to 
     service-area level analyses;
       (B) shall recommend specific percentage change standards 
     for the elements described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) to assist providers of public transportation 
     in setting the threshold for a major service change in a 
     manner that ensures meaningful analyses and the provision of 
     equitable service; and
       (C) may issue different best practices for providers of 
     public transportation of different sizes and service types.
       (b) Transit Cooperative Research Program Report.--
       (1) Review.--Not later than 3 years after the issuance of 
     the best practices described in subsection (a), the Transit 
     Cooperative Research Program of the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall conduct a review of the manner in which 
     providers of public transportation define the threshold for a 
     major service change for purposes of compliance with Circular 
     4702.1B of the Federal Transit Administration, including--
       (A) a survey of the standards used by providers of public 
     transportation to define the threshold for a major service 
     change;
       (B) a review of the differences in standards used to define 
     the threshold for a major service change for providers of 
     public transportation of different sizes and service types;
       (C) information on the considerations used by providers of 
     public transportation when defining the threshold for a major 
     service change; and
       (D) the extent to which providers of public transportation 
     are using the best practices described in subsection (a).
       (2) Report.--After the completion of the review described 
     in paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     issue a report on the findings of the review and submit such 
     report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

     SEC. 2505. GAO STUDY ON FARE-FREE TRANSIT.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the provision of fare-free transit 
     service in the United States, including an assessment of--
       (1) the extent to which fare-free transit is available in 
     the United States; and
       (2) the potential impacts of fare-free transit, which may 
     include--
       (A) increased transit ridership;
       (B) improved access to transportation for low-income riders 
     and marginalized communities;
       (C) improved access to jobs and services;
       (D) enhanced equity of the surface transportation system;
       (E) reductions in disputes or law enforcement actions 
     related to transit fares;
       (F) environmental impacts;
       (G) safety considerations; and
       (H) the challenges of replacing farebox revenue.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

     Subtitle F--Supporting Frontline Workers and Passenger Safety

     SEC. 2601. NATIONAL TRANSIT FRONTLINE WORKFORCE TRAINING 
                   CENTER.

       Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) National transit frontline workforce training 
     center.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     national transit frontline workforce training center 
     (hereinafter referred to as the `Center') and enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with a nonprofit organization with a 
     demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career 
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     management partnerships and registered apprenticeships on a 
     nationwide basis, in order to carry out the duties under 
     subparagraph (B). The Center shall be dedicated to the needs 
     of the frontline transit workforce in both rural and urban 
     transit systems by providing training in the maintenance and 
     operations occupations based on industry best practices.
       ``(B) Duties.--
       ``(i) In general.--In cooperation with the Administrator of 
     the Federal Transit Administration, public transportation 
     authorities, and national entities, the Center shall develop 
     and conduct training and educational programs for frontline 
     local transportation employees of recipients eligible for 
     funds under this chapter.
       ``(ii) Training and educational programs.--The training and 
     educational programs developed under clause (i) may include 
     courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures 
     related to--

       ``(I) developing consensus national training standards, 
     skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary 
     credentials in partnership with industry stakeholders for key 
     frontline transit occupations with demonstrated skill gaps;
       ``(II) developing recommendations and best practices for 
     curriculum and recognized postsecondary credentials, 
     including related instruction and on-the-job learning for 
     registered apprenticeship programs for transit maintenance 
     and operations occupations;
       ``(III) building local, regional, and statewide transit 
     training partnerships to identify and address workforce skill 
     gaps and develop skills, competencies, and recognized 
     postsecondary credentials needed for delivering quality 
     transit service and supporting employee career advancement;
       ``(IV) developing programs for training of transit 
     frontline workers, instructors, mentors, and labor-management 
     partnership representatives, in the form of classroom, hands-
     on, on-the-job, and web-based training, delivered at a 
     national center, regionally, or at individual transit 
     agencies;
       ``(V) developing training programs for skills and 
     competencies related to existing and emerging transit 
     technologies, including zero emission buses;
       ``(VI) developing improved capacity for safety, security, 
     and emergency preparedness in local transit systems and in 
     the industry as a whole through--

       ``(aa) developing the role of the transit frontline 
     workforce in building and sustaining safety culture and 
     safety systems in the industry and in individual public 
     transportation systems; and
       ``(bb) training to address transit frontline worker roles 
     in promoting health and safety for transit workers and the 
     riding public;

       ``(VII) developing local transit capacity for career 
     pathways programs with schools and other community 
     organizations for recruiting and training under-represented 
     populations as successful transit employees who can develop 
     careers in the transit industry;
       ``(VIII) in collaboration with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Transit Administration, the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, the Employment and Training Adminstration, and 
     organizations representing public transit agencies, 
     conducting and disseminating research to--

       ``(aa) provide transit workforce job projections and 
     identify training needs and gaps;
       ``(bb) determine the most cost-effective methods for 
     transit workforce training and development, including return 
     on investment analysis;
       ``(cc) identify the most effective methods for implementing 
     successful safety systems and a positive safety culture; and
       ``(dd) promote transit workforce best practices for 
     achieving cost-effective, quality, safe, and reliable public 
     transportation services; and

       ``(IX) providing culturally competent training and 
     educational programs to all who participate, regardless of 
     gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, including 
     those with limited English proficiency, diverse cultural and 
     ethnic backgrounds, and disabilities.

       ``(C) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
     activities under this section, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, with the Employment and Training Administration, 
     including the National Office of Apprenticeship of the 
     Department of Labor and the Office of Career, Technical, and 
     Adult Education of the Department of Education.
       ``(D) Availability of amounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not more than 1 percent of amounts made 
     available to a recipient under sections 5307, 5337, and 5339 
     and not more than 2 percent of amounts made available to a 
     recipient under section 5311 is available for expenditures by 
     the recipient, with the approval of the Secretary, to pay not 
     more than 80 percent of the cost of eligible activities under 
     this subsection.
       ``(ii) Existing programs.--A recipient may use amounts made 
     available under clause (i) to carry out existing local 
     education and training programs for public transportation 
     employees supported by the Secretary, the Department of 
     Labor, or the Department of Education.
       ``(iii) Limitation.--Any funds made available under this 
     section that are used to fund an apprenticeship or 
     apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or provided 
     to, a registered apprenticeship program, including any funds 
     awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative 
     agreements, or the development, implementation, or 
     administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship 
     program.
       ``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Career pathway.--The term `career pathway' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(ii) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
     `recognized postsecondary credential' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(iii) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
     `registered apprenticeship program' means an apprenticeship 
     program registered with the Department of Labor or a 
     Federally-recognized State Apprenticeship Agency and that 
     complies with the requirements under parts 29 and 30 of title 
     29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 
     2019.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or (2)''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 2602. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM.

       Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii)--
       (A) in subclause (I) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subclause (II) by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) innovations in driver assistance technologies and 
     driver protection infrastructure where appropriate, and a 
     reduction in visibility impairments that contribute to 
     pedestrian fatalities;'';

       (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) in consultation with the Secretary of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services, precautionary and reactive 
     actions required to ensure public and personnel safety and 
     health during an emergency as defined in section 5324;'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``the safety committee 
     established under paragraph (4), and subsequently,'' before 
     ``the board of directors'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``public, personnel, 
     and property'' and inserting ``public and personnel to 
     injuries, assaults, fatalities, and, consistent with 
     guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     infectious diseases, and strategies to minimize the exposure 
     of property'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (iv) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) a comprehensive staff training program for the 
     operations and maintenance personnel and personnel directly 
     responsible for safety of the recipient that includes--
       ``(i) the completion of a safety training program;
       ``(ii) continuing safety education and training; and
       ``(iii) de-escalation training;
       ``(H) a requirement that the safety committee only approve 
     a safety plan under subparagraph (A) if such plan stays 
     within such recipient's fiscal budget; and
       ``(I) a risk reduction program for transit operations to 
     improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, 
     injuries, and assaults on transit workers using data 
     submitted to the National Transit Database, including--
       ``(i) a reduction of vehicular and pedestrian accidents 
     involving buses that includes measures to reduce visibility 
     impairments for bus operators that contribute to accidents, 
     including retrofits to buses in revenue service and 
     specifications for future procurements that reduce visibility 
     impairments; and
       ``(ii) transit worker assault mitigation, including the 
     deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure and 
     technology on buses, including barriers to restrict the 
     unwanted entry of individuals and objects into bus operators' 
     workstations when a recipient's risk analysis performed by 
     the safety committee established in paragraph (4) determines 
     that such barriers or other measures would reduce assaults on 
     and injuries to transit workers.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Safety committee.--For purposes of the approval 
     process of an agency safety plan under paragraph (1), the 
     safety committee shall be convened by a joint labor-
     management process and consist of an equal number of--
       ``(A) frontline employee representatives, selected by the 
     labor organization representing the plurality of the 
     frontline workforce employed by the recipient or if 
     applicable a contractor to the recipient; and
       ``(B) employer or State representatives.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)(4)(A)(v) by inserting ``, 
     inspection,'' after ``has investigative''.

     SEC. 2603. INNOVATION WORKFORCE STANDARDS.

       (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No financial assistance 
     under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, may be used 
     for--
       (1) an automated vehicle providing public transportation 
     unless--
       (A) the recipient of such assistance that proposes to 
     deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation 
     certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that the 
     deployment does not eliminate or reduce the frequency of 
     existing public transportation service; and
       (B) the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the 
     workforce development plan under subsection (b) submitted by 
     the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1); and
       (2) a mobility on demand service unless--
       (A) the recipient of such assistance that proposes to 
     deploy a mobility on demand service certifies to the 
     Secretary that the service meets the criteria under section 
     5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, or 5316 of title 49, United States 
     Code; and
       (B) the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the 
     workforce development plan under subsection (b) submitted by 
     the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Workforce Development Plan.--

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       (1) In general.--A recipient of financial assistance under 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, proposing to 
     deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation 
     or mobility on demand service shall submit to the Secretary, 
     prior to implementation of such service, a workforce 
     development plan if such service, combined with any other 
     automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility 
     on demand service offered by such recipient, would exceed 
     more than 0.5 percent of the recipient's total annual transit 
     passenger miles traveled.
       (2) Contents.--The workforce development plan under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (A) A description of services offered by existing 
     conventional modes of public transportation in the area 
     served by the recipient that could be affected by the 
     proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation or 
     mobility on demand service, including jobs and functions of 
     such jobs.
       (B) A forecast of the number of jobs provided by existing 
     conventional modes of public transportation that would be 
     eliminated or that would be substantially changed and the 
     number of jobs expected to be created by the proposed 
     automated vehicle providing public transportation or mobility 
     on demand service over a 5-year period from the date of the 
     publication of the workforce development plan.
       (C) Identified gaps in skills needed to operate and 
     maintain the proposed automated vehicle providing public 
     transportation or mobility on demand service.
       (D) A comprehensive plan to transition, train, or retrain 
     employees that could be affected by the proposed automated 
     vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand 
     service.
       (E) An estimated budget to transition, train, or retrain 
     employees impacted by the proposed automated vehicle 
     providing public transportation or mobility on demand service 
     over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the 
     workforce development plan.
       (c) Notice Required.--
       (1) In general.--A recipient of financial assistance under 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall issue a 
     notice to employees who, due to the use of an automated 
     vehicle providing public transportation or mobility on demand 
     service, may be subjected to a loss of employment or a change 
     in responsibilities not later than 60 days before signing a 
     contract for such service or procurement. A recipient shall 
     provide employees copies of a request for a proposal related 
     to an automated vehicle providing public transportation or 
     mobility on demand services at the time such request is 
     issued.
       (2) Content.--The notice required in paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the automated vehicle providing public 
     transportation or mobility on demand service.
       (B) The impact of the automated vehicle providing public 
     transportation or mobility on demand service on employment 
     positions, including a description of which employment 
     positions will be affected and whether any new positions will 
     be created.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automated vehicle.--The term ``automated vehicle'' 
     means a motor vehicle that--
       (A) is capable of performing the entire task of driving 
     (including steering, accelerating and decelerating, and 
     reacting to external stimulus) without human intervention; 
     and
       (B) is designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 or 
     Level 5 automated driving system for all trips according to 
     the recommended practice standards published on June 15, 
     2018, by the Society of Automotive Engineers International 
     (J3016_201806) or equivalent standards adopted by the 
     Secretary with respect to automated motor vehicles.
       (2) Mobility on demand.--The term ``mobility on demand'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 5316 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Public transportation.--The term ``public 
     transportation'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     5302 of title 49, United States Code.
       (e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit 
     the use of funds for an eligible activity or pilot project of 
     a covered recipient authorized under current law prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2604. SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SET ASIDES.

       Section 5329(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Safety committee performance measures.--
       ``(A) In general.--The safety committee described in 
     paragraph (4) shall establish performance measures for the 
     risk reduction program in paragraph (1)(I) using a 3-year 
     rolling average of the data submitted by the recipient to the 
     National Transit Database.
       ``(B) Safety set aside.--With respect to a recipient 
     serving an urbanized area that receives funds under section 
     5307, such recipient shall allocate not less than 0.75 
     percent of such funds to projects eligible under section 
     5307.
       ``(C) Failure to meet performance measures.--Any recipient 
     that receives funds under section 5307 that does not meet the 
     performance measures established in subparagraph (A) shall 
     allocate the amount made available in subparagraph (B) in the 
     following fiscal year to projects described in subparagraph 
     (D).
       ``(D) Eligible projects.--Funds set aside under this 
     paragraph shall be used for projects that are reasonably 
     likely to meet the performance measures established in 
     subparagraph (A), including modifications to rolling stock 
     and de-escalation training.''.

     SEC. 2605. U.S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 5341. U.S. Employment Plan

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Commitment to high-quality career and business 
     opportunities.--The term `commitment to high-quality career 
     and business opportunities' means participation in a 
     registered apprenticeship program.
       ``(2) Covered infrastructure program.--The term `covered 
     infrastructure program' means any activity under a program or 
     project under this chapter for the purchase or acquisition of 
     rolling stock.
       ``(3) U.S. employment plan.--The term `U.S. Employment 
     Plan' means a plan under which an entity receiving Federal 
     assistance for a project under a covered infrastructure 
     program shall--
       ``(A) include in a request for proposal an encouragement 
     for bidders to include, with respect to the project--
       ``(i) high-quality wage, benefit, and training commitments 
     by the bidder and the supply chain of the bidder for the 
     project; and
       ``(ii) a commitment to recruit and hire individuals 
     described in subsection (e) if the project results in the 
     hiring of employees not currently or previously employed by 
     the bidder and the supply chain of the bidder for the 
     project;
       ``(B) give preference for the award of the contract to a 
     bidder that includes the commitments described in clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) ensure that each bidder that includes the commitments 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) that is 
     awarded a contract complies with those commitments.
       ``(4) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
     `registered apprenticeship program' means an apprenticeship 
     program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
     known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 50 Stat. 664, 
     chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any 
     requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as 
     such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 
     30, 2019.
       ``(b) Best-Value Framework.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, a recipient of assistance under a covered 
     infrastructure program is encouraged--
       ``(1) to ensure that each dollar invested in infrastructure 
     uses a best-value contracting framework to maximize the local 
     value of federally funded contracts by evaluating bids on 
     price and other technical criteria prioritized in the bid, 
     such as--
       ``(A) equity;
       ``(B) environmental and climate justice;
       ``(C) impact on greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(D) resilience;
       ``(E) the results of a 40-year life-cycle analysis;
       ``(F) safety;
       ``(G) commitment to creating or sustaining high-quality job 
     opportunities affiliated with registered apprenticeship 
     programs (as defined in subsection (a)(3)) for disadvantaged 
     or underrepresented individuals in infrastructure industries 
     in the United States; and
       ``(H) access to jobs and essential services by all modes of 
     travel for all users, including individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(2) to ensure community engagement, transparency, and 
     accountability in carrying out each stage of the project.
       ``(c) Preference for Registered Apprenticeship Programs.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, a recipient of assistance 
     under a covered infrastructure program, with respect to the 
     project for which the assistance is received, shall give 
     preference to a bidder that demonstrates a commitment to 
     high-quality job opportunities affiliated with registered 
     apprenticeship programs.
       ``(d) Use of U.S. Employment Plan.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, in carrying out a project under a 
     covered infrastructure program that receives assistance under 
     this chapter, the recipient shall use a U.S. Employment Plan 
     for each contract of $10,000,000 or more for the purchase of 
     manufactured goods or of services, based on an independent 
     cost estimate.
       ``(e) Priority.--The Secretary shall ensure that the entity 
     carrying out a project under the covered infrastructure 
     program gives priority to--
       ``(1) individuals with a barrier to employment (as defined 
     in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3102)), including ex-offenders and disabled 
     individuals;
       ``(2) veterans; and
       ``(3) individuals that represent populations that are 
     traditionally underrepresented in the infrastructure 
     workforce, such as women and racial and ethnic minorities.
       ``(f) Report.--Not less frequently than once each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
     describing the implementation of this section.
       ``(g) Intent of Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--It is the intent of Congress--
       ``(A) to encourage recipients of Federal assistance under 
     covered infrastructure programs to use a best-value 
     contracting framework described in subsection (b) for the 
     purchase of goods and services;
       ``(B) to encourage recipients of Federal assistance under 
     covered infrastructure programs to use preferences for 
     registered apprenticeship programs as described in subsection 
     (c) when evaluating bids for projects using that assistance;
       ``(C) to require that recipients of Federal assistance 
     under covered infrastructure programs use the U.S. Employment 
     Plan in carrying out the project for which the assistance was 
     provided; and
       ``(D) that full and open competition under covered 
     infrastructure programs means a procedural competition that 
     prevents corruption, favoritism, and unfair treatment by 
     recipient agencies.

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       ``(2) Inclusion.--A best-value contracting framework 
     described in subsection (b) is a framework that authorizes a 
     recipient of Federal assistance under a covered 
     infrastructure program, in awarding contracts, to evaluate a 
     range of factors, including price, the quality of products, 
     the quality of services, and commitments to the creation of 
     good jobs for all people in the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``5341. U.S. Employment Plan.''.

     SEC. 2606. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 5314(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
     (as added by section 2104 of this Act) the following:
       ``(I) provide innovation and capacity-building to rural and 
     tribal public transportation recipients that do not duplicate 
     the activities of sections 5311(b) or 5312;''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Availability of amounts.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section under section 
     5338(a)(2)(G)(i), $1,500,000 shall be available to carry out 
     activities described in paragraph (2)(I).''.

     SEC. 2607. RESILIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
     study on resilience planning and innovative resilience 
     strategies for public transportation and shared mobility.
       (b) Contents.--In carrying out the study under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall assess--
       (1) best practices for making public transportation more 
     resilient to external shocks, such as pandemics and natural 
     hazards; and
       (2) new materials and technologies that may improve the 
     resilience of public transportation and shared mobility, 
     including innovative transit vehicles, emerging electric 
     vehicle chassis platforms, and smart air quality control 
     systems.
       (c) Partnerships.--In carrying out the study under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with institutions 
     of higher education, as such term is defined in section 101 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), 
     academic experts, and nonprofit organizations with expertise 
     in engineering, travel behavior, artificial intelligence, 
     policy analysis, planning, public healthy and safety, and 
     social and racial equity.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

               Subtitle G--Transit-Supportive Communities

     SEC. 2701. TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 5327 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5328. Transit-supportive communities

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within 
     the Federal Transit Administration, an Office of Transit-
     Supportive Communities to make grants, provide technical 
     assistance, and assist in the coordination of transit and 
     housing policies within the Federal Transit Administration, 
     the Department of Transportation, and across the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(b) Transit Oriented Development Planning Grant 
     Program.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection the term `eligible 
     project' means--
       ``(A) a new fixed guideway capital project or a core 
     capacity improvement project as defined in section 5309;
       ``(B) an existing fixed guideway system, or an existing 
     station that is served by a fixed guideway system; or
       ``(C) the immediate corridor along the highest 25 percent 
     of routes by ridership as demonstrated in section 
     5336(b)(2)(B).
       ``(2) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants 
     under this subsection to a State, local governmental 
     authority, or metropolitan planning organization to assist in 
     financing comprehensive planning associated with an eligible 
     project that seeks to--
       ``(A) enhance economic development, ridership, equity, 
     reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, or other goals 
     established during the project development and engineering 
     processes or the grant application;
       ``(B) facilitate multimodal connectivity and accessibility;
       ``(C) increase access to transit hubs for pedestrian and 
     bicycle traffic;
       ``(D) enable mixed-use development;
       ``(E) identify infrastructure needs associated with the 
     eligible project; and
       ``(F) include private sector participation.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--A State, local governmental authority, 
     or metropolitan planning organization that desires to 
     participate in the program under this subsection shall submit 
     to the Secretary an application that contains at a minimum--
       ``(A) an identification of an eligible project;
       ``(B) a schedule and process for the development of a 
     comprehensive plan;
       ``(C) a description of how the eligible project and the 
     proposed comprehensive plan advance the metropolitan 
     transportation plan of the metropolitan planning 
     organization;
       ``(D) proposed performance criteria for the development and 
     implementation of the comprehensive plan;
       ``(E) a description of how the project will advance equity 
     and reduce and mitigate social and economic impacts on 
     existing residents and businesses and communities 
     historically excluded from economic opportunities vulnerable 
     to displacement; and
       ``(F) identification of--
       ``(i) partners;
       ``(ii) availability of and authority for funding; and
       ``(iii) potential State, local or other impediments to the 
     implementation of the comprehensive plan.
       ``(4) Cost share.--A grant under this subsection shall not 
     exceed an amount in excess of 80 percent of total project 
     costs, except that a grant that includes an affordable 
     housing component shall not exceed an amount in excess of 90 
     percent of total project costs.
       ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance to States, local governmental 
     authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations in the 
     planning and development of transit-oriented development 
     projects and transit-supportive corridor policies, 
     including--
       ``(1) the siting, planning, financing, and integration of 
     transit-oriented development projects;
       ``(2) the integration of transit-oriented development and 
     transit-supportive corridor policies in the preparation for 
     and development of an application for funding under section 
     602 of title 23;
       ``(3) the siting, planning, financing, and integration of 
     transit-oriented development and transit-supportive corridor 
     policies associated with projects under section 5309;
       ``(4) the development of housing feasibility assessments as 
     allowed under section 5309(g)(3)(B);
       ``(5) the development of transit-supportive corridor 
     policies that promote transit ridership and transit-oriented 
     development;
       ``(6) the development, implementation, and management of 
     land value capture programs; and
       ``(7) the development of model contracts, model codes, and 
     best practices for the implementation of transit-oriented 
     development projects and transit-supportive corridor 
     policies.
       ``(d) Value Capture Policy Requirements.--
       ``(1) Value capture policy.--Not later than October 1 of 
     the fiscal year that begins 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary, in collaboration 
     with State departments of transportation, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and regional council of governments, 
     shall establish voluntary and consensus-based value capture 
     standards, policies, and best practices for State and local 
     value capture mechanisms that promote greater investments in 
     public transportation and affordable transit-oriented 
     development.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available 
     to the public a report cataloging examples of State and local 
     laws and policies that provide for value capture and value 
     sharing that promote greater investment in public 
     transportation and affordable transit-oriented development.
       ``(e) Equity.--In providing technical assistance under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strategies to 
     promote equity for underrepresented and underserved 
     communities, including--
       ``(1) preventing displacement of existing residents and 
     businesses;
       ``(2) mitigating rent and housing price increases;
       ``(3) incorporating affordable rental and ownership housing 
     in transit-oriented development;
       ``(4) engaging under-served, limited English proficiency, 
     low-income, and minority communities in the planning process;
       ``(5) fostering economic development opportunities for 
     existing residents and businesses; and
       ``(6) targeting affordable housing that help lessen 
     homelessness.
       ``(f) Authority To Request Staffing Assistance.--In 
     fulfilling the duties of this section, the Secretary shall, 
     as needed, request staffing and technical assistance from 
     other Federal agencies, programs, administrations, boards, or 
     commissions.
       ``(g) Review Existing Policies and Programs.--Not later 
     than 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, 
     the Secretary shall review and evaluate all existing policies 
     and programs within the Federal Transit Administration that 
     support or promote transit-oriented development to ensure 
     their coordination and effectiveness relative to the goals of 
     this section.
       ``(h) Reporting.--Not later than February 1 of each year 
     beginning the year after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary shall prepare a report detailing the 
     grants and technical assistance provided under this section, 
     the number of affordable housing units constructed or planned 
     as a result of projects funded in this section, and the 
     number of affordable housing units constructed or planned as 
     a result of a property transfer under section 5334(h)(1). The 
     report shall be provided to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       ``(i) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes 
     the Secretary to provide any financial assistance for the 
     construction of housing.
       ``(j) Priority for Low-Income Areas.--In awarding grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     projects under this section that expand or build transit in 
     low-income areas or that provide access to public 
     transportation to low-income areas that do not have access to 
     public transportation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5327 the following:

``5328. Transit-supportive communities.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 20005 of 
     the MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``(a) Amendment.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 2702. PROPERTY DISPOSITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

       Section 5334(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--If a recipient of assistance under this 
     chapter decides an asset acquired under this chapter at least 
     in part with that assistance is no longer needed for the 
     purpose for which such asset was acquired, the Secretary may 
     authorize the recipient to transfer such asset to--
       ``(A) a local governmental authority to be used for a 
     public purpose with no further obligation to the Government 
     if the Secretary decides--
       ``(i) the asset will remain in public use for at least 5 
     years after the date the asset is transferred;
       ``(ii) there is no purpose eligible for assistance under 
     this chapter for which the asset should be used;
       ``(iii) the overall benefit of allowing the transfer is 
     greater than the interest of the Government in liquidation 
     and return of the financial interest of the Government in the 
     asset, after considering fair market value and other factors; 
     and
       ``(iv) through an appropriate screening or survey process, 
     that there is no interest in acquiring the asset for 
     Government use if the asset is a facility or land; or
       ``(B) a local governmental authority, nonprofit 
     organization, or other third party entity to be used for the 
     purpose of transit-oriented development with no further 
     obligation to the Government if the Secretary decides--
       ``(i) the asset is a necessary component of a proposed 
     transit-oriented development project;
       ``(ii) the transit-oriented development project will 
     increase transit ridership;
       ``(iii) at least 40 percent of the housing units offered in 
     the transit-oriented development, including housing units 
     owned by nongovernmental entities, are legally binding 
     affordability restricted to tenants with incomes at or below 
     60 percent of the area median income or owners with incomes 
     at or below 60 percent the area median income;
       ``(iv) the asset will remain in use as described in this 
     section for at least 30 years after the date the asset is 
     transferred; and
       ``(v) with respect to a transfer to a third party entity--

       ``(I) a local government authority or nonprofit 
     organization is unable to receive the property;
       ``(II) the overall benefit of allowing the transfer is 
     greater than the interest of the Government in liquidation 
     and return of the financial interest of the Government in the 
     asset, after considering fair market value and other factors; 
     and
       ``(III) the third party has demonstrated a satisfactory 
     history of construction or operating an affordable housing 
     development.''.

     SEC. 2703. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES IN CAPITAL 
                   INVESTMENT GRANTS.

       Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project 
     or a core capacity improvement project, allow a weighting up 
     to 5 percentage points greater to the economic development or 
     land use criterion and up to 5 percentage points lesser to 
     the lowest scoring criterion if the applicant demonstrates 
     substantial efforts to preserve or encourage affordable 
     housing near the project by providing documentation of 
     policies that allow by-right multi-family housing, single 
     room occupancy units, or accessory dwelling units, providing 
     local capital sources for transit-oriented development, or 
     demonstrate other methods as determined by the Secretary.''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) establish a warrant that applies to the economic 
     development or land use project justification criteria, 
     provided that the applicant that requests a warrant under 
     this process has completed and submitted a housing 
     feasibility assessment.''; and
       (2) in subsection (l)(4) by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) from grant proceeds distributed under section 103 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     5303) or section 201 of the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) provided that--
       ``(i) such funds are used in conjunction with the planning 
     or development of affordable housing; and
       ``(ii) such affordable housing is located within one-half 
     of a mile of a new station.''.

                         Subtitle H--Innovation

     SEC. 2801. MOBILITY INNOVATION SANDBOX PROGRAM.

       Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Mobility innovation sandbox program.--The Secretary 
     may make funding available under this subsection to carry out 
     research on mobility on demand and mobility as a service 
     activities eligible under section 5316.''.

     SEC. 2802. TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR COMPARTMENT REDESIGN PROGRAM.

       Section 5312(d) of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Transit bus operator compartment redesign program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make funding available 
     under this subsection to carry out research on redesigning 
     transit bus operator compartments to improve safety, 
     operational efficiency, and passenger accessibility.
       ``(B) Objectives.--Research objectives under this paragraph 
     shall include--
       ``(i) increasing bus operator safety from assaults;
       ``(ii) optimizing operator visibility and reducing operator 
     distractions to improve safety of bus passengers, 
     pedestrians, bicyclists, and other roadway users;
       ``(iii) expanding passenger accessibility for positive 
     interactions between operators and passengers, including 
     assisting passengers in need of special assistance;
       ``(iv) accommodating passenger boarding, alighting, and 
     securement consistent with the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
       ``(v) improving ergonomics to reduce bus operator work-
     related health issues and injuries, as well as locate key 
     instrument and control interfaces to improve operational 
     efficiency and convenience.
       ``(C) Activities.--Eligible activities under this paragraph 
     shall include--
       ``(i) measures to reduce visibility impairments and 
     distractions for bus operators that contribute to accidents, 
     including retrofits to buses in revenue service and 
     specifications for future procurements that reduce visibility 
     impairments and distractions;
       ``(ii) the deployment of assault mitigation infrastructure 
     and technology on buses, including barriers to restrict the 
     unwanted entry of individuals and objects into bus operators' 
     workstations;
       ``(iii) technologies to improve passenger accessibility, 
     including boarding, alighting, and securement consistent with 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
     et seq.);
       ``(iv) installation of seating and modification to design 
     specifications of bus operator workstations that reduce or 
     prevent injuries from ergonomic risks; or
       ``(v) other measures that align with the objectives under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Eligible entities.--Entities eligible to receive 
     funding under this paragraph shall include consortia 
     consisting of, at a minimum:
       ``(i) recipients of funds under this chapter that provide 
     public transportation services;
       ``(ii) transit vehicle manufacturers;
       ``(iii) representatives from organizations engaged in 
     collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not 
     fewer than three States; and
       ``(iv) any nonprofit institution of higher education, as 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.

     SEC. 2803. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION EVERY DAY COUNTS 
                   INITIATIVE.

       Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 2503, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) Every Day Counts Initiative.--
       ``(1) In general.--It is in the national interest for the 
     Department of Transportation and recipients of Federal public 
     transportation funds--
       ``(A) to identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed 
     at expediting project delivery, enhancing the safety of 
     transit systems of the United States, and protecting the 
     environment;
       ``(B) to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, 
     construction, and financing of transportation projects is 
     done in an efficient and effective manner;
       ``(C) to promote the rapid deployment of proven solutions 
     that provide greater accountability for public investments; 
     and
       ``(D) to create a culture of innovation within the transit 
     community.
       ``(2) FTA every day counts initiative.--To advance the 
     policies described in paragraph (1), the Administrator of the 
     Federal Transit Administration shall adopt the Every Day 
     Counts initiative to work with recipients to identify and 
     deploy the proven innovation practices and products that--
       ``(A) accelerate innovation deployment;
       ``(B) expedite the project delivery process;
       ``(C) improve environmental sustainability;
       ``(D) enhance transit safety;
       ``(E) expand mobility; and
       ``(F) reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
       ``(3) Consideration.--In accordance with the Every Day 
     Counts goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
     Administrator shall consider research conducted through the 
     university transportation centers program in section 5505.
       ``(4) Innovation deployment.--
       ``(A) In general.--At least every 2 years, the 
     Administrator shall work collaboratively with recipients to 
     identify a new collection of innovations, best practices, and 
     data to be deployed to recipients through case studies, 
     webinars, and demonstration projects.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In identifying a collection described 
     in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into account 
     market readiness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of 
     the innovation or practice.
       ``(5) Publication.--Each collection identified under 
     paragraph (4) shall be published by the Administrator on a 
     publicly available website.
       ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement 
     under any other provision of Federal law.''.

     SEC. 2804. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, as amended in 
     section 2503 and 2803, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ``low or no emission 
     vehicles, zero emission vehicles,'' and inserting ``zero 
     emission vehicles''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Zero emission vehicle defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `zero emission vehicle' means a passenger vehicle 
     used to provide public transportation that produces no carbon 
     or particulate matter.'';

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       (2) by redesignating the first subsection (g) as subsection 
     (f); and
       (3) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in the header by striking ``Low or No Emission'' and 
     inserting ``Zero Emission'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) the term `zero emission vehicle' has the meaning 
     given such term in subsection (e)(6);''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``low or no emission 
     vehicle'' and inserting ``zero emission vehicle'' each place 
     such term appears;
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``low or no emission'' and 
     inserting ``zero emission''; and
       (ii) by striking ``low or no emission'' and inserting 
     ``zero emission'' each place such term appears;
       (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``low or no emission'' and 
     inserting ``zero emission'' each place such term appears 
     (including in the heading); and
       (E) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking ``low or no emission'' 
     and inserting ``zero emission''.

     SEC. 2805. NATIONAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a national advanced technology transit bus 
     development program to facilitate the development and testing 
     of commercially viable advanced technology transit buses that 
     do not exceed a Level 3 automated driving system and related 
     infrastructure.
       (b) Authorization.--There shall be available $20,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
       (c) Grants.--The Secretary may enter into grants, 
     contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more than three 
     geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and recipients 
     under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to 
     facilitate the development and testing of commercially viable 
     advance technology transit buses and related infrastructure.
  

       (d) Considerations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     applicant's--
       (A) ability to contribute significantly to furthering 
     advanced technologies as it relates to transit bus 
     operations, including advanced driver assistance systems, 
     automatic emergency braking, accessibility, and energy 
     efficiency;
       (B) financing plan and cost share potential;
       (C) technical experience developing or testing advanced 
     technologies in transit buses;
       (D) commitment to frontline worker involvement; and
       (E) other criteria that the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to carry out the program.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement 
     under any other provision of Federal law.
       (e) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under the program. Grant recipients shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis. The Secretary shall give priority 
     consideration to applicants that have successfully managed 
     advanced transportation technology projects, including 
     projects related to public transportation operations for a 
     period of not less than 5 years.
       (f) Consortia.--As a condition of receiving an award in 
     (c), the Secretary shall ensure--
       (1) that the selected non-profit recipients subsequently 
     establish a consortia for each proposal submitted, including 
     representatives from a labor union, transit agency, an FTA-
     designated university bus and component testing center, a Buy 
     America compliant transit bus manufacturer, and others as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       (2) that no proposal selected would decrease workplace or 
     passenger safety; and
       (3) that no proposal selected would undermine the creation 
     of high-quality jobs or workforce support and development 
     programs.
       (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of costs of the 
     program shall be provided from funds made available to carry 
     out this section. The Federal share of the cost of a project 
     carried out under the program shall not exceed 80 percent of 
     such cost.

     SEC. 2806. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION.

       Section 5312(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (G).

     SEC. 2807. TRANSIT VEHICLE BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue regulations that, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, allow recipients of funds under chapter 53 of title 
     49, United States Code, at the option of the recipient, to 
     repurpose, recycle, reuse, sell, or lease transit vehicle 
     batteries that are beyond the useful service life of such 
     batteries for the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and 
     component parts of such batteries.
       (b) Considerations.--In issuing regulations under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize second life 
     applications that--
       (1) maximize the full use of transit vehicle batteries 
     beyond the useful life of such batteries for transit vehicle 
     propulsion and component parts of such batteries;
  

       (2) enhance the reuse and recycling of transit vehicle 
     batteries, components, and component critical minerals of 
     such batteries;
       (3) reduce costs for recipients;
       (4) create new streams of revenue for recipients;
       (5) support the provision of zero emission public 
     transportation service, which may include the use of wayside 
     charging; and
       (6) enhance the resilience of public transportation and the 
     electric vehicle supply equipment network, which may include 
     the use of batteries for energy storage.
       (c) Second Life Applications Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``second life applications'' means the repurposing, 
     recycling, reuse, sale, or leasing of a transit vehicle 
     battery that is beyond the useful service life for the 
     purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of 
     such battery, but that retains utility for other 
     applications.

               Subtitle I--Other Program Reauthorizations

     SEC. 2901. REAUTHORIZATION FOR CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE 
                   MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON 
                   METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

       Section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
     Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``The Federal'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), the 
     Federal'';
       (2) by striking subsections (d) through (f) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(d) Required Board Approval.--No amounts may be provided 
     to the Transit Authority under this section until the Transit 
     Authority certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that--
       ``(1) a board resolution has passed on or before July 1, 
     2022, and is in effect for the period of July 1, 2022 through 
     June 30, 2031, that--
       ``(A) establishes an independent budget authority for the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
       ``(B) establishes an independent procurement authority for 
     the Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
       ``(C) establishes an independent hiring authority for the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Transit Authority;
       ``(D) ensures the Inspector General of the Transit 
     Authority can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting 
     directly to the Inspector General;
       ``(E) requires the Inspector General of the Transit 
     Authority to submit recommendations for corrective action to 
     the General Manager and the Board of Directors of the Transit 
     Authority;
       ``(F) requires the Inspector General of the Transit 
     Authority to publish any recommendation described in 
     subparagraph (E) on the website of the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Transit Authority, except that the Inspector 
     General may redact personally identifiable information and 
     information that, in the determination of the Inspector 
     General, would pose a security risk to the systems of the 
     Transit Authority;
       ``(G) requires the Board of Directors of the Transit 
     Authority to provide written notice to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate not less than 30 days before the 
     Board of Directors removes the Inspector General of the 
     Transit Authority, which shall include the reasons for 
     removal and supporting documentation; and
       ``(H) prohibits the Board of Directors from removing the 
     Inspector General of the Transit Authority unless the Board 
     of Directors has provided a 30 day written notification as 
     described in subparagraph (G) that documents--
       ``(i) a permanent incapacity;
       ``(ii) a neglect of duty;
       ``(iii) malfeasance;
       ``(iv) a conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral 
     turpitude;
       ``(v) a knowing violation of a law or regulation;
       ``(vi) gross mismanagement;
       ``(vii) a gross waste of funds;
       ``(viii) an abuse of authority; or
       ``(ix) inefficiency; and
       ``(2) the Code of Ethics for Members of the WMATA Board of 
     Directors passed on September 26, 2019, remains in effect, or 
     the Inspector General of the Transit Authority has consulted 
     with any modifications to the Code of Ethics by the Board.
       ``(e) Authorizations.--
  

       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Transportation for grants under this 
     section--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2022, $150,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2023, $155,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2024, $160,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2025, $165,000,000;
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2026, $170,000,000;
       ``(F) for fiscal year 2027, $175,000,000;
       ``(G) for fiscal year 2028, $180,000,000;
       ``(H) for fiscal year 2029, $185,000,000;
       ``(I) for fiscal year 2030, $190,000,000; and
       ``(J) for fiscal year 2031, $200,000,000.
       ``(2) Set aside for office of inspector general of transit 
     authority.--From the amounts in paragraph (1), the Transit 
     Authority shall provide at least 7 percent for each fiscal 
     year to the Office of Inspector General of the Transit 
     Authority to carry out independent and objective audits, 
     investigations, and reviews of Transit Authority programs and 
     operations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, 
     and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in such 
     programs and operations.''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
  


     SEC. 2902. OTHER APPORTIONMENTS.

       Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``section 5338(a)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``section 
     5338(a)(2)(B)'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) to carry out section 5307(h)--
  

       ``(A) $60,906,000 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2023;

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       ``(B) $61,856,134 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $62,845,832 shall be set aside in fiscal year 2025; 
     and
       ``(D) $63,832,511 shall be set aside in fiscal year 
     2026;'';
       (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``3.07 percent'' and 
     inserting ``6 percent''; and
       (D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) of amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), 3 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with 
     populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with 
     subsection (i);''; and
       (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Census phase-out.--Before apportioning funds under 
     subsection (h)(3), for any urbanized area that is no longer 
     an eligible area due to a change in population in the most 
     recent decennial census, the Secretary shall apportion to 
     such urbanized area, for 3 fiscal years, an amount equal to 
     half of the funds apportioned to such urbanized area pursuant 
     to this subsection for the previous fiscal year.''.

                        Subtitle J--Streamlining

     SEC. 2911. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

       Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 2703 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (7)--
  

       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$320,000,000''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$300,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$400,000,000'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (7), as so amended, as 
     paragraph (6);
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``expanding station 
     capacity,'' after ``construction of infill stations,'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``2 years'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Optional project development activities.--An 
     applicant may perform cost and schedule risk assessments with 
     technical assistance provided by the Secretary.
       ``(E) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require 
     cost and schedule risk assessments in the project development 
     phase.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``2 years'' and 
     inserting ``3 years''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Optional project development activities.--An 
     applicant may perform cost and schedule risk assessments with 
     technical assistance provided by the Secretary.
       ``(E) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require 
     cost and schedule risk assessments in the project development 
     phase.'';
       (5) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)(II) by striking ``5 
     years'' and inserting ``10 years'';
       (6) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection 
     (d)(2)(A)(v)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(A)(v)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Cost-share incentives.--For a project for which a 
     lower CIG cost share is elected by the applicant under 
     subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall apply the following 
     requirements and considerations in lieu of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2):
       ``(A) Requirements.--In determining whether a project is 
     supported by local financial commitment and shows evidence of 
     stable and dependable financing sources for purposes of 
     subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall 
     require that--
       ``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the 
     availability of contingency amounts that the applicant 
     determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost 
     increases or funding shortfalls;
       ``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating 
     financing is stable, reliable, and available within the 
     proposed project timetable; and
       ``(iii) an applicant certifies that local resources are 
     available to recapitalize, maintain, and operate the overall 
     existing and proposed public transportation system, including 
     essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve 
     the projected ridership levels without requiring a reduction 
     in existing public transportation services or level of 
     service to operate the project, or that the annual operating 
     cost of the proposed project does not exceed 5 percent of the 
     annual cost to operate and maintain the overall public 
     transportation system of the applicant.
       ``(B) Considerations.--In assessing the stability, 
     reliability, and availability of proposed sources of local 
     financing for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(A)(iv) or 
     (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(i) the reliability of the forecasting methods used to 
     estimate costs and revenues made by the recipient and the 
     contractors to the recipient;
       ``(ii) existing grant commitments;
       ``(iii) any debt obligation that exists, or is proposed by 
     the recipient, for the proposed project or other public 
     transportation purpose; and
       ``(iv) private contributions to the project, including 
     cost-effective project delivery, management or transfer of 
     project risks, expedited project schedule, financial 
     partnering, and other public-private partnership 
     strategies.''.
       (7) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``degree of local 
     financial commitment'' and inserting ``criteria in subsection 
     (f)'' each place it appears;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``The Secretary shall,'' 
     and all that follows through ``to carry out this 
     subsection.'' and inserting the following: ``The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, develop and use 
     special warrants for making a project justification 
     determination under subsection (d)(2) or (e)(2), as 
     applicable, for a project proposed to be funded using a grant 
     under this section if--
       ``(i) the share of the cost of the project to be provided 
     under this section--

       ``(I) does not exceed $500,000,000 and the total project 
     cost does not exceed $1,000,000,000; or
       ``(II) complies with subsection (l)(1)(C);

       ``(ii) the applicant requests the use of the warrants;
       ``(iii) the applicant certifies that its existing public 
     transportation system is in a state of good repair; and
       ``(iv) the applicant meets any other requirements that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this subsection; 
     and'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Policy guidance.--The Secretary shall issue policy 
     guidance on the review and evaluation process and criteria 
     not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
     INVEST in America Act.'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Transparency.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     Secretary receives a written request from an applicant for 
     all remaining information necessary to obtain 1 or more of 
     the following, the Secretary shall provide such information 
     to the applicant:
       ``(A) Project advancement.
       ``(B) Medium or higher rating.
       ``(C) Warrant.
       ``(D) Letter of intent.
       ``(E) Early systems work agreement.''; and
       (E) in paragraph (7) by striking ``the Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2012'' and inserting ``the INVEST in 
     America Act'';
       (8) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``, except that for a 
     project for which a lower local cost share is elected under 
     subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall enter into a grant 
     agreement under this subsection for any such project that 
     establishes contingency amounts that the applicant determines 
     to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases or 
     funding shortfalls'' before the period at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (7)(C) by striking ``10 days'' and 
     inserting ``3 days'';
       (9) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Interrelated Projects.--
       ``(1) Ratings improvement.--The Secretary shall grant a 
     rating increase of 1 level in mobility improvements to any 
     project being rated under subsection (d), (e), or (h), if the 
     Secretary certifies that the project has a qualifying 
     interrelated project that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Interrelated project.--A qualifying interrelated 
     project is a transit project that--
       ``(A) is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan 
     required under section 5303;
       ``(B) has received a class of action designation under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.);
       ``(C) will likely increase ridership on the project being 
     rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively, as 
     determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(D) meets one of the following criteria:
       ``(i) Extends the corridor of the project being rated in 
     subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively.
       ``(ii) Provides a direct passenger transfer to the project 
     being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively.'';
       (10) in subsection (k)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) Local funding commitment.-- For a project for which a 
     lower CIG cost share is elected by the applicant under 
     subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall enter into a full 
     funding grant agreement that has at least 75 percent of local 
     financial commitment committed and the remaining percentage 
     budgeted for the proposed purposes.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting 
     ``3 days'';
       (11) in subsection (l)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Cap.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a grant 
     for a project under this section shall not exceed 80 percent 
     of the net capital project cost, except that a grant for a 
     core capacity improvement project shall not exceed 80 percent 
     of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to 
     increase the capacity in the corridor.
       ``(C) Applicant election of lower local cig cost share.--An 
     applicant may elect a lower local CIG cost share for a 
     project under this section for purposes of application of the 
     cost-share incentives under subsection (f)(3). Such cost 
     share shall not exceed 60 percent of the net capital project 
     cost, except that for a grant for a core capacity improvement 
     project such cost share shall not exceed 60 percent of the 
     net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase 
     the capacity in the corridor.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary 
     to require, incentivize (in any manner not specified in this 
     section), or place additional conditions upon a

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     non-Federal financial commitment for a project that is more 
     than 20 percent of the net capital project cost or, for a 
     core capacity improvement project, 20 percent of the net 
     capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the 
     capacity in the corridor.''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Contingency share.--The Secretary shall provide 
     funding for the contingency amount equal to the proportion of 
     the CIG cost share. If the Secretary increases the 
     contingency amount after a project has received a letter of 
     no prejudice or been allocated appropriated funds, the 
     federal share of the additional contingency amount shall be 
     25 percent higher than the original proportion the CIG cost 
     share and in addition to the grant amount set in subsection 
     (k)(2)(C)(ii).'';
       (12) in subsection (o) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) CIG program dashboard.--Not later than the fifth day 
     of each month, the Secretary shall make publicly available on 
     a website data on, including the status of, each project 
     under this section that is in the project development phase, 
     in the engineering phase, or has received a grant agreement 
     and remains under construction. Such data shall include, for 
     each project--
       ``(A) the amount and fiscal year of any funding 
     appropriated, allocated, or obligated for the project;
       ``(B) the date on which the project--
       ``(i) entered the project development phase;
       ``(ii) entered the engineering phase, if applicable; and
       ``(iii) received a grant agreement, if applicable; and
       ``(C) the status of review by the Federal Transit 
     Administration and the Secretary, including dates of request, 
     dates of acceptance of request, and dates of a decision for 
     each of the following, if applicable:
       ``(i) A letter of no prejudice.
       ``(ii) An environmental impact statement notice of intent.
       ``(iii) A finding of no significant environmental impact.
       ``(iv) A draft environmental impact statement.
       ``(v) A final environmental impact statement.
       ``(vi) A record of decision on the final environmental 
     impact statement.
       ``(vii) The status of the applicant in securing the non-
     Federal match, based on information provided by the 
     applicant, including the amount committed, budgeted, planned, 
     and undetermined.''; and
       (13) by striking ``an acceptable degree of'' and inserting 
     ``a'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 2912. RURAL AND SMALL URBAN APPORTIONMENT DEADLINE.

       Section 5336(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), apportion amounts to 
     the States appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) to carry out 
     sections 5307, 5310, and 5311 not later than December 15 for 
     which any amounts are appropriated; and''.

     SEC. 2913. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS BEYOND USEFUL LIFE.

       Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Disposition of Assets Beyond Useful Life.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a recipient, or subrecipient, for 
     assistance under this chapter disposes of an asset with a 
     current market value, or proceed from the sale of such asset, 
     acquired under this chapter at least in part with such 
     assistance, after such asset has reached the useful life of 
     such asset, the Secretary shall allow the recipient, or 
     subrecipient, to use the proceeds attributable to the Federal 
     share of such asset calculated under paragraph (3) for 
     capital projects under section 5307, 5310, or 5311.
       ``(2) Minimum value.--This subsection shall only apply to 
     assets with a current market value, or proceeds from sale, of 
     at least $5,000.
       ``(3) Calculation of federal share attributable.--The 
     proceeds attributable to the Federal share of an asset 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by 
     multiplying--
       ``(A) the current market value of, or the proceeds from the 
     disposition of, such asset; by
       ``(B) the Federal share percentage for the acquisition of 
     such asset at the time of acquisition of such asset.''.

     SEC. 2914. INNOVATIVE COORDINATED ACCESS AND MOBILITY.

       Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 2205, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility.--
       ``(1) Start up grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     paragraph to eligible recipients to assist in financing 
     innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that 
     improve the coordination of transportation services and non-
     emergency medical transportation services.
       ``(B) Application.--An eligible recipient shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application that, at a minimum, contains--
       ``(i) a detailed description of the eligible project;
       ``(ii) an identification of all eligible project partners 
     and the specific role of each eligible project partner in the 
     eligible project, including--

       ``(I) private entities engaged in the coordination of 
     nonemergency medical transportation services for the 
     transportation disadvantaged;
       ``(II) nonprofit entities engaged in the coordination of 
     nonemergency medical transportation services for the 
     transportation disadvantaged; or
       ``(III) Federal and State entities engaged in the 
     coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services 
     for the transportation disadvantaged; and

       ``(iii) a description of how the eligible project shall--

       ``(I) improve local coordination or access to coordinated 
     transportation services;
       ``(II) reduce duplication of service, if applicable; and
       ``(III) provide innovative solutions in the State or 
     community.

       ``(C) Performance measures.--An eligible recipient shall 
     specify, in an application for a grant under this paragraph, 
     the performance measures the eligible project, in 
     coordination with project partners, will use to quantify 
     actual outcomes against expected outcomes, including--
       ``(i) changes to transportation expenditures as a result of 
     improved coordination;
       ``(ii) changes to healthcare expenditures provided by 
     projects partners as a result of improved coordination; and
       ``(iii) changes to health care metrics, including aggregate 
     health outcomes provided by projects partners.
       ``(D) Eligible uses.--Eligible recipients receiving a grant 
     under this section may use such funds for--
       ``(i) the deployment of coordination technology;
       ``(ii) projects that create or increase access to community 
     One-Call/One-Click Centers;
       ``(iii) projects that coordinate transportation for 3 or 
     more of--

       ``(I) public transportation provided under this section;
       ``(II) a State plan approved under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       ``(III) title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.);
       ``(IV) Veterans Health Administration; or
       ``(V) private health care facilities; and

       ``(iv) such other projects as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(E) Consultation.--In evaluating the performance metrics 
     described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Incentive grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     paragraph to eligible recipients to incentivize innovative 
     projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve 
     the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency 
     medical transportation services.
       ``(B) Selection of grant recipients.--The Secretary shall 
     distribute grant funds made available to carry out this 
     paragraph as described in subparagraph (E) to eligible 
     recipients that apply and propose to demonstrate improvement 
     in the metrics described in subparagraph (F).
       ``(C) Eligibility.--An eligible recipient shall not be 
     required to have received a grant under paragraph (1) to be 
     eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Applications.--Eligible recipients shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application that includes--
       ``(i) which metrics under subparagraph (F) the eligible 
     recipient intends to improve;
       ``(ii) the performance data eligible recipients and the 
     Federal, State, nonprofit, and private partners, as described 
     in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), of the eligible recipient will make 
     available; and
       ``(iii) a proposed incentive formula that makes payments to 
     the eligible recipient based on the proposed data and 
     metrics.
       ``(E) Distribution.--The Secretary shall distribute funds 
     made available to carry out this paragraph based upon the 
     number of grant applications approved by the Secretary, 
     number of individuals served by each grant, and the incentive 
     formulas approved by the Secretary using the following 
     metrics:
       ``(i) The reduced transportation expenditures as a result 
     of improved coordination.
       ``(ii) The reduced Federal and State healthcare 
     expenditures using the metrics described in subparagraph (F).
       ``(iii) The reduced private healthcare expenditures using 
     the metrics described in subparagraph (F).
       ``(F) Healthcare metrics.--Healthcare metrics described in 
     this subparagraph shall be--
       ``(i) reducing missed medical appointments;
       ``(ii) the timely discharge of patients from hospitals;
       ``(iii) preventing hospital admissions and reducing 
     readmissions of patients into hospitals; and
       ``(iv) other measureable healthcare metrics, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(G) Eligible expenditures.--The Secretary shall allow the 
     funds distributed by this grant program to be expended on 
     eligible activities described in paragraph (1)(D) and any 
     eligible activity under this section that is likely to 
     improve the metrics described in subparagraph (F).
       ``(H) Recipient cap.--The Secretary--
       ``(i) may not provide more than 20 grants under this 
     paragraph; and
       ``(ii) shall reduce the maximum number of grants under this 
     paragraph to ensure projects are fully funded, if necessary.
       ``(I) Consultation.--In evaluating the health care metrics 
     described in subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(J) Annual grantee report.--Each grantee shall submit a 
     report, in coordination with the project partners of such 
     grantee, that includes an evaluation of the outcomes of the 
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     awarded to such grantee, including the performance measures.
       ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall make publicly available 
     an annual report on the program carried out under this 
     subsection for each fiscal year, not later than December 31 
     of the calendar year in which that fiscal year ends. The 
     report shall include a detailed description of the activities 
     carried out under the program, and an evaluation of the 
     program, including an evaluation of the performance measures 
     used by eligible recipients in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(4) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the costs of a 
     project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 
     percent.
       ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the 
     costs of a project carried out under this subsection may be 
     derived from in-kind contributions.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, nonemergency medical transportation services 
     shall be limited to services eligible under Federal programs 
     other than programs authorized under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 2915. PASSENGER FERRY GRANTS.

       Section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(4) Zero-emission or reduced-emission grants.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `eligible project' means a project or 
     program of projects in an area eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (a) for--

       ``(I) acquiring zero- or reduced-emission passenger 
     ferries;
       ``(II) leasing zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
       ``(III) constructing facilities and related equipment for 
     zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
       ``(IV) leasing facilities and related equipment for zero- 
     or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
       ``(V) constructing new public transportation facilities to 
     accommodate zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries;
       ``(VI) constructing shoreside ferry charging infrastructure 
     for zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferries; or
       ``(VII) rehabilitating or improving existing public 
     transportation facilities to accommodate zero- or reduced-
     emission passenger ferries;

       ``(ii) the term `zero- or reduced-emission passenger ferry' 
     means a passenger ferry used to provide public transportation 
     that reduces emissions by utilizing onboard energy storage 
     systems for hybrid-electric or 100 percent electric 
     propulsion, related charging infrastructure, and other 
     technologies deployed to reduce emissions or produce zero 
     onboard emissions under normal operation; and
       ``(iii) the term `recipient' means a designated recipient, 
     a local government authority, or a State that receives a 
     grant under subsection (a).
       ``(B) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     recipients to finance eligible projects under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Grant requirements.--A grant under this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a grant 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(D) Competitive process.--The Secretary shall solicit 
     grant applications and make grants for eligible projects 
     under this paragraph on a competitive basis.
       ``(E) Government share of costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     eligible project carried out under this paragraph shall not 
     exceed 80 percent.
       ``(ii) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the 
     cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection 
     may be derived from in-kind contributions.''.

     SEC. 2916. EVALUATION OF BENEFITS AND FEDERAL INVESTMENT.

       Section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, the extent to which the project 
     improves transportation options to economically distressed 
     areas,'' after ``public transportation''.

     SEC. 2917. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE APPLICATION OF NATIONAL 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 TO FEDERALLY 
                   FUNDED BUS SHELTERS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue best 
     practices on the application of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to federally 
     funded bus shelters to assist recipients of Federal funds in 
     receiving exclusions permitted by law.

     SEC. 2918. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT STREAMLINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 3005(b) of the FAST Act (Public 
     Law 116-94) is repealed.
       (b) Grandfather Clauses.--For any projects that have 
     submitted an application or are being evaluated under the 
     program described in section 3005(b) of such Act prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) continue to administer the project under the terms of 
     such section as it existed on the day prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) for purposes of providing Federal assistance to such 
     project (and notwithstanding any other provision of law), 
     provide such funds as may be necessary from the amounts 
     provided in section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
     and division A of this Act.

     SEC. 2919. DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK TO IMPROVE AIR 
                   QUALITY GOALS.

       Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Disposition of Rolling Stock to Meet Air Quality 
     Goals.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a recipient, or subrecipient, for 
     assistance under this chapter disposes of rolling stock with 
     a current market value, or proceeds from the disposition of 
     such rolling stock, acquired under this chapter at least in 
     part with such assistance, before such rolling stock has 
     reached its useful life, the Secretary may allow the 
     recipient, or subrecipient, to use the proceeds attributable 
     to the Federal share of such rolling stock calculated under 
     paragraph (3) for capital projects under section 5307, 5310, 
     or 5311 without need for repayment of the Federal financial 
     interest.
       ``(2) Covered rolling stock.--This subsection shall only 
     apply to rolling stock disposed of--
       ``(A) which are replaced by rolling stock that will help 
     improve attainment of air quality goals compared to the 
     rolling stock being replaced; and
       ``(B) for which the recipient is located in an area that is 
     designated as a nonattainment area for particulate matter 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)).
       ``(3) Calculation of federal share attributable.--The 
     proceeds attributable to the Federal share of rolling stock 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by 
     multiplying--
       ``(A) the current market value of, or the proceeds from the 
     disposition of, such asset; and
       ``(B) the Federal share percentage for the acquisition of 
     such asset at the time of acquisition of such asset.''.

                   TITLE III--HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

     SEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402 
     of title 23, United States Code--
       (A) $378,400,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $382,400,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $386,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $390,400,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) Highway safety research and development.--For carrying 
     out section 403 of title 23, United States Code--
       (A) $182,495,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $184,795,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $187,795,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $190,695,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (3) National priority safety programs.--For carrying out 
     section 405 of title 23, United States Code--
       (A) $384,119,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $393,205,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $402,205,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $411,388,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (4) National driver register.--For the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration to carry out chapter 303 of 
     title 49, United States Code--
       (A) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (5) High-visibility enforcement program.--For carrying out 
     section 404 of title 23, United States Code--
       (A) $60,200,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $60,600,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $60,800,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $61,200,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (6) Administrative expenses.--For administrative and 
     related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 23, 
     United States Code--
       (A) $30,586,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (B) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       (C) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       (D) $31,917,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (7) Center for fair and equitable traffic safety 
     enforcement.--For carrying out section 3003 of this title, 
     $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (b) Prohibition on Other Uses.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, the amounts made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) for a program under such chapters--
       (1) shall only be used to carry out such program; and
       (2) may not be used by States or local governments for 
     construction purposes.
       (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made 
     available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as 
     if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Regulatory Authority.--Grants awarded under chapter 4 
     of title 23, United States Code, including any amendments 
     made by this title, shall be carried out in accordance with 
     regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation.
       (e) State Matching Requirements.--If a grant awarded under 
     chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, requires a State 
     to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for 
     highway safety activities made during a fiscal year by the 
     State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and 
     administration) shall be available for the purpose of 
     crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-
     Federal share of the cost of any other project carried out 
     under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code (other than 
     planning or administration), without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were made in connection with such project.
       (f) Grant Application and Deadline.--To receive a grant 
     under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, a State 
     shall submit an application, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall establish a single deadline for such 
     applications to enable the award of grants early in the next 
     fiscal year.

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     SEC. 3002. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Additional considerations.--States which have 
     legalized medicinal or recreational marijuana shall consider 
     programs in addition to the programs described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) to educate drivers on the risks associated with 
     marijuana-impaired driving and to reduce injuries and deaths 
     resulting from individuals driving motor vehicles while 
     impaired by marijuana.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Additional uses.--In addition to uses authorized 
     under paragraph (1) and as approved by the Secretary, States 
     may use funds under this section to--
       ``(A) educate the public on the dangers of pediatric 
     vehicular hyperthermia;
       ``(B) purchase and distribute child restraints to low-
     income families; and
       ``(C) reduce injuries and deaths resulting from drivers of 
     motor vehicles not moving to another traffic lane or reducing 
     the speed of such driver's vehicle when passing an emergency, 
     law enforcement, or other vehicle stopped or parked on or 
     near the roadway.''.
       (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Special rule for school and work zones.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a State may expend funds 
     apportioned to that State under this section to carry out a 
     program to purchase, operate, or maintain an automated 
     traffic system in a work zone or school zone.
       ``(C) Automated traffic enforcement system guidelines.--Any 
     automated traffic enforcement system installed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) shall comply with speed enforcement camera 
     systems and red light camera systems guidelines established 
     by the Secretary.''; and
       (3) in subsection (n)--
       (A) by striking ``Public Transparency'' and all that 
     follows through ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Public Transparency.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) State highway safety plan website.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the requirements of 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a public website 
     that is easily accessible, navigable, and searchable for the 
     information required under paragraph (1), in order to foster 
     greater transparency in approved State highway safety 
     programs.
       ``(B) Contents.--The website established under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) include each State highway safety plan and annual 
     report submitted and approved by the Secretary under 
     subsection (k);
       ``(ii) provide a means for the public to search such 
     website for State highway safety program content required in 
     subsection (k), including--

       ``(I) performance measures required by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (3)(A);
       ``(II) progress made toward meeting the State's performance 
     targets for the previous year;
       ``(III) program areas and expenditures; and
       ``(IV) a description of any sources of funds other than 
     funds provided under this section that the State proposes to 
     use to carry out the State highway safety plan of such 
     State.''.

     SEC. 3003. FAIR AND EQUITABLE TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make 
     grants under this section to an eligible nonprofit 
     institution of higher education with demonstrated expertise 
     in promoting fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement to 
     establish and operate a national center of excellence for 
     fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to promote 
     fair and equitable traffic safety enforcement with the goal 
     of reducing traffic fatalities and injuries.
       (c) Role of Center.--The role of the Center shall be to 
     establish and operate a national fair and equitable traffic 
     safety enforcement clearinghouse to--
       (1) develop data collection systems to promote fair and 
     equitable traffic safety enforcement solutions, including 
     assisting States participating in the program established 
     under section 403(j) of title 23, United States Code, (as 
     added by this Act) share data collected to a national 
     database;
       (2) develop recommendations for States to improve data 
     collection on law enforcement programs carried out under 
     sections 402 and 405 of this title in order to promote fair 
     and equitable traffic safety enforcement programs;
       (3) provide technical assistance to States on the 
     implementation of the program established under section 
     403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act;
       (4) research and disseminate best practices for 
     implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement programs; 
     and
       (5) develop information and educational programs on 
     implementing equitable traffic safety enforcement best 
     practices.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the activities under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c), the Center shall 
     consult with relevant stakeholders, including--
       (1) civil rights organizations;
       (2) traffic safety advocacy groups;
       (3) law enforcement representatives;
       (4) State highway safety offices; and
       (5) such other surface transportation stakeholders and 
     industry experts as the Center considers appropriate.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     establishment of the Center under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on progress made toward meeting the goals established 
     under subsection (b).

     SEC. 3004. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``, training,'' after 
     ``demonstration projects'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``$2,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,500,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection 402(c) in each fiscal year 
     ending before October 1, 2015, and $443,989 of the total 
     amount available for apportionment to the States for highway 
     safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning 
     on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 4, 2015,'' and 
     inserting ``section 402(c)(2) in each fiscal year''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating 
     subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 3005. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING.

       Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 3004 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Grant Program To Prohibit Racial Profiling.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to a State 
     that--
       ``(A) is maintaining and allows public inspection of 
     statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a 
     law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway in the State 
     regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver; or
       ``(B) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary 
     that the State is undertaking activities to comply with the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Use of grant funds.--A grant received by a State 
     under paragraph (1) shall be used by the State for the costs 
     of--
       ``(A) collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops;
       ``(B) evaluating the results of such data; and
       ``(C) developing and implementing programs to reduce the 
     occurrence of racial profiling.
       ``(3) Limitations.--The total amount of grants made to a 
     State under this section in a fiscal year may not exceed--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the amount made available to carry out 
     this section in the fiscal year for States eligible under 
     paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out 
     this section in the fiscal year for States eligible under 
     paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(4) Funding.--From funds made available under this 
     section, the Secretary shall set aside $15,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year to carry out this subsection.''.

     SEC. 3006. NATIONAL SAFETY CAMPAIGNS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 404. National safety campaigns

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     administer a program under which not less than 3 high-
     visibility enforcement campaigns and not less than 3 public 
     awareness campaigns will be carried out in each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(b) High-visibility Enforcement.--In carrying out the 
     requirements under paragraph (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that in each fiscal year not less than 1 high-visibility 
     enforcement campaign is carried out to--
       ``(1) reduce alcohol-impaired operation of a motor vehicle;
       ``(2) reduce alcohol-impaired and drug-impaired operation 
     of a motor vehicle; and
       ``(3) increase use of seatbelts by occupants of motor 
     vehicles.
       ``(c) Public Awareness.--The purpose of each public 
     awareness campaign carried out under this section shall be to 
     achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 of the following 
     objectives:
       ``(1) Increase the proper use of seatbelts and child 
     restraints by occupants of motor vehicles.
       ``(2) Reduce instances of distracted driving.
       ``(3) Reduce instances of speeding by drivers.
       ``(d) Advertising.--The Secretary may use, or authorize the 
     use of, funds available to carry out this section to pay for 
     the development, production, and use of broadcast and print 
     media advertising and Internet-based outreach in carrying out 
     campaigns under this section. In allocating such funds, 
     consideration shall be given to advertising directed at non-
     English speaking populations, including those who listen to, 
     read, or watch nontraditional media.
       ``(e) Coordination With States.--The Secretary shall 
     coordinate with States in carrying out the high-visibility 
     enforcement campaigns under this section, including 
     advertising funded under subsection (d), with consideration 
     given to--
       ``(1) relying on States to provide law enforcement 
     resources for the campaigns out of funding made available 
     under sections 402 and 405; and
       ``(2) providing, out of National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration resources, most of the means necessary for 
     national advertising and education efforts associated with 
     the campaigns.
       ``(f) Coordination of Dynamic Highway Message Signs.--
     During national high-visibility enforcement emphasis periods 
     supported by these funds, the Federal Highway Administration 
     and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall 
     coordinate with State

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     departments of transportation on the use of dynamic highway 
     message signs to support high-visibility national emphasis 
     activities.
       ``(g) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     section may be used only for activities described in 
     subsections (c) and (d).
       ``(h) Definition.--In this section:
       ``(1) Campaign.--The term `campaign' means a high-
     visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaign or a 
     traffic safety public awareness campaign.
       ``(2) Dynamic highway.--The term `dynamic highway message 
     sign' means a traffic control device that is capable of 
     displaying one or more alternative messages which convey 
     information to travelers.
       ``(3) State.--The `State' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 401.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 404 
     in the analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

``404. National safety campaigns.''.

     SEC. 3007. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 405 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``13 percent'' and 
     inserting ``12.85 percent'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``14.5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``14.3 percent'';
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``52.5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``51.75 percent'';
       (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``8.5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``8.3 percent'';
       (E) in paragraph (6) by striking ``5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4.9 percent'';
       (F) in paragraph (7) by striking ``5 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4.9 percent'';
       (G) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (7)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (8)'';
       (ii) by striking ``subsections (b) through (h)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (b) through (i)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``to carry out any of the other 
     activities described in such subsections, or the amount made 
     available'' before ``under section 402'';
       (H) in paragraph (9)(A) by striking ``date of enactment of 
     the FAST Act'' and inserting ``date of enactment of the 
     INVEST in America Act'';
       (I) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as 
     paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively; and
       (J) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Driver and officer safety education.--In each fiscal 
     year, 1.5 percent of the funds provided under this section 
     shall be allocated among States that meet the requirements 
     with respect to driver and officer safety education (as 
     described in subsection (i)).'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3)(E) by striking ``5'' and inserting 
     ``10'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (v) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(v) implement programs in low-income and underserved 
     populations to--

       ``(I) recruit and train occupant protection safety 
     professionals, nationally certified child passenger safety 
     technicians, police officers, fire and emergency medical 
     personnel, and educators serving low-income and underserved 
     populations;
       ``(II) educate parents and caregivers in low-income and 
     underserved populations about the proper use and installation 
     of child safety seats; and
       ``(III) purchase and distribute child safety seats to low-
     income and underserved populations; and''; and

       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``90 
     percent''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``The remaining 10 percent of such funds 
     shall be used to carry out subsection (A)(v).'' after 
     ``section 402.'';
       (4) by striking subsection (c)(4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Use of grant amounts.--Grant funds received by a 
     State under this subsection shall be used for--
       ``(A) making data program improvements to core highway 
     safety databases related to quantifiable, measurable progress 
     in any of the 6 significant data program attributes set forth 
     in paragraph (3)(D);
       ``(B) developing or acquiring information technology for 
     programs to identify, collect, and report data to State and 
     local government agencies, and enter data, including crash, 
     citation and adjudication, driver, emergency medical services 
     or injury surveillance system, roadway, and vehicle, into the 
     core highway safety databases of a State;
       ``(C) purchasing equipment used to identify, collect, and 
     report State safety data to support State efforts to improve 
     State traffic safety information systems;
       ``(D) linking core highway safety databases of a State with 
     such databases of other States;
       ``(E) improving the compatibility and interoperability of 
     the core highway safety databases of the State with national 
     data systems and data systems of other States;
       ``(F) costs associated with training State and local 
     personnel on ways to improve State traffic safety information 
     systems;
       ``(G) hiring a Fatality Analysis Reporting System liaison 
     for a State; and
       ``(H) conducting research on State traffic safety 
     information systems, including developing and evaluating 
     programs to improve core highway safety databases of such 
     State and processes by which data is identified, collected, 
     reported to State and local government agencies, and entered 
     into such core safety databases.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (d)(6)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Grants to states with alcohol-ignition interlock 
     laws.--The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this 
     subsection to each State that--
       ``(i) adopts and is enforcing a mandatory alcohol-ignition 
     interlock law for all individuals at the time of, or prior 
     to, a conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or 
     of driving while intoxicated;
       ``(ii) does not allow any individual required to have an 
     ignition interlock for driving privileges to drive a motor 
     vehicle unless such individual installs an ignition interlock 
     for a minimum 180-day interlock period; or
       ``(iii) has--

       ``(I) enacted and is enforcing a state law requiring all 
     individuals convicted of, or whose driving privilege is 
     revoked or denied for, refusing to submit to a chemical or 
     other test for the purpose of determining the presence or 
     concentration of any intoxicating substance to install an 
     ignition interlock for a minimum 180-day interlock period 
     unless the driver successfully completes an appeal process; 
     and
       ``(II) a compliance-based removal program in which an 
     individual required to install an ignition interlock for a 
     minimum 180-day interlock period and have completed a minimum 
     consecutive period of not less than 60 days of the required 
     interlock period immediately preceding the date of release, 
     without a confirmed violation, as defined by State law or 
     regulations, of driving under the influence of alcohol or 
     driving while intoxicated.'';

       (6) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (3) or (4)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``communications 
     device to contact emergency services'' and inserting 
     ``communications device during an emergency to contact 
     emergency services or to prevent injury to persons or 
     property'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) a driver who uses a personal wireless communication 
     device for navigation; and'';
       (C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by striking ``texting or using a 
     cell phone while'' and inserting ``distracted'';
       (D) in paragraph (7) by striking ``Of the amounts'' and 
     inserting ``In addition to the amounts authorized under 
     section 404 and of the amounts'';
       (E) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Personal wireless communications device.--The term 
     `personal wireless communications device' means--
       ``(i) until the date on which the Secretary issues a 
     regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), a device through 
     which personal services (as such term is defined in section 
     332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     332(c)(7)(C)(i)) are transmitted, but not including the use 
     of such a device as a global navigation system receiver used 
     for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation 
     purposes; and
       ``(ii) on and after the date on which the Secretary issues 
     a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), the definition 
     described in such regulation.''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) Texting.--The term `texting' means--
       ``(i) until the date on which the Secretary issues a 
     regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), reading from or 
     manually entering data into a personal wireless 
     communications device, including doing so for the purpose of 
     SMS texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any 
     other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data 
     communication; and
       ``(ii) on and after the date on which the Secretary issues 
     a regulation pursuant to paragraph (8)(A), the definition 
     described in such regulation.'';
       (F) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (6), and (8);
       (G) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively;
       (H) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
     (D), the allocation of grant funds to a State under this 
     subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the 
     State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(B) Primary offense laws.--A State that has enacted and 
     is enforcing a law that meets the requirements set forth in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) as a primary offense shall be 
     allocated 100 percent of the amount calculated under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Secondary offense laws.--A State that has enacted and 
     is enforcing a law that meets the requirements set forth in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) as a secondary offense shall be 
     allocated 50 percent of the amount calculated under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Texting while driving.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), a State shall be allocated 25 percent of the 
     amount calculated under subparagraph (A) if such State has 
     enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a driver from 
     viewing a personal wireless communication device, except for 
     the purpose of navigation.
       ``(3) Prohibition on handheld personal wireless 
     communication device use while driving.--A State law meets 
     the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law--
       ``(A) prohibits a driver from holding or using, including 
     texting, a personal wireless communications device while 
     driving, except for the

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     use of a personal wireless communications device--
       ``(i) in a hands-free manner or with a hands-free 
     accessory; or
       ``(ii) to activate or deactivate a feature or function of 
     the personal wireless communications device;
       ``(B) establishes a fine for a violation of the law; and
       ``(C) does not provide for an exemption that specifically 
     allows a driver to hold or use a personal wireless 
     communication device while stopped in traffic.
       ``(4) Prohibition on personal wireless communication device 
     use while driving or stopped in traffic.--A State law meets 
     the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law--
       ``(A) prohibits a driver from holding or using a personal 
     wireless communications device while driving if the driver 
     is--
       ``(i) younger than 18 years of age; or
       ``(ii) in the learner's permit or intermediate license 
     stage described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (g)(2);
       ``(B) establishes a fine for a violation of the law; and
       ``(C) does not provide for an exemption that specifically 
     allows a driver to use a personal wireless communication 
     device while stopped in traffic.''; and
       (I) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to account for diverse State 
     approaches to combating distracted driving that--
       ``(A) defines the terms personal wireless communications 
     device and texting for the purposes of this subsection; and
       ``(B) determines additional permitted exceptions that are 
     appropriate for a State law that meets the requirements under 
     paragraph (3) or (4).'';
       (7) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of'' before ``paragraph (2)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Minimum requirements.--
       ``(A) Tier 1 state.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this subsection as a Tier 1 State if such State 
     requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of age to 
     comply with a 2-stage graduated driver licensing process 
     before receiving an unrestricted driver's license that 
     includes--
       ``(i) a learner's permit stage that--

       ``(I) is at least 180 days in duration;
       ``(II) requires that the driver be accompanied and 
     supervised at all times; and
       ``(III) has a requirement that the driver obtain at least 
     40 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a supervisor; and

       ``(ii) an intermediate stage that--

       ``(I) commences immediately after the expiration of the 
     learner's permit stage;
       ``(II) is at least 180 days in duration; and
       ``(III) for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, 
     restricts the driver from--

       ``(aa) driving at night between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 
     at least 4:00 a.m. except--
       ``(AA) when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or 
     licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the 
     motor vehicle; and
       ``(BB) when driving to and from work, school and school-
     related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or 
     as a member of voluntary emergency service; and
       ``(bb) operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 
     nonfamilial passenger younger than 18 years of age, except 
     when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed 
     driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor 
     vehicle.
       ``(B) Tier 2 state.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this subsection as a Tier 2 State if such State 
     requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of age to 
     comply with a 2-stage graduated driver licensing process 
     before receiving an unrestricted driver's license that 
     includes--
       ``(i) a learner's permit stage that--

       ``(I) is at least 180 days in duration;
       ``(II) requires that the driver be accompanied and 
     supervised at all times; and
       ``(III) has a requirement that the driver obtain at least 
     50 hours of behind-the-wheel training, with at least 10 hours 
     at night, with a supervisor; and

       ``(ii) an intermediate stage that--

       ``(I) commences immediately after the expiration of the 
     learner's permit stage;
       ``(II) is at least 180 days in duration; and
       ``(III) for the first 180 days of the intermediate stage, 
     restricts the driver from--

       ``(aa) driving at night between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 
     at least 4:00 a.m. except--
       ``(AA) when a parent, guardian, driving instructor, or 
     licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the 
     motor vehicle; and
       ``(BB) when driving to and from work, school and school-
     related activities, religious activities, for emergencies, or 
     as a member of voluntary emergency service; and
       ``(bb) operating a motor vehicle with any nonfamilial 
     passenger younger than 18 years of age, except when a parent, 
     guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at 
     least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of'' before ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of'' before ``paragraph (2)'' each place such term 
     appears;
       (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``such fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2009''; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) Tier 1 states.--A Tier 1 State shall use grant funds 
     provided under this subsection for--
       ``(i) enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies 
     with paragraph (2);
       ``(ii) training for law enforcement personnel and other 
     relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement 
     described in clause (i);
       ``(iii) publishing relevant educational materials that 
     pertain directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver 
     licensing law;
       ``(iv) carrying out other administrative activities that 
     the Secretary considers relevant to the State's 2-stage 
     licensing process; or
       ``(v) carrying out a teen traffic safety program described 
     in section 402(m).
       ``(B) Tier 2 states .--Of the grant funds made available to 
     a Tier 2 State under this subsection--
       ``(i) 25 percent shall be used for any activity described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) 75 percent may be used for any project or activity 
     eligible under section 402.'';
       (8) by amending subsection (h)(4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Use of grant amounts.--Grant funds received by a 
     State under this subsection may be used for the safety of 
     pedestrians and bicyclists, including--
       ``(A) training of law enforcement officials on pedestrian 
     and bicycle safety, State laws applicable to pedestrian and 
     bicycle safety, and infrastructure designed to improve 
     pedestrian and bicycle safety;
       ``(B) carrying out a program to support enforcement 
     mobilizations and campaigns designed to enforce State traffic 
     laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;
       ``(C) public education and awareness programs designed to 
     inform motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists about--
       ``(i) pedestrian and bicycle safety, including information 
     on nonmotorized mobility and the important of speed 
     management to the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists;
       ``(ii) the value of the use of pedestrian and bicycle 
     safety equipment, including lighting, conspicuity equipment, 
     mirrors, helmets and other protective equipment, and 
     compliance with any State or local laws requiring their use;
       ``(iii) State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and 
     bicycle safety, including motorists' responsibilities towards 
     pedestrians and bicyclists; and
       ``(iv) infrastructure designed to improve pedestrian and 
     bicycle safety; and
       ``(D) data analysis and research concerning pedestrian and 
     bicycle safety.''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Driver and Officer Safety Education.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Subject to the requirements under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to--
       ``(A) States that enact a commuter safety education 
     program; and
       ``(B) States qualifying under paragraph (5)(A).
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities carried out using amounts from a grant awarded 
     under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     subsection, a State shall enact a law or adopt a program that 
     requires the following:
       ``(A) Driver education and driving safety courses.--
     Inclusion, in driver education and driver safety courses 
     provided to individuals by educational and motor vehicle 
     agencies of the State, of instruction and testing concerning 
     law enforcement practices during traffic stops, including 
     information on--
       ``(i) the role of law enforcement and the duties and 
     responsibilities of peace officers;
       ``(ii) an individual's legal rights concerning interactions 
     with peace officers;
       ``(iii) best practices for civilians and peace officers 
     during such interactions;
       ``(iv) the consequences for an individual's or officer's 
     failure to comply with those laws and programs; and
       ``(v) how and where to file a complaint against or a 
     compliment on behalf of a peace officer.
       ``(B) Peace officer training programs.--Development and 
     implementation of a training program, including instruction 
     and testing materials, for peace officers and reserve law 
     enforcement officers (other than officers who have received 
     training in a civilian course described in subparagraph (A)) 
     with respect to proper interaction with civilians during 
     traffic stops.
       ``(4) Grant amount.--The allocation of grant funds to a 
     State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in 
     proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       ``(5) Special rule for certain states.--
       ``(A) Qualifying state.--A State qualifies pursuant to this 
     subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines such State has taken 
     meaningful steps toward the full implementation of a law or 
     program described in paragraph (3);
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines such State has established 
     a timetable for the implementation of such a law or program; 
     and
       ``(iii) such State has received a grant pursuant to this 
     subsection for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(B) Withholding.--With respect to a State that qualifies 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) withhold 50 percent of the amount that such State 
     would otherwise receive if such State were a State described 
     in paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(ii) direct any such amounts for distribution among the 
     States that are enforcing and carrying out a law or program 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(6) Use of grant amounts.--A State receiving a grant 
     under this subsection may use such grant--

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       ``(A) for the production of educational materials and 
     training of staff for driver education and driving safety 
     courses and peace officer training described in paragraph 
     (3); and
       ``(B) for the implementation of the law described in 
     paragraph (3).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Sections 402, 403, and 405 of 
     title 23, United States Code, are amended--
       (1) by striking ``accidents'' and inserting ``crashes'' 
     each place it appears; and
       (2) by striking ``accident'' and inserting ``crash'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 3008. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING 
                   WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIVING UNDER THE 
                   INFLUENCE.

       Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``alcohol-impaired'' 
     and inserting ``alcohol or polysubstance-impaired''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``alcohol-impaired'' and inserting 
     ``alcohol or polysubstance-impaired'';
       (B) by striking ``or'' and inserting a comma; and
       (C) by inserting ``, or driving while polysubstance-
     impaired'' after ``driving under the influence''.

     SEC. 3009. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT 
                   ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 4010(2) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 405 note) is 
     amended by striking ``deficiencies'' and inserting ``all 
     deficiencies''.

     SEC. 3010. IMPLICIT BIAS RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make 
     grants to institutions of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to carry out research, development, 
     technology transfer, and training activities in the operation 
     or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it 
     relates to racial profiling at traffic stops.
       (b) Qualifications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an institution of higher education shall--
       (1) have an active research program or demonstrate, to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary, that the applicant is 
     beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it 
     relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops; 
     and
       (2) partner with State and local police departments to 
     conduct the research described in paragraph (1) and carry out 
     the implementation of implicit bias training with State and 
     local police departments.
       (c) Report.--No later than 1 year after a grant has been 
     awarded under this section, the institution of higher 
     education awarded the grant shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the 
     research on implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling 
     before and during traffic stops, and recommendations on 
     effective interventions and trainings.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry 
     out this section.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``implicit bias 
     training program'' means a program that looks at the 
     attitudes, stereotypes, and lenses human beings develop 
     through various experiences in life that can unconsciously 
     affect how they interact with one another.

     SEC. 3011. STOP MOTORCYCLE CHECKPOINT FUNDING.

       Section 4007 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 153 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) otherwise profile and stop motorcycle operators or 
     motorcycle passengers using as a factor the clothing or mode 
     of transportation of such operators or passengers.''.

     SEC. 3012. ELECTRONIC DRIVER'S LICENSE.

       (a) REAL ID Act.--Section 202(a)(1) of the REAL ID Act of 
     2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by striking ``a 
     driver's license or identification card'' and inserting ``a 
     physical or digital driver's license or identification 
     card''.
       (b) Title 18.--Section 1028(d)(7)(A) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``government issued 
     driver's license'' and inserting ``government issued physical 
     or digital driver's license''.

     SEC. 3013. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act''.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Council'').
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) Advising.--The Council shall advise the Secretary, the 
     Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration on transportation issues of concern to 
     motorcyclists, including--
       (A) barrier design;
       (B) road design, construction, and maintenance practices; 
     and
       (C) the architecture and implementation of intelligent 
     transportation system technologies.
       (2) Biennial council report.--
       (A) In general.--The Council shall submit a report to the 
     Secretary containing the Council's recommendations regarding 
     the issues described in paragraph (1) on which the Council 
     provides advice pursuant to such paragraph.
       (B) Timing.--Not later than October 31 of the calendar year 
     following the calendar year in which the Council is 
     established, and by every 2nd October 31 thereafter, the 
     Council shall submit the report required under this 
     paragraph.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Council shall be comprised of 12 
     members appointed by the Secretary as follows:
       (A) Five experts from State or local government on highway 
     engineering issues, including--
       (i) barrier design;
       (ii) road design, construction, and maintenance; or
       (iii) intelligent transportation systems.
       (B) One State or local traffic and safety engineer, design 
     engineer, or other transportation department official who is 
     a motorcyclist.
       (C) One representative from a national association of State 
     transportation officials.
       (D) One representative from a national motorcyclist 
     association.
       (E) One representative from a national motorcyclist 
     foundation.
       (F) One representative from a national motorcycle 
     manufacturing association.
       (G) One roadway safety data expert on crash testing and 
     analysis.
       (H) One member of a national safety organization that 
     represents the traffic safety systems industry.
       (2) Duration.--
       (A) Term.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), each 
     member shall serve one term of 2 years.
       (B) Additional terms.--If a successor is not designated for 
     a member before the expiration of the term the member is 
     serving, the member may serve another term.
       (C) Appointment of replacements.--If a member resigns 
     before serving a full 2-year term, the Secretary may appoint 
     a replacement for such member to serve the remaining portion 
     such term. A member may continue to serve after resignation 
     until a successor has been appointed. A vacancy in the 
     Council shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (3) Compensation.--Members shall serve without 
     compensation.
       (e) Termination.--The Council shall terminate 6 years after 
     the date of its establishment.
       (f) Duties of the Secretary.--
       (1) Accept or reject recommendation.--
       (A) Secretary determines.--The Secretary shall determine 
     whether to accept or reject a recommendation contained in a 
     Council report.
       (B) Timing.--
       (i) Must accept or reject.--The Secretary must indicate in 
     each report submitted under this section the Secretary's 
     acceptance or rejection of each recommendation listed in such 
     report.
       (ii) Exception.--The Secretary may indicate in a report 
     submitted under this section that a recommendation is under 
     consideration. If the Secretary does so, the Secretary must 
     accept or reject the recommendation in the next report 
     submitted under this section.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary 
     receives a Council report, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the following committees and subcommittees:
       (i) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (ii) The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate.
       (iii) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (iv) The Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (v) The Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (B) Contents.--A report submitted under this subsection 
     shall include--
       (i) a list containing--

       (I) each recommendation contained in the Council report 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (II) each recommendation indicated as under consideration 
     in the previous report submitted under this subsection; and

       (ii) for each such recommendation, whether it is accepted, 
     rejected, or under consideration by the Secretary.
       (3) Administrative and technical support.--The Secretary 
     shall provide such administrative support, staff, and 
     technical assistance to the Council as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary for the Council to carry out its 
     duties.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Council report.--The term ``Council report'' means the 
     report described in subsection (f)(2).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

     SEC. 3014. REPORT ON MARIJUANA RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
     the Department of Transportation website, a report and 
     recommendations on--
       (1) increasing and improving access, for scientific 
     researchers studying impairment while driving under the 
     influence of marijuana, to samples and strains of marijuana 
     and products containing marijuana lawfully being offered to 
     patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis;
       (2) establishing a national clearinghouse to collect and 
     distribute samples and strains of

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     marijuana for scientific research that includes marijuana and 
     products containing marijuana lawfully available to patients 
     or consumers in a State on a retail basis;
       (3) facilitating access, for scientific researchers located 
     in States that have not legalized marijuana for medical or 
     recreational use, to samples and strains of marijuana and 
     products containing marijuana from such clearinghouse for 
     purposes of research on marijuana-impaired driving; and
       (4) identifying Federal statutory and regulatory barriers 
     to the conduct of scientific research and the establishment 
     of a national clearinghouse for purposes of facilitating 
     research on marijuana-impaired driving.
       (b) Definition of Marijuana.--In this section, the term 
     ``marijuana'' has the meaning given such term in section 4008 
     of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).

     SEC. 3015. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON NATIONAL DUI 
                   REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the reporting of alcohol-
     impaired driving arrest and citation results into Federal 
     databases to facilitate the widespread identification of 
     repeat impaired driving offenders.
       (b) Inclusions.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include a detailed assessment of--
       (1) the extent to which State and local criminal justice 
     agencies are reporting alcohol-impaired driving arrest and 
     citation results into Federal databases;
       (2) barriers on the Federal, State, and local levels to the 
     reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and citation 
     results into Federal databases, as well as barriers to the 
     use of those systems by criminal justice agencies;
       (3) Federal, State, and local resources available to 
     improve the reporting of alcohol-impaired driving arrest and 
     citation results into Federal databases;
       (4) recommendations for policies and programs to be carried 
     out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 
     and
       (5) recommendations for programs and grant funding to be 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 3016. REPORT ON IMPAIRED DRIVING.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with 
     the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, State highway 
     safety offices, State toxicologists, traffic safety 
     advocates, and other interested parties, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report that, using the 
     National Safety Council model guidelines for toxicology 
     testing--
       (1) identifies any barriers that States encounter in 
     submitting the alcohol and drug toxicology results to the 
     Fatality Analysis Reporting System;
       (2) provides recommendations on how to address any barriers 
     identified under paragraph (1);
       (3) provides further steps that the Secretary, acting 
     through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration, shall take to assist States in 
     improving--
       (A) toxicology testing in cases of motor vehicle crashes; 
     and
       (B) the reporting of alcohol and drug toxicology results in 
     cases of motor vehicle crashes.

     SEC. 3017. IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, 
     programs, and processes that improve impaired driving 
     detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially 
     multiple substances are involved;
       (2) States and communities should have access to a broader 
     range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to 
     address multiple substance impaired driving; and
       (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for 
     efforts to improve public safety through the approaches 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase 
     national investment in, and maximize the use of, innovative 
     programs and technologies to eliminate multiple substance 
     impaired driving.
       (c) Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 405(d) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii)(I) court support of high-visibility enforcement 
     efforts;
       ``(II) hiring criminal justice professionals, including law 
     enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource 
     prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and 
     probation officers;
       ``(III) training and education of the criminal justice 
     professionals described in subclause (II) to assist those 
     professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling 
     impaired driving cases, including by providing compensation 
     to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement 
     officer who is--

       ``(aa) receiving such drug recognition expert training; or
       ``(bb) participating as an instructor in such drug 
     recognition expert training; and
       ``(IV) establishing driving while intoxicated courts;'';

       (ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(v) improving--

       ``(I) blood alcohol concentration screening and testing;
       ``(II) the detection of potentially impairing drugs, 
     including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen; and
       ``(III) reporting relating to the testing and detection 
     described in subclauses (I) and (II);

       ``(vi)(I) paid and earned media in support of high-
     visibility enforcement efforts;
       ``(II) conducting initial and continuing--

       ``(aa) standardized field sobriety training, advanced 
     roadside impaired driving enforcement training, and drug 
     recognition expert training for law enforcement; and
       ``(bb) law enforcement phlebotomy training; and

       ``(III) to purchase equipment to carry out impaired driving 
     enforcement activities authorized by this subsection;'';
       (iii) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iv) in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xi) testing and implementing programs and purchasing 
     technologies to better identify, monitor, or treat impaired 
     drivers, including--

       ``(I) oral fluid screening technologies;
       ``(II) electronic warrant programs;
       ``(III) equipment to increase the scope, quantity, quality, 
     and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing;
       ``(IV) case management software to support the management 
     of impaired driving offenders; and
       ``(V) technology to monitor impaired driving offenders.''; 
     and

       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``Medium-range'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Medium-range and high-range states.--Subject to 
     clause (iii), medium-range'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``Low-range'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) Low-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), low-
     range''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) All states.--

       ``(I) Reporting of impaired driving criminal justice 
     information.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure 
     designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of 
     crash information, including electronic crash reporting 
     systems that allow accurate real-time or near real-time 
     uploading of crash information, and impaired driving criminal 
     justice information to Federal, State, and local databases.
       ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use 
     grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate 
     impaired driving countermeasures.''; and

       (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

   Subtitle A--Motor Carrier Safety Grants, Operations, and Programs

     SEC. 4101. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31104 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Financial Assistance Programs.--The following sums 
     are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account):
       ``(1) Motor carrier safety assistance program.--Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102 
     (except subsection (l))--
       ``(A) $388,950,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $398,700,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $408,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $418,425,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) High-priority activities program.--Subject to 
     subsection (c), to carry out section 31102(l)--
       ``(A) $72,604,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $74,424,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $76,328,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $78,106,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(3) Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program.--To 
     carry out section 31103--
       ``(A) $1,037,200 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $1,063,200 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $1,090,400 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $1,115,800 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(4) Commercial driver's license program implementation 
     program.--Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 
     31313--
       ``(A) $56,008,800 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(B) $57,412,800 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(C) $58,881,600 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(D) $60,253,200 for fiscal year 2026.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Partner Training and Program Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, or as 
     soon after that date as practicable, the Secretary may deduct 
     from amounts made available under paragraphs (1), (2), and 
     (4) of subsection (a) for that fiscal year not more than 1.8 
     percent of those amounts for partner training and program 
     support in that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use at least 50 
     percent of the amounts deducted under paragraph (1) on 
     training and related training materials for non-Federal 
     Government employees.
       ``(3) Partnership.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     training and development of materials pursuant to paragraph 
     (2) in partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations, 
     through a competitive grant, that have--
       ``(A) expertise in conducting a training program for non-
     Federal Government employees; and
       ``(B) a demonstrated ability to involve in a training 
     program the target population of commercial motor vehicle 
     safety enforcement employees.'';

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       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the next fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``the following 2 fiscal years'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``section 31102(l)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 31102(l)'';
       (ii) by striking ``the next 2 fiscal years'' and inserting 
     ``the following 3 fiscal years''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``the next 4 fiscal 
     years'' and inserting ``the following 5 fiscal years''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Treatment of Reallocations.--Amounts that are 
     obligated and subsequently, after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, released back to the Secretary under 
     subsection (i) shall not be subject to limitations on 
     obligations provided under any other provision of law.''.
       (b) Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation 
     Financial Assistance Program.--Section 31313(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (2) by striking ``A recipient'' and inserting the 
     following: ``In participating in financial assistance program 
     under this section--
       ``(1) a recipient''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) a State may not receive more than $250,000 in grants 
     under subsection (a)(2)(B) in any fiscal year--
       ``(A) in which the State prohibits private commercial 
     driving schools or independent commercial driver's license 
     testing facilities from offering a commercial driver's 
     license skills test as a third-party tester; or
       ``(B) in which a State fails to report to the Administrator 
     of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, during 
     the previous fiscal year, the average number of days of 
     delays for an initial commercial driver's license skills test 
     or retest within the State.''.

     SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31110 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay 
     administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration--
       ``(1) $380,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(2) $381,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(3) $382,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(4) $384,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--
       (1) Use of funds.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Administration shall use funds made available 
     in subsection (a) for--
       (A) acceleration of planned investments to modernize the 
     Administration's information technology and information 
     management systems;
       (B) completing outstanding mandates;
       (C) carrying out a Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study 
     of the Administration;
       (D) construction and maintenance of border facilities; and
       (E) other activities authorized under section 31110(b) of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Definition of outstanding mandate.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``outstanding mandate'' means a requirement for the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue 
     regulations, undertake a comprehensive review or study, 
     conduct a safety assessment, or collect data--
       (A) under this Act;
       (B) under MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141), that has not been 
     published in the Federal Register, if required, or otherwise 
     completed as of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (C) under the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94), that has not 
     been published in the Federal Register, if required, or 
     otherwise completed as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (D) under any other Act enacted before the date of 
     enactment of this Act that has not been published in the 
     Federal Register by the date required in such Act.

     SEC. 4103. IMMOBILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 31102(l) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``, (3), and (4)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(F)(ii)(II) by inserting ``, 
     specifically including the priority activities described in 
     paragraph (4)'' after ``required for participation''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Prioritization of immobilizing unsafe passenger-
     carrying commercial motor vehicles.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prioritize the 
     awarding of discretionary grants to States for activities 
     related to paragraph (2)(F)(II) for the enforcement of out of 
     service orders if such vehicles are found to be unsafe or 
     have violated a Federal out of service order.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant described 
     under this paragraph, a State shall have the authority to 
     require the immobilization or impoundment of a passenger-
     carrying commercial motor vehicle if such vehicle is found to 
     be unsafe or fail inspection or to have violated a Federal 
     out of service order.
       ``(C) Use of funds.--Grant funds received under this 
     paragraph may be used for--
       ``(i) the immobilization or impoundment of commercial motor 
     vehicles that are unsafe, fail inspection, or have violated a 
     Federal out of service order;
       ``(ii) safety inspections of vehicles described in clause 
     (i);
       ``(iii) other activities related to the activities 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle 
     defined.--In this paragraph, the term `passenger-carrying 
     commercial motor vehicle' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 31301.''.

     SEC. 4104. OPERATION OF SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     initiate a review of the prevalence of, characteristics of, 
     and safe operation of commercial vehicles that have a gross 
     vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight below 10,000 
     pounds, and are utilized in package delivery of goods moving 
     in interstate commerce.
       (b) Independent Research.--If the Secretary decides to 
     enter into a contract with a third party to perform the 
     research required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) solicit applications from research institutions that 
     conduct objective, fact-based research to conduct the study; 
     and
       (2) ensure that such third party does not have any 
     financial or contractual ties with an entity engaged in 
     interstate commerce utilizing commercial vehicles or 
     commercial motor vehicles.
       (c) Entities Included.--As part of the review, the 
     Secretary shall collect information from a cross-section of 
     companies that use fleets of such vehicles for package 
     delivery in interstate commerce, including companies that--
       (1) directly perform deliveries;
       (2) use contracted entities to perform work; and
       (3) utilize a combination of direct deliveries and contract 
     entities.
       (d) Evaluation Factors.--The review shall include an 
     evaluation of the following:
       (1) Fleet characteristics, including fleet structure, and 
     vehicle miles traveled.
       (2) Fleet management, including scheduling of deliveries 
     and maintenance practices.
       (3) Driver employment characteristics, including the basis 
     of compensation and classification.
       (4) How training, medical fitness, hours on duty, and 
     safety of drivers is evaluated and overseen by companies, 
     including prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.
       (5) Safety performance metrics, based on data associated 
     with the included entities, including crash rates, moving 
     violations, failed inspections, and other related data 
     points.
       (6) Financial responsibility and liability for safety or 
     maintenance violations among companies, fleet managers, and 
     drivers.
       (7) Loading and unloading practices, and how package volume 
     and placement in the vehicle is determined.
       (8) Information on the use of driver safety applications, 
     if applicable.
       (9) Information on work-related injury and illness data of 
     drivers.
       (10) Other relevant information determined necessary by the 
     Secretary in order to make recommendations under subsection 
     (e).
       (e) Report and Recommendations.--Upon completion of the 
     review, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate a 
     report containing--
       (1) the findings of the Secretary on each of the factors in 
     (d);
       (2) a list of regulations applicable to commercial motor 
     vehicles and commercial motor vehicle operators that are not 
     applicable to commercial vehicle operations described in this 
     section; and
       (3) recommendations, based on the findings, on changes to 
     laws or regulations at the Federal, State, or local level to 
     promote safe operations and safe and fair working conditions 
     for commercial vehicle operators.

               Subtitle B--Motor Carrier Safety Oversight

     SEC. 4201. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Section 4144 of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 31100 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ``, including small 
     business motor carriers'' after ``industry''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``September 30, 2013'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.

     SEC. 4202. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     implement a revised methodology to be used in the Compliance, 
     Safety, Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration to identify and prioritize motor 
     carriers for intervention, using the recommendations of the 
     study required by section 5221(a) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 
     31100 note).
       (b) Data Availability.--The Secretary shall, in working 
     toward implementation of the revised methodology described in 
     subsection (a) prioritize revisions necessary to--
       (1) restore the public availability of all relevant safety 
     data under a revised methodology; and
       (2) make such safety data publicly available that was made 
     publicly available on the day before the date of enactment of 
     the FAST Act, as appropriate under a revised methodology.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) Progress reports.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
     until the date on which the Secretary implements the revised 
     methodology described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make 
     publicly available on a website of the Department of 
     Transportation, a progress report on--

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       (A) the status of the revision of the methodology and 
     related data modifications under subsection (a), a timeline 
     for completion of such revision, and an estimated date for 
     implementation of such revised methodology;
       (B) an explanation for any delays in development or 
     implementation of the revised methodology over the reporting 
     period; and
       (C) if the Secretary has not resumed making publicly 
     available the data described in subsection (b), an updated 
     timeline for the restoration of the public availability of 
     data and a detailed explanation for why such restoration has 
     not occurred.
       (2) Publication and notification.--Prior to commencing the 
     use of the revised methodology described in subsection (a) to 
     identify and prioritize motor carriers for intervention 
     (other than in a testing capacity), the Secretary shall--
       (A) publish a detailed summary of the methodology in the 
     Federal Register and provide a period for public comment; and
       (B) notify the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, in writing.
       (d) Safety Fitness Rule.--
       (1) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary notifies Congress under subsection 
     (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue final regulations pursuant 
     to section 31144(b) of title 49, United States Code, to 
     revise the methodology for issuance of motor carrier safety 
     fitness determinations.
       (2) Considerations.--In issuing the regulations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the use of all 
     available data to determine the fitness of a motor carrier.
       (e) Repeal.--Section 5223 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 31100 
     note), and the item related to such section in the table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

     SEC. 4203. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 31315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``, including data 
     submission requirements,'' after ``terms and conditions''; 
     and
       (B) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Terms and conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish terms and 
     conditions for each exemption to ensure that the exemption 
     will not likely degrade the level of safety achieved by the 
     person or class of persons granted the exemption, and allow 
     the Secretary to evaluate whether an equivalent level of 
     safety is maintained while the person or class of persons is 
     operating under such exemption, including--
       ``(i) requiring the regular submission of accident and 
     incident data to the Secretary;
       ``(ii) requiring immediate notification to the Secretary in 
     the event of a crash that results in a fatality or serious 
     bodily injury;
       ``(iii) for exemptions granted by the Secretary related to 
     hours of service rules under part 395 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, requiring that the exempt person or 
     class of persons submit to the Secretary evidence of 
     participation in a recognized fatigue management plan; and
       ``(iv) providing documentation of the authority to operate 
     under the exemption to each exempt person, to be used to 
     demonstrate compliance if requested by a motor carrier safety 
     enforcement officer during a roadside inspection.
       ``(B) Implementation.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     implementation of the exemption to ensure compliance with its 
     terms and conditions.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by inserting ``, based on an analysis 
     of data collected by the Secretary and submitted to the 
     Secretary under subsection (b)(8)'' after ``safety''.

     SEC. 4204. SAFETY FITNESS OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS.

       Section 31144(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``who the Secretary 
     registers under section 13902 or 31134''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``to motor carriers of 
     passengers and'' after ``apply''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Motor carrier of passengers defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `motor carrier of passengers' includes 
     an offeror of motorcoach services that sells scheduled 
     transportation of passengers for compensation at fares and on 
     schedules and routes determined by such offeror, regardless 
     of ownership or control of the vehicles or drivers used to 
     provide the transportation by motorcoach.''.

     SEC. 4205. PROVIDERS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       Section 13506(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) transportation by a motor vehicle designed or used to 
     transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), 
     whether operated alone or with a trailer attached for the 
     transport of recreational equipment, that is operated by a 
     person that provides recreational activities if--
       ``(A) the transportation is provided within a 150 air-mile 
     radius of the location where passengers are boarded; and
       ``(B) the person operating the motor vehicle, if 
     transporting passengers over a route between a place in a 
     State and a place in another State, is otherwise lawfully 
     providing transportation of passengers over the entire route 
     in accordance with applicable State law.''.

     SEC. 4206. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS RELATING TO 
                   TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN INTERSTATE 
                   COMMERCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
       (2) Covered carrier.--The term ``covered carrier'' means a 
     motor carrier that is--
       (A) engaged in the interstate transportation of household 
     goods; and
       (B) subject to the requirements of part 375 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the effective 
     date of the amendments required by subsection (b)).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (b) Amendments to Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
     a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend regulations related 
     to the interstate transportation of household goods.
       (c) Considerations.--In issuing the notice of proposed 
     rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider 
     the following recommended amendments to provisions of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations:
       (1) Section 375.207(b) to require each covered carrier to 
     include on the website of the covered carrier a link--
       (A) to the publication of the Administration titled ``Ready 
     to Move-Tips for a Successful Interstate Move'' (ESA 03005) 
     on the website of the Administration; or
       (B) to a copy of the publication referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) on the website of the covered carrier.
       (2) Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 375.213 to 
     require each covered carrier to provide to each individual 
     shipper, with any written estimate provided to the shipper, a 
     copy of the publication described in appendix A of part 375 
     of such title, entitled ``Your Rights and Responsibilities 
     When You Move'' (ESA-03-006 (or a successor publication)), in 
     the form of a written copy or a hyperlink on the website of 
     the covered carrier to the location on the website of the 
     Administration containing such publication.
       (3) Subsection (e) of section 375.213, to repeal such 
     subsection.
       (4) Section 375.401(a), to require each covered carrier--
       (A) to conduct a visual survey of the household goods to be 
     transported by the covered carrier--
       (i) in person; or
       (ii) virtually, using--

       (I) a remote camera; or
       (II) another appropriate technology;

       (B) to offer a visual survey described in subparagraph (A) 
     for all household goods shipments, regardless of the distance 
     between--
       (i) the location of the household goods; and
       (ii) the location of the agent of the covered carrier 
     preparing the estimate; and
       (C) to provide to each shipper a copy of publication of the 
     Administration titled ``Ready to Move-Tips for a Successful 
     Interstate Move'' (ESA 03005) on receipt from the shipper of 
     a request to schedule, or a waiver of, a visual survey 
     offered under subparagraph (B).
       (5) Sections 375.401(b)(1), 375.403(a)(6)(ii), and 
     375.405(b)(7)(ii), and subpart D of appendix A of part 375, 
     to require that, in any case in which a shipper tenders any 
     additional item or requests any additional service prior to 
     loading a shipment, the affected covered carrier shall--
       (A) prepare a new estimate; and
       (B) maintain a record of the date, time, and manner in 
     which the new estimate was accepted by the shipper.
       (6) Section 375.501(a), to establish that a covered carrier 
     is not required to provide to a shipper an order for service 
     if the covered carrier elects to provide the information 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (15) of such section in a 
     bill of lading that is presented to the shipper before the 
     covered carrier receives the shipment.
       (7) Subpart H of part 375, to replace the replace the terms 
     ``freight bill'' and ``expense bill'' with the term 
     ``invoice''.

     SEC. 4207. BROKER GUIDANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue guidance to clarify the definitions of the terms 
     ``broker'' and ``bona fide agents'' under part 371 of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b) Considerations.--In issuing the guidance under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the extent to 
     which technology has changed the nature of freight brokerage, 
     the role of bona fide agents, and other aspects of the 
     freight transportation industry.
       (c) Dispatch Services.--In issuing the guidance under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum--
       (1) examine the role of a dispatch service in the 
     transportation industry;
       (2) examine the extent to which dispatch services could be 
     considered brokers or bona fide agents; and
       (3) clarify the level of financial penalties for 
     unauthorized brokerage activities under section 14916 of 
     title 49, United States Code, applicable to a dispatch 
     service.

     SEC. 4208. REVIEW OF LABOR LAWS.

       (a) Registration.--Section 13902(a)(1)(A) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (v) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (vi) by striking the semicolon and 
     interesting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of the following:
       ``(vii) applicable labor and employment laws and 
     regulations, including wage and hour and workplace safety 
     laws and regulations, relevant to the safe operation of a 
     motor carrier;''.

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       (b) Agency Review.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Transportation and 
     the Secretary of Labor shall initiate a process to--
       (1) review the relationship between labor and employment 
     laws and regulations and motor carrier safety laws and 
     regulations, including hours of service rules;
       (2) evaluate labor and employment laws and regulations 
     likely to be relevant to the safe operation of a motor 
     carrier;
       (3) assess the availability of datasets, gaps in available 
     data, and opportunities to gather and share useful data to 
     better understand the relationship between labor and 
     employment laws and regulations and the safety performance of 
     a motor carrier; and
       (4) assess the feasibility of utilizing available data, 
     including data on violations of labor and employment laws and 
     regulations, to improve the Secretary's safety oversight of a 
     motor carrier.
       (c) Report.--No later than 18 months after initiation of 
     the process under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Transportation and Secretary of Labor shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing--
       (1) the findings of the process undertaken under subsection 
     (b);
       (2) any proposed actions to be taken by either the 
     Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Labor as a 
     result of such findings; and
       (3) any recommendations to Congress to implement such 
     proposed actions.
       (d) Updates.--Following completion of the agency review 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary of Transportation may 
     initiate a rulemaking addressing the periodic monitoring of 
     information to ensure compliance with section 
     13902(a)(1)(A)(vi) of title 49, United States Code, including 
     any required documentation that a motor carrier is required 
     to submit.

           Subtitle C--Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety

     SEC. 4301. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR PASSENGER 
                   CARRIERS.

       Section 31301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) is designed or used as a stretch limousine; or'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
       ``(15) `stretch limousine' means any sedan or sports 
     utility vehicle that--
       ``(A) has been modified to add seating capacity to that 
     provided by the vehicle manufacturer through an extended 
     chassis, lengthened wheelbase, or an elongated seating area;
       ``(B) as modified, has a seating capacity of more than 8 
     passengers (including the driver);
       ``(C) is used under trip-by-trip contracts for the 
     transportation of passengers for compensation on a 
     prearranged basis; and
       ``(D) is not used for public transportation service, as 
     such term is defined in section 5302.''.

     SEC. 4302. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING.

       Section 31306(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, for urine testing,''.

     SEC. 4303. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the compliance date 
     for the final rule published on December 8, 2016, titled 
     ``Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial 
     Motor Vehicle Operators'' (81 Fed. Reg. 88732), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report on--
       (1) a schedule, including benchmarks, to complete 
     implementation of the requirements under such final rule;
       (2) any anticipated delays, if applicable, in meeting the 
     benchmarks described in paragraph (1);
       (3) the progress that the Secretary has made in updating 
     the Department of Transportation's information technology 
     infrastructure to support the training provider registry;
       (4) a list of States that have adopted laws or regulations 
     to implement such final rule; and
       (5) a list of States, if applicable, that are implementing 
     the rule and confirming that an applicant for a commercial 
     driver's license has complied with the requirements.

     SEC. 4304. DRIVER DETENTION TIME.

       (a) Data Collection.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) begin to collect data on delays experienced by 
     operators of commercial motor vehicles, as required under 
     section 5501 of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 14103 note) and as 
     referenced in the request for information published on June 
     10, 2019, titled ``Request for Information Concerning 
     Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Detention Times During 
     Loading and Unloading'' (84 Fed. Reg. 26932); and
       (2) make such data available on a publicly accessible 
     website of the Department of Transportation.
       (b) Detention Time Limits.--
       (1) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a 
     rulemaking to establish limits on the amount of time that an 
     operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably 
     detained by a shipper or receiver before the loading or 
     unloading of the vehicle, if the operator is not compensated 
     for such time detained.
       (2) Contents.--As part of the rulemaking conducted pursuant 
     to subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (A) consider the diverse nature of operations in the 
     movement of goods by commercial motor vehicle;
       (B) examine any correlation between time detained and 
     violations of the hours-of-service rules under part 395 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (C) determine whether the effect of detention time on 
     safety differs based on--
       (i) how an operator is compensated; and
       (ii) the contractual relationship between the operator and 
     the motor carrier, including whether an operator is an 
     employee, a leased owner-operator, or an owner-operator with 
     independent authority; and
       (D) establish a process for a motor carrier, shipper, 
     receiver, broker, or commercial motor vehicle operator to 
     report instances of time detained beyond the Secretary's 
     established limits.
       (3) Incorporation of information.--The Secretary shall 
     incorporate information received under paragraph (2)(D) into 
     the process established pursuant to subsection (a) once a 
     final rule takes effect.
       (c) Data Protection.--Data made available pursuant to this 
     section shall be made available in a manner that--
       (1) precludes the connection of the data to any individual 
     motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle operator; and
       (2) protects privacy and confidentiality of individuals, 
     operators, and motor carriers submitting the data.
       (d) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``commercial motor vehicle'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 4305. TRUCK LEASING TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a 
     Truck Leasing Task Force (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Task Force'').
       (b) Membership.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     select not more than 15 individuals to serve as members of 
     the Task Force, including equal representation from each of 
     the following:
       (1) Labor organizations.
       (2) The motor carrier industry, including independent 
     owner-operators.
       (3) Consumer protection groups.
       (4) Safety groups.
       (5) Members of the legal profession who specialize in 
     consumer finance issues.
       (c) Duties.--The Task Force shall examine, at a minimum--
       (1) common truck leasing arrangements available to 
     property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers, including 
     lease-purchase agreements;
       (2) the terms of such leasing agreements;
       (3) the prevalence of predatory leasing agreements in the 
     motor carrier industry;
       (4) specific agreements available to drayage drivers at 
     ports related to the Clean Truck Program or similar programs 
     to decrease emissions from port operations;
       (5) the impact of truck leasing agreements on the net 
     compensation of property-carrying commercial motor vehicle 
     drivers, including port drayage drivers;
       (6) resources to assist property-carrying commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers in assessing the impacts of leasing 
     agreements; and
       (7) the classification of property-carrying commercial 
     motor vehicle drivers under lease-purchase agreements.
       (d) Compensation.--A member of the Task Force shall serve 
     without compensation.
       (e) Report.--Upon completion of the examination described 
     in subsection (c), the Task Force shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, and 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing--
       (1) the findings of the Task Force on the matters described 
     in subsection (c);
       (2) best practices related to--
       (A) assisting a commercial motor vehicle driver in 
     assessing the impacts of leasing agreements prior to entering 
     into such agreements; and
       (B) assisting a commercial motor vehicle driver who has 
     entered into a predatory lease agreement; and
       (3) recommendations on changes to laws or regulations, as 
     applicable, at the Federal, State, or local level to promote 
     fair leasing agreements under which a commercial motor 
     vehicle driver is able to earn a living wage.
       (f) Termination.--Not later than 1 month after the date of 
     submission of the report pursuant to subsection (e), the Task 
     Force shall terminate.

     SEC. 4306. HOURS OF SERVICE.

       (a) Comprehensive Review.--
       (1) Comprehensive review of hours of service rules.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall initiate a comprehensive review of hours 
     of service rules and the impacts of waivers, exemptions, and 
     other allowances that limit the applicability of such rules.
       (2) Changes to regulations.--In carrying out the 
     comprehensive review under paragraph (1) and the required 
     analyses under paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary shall 
     consider the modifications made in the final rule published 
     on June 1, 2020, titled ``Hours of Service of Drivers'' (85 
     Fed. Reg. 33396) and evaluate the impacts of the allowance to 
     operate in excess of the limits in effect prior to June 1, 
     2020.
       (3) List of exemptions.--In carrying out the comprehensive 
     review required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) compile a list of waivers, exemptions, and other 
     allowances--
       (i) under which a driver may operate in excess of the 
     otherwise applicable limits on on-duty or

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     driving time in absence of such exemption, waiver, or other 
     allowance;
       (ii) under which a driver may operate without recording 
     compliance with hours of service rules through the use of an 
     electronic logging device; and
       (iii) applicable--

       (I) to specific segments of the motor carrier industry or 
     sectors of the economy;
       (II) on a periodic or seasonal basis; and
       (III) to specific types of operations, including the short 
     haul exemption under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations;

       (B) specify whether each such waiver, exemption, or other 
     allowance was granted by the Department of Transportation or 
     enacted by Congress, and how long such waiver, exemption, or 
     other allowance has been in effect; and
       (C) estimate the number of motor carriers, motor private 
     carriers, and drivers that may qualify to use each waiver, 
     exemption, or other allowance.
       (4) Safety impact analysis.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the comprehensive review 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with 
     State motor carrier enforcement entities, shall undertake a 
     statistically valid analysis to determine the safety impact, 
     including on enforcement, of the exemptions, waivers, or 
     other allowances compiled under paragraph (2) by--
       (i) using available data, or collecting from motor carriers 
     or motor private carriers and drivers operating under an 
     exemption, waiver, or other allowance if the Secretary does 
     not have sufficient data, to determine the incidence of 
     accidents, fatigue-related incidents, and other relevant 
     safety information related to hours of service among motor 
     carriers, private motor carriers, and drivers permitted to 
     operate under each exemption, waiver, or other allowance;
       (ii) comparing the data described in subparagraph (A) to 
     safety data from motor carriers, motor private carriers, and 
     drivers that are subject to the hours of service rules and 
     not operating under an exemption, waiver, or other allowance; 
     and
       (iii) based on the comparison under subparagraph (B), 
     determining whether waivers, exemptions, and other allowances 
     in effect provide an equivalent level of safety as would 
     exist in the absence of exemptions, waivers, or other 
     allowances.
       (B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with State 
     motor carrier enforcement entities in carrying out this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Exclusions.--The Secretary shall exclude data related 
     to exemptions, waivers, or other allowances made pursuant to 
     an emergency declaration under section 390.23 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, or extended under section 390.25 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from the analysis 
     required under this paragraph.
       (5) Driver impact analysis.--In carrying out the 
     comprehensive review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     further consider--
       (A) data on driver detention collected by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 4304 of this Act and other conditions 
     affecting the movement of goods by commercial motor vehicle, 
     and how such conditions interact with the Secretary's 
     regulations on hours of service;
       (B) whether exemptions, waivers, or other allowances that 
     permit additional on-duty time or driving time have a 
     deleterious effect on the physical condition of drivers; and
       (C) whether differences in the manner in which drivers are 
     compensated result in different levels of burden for drivers 
     in complying with hours of service rules.
       (b) Peer Review.--Prior to the publication of the review 
     required under subsection (d), the analyses performed by the 
     Secretary shall undergo an independent peer review.
       (c) Publication.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     that the Secretary initiates the comprehensive review under 
     subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall publish the findings 
     of such review in the Federal Register and provide for a 
     period for public comment.
       (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     conclusion of the public comment period under subsection (d), 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and make publicly available on a website of 
     the Department of Transportation a report containing the 
     information and analyses required under subsection (b).
       (e) Replacement of Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     initiate a rulemaking to update the Department of 
     Transportation guidance published on June 7, 2018, titled 
     ``Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles: 
     Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor 
     Vehicle for Personal Conveyance'' (83 Fed. Reg. 26377) to 
     prescribe specific mileage or time limits, or both, for the 
     use of personal conveyance.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Motor carrier; motor private carrier.--The terms 
     ``motor carrier'' and ``motor private carrier'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 31501 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (2) On-duty time; driving time; electronic logging 
     device.--The terms ``on-duty time'', ``driving time'', and 
     ``electronic logging device'' have the meanings given such 
     terms in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on June 1, 2020).

     SEC. 4307. DRIVER RECRUITMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the 
     Department of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report examining the operation 
     of commercial motor vehicles in the United States by drivers 
     admitted to the United States under temporary business visas.
       (b) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of--
       (A) the prevalence of the operation of commercial motor 
     vehicles in the United States by drivers admitted to the 
     United States under temporary business visas;
       (B) the characteristics of motor carriers that recruit and 
     use such drivers, including the country of domicile of the 
     motor carrier or subsidiary;
       (C) the demographics of drivers operating in the United 
     States under such visas, including the country of domicile of 
     such drivers; and
       (D) the contractual relationship between such motor 
     carriers and such drivers;
       (2) an analysis of whether such drivers are required to 
     comply with--
       (A) motor carrier safety regulations under subchapter B of 
     chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     including--
       (i) the English proficiency requirement under section 
     391.11(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (ii) the requirement for drivers of a motor carrier to 
     report any violations of a regulation to such motor carrier 
     under section 391.27 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       (iii) driver's licensing requirements under part 383 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, including entry-level 
     driver training and drug and alcohol testing under part 382 
     of such title; and
       (B) regulations prohibiting point-to-point transportation 
     in the United States, or cabotage, under part 365 of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (3) an evaluation of the safety record of the operations 
     and drivers described in paragraph (1), including--
       (A) violations of the motor carrier safety regulations 
     under subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, including applicable requirements 
     described in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) the number of crashes involving such operations and 
     drivers; and
       (4) the impact of such operations and drivers on--
       (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers domiciled in the 
     United States, including employment levels and driver 
     compensation of such drivers; and
       (B) the competitiveness of motor carriers domiciled in the 
     United States.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Commercial motor vehicle.--In this section, the term 
     ``commercial motor vehicle'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Temporary business visa.--The term ``temporary business 
     visa'' means any driver who is present in the United States 
     with status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)).

     SEC. 4308. SCREENING FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall--
       (1) assess the risk posed by untreated obstructive sleep 
     apnea in drivers of commercial motor vehicles and the 
     feasibility, benefits, and costs associated with establishing 
     screening criteria for obstructive sleep apnea in drivers of 
     commercial motor vehicles;
       (2) issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the 
     independently peer-reviewed findings of the assessment 
     required under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after 
     completion of the assessment and provide an opportunity for 
     public comment; and
       (3) if the Secretary contracts with an independent third 
     party to conduct the assessment required under paragraph (1), 
     ensure that the independent third party shall not have any 
     financial or contractual ties or relationship with a motor 
     carrier that transports passengers or property for 
     compensation, the motor carrier industry, or driver advocacy 
     organizations.
       (b) Screening Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a proposed rule to establish screening 
     criteria for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers and provide an opportunity for public 
     comment.
       (2) Final rule.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
     to establish screening criteria for obstructive sleep apnea 
     in commercial motor vehicle drivers.
       (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``commercial motor vehicle'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Cod

     SEC. 4309. WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) women make up 47 percent of the workforce of the United 
     States;
       (2) women are significantly underrepresented in the 
     trucking industry, holding only 24 percent of all 
     transportation and warehousing jobs and representing only--
       (A) 6.6 percent of truck drivers;
       (B) 12.5 percent of all workers in truck transportation; 
     and
       (C) 8 percent of freight firm owners;
       (3) given the total number of women truck drivers, women 
     are underrepresented in the truck-driving workforce; and
       (4) women truck drivers have been shown to be 20 percent 
     less likely than male counterparts to be involved in a crash.

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       (c) Sense of Congress Regarding Women in Trucking.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the trucking industry should 
     explore every opportunity, including driver training and 
     mentorship programs, to encourage and support the pursuit of 
     careers in trucking by women.
       (d) Establishment.--To encourage women to enter the field 
     of trucking, the Administrator shall establish and facilitate 
     an advisory board, to be known as the ``Women of Trucking 
     Advisory Board'', to promote organizations and programs 
     that--
       (1) provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to 
     women in the trucking industry; and
       (2) recruit women into the trucking industry.
       (e) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer 
     than seven members whose backgrounds allow those members to 
     contribute balanced points of view and diverse ideas 
     regarding the strategies and objectives described in 
     subsection (f)(2).
       (2) Appointment.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall appoint the 
     members of the Board, of whom--
       (A) not fewer than one shall be a representative of large 
     trucking companies;
       (B) not fewer than one shall be a representative of mid-
     sized trucking companies;
       (C) not fewer than one shall be a representative of small 
     trucking companies;
       (D) not fewer than one shall be a representative of 
     nonprofit organizations in the trucking industry;
       (E) not fewer than one shall be a representative of 
     trucking business associations;
       (F) not fewer than one shall be a representative of 
     independent owner-operators; and
       (G) not fewer than one shall be a woman who is a 
     professional truck driver.
       (3) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
     the Board.
       (4) Compensation.--A member of the Board shall serve 
     without compensation.
       (f) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall identify--
       (A) industry trends that directly or indirectly discourage 
     women from pursuing careers in trucking, including--
       (i) any differences between women minority groups;
       (ii) any differences between women who live in rural, 
     suburban, and urban areas; and
       (iii) any safety risks unique to the trucking industry;
       (B) ways in which the functions of trucking companies, 
     nonprofit organizations, and trucking associations may be 
     coordinated to facilitate support for women pursuing careers 
     in trucking;
       (C) opportunities to expand existing opportunities for 
     women in the trucking industry; and
       (D) opportunities to enhance trucking training, mentorship, 
     education, and outreach programs that are exclusive to women.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the 
     Administrator a report describing strategies that the 
     Administrator may adopt--
       (A) to address any industry trends identified under 
     paragraph (1)(A);
       (B) to coordinate the functions of trucking companies, 
     nonprofit organizations, and trucking associations in a 
     manner that facilitates support for women pursuing careers in 
     trucking;
       (C) to--
       (i) take advantage of any opportunities identified under 
     paragraph (1)(C); and
       (ii) create new opportunities to expand existing 
     scholarship opportunities for women in the trucking industry; 
     and
       (D) to enhance trucking training, mentorship, education, 
     and outreach programs that are exclusive to women.
       (g) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report describing--
       (A) any strategies recommended by the Board under 
     subsection (f)(2); and
       (B) any actions taken by the Administrator to adopt the 
     strategies recommended by the Board (or an explanation of the 
     reasons for not adopting the strategies).
       (2) Public availability.--The Administrator shall make the 
     report under paragraph (1) publicly available--
       (A) on the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration; and
       (B) in appropriate offices of the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration.
       (h) Termination.--The Board shall terminate on submission 
     of the report to Congress under subsection (g).
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration.
       (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Women of Trucking 
     Advisory Board established under subsection (d).
       (3) Large trucking company.--The term ``large trucking 
     company'' means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 
     of title 49, United States Code) with an annual revenue 
     greater than $1,000,000,000.
       (4) Mid-sized trucking company.--The term ``mid-sized 
     trucking company'' means a motor carrier (as defined in 
     section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) with an annual 
     revenue of not less than $35,000,000 and not greater than 
     $1,000,000,000.
       (5) Small trucking company.--The term ``small trucking 
     company'' means a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102 
     of title 49, United States Code) with an annual revenue less 
     than $35,000,000.

     SEC. 4310. APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

       (a) Definition.--Section 31301(14) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and Puerto Rico'' before the period.
       (b) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Administration shall work with the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on obtaining full compliance with 
     chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, and regulations 
     adopted under that chapter.
       (c) Grace Period.--Notwithstanding section 31311(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, during a 5-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be subject to a 
     withholding of an apportionment of funds under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, 
     for failure to comply with any requirement under section 
     31311(a) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 4311. USE OF DATA.

       Section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``only''; and
       (B) by striking ``, including record-of-duty status 
     regulations'' and inserting ``and to conduct transportation 
     research utilizing such data'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``to enforce the 
     regulations referred to in'' and inserting ``for purposes 
     authorized under''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Research data.--The Secretary shall institute 
     appropriate measures to protect the privacy of individuals, 
     operators, and motor carriers when data obtained from an 
     electronic logging device is used for research pursuant to 
     this section and such research is made available to the 
     public.''.

       Subtitle D--Commercial Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety

     SEC. 4401. SCHOOLBUS SAFETY STANDARDS.

       (a) Schoolbus Seatbelts.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking to consider requiring large schoolbuses 
     to be equipped with safety belts for all seating positions, 
     if the Secretary determines that such standards meet the 
     requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Considerations.--In issuing a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       (A) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also 
     known as a Type 2 seatbelt assembly);
       (B) the investigations and recommendations of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board on seatbelts in schoolbuses;
       (C) existing experience, including analysis of student 
     injuries and fatalities compared to States without seat belt 
     laws, and seat belt usage rates, from States that require 
     schoolbuses to be equipped with seatbelts, including Type 2 
     seatbelt assembly;
       (D) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems on emergency 
     evacuations, with a focus on emergency evacuations involving 
     students below the age of 14, and emergency evacuations 
     necessitated by fire or water submersion; and
       (E) the impact of lap/shoulder belt systems on the overall 
     availability of schoolbus transportation.
       (3) Report.--If the Secretary determines that a standard 
     described in paragraph (1) does not meet the requirements and 
     considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that describes the reasons for not 
     prescribing such a standard.
       (4) Application of regulations.--Any regulation issued 
     based on the notice of proposed rulemaking described in 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to schoolbuses manufactured more 
     than 3 years after the date on which the regulation takes 
     effect.
       (b) Automatic Emergency Braking.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 
     30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all 
     schoolbuses manufactured after the effective date of such 
     standard to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking 
     system; and
       (2) as part of such standard, establish performance 
     requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, 
     including operation of such systems.
       (c) Electronic Stability Control.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 
     30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all 
     schoolbuses manufactured after the effective date of such 
     standard to be equipped with an electronic stability control 
     system (as such term is defined in section 571.136 of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act)); and
       (2) as part of such standard, establish performance 
     requirements for electronic stability control systems, 
     including operation of such systems.
       (d) Fire Prevention and Mitigation.--
       (1) Research and testing.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     research and testing to determine the most prevalent causes 
     of schoolbus fires and

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     the best methods to prevent such fires and to mitigate the 
     effect of such fires, both inside and outside the schoolbus. 
     Such research and testing shall consider--
       (A) fire suppression systems standards, which at a minimum 
     prevent engine fires;
       (B) firewall standards to prevent gas or flames from 
     entering into the passenger compartment in schoolbuses with 
     engines that extend beyond the firewall; and
       (C) interior flammability and smoke emissions 
     characteristics standards.
       (2) Standards.--The Secretary may issue fire prevention and 
     mitigation standards for schoolbuses, based on the results of 
     the Secretary's research and testing under paragraph (1), if 
     the Secretary determines that such standards meet the 
     requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.
       (e) School Bus Temperature Safety Study and Report.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall study and issue a report on the safety 
     implications of temperature controls in school buses. The 
     study and report shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the internal temperature in school buses 
     without air conditioning in weather between 80 and 110 
     degrees Fahrenheit;
       (2) the collection and analysis of data on temperature-
     related injuries to students, including heatstroke and 
     dehydration;
       (3) the collection of data on how many public school 
     districts currently operate buses without air conditioning; 
     and
       (4) recommendations for preventing heat related illnesses 
     for children on school buses.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automatic emergency braking.--The term ``automatic 
     emergency braking'' means a crash avoidance system installed 
     and operational in a vehicle that consists of--
       (A) a forward warning function--
       (i) to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users ahead of 
     the vehicle; and
       (ii) to alert the operator of an impending collision; and
       (B) a crash-imminent braking function to provide automatic 
     braking when forward-looking sensors of the vehicle indicate 
     that--
       (i) a crash is imminent; and
       (ii) the operator of the vehicle is not applying the 
     brakes.
       (2) Large schoolbus.--The term ``large schoolbus'' means a 
     schoolbus with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 
     10,000 pounds.
       (3) Schoolbus.--The term ``schoolbus'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 30125(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 4402. ILLEGAL PASSING OF SCHOOLBUSES.

       (a) Illegal Passing Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct research to determine--
       (A) drivers' knowledge of and attitudes towards laws 
     governing passing of a school bus under the State in which 
     the driver lives;
       (B) the effectiveness of automated school bus camera 
     enforcement systems in reducing school bus passing 
     violations;
       (C) whether laws that require automated school bus camera 
     systems to capture images of a driver's face impact the 
     ability of States to enforce such laws;
       (D) the effectiveness of public education on illegal school 
     bus passing laws in reducing school bus passing violations; 
     and
       (E) the most-effective countermeasures to address illegal 
     passing of school buses and best practices for States to 
     reduce the number of illegal passing violations.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing 
     the research and findings required under paragraph (1).
       (3) Publication.--The Secretary shall make publicly 
     available on the website of the Department the report 
     required under paragraph (2) not later than 30 days after the 
     report is submitted under such paragraph.
       (b) Public Safety Messaging Campaign.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall create and 
     disseminate a public safety messaging campaign, including 
     public safety media messages, posters, digital, and other 
     media messages for distribution to States, divisions of motor 
     vehicles, schools, and other public outlets to highlight the 
     dangers of illegally passing school buses, including 
     educational materials for students and the public on the 
     safest school bus loading and unloading procedures.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with public 
     and private school bus industry representatives and States in 
     developing the materials and messages required under 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Update.--The Secretary shall periodically update the 
     materials used in the campaign.
       (c) Review of Advanced School Bus Safety Technologies.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review 
     of advanced school bus safety technologies to assess their 
     feasibility, benefits, and costs. The review shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of motion-activated alert systems that 
     are capable of detecting and alerting the school bus driver 
     to students, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable 
     road users located near the perimeter of the school bus;
       (B) an evaluation of advanced school bus flashing lighting 
     systems to improve communication to surrounding drivers;
       (C) an evaluation of early warning systems, including 
     radar-based warning systems, to alert school bus drivers and 
     students near the school bus that an approaching vehicle is 
     likely to engage in an illegal passing; and
       (D) other technologies that enhance school bus safety, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Publication.--The Secretary shall make the findings of 
     the review publicly available on the website of the 
     Department not later than 30 days after its completion.
       (d) GAO Review of State Illegal Passing Laws and Driver 
     Education.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report examining State laws and driver education 
     efforts regarding illegal passing of school buses.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an overview of each State's illegal school bus passing 
     laws, including how the laws are enforced and what penalties 
     are imposed on violators;
       (B) a review of each State's driver education efforts 
     regarding illegal passing of school buses to determine how 
     each State educates and evaluates new drivers on laws 
     governing passing of a school bus; and
       (C) recommendations on how States can improve driver 
     education and awareness of the dangers of illegally passing 
     school buses.

     SEC. 4403. STATE INSPECTION OF PASSENGER-CARRYING COMMERCIAL 
                   MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) Review of State Inspection Practices.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall conduct a review of Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Regulations related to annual inspection of 
     commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers to determine--
       (1) different inspection models in use for commercial motor 
     vehicles carrying passengers to satisfy the Federal 
     inspection requirement;
       (2) the number of States that have mandatory annual State 
     vehicle inspections and whether such inspections are used to 
     satisfy the Federal inspection requirement for commercial 
     motor vehicles carrying passengers;
       (3) the extent to which passenger carriers utilize self-
     inspection to satisfy the Federal inspection requirement;
       (4) the number of States that have the authority to require 
     the immobilization of impoundment of a commercial motor 
     vehicle carrying passengers if such a vehicle fails 
     inspection; and
       (5) the impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles 
     carrying passengers, based on the inspection model employed.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on--
       (1) the findings of the review conducted under subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) recommendations on changes to the Secretary's 
     inspection program regulations to improve the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicles carrying passengers.

     SEC. 4404. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.

       (a) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall--
       (A) prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 
     30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all 
     commercial motor vehicles subject to Federal motor vehicle 
     safety standard 136 under section 571.136 of title 49, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, (relating to electronic stability 
     control systems for heavy vehicles) manufactured after the 
     effective date of such standard to be equipped with an 
     automatic emergency braking system; and
       (B) as part of such standard, establish performance 
     requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, 
     including operation of such systems in a variety of driving 
     conditions.
       (2) Considerations.--Prior to prescribing the standard 
     required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct a review of automatic emergency braking systems 
     in use in applicable commercial motor vehicles and address 
     any identified deficiencies with such systems in the 
     rulemaking proceeding to prescribe the standard, if 
     practicable;
       (B) assess the feasibility of updating the software of 
     emergency braking systems in use in applicable commercial 
     motor vehicles to address any deficiencies and to enable such 
     systems to meet the new standard; and
       (C) consult with representatives of commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers regarding the experiences of drivers with 
     automatic emergency braking systems in use in applicable 
     commercial motor vehicles, including malfunctions or 
     unwarranted activations of such systems.
       (3) Compliance date.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     compliance date of the standard prescribed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be not later than 2 years after the date 
     of publication of the final rule prescribing such standard.
       (b) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall issue a regulation under section 31136 of 
     title 49, United States Code, that requires that an automatic 
     emergency braking system installed in a commercial motor 
     vehicle subject to Federal motor vehicle safety standard 136 
     under section 571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations,(relating to electronic stability control systems 
     for heavy vehicles) that is in operation on or after the 
     effective date of the standard prescribed under subsection 
     (a) be used at any time during which such commercial motor 
     vehicle is in operation.

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       (c) Report on Automatic Emergency Braking in Medium-duty 
     Commercial Motor Vehicles.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, 
     with respect to commercial motor vehicles not subject to 
     Federal motor vehicle safety standard 136 under section 
     571.136 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations--
       (A) complete research on equipping commercial motor 
     vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems to better 
     understand the overall effectiveness of such systems on a 
     variety of commercial motor vehicles;
       (B) assess the feasibility of installing automatic 
     emergency braking systems on newly manufactured commercial 
     motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 
     pounds or more; and
       (C) if warranted, develop performance standards for such 
     automatic emergency braking systems.
       (2) Independent research.--If the Secretary enters into a 
     contract with a third party to perform the research required 
     under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such 
     third party does not have any financial or contractual ties 
     or relationship with a motor carrier that transports 
     passengers or property for compensation, the motor carrier 
     industry, or an entity producing or supplying automatic 
     emergency braking systems.
       (3) Publication of assessment.--Not later than 90 days 
     after completing the assessment required under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal 
     Register containing the findings of the assessment and 
     provide an opportunity for public comment.
       (4) Report to congress.--After the conclusion of the public 
     comment period under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     that provides--
       (A) the results of the assessment under paragraph (1)(B);
       (B) a summary of the public comments received by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (3); and
       (C) a determination as to whether the Secretary intends to 
     develop performance requirements for automatic emergency 
     braking systems for applicable commercial motor vehicles, 
     including any analysis that led to such determination.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automatic emergency braking system.--The term 
     ``automatic emergency braking system'' means a crash 
     avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that 
     consists of--
       (A) a forward collision warning function--
       (i) to detect vehicles and vulnerable road users ahead of 
     the vehicle; and
       (ii) to alert the operator of the vehicle of an impending 
     collision; and
       (B) a crash-imminent braking function to provide automatic 
     braking when forward-looking sensors of the vehicle indicate 
     that--
       (i) a crash is imminent; and
       (ii) the operator of the vehicle is not applying the 
     brakes.
       (2) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor 
     vehicle'' has the meaning given such term in section 31101 of 
     title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 4405. UNDERRIDE PROTECTION.

       (a) Rear Underride Guards.--
       (1) Rear guards on trailers and semitrailers.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue such regulations as are necessary to revise motor 
     vehicle safety standards under sections 571.223 and 571.224 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require trailers 
     and semi-trailers manufactured after the date on which such 
     regulation is issued to be equipped with rear impact guards 
     that are designed to prevent passenger compartment intrusion 
     from a trailer or semitrailer when a passenger vehicle 
     traveling at 35 miles per hour makes--
       (i) an impact in which the passenger vehicle impacts the 
     center of the rear of the trailer or semitrailer;
       (ii) an impact in which 50 percent the width of the 
     passenger vehicle overlaps the rear of the trailer or 
     semitrailer; and
       (iii) an impact in which 30 percent of the width of the 
     passenger vehicle overlaps the rear of the trailer or 
     semitrailer.
       (B) Effective date.--The rule issued under subparagraph (A) 
     shall require full compliance with the motor carrier safety 
     standard prescribed in such rule not later than 2 years after 
     the date on which a final rule is issued.
       (2) Additional research.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     additional research on the design and development of rear 
     impact guards that can prevent underride crashes and protect 
     motor vehicle passengers against severe injury at crash 
     speeds of up to 65 miles per hour.
       (3) Review of standards.--Not later than 5 years after any 
     revisions to standards or requirements related to rear impact 
     guards pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review 
     the standards or requirements to evaluate the need for 
     changes in response to advancements in technology and upgrade 
     such standards accordingly.
       (4) Inspections.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to amend the regulations on 
     minimum periodic inspection standards under appendix G to 
     subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and driver vehicle inspection reports under 
     section 396.11 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
     include rear impact guards and rear end protection (as 
     required by section 393.86 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations).
       (B) Considerations.--In updating the regulations described 
     in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider it to be a 
     defect or a deficiency if a rear impact guard is missing or 
     has a corroded or compromised element that affects the 
     structural integrity and protective feature of such guard.
       (b) Side Underride Guards.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (A) complete additional research on side underride guards 
     to better understand the overall effectiveness of such 
     guards;
       (B) assess the feasibility, benefits, and costs associated 
     with installing side underride guards on newly manufactured 
     trailers and semitrailers with a gross vehicle weight rating 
     of 10,000 pounds or more; and
       (C) if warranted, develop performance standards for such 
     guards.
       (2) Independent research.--If the Secretary enters into a 
     contract with a third party to perform the research required 
     under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that such 
     third party does not have any financial or contractual ties 
     or relationship with a motor carrier that transports 
     passengers or property for compensation, the motor carrier 
     industry, or an entity producing or supplying underride 
     guards.
       (3) Publication of assessment.--Not later than 90 days 
     after completing the assessment required under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal 
     Register containing the findings of the assessment and 
     provide an opportunity for public comment.
       (4) Report to congress.--After the conclusion of the public 
     comment period under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     that provides--
       (A) the results of the assessment under this subsection;
       (B) a summary of the public comments received by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (3); and
       (C) a determination as to whether the Secretary intends to 
     develop performance requirements for side underride guards, 
     including any analysis that led to such determination.
       (c) Advisory Committee on Underride Protection.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish an Advisory Committee on Underride Protection 
     (in this subsection referred to as the ``Committee'') to 
     provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on safety 
     regulations to reduce crashes and fatalities involving truck 
     underrides.
       (2) Representation.--
       (A) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of not 
     more than 20 members appointed by the Secretary who are not 
     employees of the Department of Transportation and who are 
     qualified to serve because of their expertise, training, or 
     experience.
       (B) Membership.--Members shall include two representatives 
     of each of the following:
       (i) Truck and trailer manufacturers.
       (ii) Motor carriers, including independent owner-operators.
       (iii) Law enforcement.
       (iv) Motor vehicle engineers.
       (v) Motor vehicle crash investigators.
       (vi) Truck safety organizations.
       (vii) The insurance industry.
       (viii) Emergency medical service providers.
       (ix) Families of underride crash victims.
       (x) Labor organizations.
       (3) Compensation.--Members of the Committee shall serve 
     without compensation.
       (4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at least annually.
       (5) Support.--On request of the Committee, the Secretary 
     shall provide information, administrative services, and 
     supplies necessary for the Committee to carry out the duties 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (6) Report.--The Committee shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a biennial report that shall--
       (A) describe the advice and recommendations made to the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) include an assessment of progress made by the Secretary 
     in advancing safety regulations.
       (d) Data Collection.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement 
     recommendations 1 and 2 described in the report by the 
     Government Accountability Office published on March 14, 2019, 
     titled ``Truck Underride Guards: Improved Data Collection, 
     Inspections, and Research Needed'' (GAO-19-264).

     SEC. 4406. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.

       Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``This section does not'' 
     and inserting ``Subsections (a) and (b) shall not'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Transportation of Horses.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--No person may transport, or cause to be 
     transported, a horse from a place in a State, the District of 
     Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States 
     through or to a place in another State, the District of 
     Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States 
     in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on 
     top of each other.

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       ``(2) Motor vehicle defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `motor vehicle'--
       ``(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power 
     and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and
       ``(B) does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a 
     rail or rails.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``A rail carrier'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--A rail carrier'';
       (B) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a) or (b)''; and
       (C) by striking ``On learning'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Transportation of horses in multilevel trailer.--
       ``(A) Civil penalty.--A person that knowingly violates 
     subsection (d) is liable to the United States Government for 
     a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than $500, for 
     each violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) occurs 
     for each horse that is transported, or caused to be 
     transported, in violation of subsection (d).
       ``(B) Relationship to other laws.--The penalty imposed 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any penalty or 
     remedy available under any other law.
       ``(3) Civil action.--On learning''.

     SEC. 4407. ADDITIONAL STATE AUTHORITY.

       (a) Additional Authority.--Notwithstanding the limitation 
     in section 127(d) of title 23, United States Code, if a State 
     had in effect on or before June 1, 1991, a statute or 
     regulation which placed a limitation on the overall length of 
     a longer combination vehicle consisting of 3 trailers, such 
     State may allow the operation of a longer combination vehicle 
     to accommodate a longer energy efficient truck tractor in 
     such longer combination vehicle under such limitation, if the 
     additional tractor length is the only added length to such 
     longer combination vehicle and does not result in increased 
     cargo capacity in weight or volume.
       (b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes a 
     State to allow an increase in the length of a trailer, 
     semitrailer, or other cargo-carrying unit of a longer 
     combination vehicle.
       (c) Longer Combination Vehicle Defined.--The term ``longer 
     combination vehicle'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 127 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 4408. UPDATING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF INSURANCE FOR 
                   COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

       Section 31139(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Adjustment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust the minimum level of 
     financial responsibility under paragraph (2) quinquennially 
     for inflation.''.

     SEC. 4409. UNIVERSAL ELECTRONIC IDENTIFIER.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final 
     motor vehicle safety standard that requires a commercial 
     motor vehicle manufactured after the effective date of such 
     standard to be equipped with a universal electronic vehicle 
     identifier that provides a single point of data, such as the 
     vehicle identification number, that--
       (1) identifies the vehicle for compliance, inspection, or 
     enforcement purposes;
       (2) does not transmit personally identifiable information 
     regarding operators; and
       (3) does not create an undue cost burden for operators and 
     carriers.

                          TITLE V--INNOVATION

     SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Highway research and development program.--To carry out 
     section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $144,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (2) Technology and innovation deployment program.--To carry 
     out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, 
     $152,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (3) Training and education.--To carry out section 504 of 
     title 23, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026.
       (4) Intelligent transportation systems program.--To carry 
     out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (5) University transportation centers program.--To carry 
     out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $96,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (6) Bureau of transportation statistics.--To carry out 
     chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, $27,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (b) Additional Programs.--The following amounts are 
     authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Mobility through advanced technologies.--To carry out 
     section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 
     $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from 
     funds made available to carry out section 503(c) of such 
     title.
       (2) Materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions program.--
     To carry out section 503(d) of title 23, United States Code, 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from 
     funds made available to carry out section 503(c) of such 
     title.
       (3) National highly automated vehicle and mobility 
     innovation clearinghouse.--To carry out section 5509 of title 
     49, United States Code, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2026 from funds made available to carry out 
     sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code.
       (4) National cooperative multimodal freight transportation 
     research program.--To carry out section 70205 of title 49, 
     United States Code, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2026 from funds made available to carry out section 
     503(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (5) State surface transportation system funding pilots.--To 
     carry out section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note), 
     $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 from 
     funds made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Administration.--The Federal Highway Administration 
     shall--
       (1) administer the programs described in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) in consultation with relevant modal administrations, 
     administer the programs described in subsections (a)(4) and 
     (b)(2).
       (d) Treatment of Funds.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) shall--
       (1) be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
     those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost 
     of a project or activity carried out using those funds shall 
     be 80 percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this 
     title (including the amendments by this title) or otherwise 
     determined by the Secretary; and
       (2) remain available until expended and not be 
     transferable, except as otherwise provided in this title.

                  Subtitle A--Research and Development

     SEC. 5101. HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 503 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``section 508'' and 
     inserting ``section 6503 of title 49''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (II) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the 
     effects of climate change.''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E);
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (II) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iv) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the 
     effects of climate change.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (iv) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (II) in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (III) by inserting at the end the following:

       ``(vi) establishing best practices and creating models and 
     tools to support metropolitan and statewide planning 
     practices to meet the considerations described in sections 
     134(i)(2)(I) and 135(f)(10) of this title, including--

       ``(I) strategies to address climate change mitigation and 
     impacts described in sections 134(i)(2)(I)(ii) and 
     135(f)(10)(B) of this title and the incorporation of such 
     strategies into long range transportation planning;
       ``(II) preparation of a vulnerability assessment described 
     in sections 134(i)(2)(I)(iii) and 135(f)(10)(C) of this 
     title; and
       ``(III) integration of these practices with the planning 
     practices described in sections 5303(i)(2)(I) and 5304(f)(10) 
     of title 49.'';

       (C) in paragraph (5)(A)--
       (i) in clause (iv) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (v) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the 
     effects of climate change.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Analysis tools.--The Secretary may develop 
     interactive modeling tools and databases that--
       ``(A) track the condition of highway assets, including 
     interchanges, and the reconstruction history of such assets;
       ``(B) can be used to assess transportation options;
       ``(C) allow for the monitoring and modeling of network-
     level traffic flows on highways; and
       ``(D) further Federal and State understanding of the 
     importance of national and regional connectivity and the need 
     for long-distance and interregional passenger and freight 
     travel by highway and other surface transportation modes.
       ``(10) Performance management data support program.--
       ``(A) Performance management data support.--The 
     Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
     develop, use, and maintain data sets and data analysis tools 
     to assist metropolitan planning organizations, States, and 
     the Federal Highway Administration in carrying out 
     performance management analyses (including the performance 
     management requirements under section 150).
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The data analysis activities authorized 
     under subparagraph (A) may include--
       ``(i) collecting and distributing vehicle probe data 
     describing traffic on Federal-aid highways;
       ``(ii) collecting household travel behavior data to assess 
     local and cross-jurisdictional travel, including to 
     accommodate external and through travel;

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       ``(iii) enhancing existing data collection and analysis 
     tools to accommodate performance measures, targets, and 
     related data, so as to better understand trip origin and 
     destination, trip time, and mode;
       ``(iv) enhancing existing data analysis tools to improve 
     performance predictions and travel models in reports 
     described in section 150(e);
       ``(v) developing tools--

       ``(I) to improve performance analysis; and
       ``(II) to evaluate the effects of project investments on 
     performance;

       ``(vi) assisting in the development or procurement of the 
     transportation system access data under section 1403(g) of 
     the INVEST in America Act; and
       ``(vii) developing tools and acquiring data described under 
     paragraph (9).
       ``(C) Funding.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration may use up to $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this paragraph.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 6028 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 150 
     note), and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

     SEC. 5102. MATERIALS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 5101, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Materials To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish and implement a program under which the Secretary 
     shall award grants to eligible entities to research and 
     support the development and deployment of materials that will 
     capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester the amount of 
     greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production of 
     highway materials and the construction and use of highways.
       ``(2) Activities.--Activities under this section may 
     include--
       ``(A) carrying out research to determine the materials 
     proven to most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, 
     or sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(B) evaluating and improves the ability of materials to 
     most effectively capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or 
     sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(C) supporting the development and deployment of 
     materials that will capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or 
     sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(D) in coordination with standards-setting organizations, 
     such as the American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials, carrying out research on--
       ``(i) the extent to which existing state materials 
     procurement standards enable the deployment of materials 
     proven to most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas 
     emissions;
       ``(ii) opportunities for States to adapt procurement 
     standards to more frequently procure materials proven to most 
     effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(iii) how to support or incentivize States to adapt 
     procurement standards to incorporate more materials proven to 
     most effectively reduce or sequester greenhouse gas 
     emissions.
       ``(3) Competitive selection process.--
       ``(A) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application in such form and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Consideration.--In making grants under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall consider the degree to which 
     applicants presently carry out research on materials that 
     capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas 
     emissions.
       ``(C) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may make grants 
     under this subsection to any eligible entity based on the 
     demonstrated ability of the applicant to fulfill the 
     activities described in paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Transparency.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report describing the overall 
     review process for a grant under this subsection, including--
       ``(i) specific criteria of evaluation used in the review;
       ``(ii) descriptions of the review process; and
       ``(iii) explanations of the grants awarded.
       ``(4) Grants.--
       ``(A) Restrictions.--
       ``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year, a grant made 
     available under this subsection shall be not greater than 
     $4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 per recipient.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--An eligible entity may only receive one 
     grant in a fiscal year under this subsection.
       ``(B) Matching requirements.--As a condition of receiving a 
     grant under this subsection, a grant recipient shall match 50 
     percent of the amounts made available under the grant.
       ``(5) Program coordination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) coordinate the research, education, and technology 
     transfer activities carried out by grant recipients under 
     this subsection;
       ``(ii) disseminate the results of that research through the 
     establishment and operation of a publicly accessible online 
     information clearinghouse; and
       ``(iii) to the extent practicable, support the deployment 
     and commercial adoption of effective materials researched or 
     developed under this subsection to relevant stakeholders.
       ``(B) Annual review and evaluation.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection, and not less 
     frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall, 
     consistent with the activities in paragraph (3)--
       ``(i) review and evaluate the programs carried out under 
     this subsection by grant recipients, describing the 
     effectiveness of the program in identifying materials that 
     capture, absorb, adsorb, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas 
     emissions;
       ``(ii) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report describing such review and evaluation; and
       ``(iii) make the report in clause (ii) available to the 
     public on a website.
       ``(6) Limitation on availability of amounts.--Amounts made 
     available to carry out this subsection shall remain available 
     for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after 
     the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
     authorized.
       ``(7) Information collection.--Any survey, questionnaire, 
     or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     carry out reporting requirements relating to any program 
     assessment or evaluation activity under this subsection, 
     including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be 
     subject to chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the 
     `Paperwork Reduction Act').
       ``(8) Definition of eligible entity.--In this subsection, 
     the term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a nonprofit institution of higher education, as such 
     term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and
       ``(B) a State department of transportation.''.

     SEC. 5103. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 5-YEAR 
                   STRATEGIC PLAN.

       Section 6503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``For the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2022, 
     and for each 5-year period thereafter, the Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``and security in the 
     transportation system'' after ``safety'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ``and the existing 
     transportation system'' after ``infrastructure'';
       (C) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (D) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in 
     transportation sectors;''; and
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``not later than December 
     31, 2016,'' and inserting ``not later than December 31, 
     2022,''.

     SEC. 5104. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PROGRAM.

       Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``research priorities 
     identified in chapter 65.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``following research priorities:
       ``(i) Improving the mobility of people and goods.
       ``(ii) Reducing congestion.
       ``(iii) Promoting safety.
       ``(iv) Improving the durability and extending the life of 
     transportation infrastructure and the existing transportation 
     system.
       ``(v) Preserving the environment.
       ``(vi) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``Technology and'' and inserting 
     ``Technology,'';
       (II) by inserting ``, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Transit Administration,'' after ``Federal Highway 
     Administration''; and
       (III) by striking ``and other modal administrations as 
     appropriate'' and inserting ``and the Administrators of other 
     operating administrations, as appropriate''; and

       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Focused research considerations.--In awarding grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider how the 
     program under this section advances research on the 
     cybersecurity implications of technologies relating to 
     connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and automated 
     vehicles.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section,'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Selection of grants.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act,''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Limitations.--A grant under this subsection may not 
     include a cooperative agreement described in section 6305 of 
     title 31.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``5 consortia'' and 
     inserting ``6 consortia'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i) by striking ``not greater than $4,000,000 
     and not less than $2,000,000'' and inserting ``not greater 
     than $4,250,000 and not less than $2,250,000''; and
       (II) in clause (ii) by striking ``section 6503(c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)(4)(A)'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``100 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Requirement.--In awarding grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall award 1 grant to a national consortia for 
     each focus area described in subsection (b)(4)(A).'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``not greater than 
     $3,000,000 and not less than

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     $1,500,000'' and inserting ``not greater than $3,250,000 and 
     not less than $1,750,000'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i) by striking ``100 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (D) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``greater than 
     $2,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``greater than $2,250,000 and not less than $1,250,000''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider historically black 
     colleges and universities, as such term is defined in section 
     371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q), 
     and other minority institutions, as such term is defined by 
     section 365 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or 
     consortia that include such institutions that have 
     demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.
       ``(D) Focused research.--
       ``(i) In general.--In awarding grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall select not less than one grant recipient 
     with each of the following focus areas:

       ``(I) Transit.
       ``(II) Connected and automated vehicle technology, 
     including cybersecurity implications of technologies relating 
     to connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and 
     automated vehicle technology.
       ``(III) Non-motorized transportation, including bicycle and 
     pedestrian safety.
       ``(IV) The surface transportation workforce, including--

       ``(aa) current and future workforce needs and challenges; 
     and
       ``(bb) the impact of technology on the transportation 
     sector.

       ``(V) Climate change mitigation, including--

       ``(aa) researching the types of transportation projects 
     that are expected to provide the most significant greenhouse 
     gas emissions reductions from the surface transportation 
     sector; and
       ``(bb) researching the types of transportation projects 
     that are not expected to provide significant greenhouse gas 
     emissions reductions from the surface transportation sector.
       ``(ii) Additional grants.--In awarding grants under this 
     section and after awarding grants pursuant to clause (i), the 
     Secretary may award any remaining grants to any grant 
     recipient based on the criteria described in subsection 
     (b)(4)(A).'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking ``fiscal years 2016 
     through 2020'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Surplus Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available to the Secretary 
     to carry out this section that remain unobligated after 
     awarding grants under subsection (c) shall be made available 
     under the unsolicited research initiative under section 5506.
       ``(2) Limitation on amounts.--Amounts under paragraph (1) 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any given fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5105. UNSOLICITED RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5506. Unsolicited research initiative

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program under which an eligible entity may at any time submit 
     unsolicited research proposals for funding under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Criteria.--A research proposal submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall meet the purposes of the Secretary's 5-
     year transportation research and development strategic plan 
     described in section 6503(c)(1).
       ``(c) Applications.--To receive funding under this section, 
     eligible entities shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that is in such form and contains such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall make available to the public on a public 
     website a report on the progress and findings of the program 
     established under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this section may not exceed 50 
     percent.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--All costs directly incurred by 
     the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, 
     facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited 
     toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
     carried out under this section.
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the funds made available to carry out 
     the university transportation centers program under section 
     5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2026 to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Funding flexibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--For fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
     funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(B) Uncommitted funds.--If the Secretary determines, at 
     the end of a fiscal year, funds under paragraph (1) remain 
     unexpended as a result of a lack of meritorious projects 
     under this section, the Secretary may, for the following 
     fiscal year, make remaining funds available under either this 
     section or under section 5505.
       ``(g) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) a State;
       ``(2) a unit of local government;
       ``(3) a transit agency;
       ``(4) any nonprofit institution of higher education, 
     including a university transportation center under section 
     5505; and
       ``(5) a nonprofit organization.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5505 the following new item:

``5506. Unsolicited research initiative.''.

     SEC. 5106. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MULTIMODAL FREIGHT 
                   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 702 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 70205. National cooperative multimodal freight 
       transportation research program

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish 
     and support a national cooperative multimodal freight 
     transportation research program.
       ``(b) Agreement.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter 
     into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to 
     support and carry out administrative and management 
     activities relating to the governance of the national 
     cooperative multimodal freight transportation research 
     program.
       ``(c) Advisory Committee.--In carrying out the agreement 
     described in subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences 
     shall select a multimodal freight transportation research 
     advisory committee consisting of multimodal freight 
     stakeholders, including, at a minimum--
       ``(1) a representative of the Department of Transportation;
       ``(2) representatives of any other Federal agencies 
     relevant in supporting the nation's multimodal freight 
     transportation research needs;
       ``(3) a representative of a State department of 
     transportation;
       ``(4) a representative of a local government (other than a 
     metropolitan planning organization);
       ``(5) a representative of a metropolitan planning 
     organization;
       ``(6) a representative of the trucking industry;
       ``(7) a representative of the railroad industry;
       ``(8) a representative of the port industry;
       ``(9) a representative of logistics industry;
       ``(10) a representative of shipping industry;
       ``(11) a representative of a safety advocacy group with 
     expertise in freight transportation;
       ``(12) an academic expert on multimodal freight 
     transportation;
       ``(13) an academic expert on the contributions of freight 
     movement to greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(14) representatives of labor organizations representing 
     workers in freight transportation.
       ``(d) Elements.--The national cooperative multimodal 
     freight transportation research program established under 
     this section shall include the following elements:
       ``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee 
     under subsection (c), in consultation with interested 
     parties, shall recommend a national research agenda for the 
     program established in this section.
       ``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
       ``(A) submit research proposals to the advisory committee;
       ``(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals 
     and peer reviews of research products; and
       ``(C) receive research results.
       ``(3) Open competition and peer review of research 
     proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences may award 
     research contracts and grants under the program through open 
     competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.
       ``(4) Evaluation of research.--
       ``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants under the 
     program may allow peer review of the research results.
       ``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National Academy of 
     Sciences shall conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a 
     regular basis of research contracts and grants.
       ``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     disseminate research findings to researchers, practitioners, 
     and decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, field 
     demonstrations, workshops, training programs, presentations, 
     testimony to government officials, a public website for the 
     National Academy of Sciences, publications for the general 
     public, and other appropriate means.
       ``(B) Report.--Not more than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall make available on a public website a report 
     that describes the ongoing research and findings of the 
     program.
       ``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda under 
     subsection (d)(1) shall include--
       ``(1) techniques and tools for estimating and identifying 
     both quantitative and qualitative public benefits derived 
     from multimodal freight transportation projects, including--
       ``(A) greenhouse gas emissions reduction;
       ``(B) congestion reduction; and
       ``(C) safety benefits;
       ``(2) the impact of freight delivery vehicles, including 
     trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, on congestion 
     in urban and rural areas;
       ``(3) the impact of both centralized and disparate origins 
     and destinations on freight movement;
       ``(4) the impacts of increasing freight volumes on 
     transportation planning, including--
       ``(A) first-mile and last-mile challenges to multimodal 
     freight movement;
       ``(B) multimodal freight travel in both urban and rural 
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       ``(C) commercial motor vehicle parking and rest areas;
       ``(5) the effects of Internet commerce and accelerated 
     delivery speeds on freight movement and increased commercial 
     motor vehicle volume, including impacts on--
       ``(A) safety on public roads;
       ``(B) congestion in both urban and rural areas;
       ``(C) first-mile and last-mile challenges and 
     opportunities;
       ``(D) the environmental impact of freight transportation, 
     including on air quality and on greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(E) vehicle miles-traveled by freight-delivering 
     vehicles;
       ``(6) the impacts of technological advancements in freight 
     movement, including impacts on--
       ``(A) congestion in both urban and rural areas;
       ``(B) first-mile and last-mile challenges and 
     opportunities; and
       ``(C) vehicle miles-traveled;
       ``(7) methods and best practices for aligning multimodal 
     infrastructure improvements with multimodal freight 
     transportation demand, including improvements to the National 
     Multimodal Freight Network under section 70103; and
       ``(8) other research areas to identify and address current, 
     emerging, and future needs related to multimodal freight 
     transportation.
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this section shall be 100 percent.
       ``(2) Period of availability.--Amounts made available to 
     carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(g) Definition of Greenhouse Gas.--In this section, the 
     term `greenhouse gas' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 702 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``70205. National cooperative multimodal freight transportation 
              research program.''.

     SEC. 5107. WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REDUCTION AND HABITAT 
                   CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a study examining methods to reduce collisions 
     between motorists and wildlife (referred to in this section 
     as ``wildlife-vehicle collisions'').
       (2) Contents.--
       (A) Areas of study.--The study required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (i) update and expand on, as appropriate--

       (I) the report titled ``Wildlife Vehicle Collision 
     Reduction Study: 2008 Report to Congress'': and
       (II) the document titled ``Wildlife Vehicle Collision 
     Reduction Study: Best Practices Manual'' and dated October 
     2008; and

       (ii) include--

       (I) an assessment, as of the date of the study, of--

       (aa) the causes of wildlife-vehicle collisions;
       (bb) the impact of wildlife-vehicle collisions on motorists 
     and wildlife; and
       (cc) the impacts of roads and traffic on habitat 
     connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species; and

       (II) solutions and best practices for--

       (aa) reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (bb) improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
     aquatic species.
       (B) Methods.--In carrying out the study required under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (i) conduct a thorough review of research and data relating 
     to--

       (I) wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (II) habitat fragmentation that results from transportation 
     infrastructure;

       (ii) survey current practices of the Department of 
     Transportation and State departments of transportation to 
     reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (iii) consult with--

       (I) appropriate experts in the field of wildlife-vehicle 
     collisions; and
       (II) appropriate experts on the effects of roads and 
     traffic on habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic 
     species.

       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study required under paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) a description of--

       (I) the causes of wildlife-vehicle collisions;
       (II) the impacts of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (III) the impacts of roads and traffic on--

       (aa) species listed as threatened species or endangered 
     species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.);
       (bb) species identified by States as species of greatest 
     conservation need;
       (cc) species identified in State wildlife plans; and
       (dd) medium and small terrestrial and aquatic species;
       (ii) an economic evaluation of the costs and benefits of 
     installing highway infrastructure and other measures to 
     mitigate damage to terrestrial and aquatic species, including 
     the effect on jobs, property values, and economic growth to 
     society, adjacent communities, and landowners;
       (iii) recommendations for preventing wildlife-vehicle 
     collisions, including recommended best practices, funding 
     resources, or other recommendations for addressing wildlife-
     vehicle collisions; and
       (iv) guidance to develop, for each State that agrees to 
     participate, a voluntary joint statewide transportation and 
     wildlife action plan.
       (C) Purposes.--The purpose of the guidance described in 
     subparagraph (B)(iv) shall be--
       (i) to address wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (ii) to improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
     aquatic species.
       (D) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the guidance 
     described under subparagraph (B)(iv) in consultation with--
       (i) Federal land management agencies;
       (ii) State departments of transportation;
       (iii) State fish and wildlife agencies; and
       (iv) Tribal governments.
       (b) Standardization of Wildlife Collision and Carcass 
     Data.--
       (1) Standardization methodology.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting 
     through the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration, shall develop a quality standardized 
     methodology for collecting and reporting spatially accurate 
     wildlife collision and carcass data for the National Highway 
     System, taking into consideration the practicability of the 
     methodology with respect to technology and cost.
       (B) Methodology.--In developing the standardized 
     methodology under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
       (i) survey existing methodologies and sources of data 
     collection, including the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 
     the General Estimates System of the National Automotive 
     Sampling System, and the Highway Safety Information System; 
     and
       (ii) to the extent practicable, identify and correct 
     limitations of such existing methodologies and sources of 
     data collection.
       (C) Consultation.--In developing the standardized 
     methodology under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     consult with--
       (i) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
     of the Forest Service;
       (iii) Tribal, State, and local transportation and wildlife 
     authorities;
       (iv) metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is 
     defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);
       (v) members of the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials;
       (vi) members of the Association of Fish and Wildlife 
     Agencies;
       (vii) experts in the field of wildlife-vehicle collisions;
       (viii) nongovernmental organizations; and
       (ix) other interested stakeholders, as appropriate.
       (2) Standardized national data system with voluntary 
     template implementation.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) develop a template for State implementation of a 
     standardized national wildlife collision and carcass data 
     system for the National Highway System that is based on the 
     standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1); and
       (B) encourage the voluntary implementation of the template 
     developed under subparagraph (A) for States, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and additional relevant 
     transportation stakeholders.
       (3) Reports.--
       (A) Methodology.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the development of the standardized 
     methodology required under paragraph (1) not later than--
       (i) the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the date that is 180 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary completes the development of such standardized 
     methodology.
       (B) Implementation.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing--
       (i) the status of the voluntary implementation of the 
     standardized methodology developed under paragraph (1) and 
     the template developed under paragraph (2)(A);
       (ii) whether the implementation of the standardized 
     methodology developed under paragraph (1) and the template 
     developed under paragraph (2)(A) has impacted efforts by 
     States, units of local government, and other entities--

       (I) to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; 
     and
       (II) to improve habitat connectivity;

       (iii) the degree of the impact described in clause (ii); 
     and
       (iv) the recommendations of the Secretary, including 
     recommendations for further study aimed at reducing motorist 
     collisions involving wildlife and improving habitat 
     connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species on the 
     National Highway System, if any.
       (c) National Threshold Guidance.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) establish guidance, to be carried out by States on a 
     voluntary basis, that contains a threshold for determining 
     whether a highway shall be evaluated for potential mitigation 
     measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and increase 
     habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species, 
     taking into consideration--
       (A) the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions on the 
     highway that pose a human safety risk;
       (B) highway-related mortality and effects of traffic on the 
     highway on--
       (i) species listed as endangered species or threatened 
     species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.);
       (ii) species identified by a State as species of greatest 
     conservation need;
       (iii) species identified in State wildlife plans; and
       (iv) medium and small terrestrial and aquatic species; and
       (C) habitat connectivity values for terrestrial and aquatic 
     species and the barrier effect of the

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     highway on the movements and migrations of those species.
       (d) Workforce Development and Technical Training.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, based on the 
     study conducted under subsection (a), develop a series of in-
     person and online workforce development and technical 
     training courses--
       (A) to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
       (B) to improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and 
     aquatic species.
       (2) Availability.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) make the series of courses developed under paragraph 
     (1) available for transportation and fish and wildlife 
     professionals; and
       (B) update the series of courses not less frequently than 
     once every 2 years.
       (e) Wildlife Habitat Connectivity and National Bridge and 
     Tunnel Inventory and Inspection Standards.--Section 144 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended in subsection 
     (a)(2)--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, resilience,'' 
     after ``safety'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) to ensure adequate passage of aquatic and terrestrial 
     species, where appropriate.'';

     SEC. 5108. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

       Section 330(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026''.

     SEC. 5109. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out a transportation equity research program for 
     research and demonstration activities that focus on the 
     impacts that surface transportation planning, investment, and 
     operations have on low-income populations, minority 
     populations, and other underserved populations that may be 
     dependent on public transportation. Such activities shall 
     include research on surface transportation equity issues, the 
     development of strategies to advance economic and community 
     development in public transportation-dependent populations, 
     and the development of training programs that promote the 
     employment of low-income populations, minority populations, 
     and other underserved populations on Federal-aid 
     transportation projects constructed in their communities.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       (c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available to the 
     Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available 
     for a period of 3 years beginning after the last day of the 
     fiscal year for which the amounts are authorized.

     SEC. 5110. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 502(b)(3)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``entities that represent the needs of 
     metropolitan planning organizations,'' after ``Officials,''.

     SEC. 5111. METROPOLITAN PLANNING RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit 
     nongovernmental entity that exclusively serves the needs and 
     interests of metropolitan planning organizations to establish 
     a pilot program to provide awards to eligible entities to 
     carry out eligible activities to enhance and improve 
     metropolitan planning practices in surface transportation.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the pilot program established 
     under this section include--
       (1) enhancing metropolitan planning practices in surface 
     transportation;
       (2) improving the ability of metropolitan planning 
     organizations to meet performance measures and targets under 
     section 150 of title 23, United States Code;
       (3) preparing for the impact that emerging technologies, 
     such as connected and automated vehicles, will have on the 
     metropolitan planning process;
       (4) improving environmental considerations in the 
     metropolitan planning process;
       (5) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the 
     effects of climate change;
       (6) improving access to jobs and services;
       (7) supporting underserved communities; and
       (8) expanding the ability of metropolitan planning 
     organizations to collect public input and strengthen 
     community engagement.
       (c) Forms of Assistance.--An award provided under this 
     section may be in the form of a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement.
       (d) Competitive Selection Process.--
       (1) Applications.--To be eligible to receive an award under 
     this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application in such form and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may provide awards 
     under this section to any eligible entity based on the 
     demonstrated ability of the entity to fulfill the goals 
     described under subsection (b) and carry out eligible 
     activities.
       (e) Transparency.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report describing the selection 
     process for providing an award under this section and the 
     results of activities carried out under this section.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible activity.--The term ``eligible activity'' 
     means--
       (A) carrying out research to improve metropolitan planning 
     practices;
       (B) developing new metropolitan planning tools;
       (C) improving existing metropolitan planning tools and 
     practices; or
       (D) any other research activities the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate, consistent with the goals under subsection 
     (b).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a metropolitan planning organization designated under 
     section 134(d) of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) a metropolitan planning organization working in 
     partnership with a nonprofit organization;
       (C) a metropolitan planning organization working in 
     partnership with a county; or
       (D) a group of entities described under subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C).
       (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out using an award under this section shall 
     be 100 percent.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--From the amounts made available to carry 
     out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, for each 
     of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the Secretary may expend 
     $1,000,000 to carry out this section.
       (2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use up to 5 percent of 
     such funds for administrative expenses.
       (i) Information Collection.--Any survey, questionnaire, or 
     interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     carry out reporting requirements relating to any program 
     assessment or evaluation activity under this section, 
     including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be 
     subject to chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').

     SEC. 5112. INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall seek 
     to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences to support and carry out a study of the 
     effectiveness of integrated project delivery in delivering 
     large infrastructure projects.
       (b) Contents.--
       (1) Areas of study.--The study shall--
       (A) identify best practices for surface transportation 
     project delivery with a focus on delivery of large or complex 
     projects;
       (B) determine whether there are any regulatory requirements 
     that limit the use of integrated project delivery and the 
     purpose of such regulations; and
       (C) analyze the effectiveness of integrated project 
     delivery compared to traditional project delivery methods, 
     including an analysis of outcomes related to safety, cost 
     effectiveness, environmental impacts, and on-time project 
     delivery.
       (2) Methods.--In carrying out the study, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall consult with entities with 
     experience managing, administering, or implementing 
     integrated project delivery projects.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the completion of 
     the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a 
     report on the results of the study under this section.

     SEC. 5113. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   ADVANCED DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 
                   SYSTEMS.

       Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced 
     digital construction management systems.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, under the technology and innovation deployment 
     program goals established under paragraph (1), promote, 
     support, and document the application of advanced digital 
     construction management systems, practices, performance, and 
     benefits.
       ``(B) Goals.--The goals of promoting the accelerated 
     implementation and deployment of advanced digital 
     construction management systems established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) accelerated State and local government adoption of 
     advanced digital construction management systems applied 
     throughout the project delivery process (including through 
     the design and engineering, construction, and operations 
     phases) that--

       ``(I) maximize interoperability with other systems, 
     products, tools, or applications;
       ``(II) boost productivity;
       ``(III) manage complexity and risk;
       ``(IV) reduce project delays and cost overruns;
       ``(V) enhance safety and quality; and
       ``(VI) support sustainable design and construction;

       ``(ii) more timely and productive information-sharing among 
     stakeholders through digital collaboration platforms that 
     connect workflows, teams, and data and reduced reliance on 
     paper to manage construction processes and deliverables;
       ``(iii) deployment of digital management systems that 
     enable and leverage the use of digital technologies on 
     construction sites by contractors;
       ``(iv) the development and deployment of best practices for 
     use in digital construction management;
       ``(v) increased technology adoption and deployment by 
     States and units of local government that enables project 
     sponsors--

       ``(I) to integrate the adoption of digital management 
     systems and technologies in contracts; and
       ``(II) to weigh the cost of digitization and technology in 
     setting project budgets;

       ``(vi) technology training and workforce development to 
     build the capabilities of project managers and sponsors that 
     enables States and units of local government--

       ``(I) to better manage projects using advance digital 
     construction management technologies; and

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       ``(II) to properly measure and reward technology adoption 
     across projects of the State or unit of local government;

       ``(vii) development of guidance to assist States in 
     updating regulations of the State to allow project sponsors 
     and contractors--

       ``(I) to report data relating to the project in digital 
     formats; and
       ``(II) to fully capture the efficiencies and benefits of 
     advanced digital construction management systems and related 
     technologies;

       ``(viii) reduction in the environmental footprint of 
     construction projects using advanced digital construction 
     management systems resulting from elimination of congestion 
     through more efficient projects;
       ``(ix) development of more sustainable infrastructure that 
     is designed to be more resilient to climate impacts, 
     constructed with less material waste and made with more low-
     emissions construction materials; and
       ``(x) enhanced worker and pedestrian safety resulting from 
     increased transparency.''.

     SEC. 5114. INNOVATIVE MATERIAL INNOVATION HUBS.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out a program to enhance the development of innovative 
     materials in the United States by making awards to consortia 
     for establishing and operating Hubs (to be known as 
     ``Innovative Material Innovation Hubs'') to conduct and 
     support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 
     development, demonstration, standardized design development, 
     and commercial application of innovative materials.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
     coordination of, and avoid duplication of, the activities of 
     each Hub with the activities of--
       (A) other research entities of the Department of 
     Transportation, including the Federal Highway Administration; 
     and
       (B) research entities of other Federal agencies, as 
     appropriate.
       (b) Competitive Selection Process.--
       (1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an award for 
     the establishment and operation of a Hub under subsection 
     (a)(1), a consortium shall--
       (A) be composed of not fewer than two qualifying entities;
       (B) operate subject to a binding agreement, entered into by 
     each member of the consortium, that documents--
       (i) the proposed partnership agreement, including the 
     governance and management structure of the Hub;
       (ii) measures the consortium will undertake to enable cost-
     effective implementation of activities under the program 
     described in subsection (a)(1); and
       (iii) a proposed budget, including financial contributions 
     from non-Federal sources; and
       (C) operate as a nonprofit organization.
       (2) Application.--
       (A) In general.--A consortium seeking to establish and 
     operate a Hub under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including a detailed description of--
       (i) each element of the consortium agreement required under 
     paragraph (1)(B); and
       (ii) any existing facilities the consortium intends to use 
     for Hub activities.
       (B) Requirement.--If the consortium members will not be 
     located at 1 centralized location, the application under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include a communications plan that 
     ensures close coordination and integration of Hub activities.
       (3) Selection.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall select consortia for 
     awards for the establishment and operation of Hubs through a 
     competitive selection process.
       (B) Considerations.--In selecting consortia under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider--
       (i) any existing facilities a consortium has identified to 
     be used for Hub activities;
       (ii) maintaining geographic diversity in locations of 
     selected Hubs;
       (iii) the demonstrated ability of the recipient to conduct 
     and support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 
     development, demonstration, standardized design development, 
     and commercial application of innovative materials;
       (iv) the demonstrated research, technology transfer, and 
     education resources available to the recipient to carry out 
     this section;
       (v) the ability of the recipient to provide leadership in 
     solving immediate and long-range national and regional 
     transportation problems related to innovative materials;
       (vi) the demonstrated ability of the recipient to 
     disseminate results and spur the implementation of 
     transportation research and education programs through 
     national or statewide continuing education programs;
       (vii) the demonstrated commitment of the recipient to the 
     use of peer review principles and other research best 
     practices in the selection, management, and dissemination of 
     research projects;
       (viii) the performance metrics to be used in assessing the 
     performance of the recipient in meeting the stated research, 
     technology transfer, education, and outreach goals; and
       (ix) the ability of the recipient to implement the proposed 
     program in a cost-efficient manner, including through cost 
     sharing and overall reduced overhead, facilities, and 
     administrative costs.
       (4) Transparency.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide to each 
     applicant, upon request, any materials used in the evaluation 
     process of the proposal of the applicant, including copies of 
     reviews (with any information that would identify a reviewer 
     redacted), used in the evaluation process of the proposal of 
     the applicant.
       (B) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report describing the overall review 
     process under paragraph (2), given the considerations under 
     paragraph (3), that includes--
       (i) specific criteria of evaluation used in the review;
       (ii) descriptions of the review process; and
       (iii) explanations of the selected awards.
       (c) Funds.--
       (1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary and 
     such sums shall remain available for a period of 3 years 
     after the last day of the fiscal year in which such sums were 
     made available.
       (2) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving an 
     award under this section, an award recipient shall match 50 
     percent of the amounts made available under the award.
       (d) Hub Operations.--
       (1) In general.--Each Hub shall conduct, or provide for, 
     multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application of innovative 
     materials.
       (2) Activities.--Each Hub shall--
       (A) encourage collaboration and communication among the 
     member qualifying entities of the consortium, as described in 
     subsection (b)(1), and awardees;
       (B) develop and publish proposed plans and programs on a 
     publicly accessible website;
       (C) submit to the Department of Transportation an annual 
     report summarizing the activities of the Hub, including 
     information--
       (i) detailing organizational expenditures; and
       (ii) describing each project undertaken by the Hub, as it 
     relates to conducting and supporting multidisciplinary, 
     collaborative research, development, demonstration, 
     standardized design development, and commercial application 
     of innovative materials; and
       (D) monitor project implementation and coordination.
       (3) Conflicts of interest.--Each Hub shall maintain 
     conflict of interest procedures, consistent with the conflict 
     of interest procedures of the Department of Transportation.
       (4) Prohibition on construction and renovation.--
       (A) In general.--No funds provided under this section may 
     be used for construction or renovation of new buildings, test 
     beds, or additional facilities for Hubs.
       (B) Non-federal share.--Construction of new buildings or 
     facilities shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal 
     share of a Hub cost-sharing agreement.
       (e) Applicability.--The Secretary shall administer this 
     section in accordance with section 330 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Hub.--The term ``Hub'' means an Innovative Material 
     Innovation Hub established under this section.
       (2) Qualifying entity.--The term ``qualifying entity'' 
     means--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
       (B) an appropriate Federal or State entity, including a 
     federally funded research and development center of the 
     Department of Transportation;
       (C) a university transportation center under section 5505 
     of title 49, United States Code; and
       (D) a research and development entity in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act focused on innovative materials 
     that the Secretary determines to be similar in scope and 
     intent to a Hub under this section.
       (3) Innovative material.--The term ``innovative material'' 
     means materials or combinations and processes for use of 
     materials with respect to a surface transportation 
     infrastructure project that enhance the overall service life, 
     sustainability, and resiliency of the project or provide 
     ancillary benefits relative to widely adopted state of 
     practice technologies, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 5115. STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AGENDA.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 5507. Strategic transportation research agenda

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academies to undertake a study of 
     the research needs of the surface transportation system to 
     fully adapt and integrate advanced technologies and 
     innovation. The focus areas of the study shall include--
       ``(1) connected technologies, autonomous technologies, or 
     both;
       ``(2) incorporating safety-related technologies;
       ``(3) addressing infrastructure resiliency;
       ``(4) the impact of advanced transportation technologies on 
     safety and mobility;
       ``(5) multimodal connectivity;
       ``(6) data gathering methods to understand travel behavior, 
     including the public's short and long-term responses to 
     transformational technologies;
       ``(7) impacts of private-sector transportation product 
     development on society and the traditional research programs;
       ``(8) support for a public-sector culture of transportation 
     innovation and acceleration of federally funded research into 
     practice, codes, and standards; and
       ``(9) fostering development of transportation educators and 
     transportation professionals.
       ``(b) Report.--The agreement entered into under this 
     section shall require the National

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     Academies to submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the study not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2023.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``5507. Strategic transportation research agenda.''.

     SEC. 5116. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5508. Advanced transportation research and innovation 
       program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish an advanced transportation research and innovation 
     program, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of 
     Research and Technology, to--
       ``(1) support research that addresses the long-term 
     barriers to development of advanced transportation 
     technologies with the potential to meet the Nation's long-
     term safety, competitiveness, and transportation goals;
       ``(2) support high-risk research and development to 
     accelerate transformational transportation innovations and 
     emerging technology development;
       ``(3) advance research and development that improves the 
     resilience of regions of the United States to natural 
     disasters, extreme weather, and the effects of climate change 
     on modal and multimodal transportation and infrastructure;
       ``(4) leverage Federal interagency research mechanisms and 
     the academic research enterprise;
       ``(5) educate and train students in science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics fields to conduct research and 
     standards development relevant to transportation 
     technologies, materials, systems, operations, processes, and 
     policies; and
       ``(6) foster collaboration among federal researchers and 
     academic researchers.
       ``(b) Collaboration.--
       ``(1) Interagency collaboration.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall collaborate on, identify, and 
     disseminate within the Department, as appropriate, advanced 
     transportation research, development, and other activities of 
     other Federal agencies, including the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the 
     Department of Energy, the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, the Department of Homeland Security, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense 
     to ensure the Department's research investments are making 
     the best possible contribution to the Nation's long-term 
     safety, competitiveness, and transportation goals.
       ``(2) Non-governmental collaboration.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall collaborate with labor 
     organizations, as appropriate.
       ``(c) Research Grants.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may carry out the activities described under 
     subsection (a) through--
       ``(1) competitive, merit-based basic research grants to 
     individual investigators and teams of investigators; and
       ``(2) centers of excellence selected through a competitive, 
     merit-based process.
       ``(d) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An investigator, team of investigators, 
     or an institution of higher education (or consortium thereof) 
     seeking funding under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Research centers.--Each application under paragraph 
     (1) from an institution of higher education (or consortium 
     thereof) shall include a description of how the Center will 
     promote multidisciplinary transportation research and 
     development collaboration.
       ``(e) Research.--At a minimum, the Secretary shall award 75 
     percent of awards under this program to projects for basic 
     research.
       ``(f) Review.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the 
     Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academies to conduct a review of the research and activities 
     carried out under this program and assess whether such 
     activities are consistent with subsection (a). Members of the 
     review panel shall represent, at a minimum, multimodal 
     surface transportation researchers and practitioners.
       ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and biennially 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives a report on implementation of the program 
     under this section and research areas that the program will 
     support.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``5508. Advanced transportation research and innovation program.''.

     SEC. 5117. INTERAGENCY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS STANDARDS TASK 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section shall be--
       (1) to encourage the research, design, and use of 
     innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, 
     and associated techniques in the construction and 
     preservation of the domestic infrastructure network;
       (2) to accelerate the deployment and extend the service 
     life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of 
     infrastructure projects; and
       (3) to improve the economy, resilience, maintainability, 
     sustainability, and safety of the domestic infrastructure 
     network.
       (b) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology shall establish an Interagency 
     innovative materials standards task force (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Task Force'') composed of the heads of 
     Federal agencies responsible for significant civil 
     infrastructure projects, including the Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration.
       (2) Chairperson.--The Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology shall serve as Chairperson of the 
     Task Force.
       (c) Duties.--The Task Force shall coordinate and improve, 
     with respect to infrastructure construction, retrofitting, 
     rehabilitation, and other improvements--
       (1) Federal testing standards;
       (2) Federal design and use guidelines;
       (3) Federal regulations; and
       (4) other applicable standards and performance and 
     sustainability metrics.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall conduct, and 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     that describes the results of, a study--
       (A) to assess the standards and performance metrics for the 
     use of innovative materials in infrastructure projects;
       (B) to identify any barriers, regulatory or otherwise, 
     relating to the standards described in subparagraph (A) that 
     preclude the use of certain products or associated 
     techniques; and
       (C) to identify opportunities for the development of 
     standardized designs and materials genome approaches that 
     design and use innovative materials to reduce costs, improve 
     performance and sustainability, and extend the service life 
     of infrastructure assets.
       (2) Report.--The report under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) identify any non-Federal entities or other 
     organizations, including the American Association of State 
     Highway and Transportation Officials, that develop relevant 
     standards; and
       (B) outline a strategy to improve coordination and 
     information sharing between the entities described in 
     subparagraph (A) and any relevant Federal agencies.
       (e) Improved Coordination.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall 
     collaborate with any non-Federal entity identified under 
     subsection (d)(2)(A)--
       (1) to identify and carry out appropriate research, testing 
     methods, and processes relating to the development and use of 
     innovative materials;
       (2) to develop new methods and processes relating to the 
     development and use of innovative materials, as the 
     applicable agency head determines to be necessary;
       (3) to contribute to the development of standards, 
     performance metrics, and guidelines for the use of innovative 
     materials and approaches in civil infrastructure projects;
       (4) to develop a plan for addressing potential barriers, 
     regulatory or otherwise, identified in subsection (d)(1)(B); 
     and
       (5) to develop a plan for the development of standardized 
     designs that use innovative materials to reduce costs, 
     improve performance and sustainability, and extend the 
     service life of infrastructure assets.
       (f) Innovative Material Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``innovative material'', with respect to an infrastructure 
     project, includes those materials or combinations and 
     processes for use of materials that enhance the overall 
     service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the project 
     or provide ancillary benefits relative to widely adopted 
     state of practice technologies, as determined by the 
     appropriate Secretary or agency head.

     SEC. 5118. VEHICULAR DATA ANALYTICS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a pilot program for the purpose of integrating 
     vehicle on-board sensor data with public and private data 
     sets in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     to improve safety, operations, cost reduction, and congestion 
     relief strategies for local and State transportation 
     authorities and private sector partners.
       (b) Award.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall make 1 or more awards to 
     an institution of higher education or a nonprofit research 
     organization (or a consortium thereof).
       (c) Partnership.--The Secretary shall require a recipient 
     of an award under subsection (b) to seek to partner with 
     private sector organizations and local and State 
     transportation authorities to facilitate--
       (1) access to vehicle on-board sensor data; and
       (2) the sharing of information regarding operational needs 
     and research and development priorities from such 
     organizations or authorities to such recipient.
       (d) Activities.--The activities of the pilot program shall 
     include--
       (1) development of strategies for the acquisition, 
     management, and analysis of large scale vehicular on-board 
     sensor data to ensure the privacy and security of such data; 
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       (2) research and development to analyze and integrate 
     vehicle on-board sensor data with public and private data 
     sets in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     including development of applications to address safety, 
     operations, cost reduction, congestion mitigation, and other 
     transportation challenges.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report detailing--
       (1) a summary of the activities of the pilot program under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) recommendations for continuing such pilot program or 
     integrating such pilot program into the activities of the 
     Department of Transportation.
       (f) Protections.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall apply all applicable privacy protections of 
     the Department of Transportation.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the activities of this 
     section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

                   Subtitle B--Technology Deployment

     SEC. 5201. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, while considering 
     the impacts on jobs'' after ``transportation community'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the 
     effects of climate change.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``and findings from the materials to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions program under subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 5202. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGIES.

       Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (v) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (vi) by striking the period and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vii) the deployment of innovative pavement designs, 
     materials, and practices that reduce or sequester the amount 
     of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production 
     of highway materials and the construction of highways, with 
     consideration for findings from the materials to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions program under subsection (d).'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``fiscal years 2016 
     through 2020'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (D)(ii)--
       (A) in subclause (III) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in subclause (IV) by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) pavement monitoring and data collection practices;
       ``(VI) pavement durability and resilience;
       ``(VII) stormwater management;
       ``(VIII) impacts on vehicle efficiency;
       ``(IX) the energy efficiency of the production of paving 
     materials and the ability of paving materials to enhance the 
     environment and promote sustainability;
       ``(X) integration of renewable energy in pavement designs; 
     and
       ``(XI) greenhouse gas emissions reduction, including 
     findings from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas 
     emissions program under subsection (d).''.

     SEC. 5203. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION EVERY DAY COUNTS 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 520. Every Day Counts initiative

       ``(a) In General.--It is in the national interest for the 
     Department of Transportation, State departments of 
     transportation, and all other recipients of Federal surface 
     transportation funds--
       ``(1) to identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed 
     at expediting project delivery;
       ``(2) enhancing the safety of the roadways of the United 
     States, and protecting the environment;
       ``(3) to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, 
     construction, and financing of transportation projects is 
     done in an efficient and effective manner;
       ``(4) to promote the rapid deployment of proven solutions 
     that provide greater accountability for public investments 
     and encourage greater private sector involvement; and
       ``(5) to create a culture of innovation within the highway 
     community.
       ``(b) Every Day Counts Initiative.--To advance the policy 
     described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal 
     Highway Administration shall continue the Every Day Counts 
     initiative to work with States, local transportation 
     agencies, all other recipients of Federal surface 
     transportation funds, and industry stakeholders, including 
     labor representatives, to identify and deploy proven 
     innovative practices and products that--
       ``(1) accelerate innovation deployment;
       ``(2) expedite the project delivery process;
       ``(3) improve environmental sustainability;
       ``(4) enhance roadway safety;
       ``(5) reduce congestion; and
       ``(6) reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
       ``(c) Considerations.--In carrying out the Every Day Counts 
     initiative, the Administrator shall consider any innovative 
     practices and products in accordance with subsections (a) and 
     (b), including--
       ``(1) research results from the university transportation 
     centers program under section 5505 of title 49; and
       ``(2) results from the materials to reduce greenhouse gas 
     emissions program in section 503(d).
       ``(d) Innovation Deployment.--
       ``(1) In general.--At least every 2 years, the 
     Administrator shall work collaboratively with stakeholders to 
     identify a new collection of innovations, best practices, and 
     data to be deployed to highway stakeholders through case 
     studies, outreach, and demonstration projects.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In identifying a collection described 
     in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account 
     market readiness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of 
     the innovation or practice.
       ``(e) Publication.--Each collection identified under 
     subsection (d) shall be published by the Administrator on a 
     publicly available website.
       ``(f) Funding.--The Secretary may use funds made available 
     to carry out section 503(c) to carry out this section.
       ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to allow the Secretary to waive any requirement 
     under any other provision of Federal law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``520. Every Day Counts initiative.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 1444 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note), and the item related to such section in the table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

                   Subtitle C--Emerging Technologies

     SEC. 5301. MOBILITY THROUGH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.

       Section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (B) by striking ``establish an advanced transportation and 
     congestion management technologies deployment'' and inserting 
     ``establish a mobility through advanced technologies'';
       (C) by inserting ``mobility,'' before ``efficiency,''; and
       (D) by inserting ``environmental impacts,'' after ``system 
     performance,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) reduce costs, improve return on investments, and 
     improve person throughput and mobility, including through the 
     optimization of existing transportation capacity;'';
       (B) in clause (iv) by inserting ``bicyclist, and'' before 
     ``pedestrian'';
       (C) in clause (vii)--
       (i) by inserting ``increasing job opportunities,'' after 
     ``performance,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (D) in clause (viii)--
       (i) by striking ``accelerate the deployment'' and inserting 
     ``prepare for the safe deployment''; and
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ix) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the 
     effects of climate change.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in subclause (II)(aa) by striking ``congestion'' and 
     inserting ``congestion and delays, greenhouse gas 
     emissions'';
       (ii) in subclause (III) by inserting ``economic,'' after 
     ``mobility,''; and
       (iii) in subclause (IV) by inserting ``organizations 
     representing the surface transportation workforce,'' after 
     ``leaders,''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Considerations.--An application submitted under 
     this paragraph may include a description of how the proposed 
     project would support the national goals described in section 
     150(b), the achievement of metropolitan and statewide targets 
     established under section 150(d), or the improvement of 
     transportation system access consistent with section 150(f), 
     including through--

       ``(I) the congestion and on-road mobile-source emissions 
     performance measures established under section 150(c)(5); or
       ``(II) the greenhouse gas emissions performance measures 
     established under section 150(c)(7).'';

       (4) in subparagraph (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Prioritization.--In awarding a grant under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that, in 
     accordance with the criteria described in subparagraph (B)--

       ``(I) improve person throughput and mobility, including 
     through the optimization of existing transportation capacity;
       ``(II) deliver environmental benefits;
       ``(III) reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes 
     and increase driver, passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian 
     safety; or
       ``(IV) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the 
     effects of climate change.

       ``(v) Grant distribution.--In each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall award not fewer than 3 grants under this 
     paragraph based on the potential of the project to reduce the 
     number and severity of traffic crashes and increase, driver, 
     passenger, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety.

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       ``(vi) Workforce partnerships.--In awarding a grant under 
     this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider, to the extent 
     practicable, any demonstrated partnership of the applicant 
     with representatives of the surface transportation 
     workforce.'';
       (5) in subparagraph (E)--
       (A) in clause (iv) by inserting ``consistent with section 
     5312 of title 49'' after ``systems'';
       (B) in clause (vi)--
       (i) by inserting ``, vehicle-to-pedestrian,'' after 
     ``vehicle-to-vehicle''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``systems to improve vulnerable road user 
     safety,'' before ``technologies associated with'' ;
       (C) in clause (viii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (D) in clause (ix) by striking ``disabled individuals.'' 
     and inserting ``disabled individuals, including activities 
     under section 5316 of title 49;''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) measures to safeguard surface transportation system 
     technologies under this subparagraph from cybersecurity 
     threats; or
       ``(xi) retrofitting dedicated short-range communications 
     technology deployed as part of an existing pilot program to 
     cellular vehicle-to-everything technology.'';
       (6) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(G) Reporting.--
       ``(i) Applicability of law.--The program under this 
     paragraph shall be subject to the accountability and 
     oversight requirements in section 106(m).
       ``(ii) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date that 
     the first grant is awarded under this paragraph, and each 
     year thereafter, the Secretary shall make available to the 
     public on a website a report that describes the effectiveness 
     of grant recipients in meeting their projected deployment 
     plans, including data provided under subparagraph (F) on how 
     the program has provided benefits, such as how the program 
     has--

       ``(I) reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;
       ``(II) reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time 
     reliability;
       ``(III) reduced transportation-related emissions;
       ``(IV) optimized multimodal system performance;
       ``(V) improved access to transportation alternatives;
       ``(VI) provided the public with access to real-time 
     integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation 
     information to make informed travel decisions;
       ``(VII) provided cost savings to transportation agencies, 
     businesses, and the traveling public;
       ``(VIII) created or maintained transportation jobs and 
     supported transportation workers; or
       ``(IX) provided other benefits to transportation users, 
     workers, and the general public.

       ``(iii) Considerations.--If applicable, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that the activities described in subclauses (I) and 
     (IV) of clause (ii) reflect--

       ``(I) any information described in subparagraph (C)(iii) 
     that is included by an applicant; or
       ``(II) the project prioritization guidelines under 
     subparagraph (D)(iv).'';

       (7) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``Funding'' and all 
     that follows through ``the Secretary may set aside'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Funding.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may set 
     aside'';
       (8) in subparagraph (J) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, except that the Federal share of the cost 
     of a project for which a grant is awarded under this 
     paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent.'';
       (9) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``amount described 
     under subparagraph (I)'' and inserting ``funds made available 
     to carry out this paragraph'';
       (10) by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(M) Grant flexibility.--If, by August 1 of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough 
     grant applications that meet the requirements described in 
     subparagraph (C) to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall transfer to the technology and 
     innovation deployment program--
       ``(i) any of the funds made available to carry out this 
     paragraph in a fiscal year that the Secretary has not yet 
     awarded under this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) an amount of obligation limitation equal to the 
     amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under clause 
     (i).''; and
       (11) in subparagraph (N)--
       (A) in clause (i) by inserting ``an urbanized area with'' 
     before ``a population of''; and
       (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``a any'' and inserting 
     ``any''.

     SEC. 5302. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM.

       (a) Use of Funds for ITS Activities.--Section 513(c)(1) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``greenhouse gas emissions reduction,'' before ``and 
     congestion management''.
       (b) Goals and Purposes.--Section 514(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``national freight policy 
     goals'' and inserting ``national multimodal freight policy 
     goals and activities described in subtitle IX of title 49'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation 
     of the effects of climate change;''.
       (c) General Authorities and Requirements.--Section 515(h) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``20 members'' and inserting ``25 
     members'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``State highway 
     department'' and inserting ``State department of 
     transportation'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``local highway 
     department'' and inserting ``local department of 
     transportation'';
       (D) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), and 
     (J) and inserting the following:
       ``(E) a private sector representative of the intelligent 
     transportation systems industry;
       ``(F) a representative from an advocacy group concerned 
     with safety, including bicycle and pedestrian interests;
       ``(G) a representative from academia;
       ``(H) a representative from a labor organization; and'';
       (E) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period;
       (F) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (G) by striking subparagraph (L);
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``section 508'' and 
     inserting ``section 6503 of title 49'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by inserting ``in both urban and rural areas'' after 
     ``by users''; and
       (II) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;

       (ii) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) assess how Federal transportation resources, 
     including programs under this title, are being used to 
     advance intelligent transportation systems.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Convene not less frequently than twice each year, 
     either in person or remotely.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4) by striking ``May 1'' and inserting 
     ``April 1''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``, except that section 
     14 of such Act shall not apply'' before the period at the 
     end.
       (d) Research and Development.--Section 516(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``including 
     through grants to entities or groups of entities, such as 
     institutions of higher education,'' after ``research and 
     development,''.
       (e) Research and Development Priority Areas.--Section 
     516(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas 
     emissions;'';
       (3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking ``; 
     or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (4) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) integrate existing observational networks and data 
     management systems for road weather applications; or
       ``(10) facilitate the interconnectivity of data and 
     information technology systems across different observational 
     networks and different users.''.

     SEC. 5303. NATIONAL HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND MOBILITY 
                   INNOVATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5509. National highly automated vehicle and mobility 
       innovation clearinghouse

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make a grant to an 
     institution of higher education engaged in research on the 
     secondary impacts of highly automated vehicles and mobility 
     innovation to--
       ``(1) operate a national highly automated vehicle and 
     mobility innovation clearinghouse;
       ``(2) collect, conduct, and fund research on the secondary 
     impacts of highly automated vehicles and mobility innovation;
       ``(3) make such research available on a public website; and
       ``(4) conduct outreach and dissemination of the information 
     described in this subsection to assist communities.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Highly automated vehicle.--The term `highly automated 
     vehicle' means a motor vehicle that is designed to be 
     operated by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for 
     trips within its operational design domain or a level 5 
     automated driving system for all trips according to the 
     recommended standards published in April 2021, by the Society 
     of Automotive Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when 
     adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary 
     under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with 
     respect to automated motor vehicles.
       ``(2) Mobility innovation.--The term `mobility innovation' 
     means an activity described in section 5316, including 
     mobility on demand and mobility as a service (as such terms 
     are defined in such section).
       ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(4) Secondary impacts.--The term `secondary impacts' 
     means the impacts on land use, urban design, transportation 
     systems, real estate, accessibility, municipal budgets, 
     social equity, availability and quality of jobs, air quality 
     and climate, energy consumption, and the environment.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:


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``5509. National highly automated vehicle and mobility innovation 
              clearinghouse.''.
       (c) Deadline for Clearinghouse.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall ensure that the institution of higher 
     education that receives the grant described in section 
     5509(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall establish the national highly automated 
     vehicle clearinghouse described in such section not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5304. STUDY ON SAFE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AUTOMATED 
                   VEHICLES AND ROAD USERS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section shall be to 
     ensure that the increasing deployment of automated vehicles 
     does not jeopardize the safety of road users.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 9 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall initiate a study on the ability of automated vehicles 
     to safely interact with other road users.
       (2) Contents.--In carrying out the study under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) examine the ability of automated vehicles to safely 
     interact with general road users, including vulnerable road 
     users;
       (B) identify barriers to improving the safety of 
     interactions between automated vehicles and general road 
     users; and
       (C) issue recommendations to improve the safety of 
     interactions between automated vehicles and general road 
     users, including, at a minimum--
       (i) technology advancements with the potential to 
     facilitate safer interactions between automated vehicles and 
     general road users given the safety considerations in 
     paragraph (3);
       (ii) road user public awareness; and
       (iii) improvements to transportation planning and road 
     design.
       (3) Considerations.--In carrying out the study under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration 
     whether automated vehicles can safely operate within the 
     surface transportation system, including--
       (A) the degree to which ordinary human behaviors make it 
     difficult for an automated vehicle to safely, reliably 
     predict human actions;
       (B) unique challenges for automated vehicles in urban and 
     rural areas;
       (C) the degree to which an automated vehicle is capable of 
     uniformly recognizing and responding to individuals with 
     disabilities and individuals of different sizes, ages, races, 
     and other varying characteristics;
       (D) for bicyclist, motorcyclist, and pedestrian road 
     users--
       (i) the varying and non-standardized nature of bicyclist 
     and pedestrian infrastructure in different locations;
       (ii) the close proximity to motor vehicles within which 
     bicyclists often operate, including riding in unprotected 
     bike lanes and crossing lanes to make a left turn, and the 
     risk of such close proximity; and
       (iii) roadways that lack marked bicyclist infrastructure, 
     particularly in midsized and rural areas, on which bicyclists 
     often operate;
       (E) for motorcyclist road users, the close proximity to 
     other motor vehicles within which motorcyclists operate, 
     including operating between lanes of slow or stopped traffic; 
     and
       (F) depending on the level of automation of the vehicle, 
     the degree to which human intervention remains necessary to 
     safely operate an automated vehicle to ensure the safety of 
     general road users in circumstances including--
       (i) dangerous weather;
       (ii) an electronic or system malfunction of the automated 
     vehicle; and
       (iii) a cybersecurity threat to the operation of the 
     vehicle.
       (4) Public comment.--Before conducting the study under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for 
     public comment on the study proposal.
       (c) Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a working group to assist in the development 
     of the study and recommendations under subsection (b).
       (2) Membership.--The working group established under 
     paragraph (1) shall include representation from--
       (A) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
       (B) State departments of transportation;
       (C) local governments (other than metropolitan planning 
     organizations, as such term is defined in section 134(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code);
       (D) transit agencies;
       (E) metropolitan planning organizations (as such term is 
     defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code);
       (F) bicycle and pedestrian safety groups;
       (G) highway and automobile safety groups;
       (H) truck safety groups;
       (I) law enforcement officers and first responders;
       (J) motor carriers and independent owner-operators;
       (K) the road construction industry;
       (L) labor organizations;
       (M) academic experts on automated vehicle technologies;
       (N) manufacturers and developers of both passenger and 
     commercial automated vehicles;
       (O) a motorcyclist rights group; and
       (P) other industries and entities as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       (3) Duties.--The working group established under paragraph 
     (1) shall assist the Secretary by, at a minimum--
       (A) assisting in the development of the scope of the study 
     under subsection (b);
       (B) reviewing the data and analysis from such study;
       (C) provide ongoing recommendations and feedback to ensure 
     that such study reflects the contents described in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (b); and
       (D) providing input to the Secretary on recommendations 
     required under subsection (b)(2)(C).
       (4) Applicability of the federal advisory committee act.--
     The working group under this subsection shall be subject to 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except 
     that section 14 of such Act shall not apply.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make 
     publicly available, the study initiated under subsection (b), 
     including recommendations for ensuring that automated 
     vehicles safely interact with general road users.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automated vehicle.--The term ``automated vehicle'' 
     means a motor vehicle that is designed to be operated by a 
     level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within 
     its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving 
     system for all trips according to the recommended standards 
     published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive 
     Engineers International (J3016l9 202104) or, when adopted, 
     equivalent standards established by the Secretary under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
     automated motor vehicles.
       (2) General road users.--The term ``general road users'' 
     means--
       (A) motor vehicles driven by individuals;
       (B) bicyclists and pedestrians;
       (C) motorcyclists;
       (D) workers in roadside construction zones;
       (E) emergency response vehicles, including first 
     responders;
       (F) vehicles providing local government services, including 
     street sweepers and waste collection vehicles;
       (G) law enforcement officers;
       (H) personnel who manually direct traffic, including 
     crossing guards;
       (I) users of shared micromobility (including bikesharing 
     and shared scooter systems); and
       (J) other road users that may interact with automated 
     vehicles, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation.
       (3) Vulnerable road user.--The term ``vulnerable road 
     user'' has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 5305. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE RETRAINING GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to 
     develop a curriculum for, and establish, transportation 
     workforce training programs in urban and rural areas to 
     train, retrain, or upgrade the skills of surface 
     transportation workers--
       (1) whose employment may be changed or worsened by 
     automation;
       (2) who have been separated from employment; or
       (3) who have received notice of impending employment loss 
     as a result of being replaced by the use of automated 
     vehicles.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--The following entities shall be 
     eligible to receive grants under this section:
       (1) Institutions of higher education.
       (2) Consortia of institutions of higher education.
       (3) Nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated capacity to 
     develop and provide career pathway programs through labor-
     management partnerships, pre-apprenticeships, or registered 
     apprenticeships on a nationwide basis.
       (4) Local governments.
       (c) Limitation on Awards.--An entity may only receive one 
     grant in a fiscal year under this section.
       (d) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
     may only use grant amounts for developing and carrying out 
     training programs, including--
       (A) identifying and testing new duties for existing jobs 
     impacted by the use of automated vehicles, including 
     mechanical work, diagnostic work, and fleet operations 
     management;
       (B) educational programs, including--
       (i) coursework or curricula through which participants may 
     pursue a degree or certification; and
       (ii) tuition and direct education expenses, excluding 
     salaries, in connection with the education and training of 
     surface transportation workers whose jobs have been affected 
     by the use of automated vehicles; and
       (C) employee professional development, including worker 
     training or retraining, including train-the-trainer programs, 
     to upgrade the skills of surface transportation workers whose 
     jobs have been affected by the use of automated vehicles.
       (2) Reporting.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
     shall report to the Secretary the following information:
       (A) The sectors of the surface transportation system from 
     which workers are being displaced.
       (B) The skills and professions for which workers are being 
     retrained.
       (C) How many workers have benefitted from a grant awarded 
     under this section.
       (D) Relevant demographic information of impacted workers.
       (3) Limitation.--Funds made available under this section 
     may not be used to evaluate the effectiveness of automated 
     vehicle technologies.
       (e) Selection Criteria.--In selecting grant recipients 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent 
     to which an applicant--

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       (1) demonstrates the capability to develop curricula and 
     provide training, provide retraining, or upgrade the skills 
     of individuals described in subsection (a);
       (2) will provide program participants with practical 
     experience and on-the-job training; and
       (3) demonstrates a commitment to carry out a surface 
     transportation workforce development program through degree-
     granting programs or programs that provide other industry-
     recognized credentials.
       (f) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a grant 
     under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (2) Availability of funds.--For a recipient of a grant 
     under this section carrying out activities under such grant 
     in partnership with a public transportation agency that is 
     receiving funds under section 5307, 5337, or 5339 of title 
     49, United States Code, up to 0.5 percent of amounts made 
     available under any such section may qualify as the non-
     Federal share under paragraph (1).
       (g) Report Requirements.--Not later than 60 days after 
     grants are awarded in a fiscal year under this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a list of all grant recipients for such fiscal year;
       (2) an explanation of why each recipient was chosen in 
     accordance with the selection criteria under subsection (e);
       (3) a summary of activities planned to be carried out by 
     each recipient and how such activities relate to the goals 
     established under subsection (a);
       (4) the grant amount awarded to each recipient; and
       (5) the information required to be provided to the 
     Secretary under subsection (d)(2).
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automated vehicle.--The term ``automated vehicle'' 
     means a motor vehicle that is designed to be operated by a 
     level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips within 
     its operational design domain or a level 5 automated driving 
     system for all trips according to the recommended standards 
     published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive 
     Engineers International (J3016l9 202104) or, when adopted, 
     equivalent standards established by the Secretary under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
     automated motor vehicles.
       (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (3) Public transportation.--The term ``public 
     transportation'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     5302 of title 49, United States Code.
       (4) Pre-apprenticeship.--The term ``pre-apprenticeship'' 
     means a training model or program that prepares individuals 
     for acceptance into a registered apprenticeship and has a 
     demonstrated partnership with one or more registered 
     apprenticeships.
       (5) Registered apprenticeship.--The term ``registered 
     apprenticeship'' means an apprenticeship program registered 
     under the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; 
     commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''), that 
     satisfies the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 
     2020).
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to 
     carry out this section.
       (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts made available to the 
     Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available 
     for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year 
     for which the amounts are authorized.

     SEC. 5306. THIRD-PARTY DATA INTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish and implement a pilot program (in this section 
     referred to as the ``program'') to leverage anonymous 
     crowdsourced data from third-party entities to improve 
     transportation management capabilities and efficiency on 
     Federal-aid highways.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the program include the 
     utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third parties 
     to implement integrated traffic management systems which 
     leverage real-time data to provide dynamic and efficient 
     traffic-flow management for purposes of--
       (1) adjusting traffic light cycle times to optimize traffic 
     management and decrease congestion;
       (2) expanding or contracting lane capacity to meet traffic 
     demand;
       (3) enhancing traveler notification of service conditions;
       (4) prioritizing high-priority vehicles such as emergency 
     response and law enforcement within the transportation 
     system; and
       (5) any other purposes which the Secretary deems an 
     appropriate use of anonymous user data.
       (c) Partnership.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with public 
     and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed in 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Data Privacy and Security.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     the protection of privacy for all sources of data utilized in 
     the program, promoting cybersecurity to prevent hacking, 
     spoofing, and disruption of connected and automated 
     transportation systems.
       (e) Program Locations.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety of areas, 
     including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other 
     appropriate settings.
       (f) Best Practices.--Not later than 3 years after date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make 
     available best practices to leverage private user data to 
     support improved transportation management capabilities and 
     efficiency, including--
       (1) legal considerations when acquiring private user data 
     for public purposes; and
       (2) protecting privacy and security of individual user 
     data.
       (g) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit a report 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report detailing--
       (1) a description of the activities carried out under the 
     pilot program;
       (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program 
     in meeting goals descried in subsection (b);
       (3) policy recommendations to improve integration of 
     systems between public and private entities; and
       (4) a description of costs associated with equipping and 
     maintaining systems.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     the program.
       (i) Sunset.--On a date that is 5 years after the enactment 
     of this Act, this program shall cease to be effective.

     SEC. 5307. THIRD-PARTY DATA PLANNING INTEGRATION PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish and 
     implement a pilot program (in this section referred to as the 
     ``program'') to leverage anonymous crowdsourced data from 
     third-party entities to improve transportation management 
     capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the program include the 
     utilization of anonymous crowdsourced data from third parties 
     to--
       (1) utilize private-user data to inform infrastructure 
     planning decisions for the purposes of--
       (A) reducing congestion;
       (B) decreasing miles traveled;
       (C) increasing safety;
       (D) improving freight efficiency;
       (E) enhancing environmental conditions; and
       (F) other purposes as the Secretary deems necessary.
       (c) Partnership.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with public 
     and private sector entities to accomplish the goals listed in 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Data Privacy and Security.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     the protection of privacy for all sources of data utilized in 
     the program, promoting cybersecurity to prevent hacking, 
     spoofing, and disruption of connected and automated 
     transportation systems.
       (e) Program Locations.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall initiate programs in a variety of areas, 
     including urban, suburban, rural, tribal, or any other 
     appropriate settings.
       (f) Best Practices.--Not later than 3 years after date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publicly make 
     available best practices to leverage private user data to 
     support improved transportation management capabilities and 
     efficiency, including--
       (1) legal considerations when acquiring private user data 
     for public purposes; and
       (2) protecting privacy and security of individual user 
     data.
       (g) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit a report 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report detailing--
       (1) a description of the activities carried out under the 
     pilot program;
       (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program 
     in meeting goals descried in subsection (b); and
       (3) policy recommendations to improve the implementation of 
     anonymous crowdsourced data into planning decisions.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     the program.
       (i) Sunset.--On a date that is 5 years after the enactment 
     of this Act, this program shall cease to be effective.

     SEC. 5308. AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REPORTING.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a repository for submitting entities to submit 
     information to the Secretary on operations of automated 
     commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
       (b) Purposes.--The purpose of this section shall be to 
     ensure automated commercial motor vehicle safety and 
     transparency in developing and maintaining the repository 
     under this section.
       (c) Information Required.--
       (1) Submissions.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a process 
     for submitting entities operating automated commercial motor 
     vehicles in interstate commerce to provide the following 
     information in accordance with paragraph (2):
       (A) The name of the submitting entity responsible for the 
     operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle or 
     vehicles.

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       (B) The make, model, and weight class of such vehicle or 
     vehicles.
       (C) The intended level of automation of such vehicle or 
     vehicles, according to the taxonomy described in subsection 
     (f)(1).
       (D) The Department of Transportation number or operating 
     authority assigned to the submitting entity described in 
     subparagraph (A), if applicable.
       (E) A list of States in which the operation of such vehicle 
     or vehicles will occur and a list of Federal-aid highways (as 
     defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code) on 
     which the operation will occur, as well as total miles 
     traveled in the previous year on a biannual basis.
       (F) Any cargo classifications or passengers to be 
     transported in such vehicle or vehicles, including whether 
     the submitting entity is transporting such cargo or 
     passengers under contract with another entity.
       (G) Documentation of training or certifications provided to 
     any drivers, or other individuals directly involved in the 
     performance of the dynamic driving task or fallback during 
     operation of the vehicle, if any.
       (H) Any fatigue management plans or work hour limitations 
     applicable to drivers, if any, consistent with such standards 
     of the Department regarding automated commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers.
       (I) Law enforcement interaction plans for automated 
     commercial motor vehicles submitted to State transportation 
     agencies or State and local law enforcement agencies.
       (J) Proof of insurance coverage.
       (2) Submission and updates.--
       (A) In general.--A submitting entity responsible for the 
     operation of an automated commercial motor vehicle shall 
     provide the information required under this subsection not 
     later than 60 days after the Secretary has published the 
     notice establishing the process described in paragraph (1).
       (B) Material change of information.--The submitting entity 
     responsible for the operation of an automated commercial 
     motor vehicle shall notify the Secretary of any material 
     changes to the information previously provided pursuant to 
     this subsection on an annual basis, or on a more frequent 
     basis specified by the Secretary.
       (C) Amendment and correction.--If a submitting entity 
     responsible for the operation of an automated commercial 
     motor vehicle submits incomplete or inaccurate information 
     pursuant to subsection (c), the submitting entity shall be 
     given an opportunity to amend or correct the submission 
     within a reasonable timeframe to be established by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Public Availability of Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available on a 
     publicly accessible website of the Department of 
     Transportation the following information on automated 
     commercial motor vehicles:
       (A) The prevalence of planned operations of such vehicles.
       (B) The characteristics of such operations.
       (C) The geographic location of such operations in a safe 
     manner that reflects only the most significant public road or 
     roads on which the majority of the route takes place, as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       (2) Protection of information.--Any data collected under 
     subsection (c) and made publicly available pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be made available in a manner that--
       (A) precludes the connection of the data to any individual 
     motor carrier, shipper, company, vehicle manufacturer, or 
     other submitting entity submitting data;
       (B) protects the safety, privacy, and confidentiality of 
     individuals, operators, and submitting entities submitting 
     the data; and
       (C) protects from disclosing--
       (i) trade secrets; and
       (ii) information obtained from a submitting entity that is 
     commercial or financial and privileged or confidential, in 
     accordance with section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (e) Crash Data.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require submitting 
     entities to submit information regarding collisions which 
     occur during the operation of an automated commercial motor 
     vehicle on public roads while the vehicle's automated driving 
     system is engaged, including--
       (A) fatalities or bodily injury to persons who, as a result 
     of the injury, immediately receive medical treatment away 
     from the scene of a collision involving the automated 
     commercial motor vehicle;
       (B) collisions or damage to property involving an automated 
     commercial motor vehicle that results in an automated 
     commercial motor vehicle or a motor vehicle being transported 
     away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle;
       (C) a full description of how the collision or damage to 
     property occurred, including, if applicable, the role of the 
     automated driving system; and
       (D) the mode of transportation used by any road users 
     involved in the collision, including general road users, as 
     such term is defined under section 5304 of this Act.
       (2) Data availability.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
     submitting entity submitting information under this 
     subsection that has a Department of Transportation number or 
     operating authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration--
       (A) shall be subject to safety monitoring and oversight 
     under the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program of 
     the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and
       (B) shall be included when the Secretary restores the 
     public availability of relevant safety data under such 
     program under section 4202(b) of this Act.
       (3) Rulemaking.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a 
     rulemaking to define the term ``safety incident'', including 
     collisions, with respect to automated commercial motor 
     vehicle safety.
       (B) Update.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall carry out this subsection to require submitting 
     entities to submit information regarding safety incidents 
     instead of collisions upon issuing a final rule under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (C) Voluntary reporting.--
       (i) In general.--To support the rulemaking under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism through 
     which entities may voluntarily report safety data or other 
     information regarding automated commercial motor vehicles.
       (ii) Use of data.--The data collected under this 
     subparagraph may only be used to support the rulemaking under 
     this paragraph.
       (iii) Protection from disclosure.--Data or other 
     information submitted under this subparagraph--

       (I) shall not be made publicly available; and
       (II) shall not be disclosed to the public by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, 
     if the data or other information is submitted to the 
     Secretary voluntarily and is not required to be submitted to 
     the Secretary under any other provision of law.

       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Automated commercial motor vehicle.--The term 
     ``Automated commercial motor vehicle'' means a commercial 
     motor vehicle (as such term is defined in section 31132 of 
     title 49, United States Code) that is designed to be operated 
     by a level 3 or level 4 automated driving system for trips 
     within its operational design domain or a level 5 automated 
     driving system for all trips according to the recommended 
     taxonomy published in April 2021, by the Society of 
     Automotive Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when 
     adopted, equivalent standards established by the Secretary 
     under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, with 
     respect to automated motor vehicles.
       (2) Broker.--The term ``broker'' has the meaning given such 
     term under section 13102 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Employer.--The term ``employer'' has the meaning given 
     such term under section 31132 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (4) Freight forwarder.--The term ``freight forwarder'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (5) Motor carrier.--The term ``motor carrier'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Submitting entity.--The term ``submitting entity'' 
     means either--
       (A) a motor carrier; or
       (B) a company that is carrying out motor carrier-related 
     operations in interstate commerce on public roads or an 
     employer thereof, such as a motor carrier, freight forwarder, 
     or broker.
       (7) Truck platooning.--The term ``truck platooning'' means 
     a series of commercial motor vehicles traveling in a unified 
     manner with electronically coordinated braking, acceleration, 
     and steering with a driver in the lead commercial motor 
     vehicle.
       (g) Duplicative Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may not require duplicative 
     reporting.
       (2) Joint submissions.--Submitting entities working in 
     partnership on the same automated commercial motor vehicle 
     operational trips shall make 1 submission of the information 
     required under this section for each general route, as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       (3) Information.--In developing the reporting process 
     required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall ensure, to 
     the extent practicable, that submitting entities are not 
     required to submit information previously reported to the 
     Secretary under chapters 139 or 311 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (h) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall add 
     to or detract from any existing--
       (1) enforcement authority of the Department of 
     Transportation; or
       (2) authority to operate automated commercial motor 
     vehicles in interstate commerce on public roads.
       (i) Penalties.--An entity that violates any provision of 
     this section shall be subject to civil penalties under 
     section 521(b)(2)(B), of title 49, United States Code, and 
     criminal penalties under section 521(b)(6)(A) of such title, 
     and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (j) Treatment.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
     shall treat truck platooning operations the same as automated 
     commercial motor vehicles.

     SEC. 5309. TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE AMERICAN VEHICLE 
                   COMPETITIVENESS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

         ``CHAPTER 66--DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

``Sec.
``6601. Task force.
``6602. Critical mineral sourcing.

     ``Sec. 6601. Task force

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a Task Force to Promote American Vehicle 
     Competitiveness (hereinafter referred to as the `Task Force') 
     in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of the 
     following officers:
       ``(A) The Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(B) The Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(C) The Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(D) The Secretary of Energy.
       ``(E) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.

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       ``(2) Additional members.--The Secretary may designate 
     additional members to serve on the Task Force.
       ``(3) Officers.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     serve as Chair and may designate officials to serve as the 
     Vice Chair, and on any working groups of the task force.
       ``(c) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
       ``(1) identify and resolve any jurisdictional or regulatory 
     gaps or inconsistencies associated with domestic sourcing and 
     production of electric vehicle batteries to eliminate, so far 
     as practicable, impediments to the prompt and safe deployment 
     of domestically produced electric vehicle batteries, 
     including with respect to safety regulation and oversight, 
     environmental review, and funding issues;
       ``(2) coordinate agency oversight of nontraditional and 
     emerging electric vehicle battery sourcing and production 
     technologies, projects, and engagement with external 
     stakeholders;
       ``(3) within applicable statutory authority other than this 
     subsection, develop, recommend, and establish processes, 
     solutions, and best practices for identifying, managing, and 
     resolving issues regarding domestic sourcing and production 
     of electric vehicle batteries; and
       ``(4) carry out such additional duties as the Secretary of 
     Transportation may prescribe, to the extend consistent with 
     this title.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Task 
     Force shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing findings on electric vehicle battery 
     sourcing and production issues in the United States, 
     recommended strategies or measures to streamline sourcing and 
     production and promote American competitiveness, and any 
     recommended legislative solutions.

     ``Sec. 6602. Critical mineral sourcing

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     conjunction with the Task Force to Promote American Vehicle 
     Competitiveness, shall coordinate with the appropriate 
     agencies to increase domestic sourcing of critical minerals 
     and domestic production of electric vehicle batteries.
       ``(b) Department Coordination.--The Department of 
     Transportation shall coordinate with the Task Force in 
     implementing section 5339(c) and sections 151 and 155 of 
     title 23.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``66. Domestic Production of Electric Vehicles..............6601''.....

     SEC. 5310. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter 1 of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5510. Multimodal transportation demonstration program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     establish a pilot program for the demonstration of advanced 
     transportation passenger surface transportation modes in 
     small- and mid-sized communities by providing grants to 
     entities to achieve the purposes of the national 
     transportation research and development plan described in 
     section 6503.
       ``(b) Eligible Activities.--Activities eligible for funding 
     under this section include data availability and 
     interoperability, traveler support tools and services, active 
     demand management, micro-transit, mobility-on-demand, and 
     micro-mobility projects to demonstrate first-mile and last-
     mile transportation connections to the broader transportation 
     system, and any other activity as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(c) Eligibility.--Entities eligible to receive grants 
     under this program include State departments of 
     transportation, local governments, metropolitan planning 
     organizations, and transit agencies serving a population of 
     not more than 200,000 individuals, including communities of 
     economic hardship and communities that experience 
     transportation equity and accessibility issues.
       ``(d) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity seeking funding under this 
     section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Collaboration.--Each application submitted under this 
     section shall describe how the applying entity will 
     collaborate, as appropriate, with other entities, including 
     institutions of higher education, State and local 
     governments, regional transportation planning organizations, 
     nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, or private 
     sector entities.
       ``(e) Funds.--
       ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out activities under this section 
     $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project for which a grant is awarded under this section shall 
     not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(3) Sources.--The local share of the cost of a project 
     under this section may include amounts made available to the 
     recipient under--
       ``(A) section 504(b) of title 23; or
       ``(B) section 505 of title 23.
       ``(4) Administration.--The Secretary may use funds made 
     available to carry out this section for administrative costs 
     under this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Micromobility.--The term `micromobility' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 217 of title 23.
       ``(2) Mobility on demand.--The term `mobility on demand' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 5316 of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``5510. Multimodal transportation demonstration program.''.

     SEC. 5311. HEAVY FREIGHT AUTOMATED TRUCKING RESEARCH 
                   CORRIDOR.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5511. Heavy freight automated trucking research 
       corridor

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall establish a heavy freight automated 
     trucking research initiative to explore the potential 
     benefits and risks of the broad scale adoption of heavy 
     freight automated commercial motor vehicles.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--In carrying out the initiative 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) support and conduct research and development on 
     automated and connected freight trucking with private 
     industry, driver associations, other Federal agencies, State 
     and local transportation agencies, and institutions of higher 
     education; and
       ``(2) support or establish a heavy freight automated 
     trucking testing and demonstration corridor and related 
     programs.
       ``(c) Research and Development Agenda.--The Secretary shall 
     establish an agenda for research and development conducted 
     under subsection (b)(1) and the programs described in 
     subsection (b)(2) that may include--
       ``(1) analyzing, modeling, and piloting the feasibility, 
     benefits, and risks of dedicated automated trucking 
     corridors, including any impact on--
       ``(A) long distance freight movement;
       ``(B) supply chains;
       ``(C) fuel economy and emissions;
       ``(D) transportation infrastructure;
       ``(E) vehicle miles traveled;
       ``(F) small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);
       ``(G) the trucking industry workforce, such as any impact 
     on pay, benefits, and working conditions in both long-haul 
     trucking and any related driving jobs;
       ``(H) safety, including interactions with non-automated 
     motor vehicles and other road users; and
       ``(I) surrounding communities; and
       ``(2) providing deployment guidance, including for--
       ``(A) cyber-physical security; and
       ``(B) human factors, such as--
       ``(i) human-machine interfaces;
       ``(ii) psychological impacts;
       ``(iii) driver training; and
       ``(iv) strategies to address any impacts on the workforce, 
     such as impacts on driver retention, wages, benefits, and 
     working conditions within the trucking industry.
       ``(d) Outreach and Consultation.--In developing the 
     research agenda under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     conduct outreach to, and solicit input from, public, private, 
     and academic stakeholders, including individual workers and 
     labor organizations (as such terms are defined in section 2 
     of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152)).
       ``(e) Eligibility.--An institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or a consortium composed of nonprofit 
     research organizations and institutions of higher education 
     shall be eligible to receive grants under this section.
       ``(f) Authorization.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     eligible entities described in subsection (e) to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(g) Selection Criteria.--In awarding a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) give preference to the recipient's past and current 
     collaboration with local and State transportation agencies, 
     other Federal agencies, private industry, and driver 
     associations in activities related to this section;
       ``(2) give preference to a recipient whose geographic 
     location offers access to long-haul trucking corridors;
       ``(3) consider the extent to which an applicant's proposal 
     would involve participation by local, regional, and national 
     stakeholders; and
       ``(4) consider the local, regional, and national impacts of 
     the applicant's proposal.
       ``(h) Matching Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
     under this section, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent 
     of the costs of establishing and operating the test corridor 
     and related activities carried out by the grant recipient.
       ``(2) Sources.--The matching amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (1) may include amounts made available to the 
     recipient under--
       ``(A) section 504(b) of title 23; or
       ``(B) section 505 of title 23.
       ``(i) Transparency.--The results of testing and research 
     funded under this section shall be made available on a 
     publicly accessible website of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary $6,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for activities carried out 
     under this section.
       ``(k) Heavy Freight Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `heavy freight automated 
     commercial motor vehicle' means a property-carrying 
     commercial motor vehicle (as such term is defined in section 
     31101) that--
       ``(1) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle 
     weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater; and

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       ``(2) is designed to be operated exclusively by a Level 4 
     automated driving system for trips within the vehicle's 
     operational design domain or a Level 5 automated driving 
     system for all trips according to the recommended standards 
     published in April 2021, by the Society of Automotive 
     Engineers International (J3016_202104) or, when adopted, 
     equivalent standards established by the Secretary with 
     respect to automated motor vehicles.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``5511. Heavy freight automated trucking research corridor.''.

       Subtitle D--Surface Transportation Funding Pilot Programs

     SEC. 5401. STATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING PILOT.

       Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, a State or group of States shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application in such form and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Eligible projects.--The Secretary may provide grants 
     to States or a group of States under this section for the 
     following projects:
       ``(A) State pilot projects.--
       ``(i) In general.--A pilot project to demonstrate a user-
     based alternative revenue mechanism in a State.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--If an applicant has previously been 
     awarded a grant under this section, such applicant's proposed 
     pilot project must be comprised of core activities or 
     iterations not substantially similar in manner or scope to 
     activities previously carried out by the applicant with a 
     grant for a project under this section.
       ``(B) State implementation projects.--A project--
       ``(i) to implement a user-based alternative revenue 
     mechanism that collects revenue to be expended on projects 
     for the surface transportation system of the State; or
       ``(ii) that demonstrates progress towards implementation of 
     a user-based alternative revenue mechanism, with 
     consideration for previous grants awarded to the applicant 
     under this section.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2 or more future''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and security 
     of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-
     based alternative revenue mechanism.'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``to test the design, 
     acceptance, and implementation of a user-based alternative 
     revenue mechanism'' and inserting ``to test the design and 
     acceptance of, or implement, a user-based alternative revenue 
     mechanism'';
       (4) in subsection (g) by striking ``50 percent'' and 
     inserting ``80 percent'';
       (5) in subsection (i) by inserting ``and containing a 
     determination of the characteristics of the most successful 
     mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread 
     deployment'' before the period at the end; and
       (6) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
       ``(j) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out this 
     section--
       ``(1) for fiscal year 2023, $17,500,000 shall be used to 
     carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $17,500,000 
     shall be used to carry out projects under subsection 
     (b)(2)(B);
       ``(2) for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000 shall be used to 
     carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $20,000,000 
     shall be used to carry out projects under subsection 
     (b)(2)(B);
       ``(3) for fiscal year 2025, $12,500,000 shall be used to 
     carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $22,500,000 
     shall be used to carry out projects under subsection 
     (b)(2)(B); and
       ``(4) for fiscal year 2026, $10,000,000 shall be used to 
     carry out projects under subsection (b)(2)(A) and $25,000,000 
     shall be used to carry out projects under subsection 
     (b)(2)(B).''.

                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 5501. ERGONOMIC SEATING WORKING GROUP.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall convene a working group to examine the seating 
     standards for commercial drivers.
       (2) Members.--At a minimum, the working group shall 
     include--
       (A) seat manufacturers;
       (B) commercial vehicle manufacturers;
       (C) transit vehicle manufacturers;
       (D) labor representatives for the trucking industry;
       (E) representatives from organizations engaged in 
     collective bargaining on behalf of transit workers in not 
     fewer than three States; and
       (F) musculoskeletal health experts.
       (b) Objectives.--The Secretary shall pursue the following 
     objectives through the working group:
       (1) To identify health issues, including musculoskeletal 
     health issues, that afflict commercial drivers due to sitting 
     for long periods of time while on duty.
       (2) To identify the impact that commercial vehicle sizing, 
     design, and safety measures have on women in comparison to 
     men, and to identify designs that may improve the health and 
     safety of women drivers.
       (3) To identify research topics for further development and 
     best practices to improve seating.
       (4) To determine ways to incorporate improved seating into 
     manufacturing standards for public transit vehicles and 
     commercial vehicles.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the 
     Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
     on the findings of the working group under this section and 
     any recommendations for the adoption of better ergonomic 
     seating for commercial drivers.
       (2) Publication.--Upon receipt of the report in paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly 
     accessible website of the Department.
       (d) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
     Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

     SEC. 5502. REPEAL OF SECTION 6314 OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6314 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title analysis.--The analysis for chapter 63 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6314.
       (2) Section 6307.--Section 6307(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or section 6314(b)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or section 
     6314(b)''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or section 
     6314(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``or section 6314(b)''.

     SEC. 5503. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5512. Transportation workforce outreach program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     administer a transportation workforce outreach program that 
     carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns 
     during fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of each campaign carried out 
     under the program shall be to achieve the following 
     objectives:
       ``(1) Increase awareness of career opportunities in the 
     transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety 
     inspectors, mechanics and technicians, maritime 
     transportation workers, air traffic controllers, flight 
     attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, 
     railroad workers, and other transportation professionals.
       ``(2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, 
     ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the 
     transportation sector.
       ``(c) Advertising.--The Secretary may use, or authorize the 
     use of, funds available to carry out the program for the 
     development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and 
     print media advertising and outreach in carrying out 
     campaigns under this section.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
     for each fiscal years 2023 through 2026.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``5512. Transportation workforce outreach program.''.

     SEC. 5504. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       Section 6305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Director'' and all 
     that follows to the period and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
     section 418 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 
     Law 115-254), not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Director shall 
     establish and consult with an advisory council on 
     transportation statistics.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d)(3).

     SEC. 5505. GAO REVIEW OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review 
     of the extent to which the Secretary is considering the needs 
     of and awarding funding through covered discretionary grant 
     programs to projects that serve--
       (1) low-income communities;
       (2) minority communities; and
       (3) populations that are underserved or have limited 
     transportation choices.
       (b) Recommendations.--The Comptroller General shall include 
     as part of the review under subsection (a) recommendations to 
     the Secretary on possible means to improve consideration of 
     projects that serve the unique needs of communities described 
     in subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Definition of Covered Discretionary Grant Program.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``covered discretionary 
     grant programs'' means the Projects of National and Regional 
     Significance program under section 117 of title 23, the 
     Community Transportation Investment Grant program under 
     section 173 of such title, and the Community Climate 
     Innovation Grant program under section 172 of such title.

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                  TITLE VI--MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 6001. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT POLICY.

       Section 70101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``in rural and urban 
     areas'' after ``freight transportation'';
       (2) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) travel within population centers; and'';
       (3) in paragraph (9) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     the following: ``including--
       ``(A) greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(B) local air pollution;
       ``(C) minimizing, capturing, or treating stormwater runoff 
     or other adverse impacts to water quality; and
       ``(D) wildlife habitat loss;'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) to decrease any adverse impact of freight 
     transportation on communities located near freight facilities 
     or freight corridors; and''.

     SEC. 6002. NATIONAL FREIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN.

       Section 70102(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through 
     the end and inserting the following: ``shall--
       ``(1) update the plan and publish the updated plan on the 
     public website of the Department of Transportation; and
       ``(2) include in the update described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) each item described in subsection (b); and
       ``(B) best practices to reduce the adverse environmental 
     impacts of freight-related--
       ``(i) greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(ii) local air pollution;
       ``(iii) stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to water 
     quality; and
       ``(iv) wildlife habitat loss.''.

     SEC. 6003. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT NETWORK.

       Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking ``of the United 
     States that have'' and inserting the following: ``of the 
     United States that--
       ``(i) have a total annual value of cargo of at least 
     $1,000,000,000, as identified by United States Customs and 
     Border Protection and reported by the Bureau of the Census; 
     or
       ``(ii) have''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively (and adjust the margins 
     accordingly); and
       (ii) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section,'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Report to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of the INVEST in America Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report detailing a plan to designate a final 
     National Multimodal Freight Network, including a detailed 
     summary of the resources within the Office of the Secretary 
     that will be dedicated to carrying out such plan.
       ``(B) Designation of national multimodal freight network.--
     Not later than 60 days after the submission of the report 
     described in subparagraph (A),'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C)--
       (i) by inserting ``and metropolitan planning 
     organizations'' after ``States''; and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (4) and (5)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in the header by inserting ``and metropolitan planning 
     organization'' after ``State'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Critical urban freight facilities and corridors.--
       ``(i) Area with a population of over 500,000.--In an 
     urbanized area with a population of 500,000 or more 
     individuals, the representative metropolitan planning 
     organization, in consultation with the State, may designate a 
     freight facility or corridor within the borders of the State 
     as a critical urban freight facility or corridor.
       ``(ii) Area with a population of less than 500,000.--In an 
     urbanized area with a population of less than 500,000 
     individuals, the State, in consultation with the 
     representative metropolitan planning organization, may 
     designate a freight facility or corridor within the borders 
     of the State as a critical urban freight corridor.
       ``(iii) Designation.--A designation may be made under 
     subparagraph (i) or (ii) if the facility or corridor is in an 
     urbanized area, regardless of population, and such facility 
     or corridor--

       ``(I) provides access to the primary highway freight 
     system, the Interstate system, or an intermodal freight 
     facility;
       ``(II) is located within a corridor of a route on the 
     primary highway freight system and provides an alternative 
     option important to goods movement;
       ``(III) serves a major freight generator, logistics center, 
     or manufacturing and warehouse industrial land;
       ``(IV) connects to an international port of entry;
       ``(V) provides access to a significant air, rail, water, or 
     other freight facility in the State; or
       ``(VI) is important to the movement of freight within the 
     region, as determined by the metropolitan planning 
     organization or the State.

       ``(D) Limitation.--A State may propose additional 
     designations to the National Multimodal Freight Network in 
     the State in an amount that is--
       ``(i) for a highway project, not more than 20 percent of 
     the total mileage designated by the Under Secretary in the 
     State; and
       ``(ii) for a non-highway project, using a limitation 
     determined by the Under Secretary.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Required network components.--In designating or 
     redesignating the National Multimodal Freight Network, the 
     Under Secretary shall ensure that the National Multimodal 
     Freight Network includes the components described in 
     subsection (b)(2).''.

     SEC. 6004. STATE FREIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       Section 70201(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and local governments'' and inserting 
     ``local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and 
     the departments with responsibility for environmental 
     protection and air quality of the State''.

     SEC. 6005. STATE FREIGHT PLANS.

       Section 70202(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ``and urban'' after 
     ``rural'';
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) strategies and goals to decrease freight-related--
       ``(A) greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(B) local air pollution;
       ``(C) stormwater runoff or other adverse impacts to water 
     quality; and
       ``(D) wildlife habitat loss;
       ``(11) strategies and goals to decrease any adverse impact 
     of freight transportation on communities located near freight 
     facilities or freight corridors; and''.

     SEC. 6006. STUDY OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION FEE.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall establish 
     a joint task force to study the establishment and 
     administration of a fee on multimodal freight surface 
     transportation services.
       (b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An estimation of the revenue that a fee of up to 1 
     percent on freight transportation services would raise.
       (2) An identification of the entities that would be subject 
     to such a fee paid by the owners or suppliers of cargo.
       (3) An analysis of the administrative capacity of Federal 
     agencies and freight industry participants to collect such a 
     fee and ensure compliance with fee requirements.
       (4) Policy options to prevent avoidance of such a fee, 
     including diversion of freight services to foreign countries.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works and the Committee on Finance of the Senate the study 
     required under subsection (a).

     SEC. 6007. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE 
                   FINANCE BUREAU.

       Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) to provide assistance and communicate best practices 
     and financing and funding opportunities to eligible entities 
     for the programs referred to in subsection (d)(1), including 
     by--
       ``(A) conducting proactive outreach to communities located 
     outside of metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas (as 
     such areas are defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget) using data from the most recent decennial Census; and
       ``(B) coordinating with the Office of Rural Development of 
     the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Community 
     Revitalization of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
     any other agencies that provide technical assistance for 
     rural communities, as determined by the Executive 
     Director;'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) Annual Progress Report.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually 
     thereafter, the Executive Director shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report detailing--
       ``(1) the use of funds authorized under section 605(f) of 
     title 23; and
       ``(2) the progress of the Bureau in carrying out the 
     purposes described in subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 6008. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--

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       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
     Transportation Equity Committee (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Committee''), regarding comprehensive and 
     interdisciplinary issues related to transportation equity 
     from a variety of stakeholders in transportation planning, 
     design, research, policy, and advocacy.
       (2) Purpose of the advisory committee.--The Committee 
     established under paragraph (1) shall provide independent 
     advice and recommendations to the Secretary on transportation 
     equity, including developing a strategic plan with 
     recommendations to the Secretary on national transportation 
     metrics and the effect on such factors as economic 
     development, connectivity, and public engagement.
       (b) Duties.--The Committee shall evaluate the work of the 
     Department of Transportation in connecting people to economic 
     and related forms of opportunity and revitalize communities 
     in carrying out its strategic, research, technological, 
     regulatory, community engagement, and economic policy 
     activities related to transportation and opportunity. 
     Decisions directly affecting implementation of transportation 
     policy remain with the Secretary.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint an odd number 
     of members of not less than 9 but not more than 15 members 
     (with a quorum consisting of a majority of members rounded up 
     to the nearest odd number), to include balanced 
     representation from academia, community groups, industry and 
     business, non-governmental organizations, State and local 
     governments, federally recognized Tribal Governments, 
     advocacy organizations, and indigenous groups with varying 
     points of view.
       (2) Broad representation.--To the extent practicable, 
     members of the Committee shall reflect a variety of 
     backgrounds and experiences, geographic diversity, including 
     urban, rural, tribal, territories, and underserved and 
     marginalized communities throughout the country, and 
     individuals with expertise in related areas such as housing, 
     health care, and the environment.
       (3) Replacement for non-active members .--The Secretary may 
     remove a non-active member who misses 3 consecutive meetings 
     and appoint a replacement to service for the period of time 
     set forth in paragraph (5).
       (4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet not less than 2 
     times each year with not more than 9 months between meetings 
     at a reasonable time, in a place accessible to the public, 
     and in a room large enough to accommodate the Committee 
     members, staff, and reasonable number of interested members 
     of the public. The room in which the Committee meets shall be 
     large enough to accommodate at least 100 and shall be 
     compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       (5) Term.--Each member of the Committee shall serve a 2-
     year term with not more than 2 consecutive term 
     reappointments, but may continue service until a replacement 
     is appointed.
       (6) Support.--The Office of the Under Secretary for Policy 
     of the Department of the Department of Transportation shall 
     provide necessary funding, logistics, and administrative 
     support for the Committee.
       (d) Application of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee established 
     under this section, with the exception of section 14 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 6009. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that walking, bicycling, 
     and public transportation are complementary modes of 
     transportation, and that pedestrian and bicycle pathways and 
     related improvements within the right-of-way of public 
     transportation are an appropriate use of the right-of-way for 
     the benefit of the public, do not exceed the reasonable use 
     of the right-of-way, and every effort should be made to 
     support the development and safe operation of such pedestrian 
     and bicycle pathways.

  TITLE VII--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT

     SEC. 7001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND 
                   INNOVATION ACT.

       (a) Creditworthiness.--Section 602(a)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(iv)--
       (A) by striking ``a rating'' and inserting ``an investment 
     grade rating''; and
       (B) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$150,000,000''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``the senior debt'' and inserting ``senior 
     debt''; and
       (B) by striking ``credit instrument is for an amount less 
     than $75,000,000'' and inserting ``total amount of other 
     senior debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than 
     $150,000,000''.
       (b) Buy America Application.--Section 602(c)(1) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``of title 
     49'' inserting ``and section 22905(a) of title 49, subject to 
     the requirements of section 5320(o) of title 49,''.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--Section 603(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(8) Non-federal share.--Notwithstanding paragraph (9) and 
     section 117(j)(2), the proceeds of a secured loan under the 
     TIFIA program shall be considered to be part of the non-
     Federal share of project costs required under this title or 
     chapter 53 of title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-
     Federal funds.''.
       (d) Exemption of Funds From TIFIA Federal Share 
     Requirement.--Section 603(b)(9) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Territories.--Funds provided for a territory under 
     section 165(c) shall not be considered Federal assistance for 
     purposes of subparagraph (A).''.
       (e) Streamlined Application Process.--Section 603(f) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) Additional terms for expedited decisions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall implement 
     an expedited decision timeline for public agency borrowers 
     seeking secured loans that meet--
       ``(i) the terms under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) the additional criteria described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(B) Additional criteria.--The additional criteria 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following:
       ``(i) The secured loan is made on terms and conditions that 
     substantially conform to the conventional terms and 
     conditions established by the National Surface Transportation 
     Innovative Finance Bureau.
       ``(ii) The secured loan is rated in the A category or 
     higher.
       ``(iii) The TIFIA program share of eligible project costs 
     is 33 percent or less.
       ``(iv) The applicant demonstrates a reasonable expectation 
     that the contracting process for the project can commence by 
     not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal 
     credit instrument is obligated for the project under the 
     TIFIA program.
       ``(v) The project has received a categorical exclusion, a 
     finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(C) Written notice.--The Secretary shall provide to an 
     applicant seeking a secured loan under the expedited decision 
     process under this paragraph a written notice informing the 
     applicant whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved 
     the application by not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary submits to the applicant a letter 
     indicating that the National Surface Transportation 
     Innovative Finance Bureau has commenced the creditworthiness 
     review of the project.''.
       (f) Assistance to Small Projects.--Section 605(f)(1) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$3,000,000''.
       (g) Administrative Funds.--Section 608(a)(5) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``$6,875,000'' and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting ``2.5 
     percent for the administration of the TIFIA program.''.
       (h) Application Process Report.--Section 609(b)(2)(A) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'';
       (2) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) whether the project is located in a metropolitan 
     statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, or neither 
     (as such areas are defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget).''.
       (i) Status Reports.--Section 609 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Status Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall publish on the 
     website for the TIFIA program--
       ``(A) on a monthly basis, a current status report on all 
     submitted letters of interest and applications received for 
     assistance under the TIFIA program; and
       ``(B) on a quarterly basis, a current status report on all 
     approved applications for assistance under the TIFIA program.
       ``(2) Inclusions.--Each monthly and quarterly status report 
     under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, with respect 
     to each project included in the status report--
       ``(A) the name of the party submitting the letter of 
     interest or application;
       ``(B) the name of the project;
       ``(C) the date on which the letter of interest or 
     application was received;
       ``(D) the estimated project eligible costs;
       ``(E) the type of credit assistance sought; and
       ``(F) the anticipated fiscal year and quarter for closing 
     of the credit assistance.''.

             DIVISION C--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Improving Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Act of 2021''.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 8101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
     (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(2) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(3) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(4) $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(5) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``fiscal years 2016 through 2020'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$21,988,000'' and 
     inserting ``$24,025,000''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000'';
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``$4,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2016 through 2020'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
       (4) in subsection (d) by striking ``$1,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2016 through 2020'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and

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       (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Assistance With Local Emergency Responder Training 
     Grants.--From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness 
     Fund established under section 5116(h), the Secretary may 
     expend $1,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
     to carry out the grant program under section 5107(j).''.

          TITLE II--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 8201. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO LITHIUM 
                   CELLS AND BATTERIES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 828 of the FAA Modernization and 
     Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note), and the item 
     relating to such section in the table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 333 of the FAA 
     Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) In general.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Pursuant to section 828 
     of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
     44701 note), the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b); and
       (3) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (h) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) ICAO technical instructions.--The term `ICAO 
     Technical Instructions' means the International Civil 
     Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe 
     Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.''.
       (c) Lithium Battery Safety Evaluation and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, shall evaluate outstanding recommendations of 
     the National Transportation Safety Board regarding 
     transportation of lithium batteries by air.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report 
     on the evaluation described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 8202. TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS BY RAIL 
                   TANK CAR.

       (a) Stay of Authorization for Transportation of Liquefied 
     Natural Gas by Tank Car.--
       (1) In general.--Any regulation authorizing the 
     transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car 
     issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall have no 
     force or effect until--
       (A) the Secretary of Transportation conducts the 
     evaluation, testing, and analysis required in subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d);
       (B) the Secretary issues the report required by subsection 
     (e);
       (C) the Comptroller General of the United States completes 
     the evaluation and report required under subsection (g); and
       (D) the Secretary issues a final rule updating the 
     regulation described in this paragraph that incorporates the 
     additional data, research, and analysis required under this 
     section.
       (2) Permit or approval.--The Secretary shall rescind any 
     special permit or approval for the transportation of 
     liquefied natural gas by rail tank car issued before the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Evaluation.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, shall initiate an evaluation of the safety, 
     security, and environmental risks of transporting liquefied 
     natural gas by rail.
       (c) Testing.--In conducting the evaluation under subsection 
     (a), the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
     Materials Safety Administration shall--
       (1) perform physical testing of rail tank cars, including, 
     at a minimum, the DOT-113C120-W9 specification, to evaluate 
     the performance of such rail tank cars in the event of an 
     accident or derailment, including evaluation of the extent to 
     which design and construction features such as steel 
     thickness and valve protections prevent or mitigate the 
     release of liquefied natural gas;
       (2) analyze multiple release scenarios, including 
     derailments, front-end collisions, rear-end collisions, side-
     impact collisions, grade-crossing collisions, punctures, and 
     impact of an incendiary device, at a minimum of three speeds 
     of travel with a sufficient range of speeds to evaluate the 
     safety, security, and environmental risks posed under real-
     world operating conditions; and
       (3) examine the effects of exposure to climate conditions 
     across rail networks, including temperature, humidity, and 
     any other factors that the Administrator of the Federal 
     Railroad Administration determines could influence 
     performance of rail tank cars and components of such rail 
     tank cars.
       (d) Other Factors To Consider.--In conducting the 
     evaluation under subsection (b), the Administrator of the 
     Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety shall evaluate the 
     impact of a discharge of liquefied natural gas from a rail 
     tank car on public safety and the environment, and consider--
       (1) the safety benefits of route restrictions, speed 
     restrictions, enhanced brake requirements, personnel 
     requirements, rail tank car technological requirements, and 
     other operating controls;
       (2) the inclusion of consist restrictions, including 
     limitations on the arrangement and quantity of rail tank cars 
     carrying liquefied natural gas in any given consist;
       (3) the identification of potential impact areas, and the 
     number of homes and structures potentially endangered by a 
     discharge in rural, suburban, and urban environments;
       (4) the impact of discharge on the environment, including 
     air quality impacts;
       (5) the benefits of advanced notification to the Department 
     of Transportation, State Emergency Response Commissions, and 
     Tribal Emergency Response Commissions of routes for moving 
     liquefied natural gas by rail tank car;
       (6) how first responders respond to an incident, including 
     the extent to which specialized equipment or training would 
     be required and the cost to communities for acquiring any 
     necessary equipment or training;
       (7) whether thermal radiation could occur from a discharge;
       (8) an evaluation of the rail tank car authorized by the 
     Secretary of Transportation for liquefied natural gas or 
     similar cryogenic liquids, and a determination of whether 
     specific safety enhancements or new standards are necessary 
     to ensure the safety of rail transport of liquefied natural 
     gas; and
       (9) the risks posed by the transportation of liquefied 
     natural gas by International Organization for Standardization 
     containers authorized by the Federal Railroad Administration.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make 
     available to the public--
       (1) a report based on the evaluation and testing conducted 
     under subsections (b) and (c), which shall include the 
     results of the evaluation and testing and recommendations for 
     mitigating or eliminating the safety, security, 
     environmental, and other risks of an accident or incident 
     involving the transportation of liquefied natural gas by 
     rail; and
       (2) a complete list of all research related to the 
     transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail conducted by 
     the Federal Railroad Administration, the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or any other 
     entity of the Federal Government since 2010 that includes, 
     for each research item--
       (A) the title of any reports or studies produced with 
     respect to the research;
       (B) the agency, entity, or organization performing the 
     research;
       (C) the names of all authors and co-authors of any report 
     or study produced with respect to the research; and
       (D) the date any related report was published or is 
     expected to publish.
       (f) Data Collection.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Railroad Administration and the Administrator of the Pipeline 
     and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall collect 
     any relevant data or records necessary to complete the 
     evaluation required by subsection (b).
       (g) GAO Report.--After the evaluation required by 
     subsection (b) has been completed, the Comptroller General 
     shall conduct an independent evaluation to verify that the 
     Federal Railroad Administration and the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration complied with the 
     requirements of this Act, and transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of such 
     independent evaluation.
       (h) Funding.--From the amounts made available for fiscal 
     year 2022 under section 5128(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, the Secretary shall expend not less than $4,000,000 and 
     not more than $6,000,000 to carry out the evaluation under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 8203. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND 
                   GRANTS.

       Section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Assistance With Local Emergency Responder Training.--
     The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to nonprofit organizations to develop 
     hazardous materials response training for emergency 
     responders and make such training available electronically or 
     in person.''.

     SEC. 8204. LITHIUM BATTERY APPROVAL.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 5129. Lithium battery approval

       ``(a) Approval to Transport Certain Batteries in 
     Commerce.--A person may not transport in commerce a specified 
     lithium battery that is determined by the Secretary to be a 
     high safety or security risk unless--
       ``(1) the manufacturer of such battery receives an approval 
     from the Secretary; and
       ``(2) the manufacture of such battery meets the 
     requirements of this section and the regulations issued under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(b) Term of Approval.--An approval granted to a 
     manufacturer under this section shall not exceed 5 years.
       ``(c) Approval Process.--To receive an approval for a 
     specified lithium battery under this section, a manufacturer 
     shall--
       ``(1) allow the Secretary, or an entity designated by the 
     Secretary, to inspect the applicant's manufacturing process 
     and procedures;
       ``(2) bear the cost of any inspection carried out under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) develop and implement, with respect to the 
     manufacture of such battery--
       ``(A) a comprehensive quality management program; and

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       ``(B) appropriate product identification, marking, 
     documentation, lifespan, and tracking measures.
       ``(d) Regulations Required.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations 
     shall include--
       ``(1) parameters for, and a process for receiving, an 
     approval under this section; and
       ``(2) a determination of the types of specified lithium 
     batteries that pose a high safety or security risk in 
     transport, including battery or cell type, size, and energy 
     storage capacity.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed--
       ``(1) to affect any provision, limitation, or prohibition 
     with respect to the transportation of a specified lithium 
     battery in effect as of the date of enactment of this 
     section; or
       ``(2) to authorize transportation of any such battery if 
     such transportation is not already authorized as of the date 
     of enactment of this section.
       ``(f) Specified Lithium Battery Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `specified lithium battery' means--
       ``(1) a lithium ion cell or battery; or
       ``(2) a lithium metal cell or battery.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``5129. Lithium battery approval.''.

                            DIVISION D--RAIL

     SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Transforming Rail by 
     Accelerating Investment Nationwide Act'' or the ``TRAIN 
     Act''.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 9101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Grants to Amtrak.--
       (1) Northeast corridor.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use 
     of Amtrak for activities associated with the Northeast 
     Corridor the following amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $2,500,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $2,600,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $2,800,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $2,900,000,000.
       (2) National network.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for the use of Amtrak for 
     activities associated with the National Network the following 
     amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $3,500,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $3,600,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $3,700,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $3,800,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $3,900,000,000.
       (b) Project Management Oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to one-half of one percent annually from the 
     amounts made available under subsection (a) for oversight.
       (c) Amtrak Common Benefit Costs for State-Supported 
     Routes.-- For fiscal year 2022, if funds are made available 
     under subsection (a)(2) in excess of the amounts authorized 
     for fiscal year 2020 under section 11101(b) of the FAST Act 
     (Public Law 114-94), Amtrak shall use up to $250,000,000 of 
     the excess funds to defray the share of operating costs of 
     Amtrak's national assets (as such term is defined in section 
     24320(c)(5) of title 49, United States Code) and corporate 
     services (as such term is defined pursuant to section 
     24317(b) of title 49, United States Code) that is allocated 
     to the State-supported services. After the update of the cost 
     methodology policy required under section 24712(a)(7)(B) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is implemented, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the use of 
     Amtrak such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2026 for the implementation of the updated 
     policy.
       (d) State-Supported Route Committee.--Of the funds made 
     available under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may make 
     available up to $4,000,000 for each fiscal year for the 
     State-Supported Route Committee established under section 
     24712 of title 49, United States Code.
       (e) Northeast Corridor Commission.--Of the funds made 
     available under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may make 
     available up to $6,000,000 for each fiscal year for the 
     Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations for Amtrak Office of 
     Inspector General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Office of Inspector General of Amtrak the following 
     amounts:
       (1) For fiscal year 2022, $26,500,000.
       (2) For fiscal year 2023, $27,000,000.
       (3) For fiscal year 2024, $27,500,000.
       (4) For fiscal year 2025, $28,000,000.
       (5) For fiscal year 2026, $28,500,000.
       (g) Passenger Rail Improvement, Modernization, and 
     Expansion Grants.--
       (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary to carry out section 22906 of title 49, United 
     States Code, the following amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $4,800,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $4,900,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $5,100,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $5,200,000,000.
       (2) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to 1 percent of the total amount appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) for the costs of program management 
     oversight, including providing technical assistance and 
     project planning guidance, of grants carried out under 
     section 22906 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) High-speed rail corridor planning.--The Secretary shall 
     withhold at least 4 percent of funding in paragraph (1) for 
     the purposes described in section 22906(a)(1)(B) of title 49, 
     United States Code. Any funds withheld by this paragraph that 
     remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year following 
     the fiscal year in which such funds are made available may be 
     used for any eligible project under section 22906 of such 
     title.
       (h) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety 
     Improvements.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out section 22907 of title 49, United 
     States Code, the following amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $1,200,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $1,300,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $1,500,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $1,600,000,000.
       (2) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to 2 percent of the total amount appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) for the costs of program management 
     oversight, including providing technical assistance and 
     project planning guidance, of grants carried out under 
     section 22907 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Rail safety public awareness.--Of the amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make 
     available up to $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(o) of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (4) Railroad trespassing enforcement.--Of the amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make 
     available up to $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(p) of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (5) Railroad trespassing suicide prevention.--Of the 
     amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     make available up to $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to make grants under section 22907(q) of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (i) Bridges, Stations, and Tunnels Grants.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out section 22909 of title 49, United 
     States Code, the following amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $4,800,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $4,900,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $5,100,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $5,200,000,000.
       (2) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to one half of 1 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) for the costs of program 
     management oversight, including providing technical 
     assistance and project planning guidance, of grants carried 
     out under section 22909 of title 49, United States Code.
       (j) Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary for payment of credit risk premiums in 
     accordance with section 502(f)(1) of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
     822(f)(1)) the following amounts, to remain available until 
     expended:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $160,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $170,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $180,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $190,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $200,000,000.
       (2) Refund of premium.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $70,000,000 to repay the credit 
     risk premium under section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization 
     and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) for each 
     loan in cohort 3, as defined by the memorandum to the Office 
     of Management and Budget of the Department of Transportation 
     dated November 5, 2018, with interest accrued thereon, not 
     later than 60 days after the date on which all obligations 
     attached to each such loan have been satisfied. For each such 
     loan for which obligations have been satisfied as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall repay the 
     credit risk premium of each such loan, with interest accrued 
     thereon, not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (k) Restoration and Enhancement Grants.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out section 22908 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.
       (2) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to 1 percent from the total amounts appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) for the costs of project management 
     oversight of grants carried out under section 22908 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (l) Grade Crossing Separation Grants.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out section 22912 of title 49, United 
     States Code, (as added by section 9551 of this Act) the 
     following amounts:
       (A) For fiscal year 2022, $450,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 2023, $475,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 2024, $500,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 2025, $525,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2026, $550,000,000.
       (2) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to 2 percent from the total amounts appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) for the costs of project management 
     oversight, including providing technical assistance and 
     project planning guidance, of grants carried out under 
     section 22912 of title 49, United States Code.
       (m) Authorization of Appropriations to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration.--Section 20117 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 20117. Authorization of appropriations

       ``(a) Safety and Operations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Transportation

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     for the operations of the Federal Railroad Administration and 
     to carry out railroad safety activities authorized or 
     delegated to the Administrator--
       ``(A) $290,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(B) $303,300,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(C) $316,100,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(D) $324,400,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(E) $332,900,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) Automated track inspection program and data 
     analysis.--From the funds made available under paragraph (1) 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, not more than 
     $17,000,000 may be expended for the Automated Track 
     Inspection Program and data analysis related to track 
     inspection. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       ``(3) State participation grants.--Amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) for grants under section 20105(e) shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(4) Regional planning guidance.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to $20,000,000 from the amounts made available 
     for each fiscal year under paragraph (1) to facilitate and 
     provide guidance for regional planning processes, including 
     not more than $500,000 annually for each interstate rail 
     compact.
       ``(5) Railroad safety inspectors.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     number of full-time equivalent railroad safety inspection 
     personnel employed by the Office of Railroad Safety of the 
     Federal Railroad Administration does not fall below the 
     following:
       ``(i) 379 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(ii) 403 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(iii) 422 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(iv) 424 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(v) 426 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(B) Consideration.--In meeting the minimum railroad 
     safety inspector levels under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall consider the ability of railroad safety inspectors to 
     analyze railroad safety data.
       ``(C) Funding.--From the amounts made available to the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use 
     the following amounts to carry out subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) $3,244,104 for fiscal year 2022.
       ``(ii) $6,488,208 for fiscal year 2023.
       ``(iii) $9,056,457 for fiscal year 2024.
       ``(iv) $9,326,799 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(v) $9,597,141 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(6) Other safety personnel.--
       ``(A) Increase in number of support employees.--The 
     Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 
     increase by 10 the total number of full-time equivalent 
     employees working as specialists, engineers, or analysts in 
     the field supporting inspectors compared to the number of 
     such employees employed in the previous fiscal year.
       ``(B) Funding.--From the amounts made available to the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use 
     the following amounts to carry out subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) $1,631,380 for fiscal year 2022.
       ``(ii) $3,262,760 for fiscal year 2023.
       ``(iii) $3,262,760 for fiscal year 2024.
       ``(iv) $3,262,760 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(v) $3,262,760 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(b) Railroad Research and Development.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for necessary expenses for carrying out 
     railroad research and development activities the following 
     amounts which shall remain available until expended:
       ``(A) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       ``(B) $69,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       ``(C) $71,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       ``(D) $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(E) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(2) Short line safety.--From funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the 
     Secretary may expend not more than $4,000,000--
       ``(A) for grants to improve safety practices and training 
     for Class II and Class III freight, commuter, and intercity 
     passenger railroads; and
       ``(B) to develop safety management systems for Class II and 
     Class III freight, commuter, and intercity passenger 
     railroads through the continued development of safety culture 
     assessments, transportation emergency response plans, 
     training and education, outreach activities, best practices 
     for trespassing prevention and employee trauma response, and 
     technical assistance.
       ``(3) University rail climate innovation institute.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may make available up to 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to 
     establish the University Rail Climate Innovation Institute 
     under section 22913.
       ``(B) Project management oversight.--The Secretary may 
     withhold up to 1 percent from the total amounts appropriated 
     under subparagraph (A) for the costs of project management 
     oversight of the grant carried out under section 22913.
       ``(4) Suicide prevention research funding.--From funds made 
     available under paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026, the Secretary may make available not less than 
     $1,000,000 for human factors research undertaken by the 
     Federal Railroad Administration, including suicide 
     countermeasure evaluation, data exploration and quality 
     improvement, and other initiatives as appropriate.''.
       (n) Limitation on Financial Assistance for State-Owned 
     Enterprises.--
       (1) In general.--Funds provided under this section and the 
     amendments made by this section may not be used in awarding a 
     contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity that is 
     owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise 
     related legally or financially to a corporation based in a 
     country that--
       (A) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       (C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       (2) Exception.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     ``otherwise related legally or financially'' does not include 
     a minority relationship or investment.
       (3) International agreements.--This subsection shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 
     United States under international agreements.
       (o) Rail Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Funding.--Beginning on the date on which a rail trust 
     fund is established, any amounts made available under 
     subsections (a), (g), (h), (i), (j)(1), (k), and (l) shall be 
     derived from such fund.
       (B) Rail trust fund defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``rail trust fund'' means a trust fund established under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for making certain expenditures 
     for the benefit of rail and for crediting certain taxes and 
     penalties collected relating to rail.
       (2) Sense of committee on need for rail trust fund.--The 
     following is the sense of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:
       (A) There is a discrepancy in historical Federal investment 
     between highways, aviation, and intercity passenger rail. 
     Between 1949 and 2017, the Federal Government invested more 
     than $2 trillion in our nation's highways and over $777 
     billion in aviation. The Federal Government has invested $96 
     billion in intercity passenger rail, beginning in 1971 with 
     the creation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 
     Intercity passenger rail Federal investment is only 12 
     percent of Federal aviation investment and less than 5 
     percent of Federal highway investment.
       (B) Congress has recognized the value and importance of a 
     predictable, dedicated funding source through a trust fund 
     for all other modes of transportation including for aviation, 
     highways, transit, and waterways. The Highway Trust Fund was 
     created in 1956. The Airport and Aviation Trust Fund was 
     created in 1970. The Inland Waterways Trust Fund was created 
     in 1978. Mass transit was added to the Highway Trust Fund in 
     1983. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund was created in 1986. 
     With regard to Federal transportation investment, only 
     intercity passenger and freight rail do not have a 
     predictable, dedicated funding source through a trust fund.
       (C) The Federal Railroad Administration has identified more 
     than $300 billion worth of investment needed to develop both 
     high-speed and higher speed intercity passenger rail 
     corridors around the United States. In addition, a Federal 
     Railroad Administration report from 2014 found that shortline 
     and regional railroads need $7 billion of investment. The 
     Northeast Corridor has a $40 billion state of good repair 
     backlog.
       (D) A rail trust fund would provide a predictable, 
     dedicated funding source to high-speed and intercity 
     passenger rail projects and for the public benefits of 
     shortline and regional railroad freight rail projects. A 
     trust fund provides essential longer term funding certainty 
     to allow the United States to develop quality intercity 
     passenger rail service in corridors across the country, 
     eliminate the state of good repair backlog on the Northeast 
     Corridor, allow for accessible equipment and stations for 
     passengers with disabilities, move more freight on rail, 
     redevelop an American passenger rail car manufacturing base, 
     create good paying, middle class jobs, and reduce our 
     nation's transportation carbon emissions.

     SEC. 9102. PASSENGER RAIL IMPROVEMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND 
                   EXPANSION GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 22906 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 22906. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and 
       expansion grants

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a program to make grants to eligible applicants 
     for--
       ``(A) capital projects that--
       ``(i) provide high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger 
     transportation;
       ``(ii) improve high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger 
     performance, including congestion mitigation, reliability 
     improvements, achievement of on-time performance standards 
     established under section 207 of the Rail Safety Improvement 
     Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), reduced trip times, 
     increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, 
     electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(iii) expand or establish high-speed rail or intercity 
     rail passenger transportation and facilities; or
       ``(B) corridor planning activities for high-speed rail 
     described in section 26101(b).
       ``(2) Purposes.--Grants under this section shall be for 
     projects that improve mobility, operational performance, or 
     growth of high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger 
     transportation.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
     means--
       ``(A) a State;
       ``(B) a group of States;
       ``(C) an Interstate Compact;

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       ``(D) a public agency or publicly chartered authority 
     established by 1 or more States;
       ``(E) a political subdivision of a State;
       ``(F) Amtrak, acting on its own behalf or under a 
     cooperative agreement with 1 or more States; or
       ``(G) an Indian Tribe.
       ``(2) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means--
       ``(A) a project or program for acquiring, constructing, or 
     improving--
       ``(i) passenger rolling stock;
       ``(ii) infrastructure assets, including tunnels, bridges, 
     stations, track and track structures, communication and 
     signalization improvements; and
       ``(iii) a facility of use in or for the primary benefit of 
     high-speed or intercity rail passenger transportation;
       ``(B) project planning, development, design, engineering, 
     location surveying, mapping, environmental analysis or 
     studies;
       ``(C) acquiring right-of-way or payments for rail trackage 
     rights agreements;
       ``(D) making highway-rail grade crossing improvements 
     related to high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger 
     transportation service;
       ``(E) electrification;
       ``(F) mitigating environmental impacts; or
       ``(G) a project relating to other assets determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Intercity rail passenger transportation.--The term 
     `intercity rail passenger transportation' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 24102.
       ``(4) High-speed rail.--The term `high-speed rail' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 26105.
       ``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States 
     and the District of Columbia.
       ``(6) Socially disadvantaged individuals.--The term 
     `socially disadvantaged individuals' has the meaning given 
     the term `socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals' in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(d)).
       ``(c) Project Requirements.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, an eligible applicant shall demonstrate that such 
     applicant has or will have--
       ``(A) the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry 
     out the project;
       ``(B) satisfactory continuing control over the use of the 
     equipment or facilities that are the subject of the project; 
     and
       ``(C) an agreement in place for maintenance of such 
     equipment or facilities.
       ``(2) High-speed rail requirements.--
       ``(A) Corridor planning activities.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate projects 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(B) based on the criteria under 
     section 26101(c).
       ``(B) High-speed rail project requirements.--To be eligible 
     for a grant for a high-speed rail project, an eligible 
     applicant shall demonstrate compliance with section 
     26106(e)(2)(A).
       ``(d) Project Selection Criteria.--
       ``(1) Priority.--In selecting a project for a grant under 
     this section, the Secretary shall give preference to projects 
     that--
       ``(A) are supported by multiple States or are included in a 
     multi-state regional plan or planning process;
       ``(B) achieve environmental benefits such as a reduction in 
     greenhouse gas emissions or an improvement in local air 
     quality; or
       ``(C) improve service to and investment in socially 
     disadvantaged individuals.
       ``(2) Additional considerations.--In selecting an applicant 
     for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       ``(A) the proposed project's anticipated improvements to 
     high-speed rail or intercity rail passenger transportation, 
     including anticipated public benefits on the--
       ``(i) effects on system and service performance;
       ``(ii) effects on safety, competitiveness, reliability, 
     trip or transit time, and resilience;
       ``(iii) overall transportation system, including 
     efficiencies from improved integration with other modes of 
     transportation or benefits associated with achieving modal 
     shifts;
       ``(iv) ability to meet existing, anticipated, or induced 
     passenger or service demand; and
       ``(v) projected effects on regional and local economies 
     along the corridor, including increased competitiveness, 
     productivity, efficiency, and economic development;
       ``(B) the eligible applicant's past performance in 
     developing and delivering similar projects;
       ``(C) if applicable, the consistency of the project with 
     planning guidance and documents set forth by the Secretary or 
     required by law; and
       ``(D) if applicable, agreements between all stakeholders 
     necessary for the successful delivery of the project.
       ``(3) Additional screening for high-speed rail.--In 
     selecting an applicant for a grant under this section, for 
     high-speed rail projects, the Secretary shall, in addition to 
     the application of paragraphs (1) and (2), apply the 
     selection and consideration criteria described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 26106(e)(2).
       ``(e) Federal Share of Total Project Costs.--
       ``(1) Total project cost estimate.--The Secretary shall 
     estimate the total cost of a project under this section based 
     on the best available information, including engineering 
     studies, studies of economic feasibility, environmental 
     analyses, and information on the expected use of equipment or 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of total project 
     costs under this section shall not exceed 90 percent.
       ``(3) Treatment of revenue.--Applicants may use ticket and 
     other revenues generated from operations and other sources to 
     satisfy the non-Federal share requirements.
       ``(f) Letters of Intent.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient 
     of a grant under this section that--
       ``(A) announces an intention to obligate, for a project 
     under this section, an amount that is not more than the 
     amount stipulated as the financial participation of the 
     Secretary in the project, regardless of authorized amounts; 
     and
       ``(B) states that the contingent commitment--
       ``(i) is not an obligation of the Federal Government; and
       ``(ii) is subject to the availability of appropriations for 
     grants under this section and subject to Federal laws in 
     force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment.
       ``(2) Congressional notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 3 days before issuing a 
     letter of intent under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit written notification to--
       ``(i) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(iv) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(B) Contents.--The notification submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) a copy of the letter of intent;
       ``(ii) the criteria used under subsection (d) for selecting 
     the project for a grant; and
       ``(iii) a description of how the project meets such 
     criteria.
       ``(g) Appropriations Required.--An obligation may be made 
     under this section only when amounts are appropriated for 
     such purpose.
       ``(h) Availability.--Amounts made available to carry out 
     this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(i) Grant Conditions.--Except as specifically provided in 
     this section, the use of any amounts appropriated for grants 
     under this section shall be subject to the grant conditions 
     under section 22905, except that the domestic buying 
     preferences of section 24305(f) shall apply to Amtrak in lieu 
     of the requirements of section 22905(a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 22906 
     in the analysis for chapter 229 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

``22906. Passenger rail improvement, modernization, and expansion 
              grants.''.
       (c) Definition of Satisfactory Continuing Control.--Section 
     22901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(4) Satisfactory continuing control.--The term 
     `satisfactory continuing control' means the continuing 
     ability to utilize and ensure maintenance of an asset as a 
     result of full or partial ownership, lease, operating or 
     other enforceable contractual agreements, or statutory access 
     rights.''.

     SEC. 9103. CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
                   IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.

       Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``The 
     following'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsections 
     (o), (p), and (q), the following'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or the District of 
     Columbia'' before the period;
       (C) in paragraph (10) by striking ``transportation 
     center''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) A commuter authority (as such term is defined in 
     section 24102).
       ``(13) An Indian Tribe.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and upgrades'' after 
     ``Deployment'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively;
       (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting ``or 
     safety'' after ``address congestion'';
       (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``identified by the Secretary'' and all that follows through 
     ``rail transportation'' and inserting ``to improve service or 
     facilitate ridership growth in intercity rail passenger 
     transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation (as 
     such term is defined in section 24102)'';
       (F) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting ``to 
     establish new quiet zones or'' after ``engineering 
     improvements'';
       (G) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, 
     including for suicide prevention and other rail trespassing 
     prevention'' before the period;
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--In selecting a recipient of a grant for 
     an eligible project, the Secretary shall give preference to--
       ``(A) projects that will maximize the net benefits of the 
     funds made available for use under this section, considering 
     the cost-benefit analysis of the proposed project, including 
     anticipated private and public benefits relative to the costs 
     of the proposed project and factoring in the other 
     considerations described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) projects that improve service to, or provide direct 
     benefits to, socially disadvantaged individuals (as defined 
     in section 22906(b)), including relocating or mitigating 
     infrastructure that limits community connectivity, including 
     mobility, access, or economic development of such 
     individuals.''; and

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       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)'';
       (4) in subsection (h)(2) by inserting ``, except that a 
     grant for a capital project involving zero-emission 
     locomotive technologies shall not exceed an amount in excess 
     of 90 percent of the total project costs'' before the period.
       (5) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as 
     subsections (l), (m), and (n) respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Large Projects.--Of the amounts made available under 
     this section, at least 25 percent shall be for projects that 
     have total project costs of greater than $100,000,000.
       ``(j) Commuter Rail.--
       ``(1) Administration of funds.--The amounts awarded under 
     this section for commuter rail passenger transportation 
     projects shall be transferred by the Secretary, after 
     selection, to the Federal Transit Administration for 
     administration of funds in accordance with chapter 53.
       ``(2) Grant condition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 22905(f)(1) and 
     22907(j)(1), as a condition of receiving a grant under this 
     section that is used to acquire, construct, or improve 
     railroad right-of-way or facilities, any employee covered by 
     the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the 
     Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) who 
     is adversely affected by actions taken in connection with the 
     project financed in whole or in part by such grant shall be 
     covered by employee protective arrangements established under 
     section 22905(e).
       ``(B) Application of protective arrangement.--The grant 
     recipient and the successors, assigns, and contractors of 
     such recipient shall be bound by the protective arrangements 
     required under subparagraph (A). Such recipient shall be 
     responsible for the implementation of such arrangement and 
     for the obligations under such arrangement, but may arrange 
     for another entity to take initial responsibility for 
     compliance with the conditions of such arrangement.
       ``(3) Application of law.--Subsection (g) of section 22905 
     shall not apply to grants awarded under this section for 
     commuter rail passenger transportation projects.
       ``(k) Definition of Capital Project.--In this section, the 
     term `capital project' means a project or program for--
       ``(1) acquiring, constructing, improving, or inspecting 
     equipment, track and track structures, or a facility, 
     expenses incidental to acquisition or construction (including 
     project-level planning, designing, engineering, location 
     surveying, mapping, environmental studies, and acquiring 
     right-of-way), payments for rail trackage rights agreements, 
     highway-rail grade crossing improvements, mitigating 
     environmental impacts, communication and signalization 
     improvements, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement 
     housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and 
     rehabilitating replacement housing;
       ``(2) rehabilitating, remanufacturing, or overhauling rail 
     rolling stock and facilities;
       ``(3) costs associated with developing State or multi-State 
     regional rail plans; and
       ``(4) the first-dollar liability costs for insurance 
     related to the provision of intercity passenger rail service 
     under section 22904.''; and
       (7) by striking subsection (l).

     SEC. 9104. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

       (a) In General.--Section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization 
     and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``civil works such as 
     cuts and fills, stations, tunnels,'' after ``components of 
     track,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ``, permitting,'' 
     after ``reimburse planning''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Direct loans.--The interest rate on a direct loan 
     under this section shall be not less than the yield on United 
     States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the 
     maturity of the direct loan on the date of execution of the 
     loan agreement.'';
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``The Secretary shall only 
     apply appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs 
     of direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section 
     504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661c(b)(1)), including the cost of a modification thereof, in 
     whole or in part, for entities described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (a).'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) An investment-grade rating on the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee, as applicable, if the total amount of the direct 
     loan or loan guarantee is less than $100,000,000.
       ``(D) In the case of a total amount of a direct loan or 
     loan guarantee greater than $100,000,000, an investment-grade 
     rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the direct loan or 
     loan guarantee, or an investment-grade rating on the direct 
     loan or loan guarantee and a projection of freight or 
     passenger demand for the project based on regionally 
     developed economic forecasts, including projections of any 
     modal diversion resulting from the project.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Repayment of credit risk premiums.--The Secretary 
     shall return credit risk premiums paid, and interest accrued 
     thereon, to the original source when all obligations of a 
     loan or loan guarantee have been satisfied. This paragraph 
     applies to any project that has been granted assistance under 
     this section after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act.''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Non-Federal Share.--The proceeds of a loan provided 
     under this section shall be used as the non-Federal share of 
     project costs under this title and title 49 if such loan is 
     repayable from non-Federal funds.
       ``(o) Buy America.--
       ``(1) In general.--In awarding direct loans or loan 
     guarantees under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     each recipient to comply with section 22905(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Specific compliance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall require--
       ``(A) Amtrak to comply with section 24305(f) of title 49, 
     United States Code; and
       ``(B) a commuter authority (as defined in section 24102 of 
     title 49, United States Code) to comply with section 5320 of 
     title 49, United States Code.''.
       (b) Guidance.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish guidance 
     that provides applicants for assistance under section 502 of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     (45 U.S.C. 822) information regarding the types of data, 
     assumptions, and other factors typically used to calculate 
     credit risk premiums required under subsection (f) of such 
     section. Such guidance shall include information to help 
     applicants understand how different factors may increase or 
     decrease such credit risk premiums.

     SEC. 9105. BRIDGES, STATIONS, AND TUNNELS (BEST) GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 22909. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant 
       program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a program (in this section referred to as the `BeST 
     Program') to provide grants to eligible entities for major 
     capital projects included in the BeST Inventory established 
     under subsection (b) for rail bridges, stations, and tunnels 
     that are publicly owned or owned by Amtrak to make safety, 
     capacity, and mobility improvements.
       ``(b) BeST Inventory.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish, and publish on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation an inventory (in this section referred to as 
     the `BeST Inventory') for publicly owned and Amtrak owned 
     major capital projects designated by the Secretary to be 
     eligible for funding under this section. The BeST Inventory 
     shall include major capital projects to acquire, refurbish, 
     rehabilitate, or replace rail bridges, stations, or tunnels 
     and any associated and co-located projects.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In selecting projects for inclusion 
     in the BeST Inventory, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     projects that provide the most benefit for intercity 
     passenger rail service in relation to estimated costs and 
     that are less likely to secure all of the funding required 
     from other sources.
       ``(3) Updates to best inventory.--Every 2 years after the 
     establishment of the BeST Inventory under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall update the BeST Inventory and include it in 
     its annual budget justification.
       ``(4) Eligibility for best inventory.--Projects included in 
     the BeST Inventory--
       ``(A) shall be--
       ``(i) consistent with the record of decision issued by the 
     Federal Railroad Administration in July 2017 titled `NEC 
     FUTURE: A Rail Investment Plan for the Northeast Corridor' 
     (known as the `Selected Alternative');
       ``(ii) consistent with the most recent service development 
     plan under section 24904(a) (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Service Development Plan'); and
       ``(iii) located in a territory for which a cost allocation 
     policy is maintained pursuant to section 24905(c); or
       ``(B) shall be consistent with a multi-state regional 
     planning document equivalent to the document referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) with a completed Tier I environmental 
     review of such document pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(5) Project funding sequencing.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the order of priority for projects in the BeST 
     Inventory based on projects identified in paragraph (4) and 
     project management plans as described in subsection (d). The 
     Secretary may alter the BeST Inventory as necessary if 
     eligible entities are not carrying out the schedule 
     identified in the Inventory.
       ``(6) Terms.--The Secretary shall ensure the BeST Inventory 
     establishes, for each project included in such Inventory--
       ``(A) the roles and terms of participation by any railroad 
     bridge, station, or tunnel owners and railroad carriers in 
     the project; and
       ``(B) the schedule for such project that ensures efficient 
     completion of the project.
       ``(7) Special financial rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--Projects listed in the BeST Inventory 
     may include an agreement with a commitment, contingent on 
     future amounts to be specified in law for commitments under 
     this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future 
     available budget authority specified in law.
       ``(B) Statement of contingent commitment.--An obligation or 
     administrative commitment under this paragraph may be made 
     only when amounts are appropriated. An agreement shall state 
     that any contingent commitment is not an obligation of the 
     Federal Government, and is subject to the availability of 
     appropriations under Federal law and to Federal laws in force 
     or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment.

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       ``(C) Financing costs.--Financing costs of carrying out the 
     project may be considered a cost of carrying out the project 
     under the BeST Inventory.
       ``(c) Expenditure of Funds.--
       ``(1) Federal share of total project costs.--The Federal 
     share for the total cost of a project under this section 
     shall not exceed 90 percent.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--A recipient of funds under this 
     section may use any source of funds, including other Federal 
     financial assistance, to satisfy the non-Federal funds 
     requirement. The non-Federal share for a grant provided under 
     this section shall be consistent with section 24905(c) or 
     section 24712(a)(7) if either such section are applicable to 
     the railroad territory at the project location.
       ``(3) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under 
     this section shall remain available for obligation by the 
     Secretary for a period of 10 years after the last day of the 
     fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated, and remain 
     available for expenditure by the recipient of grant funds 
     without fiscal year limitation.
       ``(4) Eligible uses.--Funds made available under this 
     section may be used for projects contained in the most recent 
     BeST Inventory, including pre-construction expenses and the 
     acquisition of real property interests.
       ``(5) Funds awarded to amtrak.--Grants made to Amtrak shall 
     be provided in accordance with the requirements of chapter 
     243.
       ``(6) Grant conditions.--Except as provided in this 
     section, the use of any amounts made available for grants 
     under this section shall be subject to the grant requirements 
     in section 22905.
       ``(d) Project Management.--
       ``(1) Submission of project management plans.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a process, including specifying 
     formats, methods, and procedures, for applicants to submit a 
     project management plan to the Secretary for a project in the 
     BeST Inventory. Consistent with requirements in section 
     22903, project management plans shall--
       ``(A) describe the schedules, management actions, workforce 
     availability, interagency agreements, permitting, track 
     outage availability, and other factors that will determine 
     the entity's ability to carry out a project included in the 
     BeST Inventory; and
       ``(B) be updated and resubmitted in accordance with this 
     subsection every 2 years according to the schedule in the 
     most recent Service Development Plan, or equivalent multi-
     state regional planning document with a completed Tier I 
     environmental review conducted pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(2) Northeast corridor projects.--For projects on the 
     Northeast Corridor, an applicant shall submit such project 
     management plan to the Northeast Corridor Commission. Upon 
     receipt of such plan, the Northeast Corridor Commission shall 
     submit to the Secretary an updated Service Development Plan 
     that describes the schedule and sequencing of all capital 
     projects on the Northeast Corridor, including estimates of 
     the amount each sponsor entity will need in program funding 
     for each of the next 2 fiscal years to carry out the entity's 
     projects according to the Service Development Plan.
       ``(e) Cost Methodology Policy Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure, as a 
     condition of a grant agreement under this section for any 
     project located in a railroad territory where a policy 
     established pursuant to section 24905(c) or section 209 of 
     the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 
     U.S.C. 24101 note) applies, that a recipient of funds under 
     either such section maintain compliance with the policies, or 
     any updates to any applicable cost methodology policy, for 
     the railroad territory encompassing the project location.
       ``(2) Penalty for noncompliance.--If such recipient does 
     not maintain compliance with the policies described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
       ``(A) withhold funds under this subsection from such 
     recipient up to the amount the recipient owes, but has not 
     paid; and
       ``(B) permanently reallocate such funds to other recipients 
     after a reasonable period.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a State, including the District of Columbia;
       ``(B) a group of States;
       ``(C) an Interstate Compact;
       ``(D) a public agency or publicly chartered authority 
     established by one or more States;
       ``(E) a political subdivision of a State;
       ``(F) Amtrak;
       ``(G) An Indian Tribe; or
       ``(H) any combination of the entities listed in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G).
       ``(2) Major capital project.--The term `major capital 
     project' means a rail bridge, station, or tunnel project used 
     for intercity passenger rail service that has a total project 
     cost of at least $500,000,000.
       ``(3) Northeast corridor.--The term `Northeast Corridor' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 24904(e).
       ``(4) Publicly owned.--The term `publicly owned' means 
     major capital projects that are at least partially owned or 
     planned to be owned by the Federal Government or an eligible 
     entity.
       ``(5) Co-located project.--The term `co-located project' 
     means a capital project that is adjacent to a major capital 
     project and can be carried out during the same period.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``22909. Bridges, stations, and tunnels (BeST) grant program.''.

     SEC. 9106. BUY AMERICA.

       Section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4)(A) If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice of 
     and an opportunity for public comment on the request at least 
     30 days before making a finding based on the request.
       ``(B) A notice provided under subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) include the information available to the Secretary 
     concerning the request, including whether the request is 
     being made under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(ii) be provided by electronic means, including on the 
     official public website of the Department of 
     Transportation.'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2020, and each 
     year thereafter''; and
       (B) by inserting ``during the preceding fiscal year'' 
     before the period; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) The requirements of this subsection apply to all 
     contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the 
     applicable finding, determination, or decisions under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), regardless of the funding source for activities 
     carried out pursuant to such contracts, if at least 1 
     contract for the project is funded with amounts made 
     available to carry out a provision specified in paragraph 
     (1).''.

                        TITLE II--AMTRAK REFORMS

     SEC. 9201. AMTRAK FINDINGS, MISSION, AND GOALS.

       Section 24101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``, to the extent its budget allows,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``between crowded urban areas and in other 
     areas of'' and inserting ``throughout'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, thereby providing additional capacity for the traveling 
     public and widespread air quality benefits.'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``greater'' and inserting ``high''; and
       (ii) by striking ``to Amtrak to achieve a performance level 
     sufficient to justify expending public money'' and inserting 
     ``in order to meet the intercity passenger rail needs of the 
     United States'';
       (D) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by inserting ``intercity and'' after ``efficient''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the energy conservation and self-
     sufficiency'' and inserting ``addressing climate change, 
     energy conservation, and self-sufficiency'';
       (E) in paragraph (6) by striking ``through its subsidiary, 
     Amtrak Commuter,''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Long-distance intercity passenger rail provides 
     economic benefits to rural communities and offers intercity 
     travel opportunities where such options are often limited, 
     making long-distance intercity passenger rail an important 
     part of the national transportation system.
       ``(10) The Northeast Corridor, long-distance routes, and 
     State-supported routes are interconnected and collectively 
     provide national rail passenger transportation.
       ``(11) Investments in intercity and commuter rail passenger 
     transportation support jobs that provide a pathway to the 
     middle class.'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``The'' and all that 
     follows through ``consistent'' and inserting ``The mission of 
     Amtrak is to provide a safe, efficient, and high-quality 
     national intercity passenger rail system that is trip-time 
     competitive with other intercity travel options, 
     consistent'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) use its best business judgment in acting to maximize 
     the benefits of public funding;'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``minimize Government subsidies by 
     encouraging'' and inserting ``work with''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``and 
     improvements to service;'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) manage the passenger rail network in the interest of 
     public transportation needs, including current and future 
     Amtrak passengers;'';
       (D) in paragraph (7) by striking ``encourage'' and 
     inserting ``work with'';
       (E) in paragraph (11) by striking ``and'' the last place it 
     appears; and
       (F) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
       ``(12) utilize and manage resources with a long-term 
     perspective, including sound investments that take into 
     account the overall lifecycle costs of an asset;
       ``(13) ensure that service is accessible, equitable, and 
     accommodating to passengers with disabilities and members of 
     underserved communities; and
       ``(14) maximize the benefits Amtrak generates for the 
     United States by creating quality jobs and supporting the 
     domestic workforce.''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (d).

     SEC. 9202. AMTRAK STATUS.

       Section 24301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``20102(2)'' and inserting 
     ``20102''; and

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       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``serving the public 
     interest in reliable passenger rail service'' after ``for-
     profit corporation''.

     SEC. 9203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 24302 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``President of Amtrak'' 
     and inserting ``Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) 8 individuals appointed by the President of the 
     United States, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, with a record of support for national intercity 
     passenger rail service. Of the individuals appointed--
       ``(i) 1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served 
     by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service on the Northeast 
     Corridor;
       ``(ii) 1 shall be a Mayor or Governor of a location served 
     by a regularly scheduled Amtrak service that is not on the 
     Northeast Corridor;
       ``(iii) 1 shall be a representative of Amtrak employees;
       ``(iv) 1 shall be an individual with a history of regular 
     Amtrak ridership and an understanding of the concerns of 
     intercity rail passengers;
       ``(v) 1 shall be an individual with--

       ``(I) demonstrated experience or demonstrated interest in 
     the Northeast Corridor and the National Network; and
       ``(II) industry experience or qualifications in 
     transportation, freight and passenger rail transportation, 
     travel, or passenger air transportation; and

       ``(vi) 1 shall be an individual with general business and 
     financial experience who has demonstrated experience or 
     demonstrated interest in the Northeast Corridor and the 
     National Network.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``users of Amtrak, 
     including the elderly and individuals with disabilities, 
     and'' after ``and balanced representation of'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``Not more than 5'' and inserting ``Not 
     more than 4''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``A member of the 
     Board appointed under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(C) 
     shall serve for a term of 5 years or until such member leaves 
     the elected office such member occupied at the time such 
     member was appointed, whichever is first.'';
       (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``President'' and 
     inserting ``Chief Executive Officer''; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) The Secretary and any Governor of a State may be 
     represented at a Board meeting by a designee.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Pay and Expenses'' and inserting 
     ``Duties, Pay, and Expenses''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Each director must consider the well-
     being of current and future Amtrak passengers, the public 
     interest in sustainable national passenger rail service, and 
     balance the preceding considerations with the fiduciary 
     responsibilities of the director and the mission and goals of 
     Amtrak.'' before ``Each director not employed by the United 
     States Government or Amtrak''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Governor Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `Governor' means the Governor of a State or the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia and includes a designee of the 
     Governor.''.
       (b) Timing of New Board Requirements.--The appointment and 
     membership requirements under section 24302 of title 49, 
     United States Code (as amended by this Act), shall apply to 
     any member of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1)(C) of such section who is appointed on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 9204. AMTRAK PREFERENCE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 24308(c) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding section 24103(a) and section 24308(f), 
     Amtrak shall have the right to bring an action for equitable 
     or other relief in the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia to enforce the preference rights granted 
     under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24103 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and section 
     24308(c)'' before ``, only the Attorney General''.

     SEC. 9205. USE OF FACILITIES AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO 
                   AMTRAK.

       Section 24308(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:(1)(A) When a rail carrier does not agree to allow 
     Amtrak to operate additional trains in accordance with 
     proposed schedules over any rail line of the carrier on which 
     Amtrak is operating or seeks to operate, Amtrak may submit an 
     application to the Board for an order requiring the carrier 
     to allow for the operation of the requested trains. Not later 
     than 90 days after receipt of such application, the Board 
     shall determine whether the additional trains would 
     unreasonably impair freight transportation and--
       ``(i) upon a determination that such trains do not 
     unreasonably impair freight transportation, order the rail 
     carrier to allow for the operation of such trains on a 
     schedule established by the Board; or
       ``(ii) upon a determination that such trains do 
     unreasonably impair freight transportation, initiate a 
     proceeding to determine any additional infrastructure 
     investments required by, or on behalf of, Amtrak.
       ``(B) If Amtrak seeks to resume operation of a train that 
     Amtrak operated during the 5-year period preceding an 
     application described in subparagraph (A), the Board shall 
     apply a presumption that the resumed operation of such train 
     will not unreasonably impair freight transportation unless 
     the Board finds that there are substantially changed 
     circumstances.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``The Board shall consider'' and inserting 
     ``The Board shall'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) in making the determination under paragraph (1), take 
     into account any infrastructure investments previously made 
     by, or on behalf of, Amtrak, or proposed in Amtrak's 
     application, with the rail carrier having the burden of 
     demonstrating that the additional trains will unreasonably 
     impair the freight transportation; and''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``consider investments 
     described in subparagraph (A) and'' after ``times,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) In a proceeding initiated by the Board under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Board shall solicit the views of 
     the parties and require the parties to provide any necessary 
     data or information. Not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the Board makes a determination under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii), the Board shall issue an order requiring the rail 
     carrier to allow for the operation of the requested trains 
     provided that any conditions enumerated by the Board are met. 
     In determining the necessary level of additional 
     infrastructure or other investments needed to mitigate 
     unreasonable impairment of freight transportation, the Board 
     shall use any criteria, assumptions, and processes it 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(5) The provisions of this subsection shall be in 
     addition to any other statutory or contractual remedies 
     Amtrak may have with respect to operating the additional 
     trains.''.

     SEC. 9206. PROHIBITION ON MANDATORY ARBITRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 28103 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Prohibition on Choice-of-Forum Clause.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amtrak may not impose a choice-of-forum 
     clause that attempts to preclude a passenger, or a person who 
     purchases a ticket for rail transportation on behalf of a 
     passenger, from bringing a claim against Amtrak in any court 
     of competent jurisdiction, including a court within the 
     jurisdiction of the residence of such passenger in the United 
     States (provided that Amtrak does business within that 
     jurisdiction).
       ``(2) Court of competent jurisdiction.--Under this 
     subsection, a court of competent jurisdiction may not include 
     an arbitration forum.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made 
     by this section, shall apply to any claim that arises on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 9207. AMTRAK ADA ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Assessment.--Amtrak shall conduct an assessment and 
     review of all Amtrak policies, procedures, protocols, and 
     guidelines for compliance with the requirements of the 
     Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     assessment conducted under subsection (a).
       (c) Contents.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include--
       (1) a summary of the policies, procedures, protocols, and 
     guidelines reviewed;
       (2) any necessary changes to such policies, procedures, 
     protocols, and guidelines to ensure compliance with the 
     Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.), including full compliance under such Act for stations 
     and facilities for which Amtrak has responsibility under such 
     Act and consideration of the needs of individuals with 
     disabilities when procuring rolling stock and setting ticket 
     fares; and
       (3) an implementation plan and timeline for making any such 
     necessary changes.
       (d) Engagement.--Amtrak shall engage with a range of 
     advocates for individuals with disabilities during the 
     assessment conducted under subsection (a), and develop an 
     ongoing and standardized process for engagement with 
     advocates for individuals with disabilities.
       (e) Periodic Evaluation.--At least once every 2 years, 
     Amtrak shall review and update, as necessary, Amtrak 
     policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to ensure 
     compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).

     SEC. 9208. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING ON AMTRAK TRAINS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
     the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking on board Amtrak 
     trains.
       ``(b) Electronic Cigarettes.--
       ``(1) Inclusion.--The use of an electronic cigarette shall 
     be treated as smoking for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Electronic cigarette defined.--In this section, the 
     term `electronic cigarette' means a device that delivers 
     nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the 
     form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of 
     smoking.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 243 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:


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``24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains.''.

     SEC. 9209. STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTES OPERATED BY AMTRAK.

       Section 24712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 24712. State-supported routes operated by Amtrak

       ``(a) State-Supported Route Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a State-
     Supported Route Committee (referred to in this section as the 
     `Committee') to promote mutual cooperation and planning 
     pertaining to the current and future rail operations of 
     Amtrak and related activities of trains operated by Amtrak on 
     State-supported routes and to further implement section 209 
     of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
     (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).
       ``(2) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall consist of--
       ``(i) members representing Amtrak;
       ``(ii) members representing the Department of 
     Transportation, including the Federal Railroad 
     Administration; and
       ``(iii) members representing States.
       ``(B) Non-voting members.--The Committee may invite and 
     accept other non-voting members to participate in Committee 
     activities, as appropriate.
       ``(3) Decisionmaking.--The Committee shall establish a bloc 
     voting system under which, at a minimum--
       ``(A) there are 3 separate voting blocs to represent the 
     Committee's voting members, including--
       ``(i) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i);
       ``(ii) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and
       ``(iii) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii);
       ``(B) each voting bloc has 1 vote;
       ``(C) the votes of the voting bloc representing the members 
     described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) requires the support of at 
     least two-thirds of that voting bloc's members; and
       ``(D) the Committee makes decisions by unanimous consent of 
     the 3 voting blocs.
       ``(4) Ability to conduct certain business.--If all members 
     of a voting bloc described in paragraph (3) abstain from a 
     Committee decision, agreement between the other voting blocs 
     consistent with the procedures set forth in paragraph (3) 
     shall be deemed unanimous consent.
       ``(5) Meetings; rules and procedures.--The Committee shall 
     define and periodically update the rules and procedures 
     governing the Committee's proceedings. The rules and 
     procedures shall--
       ``(A) incorporate and further describe the decisionmaking 
     procedures to be used in accordance with paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) be adopted in accordance with such decisionmaking 
     procedures.
       ``(6) Committee decisions.--Decisions made by the Committee 
     in accordance with the Committee's rules and procedures, once 
     established, are binding on all Committee members.
       ``(7) Cost methodology policy.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Committee may amend the cost methodology policy required and 
     previously approved under section 209 of the Passenger Rail 
     Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 
     note).
       ``(B) Revisions to cost methodology policy.--
       ``(i) Requirement to revise and update.--Subject to the 
     requirements of clause (iii), the Committee shall, not later 
     than March 31, 2022, update the cost methodology policy 
     required and previously approved under section 209 of the 
     Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 
     U.S.C. 24101 note). Such update shall be consistent with the 
     principles for revision of the Committee pursuant to such 
     section and consistent with any subsequent changes to such 
     principles approved by the Committee. The Committee shall 
     implement the updated policy beginning in fiscal year 2023 
     and shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report documenting and explaining any changes to the 
     policy and plans for implementation not later than 30 days 
     after the adoption of the updated policy.
       ``(ii) Implementation impacts on federal funding.--To the 
     extent that a policy implemented pursuant to clause (i) 
     assigns to Amtrak costs that were previously allocated to 
     States, Amtrak shall request such costs in the general and 
     legislative annual report required by section 24315 or in any 
     appropriate subsequent Federal funding request for the fiscal 
     year in which the revised policy is implemented.
       ``(iii) Procedures for changing methodology.--The rules and 
     procedures implemented under paragraph (5) shall include 
     procedures for changing the cost methodology policy under 
     this subparagraph, notwithstanding section 209(b) of the 
     Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 22 
     24101 note), and procedures or broad guidelines for 
     conducting financial planning, including operating and 
     capital forecasting, reporting, and data sharing and 
     governance.
       ``(C) Requirements.--The cost methodology policy shall--
       ``(i) ensure equal treatment in the provision of like 
     services of all States and groups of States;
       ``(ii) assign to each route the costs incurred only for the 
     benefit of that route and a proportionate share, based upon 
     factors that reasonably reflect relative use, of costs 
     incurred for the common benefit of more than 1 route; and
       ``(iii) promote increased efficiency in Amtrak's operating 
     and capital activities.
       ``(b) Invoices and Reports.--
       ``(1) Monthly invoice.--Amtrak shall provide to each State 
     that sponsors a State-supported route a monthly invoice of 
     the cost of operating such route, including fixed costs and 
     third-party costs.
       ``(2) Planning and demand reports.--A State shall provide 
     to the Committee and Amtrak planning and demand reports with 
     respect to a planned or existing State-supported route.
       ``(3) Financial and performance reports.--The Committee 
     shall require Amtrak to provide to the States and the 
     Committee financial and performance reports at a frequency, 
     and containing such information, as determined appropriate by 
     the Committee.
       ``(c) Dispute Resolution.--
       ``(1) Request for dispute resolution.--If a dispute arises 
     with respect to the rules and procedures implemented under 
     subsection (a)(5), an invoice or a report provided under 
     subsection (b), implementation or compliance with the cost 
     methodology policy developed under section 209 of the 
     Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 
     U.S.C. 24101 note) or amended under subsection (a)(7) of this 
     section, either Amtrak or the State may request that the 
     Surface Transportation Board conduct dispute resolution under 
     this subsection.
       ``(2) Procedures.--The Surface Transportation Board shall 
     establish procedures for resolution of disputes brought 
     before it under this subsection, which may include provision 
     of professional mediation services.
       ``(3) Binding effect.--A decision of the Surface 
     Transportation Board under this subsection shall be binding 
     on the parties to the dispute.
       ``(4) Obligation.--Nothing in this subsection shall affect 
     the obligation of a State to pay an amount related to a 
     State-supported route that a State sponsors that is not in 
     dispute.
       ``(d) Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance to 
     the parties in the course of negotiations for a contract for 
     operation of a State-supported route.
       ``(2) Financial assistance.--From among available funds, 
     the Secretary shall provide--
       ``(A) financial assistance to Amtrak or 1 or more States to 
     perform requested independent technical analysis of issues 
     before the Committee; and
       ``(B) administrative expenses that the Secretary determines 
     necessary.
       ``(e) Performance Metrics.--In negotiating a contract for 
     operation of a State-supported route, Amtrak and the State or 
     States that sponsor the route shall consider including 
     provisions that provide penalties and incentives for 
     performance, including incentives to--
       ``(1) increase revenue;
       ``(2) reduce costs;
       ``(3) finalize contracts by the beginning of the Federal 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(4) require States to promptly make payments for services 
     delivered.
       ``(f) Statement of Goals and Objectives.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall develop and annually 
     review and update, as necessary, a statement of goals, 
     objectives, and associated recommendations concerning the 
     future of State-supported routes operated by Amtrak. The 
     statement shall identify the roles and responsibilities of 
     Committee members and any other relevant entities, such as 
     host railroads, in meeting the identified goals and 
     objectives, or carrying out the recommendations. The 
     statement shall include a list of capital projects, including 
     infrastructure, fleet, station, and facility initiatives, 
     needed to support the growth of State-supported routes. The 
     Committee may consult with such relevant entities, as the 
     Committee considers appropriate, when developing the 
     statement.
       ``(2) Transmission of statement of goals and objectives.--
     Not later than March 31 of each year, the Committee shall 
     submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives the most recent annual update to the 
     statement developed under paragraph (1).
       ``(g) New or Expanded State-supported Routes.--
       ``(1) Coordination and consultation.--In developing a new 
     State-supported route or expanding an existing State-
     supported route, Amtrak shall closely coordinate with all 
     States in which such route operates, and shall consult with 
     the following:
       ``(A) The local municipalities in which the proposed route 
     operates.
       ``(B) Commuter authorities and regional transportation 
     authorities (as such terms are defined in section 24102) in 
     the areas proposed to be served by such route.
       ``(C) The owner of any rail infrastructure over which the 
     proposed route operates.
       ``(D) Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
       ``(E) Other stakeholders, as appropriate.
       ``(2) State commitments.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, before beginning construction necessary 
     for, or beginning operation of, a State-supported route that 
     is initiated or expanded on or after the date of enactment of 
     the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall enter into an agreement with the 
     State in which the proposed route operates for sharing 
     ongoing operating costs and capital costs in accordance 
     with--
       ``(A) the cost methodology policy described under 
     subsection (a)(7); or
       ``(B) the alternative cost methodology schedule described 
     in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Alternative cost methodology.--Under the cost 
     methodology schedule described in this paragraph, with 
     respect to costs not covered by revenues for the operation of 
     a State-supported route, Amtrak shall pay--
       ``(A) the share Amtrak otherwise would have paid under the 
     cost methodology under subsection (a); and

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       ``(B) a percentage of the share that the State otherwise 
     would have paid under the cost methodology policy under 
     subsection (a) according to the following:
       ``(i) Amtrak shall pay up to 100 percent of the capital 
     costs and planning costs necessary to initiate a new State-
     supported route or expand an existing State-supported route, 
     including planning and development, design, and environmental 
     analysis costs, prior to beginning operations on the new 
     route.
       ``(ii) For the first 2 years of operation, Amtrak shall pay 
     for 100 percent of operating costs and capital costs.
       ``(iii) For the third year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 
     90 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State 
     shall pay the remainder.
       ``(iv) For the fourth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 
     80 percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State 
     shall pay the remainder
       ``(v) For the fifth year of operation, Amtrak shall pay 50 
     percent of operating costs and capital costs and the State 
     shall pay the remainder.
       ``(vi) For the sixth year of operation and thereafter, 
     operating costs and capital costs shall be allocated in 
     accordance with the cost methodology policy described under 
     subsection (a) as applicable.
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `capital 
     cost' and `operating cost' shall apply in the same manner as 
     such terms apply under the cost methodology policy developed 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(h) Cost Methodology Update and Implementation Report.--
     Not later than 18 months after an updated cost methodology 
     policy required under subsection (a)(7)(B) is implemented, 
     the Committee shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report assessing the implementation of the updated 
     policy.
       ``(i) Identification of State-supported Route Changes.--
     Amtrak shall provide an update in the general and legislative 
     annual report required by 24315(b) of planned or proposed 
     changes to State-supported routes, including the introduction 
     of new State-supported routes. In identifying routes to be 
     considered planned or proposed under this subsection, Amtrak 
     shall--
       ``(1) identify the timeframe in which such changes could 
     take effect and whether Amtrak has entered into a commitment 
     with a State under subsection (g)(2); and
       ``(2) consult with the Committee and any additional States 
     in which a planned or proposed route may operate, not less 
     than 120 days before an annual grant request is transmitted 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(j) Rule of Construction.--The decisions of the 
     Committee--
       ``(1) shall pertain to the rail operations of Amtrak and 
     related activities of trains operated by Amtrak on State-
     sponsored routes; and
       ``(2) shall not pertain to the rail operations or related 
     activities of services operated by other rail carriers on 
     State-supported routes.
       ``(k) Definition of State.--In this section, the term 
     `State' means any of the 50 States, including the District of 
     Columbia, that sponsor or propose to sponsor the operation of 
     trains by Amtrak on a State-supported route, or a public 
     entity that sponsors or proposes to sponsor such operation on 
     such a route.''.

     SEC. 9210. AMTRAK POLICE DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Department Mission.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall identify the 
     mission of the Amtrak Police Department (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Department''), including the scope of 
     the role and priorities of the Department, in mitigating 
     risks to and ensuring the safety and security of Amtrak 
     passengers, employees, trains, stations, facilities, and 
     other infrastructure. In identifying such mission, Amtrak 
     shall consider--
       (1) the unique needs of maintaining the safety and security 
     of Amtrak's network; and
       (2) comparable passenger rail systems and the mission of 
     the police departments of such rail systems.
       (b) Workforce Planning Process.--Not later than 120 days 
     after identifying the mission of the Department under 
     subsection (a), Amtrak shall develop a workforce planning 
     process that--
       (1) ensures adequate employment levels and allocation of 
     sworn and civilian personnel, including patrol officers, 
     necessary for fulfilling the Department's mission; and
       (2) sets performance goals and metrics for the Department 
     that align with the mission of the Department and monitors 
     and evaluates the Department's progress toward such goals and 
     metrics.
       (c) Considerations.--In developing the workforce planning 
     process under subsection (b), Amtrak shall--
       (1) identify critical positions, skills, and competencies 
     necessary for fulfilling the Department's mission;
       (2) analyze employment levels and ensure that--
       (A) an adequate number of civilian and sworn personnel are 
     allocated across the Department's 6 geographic divisions, 
     including patrol officers, detectives, canine units, special 
     operations unit, strategic operations, intelligence, 
     corporate security, the Office of Professional 
     Responsibilities, and the Office of Chief of Polices; and
       (B) patrol officers have an adequate presence on trains and 
     route segments, and in stations, facilities, and other 
     infrastructure;
       (3) analyze workforce gaps and develop strategies to 
     address any such gaps;
       (4) consider risks, including those identified by Amtrak's 
     triannual risk assessments;
       (5) consider variables, including ridership levels, miles 
     of right-of-way, crime data, call frequencies, interactions 
     with vulnerable populations, and workload, that comparable 
     passenger rail systems with similar police departments 
     consider in the development of the workforce plans of such 
     systems; and
       (6) consider collaboration or coordination with local, 
     State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and public 
     transportation agencies to support the safety and security of 
     the Amtrak network.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, Amtrak 
     shall consult with the Amtrak Police Labor Committee, public 
     safety experts, foreign or domestic entities providing 
     passenger rail service comparable to Amtrak, and any other 
     relevant entities, as determined by Amtrak.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Report on mission of department.--Not later than 10 
     days after Amtrak identifies the mission of the Department 
     under subsection (a), Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report containing a 
     description of the mission of the Department and the reasons 
     for the content of such mission.
       (2) Report on workforce planning process.--Not later than 
     10 days after Amtrak completes the workforce planning process 
     under subsection (b), Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report containing the 
     workforce planning process, the underlying data used to 
     develop such process, and how such process will achieve the 
     Department's mission.

     SEC. 9211. AMTRAK FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

       (a) Amtrak Food and Beverage.--Section 24321 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 24321. Amtrak food and beverage

       ``(a) Ensuring Access to Food and Beverage Services.--On 
     all long-distance routes, Amtrak shall ensure that all 
     passengers who travel overnight on such route shall have 
     access to purchasing the food and beverages that are provided 
     to sleeping car passengers on such route.
       ``(b) Food and Beverage Workforce.--
       ``(1) Workforce requirement.--Amtrak shall ensure that any 
     individual onboard a train who prepares or provides food and 
     beverages is an Amtrak employee.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--No Amtrak employee holding a 
     position as of the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act may be 
     involuntarily separated because of any action taken by Amtrak 
     to implement this section, including any employees who are 
     furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
       ``(c) Savings Clause.--Amtrak shall ensure that no Amtrak 
     employee holding a position as of the date of enactment of 
     the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 is 
     involuntarily separated because of the development and 
     implementation of the plan required by the amendments made by 
     section 11207 of such Act.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Analysis.--The item relating to section 24321 in the 
     analysis for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

``24321. Amtrak food and beverage.''.
       (2) Amtrak authority.--Section 24305(c)(4) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``only if revenues 
     from the services each year at least equal the cost of 
     providing the services''.
       (3) Contracting out.--Section 121(c) of the Amtrak Reform 
     and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24312 note; 111 
     Stat. 2574) is amended by striking ``, other than work 
     related to food and beverage service,''.
       (c) Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall establish a working 
     group (in this subsection referred to as the ``Working 
     Group'') to provide recommendations on Amtrak onboard food 
     and beverage services.
       (2) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of--
       (A) an equal number of individuals representing--
       (i) Amtrak;
       (ii) the labor organizations representing Amtrak employees 
     who prepare or provide onboard food and beverage services;
       (iii) the State-Supported Route Committee established by 
     section 24712; and
       (iv) nonprofit organizations representing Amtrak 
     passengers; and
       (B) an individual with culinary or hospitality expertise 
     agreed to by the members under clauses (i) through (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Recommendations.--
       (A) In general.--The Working Group shall develop 
     recommendations to increase ridership and improve customer 
     satisfaction by--
       (i) promoting collaboration and engagement between Amtrak, 
     Amtrak passengers, and Amtrak employees preparing or 
     providing onboard food and beverage services, prior to Amtrak 
     implementing changes to onboard food and beverage services;
       (ii) improving onboard food and beverage services; and
       (iii) improving solicitation, reception, and consideration 
     of passenger feedback regarding onboard food and beverage 
     services.
       (B) Considerations.--In developing the recommendations 
     under subparagraph (A), the Working Group shall consider--
       (i) the healthfulness of onboard food and beverages 
     offered, including the ability of passengers to address 
     dietary restrictions;
       (ii) the preparation and delivery of onboard food and 
     beverages;

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       (iii) the differing needs of passengers traveling on long-
     distance routes, State-supported routes, and the Northeast 
     Corridor;
       (iv) the reinstatement of the dining car service on long-
     distance routes;
       (v) Amtrak passenger survey data about the food and 
     beverages offered on Amtrak trains; and
       (vi) any other issue the Working Group determines 
     appropriate.
       (4) Reports.--
       (A) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     on which the Working Group is established, the Working Group 
     shall submit to the Board of Directors of Amtrak, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the 
     recommendations developed under paragraph (3).
       (B) Subsequent report.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Working Group submits the report required 
     under subparagraph (A), Amtrak shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on whether Amtrak 
     agrees with the recommendations of the Working Group and 
     describing any plans to implement such recommendations.
       (5) Prohibition on food and beverage service changes.--
     During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act and ending 30 days after the date on which Amtrak submits 
     the report required under paragraph (4)(B), Amtrak may not 
     make large-scale, structural changes to existing onboard food 
     and beverage services, except that Amtrak shall reverse any 
     changes to onboard food and beverage service made in response 
     to the COVID-19 pandemic as Amtrak service is restored.
       (6) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate on the 
     date on which Amtrak submits the report required under 
     paragraph (4)(B), except that Amtrak may extend such date by 
     up to 1 year if Amtrak determines that the Working Group is 
     beneficial to Amtrak in making decisions related to onboard 
     food and beverage services. If Amtrak extends such date, 
     Amtrak shall include notification of the extension in the 
     report required under paragraph (4)(B).
       (7) Nonapplicability of federal advisory committee act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not 
     apply to the Working Group established under this section.
       (8) Long-distance route; northeast corridor; and state-
     supported route defined.--In this subsection, the terms 
     ``long-distance route'', ``Northeast Corridor'', and ``State-
     supported route'' have the meaning given those terms in 
     section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 9212. CLARIFICATION ON AMTRAK CONTRACTING OUT.

       (a) Furloughed Work.--Section 121 of the Amtrak Reform and 
     Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24312 note; 111 Stat. 
     2574) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Furloughed Work.--Amtrak may not contract out work 
     within the scope of work performed by an employee in a 
     bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement 
     entered into between Amtrak and an organization representing 
     Amtrak employees during the period of time such employee has 
     been laid off involuntarily if such employee--
       ``(1) is eligible and qualified under the agreement to 
     perform such work in accordance with the seniority of such 
     employee; and
       ``(2) has not been provided an opportunity to be recalled 
     to perform such work.
       ``(e) Agreement Prohibitions on Contracting Out.--This 
     section does not--
       ``(1) supersede a prohibition or limitation on contracting 
     out work covered by an agreement entered into between Amtrak 
     and an organization representing Amtrak employees; or
       ``(2) prohibit Amtrak and an organization representing 
     Amtrak employees from entering into an agreement that allows 
     for contracting out the work of a furloughed employee that 
     would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (d).''.
       (b) Workforce Plan.--Section 24320(c)(2) of title 49, 
     United State Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)(iii)(III) by striking ``and'' at 
     the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) a summary of Amtrak's plan to meet the workforce 
     needs of each asset category, which shall--
       ``(i) identify any gaps in Amtrak's workforce, including 
     any vacancy, skill gap, or shortage of qualified personnel;
       ``(ii) summarize any action Amtrak is taking to address any 
     such gaps; and
       ``(iii) summarize any anticipated change to the size of the 
     Amtrak workforce and any cause for such change; and''.

     SEC. 9213. AMTRAK STAFFING.

       Section 24312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Call Center Staffing.--
       ``(1) Outsourcing.--Amtrak may not renew or enter into a 
     contract to outsource call center customer service work on 
     behalf of Amtrak, including through a business process 
     outsourcing group.
       ``(2) Training.--Amtrak shall make available appropriate 
     training programs to any Amtrak call center employee carrying 
     out customer service activities using telephone or internet 
     platforms.
       ``(d) Station Agent Staffing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amtrak shall ensure that at least one 
     Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building 
     where at least one Amtrak ticket agent was employed on or 
     after October 1, 2017.
       ``(2) Locations.--Amtrak shall ensure that at least one 
     Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building--
       ``(A) that Amtrak owns, or operates service through, as 
     part of a passenger service route; and
       ``(B) for which the number of passengers boarding or 
     deboarding an Amtrak long-distance train in the previous 
     fiscal year exceeds the average of at least 40 passengers per 
     day over all days in which the station was serviced by 
     Amtrak, regardless of the number of Amtrak vehicles servicing 
     the station per day. For fiscal year 2021, ridership from 
     fiscal year 2019 shall be used to determine qualifying 
     stations.
       ``(3) Exception.--This subsection does not apply to any 
     station building in which a commuter rail ticket agent has 
     the authority to sell Amtrak tickets.
       ``(4) Amtrak ticket agent.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `Amtrak ticket agent' means an Amtrak employee with 
     authority to sell Amtrak tickets onsite and assist in the 
     checking of Amtrak passenger baggage.
       ``(5) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
     the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date of the expiration of the emergency 
     declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, 
     pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)); or
       ``(B) the day after the period that is the first 6 
     consecutive months within a calendar year for which Amtrak 
     ridership exceeds the Amtrak ridership for the same 6 
     consecutive calendar months in 2019.''.

     SEC. 9214. SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION.

       Section 24307(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``for 
     the following:'' and inserting ``of at least a 10 percent 
     discount on full-price coach class rail fares for, at a 
     minimum--'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) individuals of 12 years of age or younger;
       ``(3) individuals with a disability, as such term is 
     defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102);
       ``(4) members of the Armed Forces on active duty (as those 
     terms are defined in section 101 of title 10) and their 
     spouses and dependents with valid identification;
       ``(5) veterans (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
     title 38) with valid identification; and
       ``(6) individuals attending federally accredited 
     postsecondary education institutions with valid student 
     identification cards.''.

     SEC. 9215. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 24324. Disaster and emergency relief program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
     grants to Amtrak for--
       ``(1) capital projects to repair, reconstruct, or replace 
     equipment, infrastructure, stations, and other facilities 
     that the Secretary determines are in danger of suffering 
     serious damage, or have suffered serious damage, as a result 
     of an emergency event;
       ``(2) offset revenue lost as a result of such an event; and
       ``(3) support continued operations following emergency 
     events.
       ``(b) Coordination of Emergency Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this section shall be in addition to 
     any other funds available and shall not affect the ability of 
     Amtrak to use any other funds otherwise authorized by law.
       ``(c) Grant Conditions.--Grants made under this subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to section 22905(c)(2)(A) and other such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary.
       ``(d) Definition of Emergency Event.--In this section, the 
     term `emergency event' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 20103.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 243 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``24324. Disaster and emergency relief program.''.

     SEC. 9216. ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

       Section 24315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Access to Recreational Trails.--At least 30 days 
     before implementing a new policy, structure, or operation 
     that impedes access to recreational trails, Amtrak shall work 
     with potentially affected communities, making a good-faith 
     effort to address local concerns about such access. Not later 
     than February 15 of each year, Amtrak shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on any such engagement in 
     the preceding calendar year, and any changes to policies, 
     structures, or operations affecting access to recreational 
     trails that were considered or made as a result. The report 
     shall include Amtrak's plans to mitigate the impact to such 
     access.''.

     SEC. 9217. AMTRAK CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT AND RESILIENCY 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 24325. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency 
       grant program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     make grants to Amtrak for improvements in information 
     technology systems, including cyber resiliency improvements 
     for Amtrak information technology assets.

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       ``(b) Application of Best Practices.--Any cyber resiliency 
     improvements carried out with a grant under this section 
     shall be consistent with cybersecurity industry best 
     practices and publications issued by the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology.
       ``(c) Coordination of Cybersecurity Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this section shall be in addition to 
     any other Federal funds and shall not affect the ability of 
     Amtrak to use any other funds otherwise authorized by law for 
     purposes of enhancing the cybersecurity architecture of 
     Amtrak.
       ``(d) Grant Conditions.--In carrying out this section--
       ``(1) to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall 
     provide grants consistent with the process established under 
     section 24319;
       ``(2) the Secretary shall ensure that a grant made 
     available under this section shall be administered and 
     disbursed as part of Amtrak's annual grant agreement as 
     authorized by section 24319(d)(1)(B); and
       ``(3) a grant made under this section shall be subject to 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
     necessary.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 243 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``24325. Amtrak cybersecurity enhancement and resiliency grant 
              program.''.

     SEC. 9218. AMTRAK AND PRIVATE CARS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     private cars and charter trains can--
       (1) improve Amtrak's financial performance, particularly on 
     the long-distance routes;
       (2) have promotional value for Amtrak that results in 
     future travel on Amtrak trains by passengers made aware of 
     Amtrak as a result;
       (3) support private-sector jobs, including for mechanical 
     work and on-board services; and
       (4) provide good-will benefits to Amtrak.
       (b) Policy Review.--Amtrak shall review the policy changes 
     since January 1, 2018, that have caused significant changes 
     to the relationship between Amtrak and private car owners and 
     charter train services and evaluate opportunities to 
     strengthen these services, including by reinstating some 
     access points and restoring flexibility to charter-train 
     policies. For charter trains, private cars, and package 
     express carried on regular Amtrak trains, consistent with 
     sound business practice, Amtrak should recover direct costs 
     plus a reasonable profit margin.

     SEC. 9219. AMTRAK OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 24326. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall establish an 
     Office of Community Outreach to engage with communities 
     impacted by Amtrak operations.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Office of Community Outreach 
     shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) outreach and engagement with--
       ``(A) local officials before capital improvement project 
     plans are finalized; and
       ``(B) local stakeholders and relevant organizations on 
     projects of community significance;
       ``(2) clear explanation and publication of how community 
     members can communicate with Amtrak;
       ``(3) the use of virtual public involvement, social media, 
     and other web-based tools to encourage public participation 
     and solicit public feedback; and
       ``(4) making publicly available on the website of Amtrak, 
     planning documents for proposed and implemented capital 
     improvement projects.
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     establishment of the Office of Community Outreach, and 
     annually thereafter, Amtrak shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure in the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report that--
       ``(1) describes the community outreach efforts undertaken 
     by the Amtrak Office of Community Outreach for the previous 
     year; and
       ``(2) identifies changes Amtrak made to capital improvement 
     project plans after engagement with affected communities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 243 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``24326. Amtrak Office of Community Outreach.''.

     SEC. 9220. LONG-DISTANCE CUSTOMER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization.--Amtrak shall expend not less than 2.5 
     percent of the amounts appropriated in each fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 9101(a)(2) to enhance the customer 
     experience on Amtrak long-distance routes.
       (b) Eligibility.--Projects and initiatives to serve the 
     following purposes, including planning and development, are 
     eligible to be implemented by Amtrak under this section:
       (1) Rolling stock interior refreshes and redesigns.
       (2) Food and beverage service improvements consistent with 
     section 24321 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Wi-Fi service expansion and improvement.
       (4) Enhanced customer experience at stations.
       (5) Other customer enhancement initiatives developed by 
     Amtrak, including initiatives developed in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Consultation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and subsequently on a periodic basis, 
     Amtrak shall consult with appropriate States, local 
     governments, labor organizations representing railroad 
     employees, and national associations that represent rail 
     passengers on ways to enhance the customer experience on 
     long-distance routes.
       (d) Use of Funds for Other Purposes.--Amtrak may use funds 
     provided under this section for purposes related to long-
     distance route service other than those listed in subsection 
     (b) if--
       (1) Amtrak determines the use of funds is necessary to--
       (A) improve the safety of long-distance route operations; 
     or
       (B) maintain continued operation or service levels of any 
     such route; and
       (2) not later than 10 days of the repurposing of such 
     funds, Amtrak submits to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report that 
     includes--
       (A) the amount of funds repurposed for a use described in 
     this subsection, and
       (B) the reason for the repurposing of such funds.
       (e) Long-distance Route Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``long-distance route'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 24102 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 9221. AMTRAK CARBON-FREE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
                   INITIATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 24327. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy 
       initiatives

       ``(a) Emissions Reduction and Energy Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall--
       ``(A) develop a greenhouse gas emissions reduction and 
     energy plan that sets forth a goal of, a strategy for 
     achieving, and potential timelines and funding requirements 
     for--
       ``(i) becoming a net-zero carbon emissions transportation 
     provider; and
       ``(ii) achieving net-zero carbon emissions with respect to 
     Amtrak operations within the Northeast Corridor;
       ``(B) submit the plan to the Secretary of Transportation, 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       ``(C) publish the plan on Amtrak's website.
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--The plan developed under 
     paragraph (1) shall contain--
       ``(A) at least 1 option for becoming a net-zero carbon 
     emissions transportation provider not later than January 1, 
     2035; and
       ``(B) at least 1 option for achieving net-zero carbon 
     emissions with respect to Amtrak operations within the 
     Northeast Corridor not later than January 1, 2030.
       ``(3) Annual progress reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--After submission and publication of the 
     plan developed under paragraph (1), Amtrak shall include in 
     each general and legislative annual report required under 
     section 24315(b), an update on Amtrak's progress towards--
       ``(i) becoming a net-zero carbon emissions transportation 
     provider; and
       ``(ii) achieving net-zero carbon emissions with respect to 
     Amtrak operations within the Northeast Corridor.
       ``(B) Legislative recommendations.--The update required 
     under subparagraph (A) may include recommendations for 
     legislative changes or changes to funding levels likely to 
     increase the rate of Amtrak's progress.
       ``(b) Carbon-free and Renewable Energy Use.--
       ``(1) Energy source requirement.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall 
     ensure that any new or renewed contract between Amtrak and a 
     provider of electricity that is used to meet the needs of 
     train traction power or rail facility power requires that an 
     amount equal to or greater that 25 percent of such 
     electricity is derived from carbon-free or renewable energy 
     sources.
       ``(2) Increased energy source goals.--Amtrak shall 
     establish goals for increasing the energy source requirements 
     described in paragraph (1), including a goal of requiring--
       ``(A) at least 50 percent of electricity derived from such 
     sources for new or renewed contracts entered into beginning 5 
     years after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act; and
       ``(B) 100 percent of electricity derived from such sources 
     for new or renewed contracts entered into on or after January 
     1, 2030.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--The requirements of paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply in any case in which--
       ``(A) no provider of electricity is able to provide the 
     necessary levels of carbon-free or renewable energy;
       ``(B) compliance with such requirements would adversely 
     affect Amtrak's operations or quality of service to an 
     unreasonable degree; or
       ``(C) compliance with such requirements would cause an 
     increase of at least 50 percent in total cost of electricity, 
     as compared to the total cost of electricity Amtrak would 
     otherwise have acquired.
       ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act, Amtrak shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report that identifies 
     opportunities to further increase Amtrak's use of carbon-free 
     and renewable energy for train traction power needs and 
     facility power needs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 243 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:


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``24327. Amtrak carbon-free and renewable energy initiatives.''.

               TITLE III--INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL POLICY

     SEC. 9301. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION.

       Section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``members'' and 
     inserting ``4 members'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``members'' and 
     inserting ``5 members''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and commuter railroad 
     carriers using the Northeast Corridor selected by the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``railroad carriers and commuter 
     authorities using the Northeast Corridor, as determined by 
     the Commission'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) At least two of the members described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be career appointees, as such term is defined in 
     section 3132(a) of title 5.'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(3)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by inserting ``, including ridership 
     trends,'' before ``along the Northeast Corridor'';
       (B) in clause (ii) by striking ``capital investment plan 
     described in section 24904.'' and inserting ``first year of 
     the capital investment plan described in section 24904; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) progress in assessing and eliminating the state-of-
     good-repair backlog.'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``(1) Development'' and all that follows 
     through ``standardized policy'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Policy.--The Commission shall--
       ``(A) maintain and update, as appropriate, the `Northeast 
     Corridor Commuter and Intercity Rail Cost Allocation Policy' 
     approved on September 17, 2015,'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``a proposed timetable 
     for implementing'' and inserting ``timetables for 
     implementing and maintaining'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``the policy and the 
     timetable'' and inserting ``updates to the policy and the 
     timetables''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) support the efforts of the members of the Commission 
     to implement the policy in accordance with such timetables; 
     and'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence and inserting ``In 
     accordance with the timetable developed in paragraph (1), 
     Amtrak and commuter authorities on the Northeast Corridor 
     shall implement the policy developed under paragraph (1) in 
     agreements for usage of facilities or services.'';
       (ii) by striking ``fail to implement such new agreements'' 
     and inserting ``fail to implement the policy''; and
       (iii) by striking ``paragraph (1)(A), as applicable'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``public authorities 
     providing commuter rail passenger transportation'' and 
     inserting ``commuter authorities'';
       (5) by striking subsection (d);
       (6) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
       (7) in paragraph (1)(D) of subsection (d) (as redesignated 
     by paragraph (6)) by striking ``commuter rail agencies'' and 
     inserting ``commuter authorities''.

     SEC. 9302. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--Section 24904 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
       (2) by striking subsection (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively;
       (4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(a) Service Development Plan.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--Not later than December 31, 2021, the 
     Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 
     (referred to in this section as the `Commission') shall 
     submit to Congress a service development plan that identifies 
     key state-of-good-repair, capacity expansion, and capital 
     improvement projects planned for the Northeast Corridor, to 
     upgrade aging infrastructure and improve the reliability, 
     capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency of 
     passenger rail service on the Northeast Corridor.
       ``(2) Contents.--The service development plan required 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) provide a coordinated and consensus-based plan 
     covering a period of 15 years;
       ``(B) identify service objectives and capital investments 
     needs;
       ``(C) provide a delivery-constrained strategy that 
     identifies capital investment phasing, an evaluation of 
     workforce needs, and strategies for managing resources and 
     mitigating construction impacts on operations;
       ``(D) describe the anticipated outcomes of each project or 
     program, including an assessment of improved capacity, travel 
     time, and other benefits and costs of proposed investments;
       ``(E) include a financial strategy that incorporates 
     available funding and identifies funding needs and potential 
     sources of such funding; and
       ``(F) be updated at least every 5 years.'';
       (5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``Not later than'' and all that follows through ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than November 1 of each year, the 
     Commission shall'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``a capital investment 
     plan'' and inserting ``an annual capital investment plan''; 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``for the Northeast 
     Corridor'' after ``capital investment plan'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and network 
     optimization'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and service'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``first fiscal year 
     after the date on which'' and inserting ``fiscal year during 
     which'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking ``identify, prioritize,'' and all that 
     follows through ``and consider'' and inserting ``document the 
     projects and programs being undertaken to achieve the service 
     outcomes identified in the Northeast Corridor service 
     development plan, once available, and the asset condition 
     needs identified in the Northeast Corridor asset management 
     system described in subsection (e) and consider''; and
       (II) in clause (i) by inserting ``overall estimated'' 
     before ``benefits'';

       (v) in subparagraph (E)(i) by striking ``normalized capital 
     replacement and'';
       (vi) in subparagraph (F) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (vii) by striking subparagraph (G); and
       (viii) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph 
     (G); and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (2)(H)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)(G)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``anticipated'' before ``funding 
     sources''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and, in the absence of an authorization 
     or appropriation of funds for a fiscal year, be based on the 
     amount of funding available in the previous fiscal year, plus 
     inflation'' after ``methods'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``expected allocated 
     shares of costs'' and inserting ``status of cost sharing 
     agreements'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (v) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) include any funding needs in excess of amounts 
     authorized or otherwise available in a fiscal year; and'';
       (6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) by 
     striking ``may be spent only on'' and all that follows 
     through the end and inserting ``may be spent only on capital 
     projects and programs contained in the Commission's capital 
     investment plan from the previous year.''; and
       (7) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Review and Coordination.--The Commission shall gather 
     information from Amtrak, the States in which the Northeast 
     Corridor is located, and commuter rail authorities to support 
     development of the capital investment plan. The Commission 
     may specify a format and other criteria for the information 
     submitted. Submissions to the plan from Amtrak, States in 
     which the Northeast Corridor are located, and commuter rail 
     authorities shall be provided to the Commission in a manner 
     that allows for a reasonable period of review by, and 
     coordination with, affected agencies.
       ``(e) Northeast Corridor Asset Management.--With regard to 
     existing infrastructure, Amtrak and other infrastructure 
     owners that provide or support intercity rail passenger 
     transportation on the Northeast Corridor shall develop an 
     asset management system, and use and update such system as 
     necessary, to develop submissions to the Northeast Corridor 
     capital investment plan described in subsection (b). Such 
     system shall--
       ``(1) be timed consistent with the Federal Transit 
     Administration process, as authorized under section 5326, 
     when implemented; and
       ``(2) include, at a minimum--
       ``(A) an inventory of all capital assets owned by the 
     developer of the plan;
       ``(B) an assessment of asset condition;
       ``(C) a description of the resources and processes 
     necessary to bring or maintain those assets in a state of 
     good repair; and
       ``(D) a description of changes in asset condition since the 
     previous version of the plan.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Accounts.--Section 24317(d)(1) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``24904(a)(2)(E)'' and 
     inserting ``24904(b)(2)(E)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``24904(b)'' and 
     inserting ``24904(c)''.
       (2) Federal-state partnership for state of good repair.--
     Section 24911(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``24904(a)'' and inserting ``24904(b)''.

     SEC. 9303. PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

       Section 22905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking ``that are 
     equivalent to the protective arrangements established under 
     section 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 836)'' and inserting 
     ``established by the Secretary under subsection (e)(1)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Equivalent Employee Protections.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the 
     Federal Railroad Administration shall establish protective 
     arrangements equivalent to those established under section 
     504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 
     of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 836), and require such protective 
     arrangements to apply to employees described under subsection 
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     and as required under subsection (j) of section 22907.
       ``(2) Publication.--The Administrator shall make available 
     on a publicly available website the protective arrangements 
     established under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 9304. INTERSTATE RAIL COMPACTS.

       (a) Identification.--Section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and 
     Accountability Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-134; 49 U.S.C. 
     24101 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``(except funds made 
     available for Amtrak)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Interstate Rail Compacts Program.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       ``(1) make available on a publicly accessible website a 
     list of interstate rail compacts established in accordance 
     with subsection (a);
       ``(2) provide information to the public regarding 
     interstate rail compacts, including how States may establish 
     interstate rail compacts under subsection (a); and
       ``(3) annually update the information provided under 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Grants Authorized.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 22910. Interstate rail compacts support program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a competitive grant program for providing 
     administrative assistance, including salaries, benefits, 
     travel, and other administrative expenses, to eligible 
     applicants to support interstate and regional efforts--
       ``(1) to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of 
     intercity passenger rail; and
       ``(2) to promote and develop intercity passenger rail 
     service, including through initiating, restoring, or 
     enhancing intercity passenger rail service.
       ``(b) Applicant Selection Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--In awarding grants under this section, 
     the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the amount of other funding received by an applicant 
     (including funding from railroads) or other significant 
     participation by State, local, and regional governmental and 
     private entities;
       ``(B) the applicant's work to facilitate and encourage 
     regional planning for passenger rail improvement, 
     enhancement, and development;
       ``(C) the applicant's work to foster, through rail 
     transportation systems, economic development, particularly in 
     rural communities, for socially disadvantaged individuals, 
     and for disadvantaged populations;
       ``(D) the applicant's efforts to provide guidance to local 
     communities on public and private resources relate to 
     community concerns, such as congestion, rail and grade 
     crossing safety, trespasser prevention, quiet zones, idling, 
     and rail line relocations;
       ``(E) whether the applicant seeks to restore service over 
     routes formerly operated by Amtrak, including routes 
     described in section 11304(a) of the Passenger Rail Reform 
     and Investment Act of 2015 (title XI of division A of Public 
     Law 114-94);
       ``(F) the applicant's intent to provide intercity passenger 
     rail service to regions and communities that are underserved 
     or not served by other intercity public transportation;
       ``(G) whether the applicant is enhancing connectivity and 
     geographic coverage of the existing national network of 
     intercity rail passenger service;
       ``(H) the applicant's efforts to engage with entities to 
     deploy railroad safety technology or programs, including 
     trespassing prevention, rail integrity inspection systems, or 
     grade crossing safety;
       ``(I) whether the applicant prepares regional rail and 
     corridor service development plans and corresponding 
     environmental analysis; and
       ``(J) whether the applicant has engaged with the Federal, 
     local, or State government and transportation planning 
     agencies to identify projects necessary to enhance multimodal 
     connections or facilitate service integration between rail 
     service and other modes, including between intercity rail 
     passenger transportation and intercity bus service, 
     commercial air service, or commuter rail service.
       ``(2) Preference.--In selecting grant recipients, the 
     Secretary shall give preference to applicants that are 
     initiating, restoring, or enhancing intercity rail passenger 
     transportation.
       ``(c) Application Process.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     the form and manner of submitting applications under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Performance Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
     performance measures for each grant recipient to assess 
     progress in achieving strategic goals and objectives.
       ``(2) Annual report.-- The Secretary shall require grant 
     recipients to submit an annual report of the activities of 
     such recipient and information related to applicable 
     performance measures, which may include--
       ``(A) a demonstration of progress to achieve or advance the 
     relevant criteria described in subsection (b); and
       ``(B) the amount of non-Federal matching funds provided 
     from each member State.
       ``(e) Federal Share of Total Project Cost.--The Secretary 
     shall require each recipient of a grant under this subsection 
     to provide a non-Federal match of not less than 50 percent of 
     the administrative assistance to the interstate rail compact.
       ``(f) Applicable Requirements.--The use of any amounts 
     appropriated for grants under this section shall be subject 
     to the applicable requirements under this chapter.
       ``(g) Applicability.--Amounts appropriated to carry out 
     this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(h) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Maximum funding per applicant.--The Secretary may not 
     award grants under this section in an amount exceeding 
     $500,000 annually for each applicant.
       ``(2) Numeric limitation.--The Secretary may not provide 
     grants under this section to more than 10 interstate rail 
     compacts in any fiscal year.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Applicant.--The term `applicant' means an interstate 
     rail compact or an interstate commission composed of 2 or 
     more States that has been established to promote, develop, or 
     operate intercity passenger rail transportation systems.
       ``(2) Intercity passenger rail service.--The term 
     `intercity passenger rail service' has the meaning given the 
     term `intercity rail passenger transportation' in section 
     24102.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``22910. Interstate rail compacts support program.''.

     SEC. 9305. HIGH-SPEED RAIL UPDATES.

       (a) High-speed Rail Corridor Planning.--Section 26101 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``, or if it is an activity described in subparagraph (M)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``right-of-way 
     improvements'' and inserting ``right-of-way acquisition or 
     improvement needs'';
       (C) in subparagraph (K) by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (D) by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(L) public costs in the creation of public private 
     partnerships.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) the extent to which the proposed planning focuses on 
     systems which will provide for high-speed rail;
       ``(2) the integration of the corridor into metropolitan 
     area and statewide transportation planning, including State 
     rail plans;
       ``(3) the use of rail stations within urbanized areas that 
     are located in a geographic area with a greater density 
     population than the urbanized area as a whole;'';
       (B) in paragraph (4) by inserting before the semicolon ``, 
     passenger rail, transit, and other multimodal options'';
       (C) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``and reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions'' before the semicolon; and
       (D) in paragraph (11) by inserting ``, including access to 
     affordable housing'' before the semicolon.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``made available to members of the general 
     public as passengers and reasonably expected to reach speeds 
     of'' after ``service which is'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``reasonably expected 
     to reach sustained speeds of more than 125 miles per hour; 
     and'' and inserting ``160 miles per hour or more on shared-
     use right-of-way; or''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``made available to 
     members of the general public as passengers'' and inserting 
     ``186 miles per hour or more on dedicated right-of-way''.
       (c) High-speed Rail Corridor Development.--Section 
     26106(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ``section 211 of the 
     Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008'' and 
     inserting ``section 24904(a)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
       (A) by striking subclause (III);
       (B) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III);
       (C) by inserting after subclause (I) the following:

       ``(II) connectivity to rail stations within urbanized areas 
     that are located in a geographic area with a greater density 
     population than the urbanized area as a whole;''; and

       (D) by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the following:

       ``(IV) environmental benefits, including projects that--

       ``(aa) reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(bb) involve electrification or the purchase of 
     environmentally sensitive, fuel-efficient, and cost-effective 
     passenger rail equipment;''.

     SEC. 9306. STATE RAIL PLANNING FORMULA FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 22911. State rail planning formula funds

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out this chapter, the 
     Secretary shall allocate an appropriate portion of 1.5 
     percent of the amounts made available for programs under this 
     chapter to provide grants to States--
       ``(1) for State or multi-State regional intercity passenger 
     rail corridor planning or project-specific, intercity 
     passenger rail planning purposes; or
       ``(2) for funding rail projects otherwise eligible under 
     section 22907 if no intercity passenger rail planning is 
     feasible.
       ``(b) Limitation of Funds.--Any unobligated balances of a 
     grant under this section remaining after 3 years from the 
     fiscal year in which the grant was made shall be 
     redistributed in an appropriate portion.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate portion.--The term `appropriate portion' 
     means a share, for each State--
       ``(A) one quarter of which is comprised of the ratio that 
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     State bears to the total railroad route miles in the United 
     States, excluding from each such total the route miles used 
     exclusively for tourist excursions;
       ``(B) one quarter of which is comprised of the ratio that 
     the population in such State bears to the total population of 
     the United States, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; 
     and
       ``(C) half of which is comprised of the ratio that the 
     Amtrak ridership for fiscal year 2019 in each State bears to 
     the total Amtrak ridership for fiscal year 2019.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States 
     and the District of Columbia.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the end the following:

``22911. State rail planning formula funds.''.

                     TITLE IV--COMMUTER RAIL POLICY

     SEC. 9401. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMMUTER RAIL 
                   LIABILITY INSURANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 32 commuter railroads 
     across the United States safely carried passengers on more 
     than 500,000,000 trips each year.
       (2) Commuter rail is a $9,900,000,000 industry that creates 
     and supports more than 200,000 public- and private-sector 
     jobs, and continues to grow.
       (3) Most commuter rail agencies are required to maintain 
     liability insurance up to statutory liability limits.
       (4) Commuter rail agencies face significant obstacles to 
     finding and obtaining liability insurance.
       (5) Only a handful of insurers offer this coverage, and a 
     significant percentage of the railroad liability insurance 
     marketplace is provided by foreign companies.
       (6) The number of insurers in the American and foreign 
     markets willing to even offer potential capacity for this 
     coverage has drastically decreased over the past several 
     years, and, regardless of cost, it is becoming extremely 
     difficult for commuter railroads to obtain the needed 
     coverage.
       (7) Despite the exceptional safety record of commuter 
     railroads and recent full compliance with positive train 
     control, a 2021 survey of the American Public Transportation 
     Association's commuter rail agencies revealed that there has 
     been a 60 percent increase in premium costs over the last 3 
     years.
       (8) The increase in premiums is largely due to factors 
     outside the control of the commuter rail industry, including 
     major forest fires, hurricanes, and insurers exiting the 
     market.
       (9) The cost of liability insurance severely impacts the 
     operating budgets of many commuter rail agencies and 
     potentially affects their ability to offer these critical 
     public transportation services.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should address the capacity and cost issues 
     associated with the commuter rail liability insurance market 
     and consider establishing a commuter rail insurance program 
     within the Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 9402. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEDIATION OF TRACKAGE 
                   USE REQUESTS.

       Section 28502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 28502. Surface Transportation Board mediation of 
       trackage use requests

       ``A rail carrier shall provide good faith consideration to 
     a reasonable request from a provider of commuter rail 
     passenger transportation for access to trackage and provision 
     of related services. If, after a reasonable period of 
     negotiation, a public transportation authority cannot reach 
     agreement with a rail carrier to use trackage of, and have 
     related services provided by, the rail carrier for purposes 
     of commuter rail passenger transportation, the public 
     transportation authority or the rail carrier may apply to the 
     Board for nonbinding mediation. In any case in which 
     dispatching for the relevant trackage is controlled by a rail 
     carrier other than the trackage owner, both shall be subject 
     to the requirements of this section and included in the 
     Board's mediation process. The Board shall conduct the 
     nonbinding mediation in accordance with the mediation process 
     of section 1109.4 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     as in effect on the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act. 
     During such mediation process, the Board shall determine 
     whether the consideration a rail carrier provided to a 
     request was in good faith and whether the request from a 
     provider of commuter rail passenger transportation was 
     reasonable. The determinations made in the preceding sentence 
     shall have no effect on the nonbinding nature of the 
     mediation.''.

     SEC. 9403. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEDIATION OF RIGHTS-
                   OF-WAY USE REQUESTS.

       Section 28503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 28503. Surface Transportation Board mediation of 
       rights-of-way use requests

       ``A rail carrier shall provide good faith consideration to 
     a reasonable request from a provider of commuter rail 
     passenger transportation for access to rail right-of-way for 
     the construction and operation of a segregated fixed guideway 
     facility. If, after a reasonable period of negotiation, a 
     public transportation authority cannot reach agreement with a 
     rail carrier to acquire an interest in a railroad right-of-
     way for the construction and operation of a segregated fixed 
     guideway facility to provide commuter rail passenger 
     transportation, the public transportation authority or the 
     rail carrier may apply to the Board for nonbinding mediation. 
     In any case in which dispatching for the relevant trackage is 
     controlled by a rail carrier other than the right-of-way 
     owner, both shall be subject to the requirements of this 
     section and included in the Board's mediation process. The 
     Board shall conduct the nonbinding mediation in accordance 
     with the mediation process of section 1109.4 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act. During such mediation process, 
     the Board shall determine whether the consideration a rail 
     carrier provided to a request was in good faith and whether 
     the request from a provider of commuter rail passenger 
     transportation was reasonable. The determinations made in the 
     preceding sentence shall have no effect on the nonbinding 
     nature of the mediation.''.

                          TITLE V--RAIL SAFETY

                Subtitle A--Passenger and Freight Safety

     SEC. 9501. STUDY ON SAFETY IMPACT OF LONG TRAINS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
     study on the safety impacts of the operation of long trains.
       (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an examination of any potential risks of the operation 
     of long trains and recommendations on mitigation of any such 
     risks;
       (2) among other safety factors with respect to the 
     operation of such trains, an evaluation of any--
       (A) potential risk of loss of communications between an 
     end-of-train device, or a distributed power unit, and the 
     locomotive cab, including communications over differing 
     terrains and conditions;
       (B) potential risk of loss of radio communications between 
     crewmembers after a crewmember alights from a train, 
     including communications over differing terrains and 
     conditions;
       (C) potential risk of derailments, including any risks 
     associated with in-train compressive forces and slack action, 
     or other safety risks in differing terrains and conditions;
       (D) changes in risks or benefits to safety associated with 
     the deployment of multiple distributed power units in the 
     consists of such trains; and
       (E) impacts of the length of trains on braking and 
     locomotive performance and track wear and tear; and
       (3) an evaluation of whether additional engineer and 
     conductor training is required for safely operating such 
     trains.
       (c) Collaboration.--In conducting the study required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with railroad 
     carriers, labor organizations representing railroad 
     employees, and railroad safety technology manufacturers.
       (d) Results of Study.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains--
       (A) the results of the study required by subsection (a);
       (B) any recommendations for mitigating safety risks caused 
     by long trains; and
       (C) a description of any action the Secretary intends to 
     take to address any safety risk identified in the study.
       (2) Sharing study results.--After submitting the report 
     required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall share the 
     results of the study with railroad carriers, labor 
     organizations representing railroad employees, and safety 
     technology organizations.
       (e) Secretary Action.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which the report required by subsection (d)(1) is 
     submitted, the Secretary shall implement any proposed actions 
     described in such report.
       (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``long train'' 
     means a freight train composed of more than 150 rail cars.
       (g) Funding.--From the amounts made available for fiscal 
     year 2021 to carry out section 20117(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, the Secretary shall expend not less than 
     $1,000,000 and not more than $2,000,000 to carry out this 
     section.

     SEC. 9502. FRA SAFETY REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 20901 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``(including the train length, 
     the number of crew members in the controlling locomotive cab, 
     and the duties of such crew members)'' after ``reported 
     accident or incident''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).
       (c) Trend Analysis.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 209 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20904. Trend analysis

       ``(a) Annual Review and Analysis.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, and not less 
     frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     review the reports filed by a railroad carrier subject to 
     section 20901(a) and analyze the data contained in such 
     reports for trends or patterns of potential safety risks.
       ``(b) Secretary Action.--If the Secretary identifies any 
     such trends or patterns, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) take such actions as are necessary to address the 
     potential safety risk; and
       ``(2) if appropriate, communicate any such trends or 
     patterns to a representative of any relevant railroad carrier 
     and a representative of the employees of such railroad 
     carrier, including any nonprofit employee labor organization 
     representing a craft or class of employees subject to the 
     potential safety risk.''.

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       (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 209 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``20904. Trend analysis.''.
       (d) Accident and Incident Reporting.--Section 209 of the 
     Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20901 note) is 
     amended by inserting ``, and other events required to be 
     reported under part 225 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations,'' after ``collisions and fatalities''.

     SEC. 9503. WAIVER NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 20103(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Nonemergency Waivers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive or suspend 
     compliance with any part of a regulation prescribed or order 
     issued under this chapter if the waiver or suspension is in 
     the public interest and consistent with railroad safety.
       ``(2) Notice required.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) provide timely public notice of any request for a 
     waiver or suspension under this subsection;
       ``(B) make the application for such waiver or suspension 
     and any related underlying data available to interested 
     parties;
       ``(C) provide the public with notice and a reasonable 
     opportunity to comment on a proposed waiver or suspension 
     under this subsection before making a final decision; and
       ``(D) make public the reasons for granting a waiver or 
     suspension under this subsection.
       ``(3) Information protection.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to require the release of information 
     protected by law from public disclosure.''.

     SEC. 9504. NOTICE OF FRA COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY COMPLIANCE 
                   ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Initial Notice.--If the Federal Railroad Administration 
     initiates a comprehensive safety compliance assessment of an 
     entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter 
     rail passenger transportation, the Administration shall 
     notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate of such comprehensive safety compliance assessment not 
     later than 10 business days after the date on which 
     commencement of any field investigation activity that is part 
     of such assessment occurs.
       (b) Findings.--Not later than 180 days after completion of 
     a comprehensive safety compliance assessment described in 
     subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall 
     transmit in electronic format to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a summary report of the findings 
     of such assessment.
       (c) Definition of Comprehensive Safety Compliance 
     Assessment.--In this section, the term ``comprehensive safety 
     compliance assessment'' means a focused review initiated and 
     managed by the Federal Railroad Administration based on 
     findings from an accident investigation and involving at 
     least 2 technical disciplines, with the purpose of examining 
     the compliance of an entity providing regularly scheduled 
     intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation with 
     safety standards.

     SEC. 9505. FRA ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 20902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``subpena'' and inserting 
     ``subpoena'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``The Secretary shall 
     develop a process to make available to a representative of 
     the railroad carrier that is the subject of an accident or 
     incident investigation, and to a representative of the 
     employees of such railroad carrier, including a nonprofit 
     employee labor organization representing railroad workers, a 
     draft investigation report for timely review and comment.'' 
     after the period at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Gathering Information and Technical Expertise.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall create a standard 
     process for investigators to use during accident and incident 
     investigations conducted under this section to--
       ``(A) gather information about an accident or incident 
     under investigation from railroad carriers, contractors or 
     employees of railroad carriers or representatives of 
     employees of railroad carriers, and others determined 
     relevant by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) consult with railroad carriers, contractors or 
     employees of railroad carriers or representatives of 
     employees of railroad carriers, and others determined 
     relevant by the Secretary, for technical expertise on the 
     facts of the accident or incident under investigation.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--In developing the process under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall factor in ways to maintain 
     the confidentiality of any entity identified under paragraph 
     (1) if--
       ``(A) such entity requests confidentiality;
       ``(B) such entity was not involved in the accident or 
     incident; and
       ``(C) maintaining such entity's confidentiality does not 
     adversely affect an investigation of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration.
       ``(3) Application of law.--This subsection shall not apply 
     to any investigation carried out by the National 
     Transportation Safety Board.''.

     SEC. 9506. FREIGHT TRAIN CREW SIZE SAFETY STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 20169. Freight train crew size safety standards

       ``(a) Minimum Crew Size.--No freight train may be operated 
     unless such train has a 2-person crew comprised of at least 1 
     appropriately qualified and certified conductor and 1 
     appropriately qualified and certified locomotive engineer.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
     the prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply in any of 
     the following circumstances:
       ``(1) Train operations on track that is not a main track.
       ``(2) A train operated--
       ``(A) by a railroad carrier that has fewer than 400,000 
     total employee work hours annually and less than $40,000,000 
     annual revenue (adjusted for inflation as measured by the 
     Surface Transportation Board Railroad Inflation-Adjusted 
     Index);
       ``(B) at a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
       ``(C) on a track with an average track grade of less than 2 
     percent for any segment of track that is at least 2 
     continuous miles.
       ``(3) Locomotives performing assistance to a train that has 
     incurred mechanical failure or lacks the power to traverse 
     difficult terrain, including traveling to or from the 
     location where assistance is provided.
       ``(4) Locomotives that--
       ``(A) are not attached to any equipment or attached only to 
     a caboose; and
       ``(B) do not travel farther than 30 miles from the point of 
     origin of such locomotive.
       ``(5) Train operations staffed with fewer than a two-person 
     crew at least 1 year prior to the date of enactment of this 
     section, if the Secretary determines that the operation 
     achieves an equivalent level of safety.
       ``(c) Trains Ineligible for Exception.--The exceptions 
     under subsection (b) may not be applied to--
       ``(1) a train transporting 1 or more loaded cars carrying 
     high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or material 
     toxic by inhalation;
       ``(2) a train carrying 20 or more loaded tank cars of a 
     Class 2 material or a Class 3 flammable liquid in a 
     continuous block or a single train carrying 35 or more loaded 
     tank cars of a Class 2 material or a Class 3 flammable liquid 
     throughout the train consist; or
       ``(3) a train with a total length of 7,500 feet or greater.
       ``(d) Waiver.--A railroad carrier may seek a waiver of the 
     requirements of this section pursuant to section 20103(d).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``20169. Freight train crew size safety standards.''.

     SEC. 9507. BORDER CROSSINGS.

       (a) Border Crossings.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall require that--
       (1) any railroad carrier that is operating a freight train 
     across the southern border into the United States operates 
     the train continually until the last car of the train passes 
     through the scanning facility used for nonintrusive 
     inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at 
     such border;
       (2) when the last car of such train passes through such 
     facility, the railroad carrier shall stop such train to 
     conduct a crew interchange and any federally-mandated safety 
     testing; and
       (3) the railroad carrier ensures that the only individuals 
     that operate such trains after carrying out the activities 
     described in paragraph (2) are individuals--
       (A) who are United States nationals or aliens lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and
       (B) whose primary reporting point is in the United States.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) Set-aside.--From the amounts made available to carry 
     out section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall set aside, for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026, $60,000,000 for projects to prevent blocked 
     crossing incidents as a result of operations made necessary 
     by subsection (a). Projects eligible for funding under this 
     paragraph are--
       (A) highway-rail grade crossing separation projects 
     eligible under such section that are located not further than 
     1.5 miles from a scanning facility described in subsection 
     (a)(1); and
       (B) projects eligible under such section to relocate a rail 
     line to prevent blocked crossing incidents resulting from 
     trains crossing the southern border.
       (2) Unobligated funds.--Any funds provided under paragraph 
     (1) that are unobligated at the end of the second fiscal year 
     following the fiscal year in which such funds are set aside 
     may be used for any eligible project under section 22907.
       (c) Agreement.--The Secretary shall ensure that a recipient 
     of funds made available under subsection (b)(1)(A) has a 
     written agreement with any railroad carrier operating over 
     the infrastructure constructed or improved with such funds 
     that includes a requirement that any such railroad carrier 
     may not operate trains over such infrastructure that, due to 
     the length of the train, are likely to cause blocked crossing 
     incidents.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as amending any safety regulation of the Federal 
     Railroad Administration or amending or revoking any waivers 
     such Administration has granted under section 20103 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Railroad carrier.--The term ``railroad carrier'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 20102 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Southern border.--The term ``southern border'' means 
     the international border between the United States and 
     Mexico.
       (3) Blocked crossing incident.--The term ``blocked crossing 
     incident'' has the meaning

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     given such term in section 20173 of title 49, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 9508. YARDMASTERS HOURS OF SERVICE.

       (a) Limitations on Duty Hours of Yardmaster Employees.--
     Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by inserting ``and yardmaster 
     employees'' after ``train employees'' ;
       (2) by inserting ``or yardmaster employee'' after ``train 
     employee'' each place it appears; and
       (3) in subsection (e) by inserting ``or yardmaster 
     employee's'' after ``During a train employee's''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 21101 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``a yardmaster 
     employee,'' after ``dispatching service employee,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) `yardmaster employee' means an individual responsible 
     for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and 
     engines operating within a rail yard.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 211 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 21103 and inserting the following:

``21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster 
              employees.''.

     SEC. 9509. LEAKING BRAKES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to 
     prohibit the use of any service air brake control valve or 
     emergency air brake control valve in any location north of 
     the 37th parallel during the period beginning on November 1 
     and ending on March 31 of any year if--
       (1) the period between the date on which the air brake 
     control valve is in use and the date of the manufacture or 
     recondition of such valve exceeds 15 years; and
       (2) the air brake control valve is operated in--
       (A) a unit train on or after August 1, 2023;
       (B) a train transporting 1 or more materials poisonous by 
     inhalation, as such term is defined in section 171.8 of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations, on or after August 1, 2023; 
     or
       (C) a non-unit train on or after August 1, 2025.
       (b) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter until air 
     brake control valves described in subsection (a) are no 
     longer operating in trains as required under subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that identifies--
       (1) the estimated number of such air brake control valves 
     in use on--
       (A) unit trains operating north of the 37th parallel 
     between November 1 and March 31; and
       (B) trains transporting 1 or more material poisonous-by-
     inhalation operating north of the 37th parallel during the 
     period beginning on November 1 and ending on March 31;
       (2) any issues affecting the industry's progress toward 
     ensuring that such air brake control valves are phased out in 
     accordance with the requirements of subsection (a); and
       (3) efforts the Administrator has taken since the previous 
     report to ensure such air brake control valves are phased out 
     in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).
       (c) Rulemaking.--If, after collecting data through a 
     science-based methodology, the Administrator determines the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) does not ensure a sufficient 
     level of safety, the Administrator may propose alternative 
     actions in a rulemaking addressing the air brake control 
     valves subject to this section.

     SEC. 9510. REPORT ON PTC SYSTEM FAILURES.

       Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Report of System Failures.--The Secretary shall 
     require railroad carriers and other entities subject to 
     subsection (a) to regularly report to the Administrator 
     failures of positive train control systems. The Secretary 
     shall prescribe the type of failure, format, interval, and 
     detail required for reports submitted under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 9511. FATIGUE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue final regulations on fatigue management plans based on 
     the notice of proposed rulemaking published on December 22, 
     2020, titled ``Fatigue Risk Management Programs for Certain 
     Passenger and Freight Railroads'' (85 Fed. Reg. 83484; Docket 
     No. FRA-2015-0122).
       (b) Monitoring.--
       (1) Fatigue as cause or contributing factor.--If a Federal 
     Railroad Administration railroad accident or incident 
     investigation conducted under section 20902 of title 49, 
     United States Code, identifies that fatigue was a casual or 
     contributing factor to an accident or incident, the Secretary 
     may reopen a fatigue management plan of a passenger railroad 
     operation or a railroad subject to part 270 or part 271, 
     respectively, of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (2) Fatigue as systemic issue.--If the Secretary determines 
     that fatigue is a systemic issue for a passenger railroad 
     operation or railroad, the Secretary shall reopen a fatigue 
     management plan of such passenger railroad operation or a 
     railroad subject to part 270 or part 271, respectively, of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Reopening of fatigue management plan.--If the Secretary 
     reopens a fatigue management plan under paragraph (1) or (2), 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) consider whether any statement filed under sections 
     270.208(e) and 271.207(e) of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, addressed such plan; and
       (B) consult with employees, including labor organizations 
     representing railroad employees, of the passenger railroad 
     operation or railroad that has a reopened fatigue management 
     plan.

     SEC. 9512. ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20170. Assault prevention and response plans

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the TRAIN Act, any entity that provides 
     regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger 
     transportation shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for review and approval an assault prevention 
     and response plan (in this section referred to as the `Plan') 
     to address transportation assaults.
       ``(b) Contents of Plan.--The Plan required under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       ``(1) procedures that--
       ``(A) facilitate the reporting of a transportation assault, 
     including the notification of on-site personnel, rail law 
     enforcement, and local law enforcement;
       ``(B) personnel should follow up on the reporting of a 
     transportation assault, including actions to protect affected 
     individuals from continued assault;
       ``(C) may be taken to remove the passenger or personnel who 
     has committed a transportation assault from the train or 
     related area or facility as soon as practicable when 
     appropriate;
       ``(D) include protections and safe reporting practices for 
     passengers who may have been assaulted by personnel; and
       ``(E) may limit or prohibit, to the extent practicable, 
     future travel with the entity described in subsection (a) by 
     any passenger or personnel who commits a transportation 
     assault against personnel or passengers;
       ``(2) a policy that ensures an employee who is a victim or 
     witness of a transportation assault may participate in the 
     prosecution of a criminal offense of such assault without any 
     adverse effect on the victim's or witnesses' employment 
     status; and
       ``(3) a process and timeline for conducting an annual 
     review and update of the Plan.
       ``(c) Notice to Passengers.--An entity described under 
     subsection (a) shall display onboard trains and in boarding 
     areas, as appropriate, a notice stating the entity's 
     abilities to restrict future travel under subsection 
     (b)(1)(E).
       ``(d) Personnel Training.--An entity described under 
     subsection (a) shall provide initial and annual training for 
     all personnel on the contents of the Plan, including training 
     regarding--
       ``(1) the procedures described in subsection (b);
       ``(2) methods for responding to hostile situations, 
     including de-escalation training; and
       ``(3) rights and responsibilities of personnel with respect 
     to a transportation assault on themselves, other personnel, 
     or passengers.
       ``(e) Personnel Participation.--The Plan required under 
     subsection (a) shall be developed and implemented with the 
     direct participation of personnel, and, as applicable, labor 
     organizations representing personnel.
       ``(f) Reporting.--
       ``(1) Incident notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 10 days after a 
     transportation assault incident, the applicable entity 
     described in subsection (a) shall notify personnel employed 
     at the location in which the incident occurred. In the case 
     of an incident on a vehicle, such entity shall notify 
     personnel regularly scheduled to carry out employment 
     activities on the service route on which the incident 
     occurred.
       ``(B) Content of incident report.--The notification 
     required under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(i) include a summary of the incident; and
       ``(ii) be written in a manner that protects the 
     confidentiality of individuals involved in the incident.
       ``(2) Annual report.--For each calendar year, each entity 
     with respect to which a transportation assault incident has 
     been reported during such year shall submit to the Secretary 
     a report that describes--
       ``(A) the number of assault incidents reported to the 
     entity, including--
       ``(i) the number of incidents committed against passengers; 
     and
       ``(ii) the number of incidents committed against personnel; 
     and
       ``(B) the number of assault incidents reported to rail or 
     local law enforcement by personnel of the entity.
       ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     the public on the primary website of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration the data collected under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Data protection.--Data made available under this 
     subsection shall be made available in a manner that protects 
     the confidentiality of individuals involved in transportation 
     assault incidents.
       ``(g) Definition of Transportation Assault.--In this 
     section, the term `transportation assault' means the 
     occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of an act 
     that--
       ``(1) constitutes assault;
       ``(2) is committed by a passenger or member of personnel of 
     an entity that provides regularly scheduled intercity or 
     commuter rail passenger transportation against another 
     passenger or member of personnel of such entity; and
       ``(3) takes place--
       ``(A) within a vehicle of such entity; or
       ``(B) in an area in which passengers are entering or 
     exiting a vehicle described in subparagraph (A); or

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       ``(C) at a station or facility where such entity operates, 
     regardless of ownership of the station or facility.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II 
     of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     this division, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``20170. Assault prevention and response plans.''.

     SEC. 9513. CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS PLANS.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
     regulations as are necessary to amend part 272 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that--
       (1) the coverage of a critical incident stress plan under 
     section 272.7 of such part includes directly involved 
     employees of commuter railroads and intercity passenger 
     railroads, as such terms are defined in section 272.9 of such 
     part; and
       (2) assault and the witnessing of an assault against an 
     employee or train passenger is included in the definition of 
     critical incident under section 272.9 of such part.

     SEC. 9514. CREWMEMBER CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION.

       (a) Audit of Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20171. Audit of qualification and certification 
       programs

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act, and not less frequently than 
     every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an 
     audit of--
       ``(1) the qualification and certification program of 
     locomotive engineers of each Class I railroad carrier subject 
     to the requirements of part 240 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       ``(2) the qualification and certification program of 
     conductors of each Class I railroad carrier subject to the 
     requirements of part 242 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       ``(b) Contents of Audit.--In carrying out the audit 
     required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) consider whether the training, qualification, and 
     continuing education components of the programs described in 
     subsection (a) comply with regulations in parts 240 and 242 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
       ``(2) assess the quality of the training that railroad 
     carriers provide locomotive engineers and conductors under 
     such programs;
       ``(3) determine whether such programs provide locomotive 
     engineers and conductors the knowledge, skill, and ability to 
     safely operate the types of locomotives or trains a railroad 
     carrier may require a locomotive engineer and conductor to 
     operate, including all associated technology used on such 
     locomotives or trains;
       ``(4) determine whether the training, qualification, and 
     continuing education components of such programs reflect the 
     operating practices of the railroad carrier carrying out such 
     components;
       ``(5) assess whether a railroad carrier conducting such 
     programs provides locomotive engineers or conductors adequate 
     at-controls training before certification;
       ``(6) assess how a railroad carrier uses a simulator or 
     other technology to train, familiarize, or provide recurrent 
     training to a locomotive engineer or conductor, including how 
     the use of a simulator or other such technology compares to 
     international experience or practice; and
       ``(7) address any other safety issues the Secretary 
     determines appropriate for preparing locomotive engineers and 
     conductors.
       ``(c) Deficiency in Qualification and Certification 
     Program.--If, in conducting the audit required under this 
     section, the Secretary identifies a deficiency in a railroad 
     carrier's qualification and certification program of 
     locomotive engineers or the qualification and certification 
     program of conductors, the Secretary shall require the 
     railroad carrier to update such program to eliminate the 
     deficiency.
       ``(d) Consultation.--In conducting the audit required under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with 
     representatives of each railroad carrier and representatives 
     of the employees of the railroad carrier, including any 
     nonprofit employee labor organization representing engineers 
     or conductors of the railroad carrier.
       ``(e) Cooperation.--
       ``(1) In general.--A railroad carrier and employees of the 
     railroad carrier, including any nonprofit employee labor 
     organization representing engineers or conductors of the 
     railroad carrier, shall cooperate fully with the Secretary 
     during an audit required under this section.
       ``(2) Documents; interviews.--A railroad carrier shall 
     provide any documents requested by the Secretary or make 
     available any employee for interview with the Secretary 
     without undue delay or obstruction.
       ``(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary completes an audit under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) publish on the website of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration a report that summarizes the results of the 
     audit and any updates made in accordance with subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(2) notify of such report the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       ``(g) Civil Penalty.--The Secretary is authorized to assess 
     a civil penalty or to take other authorized enforcement 
     action, as appropriate, pursuant to chapter 213 for a failure 
     to comply with the requirements of this section.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     this division, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``20171. Audit of qualification and certification programs.''.
       (b) Review of Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     determine whether any update to part 240 or 242, of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, is necessary to prepare 
     locomotive engineers and conductors to safely operate trains.
       (2) Requirements.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) evaluate, taking into account the requirements of 
     section 20169 of title 49, United States Code, whether such 
     parts establish Federal standards for railroad carriers to--
       (i) provide locomotive engineers and conductors the 
     knowledge, skill and ability to safely operate trains under 
     conditions that reflect industry practices;
       (ii) adequately address locomotive engineer and conductor 
     situational awareness;
       (iii) require adequate at-controls training before a 
     locomotive engineer or conductor is certified;
       (iv) adequately prepare locomotive engineers and conductors 
     to understand all locomotive operating characteristics;
       (v) sufficiently require locomotive engineers and 
     conductors to demonstrate knowledge on the physical 
     characteristics of a territory under various conditions and 
     using various resources; and
       (vi) address any other safety issue the Secretary 
     determines appropriate for better preparing locomotive 
     engineers and conductors; and
       (B) consider the results of the audit required by section 
     20171 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary submits the report required under 
     section 20171(f) of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that includes the findings of the review 
     required under paragraph (1) and a description of any action 
     the Secretary intends to take to improve, or increase the 
     effectiveness of the requirements of, part 240 or 242 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (4) Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines under 
     paragraph (1) that any update to part 240 or 242 is necessary 
     to prepare locomotive engineers or conductors to safely 
     operate locomotives or trains, the Secretary shall issue a 
     rulemaking to carry out such update.
       (5) Application of law.--Any action the Secretary takes as 
     a result of a determination made under paragraph (1) shall be 
     consistent with section 20169 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (6) Definition of railroad carrier.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``railroad carrier'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 9515. SAFETY MANAGEMENT TEAM COMMUNICATION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20172. Safety management team communication

       ``The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
     shall implement a process for the communication of 
     information between safety management teams of the 
     Administration and railroad employees, including any 
     nonprofit employee labor organization representing railroad 
     employees. Such process shall include a reasonable timeframe 
     for a safety management team to respond to communication from 
     such railroad employees.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
     this division, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``20172. Safety management team communication.''.

     SEC. 9516. GAO STUDY ON REORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF RAILROAD 
                   SAFETY.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study comparing the Office of Railroad Safety 
     of the Federal Railroad Administration before and after the 
     reorganization of such Office that took effect on June 8, 
     2020.
       (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall evaluate--
       (1) the differences in the structure of the Office before 
     and after such reorganization;
       (2) any differences in the communication between the Office 
     and railroad carriers and the employees of railroad carriers 
     before and after such reorganization;
       (3) any differences in the communication between Federal 
     Railroad Administration safety inspectors and other 
     specialists before and after such reorganization, and the 
     impacts of such differences;
       (4) whether the structure before or after such 
     reorganization better protects against regulatory capture;
       (5) whether the structure before or after such 
     reorganization is better at promoting and ensuring safety;
       (6) whether the structure before or after such 
     reorganization more closely resembles the structure of other 
     Department of Transportation modal agencies that have 
     enforcement authority similar to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration; and
       (7) any other issues the Comptroller General determines are 
     relevant.
       (c) Information Collection.--In conducting the study 
     required under this section, the Comptroller General shall 
     collect information from the following entities:

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       (1) The Federal Railroad Administration.
       (2) Freight rail carriers and passenger rail carriers.
       (3) Employees of freight rail carriers and passenger rail 
     carriers.
       (4) Other entities the Comptroller General determines are 
     relevant.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
     includes the findings of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a) and any recommendations for improving safety and 
     communication within the Office of Railroad Safety or between 
     the Office of Railroad Safety and the entities identified in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c).

     SEC. 9517. OPEN-TOP RAIL CAR PUBLIC INPUT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
     shall initiate a public process to seek input on addressing 
     safety risks, spills, emissions, odors, and other public 
     nuisances associated with top loading rail cars, open-top 
     hoppers, and gondolas, including evaluating the feasibility 
     of a requirement that such rail cars be covered while in 
     transportation, including while being held, delayed, or 
     transferred.

     SEC. 9518. NEW PASSENGER SERVICE PRE-REVENUE SAFETY 
                   VALIDATION PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 20122. New passenger service pre-revenue safety 
       validation plan

       ``(a) Safety Validation Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     require a covered entity to submit to the Secretary a safety 
     validation plan to ensure the safe operation of--
       ``(A) a new intercity rail passenger transportation or 
     commuter rail passenger transportation service;
       ``(B) an intercity rail passenger transportation or 
     commuter rail passenger transportation route that has not 
     been in revenue service for a period of more than 180 days; 
     or
       ``(C) an extension of an existing intercity rail passenger 
     transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation 
     route.
       ``(2) Submission.--A covered entity shall submit a safety 
     validation plan required under paragraph (1) not later than 
     30 days before the date on which such entity begins revenue 
     service of a service or route described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary shall establish the 
     requirements of the safety validation plan described under 
     subsection (a), including adequate training of all relevant 
     personnel and a minimum period of simulated service to ensure 
     operational readiness.
       ``(2) Prohibition of service.--The Secretary shall prohibit 
     a covered entity from beginning a service described in 
     subsection (a)(1) until the entity is in full compliance with 
     the safety validation plan required by such subsection.
       ``(c) Amendment to Safety Validation Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require a covered 
     entity to submit to the Secretary for review and approval any 
     proposed amendment to a safety validation plan required under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Review and approval.--Not later than 5 working days 
     after the date on which the Secretary receives a proposed 
     amendment submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     review and approve or deny such proposed amendment.
       ``(3) Notification.--If the Secretary does not approve a 
     proposed amendment submitted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall provide written notice to the covered entity 
     of the specific areas in which the proposed amendment is 
     deficient. An entity may correct such deficiencies and 
     reapply for review and approval under this subsection.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means an 
     entity providing regularly scheduled railroad transportation 
     that is intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter 
     rail passenger transportation.
       ``(2) Intercity rail passenger transportation; commuter 
     rail passenger transportation.--The terms `intercity rail 
     passenger transportation' and `commuter rail passenger 
     transportation' have the meanings given such terms in section 
     24102.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``20122. New passenger service pre-revenue safety validation plan.''.

     SEC. 9519. SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF NONTRADITIONAL AND EMERGING 
                   RAIL TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a review of the safety regulations of the Federal 
     Railroad Administration to determine the applicability of 
     such regulations to nontraditional and emerging rail 
     technologies and to identify any gaps in such regulations or 
     any challenges to ensuring the safety of such technologies.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of 
     the review conducted under subsection (a).
       (c) Contents.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include a description of--
       (1) the applicability of safety regulations in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act to nontraditional and 
     emerging rail technologies;
       (2) whether gaps in the regulations or other challenges 
     exist that should be addressed in order to ensure the safety 
     of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies;
       (3) any additional regulations that are necessary to ensure 
     the safety of nontraditional and emerging rail technologies; 
     and
       (4) any additional research that may be needed to further 
     evaluate and regulate the safety of nontraditional and 
     emerging rail technologies.
       (d) Public Notice and Comment.--In conducting the review 
     process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment for not less 
     than 60 days.
       (e) Nontraditional and Emerging Rail Technologies 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``nontraditional and 
     emerging rail technologies'' means nonhighway ground 
     transportation that runs on electromagnetic guideways in a 
     tube, or system of tubes, that operates in a low-pressure 
     environment.

     SEC. 9520. FRA SAFETY INSPECTOR AND SPECIALIST REVIEW.

       (a) Review.--The Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration shall review the position descriptions and pay 
     grades of railroad safety inspection personnel and railroad 
     safety specialists employed by the Office of Railroad Safety.
       (b) Contents of Review.--The review under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) consider whether the descriptions of the positions 
     described in subsection (a) accurately reflect the scope of 
     work and duties of the personnel and specialists described in 
     such subsection, including any technological advancements 
     that impact the scope of work and duties;
       (2) compare the pay grades of such positions to the pay 
     grades of personnel employed by other Department of 
     Transportation agencies and the National Transportation 
     Safety Board who have scopes of work and duties comparable to 
     those of railroad safety inspection personnel and railroad 
     safety specialists; and
       (3) assess whether the Administration experiences 
     difficulty in recruiting or retaining such personnel and 
     specialists and identify the reasons for such difficulty.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that--
       (1) summarizes the findings of the review required by the 
     section;
       (2) describes how the Administration plans to update the 
     position descriptions of such personnel and specialists to 
     accurately reflect the scope of work and duties, including 
     any technological advancements that impact the scope of work 
     and duties; and
       (3) describes how pay grades may be updated to retain and 
     recruit such personnel and specialists.

                   Subtitle B--Grade Crossing Safety

     SEC. 9551. HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SEPARATION GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United States 
     Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 22912. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall make grants under this section to eligible entities to 
     assist in funding the cost of highway-rail grade crossing 
     separation projects.
       ``(b) Application Requirements.--To be eligible for a grant 
     under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application in such form, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including--
       ``(1) an agreement between the entity that owns or controls 
     the railroad right-of-way and the applicant addressing access 
     to the railroad right-of-way throughout the project; and
       ``(2) a cost-sharing agreement with the funding amounts 
     that the entity that owns or controls the railroad right-of-
     way shall contribute to the project, which shall be not less 
     than 10 percent of the total project cost.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following projects are 
     eligible to receive a grant under this section:
       ``(1) Installation, repair, or improvement, including 
     necessary acquisition of real property interests, of highway-
     rail grade crossing separations.
       ``(2) Highway-rail grade crossing elimination incidental to 
     eligible grade crossing separation projects.
       ``(3) Project planning, development, and environmental work 
     related to a project described in paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(d) Project Selection Criteria.--In awarding grants under 
     this section, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall give priority to projects that maximize the 
     safety benefits of Federal funding;
       ``(2) shall give priority to projects that provide direct 
     benefits to socially disadvantaged individuals (as such term 
     is defined in section 22906(b)); and
       ``(3) may evaluate applications on the safety profile of 
     the existing crossing, 10-year history of accidents at such 
     crossing, inclusion of the proposed project on a State 
     highway-rail grade crossing action plan, average daily 
     vehicle traffic, total number of trains per day, average 
     daily number of crossing closures, the challenges of grade 
     crossings located near international borders, proximity to 
     established emergency evacuation routes, and proximity of 
     community resources, including schools, hospitals,

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     fire stations, police stations, and emergency medical service 
     facilities.
       ``(e) Federal Share of Total Project Costs.--
       ``(1) Total project costs.--The Secretary shall estimate 
     the total costs of a project under this section based on the 
     best available information, including any available 
     engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, 
     environmental analysis, and information on the expected use 
     of equipment or facilities.
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share for a project 
     carried out under this section shall not exceed 85 percent.
       ``(f) Grant Conditions.--An eligible entity may not receive 
     a grant for a project under this section unless such project 
     complies with section 22905.
       ``(g) Letters of Intent.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, issue a letter of intent to a recipient 
     of a grant under this section that--
       ``(A) announces an intention to obligate for a project an 
     amount that is not more than the amount stipulated as the 
     financial participation of the Secretary for the project; and
       ``(B) states that the contingent commitment--
       ``(i) is not an obligation of the Federal Government; and
       ``(ii) is subject to the availability of appropriations for 
     grants under this section and subject to Federal laws in 
     force or enacted after the date of the contingent commitment.
       ``(2) Congressional notification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 3 days before issuing a 
     letter of intent under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit written notification to--
       ``(i) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(iv) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(B) Contents.--The notification submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) a copy of the letter of intent;
       ``(ii) the criteria used under subsection (d) for selecting 
     the project for a grant; and
       ``(iii) a description of how the project meets such 
     criteria.
       ``(h) Appropriations Required.--An obligation or contingent 
     commitment may be made under subsection (g) only after 
     amounts are appropriated for such purpose.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a State;
       ``(B) a public agency or publicly chartered authority;
       ``(C) a metropolitan planning organization;
       ``(D) a political subdivision of a State; and
       ``(E) a Tribal government.
       ``(2) Metropolitan planning organization.--The term 
     `metropolitan planning organization' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 134(b) of title 23.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States or the District of Columbia.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of 
     title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

``22912. Highway-rail grade crossing separation grants.''.

     SEC. 9552. RAIL SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS GRANT.

       Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code (as amended 
     by this Act), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Rail Safety Public Awareness Grants.--
       ``(1) Grant.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit 
     organizations to carry out public information and education 
     programs to help prevent and reduce rail-related pedestrian, 
     motor vehicle, and other incidents, injuries, and fatalities, 
     and to improve awareness along railroad right-of-way and at 
     highway-rail grade crossings.
       ``(2) Selection.--Programs eligible for a grant under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall include, as appropriate--
       ``(i) development, placement, and dissemination of public 
     service announcements in appropriate media;
       ``(ii) school presentations, driver and pedestrian safety 
     education, materials, and public awareness campaigns; and
       ``(iii) disseminating information to the public on how to 
     identify and report to the appropriate authorities--

       ``(I) unsafe or malfunctioning highway-rail grade crossings 
     and equipment; and
       ``(II) high-risk and unsafe behavior and trespassing around 
     railroad right-of-way; and

       ``(B) may include targeted and sustained outreach in 
     communities at greatest risk to develop measures to reduce 
     such risk.
       ``(3) Coordination.--Eligible entities shall coordinate 
     program activities with local communities, law enforcement 
     and emergency responders, and railroad carriers, as 
     appropriate, and ensure consistency with State highway-rail 
     grade crossing action plans required under section 11401(b) 
     of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 22501 note) and the report titled 
     `National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad 
     Property' issued by the Federal Railroad Administration in 
     October 2018.
       ``(4) Prioritization.--In awarding grants under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 
     applications for programs that--
       ``(A) are nationally recognized;
       ``(B) are targeted at schools in close proximity to 
     railroad right-of-way;
       ``(C) partner with nearby railroad carriers; or
       ``(D) focus on communities with a recorded history of 
     repeated pedestrian and motor vehicle accidents, incidents, 
     injuries, and fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings and 
     along railroad right-of-way.
       ``(5) Applicability.--Section 22905 shall not apply to 
     contracts and agreements made under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 9553. ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR BLOCKING 
                   PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20173. Time limit for blocking public highway-rail 
       grade crossing

       ``(a) Time Limit.--A railroad carrier may not cause a 
     blocked crossing incident that is longer than 10 minutes in 
     duration, unless the blocked crossing incident is caused by--
       ``(1) a casualty or serious injury;
       ``(2) an accident;
       ``(3) a track obstruction;
       ``(4) actions necessary to comply with Federal rail safety 
     laws, regulations, or orders issued thereunder unless the 
     action to comply could reasonably occur at a different time 
     or location;
       ``(5) actions necessary to adhere to section 24308;
       ``(6) a train fully contained within rail yard limits or 
     fully contained in a rail siding;
       ``(7) an act of God; or
       ``(8) a derailment or a safety appliance equipment failure 
     that prevents the train from advancing.
       ``(b) Investigation of Frequently Blocked Crossings.--For 
     any public highway-rail grade crossing that has had 3 or more 
     blocked crossing incidents that exceed the time limit set 
     forth in subsection (a) and are reported to the blocked 
     crossing database, and such incidents have occurred on at 
     least 3 calendar days within a 30-day period, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) provide an electronic notice of the number of 
     reported blocked crossing incidents to the railroad carrier 
     that owns the public highway-rail grade crossing;
       ``(2) investigate the causes of the blocked crossing 
     incidents; and
       ``(3) investigate possible measures to reduce the frequency 
     and duration of blocked crossing incidents at such grade 
     crossing.
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--
       ``(1) In general.--A railroad carrier shall, upon receiving 
     a notice under subsection (b), maintain train location data 
     records for the public highway-rail grade crossing that was 
     the subject of the notice.
       ``(2) Contents of records.--The train location data records 
     required under paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) a list of all blocked crossing incidents at the 
     public highway-rail grade crossing that is the subject of the 
     report exceeding 10 minutes;
       ``(B) the cause of the blocked crossing incident (to the 
     extent available);
       ``(C) train length; and
       ``(D) the estimated duration of each blocked crossing 
     incident.
       ``(3) Consultation.--Beginning on the date on which a 
     railroad carrier receives a notice under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may consult with the carrier for a period of 60 
     days to address concerns with blocked crossing incidents at 
     the public highway-rail grade crossing that is the subject of 
     the notice.
       ``(4) Expiration of data collection.--The requirement to 
     maintain records under paragraph (1) shall cease with respect 
     to a public highway-rail grade crossing noticed under 
     subsection (b)(2) if there are no reports submitted to the 
     blocked crossing database for blocked crossing incidents 
     reported to occur at such grade crossing during the previous 
     365 consecutive calendar days.
       ``(d) Civil Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may issue civil penalties 
     in accordance with section 21301 to railroad carriers for 
     violations of subsection (a) occurring 60 days after the date 
     of submission of a notice under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Release of records.--Upon the request of, and under 
     requirements set by, the Secretary, railroad carriers shall 
     provide the records maintained pursuant to subsection (c)(1) 
     to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
       ``(3) Alternate route exemption.--Civil penalties may not 
     be issued for violations of subsection (a) that occur at a 
     public highway-rail grade crossing if an alternate route 
     created by a public highway-rail grade separation exists 
     within a half mile by road mileage of such public highway-
     rail grade crossing.
       ``(4) Grade separation project.--Civil penalties may not be 
     issued for violations of subsection (a) if the violation 
     occurs at a public highway-rail grade crossing for which 
     there is a proposed grade separation project--
       ``(A) that has received written agreement from the relevant 
     local authorities; and
       ``(B) for which railroad carrier and project funding from 
     all parties has been budgeted.
       ``(5) Considerations.--In determining civil penalties under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consider increased 
     penalties in a case in which a pattern of the blocked 
     crossing incidents continue to cause delays to State or local 
     emergency services.
       ``(e) Application to Amtrak and Commuter Railroads.--This 
     section shall not apply to Amtrak or commuter authorities, 
     including Amtrak and commuter authorities' operations run or 
     dispatched by a Class I railroad.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Blocked crossing database.--The term `blocked 
     crossing database' means the national blocked crossing 
     database established under section 20174.
       ``(2) Blocked crossing incident.--The term `blocked 
     crossing incident' means a circumstance in which a train, 
     locomotive, rail car,

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     or other rail equipment is stopped in a manner that obstructs 
     travel at a public highway-rail grade crossing.
       ``(3) Public highway-rail grade crossing.--The term `public 
     highway-rail grade crossing' means a location within a State 
     in which a public highway, road, or street, including 
     associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses 1 or more railroad 
     tracks at grade.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``20173. Time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossing.''.

     SEC. 9554. NATIONAL BLOCKED CROSSING DATABASE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20174. National blocked crossing database

       ``(a) Database.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish a national blocked crossings database for the 
     public to report blocked crossing incidents.
       ``(b) Public Awareness.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary shall 
     require each railroad carrier to publish the active link to 
     report blocked crossing incidents on the website of the 
     national blocked crossings database described in subsection 
     (a) on the home page of the publicly-available website of the 
     railroad carrier.
       ``(c) Blocked Crossing Incident; Public Highway-rail Grade 
     Crossing.--In this section, the terms `blocked crossing 
     incident' and `public highway-rail grade crossing' have the 
     meanings given the terms in section 20173.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
     chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``20174. National blocked crossing database.''.

     SEC. 9555. RAILROAD POINT OF CONTACT FOR BLOCKED CROSSING 
                   MATTERS.

       Section 20152 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting the following after subparagraph (C):
       ``(D) blocked crossing incident, as defined in section 
     20173; or'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)(C) or (D)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon ; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) upon receiving a report of a blocked crossing 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(D), the railroad carrier shall, 
     within 14 days of receipt of the report--
       ``(A) verify that the public highway-rail grade crossing, 
     as defined in section 20173, was blocked for a period of at 
     least 10 minutes; and
       ``(B) upon positive verification of the report, enter the 
     report into the national blocked crossings database 
     established in section 20174; and
       ``(7) promptly inform the Secretary of any update to the 
     number maintained under paragraph (1).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Publication of Telephone Numbers.--The Secretary 
     shall make any telephone number established under subsection 
     (a) publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation.''.

     SEC. 9556. NATIONAL HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING INVENTORY REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     expend such sums as are necessary to conduct a comprehensive 
     review of the national highway-rail crossing inventory of the 
     Department of Transportation established under section 20160 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the review required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) verify the accuracy of the geographical location data 
     contained in the inventory described in subsection (a) using 
     mapping technologies and other methods; and
       (2) notify the relevant railroad and State agencies of the 
     erroneous data in the inventory and require such entities to 
     correct the erroneous data within 30 days of notification.
       (c) State Reports.--The Secretary shall require State 
     agencies to ensure that any geographic data contained in the 
     inventory described in subsection (a) remains consistent with 
     any geographic data identified in biennial State reports 
     required under section 130 of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the completion 
     of the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report summarizing the corrections made to the 
     inventory described in subsection (a) and the Secretary's 
     plans to ensure continued accuracy of such inventory.

     SEC. 9557. RAILROAD TRESPASSING ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.

       Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under this 
     section, the Secretary may make grants to public law 
     enforcement agencies engaged in, or seeking to engage in, 
     suicide prevention efforts along railroad right-of-way to pay 
     wages of law enforcement personnel to patrol railroad right-
     of-way located in communities at risk for rail trespassing 
     incidents and fatalities.
       ``(2) Prioritization.--In awarding grants under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 
     applications from entities that have jurisdiction within the 
     boundaries of the 10 States with the highest incidence of 
     rail trespass related casualties as reported in the previous 
     fiscal year, as reported by the National Rail Accident 
     Incident Reporting System.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not award more than 
     3 annual grants under this subsection to the same entity.''.

     SEC. 9558. RAILROAD TRESPASSING SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANTS.

       Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Railroad Trespassing Suicide Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary may make grants to eligible 
     entities to implement a public outreach campaign to reduce 
     the number of railroad suicides.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--In this subsection, the term 
     `eligible entity' means a nonprofit mental health 
     organization engaged in, or seeking to engage in, suicide 
     prevention efforts along railroad right-of-way in partnership 
     with a railroad carrier, as defined in section 20102.''.

     SEC. 9559. INCLUDING RAILROAD SUICIDES.

       (a) In General.--Not less than 180 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise any 
     regulations, guidance, or other relevant agency documents to 
     include the number of suicides on a railroad crossing or 
     railroad right-of-way in the total number of rail fatalities 
     the Secretary reports each year.
       (b) Authority of the Secretary.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may require Federal, State, and local 
     agencies, railroads, or other entities to submit such data as 
     necessary.
       (c) Applicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to the modification required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 9560. REPORT ON SAFETY MEASURES REQUIRED FOR QUIET 
                   ZONES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
     shall--
       (1) submit to Congress a report on any supplementary safety 
     measures and alternative safety measures not contained in 
     part 222 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that can 
     be used to qualify for a Quiet Zone or Partial Quiet Zone; 
     and
       (2) include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)--
       (A) a summary of the supplementary safety measures and 
     alternative safety measures for which a public authority has 
     requested approval from the Administrator to implement; and
       (B) an explanation for why such requests were not granted.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 9601. RAIL NETWORK CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY 
                   ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall seek 
     to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to 
     conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of climate 
     change on the national rail network.
       (b) Assessment.--At a minimum, the assessment conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
       (1) cover the entire freight, commuter, and intercity 
     passenger rail network of the United States;
       (2) evaluate risk to the network over 5-, 30-, and 50-year 
     outlooks;
       (3) examine and describe potential effects of climate 
     change and extreme weather events on passenger and freight 
     rail infrastructure, trackage, and facilities, including 
     facilities owned by rail shippers;
       (4) identify and categorize the assets described in 
     paragraph (3) by vulnerability level and geographic area; and
       (5) recommend strategies or measures to mitigate any 
     adverse impacts of climate change, including--
       (A) emergency preparedness measures;
       (B) resiliency best practices for infrastructure planning; 
     and
       (C) coordination with State and local authorities.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the 
     findings of the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Further Coordination.--The Secretary shall make the 
     report publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Transportation and communicate the results of the assessment 
     with stakeholders.
       (e) Regulatory Authority.--If the Secretary finds in the 
     report required under subsection (c) that regulatory measures 
     are warranted and such measures are otherwise under the 
     existing authority of the Secretary, the Secretary may issue 
     such regulations as are necessary to implement such measures.
       (f) Funding.--From the amounts made available for fiscal 
     year 2022 under section 20117(b) of

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     title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall expend not 
     less than $1,500,000 to carry out the study required under 
     subparagraph (a).

     SEC. 9602. ADVANCE ACQUISITION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 242 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 
     24202:

     ``SEC. 24203. ADVANCE ACQUISITION.

       ``(a) Rail Corridor Preservation.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may assist a recipient of Federal financial 
     assistance provided by the Secretary for an intercity 
     passenger rail project in acquiring a right-of-way and 
     adjacent real property interests before or during the 
     completion of the environmental reviews for a project that 
     may use such property interests if the acquisition is 
     otherwise permitted under Federal law.
       ``(b) Certification.--Before authorizing advance 
     acquisition under this section, the Secretary shall verify 
     that--
       ``(1) the recipient has authority to acquire the real 
     property interest; and
       ``(2) the acquisition of the real property interest--
       ``(A) is for a transportation purpose;
       ``(B) will not cause significant adverse environmental 
     impact;
       ``(C) will not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives 
     for the proposed project or otherwise influence the decision 
     of the Secretary on any approval required for the project;
       ``(D) does not prevent the lead agency from making an 
     impartial decision as to whether to accept an alternative 
     that is being considered;
       ``(E) complies with other applicable Federal laws and 
     regulations; and
       ``(F) will not result in elimination or reduction of 
     benefits or assistance to a displaced person required by the 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
     Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) and title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
       ``(c) Environmental Reviews.--
       ``(1) Completion of nepa review.--Before reimbursing or 
     approving the expenditure of Federal funding for an 
     acquisition of a real property interest, the Secretary shall 
     complete all review processes otherwise required under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act 
     of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 303), and section 106 of the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) with respect to 
     the acquisition.
       ``(2) Timing of development acquisition.--A real property 
     interest acquired under subsection (a) may not be developed 
     in anticipation of the proposed project until all required 
     environmental reviews for the project have been completed.
       ``(d) Inclusion in Non-Federal Share of Project Costs.--
     Non-Federal funds used to acquire right-of-way and adjacent 
     real property interests under this section before or during 
     the environmental review, or before the award of a grant by 
     the Secretary, shall be included in determining the non-
     Federal share of the costs of the underlying intercity 
     passenger rail project.
       ``(e) Savings Clause.--The advance acquisition process 
     described in this section--
       ``(1) is in addition to processes in effect on or before 
     the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act; and
       ``(2) does not affect--
       ``(A) any right of the recipient described in subsection 
     (a) to acquire property; or
       ``(B) any other environmental review process, program, 
     agreement, or funding arrangement related to the acquisition 
     of real property, in effect on the date of enactment of the 
     TRAIN Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 242 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 24202 the following new item:

``Sec. 24203. Advance acquisition.''.

     SEC. 9603. UNIVERSITY RAIL CLIMATE INNOVATION INSTITUTE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 22913. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     make a grant to an institution of higher education to 
     establish a University Rail Climate Innovation Institute (in 
     this section referred to as the `Institute') for the research 
     and development of low- and zero-emission rail technologies. 
     Such grant agreement shall not exceed 5 years.
       ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--To be eligible for a grant 
     under the subsection (a), an institution of higher education 
     shall--
       ``(1) have an active research program to study the 
     development of low- and zero-emission rail technologies or be 
     able to demonstrate sufficient expertise in relevant rail 
     research and development;
       ``(2) enter into a cost-sharing agreement for purposes of 
     the Institute with a railroad or rail supplier; and
       ``(3) submit to the Secretary an application in such form, 
     at such time, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--A recipient of this grant under 
     this section may carry out the research, design, development, 
     and demonstration of 1 or more of the following:
       ``(1) Hydrogen-powered locomotives and associated 
     locomotive technologies.
       ``(2) Battery-powered locomotives and associated locomotive 
     technologies.
       ``(3) Deployment of a revenue service testing and 
     demonstration program to accelerate commercial adoption of 
     low- or zero-emission locomotives.
       ``(4) Development or deployment of an operating prototype 
     low- or zero-emission locomotive.
       ``(5) Rail technologies that significantly reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions, as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Buy America Applicability.--For purposes of 
     subsection (c)(4), the recipient shall be in compliance with 
     section 22905(a).
       ``(e) Funding Requirement.--The Federal share of the total 
     cost of the Institute shall not exceed 50 percent.
       ``(f) Considerations.--In selecting an applicant to receive 
     funding to establish the Institute, the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       ``(1) the extent to which the proposed activities maximize 
     greenhouse gas reductions;
       ``(2) the potential of the proposed activities to increase 
     the use of low- and zero- emission rail technologies among 
     the United States freight and passenger rail industry; and
       ``(3) the anticipated public benefits of the proposed 
     activities.
       ``(g) Consideration of HBCUs.--In selecting an institution 
     of higher education for a grant award under this section, the 
     Secretary shall consider historically black colleges and 
     universities, as such term is defined in section 371(a)of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (2010 U.S.C. 1067q), and other 
     minority institutions, as such term is defined by section 365 
     of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k).
       ``(h) Notification.--
       ``(1) Notice.--Not less than 3 days before an applicant has 
     been selected, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate of the intention to award such a 
     grant.
       ``(2) Report.--The Institute shall submit to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the Secretary an annual 
     report summarizing the activities undertaken by the Institute 
     on low- and zero-emission rail technologies.
       ``(i) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `institution of higher education' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``22913. University Rail Climate Innovation Institute.''.

     SEC. 9604. WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out at least one workforce development pilot program 
     with a railroad carrier.
       (b) Types of Pilot Programs.--A workforce development pilot 
     program described in subsection (a) may be in the form of--
       (1) an outreach program to increase employment 
     opportunities for socially disadvantaged individuals;
       (2) the development of a partnership with high schools, 
     vocational schools, community colleges, or secondary 
     education institutions to address future workforce needs; and
       (3) an apprenticeship program to train railroad employees 
     in needed skills.
       (c) Apprenticeship.--In carrying out a workforce 
     development pilot program described in subsection (b)(3), the 
     Secretary shall partner with a railroad carrier providing 
     intercity rail passenger transportation.
       (d) Report to Congress.--For a workforce development pilot 
     program carried out under this section, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that describes--
       (1) the activities carried out under the pilot program;
       (2) the diversity of individuals participating in the pilot 
     program;
       (3) an evaluation of the pilot program;
       (4) employment outcomes, including job placement, job 
     retention, and wages, using performance metrics established 
     by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, and consistent with performance 
     indicators used by programs under the Workforce Innovation 
     and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as applicable; 
     and
       (5) any recommendations for increasing diversity in the 
     railroad workforce, addressing future workforce needs, or 
     enhancing workforce skills.
       (e) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Intercity rail passenger transportation.--The term 
     ``intercity rail passenger transportation'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 24102 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Railroad carrier.--The term ``railroad carrier'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 20102 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Socially disadvantaged individuals.--The term 
     ``socially disadvantaged individuals'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(d)).
       (f) Funding.--From the amounts made available under section 
     20117(b) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary may 
     expend up to $1,300,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $1,300,000 
     for 2023 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 9605. REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS ENTERING 
                   SERVICE IN UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 207 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20704. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering 
       service in United States

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:

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       ``(1) Component.--The term `component' means a part or 
     subassembly of a railroad freight car.
       ``(2) Control.--The term `control' means the power, whether 
     direct or indirect and whether or not exercised, through the 
     ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total 
     outstanding voting interest in an entity, representation on 
     the board of directors of an entity, proxy voting on the 
     board of directors of an entity, a special share in the 
     entity, a contractual arrangement with the entity, a formal 
     or informal arrangement to act in concert with an entity, or 
     any other means, to determine, direct, make decisions, or 
     cause decisions to be made for the entity.
       ``(3) Cost of sensitive technology.--The term `cost of 
     sensitive technology' means the aggregate cost of the 
     sensitive technology located on a railroad freight car.
       ``(4) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' 
     means a country that--
       ``(A) is identified by the Department of Commerce as a 
     nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date 
     of enactment of the TRAIN Act;
       ``(B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a foreign 
     country included on the priority watch list defined in 
     subsection (g)(3) of that section; and
       ``(C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.2416).
       ``(5) Net cost.--The term `net cost' has the meaning given 
     the term in chapter 4 of the USMCA or any subsequent free 
     trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada.
       ``(6) Qualified facility.--The term `qualified facility' 
     means a facility that is not owned or under the control of a 
     state-owned enterprise.
       ``(7) Qualified manufacturer.--The term `qualified 
     manufacturer' means a railroad freight car manufacturer that 
     is not owned or under the control of a state-owned 
     enterprise.
       ``(8) Railroad freight car.--The term `railroad freight 
     car' means a car designed to carry freight or railroad 
     personnel by rail, including--
       ``(A) box car;
       ``(B) refrigerator car;
       ``(C) ventilator car;
       ``(D) intermodal well car;
       ``(E) gondola car;
       ``(F) hopper car;
       ``(G) auto rack car;
       ``(H) flat car;
       ``(I) special car;
       ``(J) caboose car;
       ``(K) tank car; and
       ``(L) yard car.
       ``(9) Sensitive technology.--The term `sensitive 
     technology' means any device embedded with electronics, 
     software, sensors, or other connectivity, that enables the 
     device to connect to, collect data from, or exchange data 
     with another device, including--
       ``(A) onboard telematics;
       ``(B) remote monitoring software;
       ``(C) firmware;
       ``(D) analytics;
       ``(E) GPS satellite and cellular location tracking systems;
       ``(F) event status sensors;
       ``(G) predictive component condition and performance 
     monitoring sensors; and
       ``(H) similar sensitive technologies embedded into freight 
     railcar components and subassemblies.
       ``(10) State-owned enterprise.--The term `state-owned 
     enterprise' means--
       ``(A) an entity that is owned by, or under the control of, 
     a national, provincial, or local government of a country of 
     concern, or an agency of such government; or
       ``(B) an individual acting under the direction or influence 
     of a government or agency described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(11) Substantially transformed.--The term `substantially 
     transformed' means a component of a railroad freight car that 
     undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification as a 
     result of the manufacturing process, as described in chapter 
     4 and related Annexes of the USMCA or any subsequent free 
     trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada.
       ``(12) USMCA.--The term `USMCA' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).
       ``(b) Requirements for Railroad Freight Cars Entering 
     Service in the United States.--
       ``(1) Limitation on railroad freight cars.--A railroad 
     freight car wholly manufactured on or after the date that is 
     1 year after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, may only 
     operate on the United States freight railroad interchange 
     system if--
       ``(A) the railroad freight car is manufactured, assembled, 
     and substantially transformed, as applicable, by a qualified 
     manufacturer in a qualified facility;
       ``(B) none of the sensitive technology located on the 
     railroad freight car, including components necessary to the 
     functionality of the sensitive technology, originates from a 
     country of concern or is sourced from state-owned enterprise; 
     and
       ``(C) none of the content of the railroad freight car, 
     excluding sensitive technology, originates from a country of 
     concern or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise that has 
     been determined by a recognized court or administrative 
     agency of competent jurisdiction and legal authority to have 
     violated or infringed valid United States intellectual 
     property rights of another including such a finding by a 
     Federal district court under title 35 or the U.S. 
     International Trade Commission under section 337 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337).
       ``(2) Limitation on railroad freight car content.--
       ``(A) Percentage limitation.--Not later than 12 months 
     after the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, a railroad 
     freight car manufactured may operate on the United States 
     freight railroad interchange system only if--
       ``(i) not more than 20 percent of the content of the 
     railroad freight car, calculated by the net cost of all 
     components of the car and excluding the cost of sensitive 
     technology, originates from a country of concern or is 
     sourced from a state-owned enterprise; and
       ``(ii) not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
     of the TRAIN Act, the percentage described in clause (i) 
     shall be no more than 15 percent.
       ``(B) Conflict.--The percentages specified in this 
     paragraph apply notwithstanding any apparent conflict with 
     provisions of chapter 4 of the USMCA.
       ``(c) Regulations and Penalties.--
       ``(1) Regulations required.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of the TRAIN Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary 
     to carry out this section, including for the monitoring, 
     enforcement, and sensitive technology requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Certification required.--To be eligible to provide a 
     railroad freight car for operation on the United States 
     freight railroad interchange system, the manufacturer of such 
     car shall certify to the Secretary annually that any railroad 
     freight cars to be so provided meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(3) Compliance.--
       ``(A) Valid certification required.--At the time a railroad 
     freight car begins operation on the United States freight 
     railroad interchange system, the manufacturer of such 
     railroad freight car shall have valid certification describe 
     under paragraph (2) for the year in which such car begins 
     operation.
       ``(B) Registration of noncompliant cars prohibited.--A 
     railroad freight car manufacturer may not register, or cause 
     to be registered, a railroad freight car that does not comply 
     with the requirements of this section in the Association of 
     American Railroad's Umler system.
       ``(4) Civil penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--A railroad freight car manufacturer that 
     has manufactured a railroad freight car for operation on the 
     United States freight railroad interchange system that the 
     Secretary of Transportation determines, after written notice 
     and an opportunity for a hearing, has violated this section 
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of at least $100,000 but not more than $250,000 for each 
     violation for each railroad freight car.
       ``(B) Prohibition for violations.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may prohibit a railroad freight car 
     manufacturer with respect to which the Secretary has assessed 
     more than 3 violations under subparagraph (A) from providing 
     additional railroad freight cars for operation on the United 
     States freight railroad interchange system until the 
     Secretary determines--
       ``(i) such manufacturer is in compliance with this section; 
     and
       ``(ii) all civil penalties assessed to such manufacturer 
     under subparagraph (A) have been paid in full.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 207 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``20704. Requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in 
              United States.''.

     SEC. 9606. RAIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF 
                   EXCELLENCE.

       Section 20108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence.--
       ``(1) Center of excellence.--The Secretary may provide a 
     grant to an entity described in paragraph (2) to establish a 
     Center of Excellence to advance research and development that 
     improves the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger 
     and freight rail transportation.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--An institution of higher education (as 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or a consortium of nonprofit institutions 
     of higher education shall be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this subsection.
       ``(3) Selection criteria.--In awarding a grant under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) give preference to an applicant with strong past 
     performance related to rail research, education, and 
     workforce development activities;
       ``(B) consider the extent to which the applicant would 
     involve public passenger and private and public freight 
     railroad operators; and
       ``(C) consider the regional and national impacts of the 
     applicant's proposal.
       ``(4) Use of funds.--Amounts awarded under this subsection 
     may be used to establish and operate the Center of Excellence 
     described in paragraph (1) and for research, evaluation, 
     education, and workforce development and training efforts 
     related to safety, environmental sustainability, and 
     reliability of rail transportation, including--
       ``(A) rolling stock;
       ``(B) positive train control;
       ``(C) human factors, systems design, or fatigue;
       ``(D) rail infrastructure;
       ``(E) shared corridors;
       ``(F) grade crossings;
       ``(G) rail systems maintenance;
       ``(H) network resiliency;
       ``(I) programs to train railroad workers in needed skills; 
     and
       ``(J) the development of programs or partnerships to raise 
     awareness of railroad employment opportunities, in 
     coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration.

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       ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall 
     be 50 percent.''.

     SEC. 9607. FREIGHT RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirements for Class I Locomotives.--A Class I 
     railroad may only operate a locomotive on the freight 
     railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, if--
       (1) the locomotive was manufactured on or after January 1, 
     2008;
       (2) the primary NOx and PM emissions on the 
     Environmental Protection Agency certificate of conformity for 
     the locomotive are equal to or cleaner than the cleanest 
     available locomotive; or
       (3) the locomotive has not exceeded a total of 89,100 MWhs 
     of operation since its original engine build date.
       (b) Certification Required.--To be eligible to own or 
     operate a locomotive covered by subsection (a) on the United 
     States freight railroad interchange system on or after 
     January 1, 2030, a Class I railroad shall certify to the 
     Secretary of Transportation that such locomotive meets the 
     requirements of this section.
       (c) Effectuation.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Certificate of conformity.--The term ``certificate of 
     conformity'' means the document that the Environmental 
     Protection Agency issues to an engine manufacturer to certify 
     that an engine class conforms to Environmental Protection 
     Agency requirements.
       (2) Cleanest available locomotive.--The term ``cleanest 
     available locomotive'' means the strictest standard set by 
     the Environmental Protection Agency for the applicable 
     locomotive under section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7547).

     SEC. 9608. EXTENSION.

       Section 1246 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``4\1/2\ years''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``and every 3 months thereafter,'' before 
     ``the Administrator shall''.

 DIVISION E--SPORT FISH RESTORATION, RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY, AND 
                          WILDLIFE RESTORATION

     SEC. 9701. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration, 
     Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
     2021''.

     SEC. 9702. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
     Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2026'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2026''; and
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows--
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434, adjusted for 
     inflation as described in clause (ii)(II)(bb); and
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2016 through 2021'' 
     and inserting ``2022 through 2026''; and
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows--
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2022, $8,988,700; and
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``$900,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,300,000''.
       (b) Administration.--Section 9(a) of the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``on a full-time basis''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for work hours the employee spends 
     directly administering this Act, as such hours are certified 
     by the supervisor of the employee'' after ``administer this 
     Act'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (3) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (11), 
     respectively;
       (3) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears;
       (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``full-time'';
       (5) in paragraph (8)(A), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``on a full-time basis'';
       (6) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking ``on 
     a full-time basis''; and
       (7) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated--
       (A) by inserting ``or a part-time basis'' after ``on a 
     full-time basis''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, provided that the percentage of 
     relocation expenses paid with funds under this chapter do not 
     exceed the percentage of work hours the employee spends 
     administering this Act'' after ``at which the relocation 
     expenses are incurred''.
       (c) Other Activities.--Section 14(e) of the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777m(e)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) A portion, as determined by the Sport Fishing and 
     Boating Partnership Council, of funds disbursed for the 
     purposes described in paragraph (2) but remaining unobligated 
     prior to fiscal year 2021 shall be used to study--
       ``(A) the impact of derelict recreational vessels on 
     recreational boating safety and recreational fishing; and
       ``(B) identify options and methods for recycling for 
     recreational vessels.''.

     SEC. 9703. RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCESS.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on recreational boating access. 
     In carrying out such study, the Comptroller General shall 
     consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 
     Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on 
     the design, scope, and priorities of such study.
       (b) Contents.--To the extent practicable, the study 
     required under subsection (a) shall contain a description 
     of--
       (1) the use of nonmotorized vessels in each State and how 
     the increased use of nonmotorized vessels is impacting 
     motorized and nonmotorized vessel access to waterway entry 
     points;
       (2) recreational fishing and boating user conflicts 
     concerning motorized and nonmotorized vessels at waterway 
     access points; and
       (3) the use of funds provided under the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) for--
       (A) the sport fish restoration program to improve 
     nonmotorized vessel access at waterway entry points and the 
     reasons for providing such access; and
       (B) the Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for 
     nonmotorized boating safety programs.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, the 
     Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
     containing the study required under this section.
       (d) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths 
     of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
     territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American 
     Samoa.

     SEC. 9704. WILDLIFE RESTORATION FUND ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Allocation and Apportionment of Available Amounts.--
     Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 669c), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i) by striking ``for each of fiscal years 
     2001 and 2002, $9,000,000;'' and inserting the following: 
     ``for fiscal year 2022, $12,786,434, adjusted for inflation 
     as described in clause (ii)(II)(bb);''; and
       (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking ``the end of the 
     fiscal year'' and inserting ``the end of the subsequent 
     fiscal year''.
       (b) Authorized Expenses for Administration.--Section 9(a) 
     of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     669h(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``on a full-time basis''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for the work hours the employee spends 
     directly administering this Act, as such hours are certified 
     by the supervisor of the employee'' after ``administer this 
     Act'';
       (2) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears;
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (3) through (12) as paragraphs (2) through (11), 
     respectively;
       (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``full-time'';
       (5) in paragraph (8)(A), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``on a full-time basis'';
       (6) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking ``on 
     a full-time basis''; and
       (7) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated--
       (A) by inserting ``or a part-time basis'' after ``on a 
     full-time basis''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, provided that the percentage of 
     relocation expenses paid with funds under this chapter do not 
     exceed the percentage of work hours the employee spends 
     administering this Act'' after ``at which the relocation 
     expenses are incurred''.

     SEC. 9705. SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND.

       Section 13107(c)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``No funds available'' and inserting ``On 
     or after October 1, 2023, no funds available''.

     SEC. 9706. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL.

       The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council 
     established by the Secretary of the Interior shall be a 
     Federal advisory committee of

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     both the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
     Commerce, and the secretaries of Interior and Commerce shall 
     jointly carry out the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act with respect to the Sport Fishing and Boating 
     Partnership Council.

                        DIVISION F--AUTO SAFETY

     SEC. 10101. SAFETY WARNING FOR OCCUPANTS OF HOT CARS.

       (a) Occupant Safety.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 30129. Occupant safety

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' has the meaning given that term in section 32101.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final 
     rule prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard that 
     requires all new passenger motor vehicles with a gross 
     vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less to be equipped 
     with a system that detects the presence of an unattended 
     occupant in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and 
     engages a warning to reduce death and injury resulting from 
     vehicular heatstroke, particularly incidents involving 
     children.
       ``(c) Limitation on Capability of Being Disabled.--The 
     motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under subsection (b) 
     shall require that the system described in that subsection 
     cannot be disabled, overridden, reset, or recalibrated in 
     such a way that the system will no longer detect the presence 
     of an unattended occupant in the passenger compartment of the 
     vehicle and engage a warning.
       ``(d) Means.--
       ``(1) In general.--The warning required under the motor 
     vehicle safety standard prescribed under subsection (b) shall 
     include a distinct auditory and visual warning to notify 
     individuals inside and outside of the vehicle of the presence 
     of an unattended occupant, which shall be combined with an 
     interior haptic warning.
       ``(2) Consideration.--In developing such warning, the 
     Secretary shall also consider including a secondary 
     additional warning to--
       ``(A) notify--
       ``(i) operators that are not in close proximity to the 
     vehicle;
       ``(ii) emergency responders; and
       ``(B) provide the geographical location of the vehicle in a 
     manner that allows for an emergency response.
       ``(e) Compliance Deadline.--The rule issued pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall require full compliance with the motor 
     vehicle safety standard prescribed in the rule not later than 
     2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``30129. Occupant safety.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) Independent study.--
       (A) Contract.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which a final rule is issued pursuant to section 30129(b) of 
     title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), 
     and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall enter 
     into a contract with an independent third party to conduct 
     the study described under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Study.--
       (i) In general.--Under the contract between the Secretary 
     and an independent third party under subparagraph (A), the 
     independent third party shall carry out a study on 
     retrofitting passenger motor vehicles introduced into 
     interstate commerce before the effective date of the rule 
     required pursuant to section 30129(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), with technologies 
     and products that meet the safety need addressed by the motor 
     vehicle safety standard prescribed under such section.
       (ii) Elements.--In carrying out the study required under 
     clause (i), the independent third party shall--

       (I) identify technologies and products--

       (aa) manufactured for use in passenger motor vehicles 
     introduced into interstate commerce before the effective date 
     of the rule required by section 30129(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1); and
       (bb) that reduce death and injury resulting from vehicular 
     heatstroke, particularly incidents involving children; and

       (II) make recommendations for manufacturers of such 
     technologies and products to undergo a functional safety 
     performance assessment to ensure that the technologies and 
     products perform as designed by the manufacturer under a 
     variety of real-world conditions.

       (2) Publication; public comment.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which the Secretary enters into a contract 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), and every two years thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) publish the study required under paragraph (1)(B) in 
     the Federal Register; and
       (B) provide a period for public comment of not longer than 
     90 days after the date on which the study is published 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (3) Consumer information.--Not later than 120 days after 
     expiration of the public comment period described under 
     paragraph (2)(B) and upon review of the public comments, the 
     Secretary shall provide information for consumers through the 
     website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
     on the performance of the technologies and products described 
     in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to retrofit existing vehicles.
       (4) Submission to congress.--Upon issuance of the 
     recommendations required under paragraph (1)(B), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives the study and 
     recommendations required by paragraph (1)(B), including any 
     public comment received under paragraph (2)(B).
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Child restraint system.--The term ``child restraint 
     system'' has the meaning given that term in section 571.213 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
     regulation).
       (B) Independent third party.--The term ``independent third 
     party'' means a person that does not receive any direct 
     financial assistance from a manufacturer (as defined in 
     section 30102 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any successor regulation)) that produces or supplies--
       (i) equipment for the systems mandated in such section 
     30129; or
       (ii) child restraint systems.
       (C) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor 
     vehicle'' has the meaning given that term in section 32101 of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

     SEC. 10102. RULEMAKING TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF SYSTEMS 
                   AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY IN MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Electric vehicle.--The term ``electric vehicle''--
       (A) means a vehicle that does not include an engine and is 
     powered solely by an external source of electricity, solar 
     power, or both;
       (B) does not include an electric hybrid vehicle that uses a 
     chemical fuel such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
       (2) Key.--The term ``key'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or successor regulations).
       (3) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Motor vehicle.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``motor vehicle'' does not 
     include--
       (i) a motorcycle or trailer (as those terms are defined in 
     section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) (or 
     successor regulations);
       (ii) any motor vehicle that is rated at more than 10,000 
     pounds gross vehicular weight; or
       (iii) for purposes of subsection (b), a battery electric 
     vehicle.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (b) Automatic Shutoff Systems for Motor Vehicles.--
       (1) Final rule.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
     amending section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (relating to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Standard Number 114), to require manufacturers to install in 
     each motor vehicle equipped with a keyless ignition device 
     and an internal combustion engine technology to automatically 
     shut off the motor vehicle after the motor vehicle has idled 
     for the period designated under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Period described.--
       (i) In general.--The period referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     is the period designated by the Secretary as necessary to 
     prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
       (ii) Different periods.--The Secretary may designate 
     different periods under clause (i) for different types of 
     motor vehicles, depending on the rate at which the motor 
     vehicle emits carbon monoxide, if--

       (I) the Secretary determines a different period is 
     necessary for a type of motor vehicle for purposes of section 
     30111 of title 49, United States Code; and
       (II) requiring a different period for a type of motor 
     vehicle is consistent with the prevention of carbon monoxide 
     poisoning.

       (2) Deadline.--The rule under paragraph (1) shall become 
     effective not later than 2 years after the date on which the 
     Secretary issues such rule.
       (c) Preventing Motor Vehicles From Rolling Away.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
     amending part 571 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     to require manufacturers to install technology to prevent 
     movement of motor vehicles equipped with keyless ignition 
     devices and automatic transmissions if--
       (A) the transmission of the motor vehicle is not in the 
     park setting;
       (B) the motor vehicle does not exceed the speed determined 
     by the Secretary under paragraph (2);
       (C) the seat belt of the operator of the motor vehicle is 
     unbuckled;
       (D) the service brake of the motor vehicle is not engaged; 
     and
       (E) the door for the operator of the motor vehicle is open.
       (2) Determination.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     maximum speed at which a motor vehicle may be safely locked 
     in place under the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), 
     (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) to prevent vehicle 
     rollaways.
       (3) Deadline.--The rule under paragraph (1) shall become 
     effective not later than 2 years after the date on which the 
     Secretary issues such rule.

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     SEC. 10103. 21ST CENTURY SMART CARS.

       (a) Crash Avoidance Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(1), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 30130. Crash avoidance rulemaking

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue final 
     rules prescribing motor vehicle safety standards that--
       ``(1) establish minimum performance requirements for the 
     crash avoidance systems described in subsection (b); and
       ``(2) require all new passenger motor vehicles manufactured 
     for sale in the United States, introduced or delivered for 
     introduction in interstate commerce, or imported into the 
     United States to be equipped with the crash avoidance systems 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Crash Avoidance Systems.--The Secretary shall issue 
     motor vehicle safety standards for each of the following 
     crash avoidance systems--
       ``(1) forward collision warning and automatic emergency 
     braking that detects potential collisions with vehicles, 
     objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road 
     users while the vehicle is traveling forward, provides a 
     warning to the driver, and automatically applies the brakes 
     to avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision;
       ``(2) rear automatic emergency braking that detects a 
     potential collision with vehicles, objects, pedestrians, 
     bicyclists, and other vulnerable roads user while a vehicle 
     is traveling in reverse and automatically applies the brakes 
     to avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision;
       ``(3) rear cross traffic warning that detects vehicles, 
     objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road 
     users approaching from the side and rear of a vehicle as it 
     travels in reverse and alerts the driver;
       ``(4) lane departure warning that monitors a vehicle's 
     position in its lane and alerts the driver as the vehicle 
     approaches or crosses lane markers; and
       ``(5) blind spot warning that detects a vehicle, 
     pedestrian, bicyclist , and other vulnerable road user to the 
     side or rear of a vehicle and alerts the driver to their 
     presence, including when a driver attempts to change the 
     course of travel toward another vehicle or road user in the 
     blind zone of the vehicle.
       ``(c) Considerations.--In prescribing the motor vehicle 
     safety standards required in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall require that the crash avoidance systems--
       ``(1) perform effectively at speeds for which a passenger 
     motor vehicle is designed to operate, including on city 
     streets and highways; and
       ``(2) include self-diagnostic capability and warning when 
     inoperable.
       ``(d) Compliance Date.--The compliance date of the 
     standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall not exceed 
     more than 2 years from the date final rules are issued.
       ``(e) Rulemaking on Point of Sale Information.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, 
     the Secretary shall issue a final rule to require clear and 
     concise information about the capabilities and limitations of 
     advanced crash avoidance systems described in subsection (b) 
     to be provided to a consumer at the point of sale and in the 
     vehicle owner's manual, including a publicly accessible 
     electronic owner's manual.
       ``(f) Headlamps.--
       ``(1) Final rule.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final 
     rule amending section 571.108 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations to--
       ``(A) improve illumination of the roadway;
       ``(B) prevent glare;
       ``(C) establish minimum performance standards for--
       ``(i) semi-automatic headlamp beam switching;
       ``(ii) curve adaptive headlamps; and
       ``(iii) adaptive driving beam headlamp technology.
       ``(2) Compliance date.--The compliance date of the revised 
     standard prescribed under paragraph (1) shall not exceed more 
     than 2 years from the effective date.
       ``(3) Final rulemaking required.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall finalize the Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 51766) to permit 
     the certification of adaptive driving beam headlighting 
     systems.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Crash avoidance.--The term `crash avoidance' has the 
     meaning given to that term in section 32301.
       ``(2) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' has the meaning given to that term in section 
     32101.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     as amended by section 10101(a)(2), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``30130. Crash avoidance rulemaking.''.
       (b) Research of Advanced Crash Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 10101(a)(1) and 
     subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 30131. Advanced crash systems research and consumer 
       education

       ``(a) Advanced Crash Systems Research.--
       ``(1) Research required.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     complete research into the following:
       ``(A) Direct driver monitoring systems that will minimize 
     driver disengagement, driver distraction, prevent automation 
     complacency, and foreseeable misuse of vehicle automation.
       ``(B) Lane keeping assistance that assists with steering to 
     keep a vehicle within its driving lane.
       ``(C) Automatic collision notification systems that--
       ``(i) notify emergency responders that a crash has occurred 
     and provide the geographical location of the vehicle and 
     crash data in a manner that allows for assessment of 
     potential injuries and emergency response; and
       ``(ii) transfer to the Secretary anonymized automatic crash 
     data for the purposes of safety research and statistical 
     analysis.
       ``(D) Intelligent Speed Assist that--
       ``(i) determines the applicable speed limit where the 
     vehicle is operating; and
       ``(ii) alerts the driver to the current speed limit and 
     discourages exceeding that limit.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In conducting the research required 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) develop one or more tests to evaluate the performance 
     of the systems;
       ``(B) determine criteria that would be reasonable and 
     practicable at evaluating the performance of the systems; and
       ``(C) determine fail, pass, or advanced pass criteria to 
     assure the systems are performing their intended function.
       ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report 
     detailing findings from the research required under 
     subsection (a) to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and 
     the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 
     not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       ``(4) Rulemaking.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue final 
     rules to establish motor vehicle safety standards for the 
     advanced crash systems described in this subsection and to 
     require all new passenger motor vehicles manufactured for 
     sale in the United States, introduced or delivered for 
     introduction in interstate commerce, or imported into the 
     United States produced after the compliance date of such 
     standards to be equipped with advanced crash avoidance 
     systems described in this subsection.
       ``(5) Lead-time.--The compliance date of the standards 
     prescribed under this section shall not exceed more than 2 
     model years from the date a motor vehicle safety standard is 
     finalized.
       ``(6) Crash data.--If the Secretary makes a determination 
     that establishing a motor vehicle safety standard described 
     in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) does not meet the requirements and 
     considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) shall submit a report describing the reasons for 
     reaching such a determination to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate; and
       ``(B) may not issue such a standard.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Crash avoidance.--The term `crash avoidance' has the 
     meaning given to that term in section 32301.
       ``(2) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' has the meaning given to that term in section 
     32101.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     as amended by section 10101(a)(2) and subsection (a)(2), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``30131. Advanced crash systems research and consumer education.''.

     SEC. 10104. UPDATING THE 5-STAR SAFETY RATING SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Section 32302 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Roadmap.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a clear and concise 
     report on a publicly accessible website detailing efforts 
     over the next 5-year period to improve the passenger motor 
     vehicle information developed under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       ``(A) descriptions of actions that will be taken to update 
     the passenger motor vehicle information developed under 
     subsection (a), including the development of test procedures, 
     test devices, and safety performance criteria;
       ``(B) key milestones, including the anticipated start of an 
     action, completion of an action, and effective date of an 
     update; and
       ``(C) descriptions of how an update will improve the 
     passenger motor vehicle information developed under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Requirements.--In developing and implementing the 
     report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) identify and prioritize features and systems that 
     meet a known safety need and for which objective and 
     appropriate tests and evaluation criteria exist or can be 
     developed;
       ``(B) when reasonable and in the interest of reducing 
     crashes and deaths and injuries resulting from crashes, 
     harmonize the passenger motor vehicle information developed 
     under subsection (a) with other safety information programs, 
     including those administered internationally or by private 
     organizations, that provide comparisons of safety 
     characteristics of passenger motor vehicles; and
       ``(C) establish objective criteria for the selection of 
     safety features and systems to be tested.
       ``(4) Public comment.--The Secretary shall provide for a 
     period of public comment and review in developing the report 
     required under paragraph (1).

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       ``(e) Initial Updates to the 5-star Safety Rating System.--
       ``(1) Crash avoidance.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     implement, in the passenger motor vehicle information program 
     under subsection (a), updated or new, as applicable, crash 
     avoidance tests, which shall include tests of forward 
     automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind 
     spot warning, rear cross traffic warning, and rear automatic 
     emergency braking.
       ``(2) Vulnerable road user safety.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall implement, in the passenger motor vehicle 
     information program under subsection (a), crash avoidance 
     tests that assess the prevention or mitigation of crashes 
     between a passenger motor vehicle and a pedestrian, 
     bicyclist, or other vulnerable road user, which shall include 
     tests of forward automatic emergency braking and rear 
     automatic emergency braking.
       ``(3) New and updated 5-star safety ratings.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish separate 5-star safety ratings for--
       ``(i) crash avoidance, which shall incorporate the tests 
     implemented under paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) pedestrian, bicyclist, and other vulnerable road 
     user safety, which shall incorporate the tests implemented 
     under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to 
     incorporate the 5-star safety ratings established under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(f) Advanced Updates to the 5-star Safety Rating 
     System.--
       ``(1) Crashworthiness.--
       ``(A) Test procedures, conditions, and devices; injury 
     criteria.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe a 
     final rule amending part 572 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to incorporate into the passenger motor vehicle 
     information program under subsection (a)--
       ``(i) updated and new test procedures, test conditions, and 
     anthropomorphic test devices that reasonably represent motor 
     vehicle occupants and pedestrians, bicyclists, and other 
     vulnerable road users, including such occupants and users who 
     are children, elderly individuals, adult males, and adult 
     females; and
       ``(ii) new or refined injury criteria, including head, 
     neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg injury 
     criteria, based on real-world injuries and the greatest 
     potential to increase the safety of passenger motor vehicles.
       ``(B) Tests.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall, with 
     respect to the passenger motor vehicle information program 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(i) update existing crashworthiness tests, including to 
     account for adult male, adult female, and elderly occupants 
     in all designated seating positions; and
       ``(ii) implement new crashworthiness tests for--

       ``(I) occupants, including children, elderly occupants, 
     adult males, and adult females, in all rear designated 
     seating positions;
       ``(II) crashes between a passenger motor vehicle and a 
     pedestrian, bicyclist, or other vulnerable road user, 
     including the potential risks of injuries to the head, neck, 
     chest, abdomen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower leg; and
       ``(III) seats, the attachment assemblies of seats, and the 
     installation of seats.

       ``(2) Post-crash safety and advanced crash avoidance 
     systems.--
       ``(A) Research.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     complete research into the development of tests for--
       ``(i) post-crash safety systems, including tests for 
     automatic collision notification; and
       ``(ii) advanced crash avoidance systems, including tests 
     for--

       ``(I) lane keeping assistance;
       ``(II) traffic jam assist;
       ``(III) driver monitoring and driver distraction 
     prevention, including tests for maintaining driver engagement 
     and mitigating distraction from in-vehicle electronic 
     devices;
       ``(IV) intelligent speed assistance; and
       ``(V) blind spot intervention.

       ``(B) Implementation.--After completion of the research 
     required under subparagraph (A), and not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall implement tests for post-crash safety systems 
     and advanced crash avoidance systems, including (at a 
     minimum) tests for the specific capabilities described in 
     clause (i) of such subparagraph and subclauses (I) through 
     (V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, unless the Secretary 
     determines that doing so will not improve the passenger motor 
     vehicle information developed under subsection (a).
       ``(C) Explanation of determination.--If the Secretary does 
     not implement tests for a specific capability described in 
     clause (i) of subparagraph (A) or any of subclauses (I) 
     through (V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, the 
     Secretary shall describe in the next report required under 
     subsection (d)--
       ``(i) the reasons for the determination of the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (B) with respect to such capability; and
       ``(ii) if such capability is included in another safety 
     information program, including such a program administered by 
     an international or private organization, why the tests, or 
     substantially similar tests, from such other program were not 
     adopted.
       ``(3) New and updated 5-star safety ratings.--Not later 
     than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish separate 5-star safety ratings for--
       ``(i) crashworthiness for adults;
       ``(ii) crashworthiness for elderly occupants; and
       ``(iii) crashworthiness for children;
       ``(B) update the crash avoidance 5-star safety rating to 
     incorporate the post-crash safety and advanced crash 
     avoidance tests implemented under paragraph (2)(B); and
       ``(C) update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to 
     incorporate the 5-star safety ratings established under 
     subparagraph (A) and the 5-star safety rating updated under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(g) Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention Technology.--
       ``(1) Research.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     complete research into the development of tests for advanced 
     drunk driving prevention technology.
       ``(2) Implementation.--After completion of the research 
     required under paragraph (1), and not later than 4 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall implement tests for advanced drunk driving 
     prevention technology, unless the Secretary determines that 
     doing so will not improve the passenger motor vehicle 
     information developed under subsection (a).
       ``(3) Explanation of determination.--If the Secretary does 
     not implement tests for advanced drunk driving prevention 
     technology, the Secretary shall describe in the next report 
     required under subsection (d)--
       ``(A) the reasons for the determination of the Secretary 
     under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) if advanced drunk driving prevention technology is 
     included in another safety information program, including 
     such a program administered by an international or private 
     organization, the Secretary shall detail why the tests, or 
     substantially similar tests, from such other program were not 
     adopted.
       ``(4) Updated 5-star safety ratings.--Not later than 4 
     years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) update the crash avoidance 5-star safety rating to 
     incorporate any tests for advanced drunk driving prevention 
     technology implemented under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) update the combined overall 5-star safety rating to 
     incorporate any updates to the crash avoidance 5-star safety 
     rating under subparagraph (A).
       ``(h) Updating the Monroney Label.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     prescribe a final rule revising part 575 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to update the safety rating information 
     required to be displayed on stickers placed on motor vehicles 
     by their manufacturers (commonly referred to as `Monroney 
     Labels').
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall require that crash avoidance information is 
     indicated next to crashworthiness information on the stickers 
     described in such paragraph.
       ``(i) Safety Ratings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The 5-star safety ratings shall--
       ``(A) provide consumers with easy-to-understand information 
     about passenger motor vehicle safety;
       ``(B) provide meaningful comparative information about the 
     safety of passenger motor vehicles; and
       ``(C) provide incentives for the design of safer passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       ``(2) Standard systems or features.--A vehicle model shall 
     only achieve the highest safety rating under the passenger 
     motor vehicle information program under subsection (a) if 
     each system or feature that is subject to a test under such 
     program is standard for the model.
       ``(3) Public availability.--Not later than 30 days after 
     providing the safety ratings under the passenger motor 
     vehicle information program under subsection (a) for a 
     passenger motor vehicle to the manufacturer of the vehicle, 
     the Secretary shall publish such safety ratings on a website 
     that is publicly available and easily accessible (including 
     on mobile devices).
       ``(j) Continuous Updates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 6 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) update the passenger motor vehicle information 
     program under subsection (a) to expand consumer access to 
     information about passenger motor vehicle safety in 
     accordance with the roadmap required under subsection (d); 
     and
       ``(B) update each test or 5-star safety rating implemented 
     under this section, unless the Secretary determines that 
     updating the test or 5-star safety rating will not improve 
     the passenger motor vehicle information developed under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Replacing and eliminating tests and 5-star safety 
     ratings.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a test 
     or 5-star safety rating implemented under this section no 
     longer improves the passenger motor vehicle information 
     developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) replace such test or 5-star safety rating; or
       ``(ii) if the Secretary determines that a replacement of 
     such test or 5-star safety rating will not improve the 
     passenger motor vehicle information developed under 
     subsection (a), eliminate such test or 5-star safety rating.
       ``(B) Explanation of determination.--If the Secretary 
     eliminates a test or 5-star safety rating under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), the Secretary shall provide an explanation for the 
     determination of the Secretary under such subparagraph in the 
     next report required under subsection (d).
       ``(k) Report on Failure to Meet Deadline.--If the Secretary 
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     under this section, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 
     days after the deadline, submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report containing--
       ``(1) an explanation of why the Secretary failed to meet 
     the deadline; and
       ``(2) a detailed plan and projected timeline for completing 
     the requirement to which the deadline relates.
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) 5-star safety rating.--The term `5-star safety 
     rating' means a graphical depiction of a rating assigned 
     under the passenger motor vehicle information program under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Crashworthiness.--The term `crashworthiness' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 32301, except that such 
     term also includes the protection a passenger motor vehicle 
     gives pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road 
     users against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle 
     accident.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
     $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to 
     carry out the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 10105. ADVANCED DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Requirements.--
       (1) Motor vehicle safety standard.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking 
     to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 
     30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires 
     passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective 
     date of such standard to be equipped with advanced drunk 
     driving prevention technology. Not later than three years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     prescribe a final rule containing the motor vehicle safety 
     standard required under this subsection. The final rule shall 
     specify an effective date that provides at least two years, 
     but no more than three years, to allow for manufacturing 
     compliance.
       (2) Timing.--If the Secretary determines that a new motor 
     vehicle safety standard required under this subsection cannot 
     meet the requirements and considerations set forth in 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United 
     States Code, within the 3-year period required under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
     describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard 
     within such 3-year period;
       (B) not later than one year after the submission of the 
     report under subparagraph (A), prescribe the final rule 
     required by paragraph (1);
       (C) if the Secretary cannot meet the requirements and 
     considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, within the 
     additional 1-year period described in subparagraph (B), or 
     any subsequent 1-year period, submit a additional reports 
     after each additional 1-year period to the committees 
     described in subparagraph (A) describing the reasons for not 
     prescribing such a standard within such additional period; 
     and
       (D) not later than six years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, prescribe a final motor vehicle safety, as required 
     under paragraph (1).
       (b) Development.--The Secretary shall work directly with 
     manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles, suppliers, safety 
     advocates, and other interested parties, including 
     universities with expertise in automotive engineering, to--
       (1) accelerate the development of the advanced drunk 
     driving prevention technology required to prescribe a motor 
     vehicle safety standard described in subsection (a); and
       (2) ensure the integration of such technology into 
     passenger motor vehicles available for sale at the earliest 
     practicable date.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced drunk driving prevention technology.--the term 
     ``advanced drunk driving prevention technology'' means--
       (A)(i) a passive system that monitors a driver's 
     performance to identify whether that driver may be impaired;
       (ii) a system that can passively and accurately detect 
     whether the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a 
     motor vehicle is equal to or greater than .08 blood alcohol 
     content; or
       (iii) a similar system that detects impairment of a driver, 
     including a combination of systems described in paragraphs 
     (A) and (B); and
       (B) a system that prevents or limits vehicle operation if 
     such system determines the driver may be intoxicated or 
     otherwise impaired.
       (2) Motor vehicle safety standard.--The term ``motor 
     vehicle safety standard'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor 
     vehicle'' has the meaning given such term in section 32101 of 
     title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 10106. LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFETY 
                   STANDARDS.

       (a) Limousine Standards.--
       (1) Safety belt and seating system standards for 
     limousines.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final 
     rule--
       (A) that amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
     Numbers 208, 209, and 210 to require to be installed in 
     limousines at each designated seating position, including on 
     side-facing seats--
       (i) an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated 
     lap shoulder belts; or
       (ii) an occupant restraint system consisting of a lap belt 
     if the occupant restraint system described in clause (i) does 
     not meet the need for motor vehicle safety; and
       (B) that amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
     Number 207 to require limousines to meet standards for seats 
     (including side-facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, 
     and seat installation to minimize the possibility of their 
     failure by forces acting on them as a result of vehicle 
     impact.
       (2) Report on retrofit assessment for limousines.--Not 
     later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that assesses the feasibility, benefits, and 
     costs with respect to the application of any requirement 
     established under paragraph (1) to a limousine introduced 
     into interstate commerce before the date on which the 
     requirement takes effect.
       (b) Safety Regulation of Limousines.--
       (1) In general.--Section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) modifying a passenger motor vehicle (as such term is 
     defined in section 32101) that has already been purchased by 
     the first purchaser (as such term is defined in subsection 
     (b)) by increasing the wheelbase of the vehicle so that the 
     vehicle has increased seating capacity.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply beginning on the date that is 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Limousine Compliance With Federal Safety Standards.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as amended by sections 10101(a)(1), 10103 
     (a)(1), and 10103(b)(1), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 30132. Limousine compliance with Federal safety 
       standards

       ``(a) Requirement.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, a limousine 
     remodeler may not offer for sale, lease, or rent, introduce 
     or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce, or 
     import into the United States a new limousine unless the 
     limousine remodeler has submitted to the Secretary a vehicle 
     remodeler plan (or an updated vehicle remodeler plan required 
     by subsection (b), as applicable) that describes how the 
     remodeler is mitigating risks to motor vehicle safety posed 
     by the limousines of the remodeler. A vehicle remodeler plan 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) Verification and validation of compliance with 
     applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
       ``(2) Design, quality control, manufacturing, and training 
     practices adopted by the limousine remodeler.
       ``(3) Customer support guidelines, including instructions 
     for limousine occupants to wear seatbelts and limousine 
     operators to notify occupants of the date and results of the 
     most recent inspection of the limousine.
       ``(b) Updates.--Each limousine remodeler shall submit an 
     updated vehicle remodeler plan to the Secretary each year.
       ``(c) Publicly Available.--The Secretary shall make any 
     vehicle remodeler plan submitted under subsection (a) or (b) 
     publicly available not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the plan is received, except the Secretary may not make 
     publicly available any information relating to a trade secret 
     or other confidential business information (as such terms are 
     defined in section 512.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation)).
       ``(d) Review.--The Secretary may inspect any vehicle 
     remodeler plan submitted by a limousine remodeler under 
     subsection (a) or (b) to enable the Secretary to determine 
     whether the limousine remodeler has complied, or is 
     complying, with this chapter or a regulation prescribed or 
     order issued pursuant to this chapter.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect discovery, a subpoena or other court 
     order, or any other judicial process otherwise allowed under 
     applicable Federal or State law.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Certified passenger motor vehicle.--The term 
     `certified passenger motor vehicle' means a passenger motor 
     vehicle that has been certified in accordance with section 
     30115 to meet all applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
       ``(2) Incomplete vehicle.--The term `incomplete vehicle' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 567.3 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       ``(3) Limousine.--The term `limousine' means a motor 
     vehicle--
       ``(A) that has a seating capacity of 9 or more persons 
     (including the driver);
       ``(B) with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 
     10,000 pounds but not greater than 26,000 pounds; and
       ``(C) that the Secretary has determined by regulation has 
     physical characteristics resembling--
       ``(i) a passenger car;
       ``(ii) a multipurpose passenger vehicle; or
       ``(iii) a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 
     10,000 pounds or less.
       ``(4) Limousine operator.--The term `limousine operator' 
     means a person who owns or leases, and uses, a limousine to 
     transport passengers for compensation.
       ``(5) Limousine remodeler.--The term `limousine remodeler' 
     means a person who alters or modifies by addition, 
     substitution, or removal of components (other than readily 
     attachable components) an incomplete vehicle, a vehicle 
     manufactured in two or more stages, or a certified

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     passenger motor vehicle before or after the first purchase of 
     the vehicle to manufacture a limousine.
       ``(6) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
     `multipurpose passenger vehicle' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       ``(7) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       ``(8) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' has the meaning given such term in section 32101.
       ``(9) Truck.--The term `truck' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation).''.
       (2) Enforcement.--Section 30165(a)(1) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``30132,'' after 
     ``30127,''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     as amended by sections 10101(a)(2), 10103(a)(2), and 
     10103(b)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``30132. Limousine compliance with Federal safety standards.''.
       (d) Limousine Crashworthiness.--
       (1) Research.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research 
     into the development of motor vehicle safety standards for 
     side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag 
     systems for the protection of occupants for limousines with 
     alternative seating positions, including perimeter seating 
     arrangements.
       (2) Rulemaking or report.--
       (A) Crashworthiness standards.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     completion of the research required under paragraph (1), 
     except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
     prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard, for the 
     protection of occupants in limousines with alternative 
     seating positions, for each of the following:

       (I) Side impact protection.
       (II) Roof crush resistance.
       (III) Air bag systems.

       (ii) Requirements and considerations.--The Secretary may 
     only prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in 
     clause (i) if the Secretary determines that such standard 
     meets the requirements and considerations set forth in 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (B) Report.--If the Secretary determines that a standard 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i) does not meet the 
     requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report describing the reasons 
     for not prescribing such standard.
       (e) Limousine Evacuation.--
       (1) Research.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research 
     into safety features and standards that aid evacuation in the 
     event that one exit in the passenger compartment of a 
     limousine is blocked.
       (2) Standards.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a 
     final motor vehicle safety standard based on the results of 
     the research under paragraph (1).
       (f) Limousine Inspection Disclosure.--
       (1) In general.--A limousine operator may not introduce a 
     limousine into interstate commerce unless the limousine 
     operator has prominently disclosed in a clear and conspicuous 
     notice, including on the website of the operator if the 
     operator has a website, the following:
       (A) The date of the most recent inspection of the limousine 
     required under State or Federal law.
       (B) The results of the inspection.
       (C) Any corrective action taken by the limousine operator 
     to ensure the limousine passed inspection.
       (2) Federal trade commission enforcement.--The Federal 
     Trade Commission shall enforce this subsection in the same 
     manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
     powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and 
     provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
     et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this 
     subsection. Any person who violates this subsection shall be 
     subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and 
     immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
       (3) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade 
     Commission under any other provision of law.
       (4) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (g) Event Data Recorders for Limousines.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a 
     final motor vehicle safety standard requiring the use of 
     event data recorders for limousines.
       (2) Privacy protections.--Any standard prescribed under 
     paragraph (1) pertaining to event data recorder information 
     shall be consistent with the collection and sharing 
     requirements under the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) and any 
     other applicable law.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Event data recorder.--The term ``event data recorder'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 563.5 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       (2) Limousine.--The term ``limousine'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 30132 of title 49, United States 
     Code, as added by this section.
       (3) Limousine operator.--The term ``limousine operator'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 30132 of title 49, 
     United States Code, as added by this section.
       (4) Motor vehicle safety.--The term ``motor vehicle 
     safety'' has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (5) Motor vehicle safety standard.--The term ``motor 
     vehicle safety standard'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 10107. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF CRASH 
                   AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
     study to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems 
     at detecting and classifying pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
     other vulnerable road users, including those with different 
     skin tones that are representative of different racial and 
     ethnic groups.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report 
     of the results of the study required under subsection (a) to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make such report publicly 
     available.
       (c) Contracting.--The Secretary may enter into contracts 
     with nonprofit institutions, colleges, and universities to 
     conduct research required for the study required under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Definition of Crash Avoidance.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``crash avoidance systems'' means any 
     system in a motor vehicle used to prevent or mitigate a 
     crash, including a system using cameras, lidar, or radar.

     SEC. 10108. STUDY AND REPORT ON MOTOR VEHICLE LAMPS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, an entity described in subsection 
     (b) that is competent to carry out the requirements of this 
     section, and that is selected by the Secretary (in 
     consultation with the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology and the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health), shall complete a study and submit to 
     the Secretary a report on the effects of non-uniform 
     luminance from Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Light 
     Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) 
     motor vehicle lamps on the vision of elderly drivers and 
     roadway safety. The study and report shall consider, at a 
     minimum, motor vehicle headlights, daytime running lights, 
     brake lights, tail lights, turn signals, and flashing lights 
     on public safety and maintenance vehicles.
       (b) Entity Described.--An entity described in this 
     subsection is--
       (1) a nonprofit research institution;
       (2) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001(a))); or
       (3) a consortium of institutions described in paragraph (1) 
     or institutions described in paragraph (2), or both.
       (c) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) Measurements and evaluation of peak luminance, spectral 
     power distribution, and flicker from lamps described in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) An evaluation of the effects (including specifically 
     for elderly drivers), if any, on vision, health, and safety 
     of individuals exposed to light from lamps described in 
     subsection (a), including an evaluation of risks (including 
     specifically for elderly drivers) of temporary or long-term 
     impairment of vision and light-induced psychological stress 
     and seizures.
       (d) Submission of Report and Recommendations.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the completion of the study and report 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish in 
     the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate--
       (1) such report; and
       (2) if appropriate, recommendations regarding measures to 
     reduce the risks to roadway safety of glare from the lamps 
     described in subsection (a).
       (e) Public Notice and Comment.--In developing the scope of 
     the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     provide for a period of public notice and comment.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

                     DIVISION G--HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

     SEC. 11001. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 2021'' in subsections 
     (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``October 1, 
     2026'', and
       (2) by striking ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and 
     Other Extensions Act'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and 
     inserting ``INVEST in America Act''.
       (b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--Section 
     9504 of such Code is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and 
     Other Extensions Act'' each place it appears in subsection 
     (b)(2) and inserting ``INVEST in America Act'', and
       (2) by striking ``October 1, 2021'' in subsection (d)(2) 
     and inserting ``October 1, 2026''.
       (c) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.--Section 
     9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     2021'' and inserting ``October 1, 2026''.

     SEC. 11002. ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       Section 9503(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(11) Additional transfers to trust fund.--Out of money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby 
     appropriated--
       ``(A) $109,000,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined 
     in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund, and
       ``(B) $39,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the 
     Highway Trust Fund.''.

   DIVISION H--WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 12001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Water 
     Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 12001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 12002. Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment.
Sec. 12003. Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal 
              municipalities.
Sec. 12004. State management assistance.
Sec. 12005. Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects.
Sec. 12006. Waiver of matching requirement for grants to District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 12007. Pilot program for alternative water source projects.
Sec. 12008. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.
Sec. 12009. Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants.
Sec. 12010. Household wastewater grant program.
Sec. 12011. Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program.
Sec. 12012. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 12013. Indian Tribes.
Sec. 12014. Capitalization grants.
Sec. 12015. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 12016. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 12017. Reservation of funds for territories of the United States.
Sec. 12018. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 12019. Technical assistance by Municipal Ombudsman.
Sec. 12020. Report on wastewater infrastructure funding for rural, 
              economically disadvantaged, and Tribal communities.
Sec. 12021. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group.

     SEC. 12002. WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT.

       Section 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1254(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``manpower'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``workforce''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Report to congress on publicly owned treatment works 
     workforce development.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation 
     Act of 2021, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report containing--
       ``(A) an assessment of the current and future workforce 
     needs for publicly owned treatment works, including an 
     estimate of the number of future positions needed for such 
     treatment works and the technical skills and education needed 
     for such positions;
       ``(B) a summary of actions taken by the Administrator, 
     including Federal investments under this chapter, that 
     promote workforce development to address such needs; and
       ``(C) any recommendations of the Administrator to address 
     such needs.''.

     SEC. 12003. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL, SMALL, AND TRIBAL 
                   MUNICIPALITIES.

       (a) Reauthorization.--Section 104(u) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7)'';
       (2) by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2021''; and
       (3) by inserting ``; and (8) not to exceed $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for carrying out 
     subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less 
     than half of the amounts so appropriated to carry out such 
     subsections in each such fiscal year shall be used for 
     carrying out subsection (b)(8)'' before the period at the 
     end.
       (b) Communication.--A nonprofit organization receiving a 
     grant under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)) shall, prior to carrying 
     out an activity using such grant funds, consult with the 
     State in which such activity is to be carried out.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report that 
     describes the implementation of the grants made under 
     subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) of section 104 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) during 
     the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the report, 
     including a description of the recipients and amounts of such 
     grants.

     SEC. 12004. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 106(a) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
     years 1991 through 2021; and
       ``(4) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026;''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 106(e) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the'' and inserting 
     ``The''.

     SEC. 12005. WATERSHED, WET WEATHER, AND RESILIENCY PROJECTS.

       (a) Increased Resilience of Treatment Works.--Section 
     122(a)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1274(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Increased resilience of treatment works.--Efforts--
       ``(A) to assess future risks and vulnerabilities of 
     publicly owned treatment works to manmade or natural 
     disasters, including extreme weather events, drought, and sea 
     level rise; and
       ``(B) to carry out the planning, design, or construction of 
     projects, on a systemwide or areawide basis, to increase the 
     resilience of publicly owned treatment works through--
       ``(i) the conservation of water or the enhancement of water 
     use efficiency;
       ``(ii) the enhancement of wastewater (including stormwater) 
     management by increasing watershed preservation and 
     protection, including through--

       ``(I) the use of green infrastructure; or
       ``(II) the reclamation and reuse of wastewater (including 
     stormwater), such as through aquifer recharge zones;

       ``(iii) the modification or relocation of an existing 
     publicly owned treatment works at risk of being significantly 
     impaired or damaged by a manmade or natural disaster;
       ``(iv) the enhancement of energy efficiency, or the use or 
     generation of recovered or renewable energy, in the 
     management, treatment, or conveyance of wastewater (including 
     stormwater); or
       ``(v) other activities that the Administrator determines 
     will address identified vulnerabilities to manmade or natural 
     disasters, including activities to address cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities of publicly owned treatment works.''.
       (b) Requirements; Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
     122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1274) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Requirements.--The requirements of section 608 shall 
     apply to any construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair 
     of treatment works carried out using a grant under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Assistance.--The Administrator shall use not less 
     than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to 
     municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, or for 
     economically disadvantaged communities (as defined in section 
     12020 of the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 
     2021), to the extent there are sufficient eligible 
     applications.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Watershed pilot projects.--Section 122 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``watershed pilot 
     projects'' and inserting ``watershed, wet weather, and 
     resiliency projects''; and
       (B) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears.
       (2) Water pollution control revolving loan funds.--Section 
     603(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1383(c)(7)) is amended by striking ``watershed''.

     SEC. 12006. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTS TO 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       Section 202(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1282(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, in the case of a project for a treatment works in 
     the District of Columbia, such a project shall be eligible 
     for grants at 100 percent of the cost of construction 
     thereof.''.

     SEC. 12007. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Selection of Projects.--Section 220(d) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Limitation on eligibility.--A project that has 
     received construction funds under the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 shall not be 
     eligible for grant assistance under this section.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Committee Resolution Procedure; Assistance.--Section 
     220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1300) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Assistance.--The Administrator shall use not less 
     than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     section in a fiscal year

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     to provide assistance to eligible entities for projects 
     designed to serve fewer than 10,000 individuals, to the 
     extent there are sufficient eligible applications.''.
       (c) Requirements.--Section 220 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and 
     (k), respectively, and inserting after subsection (h) the 
     following:
       ``(i) Requirements.--The requirements of section 608 shall 
     apply to any construction of an alternative water source 
     project carried out using assistance made available under 
     this section.''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 220(j)(1) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (as redesignated by subsection (c) of 
     this section) is amended by striking ``or by treating 
     wastewater'' and inserting ``(including stormwater), or by 
     treating wastewater (including stormwater) for groundwater 
     recharge, potable reuse, or other purposes''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 220(k) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as redesignated by 
     subsection (c) of this section) is amended by striking ``a 
     total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026''.

     SEC. 12008. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE MUNICIPAL 
                   GRANTS.

       Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b),'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``this section,'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``The Federal share'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Federal share''; and
       (B) by striking ``The non-Federal share'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Financially distressed communities.--The Federal 
     share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts 
     from a grant made to a financially distressed community under 
     subsection (a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share'';
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 513'' and 
     inserting ``section 513, or the requirements of section 
     608,''; and
       (4) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and $400,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' before the period at 
     the end; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Assistance.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall ensure that, of the amounts granted to 
     municipalities in a State, not less than 20 percent is 
     granted to municipalities with a population of less than 
     20,000, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 
     applications.''.

     SEC. 12009. GRANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMERGING 
                   CONTAMINANTS.

       Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 222. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall award grants to 
     owners of publicly owned treatment works to be used for the 
     implementation of a pretreatment standard or effluent 
     limitation developed pursuant to this Act for the 
     introduction into a treatment works, or the discharge of, any 
     pollutant that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance or any pollutant identified by the Administrator as 
     a contaminant of emerging concern.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.

     SEC. 12010. HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER GRANT PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 223. HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     program to provide grants to municipalities or qualified 
     nonprofit entities to provide assistance to eligible 
     individuals--
       ``(1) for the construction, repair, or replacement of an 
     individual household decentralized wastewater treatment 
     system;
       ``(2) for the construction of a decentralized wastewater 
     treatment system designed to provide wastewater treatment for 
     2 or more households in which eligible individuals reside, 
     if--
       ``(A) such a decentralized wastewater treatment system 
     could be cost-effectively constructed; and
       ``(B) site conditions at such households are unsuitable for 
     the construction of an individual household decentralized 
     wastewater treatment system; or
       ``(3) in a case in which an eligible individual resides in 
     a household that could be cost-effectively connected to an 
     available publicly owned treatment works, for the connection 
     of the applicable household to such treatment works.
       ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a municipality or qualified nonprofit entity 
     shall submit to the Administrator an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) Priority.--In providing grants under this section, 
     the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     prioritize applications for activities that will assist 
     eligible individuals residing in households that are not 
     connected to a system or technology designed to treat 
     domestic sewage, including eligible individuals using 
     household cesspools.
       ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (i), the Administrator may use not more than 2 
     percent for administrative costs.
       ``(2) Individual grants.--A municipality or qualified 
     nonprofit entity may use grant funds provided under this 
     section to pay the administrative expenses associated with 
     the provision of the assistance to eligible individuals under 
     this section, as the Administrator determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives a report describing the recipients 
     of grants and assistance under this section and the results 
     of the program established under this section.
       ``(f) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue a 
     rule requiring that, with respect to any decentralized 
     wastewater treatment system constructed pursuant to this 
     section or section 603(c)--
       ``(l) such system complies with any applicable State and 
     local requirements;
       ``(2) such system complies with any applicable American 
     National Standard approved by the American National Standards 
     Institute; and
       ``(3) the design and construction of such system is carried 
     out by persons or entities licensed and bonded, by the State 
     in which such system is constructed, to carry out such design 
     and construction.
       ``(g) Application of Other Requirements.--The requirements 
     of sections 513 and 608 shall apply to any project for the 
     construction, repair, or replacement of a decentralized 
     wastewater treatment system, or for the connection of a 
     household to a treatment works, for which assistance is 
     received under this section.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 603(j).
       ``(2) Qualified nonprofit entity.--The term `qualified 
     nonprofit entity' means an entity determined by the 
     Administrator to be a qualified nonprofit entity for purposes 
     of section 603(c)(12).
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026.''.

     SEC. 12011. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 224. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Administrator shall establish a program 
     to provide grants to municipalities for projects for the 
     planning, design, and construction, at publicly owned 
     treatment works, of--
       ``(1) intelligent sewage or stormwater collection systems, 
     including such collection systems that incorporate 
     technologies that rely on--
       ``(A) real-time monitoring (including through sensors), 
     embedded intelligence, and predictive maintenance 
     capabilities that improve the energy efficiency, reliability, 
     and resiliency of treatment works; and
       ``(B) the use of artificial intelligence and other 
     intelligent optimization tools that reduce operational costs, 
     including operational costs relating to energy consumption 
     and chemical treatment; or
       ``(2) innovative and alternative combined storm and 
     sanitary sewer projects, including groundwater recharge, that 
     rely on real-time data acquisition to support predictive 
     aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater 
     management capabilities.
       ``(b) Assistance.--The Administrator shall use not less 
     than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to 
     municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, to the 
     extent there are sufficient eligible applications.
       ``(c) Cost Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The non-Federal share of the costs of an 
     activity carried out using a grant under this section shall 
     be 25 percent.
       ``(2) Exception.--The Administrator may waive the cost-
     sharing requirement of paragraph (1) if the Administrator 
     determines that the municipality meets the affordability 
     criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in 
     which the municipality is located.
       ``(d) Program Implementation.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue 
     guidance to municipalities on how to apply for a grant under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Decision on applications.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the Administrator receives an 
     application for a grant under this section, the Administrator 
     shall determine whether to provide such grant.
       ``(3) Application deficiency.--If the Administrator 
     determines that an application for a grant under this section 
     is incomplete, the Administrator shall notify the applicant 
     and provide the applicant the opportunity to resubmit the 
     application.
       ``(4) Consideration.--In determining whether to provide a 
     grant under this section, the Administrator shall consider 
     the potential positive effects of the project on water 
     quality.
       ``(e) Compliance With Buy America.--The requirements of 
     section 608 shall apply to any project for construction for 
     which assistance is received under this section.

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       ``(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section, and annually 
     thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing projects funded under this section, any 
     related improvement of the resiliency of publicly owned 
     treatment works, and recommendations to improve the grant 
     program established under this section.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out this section, to 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 12012. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Biennial Estimates.--Section 516(b)(1) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``(B) a detailed estimate, biennially revised, of 
     the cost of construction of all needed publicly owned 
     treatment works in all of the States and of the cost of 
     construction of all needed publicly owned treatment works in 
     each of the States;'' and inserting ``(B) a detailed 
     estimate, biennially revised, of the cost of construction of 
     all planned publicly owned treatment works in all of the 
     States and all needed publicly owned treatment works in all 
     of the States, and the cost of construction of all planned 
     publicly owned treatment works in each of the States and all 
     needed publicly owned treatment works in each of the States, 
     which estimates shall include (i) the cost of construction to 
     rehabilitate or upgrade all existing publicly owned treatment 
     works (excluding any pipe or other device or system for the 
     conveyance of wastewater), every 20 years, including the 
     costs to implement measures necessary to address the 
     resilience and sustainability of publicly owned treatment 
     works to manmade or natural disasters, and (ii) the cost of 
     construction to replace 10 percent of existing publicly owned 
     pipes and other devices and systems for the conveyance of 
     wastewater to such treatment works over the 20-year period 
     following the date of the estimate;''.
       (b) Annual Report on Use of Funds.--Section 516 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Annual Report on Use of Funds.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
     annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report that--
       ``(1) identifies projects that are--
       ``(A) described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     602(b)(15)(A); and
       ``(B) carried out using funds made available under or 
     pursuant to section 221 or title VI; and
       ``(2) identifies, to the extent practicable, the costs and 
     benefits of such projects, including any potential short- and 
     long-term cost savings to publicly owned treatment works and 
     any environmental and community benefits of implementing such 
     projects.''.

     SEC. 12013. INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) In General.--Section 518(c) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Administrator 
     shall reserve, of the funds made available to carry out title 
     VI (before allotments to the States under section 604(a)), 
     the greater of--
       ``(A) 2 percent of such funds; or
       ``(B) $30,000,000.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--
       ``(A) Grants.--Funds reserved under this subsection shall 
     be available only for grants to entities described in 
     paragraph (3) for--
       ``(i) projects and activities eligible for assistance under 
     section 603(c); and
       ``(ii) training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to the operation and management of 
     treatment works eligible for assistance pursuant to section 
     603(c).
       ``(B) Limitation.--Not more than $2,000,000 of such 
     reserved funds may be used for grants under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the header, by striking ``Use of funds'' and 
     inserting ``Eligible entities''; and
       (B) by striking ``for projects and activities eligible for 
     assistance under section 603(c) to serve'' and inserting 
     ``to''.
       (b) Additional Assistance.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise made available under title VI of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), 
     there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants, in 
     cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, 
     to entities described in section 518(c)(3) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377) for--
       (A) projects and activities eligible for assistance under 
     section 603(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1383); and
       (B) training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs related to the operation and management of treatment 
     works eligible for assistance pursuant to such section 
     603(c).
       (2) No matching requirement.--The Administrator may not 
     require an entity receiving a grant under paragraph (1) to 
     provide, as a condition of receiving such grant, a share of 
     the cost of the project or activity for which such grant was 
     made.
       (3) Limitation.--Not more than $2,000,000 of amounts made 
     available in a fiscal year to carry out this subsection may 
     be used for grants under paragraph (1)(B).
       (4) Application of other requirements.--The requirements of 
     sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall apply to any project for the 
     construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treatment 
     works for which a grant is received under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 12014. CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.

       (a) Specific Requirements.--Section 602(b) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (13)(B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``and 
     energy conservation'' and inserting ``and efficient energy 
     use (including through the implementation of technologies to 
     recover and reuse energy produced in the treatment of 
     wastewater)''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'' ; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) to the extent there are sufficient projects or 
     activities eligible for assistance from the fund, with 
     respect to funds for capitalization grants received by the 
     State under this title and section 205(m)--
       ``(A) the State will use--
       ``(i) not less than 15 percent of such funds for green 
     infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or 
     other environmentally innovative activities; and
       ``(ii) not less than 5 percent of such funds for projects 
     to increase the resiliency of treatment works to extreme 
     weather events, drought, sea level rise, or other impacts of 
     climate change; and
       ``(B) the State will use not less than a total of 20 
     percent of such funds for projects described in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (b) Corrosion Control.--Section 602 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(c) Corrosion Control.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the greatest extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall encourage the incorporation of corrosion 
     prevention activities in projects and activities carried out 
     using financial assistance provided under or pursuant to this 
     title.
       ``(2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator, to the greatest extent practicable, shall 
     ensure that any recipient of financial assistance under or 
     pursuant to this title--
       ``(A) carries out any project or activity using such 
     assistance using, as applicable--
       ``(i) best practices to carry out corrosion prevention 
     activities in the field;
       ``(ii) industry-recognized standards and corrosion 
     mitigation and prevention methods when--

       ``(I) determining protective coatings;
       ``(II) selecting materials; and
       ``(III) determining methods of cathodic protection, design, 
     and engineering for corrosion prevention;

       ``(iii) certified coating application specialists and 
     cathodic protection technicians and engineers; and
       ``(iv) best practices in environmental protection to 
     prevent environmental degradation and to ensure proper 
     handling of all hazardous materials; and
       ``(B) demonstrates, as applicable--
       ``(i) a history of employing industry-certified inspectors 
     to ensure adherence to best practices and standards; and
       ``(ii) a history of compliance with applicable requirements 
     of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
       ``(3) Corrosion prevention activities defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `corrosion prevention activities' 
     means--
       ``(A) the application and inspection of protective coatings 
     for complex work involving steel and cementitious structures, 
     including structures that will be exposed in immersion;
       ``(B) the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic 
     protection systems; and
       ``(C) any other activities related to corrosion prevention 
     the Administrator determines appropriate.''.

     SEC. 12015. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

       Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1383) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(10), by inserting ``, including 
     measures to identify and address cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities of such treatment works'' before the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) in subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``, including forgiveness of principal and negative interest 
     loans'' and inserting ``(including in the form of forgiveness 
     of principal, negative interest loans, or grants)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``in 
     assistance''; and
       (II) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ``to such 
     ratepayers'' and inserting ``to help such ratepayers maintain 
     access to wastewater (including stormwater) treatment 
     services''; and

       (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Subsidization amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may use for providing additional 
     subsidization in a fiscal year under this subsection an 
     amount that does not exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) 50 percent of the total amount received by the State 
     in capitalization grants under this title for the fiscal 
     year; or
       ``(ii) the annual average over the previous 10 fiscal years 
     of the amounts deposited by the State in the State water 
     pollution control revolving fund from State moneys that 
     exceed the amounts required to be so deposited under section 
     602(b)(2).
       ``(B) Minimum.--To the extent there are sufficient 
     applications for additional subsidization under this 
     subsection that meet the criteria under paragraph (1)(A), a 
     State shall use for

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     providing additional subsidization in a fiscal year under 
     this subsection an amount that is not less than 20 percent of 
     the total amount received by the State in capitalization 
     grants under this title for the fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 12016. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

       (a) Formula.--Section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by striking ``each 
     of fiscal years 1989 and 1990'' and inserting ``each fiscal 
     year''.
       (b) Wastewater Infrastructure Workforce Development.--
     Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Wastewater Infrastructure Workforce Development.--
     Each fiscal year, a State may reserve up to 1 percent of the 
     sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal 
     year to carry out workforce development, training, and 
     retraining activities described in section 104(g).''.
       (c) Needs Survey.--Section 604 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Needs Survey.--Each fiscal year, a State may reserve 
     up to 0.5 percent of the sums allotted to the State under 
     this section for the fiscal year to carry out activities 
     under section 516(b)(1)(B).''.
       (d) Funds Allotted to Puerto Rico.--Section 604 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Funds Allotted to Puerto Rico.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no funds allotted to the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico under this section may be counted as income or 
     an asset of the owner or operator of a publicly owned 
     treatment works receiving such funds, or be used, set aside, 
     or otherwise made available for the purposes of payment of 
     debt restructuring under the Puerto Rico Oversight, 
     Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2101 et 
     seq.) by the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management 
     Board.''.

     SEC. 12017. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 607 and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 607. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Reservation.--For each fiscal year, the Administrator 
     shall reserve 1.5 percent of available funds, as determined 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Available funds.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     amount of available funds for a fiscal year is--
       ``(A) the amount of funds made available to carry out this 
     title for the fiscal year (before allotments to the States 
     under section 604(a)); less
       ``(B) the amount of any funds reserved under section 518(c) 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds reserved under this section 
     shall be available only for grants to American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the 
     Virgin Islands for projects and activities eligible for 
     assistance under section 603(c).
       ``(c) Limitation.--American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may 
     not receive funds allotted under section 604(a).''.

     SEC. 12018. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title the following sums:
       ``(1) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       ``(2) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       ``(3) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       ``(4) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(5) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.

     SEC. 12019. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY MUNICIPAL OMBUDSMAN.

       Section 4(b)(1) of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 4370j(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) technical and planning assistance to support 
     municipalities, including municipalities that are rural, 
     small, economically disadvantaged, or Tribal communities, in 
     achieving and maintaining compliance with enforceable 
     deadlines, goals, and requirements of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act; and''.

     SEC. 12020. REPORT ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR 
                   RURAL, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND TRIBAL 
                   COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall initiate a study on the distribution 
     of wastewater infrastructure funds to rural communities, 
     economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal 
     communities during the 20 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Requirements.--In carrying out the study under this 
     section, the Administrator shall--
       (1) consult with other Federal agencies, State, local, and 
     Tribal governments, owners and operators of publicly owned 
     treatment works, and stakeholder organizations, including 
     organizations with experience in investigating or addressing 
     the wastewater infrastructure needs of rural communities, 
     economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal 
     communities;
       (2) undertake at least one public meeting in a rural 
     community, in an economically disadvantaged community, and in 
     a Tribal community, to receive testimony from the public;
       (3) examine whether the distribution of wastewater 
     infrastructure funds during the period covered by the study 
     has been in accordance with any applicable executive order or 
     policy regarding environmental justice;
       (4) examine how wastewater infrastructure funds have been 
     distributed with respect to the identified needs of rural 
     communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and 
     Tribal communities, and whether such funds have addressed the 
     needs of such communities equitably when compared to how such 
     funds have been distributed with respect to the identified 
     needs of communities that are not rural, economically 
     disadvantaged, or Tribal; and
       (5) consider any additional factors that the Administrator 
     determines necessary or appropriate to determine whether 
     rural communities, economically disadvantaged communities, 
     and Tribal communities have equitable access to wastewater 
     infrastructure funds to comply with applicable requirements 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing--
       (1) the results of the study carried out under this 
     section; and
       (2) any recommendations to Congress, or to State, local, 
     and Tribal governments, to ensure that rural communities, 
     economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal 
     communities can equitably access wastewater infrastructure 
     funds in amounts sufficient to address local wastewater 
     infrastructure needs and local water quality challenges.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Economically disadvantaged community.--The term 
     ``economically disadvantaged community'' means--
       (A) a municipality that meets the affordability criteria of 
     a State established under section 603(i)(2) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(2));
       (B) a community with respect to which a municipality can 
     demonstrate that households in the community experience 
     significant economic hardship related to wastewater 
     infrastructure; or
       (C) a community that is located in an area that meets the 
     criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 301(a) 
     of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3161(a)).
       (2) Municipality; treatment works.--The terms 
     ``municipality'' and ``treatment works'' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 502 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
       (3) Wastewater infrastructure funds.--The term ``wastewater 
     infrastructure funds'' means funds made available for 
     projects or activities under or pursuant to--
       (A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       (B) section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1274);
       (C) section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1300); and
       (D) section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1301).

     SEC. 12021. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
     Water Reuse Interagency Working Group to develop and 
     coordinate actions, tools, and resources to encourage water 
     reuse across the United States, including through the 
     implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan, 
     consistent with the mission of each Federal agency that is a 
     member of the working group.
       (b) Chairperson; Membership.--The working group shall be--
       (1) chaired by the Administrator; and
       (2) comprised of senior representatives from any Federal 
     agency the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
       (c) Duties of the Working Group.--The working group shall--
       (1) annually review the National Water Reuse Action Plan 
     and, as necessary, update such plan;
       (2) encourage the consideration of water reuse as part of 
     integrated water resources management and planning;
       (3) conduct, and submit to Congress and make public, an 
     assessment of opportunities to encourage water reuse and 
     actions necessary to pursue such opportunities;
       (4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and policies to 
     encourage water reuse;
       (5) consider how each Federal agency that is a member of 
     the working group can explore and identify opportunities to 
     encourage water reuse through the programs and activities of 
     each such Federal agency; and
       (6) consult, on a regular basis, with representatives of 
     the water reuse industry, research community, and 
     nongovernmental organizations.
       (d) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
     the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     activities and findings of the working group.
       (e) Sunset.--The working group shall terminate on the date 
     that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) National water reuse action plan.--The term ``National 
     Water Reuse Action Plan'' means the document published by the 
     Administrator entitled ``National Water Reuse Action Plan: 
     Collaborative Implementation (Version 1)'', dated February 
     2020, and noticed in the Federal Register on March 3, 2020 
     (85 Fed. Reg. 12552), as updated pursuant to this section.
       (3) Working group.--The term ``working group'' means the 
     Water Reuse Interagency Working Group established under this 
     section.

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     DIVISION I--ASSISTANCE, QUALITY, AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 13001. Short title; table of contents.

                        TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 13101. Drinking water system resilience funding.
Sec. 13102. Grants for State programs.
Sec. 13103. American iron and steel products.
Sec. 13104. Assistance for disadvantaged communities.
Sec. 13105. Allotments for territories.
Sec. 13106. Drinking water SRF funding.
Sec. 13107. Lead service line replacement.
Sec. 13108. Drinking water assistance to colonias.
Sec. 13109. PFAS treatment grants.
Sec. 13110. Voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant 
              program.
Sec. 13111. Grant program for installation of filtration stations at 
              schools and child care programs.
Sec. 13112. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools.
Sec. 13113. Indian reservation drinking water program.
Sec. 13114. Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters.

                            TITLE II--SAFETY

Sec. 13201. Enabling EPA to set standards for new drinking water 
              contaminants.
Sec. 13202. National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS.
Sec. 13203. National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin 
              toxin.
Sec. 13204. National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4-
              dioxane.
Sec. 13205. Elimination of small system variances.

                        TITLE III--AFFORDABILITY

Sec. 13301. Emergency relief program.
Sec. 13302. Low-income drinking water assistance program.
Sec. 13303. Low-income wastewater assistance program.
Sec. 13304. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income 
              community water assistance program.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 13401. Small urban and rural water system consolidation report.

                        TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE

     SEC. 13101. DRINKING WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCE FUNDING.

       Section 1433(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300i-2(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and 2021'' and 
     inserting ``through 2031''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``25,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``50,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``2020 and 2021'' and inserting ``2022 
     through 2031''.

     SEC. 13102. GRANTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1443(a)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-2(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``and 2021'' and 
     inserting ``through 2031''.

     SEC. 13103. AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.

       Section 1452(a)(4)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``During 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds'' and inserting 
     ``Funds''.

     SEC. 13104. ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

       Section 1452(d)(2)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``35 
     percent'' and inserting ``40 percent''.

     SEC. 13105. ALLOTMENTS FOR TERRITORIES.

       Section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-12(j)) is amended by striking ``0.33 percent'' and 
     inserting ``1.5 percent''.

     SEC. 13106. DRINKING WATER SRF FUNDING.

       Section 1452(m)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(m)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2021.'' and 
     inserting ``2021;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) $4,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(E) $4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
       ``(F) $5,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
     2031.''.

     SEC. 13107. LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(u) Lead Service Line Replacement.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the capitalization grants 
     to eligible States under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator 
     shall offer to enter into agreements with States, Indian 
     Tribes, and the territories described in subsection (j) to 
     make grants, including letters of credit, to such States, 
     Indian Tribes, and territories under this subsection to fund 
     the replacement of lead service lines.
       ``(2) Allotments.--
       ``(A) States.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection shall be--
       ``(i) allotted and reallotted to the extent practicable to 
     States as if allotted or reallotted under subsection (a)(1) 
     as a capitalization grant under such subsection; and
       ``(ii) deposited into the State loan fund of a State 
     receiving such funds pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(B) Indian tribes.--The Administrator shall set aside 
     1\1/2\ percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year 
     to carry out this subsection to make grants to Indian Tribes.
       ``(C) Other areas.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection shall be allotted to territories described in 
     subsection (j) in accordance with such subsection.
       ``(3) Grants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, funds made available under this subsection shall be 
     used only for providing grants for the replacement of lead 
     service lines.
       ``(4) Priority.--Each State, Indian Tribe, and territory 
     that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this 
     subsection shall annually prepare a plan that identifies the 
     intended uses of the amounts made available to such State, 
     Indian Tribe, or territory under this subsection, and any 
     such plan shall--
       ``(A) not be required to comply with subsection (b)(3); and
       ``(B) provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
     priority for the use of funds be given to projects that 
     replace lead service lines serving disadvantaged communities 
     and environmental justice communities.
       ``(5) Plan for replacement.--Each State, Indian Tribe, and 
     territory that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this 
     subsection shall require each recipient of funds made 
     available pursuant to this subsection to submit to the State, 
     Indian Tribe, or territory a plan to replace all lead service 
     lines in the applicable public water system within 10 years 
     of receiving such funds.
       ``(6) American made iron and steel and prevailing wages.--
     The requirements of paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any project carried out in whole or in part 
     with funds made available under or pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(7) Limitation.--
       ``(A) Prohibition on partial line replacement.--No funds 
     made available pursuant to this subsection may be used for 
     partial lead service line replacement if, at the conclusion 
     of the service line replacement, drinking water is delivered 
     through a publicly or privately owned portion of a lead 
     service line.
       ``(B) No private owner contribution.--Any recipient of 
     funds made available pursuant to this subsection for lead 
     service line replacement shall offer to replace any privately 
     owned portion of any lead service line with respect to which 
     such funds are used at no cost to the private owner.
       ``(8) Disadvantaged community assistance.--All funds made 
     available pursuant to this subsection to fund the replacement 
     of lead service lines may be used to replace lead service 
     lines serving disadvantaged communities.
       ``(9) State contribution not required.--No agreement 
     entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require that a 
     State deposit, at any time, in the applicable State loan fund 
     from State moneys any contribution in order to receive funds 
     under this subsection.
       ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this subsection $4,500,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2031. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(B) Additional amounts.--To the extent amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated under this subsection in any fiscal year 
     are not appropriated in that fiscal year, such amounts are 
     authorized to be appropriated in a subsequent fiscal year. 
     Such sums shall remain available until expended.
       ``(11) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Disadvantaged community.--The term `disadvantaged 
     community' has the meaning given such term in subsection 
     (d)(3).
       ``(B) Environmental justice community.--The term 
     `environmental justice community' means any population of 
     color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-
     income community that experiences a disproportionate burden 
     of the negative human health and environmental impacts of 
     pollution or other environmental hazards.
       ``(C) Lead service line.--The term `lead service line' 
     means a pipe and its fittings, which are not lead free (as 
     defined in section 1417(d)), that connect the drinking water 
     main to the building inlet.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1452(m)(1) of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(m)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``(a)(2)(G) and (t)'' and inserting ``(a)(2)(G), 
     (t), and (u)''.

     SEC. 13108. DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS.

       Section 1456 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-16) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means each 
     of the following:
       ``(A) A border State.
       ``(B) A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible 
     community.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``border State'' and 
     inserting ``covered entity'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``shall not exceed 50 
     percent'' and inserting ``may not be less than 80 percent''; 
     and
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``1997 through 1999'' and inserting ``2022 
     through 2026''.

     SEC. 13109. PFAS TREATMENT GRANTS.

       Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``SEC. 1459E. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AFFECTED 
                   BY PFAS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     establish a program to award grants to affected community 
     water systems to pay for capital costs associated with the 
     implementation of eligible treatment technologies.
       ``(b) Applications.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish 
     guidance describing the form and timing for community water 
     systems to apply for grants under this section.
       ``(2) Required information.--The Administrator shall 
     require a community water system applying for a grant under 
     this section to submit--
       ``(A) information showing the presence of a perfluoroalkyl 
     or polyfluoroalkyl substance in water of the community water 
     system; and
       ``(B) a certification that the treatment technology in use 
     by the community water system at the time of application is 
     not sufficient to meet all applicable standards, and all 
     applicable health advisories published pursuant to section 
     1412(b)(1)(F), for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances.
       ``(c) List of Eligible Treatment Technologies.--Not later 
     than 150 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish 
     a list of treatment technologies that the Administrator 
     determines are the most effective at removing perfluoroalkyl 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water.
       ``(d) Priority for Funding.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the Administrator shall prioritize an affected 
     community water system that--
       ``(1) serves a disadvantaged community;
       ``(2) will provide at least a 10-percent cost share for the 
     cost of implementing an eligible treatment technology;
       ``(3) demonstrates the capacity to maintain the eligible 
     treatment technology to be implemented using the grant; or
       ``(4) is located within an area with respect to which the 
     Administrator has published a determination under the first 
     sentence of section 1424(e) relating to an aquifer that is 
     the sole or principal drinking water source for the area.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2031.
       ``(2) Special rule.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by paragraph (1), $25,000,000 are authorized to 
     be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for 
     grants under subsection (a) to pay for capital costs 
     associated with the implementation of eligible treatment 
     technologies during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, 
     and ending on the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Affected community water system.--The term `affected 
     community water system' means a community water system that 
     is affected by the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance in the water in the community water 
     system.
       ``(2) Disadvantaged community.--The term `disadvantaged 
     community' has the meaning given that term in section 1452.
       ``(3) Eligible treatment technology.--The term `eligible 
     treatment technology' means a treatment technology included 
     on the list published under subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 13110. VOLUNTARY SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE PROGRAM LEAD 
                   TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 1464(d)(8) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-24(d)(8)) is amended by striking ``and 2021'' and 
     inserting ``through 2031''.

     SEC. 13111. GRANT PROGRAM FOR INSTALLATION OF FILTRATION 
                   STATIONS AT SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-24) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Grant Program for Installation and Maintenance of 
     Filtration Stations.--
       ``(1) Program.--The Administrator shall establish a program 
     to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies 
     in voluntary installation and maintenance of filtration 
     stations at schools and child care programs under the 
     jurisdiction of the local educational agencies.
       ``(2) Direct grants to local educational agencies.--The 
     Administrator may make a grant described in paragraph (1) 
     directly available to--
       ``(A) any local educational agency described in clause (i) 
     or (iii) of subsection (d)(1)(B) located in a State that does 
     not participate in the program established under paragraph 
     (1); or
       ``(B) any local educational agency described in clause (ii) 
     of subsection (d)(1)(B).
       ``(3) Use of funds.--Grants made under the program 
     established under this subsection may be used to pay the 
     costs of--
       ``(A) installation and maintenance of filtration stations 
     at schools and child care programs; and
       ``(B) annual testing of drinking water at such schools and 
     child care programs following the installation of filtration 
     stations.
       ``(4) Priority.--In making grants under the program 
     established under this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     give priority to States and local educational agencies that 
     will assist in voluntary installation and maintenance of 
     filtration stations at schools and child care programs that 
     are in low-income areas.
       ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     establish guidance to carry out the program established under 
     this subsection.
       ``(6) No prior testing required.--The program established 
     under this subsection shall not require testing for lead 
     contamination in drinking water at schools and child care 
     programs prior to participation in such program.
       ``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Child care program and local educational agency.--The 
     terms `child care program' and `local educational agency' 
     have the meaning given such terms in subsection (d).
       ``(B) Filtration station.--The term `filtration station' 
     means an apparatus that--
       ``(i) is connected to building plumbing;
       ``(ii) is certified to the latest version of NSF/ANSI 53 
     for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI 42 for particulate reduction 
     (Class I) by a certification body accredited by the American 
     National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board;
       ``(iii) has an indicator to show filter performance;
       ``(iv) can fill bottles or containers for water 
     consumption; and
       ``(v) allows users to drink directly from a stream of 
     flowing water.
       ``(8) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.''.

     SEC. 13112. DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT FOR SCHOOLS.

       Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-25(d)) is amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2031''.

     SEC. 13113. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PROGRAM.

       Section 2001(d) of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 
     2018 (Public Law 115-270) is amended by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2031''.

     SEC. 13114. ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL 
                   DISASTERS.

       Section 2020 of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-270) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (e)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as 
     subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Assistance for Territories.--The Administrator may 
     use funds made available under subsection (f)(1) to make 
     grants to Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands for the purposes of providing 
     assistance to eligible systems to restore or increase 
     compliance with national primary drinking water 
     regulations.''; and
       (4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``State Revolving Fund 
     Capitalization''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``and to make grants under subsection (c) of this section,'' 
     before ``to be available''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or subsection (c), 
     as applicable'' after ``subsection (b)(1)''.

                            TITLE II--SAFETY

     SEC. 13201. ENABLING EPA TO SET STANDARDS FOR NEW DRINKING 
                   WATER CONTAMINANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1412(b)(6) of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(6)) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1412(b) of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(C)(i)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (5) or (6)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (5)''; and
       (B) by striking ``paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (4) and (5)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``paragraphs (5) and 
     (6)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5)''.

     SEC. 13202. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR 
                   PFAS.

       Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300g-1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall, after 
     notice and opportunity for public comment, promulgate a 
     national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which shall, at a minimum, 
     include standards for--
       ``(i) perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as 
     `PFOA'); and
       ``(ii) perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly referred to 
     as `PFOS').
       ``(B) Alternative procedures.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     validation by the Administrator of an equally effective 
     quality control and testing procedure to ensure compliance 
     with the national primary drinking water regulation 
     promulgated under subparagraph (A) to measure the levels 
     described in clause (ii) or other methods to detect and 
     monitor perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 
     drinking water, the Administrator shall add the procedure or 
     method as an alternative to the quality control and testing 
     procedure described in such national primary drinking water 
     regulation by publishing the procedure or method in the 
     Federal Register in accordance with section 1401(1)(D).
       ``(ii) Levels described.--The levels referred to in clause 
     (i) are--

       ``(I) the level of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance;
       ``(II) the total levels of perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
       ``(III) the total levels of organic fluorine.

       ``(C) Inclusions.--The Administrator may include a 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on--

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       ``(i) the list of contaminants for consideration of 
     regulation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), in accordance with such 
     paragraph; and
       ``(ii) the list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored 
     under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i), in accordance with such 
     section.
       ``(D) Monitoring.--When establishing monitoring 
     requirements for public water systems as part of a national 
     primary drinking water regulation under subparagraph (A) or 
     subparagraph (G)(ii), the Administrator shall tailor the 
     monitoring requirements for public water systems that do not 
     detect or are reliably and consistently below the maximum 
     contaminant level (as defined in section 1418(b)(2)(B)) for 
     the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances subject to the 
     national primary drinking water regulation.
       ``(E) Health protection.--The national primary drinking 
     water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, 
     as described in section 1458.
       ``(F) Health risk reduction and cost analysis.--In meeting 
     the requirements of paragraph (3)(C), the Administrator may 
     rely on information available to the Administrator with 
     respect to one or more specific perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances to extrapolate reasoned 
     conclusions regarding the health risks and effects of a class 
     of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of which the 
     specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a 
     part.
       ``(G) Regulation of additional substances.--
       ``(i) Determination.--The Administrator shall make a 
     determination under paragraph (1)(A), using the criteria 
     described in clauses (i) through (iii) of that paragraph, 
     whether to include a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances in the national primary drinking water regulation 
     under subparagraph (A) not later than 18 months after the 
     later of--

       ``(I) the date on which the perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances is listed on the list of 
     contaminants for consideration of regulation under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i); and
       ``(II) the date on which--

       ``(aa) the Administrator has received the results of 
     monitoring under section 1445(a)(2)(B) for the perfluoroalkyl 
     or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances; or
       ``(bb) the Administrator has received reliable water data 
     or water monitoring surveys for the perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances from a Federal or State agency 
     that the Administrator determines to be of a quality 
     sufficient to make a determination under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(ii) Primary drinking water regulations.--

       ``(I) In general.--For each perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances that the Administrator determines 
     to regulate under clause (i), the Administrator--

       ``(aa) not later than 18 months after the date on which the 
     Administrator makes the determination, shall propose a 
     national primary drinking water regulation for the 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
       ``(bb) may publish the proposed national primary drinking 
     water regulation described in item (aa) concurrently with the 
     publication of the determination to regulate the 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

       ``(II) Deadline.--

       ``(aa) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Administrator publishes a proposed national primary 
     drinking water regulation under clause (i)(I) and subject to 
     item (bb), the Administrator shall take final action on the 
     proposed national primary drinking water regulation.
       ``(bb) Extension.--The Administrator, on publication of 
     notice in the Federal Register, may extend the deadline under 
     item (aa) by not more than 6 months.
       ``(H) Health advisory.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the 
     Administrator shall publish a health advisory under paragraph 
     (1)(F) for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or 
     class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances not 
     subject to a national primary drinking water regulation not 
     later than 1 year after the later of--

       ``(I) the date on which the Administrator finalizes a 
     toxicity value for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances; and
       ``(II) the date on which the Administrator validates an 
     effective quality control and testing procedure for the 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

       ``(ii) Waiver.--The Administrator may waive the 
     requirements of clause (i) with respect to a perfluoroalkyl 
     or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances if the Administrator determines 
     that there is a substantial likelihood that the 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances will not occur 
     in drinking water with sufficient frequency to justify the 
     publication of a health advisory, and publishes such 
     determination, including the information and analysis used, 
     and basis for, such determination, in the Federal 
     Register.''.

     SEC. 13203. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR 
                   MICROCYSTIN TOXIN.

       Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300g-1(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(17) Microcystin toxin.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other deadline 
     established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of the Assistance, Quality, and 
     Affordability Act of 2021, the Administrator shall publish a 
     maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national 
     primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin.
       ``(B) Health protection.--The maximum contaminant level 
     goal and national primary drinking water regulation 
     promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the 
     health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in 
     section 1458.''.

     SEC. 13204. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR 
                   1,4-DIOXANE.

       Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300g-1(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(18) 1,4-dioxane.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other deadline 
     established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of the Assistance, Quality, and 
     Affordability Act of 2021, the Administrator shall publish a 
     maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national 
     primary drinking water regulation for 1,4-dioxane.
       ``(B) Health protection.--The maximum contaminant level 
     goal and national primary drinking water regulation 
     promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the 
     health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in 
     section 1458.''.

     SEC. 13205. ELIMINATION OF SMALL SYSTEM VARIANCES.

       (a) Small System Variances.--Section 1415 (42 U.S.C. 300g-
     4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1412(b)(15) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(15)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (D).
       (2) Section 1414(c)(1)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``, 
     (a)(2), or (e)'' and inserting ``or (a)(2)''.
       (3) Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300g-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
       (4) Section 1445(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-4(h)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e) 
     (relating to small system variance program)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1412(b)(4)(E)''; and
       (B) by striking ``guidance under sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 
     1415(e)'' and inserting ``guidance under section 
     1412(b)(4)(E)''.

                        TITLE III--AFFORDABILITY

     SEC. 13301. EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.

       Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-21 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 1466. EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Emergency Relief Program.--The Administrator shall 
     establish and carry out a residential emergency relief 
     program to provide payments to public water systems to 
     reimburse such public water systems for providing forgiveness 
     of arrearages and fees incurred by eligible residential 
     customers before the date of enactment of this section to 
     help such eligible residential customers retain, or reconnect 
     or restore, water service.
       ``(b) Conditions.--To receive funds under this section, a 
     public water system shall agree to--
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, use 
     such funds to forgive all arrearages and fees relating to 
     nonpayment or arrearages incurred by eligible residential 
     customers before the date of enactment of this section;
       ``(2) if forgiveness of all arrearages and fees described 
     in paragraph (1) is not possible given the amount of funds 
     received, except as otherwise provided in this section, use 
     such funds to reduce such arrearages and fees for each 
     eligible residential customer by, to the extent practicable, 
     a consistent percentage;
       ``(3) take no action that negatively affects the credit 
     score of an eligible residential customer, or pursue any type 
     of collection action against such eligible residential 
     customer, during the 5-year period that begins on the date on 
     which the public water system receives such funds;
       ``(4) not disconnect or interrupt the service of any 
     eligible residential customer as a result of nonpayment or 
     arrearages during such 5-year period; and
       ``(5) provide to the Administrator such information as the 
     Administrator determines appropriate.
       ``(c) Eligible Customers.--To be eligible for forgiveness 
     or reduction of arrearages and fees pursuant to the program 
     established under subsection (a), a residential customer of a 
     public water system shall have accrued new arrearages on or 
     after March 1, 2020.
       ``(d) Reconnection Expenses.--The Administrator, or a State 
     that is, pursuant to subsection (e), implementing the program 
     established under subsection (a), may authorize a public 
     water system receiving funds under this section to use up to 
     5 percent of such funds for expenses relating to reconnecting 
     or restoring water service, including expenses relating to 
     plumbing repairs and pipe flushing, as needed, for eligible 
     residential customers.
       ``(e) Administrative Expenses.--The Administrator may 
     authorize--
       ``(1) States to implement the program established under 
     subsection (a); and

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       ``(2) a State implementing such program to use up to 4 
     percent of funds made available to carry out such program in 
     such State for administrative expenses.
       ``(f) Submissions to Congress.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, and every other 
     month thereafter until all amounts made available under this 
     section are expended, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report that describes--
       ``(1) each public water system that received a payment 
     under or pursuant to this section;
       ``(2) the total amount of each payment provided under or 
     pursuant to this section;
       ``(3) for each public water system receiving a payment 
     under or pursuant to this section--
       ``(A) the amount of arrearages and fees forgiven or 
     reduced;
       ``(B) the number of eligible residential customers 
     benefitting from forgiveness or reduction of arrearages and 
     fees under this section;
       ``(C) the amount of arrearages and fees of customers 
     described in subparagraph (B) incurred before the date of 
     enactment of this section that remain outstanding;
       ``(D) the number of eligible residential customers that did 
     not benefit from forgiveness or reduction of arrearages and 
     fees under this section; and
       ``(E) the amount of arrearages and fees of customers 
     described in subparagraph (D) incurred before the date of 
     enactment of this section that remain outstanding; and
       ``(4) a summary of any other information provided to the 
     Administrator by public water systems that receive a payment 
     pursuant to this section.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 13302. LOW-INCOME DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et 
     seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1459F. LOW-INCOME DRINKING WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a community water system that is owned or operated by 
     a municipality, other than a small community-serving water 
     system; or
       ``(B) a State, with respect to a small community-serving 
     water system located in the State.
       ``(2) Household.--The term `household' means any individual 
     or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic 
     unit.
       ``(3) Local drinking water access program.--The term `local 
     drinking water access program' means a program developed or 
     implemented by an eligible entity using a grant awarded under 
     this section.
       ``(4) Low-income household.--The term `low-income 
     household' means a household--
       ``(A) in which 1 or more individuals are receiving--
       ``(i) assistance under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.);
       ``(ii) supplemental security income payments under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       ``(iii) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(iv) payments under--

       ``(I) section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United 
     States Code; or
       ``(II) section 306 of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension 
     Improvement Act of 1978 (38 U.S.C. 1521 note; Public Law 95-
     588); or

       ``(B) that has an income that--
       ``(i) as determined by the State in which the household is 
     located, does not exceed the greater of--

       ``(I) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; 
     and
       ``(II) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median 
     income for that State; or

       ``(ii) does not exceed an amount, determined by an eligible 
     entity receiving a grant under this section, that--

       ``(I) is lower that the amount described in clause (i); and
       ``(II) is greater than or equal to 110 percent of the 
     poverty level.

       ``(5) Poverty level.--The term `poverty level' means, with 
     respect to a household in a State, the income described in 
     the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), as applicable to 
     the household.
       ``(6) Small community-serving water system.--The term 
     `small community-serving water system' means a community 
     water system that provides drinking water services to a 
     municipality with a population of fewer than 10,000 
     residents, at least 20 percent of whom are at or below the 
     poverty level.
       ``(7) State median income.--The term `State median income' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     Federal low-income drinking water assistance program to award 
     grants to eligible entities to develop and implement local 
     drinking water access programs to assist low-income 
     households in maintaining access to affordable drinking 
     water.
       ``(2) Requirements for small community-serving water 
     systems.--In order for a State to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section for a small community-serving water 
     system, the State and the small community-serving water 
     system shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, under 
     which the State shall--
       ``(A) submit to the Administrator an application under 
     paragraph (6) for the small community-serving water system; 
     and
       ``(B) on receipt of a grant under this section, develop and 
     implement a local drinking water access program for the small 
     community-serving water system.
       ``(3) Limitations.--A grant awarded under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall not be used to replace funds for any existing 
     similar local program to assist low-income households in 
     maintaining access to affordable drinking water; but
       ``(B) may be used to supplement or enhance such a local 
     program.
       ``(4) Term.--The term of a grant awarded under this 
     subsection shall be one year.
       ``(5) Minimum local program requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the 
     minimum requirements for a local drinking water access 
     program.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The local drinking water access program 
     requirements developed under subparagraph (A) may include--
       ``(i) direct financial assistance;
       ``(ii) a lifeline rate;
       ``(iii) bill discounting;
       ``(iv) special hardship provisions;
       ``(v) a percentage-of-income payment plan;
       ``(vi) water efficiency assistance, including subsidizing 
     the cost of the installation of water efficient fixtures or 
     leak repair work that is carried out or contracted by a 
     homeowner; or
       ``(vii) any other form of assistance identified by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(6) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Administrator an application that demonstrates that--
       ``(i) the proposed local drinking water access program 
     meets the requirements developed under paragraph (5); and
       ``(ii) the proposed local drinking water access program 
     will treat households that live in owner-occupied homes and 
     households that live in rental housing equitably.
       ``(B) Additional requirements.--In the case of an eligible 
     entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A), to receive a grant 
     under this subsection, the eligible entity shall include in 
     an application submitted under subparagraph (A) information 
     demonstrating that--
       ``(i) the eligible entity has--

       ``(I) a long-term financial plan based on an analysis of 
     the rates the applicable community water system charges for 
     drinking water services;
       ``(II) an asset management plan;
       ``(III) a capital improvement plan with a period of not 
     less than 20 years;
       ``(IV) a fiscal management plan; or
       ``(V) another plan similar to the plans described in 
     subclauses (I) through (IV);

       ``(ii) a grant awarded under this subsection would support 
     the efforts of the eligible entity to generate the necessary 
     funds to achieve or maintain compliance with this Act while 
     mitigating the cost to low-income households; and
       ``(iii) the eligible entity has the capacity to create and 
     implement an effective community outreach plan to inform low-
     income households of the local drinking water access program 
     and assist with enrollment.
       ``(7) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
     the Administrator shall give priority to applications for 
     local drinking water access programs with respect to which--
       ``(A) the owner or operator of the applicable community 
     water system--
       ``(i) owns or operates a--

       ``(I) treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)) for 
     municipal waste; or
       ``(II) a municipal separate storm sewer system (as such 
     term is used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act); and

       ``(ii) is subject to a consent decree relating to 
     compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) with respect to a treatment works or 
     system described in clause (i);
       ``(B) the residential customers of the applicable community 
     water system have experienced rate or fee increases for 
     drinking water services or wastewater services (including 
     stormwater services) of 30 percent or more during the 3-year 
     period ending on the date of enactment of this section; or
       ``(C) the eligible entity will provide matching funds in an 
     amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant.
       ``(8) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
     under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Administrator, in a manner determined by the Administrator, 
     information regarding the applicable local drinking water 
     access program, including--
       ``(i) key features, including--

       ``(I) rate structures, rebates, discounts, and related 
     initiatives that assist low-income households;
       ``(II) billing methods that average rates over the course 
     of a year, known as `budget billing';
       ``(III) bill timing; and
       ``(IV) procedures that ensure that households receive 
     notice and an opportunity to respond before service is 
     disconnected or interrupted due to nonpayment;

       ``(ii) sources of funding;
       ``(iii) eligibility criteria;
       ``(iv) participation rates by households;
       ``(v) the average amount of assistance provided to low-
     income households that participate in the program;

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       ``(vi) program costs;
       ``(vii) the demonstrable impacts of the program on 
     arrearage and service disconnection for low-income households 
     that participate in the program, based on data from before 
     and after the implementation of the program, to the maximum 
     extent practicable; and
       ``(viii) other relevant information required by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Administrator shall annually 
     publish a report that compiles and summarizes the information 
     submitted under subparagraph (A).
       ``(9) Assistance exempt from taxation.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, assistance provided to a low-income 
     household under a local drinking water access program shall 
     not be includible in the gross income of the recipient of 
     such assistance for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall 
     provide technical assistance to each eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section to ensure--
       ``(1) full implementation of the applicable local drinking 
     water access program; and
       ``(2) maximum enrollment of low-income households in the 
     applicable local drinking water access program, including 
     through--
       ``(A) community outreach campaigns; or
       ``(B) coordination with local health departments to 
     determine the eligibility of households for assistance.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which grant funds are first disbursed to an eligible entity 
     under this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the Federal program established under this 
     section.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 13303. LOW-INCOME WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 124. LOW-INCOME WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered facility.--The term `covered facility' 
     means--
       ``(A) a treatment works for municipal waste; or
       ``(B) a municipal separate storm sewer system.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a municipality that owns or operates a covered 
     facility, other than a small community-serving wastewater 
     facility;
       ``(B) 2 or more municipalities described in subparagraph 
     (A) that have entered into a partnership agreement or a 
     cooperative agreement; or
       ``(C) a State, with respect to a small community-serving 
     wastewater facility located in the State.
       ``(3) Household.--The term `household' means any individual 
     or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic 
     unit.
       ``(4) Local wastewater services access program.--The term 
     `local wastewater services access program' means a program 
     developed or implemented by an eligible entity using a grant 
     awarded under this section.
       ``(5) Low-income household.--The term `low-income 
     household' means a household--
       ``(A) in which 1 or more individuals are receiving--
       ``(i) assistance under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.);
       ``(ii) supplemental security income payments under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       ``(iii) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(iv) payments under--

       ``(I) section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United 
     States Code; or
       ``(II) section 306 of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension 
     Improvement Act of 1978 (38 U.S.C. 1521 note; Public Law 95-
     588); or

       ``(B) that has an income that--
       ``(i) as determined by the State in which the household is 
     located, does not exceed the greater of--

       ``(I) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; 
     and
       ``(II) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median 
     income for that State; or

       ``(ii) does not exceed an amount, determined by an eligible 
     entity receiving a grant under this section, that--

       ``(I) is lower that the amount described in clause (i); and
       ``(II) is greater than or equal to 110 percent of the 
     poverty level.

       ``(6) Poverty level.--The term `poverty level' means, with 
     respect to a household in a State, the income described in 
     the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), as applicable to 
     the household.
       ``(7) Small community-serving wastewater facility.--The 
     term `small community-serving wastewater facility' means a 
     covered facility that provides services to municipality with 
     a population of fewer than 10,000 residents, at least 20 
     percent of whom are at or below the poverty level.
       ``(8) State median income.--The term `State median income' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     Federal low-income wastewater assistance program to award 
     grants to eligible entities to develop and implement local 
     wastewater access programs to assist low-income households in 
     maintaining access to affordable wastewater services, 
     including municipal stormwater services.
       ``(2) Requirements for small community-serving wastewater 
     facilities.--In order for a State to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section for a small community-serving 
     wastewater facility, the State and the small community-
     serving wastewater facility shall enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding, under which the State shall--
       ``(A) submit to the Administrator an application under 
     paragraph (6) for the small community-serving wastewater 
     facility; and
       ``(B) on receipt of a grant under this section, develop and 
     implement a local wastewater access program for the small 
     community-serving wastewater facility.
       ``(3) Limitations.--A grant awarded under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall not be used to replace funds for any existing 
     similar local program to assist low-income households in 
     maintaining access to affordable wastewater services, 
     including municipal stormwater services; but
       ``(B) may be used to supplement or enhance such a local 
     program.
       ``(4) Term.--The term of a grant awarded under this 
     subsection shall be one year.
       ``(5) Minimum local program requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the 
     minimum requirements for a local wastewater access program.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The local wastewater access program 
     requirements developed under subparagraph (A) may include--
       ``(i) direct financial assistance;
       ``(ii) a lifeline rate;
       ``(iii) bill discounting;
       ``(iv) special hardship provisions;
       ``(v) a percentage-of-income payment plan;
       ``(vi) water efficiency assistance, including subsidizing 
     the cost of the installation of water efficient fixtures or 
     leak repair work that is carried out or contracted by a 
     homeowner; or
       ``(vii) any other form of assistance identified by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(6) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Administrator an application that demonstrates that--
       ``(i) the proposed local wastewater access program meets 
     the requirements developed under paragraph (5); and
       ``(ii) the proposed local wastewater access program will 
     treat households that live in owner-occupied homes and 
     households that live in rental housing equitably.
       ``(B) Additional requirements.--In the case of an eligible 
     entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A), to receive a grant 
     under this subsection, the eligible entity shall include in 
     an application submitted under subparagraph (A) information 
     demonstrating that--
       ``(i) the eligible entity has--

       ``(I) a long-term financial plan based on an analysis of 
     the rates the applicable covered facility charges for 
     services;
       ``(II) an asset management plan;
       ``(III) a capital improvement plan with a period of not 
     less than 20 years;
       ``(IV) a fiscal management plan; or
       ``(V) another plan similar to the plans described in 
     subclauses (I) through (IV);

       ``(ii) a grant awarded under this subsection would support 
     the efforts of the eligible entity to generate the necessary 
     funds to achieve or maintain compliance with this Act while 
     mitigating the cost to low-income households; and
       ``(iii) the eligible entity has the capacity to create and 
     implement an effective community outreach plan to inform low-
     income households of the local wastewater access program and 
     assist with enrollment.
       ``(7) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
     the Administrator shall give priority to applications for 
     local wastewater access programs with respect to which--
       ``(A) the applicable covered facility is subject to a 
     consent decree relating to compliance with this Act;
       ``(B) the residential customers of the applicable covered 
     facility have experienced rate or fee increases for drinking 
     water services or wastewater services (including stormwater 
     services) of 30 percent or more during the 3-year period 
     ending on the date of enactment of this section;
       ``(C) the eligible entity develops an equivalent program, 
     as determined by the Administrator, that is administered 
     separately by the eligible entity;
       ``(D) matching funds will be provided in an amount equal to 
     or greater than the amount of the grant; or
       ``(E) the eligible entity is described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).
       ``(8) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
     under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Administrator, in a manner determined by the Administrator, 
     information regarding the applicable local wastewater access 
     program, including--
       ``(i) key features, including--

       ``(I) rate structures, rebates, discounts, and related 
     initiatives that assist low-income households;
       ``(II) billing methods that average rates over the course 
     of a year, known as `budget billing'; and
       ``(III) bill timing;

       ``(ii) sources of funding;
       ``(iii) eligibility criteria;
       ``(iv) participation rates by households;
       ``(v) the average amount of assistance provided to low-
     income households that participate in the program;

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       ``(vi) program costs;
       ``(vii) the demonstrable impacts of the program on 
     arrearage and service disconnection for low-income households 
     that participate in the program, based on data from before 
     and after the implementation of the program, to the maximum 
     extent practicable; and
       ``(viii) other relevant information required by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Administrator shall annually 
     publish a report that compiles and summarizes the information 
     submitted under subparagraph (A).
       ``(9) Assistance exempt from taxation.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, assistance provided to a low-income 
     household under a local wastewater access program shall not 
     be includible in the gross income of the recipient of such 
     assistance for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall 
     provide technical assistance to each eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section to ensure--
       ``(1) full implementation of the applicable local 
     wastewater access program; and
       ``(2) maximum enrollment of low-income households in the 
     applicable local wastewater access program, including 
     through--
       ``(A) community outreach campaigns; or
       ``(B) coordination with local health departments to 
     determine the eligibility of households for assistance.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which grant funds are first disbursed to an eligible entity 
     under this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the Federal program established under this 
     section.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated carry out this section $4,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 13304. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL AND URBAN 
                   LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Household.--The term ``household'' means any individual 
     or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic 
     unit.
       (3) Low-income household.--The term ``low-income 
     household'' means a household--
       (A) in which 1 or more individuals are receiving--
       (i) assistance under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       (ii) supplemental security income payments under title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       (iii) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.); or
       (iv) payments under--

       (I) section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United 
     States Code; or
       (II) section 306 of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension 
     Improvement Act of 1978 (38 U.S.C. 1521 note; Public Law 95-
     588); or

       (B) that has an income that, as determined by the State in 
     which the household is located, does not exceed the greater 
     of--
       (i) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; 
     and
       (ii) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median 
     income for that State.
       (4) Poverty level.--The term ``poverty level'' means, with 
     respect to a household in a State, the income described in 
     the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), as applicable to 
     the household.
       (5) State median income.--The term ``State median income'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
       (b) Study; Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct, and 
     submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a 
     study regarding the prevalence throughout the United States 
     of low-income households that do not have access to--
       (A) affordable and functional centralized or onsite 
     wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in 
     the households;
       (B) affordable municipal stormwater services; or
       (C) affordable public drinking water services to meet 
     household needs.
       (2) Inclusions.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) recommendations of the Administrator regarding the best 
     methods to increase access to the services described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) a description of the cost of each method described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (C) a description of all consultation with relevant 
     stakeholders carried out in developing the report; and
       (D) a description of the results of the study with respect 
     to low-income households that live in rental housing and do 
     not receive bills for such services, but pay for the services 
     indirectly through rent payments.
       (3) Agreements.--The Administrator may enter into an 
     agreement with another Federal agency to carry out the study 
     under paragraph (1).

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 13401. SMALL URBAN AND RURAL WATER SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report on issues relating to the 
     potential for consolidation of distressed small water 
     systems.
       (2) Inclusions.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) information on--
       (i) the amount of debt of covered small water systems;
       (ii) whether the budgets of covered small water systems are 
     balanced;
       (iii) the degree to which covered small water systems defer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       (iv) the degree to which covered small water systems are 
     not in compliance with applicable Federal and State water 
     quality standards;
       (v) how rates charged by covered small water systems for 
     service relate to the costs for maintenance of, and 
     improvements to, such systems; and
       (vi) how the management, financial, and technical capacity 
     of covered small water systems affects the ability of such 
     systems to provide service at affordable rates;
       (B) an evaluation of--
       (i) whether covered small water system infrastructure is 
     failing, resulting in a temporary or permanent loss of 
     essential functions or services; and
       (ii) how to prevent covered small water systems from 
     becoming distressed small water systems;
       (C) policy recommendations for how Congress may support the 
     consolidation of distressed small water systems; and
       (D) best practices and guidelines the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency may use to assist State and 
     local governments with facilitating the consolidation of 
     distressed small water systems.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Consolidation.--The term ``consolidation'' means, with 
     respect to a public water system, any of the actions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
     1414(h)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
     3(h)(1)).
       (2) Covered small water system.--The term ``covered small 
     water system'' means a public water system that serves--
       (A) fewer than 50,000 individuals; and
       (B) a disadvantaged community or an environmental justice 
     community.
       (3) Disadvantaged community.--The term ``disadvantaged 
     community'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
     12(d)(3)).
       (4) Distressed small water system.--The term ``distressed 
     small water system'' means a covered small water system--
       (A) that is unable to carry out necessary maintenance of, 
     and improvements to, such system in order to--
       (i) comply with applicable Federal and State water quality 
     standards; or
       (ii) provide reliable and affordable service to customers 
     while complying with such water quality standards; and
       (B) with respect to which consolidation may be necessary to 
     address the issues described in subparagraph (A).
       (5) Environmental justice community.--The term 
     ``environmental justice community'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 1452(u)(11) of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act.
       (6) Public water system.--The term ``public water system'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for 
90 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.
  The gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Graves) each will control 30 minutes. The gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) and the gentleman from Washington (Mrs. 
Rodgers) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America 
Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oregon?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter of support for H.R. 
3684 from 113 organizations supporting the Water Quality Protection and 
Job Creation Act of 2021.

   113 Organizations Supporting the Water Quality Protection and Job 
                          Creation Act of 2021

       Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), The Alliance for 
     the Great Lakes, American Concrete Pavement Association, 
     American Concrete Pipe Association, American Concrete 
     Pressure Pipe Association, American Concrete Pumping 
     Association,

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     American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), American 
     Foundry Society (AFS), American Iron and Steel Institute 
     (AISI), American Public Works Association (APWA), American 
     Rivers, American Sustainable Business Council, American 
     Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of 
     Landscape Architects (ASLA), Associated General Contractors 
     of America (AGC), Association of Equipment Manufacturers 
     (AEM), BlueGreen Alliance, California Association of 
     Sanitation Agencies (CASA), Center for Biological Diversity, 
     Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Clean Water Construction 
     Coalition, Clean Water For All, Academy of Natural Sciences 
     of Drexel University, Advocates for Clean & Clear Waterways, 
     Alabama Rivers Alliance, Anthropocene Alliance.
       Children's Environmental Health Network, Clean Water 
     Action, Community Water Center, Conservative Voters of PA, 
     Earthjustice, Environmental League of Massachusetts, For Love 
     of Water (FLOW), Freshwater Future, Georgia Conservation 
     Voters, GreenLatinos, Healthy Gulf, Illinois Council of Trout 
     Unlimited, Illinois Environmental Council, Junction 
     Coalition, Maine Conservation Voters, Massachusetts Rivers 
     Alliance, Mississippi River Collaborative, Montana 
     Conservation Voters, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade 
     Association, National Parks Conservation Association, NC 
     Conservation Network, New York League of Conservation Voters, 
     Ocean River Institute, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, 
     Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Tennessee Clean Water 
     Network, Vermont Conservation Voters, Virginia League of 
     Conservation Voters, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Concrete 
     Foundations Association, Concrete Reinforcing Steel 
     Institute, Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), Ducks 
     Unlimited (DU), Eastern Municipal Water District.
       Environment America, Environmental Working Group (EWG), 
     Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, Hydraulic 
     Institute, International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), 
     International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), 
     Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Los 
     Angeles County Sanitation, Districts (LACSD), League of 
     Conservation Voters (LCV), Municipal Castings Association, 
     National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), 
     National Association of Counties (NACO), National Association 
     of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA), National 
     Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), National 
     Concrete Masonry Association, National League of Cities 
     (NLC), National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA), 
     National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), 
     National Precast Concrete Association, National Ready Mixed 
     Concrete Association, National Sand, Stone & Gravel 
     Association (NSSGA), National Utility Contractors Association 
     (NUCA), National Water Resources Association (NWRA), National 
     Waterways Conference, National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
       Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature 
     Conservancy, Orenco Systems Inc, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, 
     Plastics Pipe Institute, Precast/Prestressed Concrete 
     Institute, Portland Cement Association (PCA), Rural Community 
     Assistance Partnership (RCAP), Sierra Club, Southern 
     Environmental Law Center (SELC), Surfrider Foundation, 
     Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), Tilt-up 
     Concrete Association, Trout Unlimited, United Association of 
     Union, Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA), U.S. Chamber of 
     Commerce, United States Conference of Mayors, Vinyl 
     Institute, Water Environment Federation (WEF), Water Equity 
     and Climate Resilience Caucus, Water Replenishment District 
     (WRD), WateReuse Association, Water Infrastructure Network 
     (WIN), Grasslands Water District--GWD, Milwaukee Metropolitan 
     Sewerage District--MMSD, National Electrical Contractors 
     Association--NECA, United Association of Plumbers and 
     Pipefitters--The United, Western Recycled Water Coalition.

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from 
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of the House Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, to waive consideration of H.R. 3684, as amended, 
as well as my response to Chairwoman Johnson expressing appreciation 
for her willingness to work cooperatively on this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, the INVEST in America Act before us today is 
generational transformational in terms of what we are going to do in 
terms of 21st century surface transportation and water infrastructure. 
We are going to move past the Eisenhower era of the 1950s.
  During the Eisenhower era, the existential threat to the United 
States was invasion or attack by Russia. The National Defense Highway 
System was built to move military equipment to the coast, and it was 
also built to evacuate our cities in times of nuclear war.
  Now we have a different existential threat, which is climate change. 
Tackling climate change is a Herculean task.
  Some may ask: Why address it in the transportation bill?
  In fact, we will hear that from the other side.
  Because the transportation sector is the single largest carbon 
emitter in the United States of America, and it would be foolish and 
irresponsible to continue pouring taxpayer money into the old way of 
thinking, that we must merely expand highways.
  We know now that doing that creates induced demand. You add more 
lanes, attract more cars and, before long, congestion returns and you 
are right back where you started, except now you have bad traffic and 
more carbon pollution.
  According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in the last 25 
years, we have built 35,000 lane miles in our 100 largest cities, and 
the cost of congestion and delay have gone up six times.
  Should we keep doing that?
  No. It is not working.
  There are alternatives. We have a great opportunity.
  The infrastructure of the Eisenhower era is crumbling, threatening 
safety, quality of life, and economic competitiveness. In fact, some of 
the infrastructure we are living off, like the critical Baltimore rail 
tunnel, was built in 1872. It is not going to last long. It is brick 
and it is leaking water.
  The tunnels under the Hudson are subject to failure in the not-too-
distant future. They were built in 1908. We had great engineers at the 
time, but now we have become so puny, we can't do big projects like 
that.
  No, that is not the United States of America. That is not the 
American way. We can tackle these challenges, and we will. And climate 
change is part of what we have to deal with.
  I hear a lot from the other side about we want resilience.
  Resilience to what? Sea level rise? Why is the sea level rising?
  Hmm, I don't know.
  Severe weather events?
  Nope.
  But in my region, just this week, an unprecedented heat wave--
unprecedented in the history of the United States and western Canada, 
by far; 40 degrees above normal--pavement buckled and melted, cables 
supplying power to transit melted, high tension lines sagged. Luckily, 
we got the trees out from under them. They didn't cause fires this 
time.
  We have to rebuild this infrastructure to deal with the threats of 
the 21st century, and this is a tremendous opportunity.
  We have long had problems with inequality and racial injustice 
perpetuated by transportation programs, policies, and funding 
decisions. We have a major section in this bill to right those wrongs 
and provide new opportunities for those communities and rejoin some of 
those communities; social equity.
  U.S. infrastructure was once the envy of the world. We are now 13th 
and plummeting fast. We are kind of a joke around the world. China is 
putting 6 percent of their GDP into transportation infrastructure. We 
are putting in one-half of 1 percent.
  We are going to compete with that?
  Other competitive nations in Europe are putting in 2 or 3 percent of 
their GDP. We are putting in a fraction of that.
  You know, we have water mains that explode, sewers that back up, and 
bridges that collapse. We have decrepit transit, $100 billion to bring 
up to state of good repair, and it breaks down when people are trying 
to get to work. We have potholes that cost every American between $560 
and $1,000 a year in car repairs. The cost of delays is $170 billion, 
which is way more than we are spending on investment in transportation 
infrastructure.
  A rising China is threatening to take over the future of 
transportation in the world. We cannot let the Chinese do this yet 
again and steal those jobs from America. We have to move toward the 
future.
  We have General Motors, all electric in 2035. The Ford electric 
Mustang is outselling the fossil fuel Mustang. Hey, it is faster. I 
have driven a semi-truck made by Volvo. But there are four 
manufacturers making them, an 80,000-pound capable semi-tractor. Fred 
Smith from FedEx is going all electric, but he says there is no place 
to charge them.
  We have to meet this challenge, and part of this bill is EV 
challenging on the backbone of the national highway network.
  We are also going to put significant funds into safety. We are having 
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problems with safety: growing deaths in pedestrian, cycling, and 
others. We have to promote those modes, make them safe. More people 
will use them. We are making a major investment there, fossil fuel 
free.
  This bill is going to focus on bringing things to a state of good 
repair. 47,000 bridges on the National Highway System need substantial 
repair or replacement, and an infinite number of off-system bridges. We 
are creating a new program for off-highway-system bridges; a new 
program for rural bridges; a new program for the 10 most economically 
significant bridges in the country, including ones like the Brent 
Spence Bridge, which is going to collapse or be closed in 8 years, 
connecting Kentucky and Ohio.

  Those things are in this bill. If we don't do this bill, then we are 
doomed to an even more inefficient and decrepit future.
  We are going to make historic investments in transit, helping to 
address, as I mentioned, the $100 billion state of good repair backlog. 
We are closing the last loopholes in transit.
  We are going to get two Chinese companies--predatory Chinese 
companies out of here, making electric buses and rail. And we are going 
to make all of that stuff in the United States of America and create 
one heck of a lot of jobs. Maybe we will even export electric buses to 
the rest of the world.
  Then beyond that, you know, we are going to be a leader in the clean 
energy economy. That is the future. It is the future. It is the 
business case. It is where the corporations are going, except parts of 
the fossil fuel industry. Even ExxonMobil is talking about spending 
$100 billion on carbon capture and sequestration; even ExxonMobil.
  But there are other parts of the fossil fuel industry that are, like, 
``No, you stick with us. Stick with fossil fuel. Don't allow them to do 
this electrification stuff. Don't talk about climate change. Carbon 
pollution doesn't do anything.''
  No, none of that is true, and we have to deal with it.
  It offers opportunities to communities of all sizes: urban, suburban, 
and rural. There's a 50 percent increase for rural transit, $37 billion 
from the Surface Transportation Program suballocated to local 
communities, not the biggest cities. We create several new multimodal 
discretionary grant programs, including the Community Transportation 
and Community Climate grants, for local government applicants.
  For the first time in a decade, we provided bipartisan member-
designated projects. 109 Republicans applied for projects. Everyone was 
offered $20 million under very strict guidelines agreed to by the 
majority and the minority. We cleaned that up.
  Some people are saying: Well, this is bad; it is poor.
  No. Does the Federal DOT or your State DOT know what you need most in 
your district? What your city needs? What your county needs?
  You know better, but sometimes they just ignore it. They are focused 
on the capitol; they are focused on the biggest cities; they are 
focused on Washington, D.C., who knows what.
  So we have those projects in this bill.
  Someone said: Well, if the Republicans won't vote for it, are you 
going to strip them out?
  I said: No. These are meritorious projects that have gone through a 
vetting process. They will stay in. This is helping local communities.
  Now, I also have to say that we have had issues with the DBE--
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise--program at the Department of 
Transportation. Discrimination is still a barrier for many to get into 
constructing and maintaining our Surface Transportation Program.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a more comprehensive statement 
about the need for this crucial program, along with a list of several 
key studies on discrimination used to help inform the reauthorization 
of the DBE program. It includes a historic $95 billion in rail 
investment. That is about a 500 percent increase.
  We are going to begin to join city pairs so people can get off the 
highways.
  Virginia is doing a great project. Instead of putting two more lanes, 
which would be immediately congested, for $12 billion on I-95, they are 
going to build a rail project with a new bridge over the Potomac River, 
partnering with CSX for half the cost, and reduce congestion more and 
give people a better commute. We need to be looking at that model 
around the country.

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  The bill includes $32 billion for Amtrak. It also has money for a new 
program, PRIME, the Passenger Rail Improvement, Modernization, and 
Expansion program, a $25 billion competitive grant program for States 
and localities to launch high-speed and intercity rail development.
  It tackles big rail projects that need significant investment to get 
off the ground. The $25 billion Bridges, Stations, and Tunnels, or 
BeST--I mentioned the Baltimore tunnel earlier--directed grant program 
funds bridges, stations, and tunnels that have total project costs of 
$500 million or more, which cannot just be carried by local 
communities.
  I previously mentioned robust safety programs.
  It also includes the first reauthorization of the Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund since 1987.
  When I was a county commissioner, we got a 75 percent match from the 
Federal Government to build a system that is still serving a community 
twice that size today. Today, if we went to the Federal Government for 
a match, they would say, ``Sorry, we don't help you with wastewater.''
  Wastewater does not observe city limits. It does not observe county 
lines. It does not observe State lines. It does not observe 
international boundaries. It is a national problem, and our communities 
need help.
  I was on a statewide call with county commissioners, 75 percent of 
them Republicans. They are begging--begging--in these rural counties 
for help with wastewater and drinking water. We have to step up to the 
plate on that. This will be the first reauthorization in many, many 
years.
  We are going to move forward with this bill, and every part of this 
bill is backed by the strongest Buy America requirements, labor 
protections, and new investments in worker training safety. I wish some 
of the other departments of the Federal Government, particularly the 
Pentagon, would follow our model to create more jobs in America.
  It is not enough just to transform it. We need to ensure our 
investments create good-paying jobs, revitalize American manufacturing, 
help us compete in the clean energy economy, and lead the world once 
again, as we were the envy of the world in the 1970s and up to about 
the early 1980s.
  This is a chance to reform and rebuild our infrastructure for the 
future. It is an opportunity to improve safety, equity, and access for 
all Americans. It is an urgent call to confront the existential threat 
of climate change and leave a better world for future generations.
  This is a transformative bill that will improve mobility, economic 
competitiveness, and the quality of life in communities across the 
country. Infrastructure is calling, and Congress must finally answer 
the call.
  Chairman Peter DeFazio Statement for the Record on DBE Program and 
Disparity Studies Submitted to the Record INVEST in America Act, 
General Debate, June 30, 2021. I include in the Record:

       The INVEST in America Act once again reauthorizes the 
     critically important Disadvantage Business Enterprise, or 
     DBE, program at the Department of Transportation.
       Unfortunately, even with the DBE Program, discrimination 
     still haunts us in the market to construct and maintain our 
     federal surface transportation system. We hear about it from 
     constituents and others who work as contractors in the 
     transportation industry. We've read about it in personal 
     statements submitted by women- and minority- small business 
     owners from across the country. And we see it reflected in 
     mounds of statistical evidence compiled by my Committee. This 
     evidence includes many thousands of pages of rigorous 
     statistical analysis demonstrating clear disparities between 
     the capacity of minority- and women-owned businesses to 
     compete for federal dollars, and the utilization of that 
     capacity by federal contractors.
       These studies represent thousands of pages of complex 
     rigorous analysis by many different authors in every region 
     of our nation. And while the findings are better than in the 
     early days of the DBE program, we still have a long way to 
     go. I'd like to just highlight a tiny fraction of the 
     information found in these studies:

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       Just so my colleagues don't think I am picking on their 
     states, let me start with Oregon. The 2016 ODOT Disparity 
     Study found that women- and minority-owned firms only won 61 
     cents on the dollar of what we would expect given their 
     availability on state and federally funded highway contracts. 
     Non-minority women, African Americans and Native Americans 
     did even worse at 52 cents, 58 cents and 49 cents 
     respectively.
       In Texas DOT spending, women and minority owned firms as a 
     group won only 60 cents on the dollar of what we might have 
     expected for state-funded transportation projects given their 
     availability in the market. Non-minority women, African 
     Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans all did 
     worse. Indeed, African Americans won only 22 cents on the 
     dollar and Native Americans won only 18 cents on the dollar. 
     The numbers were even worse when considering only federal 
     funds--32 cents on the dollar when considering Federal 
     Highway Administration contracts alone.
       For Maryland, which has had one of the more robust and 
     continuously operated DBE programs in the nation, DBEs still 
     get only 70 cents on the dollar of combined federal and state 
     transportation funding. For African Americans, the number is 
     50 cents, for Native Americans it's 43 cents and for non-
     minority women, the number is 56 cents.
       Sadly, in the transit industry, things are not much better. 
     For instance, an analysis of contracting for the Los Angeles, 
     California, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, found that 
     firms owned by women and minorities make about 74 cents on 
     the dollar of what we would expect given their representation 
     in the marketplace. For non-minority women, the number was 59 
     cents and for African Americans it was 51 cents.
       These same troubling statistics are repeated in cities and 
     states that spend some of their budgets on surface 
     transportation and similar construction, architecture, and 
     engineering projects. For instance, the 2018 study for the 
     Nashville, Tennessee area found that women- and minority-
     owned business enterprises got 54 cents of every one dollar 
     in construction prime contracting; Asian American firms were 
     at 25 cents on the dollar; and firms owned by Hispanic 
     Americans earned only 1 cent of every dollar of what we would 
     expect given their marketplace representation.
       There's no doubt that things are better today than before 
     the DBE Program--more firms owned by women and minorities get 
     work than they did forty years ago. But the progress has been 
     slow, halting, and exceedingly fragile. One of the powerful 
     things about the disparity study evidence we have collected 
     is the diversity of approaches and analyses these documents 
     provide. Some studies, for instance, not only study 
     disparities in the public and private surface transportation 
     markets, but they also attempt to analyze what might occur if 
     the DBE program no longer existed. One interesting example is 
     found in the LA Metro study where they compared the 
     participation of minority- and women-owned firms on contracts 
     that had goals to encourage diverse participation and those 
     that did not. The results are stunning. On contracts with 
     goals, participation occurred at almost the level we would 
     expect given the presence of minority- and women-owned firms 
     in the marketplace and firms owned by minorities and women 
     earned 96 cents on the dollar--on contracts without goals, 
     they earned 53 cents on the dollar. The numbers are even more 
     startling for certain subgroups. On contracts with goals, 
     non-minority women actually exceeded parity (something that 
     regularly occurs for firms owned by non-minority males, but 
     rarely happens for firms owned by women and minorities). But 
     on contracts without goals, firms owned by non-minority women 
     earned only 37 cents on the dollar. Firms owned by Hispanic 
     Americans approached parity on contracts with goals (98 cents 
     on the dollar), but on contracts without goals, they earned 
     only 59 cents on the dollar. African American owned firms 
     earned only 64 cents on the dollar even on contracts with 
     goals, and on contracts without goals the number plummeted to 
     30 cents on the dollar.
       Tragically, the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the need 
     for the DBE program. Preliminary data on the pandemic's 
     economic devastation shows a massively disproportionate 
     impact on small businesses in minority communities. An 
     article by Dr. Robert Fairlie published last year by the 
     Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, uses 
     statistics from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey 
     to illustrate just how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic has 
     already been for firms owned by minorities and women. His 
     analysis examines the drop in ``active businesses'' comparing 
     the numbers from mid-February 2020, just before the effects 
     of the pandemic became clear in the United States, to mid-
     April, when the economy in much of the country had shut down. 
     During that time, all businesses experienced economic 
     devastation--but because of discrimination, the devastation 
     was far greater for businesses owned by women and minorities. 
     For instance, during this period the number of active 
     businesses owned by whites dropped 17 percent, but the number 
     of businesses owned by African Americans dropped 41 percent. 
     For Hispanic businesses, the number was 32 percent and for 
     firms owned by Asian Americans the drop was 26 percent. These 
     numbers are not just troubling, they are staggering, and the 
     pandemic is still not over.
       Now, more than ever, as we prepare to spend billions of 
     federal dollars on transportation projects, it is urgent that 
     we ensure the process of awarding federal transportation 
     contract dollars is not discriminatory, and that minorities 
     and women are allowed to compete on an equal playing field 
     for those dollars.
       Below is a list of dozens of disparity studies held on file 
     with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     demonstrating the continued need for this essential program:

            State and Local Disparity Studies From 2015-2021


                                 Alaska

       Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Study, Final Report & Final 
     Appendices, Prepared by the Alaska Department of 
     Transportation & Public Facilities Civil Rights Office 
     (2020).


                                Arizona

       Arizona Department of Transportation Disparity Study, Final 
     Report, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2020).
       Arizona Department of Transportation Disparity Study 
     Report, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2015).


                               California

       Caltrans Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research and 
     Consulting for Caltrans Department of Transportation (2016).
       City of Oakland 2017 Race and Gender Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. (2020).
       LA Metro 2017 Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research & 
     Consulting for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
     Transportation Authority (2018).
       San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Disparity 
     Study Volumes I-II, Prepared by Miller Consulting, Inc. 
     (2017).
       Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Availability, 
     Utilization, and Disparity Study for the San Francisco 
     Municipal Transportation Agency, Prepared by Rosales Business 
     Partners LLC (2015).


                                Colorado

       City and County of Denver Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC 
     Research & Consulting (2018).
       Colorado Disparity Study, Final Report, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research (2020).


                              Connecticut

       Connecticut Disparity Study: Phases 1-3, Prepared by The 
     Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering for the 
     Connecticut General Assembly and the Government 
     Administration and Elections Commission (2013, 2014, 2016).


                          District of Columbia

       District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business 
     Development Comparative Analysis: Minority and Women-Owned 
     Business Assessment, Prepared by CRP, Inc (2019).
       District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business 
     Development Disparity Report Framework and Recommendations, 
     Prepared by CRP, Inc. (2019).
       2015 Disparity Study for Washington Suburban Sanitary 
     Commission, Prepared by MGT of America, Inc. (2016).


                                Florida

       Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise Disparity 
     Study for the City of Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida and 
     Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency, Prepared by MGT 
     Consulting Group (2019).
       Palm Beach County Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason 
     Tillman Associates, Ltd. (2017).
       Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida 
     Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. 
     (2017).


                                Georgia

       Atlanta Housing Authority Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research (2017).
       Atlanta Public Schools Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research (2017).
       City of Atlanta Disparity Study Summary Report, Prepared by 
     Keen Independent Research LLC (2015).
       Fulton County Small Business Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research (2016).
       Georgia Department of Transportation Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by Griffin & Strong, P.C. for the State of Georgia 
     (2016).


                                 Hawaii

       Hawaii Department of Transportation 2019 Availability and 
     Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen Independent Research 
     (2020).


                                 Idaho

       Idaho Transportation Department Disparity Study, Prepared 
     by BBC Research & Consulting (2017).


                                Illinois

       Chicago Transit Authority Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Colette Holt & Associates (2019).
       Illinois Department of Transportation Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by BBC Research & Consulting (2017).
       Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Disparity Study 
     Construction and Construction Related Services, Prepared by 
     Colette Holt & Associates (2015).


                                Indiana

       City of Indianapolis and Marion County Disparity Study, BBC 
     Research & Consulting (2019).
       City of South Bend Disparity Study, Prepared by Colette 
     Holt & Associates (2019).

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       State of Indiana Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research 
     & Consulting for the Indiana Department of Administration 
     (2015-16).
       State of Indiana Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research 
     & Consulting for the Indiana Department of Administration 
     (2020).


                                 Kansas

       City of Kansas City Construction Workforce Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2019).
       City of Kansas City, Missouri Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Colette Holt & Associates (2016).


                                Kentucky

       Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District 
     Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. 
     (2018).


                               Louisiana

       City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2019).
       City of New Orleans Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research (2018).
       Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton 
     Rouge Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen Independent Research 
     (2019).


                                Maryland

       Business Disparities in the Maryland Market Area, Prepared 
     by NERA Economic Consulting for the State and Maryland and 
     the Maryland Department of Transportation (2017).
       Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Disparity Study: Volumes 
     I-III, Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for the Maryland 
     Department of Transportation (2018).


                             Massachusetts

       Business Disparities in the DCAMM Construction and Design 
     Market Area, Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset 
     Management and Maintenance (2017).
       City of Boston 2020 Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC 
     Research & Consulting (2021).


                               Minnesota

       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study City of Minneapolis, 
     Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study City of Saint Paul, 
     Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Hennepin County, 
     Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Metropolitan Airports 
     Commission, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Metropolitan Council, 
     Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Metropolitan Mosquito 
     Control District, Prepared by Keen Independent Research 
     (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Minnesota Department 
     of Administration; Prepared by Keen Independent Research 
     (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Minnesota Department 
     of Transportation, Prepared by Keen Independent Research 
     (2018).
       2017 Minnesota Joint Disparity Study Minnesota State 
     Colleges and Universities, Prepared by Keen Independent 
     Research (2018).


                                Missouri

       City of St. Louis Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason 
     Tillman Associates (2015).
       Missouri Department of Transportation DBE Availability 
     Study, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2019).
       Saint Louis County Disparity Study, Prepared by Griffin & 
     Strong P.C. (2017).


                                Montana

       Availability and Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research LLC for the State of Montana Department 
     of Transportation (2016).


                                 Nevada

       Nevada Transportation Consortium Disparity Study, Prepared 
     by BBC Research & Consulting for the Regional Transportation 
     Commission of Southern Nevada (2017).


                               New Jersey

       NJ Transit Disparity Study, Executive Summary & Appendix, 
     Prepared by The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and 
     Social Justice, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 
     University of Minnesota (2016).


                                New York

       City of New York Disparity Study, Prepared by MGT 
     Consulting Group (2018).
       State of New York MWBE Disparity Study, Volumes I & II, 
     Prepared by Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. (2016).


                             North Carolina

       City of Asheville, North Carolina Disparity Study, Prepared 
     by BBC Research & Consulting (2018).
       City of Charlotte Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research 
     & Consulting (2017).
       City of Winston-Salem Disparity Study, Prepared by MGT 
     Consulting Group (2019).
       Durham County/City of Durham, North Carolina Multi-
     jurisdictional Disparity Study, Prepared by Griffin & Strong, 
     P.C. (2015).
       Greensboro, North Carolina Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Griffin & Strong (2018).
       State of North Carolina Department of Administration, 
     Disparity Study Report: Volume 1, State Agencies, Prepared by 
     Griffin & Strong, P.C. (2020).
       State of North Carolina Department of Administration, 
     Disparity Study Report: Volume 2, Community Colleges and 
     Universities. Prepared by Griffin & Strong, P.C. (2021).


                                  Ohio

       Cuyahoga County Disparity Study Report, Prepared by Griffin 
     & Strong P.C. (2020).
       2015-16 Ohio Public Authorities Disparity Study, prepared 
     by BBC Research & Consulting for the Ohio Department of 
     Transportation (2016).
       City of Cincinnati Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason 
     Tillman Associates, Ltd. (2015).
       City of Columbus Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason Tillman 
     Associates, Ltd. (2019).


                                 Oregon

       Oregon Department of Transportation DBE Disparity Study 
     Update, Prepared by Keen Independent Research LLC (2019).
       Oregon Department of Aviation, Draft Oregon Statewide 
     Airport DBE Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen Independent 
     Research (2021).
       Oregon Department of Transportation Availability and 
     Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen Independent Research LLC 
     (2016).
       The Port of Portland Small Business Program Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Colette Holt & Associates (2018).


                              Pennsylvania

       City of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by the City of Philadelphia Department of 
     Commerce and Miller3 Consulting (2020).
       City of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Milligan & 
     Company, LLC (2019).
       City of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Milligan & 
     Company, LLC (2018).
       City of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Econsult Solutions, Inc. for the City of 
     Philadelphia Department of Commerce (2017).
       City of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Milligan & 
     Company, LLC (2016).
       Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services 
     Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research & Consulting 
     (2018).
       Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by BBC Research & Consulting (2018).


                               Tennessee

       Business Market Availability and Disparity Study Shelby 
     County Schools Board of Education, Prepared by MGT Consulting 
     Group (2017).
       City of Chattanooga, Tennessee Disparity Study Final 
     Report, Prepared by Griffin & Strong P.C. (2019).
       City of Memphis, Tennessee Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Griffin & Strong P.C. (2016).
       Metro Nashville, Tennessee Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Griffin & Strong P.C. (2018).
       Shelby County Disparity Study, Prepared by Mason Tillman 
     Associates, Ltd. (2016).


                                 Texas

       Availability and Disparity Study, City of Dallas, Texas, 
     Final Report, Prepared by MGT Consulting Group (2020).
       Business Disparities in the Austin, Texas Market Area, 
     Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for the City of Austin, 
     Texas (2015).
       Business Disparities in the San Antonio, Texas Market Area, 
     Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for the City of San 
     Antonio (2015).
       Business Disparities in the Travis County, Texas Market 
     Area, Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting for Travis County, 
     Texas (2016).
       City of Fort Worth, Texas, Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Colette Holt & Associates (2020).
       Disparity Study for Corpus Christi and CCRTA, Prepared by 
     Texas A&M University South Texas Economic Development Center 
     (2016).
       Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) 
     Program Disparity Study for the San Antonio Water System, 
     Prepared by MGT of America (2015).
       Texas Department of Transportation Disparity Study, 
     Prepared by Colette Holt & Associates (2019).


                                Virginia

       Commonwealth of Virginia Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC 
     Research & Consulting (2020).
       City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC 
     Research & Consulting (2018).


                               Washington

       City of Tacoma Disparity Study, Prepared by Griffin & 
     Strong P.C. (2018).
       Port of Seattle Disparity Study, Prepared by Colette Holt & 
     Associates (2019).
       Sound Transit Disparity Study, Prepared by BBC Research & 
     Consulting (2020).
       State of Washington Disparity Study, Prepared by Colette 
     Holt & Associates (2019).
       Washington State Airports Disparity Study, Prepared by 
     Colette Holt & Associates (2019).
       Washington State Department of Transportation Disparity 
     Study, Prepared by Colette Holt & Associates (2017).


                               Wisconsin

       Madison Public Works Disparity Study, Prepared by Keen 
     Independent Research for City of Madison, Wisconsin (2015).


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  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
         House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, 
           and Technology,
                                    Washington, DC, June 21, 2021.
     Hon. Peter A. Defazio,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Defazio: I am writing you concerning H.R. 
     3684, the ``INVEST in America Act,'' which was ordered to be 
     reported out of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on June 10, 2021. Prior to this, I submitted a 
     jurisdictional claim letter for a sequential referral on this 
     bill on June 7, 2021 and the Office of the Parliamentarian 
     found this claim to be valid.
       As a result of cooperative consultations with the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology (``Science Committee'') and 
     in the interest an expedient consideration of H.R. 3684 
     before the House of Representatives, I will waive formal 
     consideration of this bill. I take this action with a mutual 
     understanding between our two Committees that by foregoing 
     consideration of H.R. 3684, the Science Committee does not 
     waive any jurisdiction over the subject matter contained in 
     this, or in similar, legislation.
       Furthermore, I humbly request a letter confirming this 
     understanding and that this exchange of letters be included 
     in the bill report to be filed by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure as well as included in the 
     Congressional Record during floor consideration of the bill. 
     Finally, I ask that you support the appointment of Science 
     Committee conferees during any House-Senate conference 
     convened on this legislation.
           Sincerely,

                                        Eddie Bernice Johnson,

                                 Chairwoman, Committee on Science,
     Space, and Technology.
                                  ____

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                     Washington DC, June 21, 2021.
     Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson,
     Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
         House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairwoman Johnson: Thank you for your letter 
     regarding H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. I appreciate 
     your decision to waive formal consideration of the bill.
       I agree that the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology (``Science Committee'') has valid jurisdictional 
     claims to certain provisions in this important legislation, 
     and I further agree that by forgoing formal consideration of 
     the bill, the Science Committee is not waiving any 
     jurisdiction over any relevant subject matter. Additionally, 
     I will support the appointment of conferees from the Science 
     Committee should a House-Senate conference be convened on 
     this legislation. Finally, this exchange of letters will be 
     included in the committee report filed by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and included in the 
     Congressional Record when the bill is considered on the 
     floor.
       Thank you again, and I look forward to continuing to work 
     collaboratively with the Science Committee to ensure H.R. 
     3684 passes the House and is enacted into law.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Peter A. DeFazio,
                                                            Chair.

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3684.
  Here we are again. It is ``Groundhog Day'' for infrastructure on the 
floor this week. Exactly 1 year ago, I stood here as we took up the 
majority's first version of its my-way-or-the-highway bill. That bill, 
just like today's, was developed without working with Republican 
Members, and it passed mostly along party lines. And then that bill 
died, forcing Congress to pass a 1-year, short-term extension, 
something that we all know is extremely costly, and it is detrimental 
to our States' ability to plan and carry out the improvements that they 
need.
  Unfortunately, the Speaker has ignored the obvious lesson that 
successful legislating is through partnership, not through 
partisanship. As a result, today's bill is even worse than last year's 
failed effort.
  This bill is completely unpaid for. It is completely unpaid for, 
something that I have never seen in a highway bill in my two decades 
here in Congress. It is all deficit spending, and it is going to 
continue driving up what is already the highest inflation rate since 
2008.
  Mr. Speaker, it didn't have to be this way. Earlier this year, our 
committee's leaders met with the President, and we made it clear that 
Republicans wanted to be a part of a bipartisan bill. I have no doubt 
that we could have compromised in a way that met many of the majority's 
goals while still including Republicans' priorities from our own 
proposal.
  Far from being impossible, the Senate committees have managed to do 
just that. They found common ground on commonsense project 
streamlining, flexibility for our State and local partners, and 
equitable treatment for rural America.
  However, in order to appease the progressives in their party, the 
majority showed no willingness to meet us anywhere in the middle. 
Instead, they moved their bill even further to the left than the one 
from last year. Ironically, even that won't be enough, as Speaker 
Pelosi right now is preparing another partisan effort that is going to 
completely overshadow this bill by pushing through a multitrillion-
dollar, tax-and-spend plan using budget reconciliation.
  Mr. Speaker, I will just walk through a few of the things, just a 
very few of the things that are wrong with this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, $1 out of every $2 on this bill is tied up in the Green 
New Deal agenda. This bill eliminates a ban on spending transit dollars 
to fund art at train stations or transit stations. It is insane, given 
the infrastructure needs that we have in this country, that this bill 
would waste critical infrastructure resources on buying paintings and 
sculptures for transit stations.
  This bill significantly increases the size of government. It creates 
41 new programs.
  As I mentioned, this bill provides no regulatory reform to make 
project delivery more efficient and less wasteful.
  This bill ties the hands of States that need to build new roads and 
new capacity. Even if that is their most critical need, it still ties 
their hands.
  These are just a few of the examples of why this bill is bad for the 
country. I can go on and on and on and on and on. This partisanship was 
absolutely unnecessary, and it is sad.
  The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate 
Commerce Committee have overwhelmingly approved their own pieces of a 
surface reauthorization. The Senate has also approved a bipartisan $35 
billion water infrastructure plan. But instead of following that 
example or using the bipartisan agreement we had on clean water 
infrastructure that we agreed to last Congress as the framework, the 
majority again chose to walk away from bipartisanship.
  This bill now includes more than $170 billion for drinking water and 
wastewater infrastructure, which is completely unrealistic, and it is 
out of touch with the Senate's bill and House Republicans. In fact, 
everything about this bill is out of touch.
  Although the President currently supports a bipartisan infrastructure 
framework in the Senate, progressives in Congress have already declared 
that that Senate proposal is dead on arrival without first getting 
their massive partisan wish list. If they don't get it, they have 
stated that.
  The Speaker and the far left are trying to hold infrastructure 
hostage in order to get their $6 trillion in other priorities through 
budget reconciliation.
  While the other side says that all the spending in today's bill is 
supposed to transform our transportation system, it is certainly going 
to change one thing in transportation, and that is your gas prices. 
More deficit spending is only going to further fuel inflation and raise 
the price of not only gas but food and every other necessity.
  Voting for this bill is an implicit endorsement of the Speaker's 
overall strategy to ram through a $6 trillion tax-and-spend 
reconciliation package, and I encourage Members to vote against this 
bill and against this partisan process.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), the chair of the Surface 
Transportation Subcommittee.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, as chair of the subcommittee that helped 
write today's INVEST in America Act, I want to emphasize that this bill 
breaks with previous Transportation and Infrastructure bills generally 
passed every 4 or 5 years. Until today, we have simply updated the bill 
first passed during the Eisenhower administration.
  However, today's bill, for example, for the first time tackles 
climate change in recognition that transportation leads as a source of 
greenhouse gas emissions. The need to reduce burning fossil fuels is a 
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bill to move us more quickly to zero emissions.
  I am particularly focused on transportation infrastructure 
alternatives, like those here in my district, the District of Columbia, 
particularly transit, especially Amtrak, and establishing a pilot 
project for reduced transit fares for low-income riders.
  Perhaps most important, this bill fundamentally reverses course by 
actively discouraging expansion of roads for the first time. This 
limitation is in recognition of climate change. Instead of 
incentivizing more miles of roads for cars, this bill encourages safer 
roads for walking, biking, and scooters. Today's bill repairs existing 
roads with climate-resilient materials rather than building new roads.
  The INVEST in America Act changes course altogether in the interest 
of 21st century transportation realities from climate change to rapidly 
emerging alternatives to cars as forms of travel and mobility.
  The 54 percent increase in funding for this bill is in keeping with 
the road to change course on transportation and infrastructure.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford).
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, today, we are debating a partisan bill 
that spends over $400 billion on everything but long-term investments 
in America's roads and bridges.
  Despite being the largest percentage increase in surface 
transportation programs in the last quarter-century, very little of the 
money going out the door is directed at the policies, programs, and 
people that need it.
  It ignores the need to streamline our project review process, creates 
more bureaucratic red tape, and, once again, leaves rural America 
behind.
  A focus on the rail title, for example, reveals complete ignorance of 
the industry. Freight railroads are the most fuel-efficient way to move 
freight over land, covering more than 480 miles on a single gallon of 
fuel. Yet, my colleagues on the left included section 9607 that would 
require Class I freight railroads to replace locomotives constructed 
prior to 2008 with brand-new fossil-fuel-burning locomotives by 2030.
  This ignores the significant efforts of the Class I freight railroads 
themselves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate 
change. It locks the industry into utilizing internal combustion 
engines for decades, negating the ongoing efforts with suppliers to 
research, test, and adapt zero-emission locomotives for future 
incorporation into their fleets.
  This section alone would cost the industry tens of billions of 
dollars and, needless to say, was written without the consultation of 
the railroads or stakeholders.
  This is just one of the many examples in this partisan bill of the 
significant disconnect between constituents and the majority's Green 
New Deal agenda. We have a bill that cares more about appeasing the 
climate lobby than fixing the cracks in our bridges.
  I cannot support this legislation today. Instead, I will continue 
working with my colleagues who are serious about addressing American 
transportation and infrastructure, and I encourage everyone to do the 
same thing.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Payne), the chair of the Railroads, Pipelines, and 
Hazardous Materials Subcommittee.
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the INVEST in America 
Act. It is a bill that I have co-led because it would help fix our 
country's decaying and unreliable infrastructure.
  America has always used infrastructure to grow our Nation and our 
economy, but those improvements have left behind too many people in 
underserved and rural communities.
  In Congress, we have a responsibility to make sure everyone has an 
opportunity to achieve the American Dream. That is why the INVEST in 
America Act is so critical.
  It provides funds to build or improve roads, bridges, and tunnels 
throughout America, and it will allow access and development within 
those communities.
  For example, it provides $95 billion to improve passenger rail travel 
nationwide. That figure includes almost $19 billion to help Amtrak 
upgrade stations and tracks. And it provides $13.5 billion for rail 
improvements in the Northeast corridor.
  It would spend $25 billion to repair and rebuild bridges, train 
stations, and train tunnels across this Nation.
  Most important, it provides $25 billion to modernize existing rail 
and expand into more American communities. The expansion would increase 
our opportunities for jobs and prosperity in underserved communities.
  We need to make these investments now and improve the lives of 
millions of Americans in the process.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs).
  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3684, which is 
nothing more than the Green New Deal in disguise. Whether it is 
creating dozens of new government programs or propping up failed 
passenger rail projects, the House Democrats' my-way-or-the-highway 
bill is bloated Big Government at its worst.

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  Democrats blocked every Republican attempt to improve the bill, 
including my amendment in committee that would stop taxpayer dollars 
for funding art through transit projects.
  H.R. 3684 also bends the knee to Beijing, allowing communist China to 
profit off American investments in electric vehicles.
  There is plenty of room for commonsense, bipartisan efforts on actual 
transportation infrastructure: Fixing roads and bridges, repairing 
airports, and even responsible investments in broadband.
  But the majority is intent on ignoring these bipartisan prospects 
with irresponsible spending on socialism and driving up debt on the 
backs of American taxpayers.
  I reject H.R. 3684, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Johnson), the chair of the Science, Space and Technology 
Committee, and a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee.
  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman DeFazio for his 
leadership in bringing this bill to the floor.
  I rise in strong support of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. 
This bill authorizes a tremendous funding boost to our Nation's surface 
transportation and infrastructure system, including a significant 
amount for my State of Texas. Failing to invest now will cost much more 
later.
  The INVEST in America Act also makes significant investments in 
transportation research, development, and demonstration to support of 
safer and more resilient, equitable, and sustainable transportation 
future.
  I am pleased to have inserted numerous provisions in the bill before 
us today, including one to establish a grants program in the Department 
of Transportation to develop transportation workforce training programs 
for workers adversely affected by industry automation; a sense of 
Congress to emphasize that contractors participating in a federally 
funded transportation contract with a minority-owned business must 
ensure that it is fulfilled.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman an additional 30 
seconds.
  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. As well as an amendment to require the GAO to 
analyze the DOT's performance of key DBE objectives, and a provision to 
assist communities to retrofit transportation infrastructure.
  Nothing in this bill is intended to build a wall in Texas, and I look 
forward to supporting this legislation.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, you can look back at history at 
highway bills and infrastructure bills, and all of these bills passed 
this House with strong bipartisan support. Seventy-five, 80 percent, 90 
percent of the Members of Congress have supported these bills. You can 
look back, Mr. Speaker. For decades this has happened.
  Why is this bill moving in an entirely partisan manner? Why is there 
not bipartisan support?
  And the answer is really simple: Because this bill is not 
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is not solving road problems and traffic problems that are plaguing 
this country.
  What this bill does is it puts billions of dollars into things like 
EV charging stations. So if you are an American that owns the 0.6 
percent of vehicles out there that are electric vehicles--the majority 
of which make over $160,000--the great news for you is you are going to 
get billions of dollars in federally paid-for subsidized charging 
stations.
  The process needs to be fixed for delivering projects. This bill 
doesn't do it.
  Why is it we are building projects around the country that have been 
around for decades?
  It is because the process is flawed. It takes decades just to get a 
project approved, but don't worry, Mr. Speaker, because this bill fixes 
it for bus shelters.
  This bill should be bipartisan, as has been done for decades. We need 
real traffic solutions, real investments in infrastructure, and 
unfortunately, this bill doesn't do it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Garamendi), a member of the committee.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his leadership 
and his partnership in this vital $715 billion INVEST in America Act. 
This bill will modernize our Nation's roads, bridges, transit, rail, 
water systems, and hasten the transition to carbon-free mobility and 
resilience to climate threats in America.
  My amendments to the bill ensure that projects will be built by well-
paid American workers with American made services and products. It does 
extend the NEPA timelines to ensure a timely project completion, and it 
also prioritizes evacuation routes and invests in corrosion resistance.
  This bill also invests $27 billion for roads and transit in 
California over the next 5 years and three critical projects in my own 
district: $8.5 million for the 505 highway over crossing in Winters, 
California; $4 million for a multimodal transit/highway improvement in 
Vacaville; and a $7\1/2\ million project in Fairfield, and--I would 
dare say, for my colleagues on the Republican side--a whole lot of 
their community-based projects which apparently they want us to vote 
for but they don't have the willingness to vote for on their own.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer).
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us today represents a missed 
opportunity to produce good, strong bipartisan legislation focused on 
the country's real infrastructure needs.
  Instead, it is one focused on an agenda cloaked under the guise of 
the term ``infrastructure.''

  This bill is all about Green New Deal mandates. In fact, for every $2 
spent, $1 of that goes to meet these mandates.
  The bill rejects widely supported bipartisan projects streamlining 
provisions that would save taxpayer dollars.
  The bill creates 41 new programs and adds dozens of new eligibilities 
to existing programs for progressive priorities, which means true 
infrastructure needs are likely going to have access to fewer dollars.
  The bill strips States of their ability to prioritize new roads and 
bridges. And we all know States need more flexibility to meet their 
infrastructure needs, not less.
  Today's bill is also a missed opportunity to address our aging 
wastewater infrastructure.
  In the most recent Congress, we reached a bipartisan agreement on a 
way to move forward on clean water infrastructure with realistic levels 
of funding that address the needs of our rural communities. Well, not 
this time.
  Unfortunately, by choosing partisanship, the majority has chosen a 
very rocky path that will make it unlikely any final infrastructure 
package will be able to pass both Chambers and get to the President's 
desk during this Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, it didn't have to be this way.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much time is remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon has 10\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 19-minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Huffman), a member of the committee.
  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is important that this 5-year surface 
transportation reauthorization invests in a cleaner, greener 
transportation future while helping create great-paying jobs for 
American workers, but the INVEST in America Act does more than that. It 
finally restores Congress' Article I prerogative in controlling the 
power of the purse.
  Through an open, transparent process, Member-designated projects will 
ensure that elected Representatives of the people have at least some 
say on which surface transportation projects get funding. And in my 
district that means expanding the SMART rail service into Healdsburg 
and further north, closing the gaps in a pedestrian and bike pathway 
along San Francisco Bay Trail, providing ADA accessibility and 
educational signage at the mouth of the Smith River Overlook, and 
planning for a safe pedestrian crossing at the San Rafael Channel.
  The INVEST Act will also start planning for improvements along Route 
37 to benefit both commuters and the environment in the face of rising 
sea levels.
  I thank Chairman DeFazio for his leadership on this bill, and I look 
forward to sending it to President Biden's desk for his signature.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost).
  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  With this bill, House Democrats are saying that when it comes to our 
Nation's infrastructure, it is either their way or the highway.
  Instead of accurately investing in our roads and bridges, the House 
Democrats have chosen to double down on a liberal wish list.
  In fact, $1 of every $2 in this bill is spent on parts of Green New 
Deal mandates.
  It allows jurisdictions that have defunded the police to backfill 
their budgets with Federal dollars for traffic enforcement activities.
  It allows funds to be spent on art instead of roads, bridges, and 
waterways. I will just repeat that again. It allows the funds to be 
spent on art instead of roads, bridges, and waterways.
  It punishes our Nation's truckers by raising their minimum insurance 
costs by 167 percent and regulating when and how far they can drive 
their own vehicles on their own personal time.
  And it does not include any way to pay for this massive $547.9 
billion price tag.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Ms. Titus), the chair of the Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee.
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.
  I rise in support of the INVEST in America Act, which focuses on 
rebuilding our Nation's highways, transit systems, railroads, and water 
systems.
  These investments will spur economic development, tackle the climate 
crisis, and put people to work in good-paying union jobs.
  I am proud that the Act includes some issues that I fought for that 
will benefit the State of Nevada, provisions to support projects of 
regional impact, like the completion of I-11 between Las Vegas and 
Phoenix; an expansion of the RRIF program to help with the development 
of high-speed passenger rail; projects to reduce congestion and improve 
air quality in our environmental justice communities; and resources for 
child passenger safety programs in our underserved communities.
  Finally, I am glad to see Congress reassert its authority to direct 
funding to priority projects in a very transparent manner.
  Critical infrastructure projects in southern Nevada will see $20 
million in funding to support congestion relief, transit, and safety 
enhancements on roadways that cross and crisscross the district.
  The INVEST Act sends a clear and strong message about our priorities, 
and I congratulate our chairman for his hard work on this issue.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa).

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  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I do have to clear up one point made 
earlier. The sales of gas Mustangs are double that of the so-called 
four-door electric Mustang in the month of May, and the gas Mustang is 
triple that of the electric Mustang for the year. As a Mustang driver, 
I had to get that out.
  So when we had the Biden administration announcing an over $2 
trillion spending package, but we only end up with 6 percent in 
expenditures for roads and bridges, it is a bait and switch.
  Indeed, it seems like the Democrats are trying to take this miniscule 
investment in infrastructure and challenge themselves to waste it on 
something else in Green New Deal programs.
  It is already a big enough challenge to get money and keep money in 
infrastructure these days and keep it from being siphoned off.
  This bill does nothing to reform or fix the 30 percent of overhead 
costs that go towards frivolous regulation, et cetera. That means they 
are planning to waste right off the top $160 billion of their own 
proposal.
  In California, with the high-speed rail boondoggle, they are setting 
aside $25 billion for a program that originally was going to cost $33 
billion, according to how it was sold to the voters. So this needs to 
be stopped and put into programs that people can actually use like 
their road system.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Brown), a member of the committee.

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  Mr. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank Chairman DeFazio, 
Chairwoman Norton, and Chairman Payne for their leadership.
  This bill will get our infrastructure working again; fund new, 
transformative projects; and create good-paying American jobs. We need 
21st century infrastructure that meets the challenges facing the 
Nation, and that is exactly what the INVEST in America Act will do:
  With investments in our communities, including more than $6.2 billion 
to Maryland's highway and transit systems;
  With an emphasis on equity, including $3 billion to reconnect 
neighborhoods, particularly communities of color separated from local 
economic opportunities and divided by decades of bad infrastructure 
policy;
  And with a modern approach to growth and development, including $134 
million to promote Transit Oriented Development needed to create 
thriving and inclusive communities around our transit hubs, and promote 
safe multimodal transits in communities like New Carrollton in my 
district.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a historic investment in America, and I urge its 
adoption.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman).
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, the bill that passed the committee was 
partisan and wasteful.
  As expected, the Speaker succeeded in making a bad bill even worse. 
That is crazy, but that is how it goes.
  And things are going wrong for rural America in this bill. In fact, 
it specifically bans building new roads and lets road and bridge 
funding expire while playing favorites with urban transit funding, like 
Amtrak and Speaker Pelosi's pet train project. It mandates policies 
that make us more dependent on Chinese supply chains while Democrats 
refuse to allow development of our own resources.
  The bill is more focused on the Green New Deal than the well-being of 
hardworking Americans--spending now with promises to tax later.
  Speaker Pelosi said it herself last week. According to the Speaker: 
``There ain't gonna be no bipartisan bill, unless we have a 
reconciliation bill. Plain and simple. In fact, I use the word `ain't.' 
There ain't going to be an infrastructure bill, unless we have the 
reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate.''
  Mr. Speaker, listen to that. The Speaker is hellbent on raising your 
taxes and using them to increase wasteful spending. House Democrats, 
led by Speaker Pelosi, can't even get on board with their Democrat 
colleagues in the Senate and administration.
  Maybe it is not too late to learn and do better. The STARTER Act is 
one way to move forward.
  Mr. Speaker, whatever path we choose, it would be better than going 
off the rails on a crazy train bill like this one.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Georgia (Ms. Bourdeaux).
  Ms. BOURDEAUX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the INVEST in 
America Act.
  This bill provides funding that will accelerate road repairs, reduce 
congestion, and shore up our water systems, all while creating good-
paying jobs and building sustainable, green infrastructure.
  Under the INVEST in America Act, Georgia will receive a $2.6 billion 
increase in funding for core infrastructure programs over the next 5 
years, a 38 percent increase. With such an investment, we need to be 
innovative, forward-looking, and climate conscious.
  The bill includes many of my FutureFit The Suburbs initiatives, 
providing funding for the expansion of greenways, express lane transit 
options to decrease congestion, renewable energy projects, innovative 
wastewater technology, and more.
  The INVEST in America Act will jump-start innovation that will lead 
to economic growth in small towns, big cities, and suburban areas like 
mine.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of the INVEST in 
America Act.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Balderson).
  Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3684, the 
majority's ``my-way-or-the-highway bill.''
  Rather than working with Republicans to deliver a commonsense, 
bipartisan bill that puts America's real infrastructure needs center 
stage, the majority has decided to fast track its Green New Deal 
agenda. In fact, half of the funding in this bill is tied up meeting 
Green New Deal mandates.
  The majority refused to work with Republicans on policies to 
streamline the permitting process for construction projects. These 
policies will save taxpayers billions of dollars and move projects 
forward faster, while still ensuring world-class environmental 
standards.
  Unfortunately, Republicans were shut out of the process, and the 
impact is clear. This bill places costly restrictions on local 
construction projects, includes catastrophic provisions that would put 
small trucking companies and independent truckers out of business, and 
relies on deficit spending, which will further fuel the problem of 
inflation.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly encourage my colleagues to reject this 
partisan process and vote ``no'' on H.R. 3684.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Georgia (Ms. Williams), a new and esteemed member of the committee.
  Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
INVEST in America Act, which includes the legislative provision based 
on my bill, the Reconnecting Neighborhoods and Strengthening 
Communities Act.
  This act is a long overdue matter of racial justice and environmental 
justice. The Federal Highway Act of 1956 built highways through the 
middle of cities, sometimes to intentionally displace Black families, 
disconnecting thriving communities, and made devastating economic 
impacts that still exist today.
  We have a responsibility to undo the harm of these intentional 
decisions. Two examples of these disenfranchising projects are in the 
Fifth District of Georgia that you see right next to me. The Sweet 
Auburn and Summerhill communities were divided by the construction of 
the downtown connector and I-20.
  Millions of people in the districts across the country will benefit 
from the Reconnecting Neighborhoods Program because the government 
built these projects in virtually every major city.
  My program invests in the redesign or removal of infrastructural 
barriers built through communities of color. It ensures the 
infrastructure of the future will serve communities rather than divide 
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  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett).
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this legislation.
  Improving and reauthorizing our Nation's surface transportation 
programs should take priority over advancing a very liberal, woke, 
partisan agenda. These programs should fund our roads, railways, and 
waterways, and should be the foundation of our country's long-term 
economic success.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of working with Republicans, the majority 
advanced a partisan bill that dramatically increases spending and 
regulation that would stifle development. I even had an amendment that 
was nonpartisan. It was just a technical correction, which was agreed 
upon by several Members, and it went straight down party lines. So if 
anybody tells you this is a bipartisan bill, they are speaking with a 
very forked tongue.
  It redirects funding away from basic investments and physical 
infrastructure and towards social programs, new regulatory regimes, and 
government mandates on business. Out-of-control spending by Congress 
and the Biden administration has triggered an inflation crisis that is 
leaving less money in the pockets of working folks.
  Mr. Speaker, American citizens cannot afford another partisan 
spending boondoggle orchestrated by Washington liberals. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in opposing this bill.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Malinowski), a member of the committee.
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, the INVEST in America Act will put 
millions of Americans to work building 21st century infrastructure that 
will make us again the envy of the world.
  This is not Eisenhower 7.0, as the chairman often reminds us. Of 
course, we are going to fix our highways, but we are not just going to 
keep building bigger and wider ones. We are going to do something as 
new and as bold today as the Interstate Highway System was in the 
1950s.
  So, yes, the bill invests in EV charging. Yes, it makes record 
investments in passenger rail, including our important Hudson Tunnel 
between New Jersey and New York.
  And please, don't tell New Jersey commuters that they are riding the 
Green New Deal to work every day. They just want better trains that 
will get there faster than they did 100 years ago.
  Anyone who wants to do just what we have been doing here for the last 
few decades is basically saying they want to let other countries, like 
China, master and market the clean energy technologies of the future.
  Well, I am not going to cede our leadership. I want America to win. I 
want America to do big and bold and great things again.
  Mr. Speaker, I am going to vote for this bill.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, railroad hauls 40 percent 
of America's long-haul freight, but it makes up only 2 percent of our 
transportation-based emissions.
  Now, unfortunately, the INVEST in America Act tells freight railroads 
that they need to replace all of their older locomotives with newer, 
albeit only marginally cleaner, fossil-fuel burning locomotives. And 
this will be incredibly expensive. Again, only slightly cleaner. And 
that cost will slow industry's progress toward the development of zero 
emission locomotives.
  There is a cleaner, a better, a less prescriptive, and a less 
expensive way to make this transition. You think about slowing the 
deployment of those locomotives will actually hinder the majority's 
fight against climate change.
  Mr. Speaker, I would say that this part of the INVEST in America Act 
moves in the wrong direction, like so many parts of the INVEST in 
America Act, and it is one more good reason to vote ``no.''
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining on 
both sides?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon has 4\1/2\ minutes 
remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 12 minutes remaining.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).
  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3684.
  Our country's infrastructure is crumbling. Prices are surging 
everywhere. Yet before us is an infrastructure plan that fails to 
address America's needs, and, in fact, will make our lives even more 
expensive. This bill neglects to fix the bureaucracy that makes the 
United States one of the most difficult places in the world to build 
infrastructure.
  The bill diminishes American energy prosperity and grows our 
dependence on the Chinese Communist Party's slave labor. The bill makes 
goods and services more expensive by overregulating American workers 
and American businesses.
  To put it simply, this bill makes it more expensive to be an 
American.
  We need truly bipartisan legislation to address the American 
infrastructure crisis. We should focus on traditional infrastructure by 
investing in roads and bridges and dams, as well as modern 
infrastructure of broadband internet. We should strengthen American 
supply chains so that the American infrastructure boom is fueled by 
American materials, American workers, and American businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, these are the steps we must take to build a stronger 
America. I and all of us will never stop fighting for this vision of 
American greatness.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Stanton), a member of the committee.
  Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his incredible 
leadership up to this point and moving forward as we get the INVEST in 
America Act passed in this House and soon signed by the President of 
the United States.
  It is bold. It is transformative. And it is the investment we need 
now to compete in the 21st century economy.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill includes long-delayed, incredibly important 
investments in Arizona's roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water 
infrastructure. Arizona will receive more than $5 billion for highways 
and almost $1 billion for transit.
  Importantly, it supports major Arizona projects: I-11, public transit 
in cities big and small, key investments to support local communities, 
and improve the way we move people and goods.
  It directs significant resources to our long overlooked Tribal 
communities throughout the State. It also addresses urgent water needs 
in my State by increasing investments in drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure.
  Mr. Speaker, the time for action is now, and I urge my colleagues to 
support this historic investment in the American people and our 
American economy.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Guest).
  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, this legislation includes more than $715 
billion in wasteful spending.
  One out of every two dollars would go toward Green New Deal 
requirements. Funding for passenger rail for big cities has been 
increased eight-fold in this bill, sacrificing our rural roads and 
bridges for costly urban projects. The Electric Charging Station Grant 
Program in this bill would receive four times more funding than a rural 
grant program and take away funding from States that don't comply; even 
in States like Mississippi, which has less than 1,000 electric 
vehicles.
  This bill is bad for our economy. It is bad for our rural States. And 
without significant change, this bill is bad for America.

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  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, this bill is so important to the Nation 
and to Texas that I had to come and rename it: Repair, innovate, 
restore, inspire.

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  Thank you for the INVEST in America Act that looks at social equity, 
that realizes we cannot concrete our way to a better quality of life, 
that also invests in those issues of dams and bayous and roads and 
bridges, but at the same time recognizes the economic engine that 
climate change is, the economic engine that investment in workers is, 
and, as well, recognizes that we have a new day in America where 
transit is for everyone.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for giving us transit for America.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne).
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, there are very few issues that we work on 
that have such an impact on every single person's daily life as an 
infrastructure bill. It is what moves people. It is what moves goods.
  That is why we need a bill that makes us globally competitive. We 
need a bill that builds roads and bridges. We need a bill that 
decreases traffic and improves people's quality of life. Doing so, by 
the way, would decrease carbon emissions. But this bill actually bans 
new roads by stripping States of their ability to prioritize building 
new roads or bridges.
  We need a bill that makes it more efficient to move products from 
place to place, and we need a bill that takes control out of the hands 
of bureaucrats and empowers local leaders because they know best what 
their community needs. Unfortunately, this bill does none of those 
things.
  What it does do is increase inflation, cost, and debt. There are zero 
proposals to pay for this bill. It is not a serious attempt to 
legislate. It is another partisan wish list and, sadly, another missed 
opportunity to uplift the everyday lives of Americans.
  This misguided legislation is not what the American people need. I 
hope calmer heads will prevail, and we see that a real bipartisan 
effort to get this important work done actually happens.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge opposition.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Kansas (Ms. Davids), the vice chair of the committee.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the INVEST 
in America Act.
  This comprehensive bill builds our economy back better than before, 
creates good-paying jobs, and tackles climate change.
  In the Kansas Third, there is a particular highway that has been a 
priority since my predecessor's predecessor. It is the busiest four-
lane road in the State, experiencing increased crashes and constant 
congestion.
  Folks in our district disagree on plenty, but not this. U.S. 69 must 
be addressed.
  I am now the vice chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee, the first Kansan to serve on the committee in a decade. I am 
proud to say this bill puts us one step closer to bringing home the 
Federal investment necessary to reduce congestion, increase safety, and 
attract economic development.
  It also includes two provisions I introduced on resiliency and 
responsible financing, saving taxpayer money and bringing smart 
investments home.
  For the people sitting in traffic, waiting for the bus in Wyandotte 
County, or wondering why that one road floods every year no matter how 
many times we fix it, this cannot wait. If we fail to act, these 
authorizations will run out by October.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the INVEST in America 
Act to create jobs and propel our infrastructure into the modern era.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, can I inquire as to how much 
time is remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). The gentleman from 
Missouri has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oregon has 2 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cline).
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, rather than working across the aisle to 
advance a bipartisan highway bill, as they are attempting to do in the 
Senate, House Democrats have jammed a partisan bill through to the 
floor that puts America on a road to nowhere.
  This bill is nothing but a partisan wish list that prioritizes the 
Green New Deal agenda over the core needs of our Nation's 
infrastructure, like roads and bridges. In fact, the bill before us 
would actually prevent the building of new roads, ripping away the 
ability of States to prioritize the needs of local communities.
  I was sent to Washington to ensure our government is transparent and 
accountable for every action it takes. Spending $1 out of every $2 to 
comply with Green New Deal mandates is absolutely ludicrous.
  I will not accept a deal that puts big cities and Big Government over 
the interests of the American taxpayers who I represent in rural 
America.
  We are willing and open to negotiating realistic ways to rebuild our 
highways and infrastructure, but it must be done in a fiscally 
responsible manner and not through deficit spending.
  Madam Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this misguided piece of 
legislation.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in 
opposition to H.R. 3684. American infrastructure is in dire need of 
repair, but this is just not the way to do it.
  One provision lifts a longtime ban against spending Federal money on 
art and nonfunctional landscaping. It is sad when tax dollars are 
diverted to afford art projects rather than fixing crumbling bridges, 
buildings, and roads.
  That is why I introduced H.R. 3208, which would amend the U.S. Code 
to explicitly define what the term ``infrastructure'' means so we can 
better allocate taxpayer dollars. In my bill, the term 
``infrastructure'' is defined as being specific to bridges, dams, 
wharves, roads, highways, ports, buildings, and public utilities, 
including broadband, airports, and train stations, not childcare.
  This messaging bill prioritizes Pelosi's party and its green agenda 
over the needs of this great Nation. I urge my colleagues to vigorously 
oppose passage of this misguided bill.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls).
  Mr. NEHLS. Madam Speaker, my amendment, which was rejected by the 
majority, calls for cities--think about this now--that have defunded 
their police forces from receiving Federal National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration grants for traffic enforcement.
  Look at Austin, look at Seattle, look at Oakland, look at New York, 
millions and millions of dollars being defunded from their local law 
enforcement agencies. They should not be eligible to apply for Federal 
grant funds in the millions of dollars after they have chosen to defund 
their own agencies. It makes no sense.
  Look at Oakland and look at the other cities today. Crime is on the 
rise. Violence in these liberal cities is out of control, and still, 
these cities continue to defund their police departments. They should 
not be allowed to tap into Federal grant moneys when they have chosen 
to defund their police.
  Madam Speaker, I cannot support such hypocrisy, and I will be voting 
against this bill.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, this bill basically lets the American people down. 
This is a missed opportunity for partnership, a chance to come together 
and pass a bill that addresses the real infrastructure needs of all of 
our communities, from the largest cities right down to our most rural 
areas.
  Members on the other side have said that they don't want another 
traditional highway bill, but we can't abandon our roads and bridges 
just to say we want something new. Our core infrastructure has become 
traditional because Americans depend on it to work, travel, and live.
  That is why every highway bill that has become law for at least the 
last three decades has done so based on bipartisanship, Democrats and 
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priorities and putting in the work to find common ground that both 
sides can support.
  We could have found common ground and achieved many of the goals 
while addressing Republican priorities, as well. That is what the 
American people want us to do. That is what the President at least said 
that he wanted, and that is what the Speaker actually said she wanted 
our committees to do.
  But the process that led us here didn't reflect any of those calls to 
unity. What is even more frustrating is that we did have a bipartisan 
agreement in place, at least part of it, ready to take up again, and 
that was the wastewater section of this bill. But the majority, again, 
blatantly rejected the chance to work together on another 
infrastructure issue that has been and should continue to be 
bipartisan.
  This bill only reflects the majority's one-size-fits-all vision for 
what they think our infrastructure should look like. It doesn't reflect 
the realities of what actually addresses the needs of our communities.
  Today, I am going to ask my colleagues to consider this: Does this 
help your communities? Do you consider art to be infrastructure? Do you 
feel good about spending $550 billion on a highway bill that restricts 
communities from building highways? Most importantly, can you ignore 
the reality of spending more than $715 billion with no pay-fors, no 
revenue title, just piling more debt onto our children's future and 
driving up inflation?
  For me, that answer is really simple. It is no.
  What is worse, progressives are not going to let this bill or any 
real infrastructure bill become law unless they get their $6 trillion 
partisan wish list. They are holding infrastructure hostage to achieve 
their socialist tax and spend agenda.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill and the 
majority's partisan process, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, we have heard a lot from their side that we should 
have worked with them. They offered an alternative. They have talked a 
lot about how we are not putting money into bridges and highways. We 
are putting in $333 billion, and they put in $310 billion, and I am not 
even sure that they included anything on safety. They had zero on 
rail--zero--and status quo for transit. That is a 21st century 
transportation bill?
  As I mentioned earlier, we have built 35,000 lane miles in the 
hundred largest cities. Guess what? They are running out of space. They 
have to tear down neighborhoods to build any more, and it is not 
working.
  Congestion is six times worse than it was 35 years ago. Americans 
waste $170 billion a year in congestion. Business wastes time in 
congestion.
  We need to solve these problems, and we have to look at new ways of 
solving these problems. What we have been doing since Dwight David 
Eisenhower was great at the time. It doesn't work in the 21st century.
  They continue to deny the threat of climate change or even the 
existence of climate change. I tried to say: Okay, you can't 
acknowledge climate change. Trump won't let you do that, and fossil 
fuel contributors won't let you do that. How about this? You 
acknowledge that there is a business case to be made.

  GM is going all electric, all electric in 2035. Where are they going 
to charge? You have four companies making 80,000-pound tractor semis. 
Fred Smith, FedEx, going all electric in the near term--no place to 
charge them except at fleet headquarters. They have to be able to 
charge on the road.
  But, no, we shouldn't invest in EV charging. We should just keep 
doing the same thing. We should keep polluting the atmosphere.
  But they do believe in resilience. We have to build up Louisiana and 
other places, Florida, to deal with sea level rise. Why is the sea 
level rising? We have to deal with extraordinary, unprecedented climate 
events. We have to deal with those in rebuilding our infrastructure. 
``Oh, no. Why is that happening?'' ``Don't worry about that.''
  We will do that, but we will not go to the root cause.
  We are doing all three. We are rebuilding resilient; we are 
rebuilding America and creating jobs. We are making the country more 
efficient. And we are dealing with climate change. This is the 21st 
century. Deal with the threats of the 21st century.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure has expired.

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  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, the INVEST in America Act marks an important first 
step forward on President Biden's jobs agenda. This legislation invests 
in surface and water infrastructure to create jobs, revitalize the 
economy, and improve public health.
  I appreciate all the hard work that Chairman DeFazio and the members 
of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have done to make 
our transportation sector greener and more equitable.
  I am proud of the important drinking water legislation and vehicle 
safety legislation that is included in this bill that came out of my 
committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee.
  Madam Speaker, the drinking water provisions of this bill combine two 
pieces of legislation, the AQUA Act of 2021, authored by Environment 
and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Tonko, and the Low-Income 
Water Customer Assistance Program led by Representatives Blunt 
Rochester, Katko, Dingell, and Tlaib.
  Safe drinking water is one of our most fundamental human rights, yet 
right now, there are millions of Americans across the country who 
cannot trust that the water coming out of their taps is safe. That is 
simply unacceptable, and it is why the INVEST in America Act invests 
$117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure safety and 
affordability.
  The legislation increases authorizations for drinking water programs 
by more than $80 billion, including funding to replace lead service 
lines nationwide. There is no safe level of lead exposure. It comes 
with tremendous human health risks, and that is why we must replace the 
lead service lines that deliver our water and ensure every home is safe 
from lead contamination.
  The legislation also funds water resiliency programs, school drinking 
water safety programs, and Tribal water programs. Investments in 
drinking water infrastructure have a proven track record of creating 
jobs while improving public health protections. Requirements included 
in this bill will ensure those jobs and those health benefits reach 
environmental justice communities.
  The bill will also improve drinking water safety by repairing the 
broken standard-setting process under the Safe Drinking Water Act. We 
all know that we need to do more to ensure the safety of our drinking 
water. This bill would make targeted changes and set deadlines to 
empower the EPA to set the protective drinking water standards that our 
communities need.
  Madam Speaker, the bill provides assistance to low-income families so 
they can afford their water bills. Financial hardship should not stand 
between any family and basic access to water. This bill creates two 
water assistance programs similar to the successful Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Program, better known as LIHEAP.
  We also authorize funding to reduce or eliminate customer debt and 
prohibit water service shutoffs for 5 years for the participating water 
systems. These funds will give families peace of mind that they will 
continue to have access to safe, clean, and affordable water.
  The legislation also includes auto safety reforms that mandate proven 
safety technologies that could save 20,000 lives per year. In 2020 
alone vehicular crashes resulted in over 42,000 deaths. The INVEST in 
America Act includes a bold vision of safety and innovation that will 
save lives, boost domestic manufacturing, and strengthen our industrial 
base. The safety reforms will deploy existing proven technologies that 
can have immediate lifesaving effects such as crash avoidance systems, 
drunk driving prevention technology, and it will put an end to children 
dying in hot cars.
  It also includes my Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act, legislation 
modernizing the five-star safety rating for the 21st century, providing 
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meaningful comparative information about the safety of vehicles.
  Now, in addition to our water and safety provisions, Madam Speaker, 
there are several important amendments that will strengthen the bill 
even further.
  Particularly, I urge support for an amendment from Energy 
Subcommittee Chairman Rush that will supercharge electric vehicle 
infrastructure and electric vehicle deployment. It also encourages the 
domestic manufacturing of electric vehicle and infrastructure 
components.
  I also urge support for Representative Dingell's clean energy 
technology accelerator amendment that incorporates her bipartisan 
legislation with Representative Young and provides financing for clean 
energy infrastructure.
  So, Madam Speaker, the INVEST in America Act is transformative 
legislation that focuses our investments where they belong: 
revitalizing and modernizing our infrastructure, creating new, good-
paying jobs, and taking a critical step to fulfill President Biden's 
promise to build back better.
  Madam Speaker, I urge strong bipartisan support for this legislation, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today on H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act.
  I support improving America's infrastructure, but even a broad 
definition of infrastructure doesn't include creating a massive network 
of centralized planning, unreasonable regulations, and undisciplined 
debt. This is not how we win the future.
  We have shown how working together can result in positive 
improvements for drinking water systems. Take the America's Water 
Infrastructure Act of 2018, AWIA, which was a huge bipartisan win for 
water infrastructure. Today, while the bill before us renews several 
AWIA authorizations, H.R. 3684 is plagued by significant controversial 
policy choices.
  First, it authorizes drinking water loan fund spending amounts that 
are triple those requested in the President's fiscal year 2022 budget, 
$1.35 billion versus $4.14 billion.
  It also layers an expensive, new, 10-year, $45 billion public and 
privately owned lead service replacement program on top of two existing 
EPA programs. It does so even though EPA is at least 2 years away from 
determining where lead service lines should be replaced, and the costs 
involved.
  Second, the legislation makes radical changes to EPA's regulatory 
authority for drinking water contaminants. It promotes stringency 
rather than health.
  It will raise costs on all customers, including low-and middle-income 
families and punish communities with the lowest rate bases.
  H.R. 3684 strikes the requirement in the Safe Drinking Water Act that 
costs of a regulation be in line with its health benefits. That allows 
communities to protect public health without overspending their finite 
public health resources on minimal risks. Communities must be allowed 
to prioritize their limited resources on their most pressing concerns.
  The INVEST in America Act also removes language permitting our lowest 
and smallest communities--with EPA approval--to use more affordable 
technology that protects people's health.
  This bill authorizes $4 billion to pay off unpaid bills from the last 
15 months--even though Congress has already provided at least $1.1 
billion to do this. Importantly, water systems that participate in this 
program are prohibited from collecting old amounts from their customers 
for 5 years, regardless of income. This will cripple water systems' 
ability to meet expenses and plan.
  If that is not enough, H.R. 3684 creates a new, $8 billion 
entitlement program at the EPA. This is EPA's first-ever entitlement 
program. It creates barriers for smaller, poorer, water systems and 
requires EPA to study the need for this program only after it starts 
handing out all this money.
  Without dramatic changes, I can't support this bill, and I urge 
opposition. I encourage all Members of the House to support Republican 
amendments that correct its deficits, including my amendment with 
Ranking Member McKinley, which builds upon the 2018 bipartisan efforts 
and reauthorizes more than $11 billion for the bipartisan drinking 
water programs from AWIA.
  I also have to address the so-called auto safety title that the 
majority dropped into this bill.
  In mid-April we agreed with the Energy and Commerce Committee 
Democrats to circulate a draft auto safety title to stakeholders, 
largely written by the Democrats, that included a proposal promoting 
autonomous vehicles. We worked in good faith--even when the majority 
backed off on their commitment for a legislative hearing. Our patience 
seemed to be rewarded with this rushed measure without even a markup.
  It is notable that the framework for autonomous vehicles is missing 
in this legislation before us. We must provide a pathway for America to 
beat China and lead in the testing and the deployment of AVs.
  This deficiency is a gift to the trial lawyers who make money off of 
unsafe roads.
  It rewards the Teamsters, who completely misunderstood that our 
jurisdiction only includes passenger vehicles and not trucking. Their 
opposition hurts their brothers and sisters in labor who want to make 
these vehicles.
  Sadly, this failure will hurt vulnerable communities. AV legislation, 
autonomous vehicles, self-driving cars, would deliver a whole new form 
of mobility for seniors and people with disabilities.
  Our economy and national security is also compromised here as well. 
Inaction cedes the leadership of driverless cars to China, just like we 
did for communication equipment companies. It is not acceptable. We can 
do better.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McNerney), who is a member of our committee and always 
looking to make everything green.
  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3684, 
the INVEST in America Act, and in support of my amendment to this 
legislation.
  Water main breaks are one of the most visible signs of our 
deteriorating infrastructure. Some of our Nation's water pipes date 
back to the 19th century, and many are reaching the end of their 
designed lifetime.
  Reports have found a 27 percent increase in water main breaks between 
2012 and 2018--that is 6 years--equating to a break every 2 minutes 
nationwide.
  Despite vast economic implications, most water main breaks don't even 
make the local news, and consistent data about them is not regularly 
collected. And as California faces the worst drought in decades, we do 
not have the luxury of remaining in the dark about our most valuable 
resource.
  Under my amendment, data on water main breaks will be compiled in a 
publicly accessible database that will offer great opportunities for 
analysis and insights into this nationwide problem.
  Increasing the consistent reporting of breaks will shine new light on 
the magnitude of this water infrastructure challenge and help us track 
the pace of improvements as we make needed repairs and replacements. 
The knowledge to be drawn from this new database will help all our 
drinking water utilities become more resilient in facing the challenges 
of climate change.
  Furthermore, the work done by my colleagues and me in the Energy and 
Commerce Committee will ensure crucial drinking and wastewater 
infrastructure improvements that communities across the Nation 
desperately need. These provisions not only improve the water we drink 
and help keep pollution out of our rivers and lakes, they will also 
create good-paying jobs and tackle the climate crisis head-on.
  Lastly, this legislation recognizes that working directly with our 
communities is the best way to identify the unique infrastructure needs 
of our specific districts. As a result, my district is set to receive 
much-needed funding for six separate infrastructure projects spanning 
road, rail, and public transportation infrastructure.

  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta), who is the ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to voice my disappointment and opposition 
to the INVEST in America Act and the amendment process.
  The majority has missed the mark with this so-called infrastructure 
bill that doesn't even allow States to build new roads or bridges.
  How are my constituents in rural Van Wert County going to get to 
school, work, doctor's appointments, or the grocery store without roads 
to drive on?
  Rural America is not considered in this bill, and it does not 
increase safety on our roads.
  I filed my legislation, the SELF DRIVE Act, as an amendment to create 
a Federal safety framework for autonomous vehicles, but it was not made 
in order. My amendment would have supported the safe testing and 
deployment of self-driving cars. This technology will save lives on 
roads, improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities, 
and keep innovation and jobs in America.
  Ironically enough, an amendment expressing the sense of the House to 
develop this type of Federal framework was made in order. Yet the 
bipartisan solution--the actual framework to improve roadway safety--
will not be considered on the floor today.
  I am disappointed this House is not prioritizing safety and American 
leadership by supporting self-driving vehicles. I remain at the table 
to work with Members on both sides of the aisle to enact legislation 
establishing a national AV framework.
  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, may I inquire about the time remaining on 
each side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 8\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 8\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.

                              {time}  1830

  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Tonko), who is the author of the AQUA Act, which is the 
infrastructure piece of the water bill, and the chairman of the 
Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee.
  Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Every life and every job depends on safe drinking water. 
Unfortunately, our water systems have been underfunded for decades, and 
the EPA has been unable to finalize new national standards since 1996.
  Division I will enhance our drinking water infrastructure, its 
quality, and its affordability. This bill includes the investments and 
the policy reforms that will make the Safe Drinking Water Act actually 
live up to its name.
  It significantly increases funding for the State Revolving Fund. It 
funds lead line removals to the full extent. It addresses PFAS 
contaminations, which are an endangerment to public health.
  This is a down payment on critical public health infrastructure that 
must be part of our infrastructure investments moving forward. We know 
our water systems need these dollars; and our constituents deserve to 
have safe, reliable, and affordable water, free from lead, from PFAS, 
and other dangerous contaminants.
  We need to be stronger partners with those at the local levels of 
government. So I encourage support of this measure.
  I thank Rick Kessler, Jacqueline Cohen, Anthony Gutierrez, Rebecca 
Tomilchik, and last, but not least, Brendan Larkin from the committee 
staff for their long hours put into this effort and their diligence as 
it relates to this division.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to support this bill.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), my friend and colleague.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Pennsylvania, a 
great member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
  I want to express my disappointment with the inclusion of a partisan 
auto safety title in this legislation before us today. I hope the 
Senate is listening and sees that this does not represent a consensus, 
since this product completely bypassed the Energy and Commerce 
Committee.
  We even agreed in April to circulate a draft safety title to 
stakeholders with our majority counterparts; drafts, I would add, that 
were largely written by them. But, sadly, they walked away from their 
own proposals, completely ignoring minority and stakeholder concerns, 
and bypassed regular order altogether.
  One could only surmise that the directive came straight from the 
majority leadership.
  And for what? To snatch defeat from the jaws of a bipartisan victory?
  The National Federation of the Blind even supported an amendment I 
drafted, with their input, to increase transportation access and 
benefits for Americans with disabilities. The Rules Committee voted not 
to make it in order. It is truly puzzling that a vote for this 
previously bipartisan initiative would fall victim to such partisan 
politics.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this legislation. We need to get 
back to the table and deliver for those who are left behind by this 
partisan bill.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Schrader).
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support the energy and commerce 
provisions in the INVEST in America Act.
  I would like to speak briefly about the surface transportation side. 
An amendment I have in there adds a goal to the Highway Bridge 
Replacement and Rehabilitation Program that these investments increase 
the resiliency of bridges, including the ability to withstand 
disruptions from a seismic event.
  The Pacific Northwest is due for a major seismic event, and our 
communities need to be able to take the necessary steps to ensure our 
infrastructure can withstand these disasters. This amendment will make 
that a possibility and ensure that projects focusing on seismic 
resiliency are prioritized by the U.S. Department of Transportation 
when they submit applications.
  In my district, Interstate 205 is set for a massive retrofitting to 
improve the vital passenger and freight corridor and mitigate the awful 
congestion many of our communities currently face.
  One of the key components of this project is to retrofit the 
Abernathy Bridge and make it seismically resilient. This bridge is a 
critical span over the Willamette River and will be essential in the 
event of a major disaster to coordinate first responders and supplies 
to affected Oregonians.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to offer the amendment.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, this bill is riddled with problems, but one 
example I want to focus on right now is the Low-Income Water Customer 
Assistance Program.
  I have an amendment that would rein in some of this program's 
outlandish spending and take a more targeted approach at water 
assistance.
  Let me be very clear. I am not saying that there is not a need for a 
program such as this, and I am not saying that some people wouldn't 
benefit from it. All I am saying is that we should figure out the best 
way to attack the problem before authorizing $8 billion to fund it. 
Funding the program prior to a study is backwards.
  The logical first step is to determine the scope of the problem, 
rather than just throwing money at it; and my amendment would do just 
that.
  I would argue that the Democrats even recognize the need for a study. 
They included it in the bill. I am just arguing it should be done 
before the implementation of a permanent entitlement at the EPA, the 
very first of its kind, when the EPA said they didn't have 
the logistics or the ability to run the program.

  This is irresponsible government, and it will come at the cost of 
taxpayers. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to consider this and vote 
``no'' on the underlying bill.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib), who has been so helpful in putting together the 
infrastructure and the assistance program in this bill.
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, during my time in Congress, I have made it my 
mission to put into policy what we all should know to be true: That 
safe, clean water is a human right; that water is life.

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  This bill includes critical water provisions that will provide clean, 
affordable drinking water. Over 60 schools in one of my cities alone 
has garbage bags over their drinking fountains. So we must invest in 
lead pipe and school drinking fountain replacement so that no child has 
to drink poisoned water. This bill gets us closer to that.
  We invest in water debt relief and low-income assistance so that 
nobody has to suffer the indignity of having their water shut off and 
having to rely on bottled water or collecting rainwater.
  A couple in my district, Mr. Speaker, had to melt snow just to flush 
their toilets.
  Millions of Americans have experienced inhumane water shutoffs, but 
this bill declares that nobody, especially our poor neighbors, should 
live without water in our country. We will stop water shutoffs.
  And my amendment helps families to make it clear that everyone 
receiving assistance must be reconnected and stays connected. Again, we 
are getting closer to the root causes of shutoffs because in this bill 
we include reporting and data collection that is so critically 
important to understand why water is becoming unaffordable and 
inaccessible.
  Again, it is important at all levels of government that we continue 
to work together in truly making water a human right.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), my colleague and a member of the 
Energy and Commerce Committee.
  Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill.
  This bill should be focused on proposals that make the United States 
more competitive in the global economy, and update our Nation's 
infrastructure; but instead it is filled with detrimental mandates.
  Despite the fact that rail offers one of the most environmentally 
efficient ways to transport goods, this bill includes regulations that 
undermine the railroad industry's ability to offer competitive 
services. The bill effectively prohibits movement of liquefied natural 
gas by rail, despite extensive research into the safety of this method 
by the Department of Transportation.
  This legislation also would allow the EPA to enact burdensome 
regulations on drinking water utilities, driving up costs for low-
income consumers.
  Under these new regulations, drinking water utilities that serve 
smaller, lower-income communities cannot receive direct funding from 
the EPA. This harms low-income consumers and those on fixed incomes. 
They will have to jump through burdensome hoops and will face increased 
costs that many of them cannot afford.
  In drafting this bill, Democrats have pushed aside commonsense 
solutions to push their radical, partisan agenda.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Garcia).
  Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I commend both Chairman Pallone 
and Chairman DeFazio for their excellent work on moving forward the 
INVEST in America Act and clean water work as well.
  I fought hard to advance equitable transit oriented development, 
create a National Frontline Transit Workforce Development Center, and 
ensure that our transportation system is focused on providing access to 
jobs and services for those who need it.
  As we move forward toward a reconciliation package, I will keep 
fighting for robust investments to reduce carbon emissions and air 
pollution from transportation; expand mass transit and biking and 
walking options; and electrify every public transit bus, school bus, 
and commuter railroad in this country.
  Mr. Speaker, we cannot wait any more for bold action. The climate 
crisis certainly won't wait.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, can I ask again how much time remains on 
each side?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Morelle). The gentleman from New Jersey 
has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 4\1/
2\ minutes remaining.

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), who is the chair of our Consumer Protection 
and Commerce Subcommittee, and is the author of many of the auto safety 
provisions in this bill.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Pallone for getting a 
transformative auto safety package into the INVEST in America Act. This 
will save tens of thousands of lives if we can get this passed, and I 
hope that we will see that happen.
  We had a press conference this morning where we had people who have 
suffered such great harm. We heard the story of a limousine with 18 
people, 6 from one family, that went up in flames because of a drunk 
driver.
  We heard from a woman whose child died in a hot car. We have the Hot 
Car Act that would make sure that there is a warning that there is a 
child in the back seat, because 1,000 children, babies and toddlers, 
have died since 1990 in hot cars. This was a press conference with 
tears and anguish for preventable things, and I am so grateful that 
this is in the legislation.
  I also just want to say that the city of Chicago has the most water 
lines with lead inside of them, and this legislation will deal with 
water safety. And this is so important because the lead poisoning does 
not go away. Children are affected for life because of that.
  So the bills that I am talking about are lifesavers as part of this 
whole package of the INVEST in America Act.
  I also want to thank Representative Peter DeFazio for his great work 
in putting this together.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I rise to oppose H.R. 3684 as a whole, and, in particular, the AQUA 
Act. This is yet another partisan attempt at unnecessary and costly 
legislation. These rush-to-spend bills are bad for rural America. They 
are bad for my constituents.

                              {time}  1845

  Every Member in this Congress wants safe drinking water for their 
communities and constituents. That is why we have already spent over $1 
billion in the last 6 months on drinking water and on wastewater 
assistance.
  The additional tens of billions of dollars that this legislation will 
spend is wasteful and gratuitous. Under this proposal, the EPA will be 
tasked, for the first time, with administering a welfare program, which 
will be worth $8 billion.
  Worse yet, these bills restrict the rights of local and municipal 
authorities to best meet their customers' needs. In this legislation, 
local water utilities are prevented from taking action to collect 
overdue payments for up to 5 years, regardless of the income level of 
the offenders.
  It would rescind flexibility for modest communities to have variances 
for their small water systems.
  Furthermore, it would repeal provisions in the Safe Drinking Water 
Act that prohibit burdensome regulations where costs exceed benefits.
  Unfortunately, this legislation yet again demonstrates the Democrats' 
fixation on urban centers while leaving rural Americans behind.
  For all of these reasons, I strongly urge my colleagues to join me in 
voting ``no,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  I respect my colleague from Pennsylvania, but I have to say, I 
totally disagree that this legislation is not necessary.
  We know that America's drinking water infrastructure is failing. 
Anyone who experienced what happened in Flint, Michigan, or my own 
State, in Newark, knows that there are all of these lead pipes out 
there that need to be replaced. Congress has to take bold action to 
deliver crucial drinking water improvements that communities all around 
the Nation desperately need.
  I heard what my colleague, Congresswoman Tlaib, said, that safe 
drinking water is a fundamental human right, and that is true. These 
bills include significant and meaningful investments and reform that 
will ensure that every household has safe, reliable, and affordable 
drinking water.
  Congresswoman Tlaib and the Michigan delegation, they really brought

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home to us, practically speaking, what needs to be done here, both with 
the infrastructure improvements for drinking water as well as for the 
assistance for households and those with debt.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a very important bill. I urge bipartisan 
support, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, in November, the American people elected 
leaders committed to not only recovering from the pandemic and economic 
crisis, but to Building Back Better.
  Americans know that now is the time to act boldly with a once-in-a-
century investment to rebuild our nation's infrastructure.
  With the INVEST in America Act, Democrats are honoring the faith 
placed in us, as we seize this historic opportunity to Build Back 
Better.
  Thank you to Chair Peter DeFazio, who has been masterful in putting 
together this strong, jobs-creating package to rebuild America. Thanks 
also to Chair Frank Pallone, and to members of both committees for 
ensuring that the priorities of all our communities are represented in 
this legislation.


                         INVEST IN AMERICA ACT

  This package was developed with the benefit of regular order, after 
dozens of hours of hearings and mark-ups, and hundreds of amendments 
debated.
  And--proudly--as a result, it is transformative. It contains the 
goals of the President's American Jobs Plan, as it puts America on a 
path to create millions of good-paying jobs, ensure we can out-compete 
any other country and power economic growth for decades.


                          NEED FOR INVESTMENT

  And it is desperately needed: America ranks 13th in infrastructure 
quality, with the American Society of Civil Engineer awarding us a ``C-
'' grade.
  We face a maintenance backlog of over $1 trillion in transportation 
alone--imposing serious costs on businesses and workers, who bear the 
burden of congestion, delays and missed opportunity.
  As I often say, the most expensive maintenance is no maintenance.


                            COMPETITIVENESS

  The INVEST in America Act will not only rebuild our infrastructure; 
it will rebuild our middle class--connecting workers with good-paying 
union jobs with benefits and helping working families recover from the 
pandemic and economic crisis.
  It puts equity front and center. Its benefits target underserved 
communities: communities of color, rural communities and places with 
persistent poverty.
  And it will take us into the future: advancing a zero-emissions 
future by expanding transportation alternatives, targeting pollution 
reduction, using greener materials and investing in resilient 
infrastructure.


                           EV INFRASTRUCTURE

  We are particularly proud of the investments that this legislation 
makes in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
  This spring, before Easter, Chair DeFazio held a bipartisan hearing 
on electrification in which CEOs from companies such as FedEx 
testified. And they all, including Fred Smith of FedEx, said, ``We're 
going electric.''
  Electric vehicles are the future, and America cannot be left behind.


                                DETAILS

  The American people across parties support these initiatives, which 
include:
  $343 billion investment in roads, bridges and safety: a more than 50 
percent increase, focused on fixing existing infrastructure, including 
with $32 billion to ensure bridges in communities of all sizes are 
safer, more reliable and more resilient.
  $109 billion for transit: a record investment to increase routes, 
reduce the maintenance backlog, expand service for rural communities 
and low-income riders and invest in zero-emission vehicles.
  $95 billion for passenger and freight rail: tripling Amtrak funding 
for better service, reduced congestion and improved rail safety. We are 
particularly proud of the funding secured for the development of high-
speed rail--which is the future.
  Over $50 billion for wastewater infrastructure: improving services 
for vulnerable communities and prioritizing energy efficiency and 
resilience.
  $117 billion for drinking water infrastructure, including to replace 
the 10 million lead service lines in use nationwide, including at an 
estimated 400,000 schools and child care facilities. As many here. I 
have traveled to Flint, Michigan over time and seen the dire need for 
improved drinking water infrastructure in this and so any other 
communities.


                   NEXT STEPS: JOBS & FAMILIES PLANS

  The American people want and expect us to pass this legislation.
  Once we do so, the House will work with the Senate to ensure that the 
strong and bipartisan provisions of our legislation are included in the 
final package. And we will work with them to secure robust investments 
in parents, workers and young people through the American Families 
Plan.
  Our responsibility--and our pledge--is to pass and enact an 
infrastructure package and reconciliation bill that truly meet the 
needs of Americans.
  The initiatives of President Biden's American Jobs and American 
Families Plans enjoy the strong support of the American people, 
including Republicans. Democrats are committed to making them law--so 
we can Build Back Better, with prosperity, opportunity and justice for 
all.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Each further amendment printed in House Report 117-75 not earlier 
considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to House Resolution 
508 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be 
withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put 
thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 
a demand for division of the question.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer amendments 
en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in House Report 117-
75, not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.


      amendments en bloc no. 1 offered by mr. lamb of pennsylvania

  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 508, I rise to 
offer amendments en bloc No. 1.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 
32, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 
83, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 
109, 110, and 111, printed in House Report 117-75, offered by Mr. Lamb 
of Pennsylvania:


         Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Ross of North Carolina

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. ELECTRIC VEHICLE WORKING GROUP.

       (a) Establishment of Working Group.--Not later than 240 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly 
     establish a working group consisting of Federal and non-
     Federal stakeholders to make recommendations on the 
     development, adoption, and integration of light and heavy 
     duty electric vehicles into the transportation and energy 
     systems of the United States.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The working group shall be composed of--
       (A) the Secretaries (or designees), who shall be co-chairs 
     of the working group; and
       (B) relevant Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, as 
     determined by the Secretaries.
       (2) Requirement.--The Secretaries shall ensure that the 
     members of the working group include individuals with a 
     balance of backgrounds, experiences, view points, and 
     represent geographically diverse regions of the United 
     States.
       (c) Meetings.--The working group shall meet not less 
     frequently than once every 120 days.
       (d) Joint Report and Strategy on Electric Vehicle Adoption, 
     Opportunities, and Challenges.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretaries, in consultation with the 
     working group, shall submit to Congress, a report on the 
     status of electric vehicle adoption, opportunities, and 
     challenges to expanding adoption of electric vehicles, and 
     develop strategies to address these opportunities and 
     challenges.
       (2) Deadlines.--A joint report and strategy shall be 
     submitted to Congress by September 30, 2025.
       (e) Termination.--The working group shall terminate on the 
     date on which the report and strategy under subsection (d) 
     are submitted.


      Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 782, line 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 2206. NEW MUNICIPAL TRANSIT SERVICES TO BETTER CONNECT 
                   COMMUNITIES.

       Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(l) Pass Through Funding.--
       ``(1) Pass through to service providers.--Designated 
     recipients, upon request of a provider of new public 
     transportation service, shall enter into a split letter or 
     some other agreement under which not less than 80 percent of 
     the funding apportioned under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) 
     of subsection (c)(1) to a service provider that results from 
     the provision of new qualified transit services provided by 
     such provider is passed through to such provider so long as 
     the following conditions are met--
       ``(A) the service being provided as well as the service 
     provider are eligible for assistance and meets or exceeds all 
     Federal Transit Administration requirements, including the 
     requirements of sections 5320 and 5333;
       ``(B) the service provided has submitted the appropriate 
     data to the National Transit Database or has submitted such 
     data to another regional entity for submission to the 
     National Transit Database;
       ``(C) the service provider is eligible to be a recipient of 
     Federal transit funds;
       ``(D) the service provider is able to use the funding for 
     continued service or expansion of eligible transit services 
     so long as any new service being provided does not duplicate 
     existing service being provided; and
       ``(E) the regional metropolitan planning organization does 
     not opt out of the pass-through requirement as allowed by 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Opt-out.--A metropolitan planning organization may 
     elect to have designated recipients within the metropolitan 
     planning area opt-out if such planning organization certifies 
     with the Secretary that 1 of the following conditions are 
     met:
       ``(A) The new service has not met the conditions outlined 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(B) The new service does not address or align with the 
     policies and goals identified in the region's transportation 
     plan.
       ``(C) The metropolitan planning organization or designated 
     recipient has in place a process or policy that addresses 
     multi-agency or regional issues with formula funds and 
     includes an opportunity for new service providers to 
     participate and receive necessary funding from such policy or 
     program.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) New transit services.--The term `new transit 
     services' means public transportation services whereby data 
     from the provision of services has previously not been 
     submitted to the national transit database and is service 
     created to increase access to public transportation, address 
     areas which are not adequately serviced by high frequency 
     public transportation, create first and last mile connections 
     to existing public transportation services, or provide access 
     to public transportation to long distance commute routes 
     where no or limited service previously existed.
       ``(B) Service provider.--The term `service provider'--
       ``(i) has the meaning given the term `local government 
     authority' in section 5302; and
       ``(ii) means a public transportation agency.''.


         Amendment no. 3 Offered by Ms. Barragan of California

       Page 1510, after line 5, insert the following:

       DIVISION H--OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

     SEC. 11101. OUTDOORS FOR ALL.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible entity.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (i) a State or territory of the United States;
       (ii) a political subdivision of a State or territory of the 
     United States, including--

       (I) a city;
       (II) a county; and
       (III) a special purpose district that manages open space, 
     including park districts; and

       (iii) an Indian Tribe, or Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
     community or organization.
       (B) Political subdivisions and indian tribes.--A political 
     subdivision of a State or territory of the United States or 
     an Indian Tribe, including Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
     community organization, shall be considered an eligible 
     entity only if the political subdivision or Indian Tribe 
     represents or otherwise serves a qualifying urban area.
       (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304).
       (3) Low-income.--The term ``low-income community'' means 
     any census block group in which 30 percent or more of the 
     population are individuals with an annual household income 
     equal to, or less than, the greater of--
       (A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of 
     the area in which the household is located, as reported by 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty line.
       (4) Outdoor recreation legacy partnership program.--The 
     term ``Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program'' means 
     the program established under subsection (b)(1).
       (5) Qualifying urban area.--The term ``qualifying urban 
     area'' means an area identified by the Census Bureau as an 
     area with a population of 30,000 or more in the most recent 
     census.
       (6) Eligible nonprofit organization.--The term ``eligible 
     nonprofit organization'' means an organization that is 
     described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
     code.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' means any state of the 
     United States or the District of Columbia.
       (b) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an Outdoor 
     Recreation Legacy Partnership Program under which the 
     Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for 
     projects--
       (A) to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor 
     recreation purposes in qualifying urban areas; and
       (B) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation 
     facilities in qualifying urban areas.
       (2) Matching requirement.--
       (A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall provide matching 
     funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an 
     amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the amounts made 
     available under the grant.
       (B) Sources.--The matching amounts referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) may include amounts made available from 
     State, local, nongovernmental, or private sources.
       (C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
     matching requirement under subparagraph (A) in underserved or 
     low-income communities if the Secretary determines that--
       (i) no reasonable means are available through which an 
     applicant can meet the matching requirement; and
       (ii) the probable benefit of such project outweighs the 
     public interest in such matching requirement.
       (D) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 10 percent of 
     funds provided to an eligible entity may be used for 
     administrative expenses.
       (c) Considerations.--In awarding grants to eligible 
     entities, the Secretary will consider the extent to which a 
     project may--
       (1) provide recreation opportunity in underserved 
     communities where access to parks is not adequate to meet 
     local needs;
       (2) provide opportunities for outdoor education and public 
     land volunteerism;
       (3) support innovative or cost-effective ways to enhance 
     parks and recreation opportunities or delivery of services;
       (4) support city park and recreation programming, by means 
     including cooperative agreements with community-based 
     eligible nonprofit organizations; and
       (5) create native event sites or cultural gathering spaces.
       (d) Eligible Uses.--
       (1) In general.--A grant recipient may use a grant awarded 
     under this section--
       (A) to acquire land or water in a qualifying urban area 
     that provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public; 
     and
       (B) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities 
     in a qualifying urban area that provide outdoor recreation 
     opportunities to the public.
       (2) Limitations on use.--A grant recipient may not use 
     grant funds for--
       (A) incidental costs related to land acquisition, including 
     appraisal and titling;
       (B) operation and maintenance activities;
       (C) facilities that support semiprofessional or 
     professional athletics;
       (D) indoor facilities such as recreation centers or 
     facilities that support primarily non-outdoor purposes; or
       (E) acquisition of land or interests in land that restrict 
     access to specific persons.
       (e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       (1) create or significantly enhance access to park and 
     recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood or 
     community;
       (2) engage and empower underserved communities and youth;
       (3) provide employment or job training opportunities for 
     youth or underserved communities;
       (4) establish or expand public-private partnerships, with a 
     focus on leveraging resources; and
       (5) take advantage of coordination among various levels of 
     government.
       (f) National Park Service Requirements.--In carrying out 
     the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct an initial screening and technical review of 
     applications received;
       (2) evaluate and score all qualifying applications; and
       (3) provide culturally and linguistically appropriate 
     information and technical assistance to eligible entities and 
     low-income communities about the opportunity to apply for 
     funds under this section, the application procedures by which 
     eligible entities may apply for funds, and eligible uses for 
     funding.
       (g) Reporting.--
       (1) Annual reports.--Not later than 30 days after the last 
     day of each report period, each State lead agency that 
     receives a grant under this section shall annually submit to 
     the Secretary performance and financial reports that--
       (A) summarize project activities conducted during the 
     report period; and
       (B) provide the status of the project.

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       (2) Final reports.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     earlier of the date of expiration of a project period or the 
     completion of a project, each State lead agency that receives 
     a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a 
     final report containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require.


           amendment No. 4 offerred by mr. beyer of virginia

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

        DIVISION H--WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 11101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       This division may be cited as the ``Wildlife Corridors 
     Conservation Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 11102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) Connectivity.--The term ``connectivity'' means the 
     degree to which the landscape or seascape facilitates native 
     species movement.
       (3) Corridor.--The term ``corridor'' means a feature of the 
     landscape or seascape that--
       (A) provides habitat or ecological connectivity; and
       (B) allows for native species movement or dispersal.
       (4) Database.--The term ``Database'' means the National 
     Wildlife Corridors Database established under section 
     11308(a).
       (5) Federal land or water.--The term ``Federal land or 
     water'' means any land or water, or interest in land or 
     water, owned by the United States.
       (6) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Wildlife Corridors 
     Stewardship Fund established by section 11401(a).
       (7) Habitat.--The term ``habitat'' means land, water, and 
     substrate occupied at any time during the life cycle of a 
     native species that is necessary, with respect to the native 
     species, for spawning, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, 
     or migration.
       (8) Indian land.--The term ``Indian land'' means land of an 
     Indian Tribe, or an Indian individual, that is--
       (A) held in trust by the United States; or
       (B) subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by 
     the United States.
       (9) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304).
       (10) National coordination committee.--The term ``National 
     Coordination Committee'' means the National Coordination 
     Committee established under section 11306(a).
       (11) National wildlife corridor.--The term ``National 
     Wildlife Corridor'' means any Federal land or water 
     designated as a National Wildlife Corridor under section 
     11201(a).
       (12) National wildlife corridor system.--The term 
     ``National Wildlife Corridor System'' means the system of 
     National Wildlife Corridors established by section 11201(a).
       (13) Native species.--The term ``native species'' means--
       (A) a fish, wildlife, or plant species that is or was 
     historically present in a particular ecosystem as a result of 
     natural migratory or evolutionary processes, including 
     subspecies and plant varieties; or
       (B) a migratory bird species that is native to the United 
     States or its territories (as defined in section 2(b) of the 
     Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))).
       (14) Regional ocean partnership.--The term ``regional ocean 
     partnership'' means a regional organization of coastal or 
     Great Lakes States, territories, or possessions voluntarily 
     convened by Governors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean 
     matters, or the functional equivalent of such a regional 
     ocean organization designated by the Governor or Governors of 
     a State or States.
       (15) Regional wildlife movement council.--The term 
     ``regional wildlife movement council'' means a regional 
     wildlife movement council established under section 11307(a).
       (16) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
     of the Forest Service, concerning land contained within the 
     National Forest System;
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce;
       (C) the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (D) the Secretary of Transportation.
       (17) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (18) Tribal wildlife corridor.--The term ``Tribal Wildlife 
     Corridor'' means a corridor established by the Secretary 
     under section 11303(a)(1)(C).
       (19) United states.--The term ``United States'', when used 
     in a geographical sense, means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
       (G) the Federated States of Micronesia;
       (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (I) the Republic of Palau;
       (J) the United States Virgin Islands; and
       (K) the territorial sea (within the meaning of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) and the exclusive economic zone (as 
     defined in section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within the 
     jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal Government.
       (20) Wildlife movement.--The term ``wildlife movement'' 
     means the passage of individual members or populations of a 
     fish, wildlife, or plant species across a landscape or 
     seascape.

  TITLE I--NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND AND WATER

     SEC. 11201. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a system of 
     corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as the 
     ``National Wildlife Corridor System'', which shall consist of 
     National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of the 
     National Wildlife Corridor System by--
       (1) statute;
       (2) rulemaking under section 11202; or
       (3) a land management plan developed or revised under 
     section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).
       (b) Strategy.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategy 
     for the effective development of the National Wildlife 
     Corridor System--
       (1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes described in 
     section 11202(b);
       (2) to ensure coordination and consistency across Federal 
     agencies in the development, implementation, and management 
     of National Wildlife Corridors; and
       (3) to develop a timeline for the implementation of 
     National Wildlife Corridors.

     SEC. 11202. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
                   CORRIDORS.

       (a) Rulemaking.--
       (1) National wildlife corridors.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretaries, pursuant to the land, 
     water, and resource management planning and conservation 
     authorities of the Secretaries, shall establish a process, by 
     regulation, for the designation and management of National 
     Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water under the 
     respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. Where a National 
     Wildlife Corridor crosses federal land or water under the 
     jurisdiction of several secretaries, then the Secretary must 
     obtain concurrence from the applicable Secretaries before a 
     National Wildlife Corridor may be designated.
       (2) Federal land and water management.--The Secretaries 
     shall consider the designation of National Wildlife Corridors 
     in any process relating to the issuance, revision, or 
     modification of a management plan for land or water under the 
     respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries insofar as a 
     corridor is consistent with the purpose of the plan.
       (b) Criteria for Designation.--The regulations promulgated 
     by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall ensure that, 
     in designating a National Wildlife Corridor, the 
     Secretaries--
       (1) base the designation of the National Wildlife Corridor 
     on--
       (A) coordination with existing--
       (i) National Wildlife Corridors;
       (ii) corridors established by States; and
       (iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and
       (B) the best available science of--
       (i) existing native species habitat; and
       (ii) likely future native species habitats;
       (2) determine that the National Wildlife Corridor supports 
     the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability 
     of the native species for which it has been designated by 
     providing for--
       (A) dispersal and genetic exchange between populations;
       (B) range shifting, range expansion, or range restoration, 
     such as in response to climate change;
       (C) seasonal movement or migration; or
       (D) succession, movement, or recolonization following--
       (i) a disturbance, such as fire, flood, drought, or 
     infestation; or
       (ii) population decline or previous extirpation;
       (3) consult the Database; and
       (4) consider recommendations from the National Coordination 
     Committee under section 11306(e)(2)(C).
       (c) Designation of Federal Land or Water Requiring 
     Restoration or Connection of Habitat.--The Secretaries may 
     designate as a National Wildlife Corridor land or water 
     that--
       (1) is necessary for the natural movements of one or more 
     native species;
       (2) requires restoration, including--
       (A) land or water that is degraded; and
       (B) land or water from which a species is currently 
     absent--
       (i) but may be colonized or recolonized by the species 
     naturally; or
       (ii) to which the species may be reintroduced or restored 
     based on habitat changes; and
       (3) is fragmented or consists of only a portion of the 
     habitat required for the

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     connectivity needs of one or more native species.
       (d) Nomination for Designation.--
       (1) In general.--In establishing the process for 
     designation under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
     include procedures under which--
       (A) any State, Tribal, or local government, or a 
     nongovernmental organization engaged in the conservation of 
     native species and the improvement of the habitats of native 
     species, may submit to the Secretaries a nomination to 
     designate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area under the 
     respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries; and
       (B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not later than 1 
     year after the date on which the nomination was submitted 
     under subparagraph (A), respond to any nomination submitted 
     under that subparagraph.
       (2) Supporting documentation.--A nomination for designation 
     under paragraph (1)(A) shall include supporting 
     documentation, including--
       (A) the native species for which the National Wildlife 
     Corridor would be designated;
       (B) summaries and references of, with respect to the 
     designation of a National Wildlife Corridor--
       (i) the best science available at the time of the 
     submission of the nomination for designation documenting why 
     the corridor is needed; and
       (ii) the most current scientific reports available at the 
     time of the submission of the nomination for designation;
       (C) information with respect to how the nomination was 
     coordinated with potential partners;
       (D) a description of supporting stakeholders, such as 
     States, Indian Tribes, local governments, scientific 
     organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and affected 
     voluntary private landowners; and
       (E) any additional information the Secretaries, in 
     consultation with the National Coordination Committee, 
     determine is relevant to the nomination.

     SEC. 11203. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall, consistent with 
     other applicable Federal land and water management 
     requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each National 
     Wildlife Corridor under the respective administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that contributes 
     to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 
     adaptability of native species for which the National 
     Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through--
       (1) the maintenance and improvement of habitat connectivity 
     within the National Wildlife Corridor;
       (2) the implementation of strategies and activities that 
     enhance the ability of native species to respond to climate 
     change and other environmental factors;
       (3) the maintenance or restoration of the integrity and 
     functionality of the National Wildlife Corridor;
       (4) the mitigation or removal of human infrastructure that 
     obstructs the natural movement of native species; and
       (5) the use of existing conservation programs, including 
     Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the respective jurisdiction 
     of the Secretaries to contribute to the connectivity, 
     persistence, resilience, and adaptability of native species.
       (b) National Wildlife Corridors Spanning Multiple 
     Jurisdictions.--In the case of a National Wildlife Corridor 
     that spans the administrative jurisdiction of two or more of 
     the Secretaries, the relevant Secretaries shall coordinate 
     management of the National Wildlife Corridor in accordance 
     with section 11301(b) to advance the purposes described in 
     section 11201(b).
       (c) Road Mitigation.--In the case of a National Wildlife 
     Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new or 
     existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the 
     relevant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
     Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 
     agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement voluntary 
     environmental mitigation measures--
       (1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle caused 
     native species mortality while maintaining habitat 
     connectivity; and
       (2) to mitigate damage to the natural movements of native 
     species through strategies such as--
       (A) the construction, maintenance, or replacement of native 
     species underpasses, overpasses, and culverts; and
       (B) the maintenance, replacement, or removal of dams, 
     bridges, culverts, and other hydrological obstructions.
       (d) Compatible Uses.--A use of Federal land or water that 
     was authorized before the date on which the Federal land or 
     water is designated as a National Wildlife Corridor may 
     continue if the applicable Secretaries determine that the use 
     is compatible with the wildlife movements of the species for 
     which the National Wildlife Corridor was designated, 
     consistent with applicable Federal laws and regulations.

               TITLE II--WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONSERVATION

     SEC. 11301. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION.

       (a) Collaboration.--The Secretaries may partner with and 
     provide funds to States, local governments, Indian Tribes, 
     the National Coordination Committee, voluntary private 
     landowners, and the regional wildlife movement councils to 
     support the purposes described in section 11201(b).
       (b) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable and 
     consistent with applicable law, the Secretary or Secretaries, 
     as applicable, shall develop the strategy under section 
     11201(b), designate National Wildlife Corridors under section 
     11202, and manage National Wildlife Corridors under section 
     11203--
       (1) in consultation and coordination with--
       (A) other relevant Federal agencies;
       (B) States, including--
       (i) State fish and wildlife agencies; and
       (ii) other State agencies responsible for managing the 
     natural resources and wildlife;
       (C) Indian Tribes;
       (D) units of local government;
       (E) other interested stakeholders identified by the 
     Secretary, including applicable voluntary private landowners;
       (F) landscape- and seascape-scale partnerships, including--
       (i) the National Fish Habitat Partnership;
       (ii) the National Marine Fisheries Service;
       (iii) regional fishery management councils established 
     under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a));
       (iv) relevant regional ocean partnerships;
       (v) the Climate Science Centers of the Department of the 
     Interior; and
       (vi) the Landscape Conservation Cooperative Network;
       (G) the National Coordination Committee; and
       (H) the regional wildlife movement councils.

     SEC. 11302. EFFECT.

       (a) Relationship to Other Conservation Laws.--Nothing in 
     this title amends or otherwise affects any other law 
     (including regulations) relating to the conservation of 
     native species.
       (b) Jurisdiction of States and Indian Tribes.--Nothing in 
     this title or an amendment made by this title affects the 
     jurisdiction of a State or an Indian Tribe with respect to 
     fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of 
     hunting, fishing, and trapping, in a National Wildlife 
     Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.

     SEC. 11303. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Nominations.--An Indian Tribe may nominate a corridor 
     within Indian land of the Indian Tribe as a Tribal Wildlife 
     Corridor by submitting to the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''), an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       (B) Determination.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary receives an application under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine whether the 
     nominated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the 
     application meets the criteria established under paragraph 
     (2).
       (C) Publication.--On approval of an application under 
     subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice of the establishment of the Tribal Wildlife 
     Corridor, which shall include a map and legal description of 
     the land designated as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.
       (2) Criteria.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria 
     for determining whether a corridor nominated by an Indian 
     Tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as a Tribal Wildlife 
     Corridor.
       (B) Inclusions.--The criteria established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (i) The restoration of historical habitat for the purposes 
     of facilitating connectivity.
       (ii) The management of land for the purposes of 
     facilitating connectivity.
       (iii) The management of land to prevent the imposition of 
     barriers that may hinder current or future connectivity.
       (3) Removal.--
       (A) In general.--An Indian Tribe may elect to remove the 
     designation of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land 
     of the Indian Tribe by notifying the Secretary.
       (B) Effect of removal.--An Indian Tribe that elects to 
     remove a designation under subparagraph (A) may not receive 
     assistance under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 11305.
       (b) Coordination of Land Use Plans.--Section 202 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Indian tribes by'' and inserting the 
     following: Indian tribes--
       ``(1) by'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) for the purposes of determining whether the land use 
     plans for land in the National Forest System would provide 
     additional connectivity to benefit the purposes of a Tribal 
     Wildlife Corridor established under section 11303(a)(1) of 
     the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Tribal Wildlife Corridors.--On the establishment of a 
     Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 11303(a)(1) of the 
     Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2021, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a meaningful consultation with the Indian tribe 
     that administers the Tribal Wildlife Corridor to determine 
     whether, through the revision of one or more existing land 
     use plans, the Tribal Wildlife Corridor can--

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       ``(1) be expanded into public lands; or
       ``(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined in section 
     11102 of that Act) between public lands and the Tribal 
     Wildlife Corridor.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
     Indian Tribes technical assistance relating to the 
     establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal Wildlife 
     Corridor, including assistance with accessing wildlife data 
     and working with voluntary private landowners to access 
     Federal and State programs to improve wildlife habitat and 
     connectivity on non-Federal land.
       (d) Availability of Assistance.--An Indian Tribe that has a 
     Tribal Wildlife Corridor established on the Indian land of 
     the Indian Tribe shall be eligible for a grant under the 
     wildlife movements grant program under section 11305, subject 
     to other applicable requirements of that grant program.
       (e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes or 
     affects the use of private property or Indian land.

     SEC. 11304. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) Federal Trust Responsibility.--Nothing in this title 
     amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust responsibility to 
     Indian Tribes.
       (b) Freedom of Information Act.--
       (1) Exemption.--Information described in paragraph (2) 
     shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of 
     Information Act''), if the head of the agency that receives 
     the information, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
     affected Indian Tribe, determines that disclosure may--
       (A) cause a significant invasion of privacy;
       (B) risk harm to human remains or resources, cultural 
     items, uses, or activities; or
       (C) impede the use of a traditional religious site by 
     practitioners.
       (2) Information described.--Information referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is information received by a Federal agency--
       (A) pursuant to this title relating to--
       (i) the location, character, or ownership of human remains 
     of a person of Indian ancestry; or
       (ii) resources, cultural items, uses, or activities 
     identified by an Indian Tribe as traditional or cultural 
     because of the long-established significance or ceremonial 
     nature to the Indian Tribe; or
       (B) pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).

     SEC. 11305. WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a wildlife 
     movements grant program (referred to in this section as the 
     ``grant program'') to encourage wildlife movement in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       (b) Grants.--Beginning not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based on 
     recommendations from the National Coordination Committee 
     under section 11306(e)(2)(C), shall make grants to one or 
     more projects that--
       (1) are a regional priority project identified by a 
     regional wildlife movement council;
       (2) satisfy the purposes described in section 11201(b); and
       (3) increase connectivity for native species.
       (c) Eligible Recipients.--A person that is eligible to 
     receive a grant under the grant program is--
       (1) a voluntary private landowner or group of landowners;
       (2) a State fish and wildlife agency or other State agency 
     responsible for managing natural resources and wildlife;
       (3) an Indian Tribe;
       (4) a unit of local government;
       (5) an agricultural cooperative;
       (6) water, irrigation, or rural water districts or 
     associations, or other organizations with water delivery 
     authority (including acequias and land grant communities in 
     the State of New Mexico);
       (7) institutions of higher education;
       (8) an entity approved for a grant by a regional wildlife 
     movement council; and
       (9) any group of entities described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (8).
       (d) Requirements.--In administering the grant program, the 
     Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, contracts, 
     reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics developed by 
     the National Coordination Committee under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 11306(e)(2).

     SEC. 11306. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     committee, to be known as the ``National Coordination 
     Committee''.
       (b) Administrative Support.--The Secretary shall provide 
     administrative support for the National Coordination 
     Committee.
       (c) Membership.--The National Coordination Committee shall 
     be composed of--
       (1) the Secretary (or a designee);
       (2) the Secretary of Transportation (or a designee);
       (3) the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee);
       (4) the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee);
       (5) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (or a 
     designee);
       (6) the Executive Director of the Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies (or a designee);
       (7) two representatives of intertribal organizations, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary;
       (8) the chairperson of each regional wildlife movement 
     council (or a designee); and
       (9) not more than three representatives of nongovernmental, 
     science, or academic organizations with expertise in wildlife 
     conservation and habitat connectivity, to be appointed by the 
     Secretary in a manner that ensures that the membership of the 
     National Coordination Committee is fair and balanced.
       (d) Chairperson.--The National Coordination Committee shall 
     select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the 
     members of the National Coordination Committee.
       (e) Duties.--The National Coordination Committee--
       (1) shall establish standards for regional wildlife 
     movement plans to allow for better cross-regional 
     collaboration; and
       (2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movements grant 
     program under section 11305--
       (A) establish criteria and develop guidelines for the 
     solicitation of applications for grants by regional wildlife 
     movement councils;
       (B) develop standardized contracts, reporting requirements, 
     and evaluation metrics for grant recipients; and
       (C) make recommendations annually to the Secretary for the 
     selection of grant recipients on the basis of the ranked 
     lists of regional priority projects received from the 
     regional wildlife movement councils under section 11307(c)(4) 
     that are consistent with the purposes described in section 
     11201(b).
       (f) Applicability of Faca.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) shall apply to the National Coordination Committee.

     SEC. 11307. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish not less 
     than 4 regional wildlife movement councils with separate 
     geographic jurisdictions that encompass the entire United 
     States.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--Each regional wildlife movement council 
     shall be composed of--
       (A) the director of each State fish and wildlife agency 
     within the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement 
     council (or a designee);
       (B) balanced representation from Tribal governments within 
     the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement council;
       (C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison and nonvoting, ex 
     officio member--
       (i) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service (or a designee); or
       (ii) the director of any applicable regional office of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee);
       (D) not more than three representatives of nongovernmental, 
     science, or academic organizations with expertise in native 
     species conservation and the habitat connectivity needs of 
     the region covered by the regional wildlife movement council; 
     and
       (E) not more than three voluntary representatives of 
     private landowners with property in the applicable region, 
     not less than one of whom shall be a farmer or rancher.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     membership of each regional wildlife movement council is fair 
     and balanced in terms of expertise and perspectives 
     represented.
       (B) Expertise.--Each regional wildlife movement council 
     shall include experts in ecological connectivity, native 
     species ecology, and ecological adaptation.
       (3) Chairperson.--Each regional wildlife movement council 
     shall select a Chairperson from among the members of the 
     regional wildlife movement council.
       (c) Duties.--Each regional wildlife movement council 
     shall--
       (1) not later than 2 years after the date of establishment 
     of the regional wildlife movement council and in accordance 
     with any standards established by the National Coordination 
     Committee, prepare and submit to the Secretary and the 
     National Coordination Committee a regional wildlife movement 
     plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by identifying 
     research priorities and data needs for the Database that is 
     revised, amended, or updated not less frequently than once 
     every 5 years;
       (2) provide for public engagement, including engagement of 
     Indian Tribes, at appropriate times and in appropriate 
     locations in the region covered by the regional wildlife 
     movement council, to allow all interested persons an 
     opportunity to be heard in the development and implementation 
     of a regional wildlife movement plan under paragraph (1);
       (3) solicit applications for wildlife movement grants under 
     section 11305 in accordance with the criteria and guidelines 
     established by the National Coordination Council under 
     section 11306(e)(2)(A);
       (4) in accordance with the criteria and guidelines 
     established under section 11306(e)(2)(A), submit to the 
     National Coordination Committee an annual list of regional 
     priority projects, in ranked order, for wildlife movements 
     grants under section 11305 to maintain wildlife movements in 
     the area under the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife 
     movement council; and
       (5) submit to the Secretary and the National Coordination 
     Committee, and make publicly available, an annual report 
     describing the activities of the regional wildlife movement 
     council.

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       (d) Coordination.--If applicable, to increase habitat 
     connectivity between designated Federal land and water and 
     non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife movement 
     council shall coordinate with--
       (1) Federal agencies;
       (2) Indian Tribes;
       (3) regional fishery management councils established under 
     section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a));
       (4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships recognized 
     by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect 
     to migratory bird species;
       (5) State fish and wildlife agencies;
       (6) regional associations of fish and wildlife agencies;
       (7) nongovernmental organizations;
       (8) applicable voluntary private landowners;
       (9) the National Coordination Committee;
       (10) fish habitat partnerships;
       (11) other regional wildlife movement councils with respect 
     to crossregional projects;
       (12) international wildlife management entities with 
     respect to transboundary species in accordance with trade 
     policies of the United States; and
       (13) Federal and State transportation agencies.
       (e) Applicability of Faca.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife movement councils.

     SEC. 11308. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Director''), in consultation with the National Coordination 
     Committee and the regional wildlife movement councils, shall 
     establish a database, to be known as the ``National Wildlife 
     Corridors Database''.
       (b) Contents.--
       (1) In general.--The Database shall--
       (A) include maps, data, models, surveys, and descriptions 
     of native species habitats, wildlife movements, and corridors 
     that have been developed by Federal agencies that pertain to 
     Federal land and water;
       (B) include maps, models, analyses, and descriptions of 
     projected shifts in habitats, wildlife movements, and 
     corridors of native species in response to climate change or 
     other environmental factors;
       (C) reflect the best scientific data and information 
     available; and
       (D) in accordance with the requirements of the Geospatial 
     Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), have the data, models, 
     and analyses included in the Database available at scales 
     useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agency 
     decisionmakers and the public.
       (c) Requirements.--Subject to subsection (d), the Director, 
     in collaboration with the National Coordination Committee, 
     the regional wildlife movement councils, and the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall--
       (1) design the Database to support State, Tribal, local, 
     voluntary private landowner, and Federal agency 
     decisionmakers and the public with data that will allow those 
     entities--
       (A) to prioritize and target natural resource adaptation 
     strategies and enhance existing State and Tribal corridor 
     protections;
       (B) to assess the impacts of proposed energy, water, 
     transportation, and transmission projects, and other 
     development activities, and to avoid, minimize, and mitigate 
     the impacts of those projects and activities on National 
     Wildlife Corridors;
       (C) to assess the impact of new and existing development on 
     native species habitats and National Wildlife Corridors; and
       (D) to develop strategies that promote habitat connectivity 
     to allow native species to move--
       (i) to meet biological and ecological needs;
       (ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and
       (iii) to adapt to climate change;
       (2) establish a coordination process among Federal agencies 
     to update maps and other information with respect to 
     landscapes, seascapes, native species habitats and ranges, 
     habitat connectivity, National Wildlife Corridors, and 
     wildlife movement changes as information based on new 
     scientific data becomes available; and
       (3) not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and not less frequently than once every 5 years 
     thereafter, develop, submit a report to the Secretary and the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly 
     available a report, that, with respect to the Database--
       (A) outlines the categories for data that may be included 
     in the Database;
       (B) outlines the data protocols and standards for each 
     category of data in the Database;
       (C) identifies gaps in native species habitat and National 
     Wildlife Corridor information;
       (D) prioritizes research and future data collection 
     activities for use in updating the Database; and
       (E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of the Database 
     to meet the needs of the entities described in paragraph (1).
       (d) Proprietary Interests and Protected Information.--In 
     developing the Database, the Director shall--
       (1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests with 
     respect to any licensed information, licensed data, and other 
     items contained in the Database; and
       (2) protect information in the Database with respect to the 
     habitats and ranges of specific native species to prevent 
     poaching, illegal taking and trapping, and other related 
     threats to native species.

                           TITLE III--FUNDING

     SEC. 11401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) National Wildlife Corridor System.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out title I for fiscal 
     year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter--
       (1) to the Secretary, $7,500,000;
       (2) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000;
       (3) to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; and
       (4) to the Secretary of Transportation, $3,000,000.
       (b) Tribal Wildlife Corridors.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out title II $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.
       (c) Wildlife Movements Grant Program and Regional Wildlife 
     Movement Councils.--
       (1) Wildlife movement grant program.--
       (A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out the wildlife movements grant 
     program under section 11305 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
     and each fiscal year thereafter.
       (B) Requirements.--Amounts appropriated under subparagraph 
     (A) may be used to complement or match other Federal or non-
     Federal funding received by the projects funded by those 
     grants.
       (C) Administrative support.--Not more than 5 percent of 
     amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) may be used for 
     administrative support.
       (2) Regional wildlife movement councils.--
       (A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to provide support for the regional wildlife 
     movement councils to carry out section 11307 $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter.
       (B) Equal division.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be proportionally divided between each 
     regional wildlife movement council.
       (d) National Wildlife Corridors Database.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     section 11308--
       (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
       (2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.


            Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. DOGGETT of TEXAS

       Page 535, line 23, strike ``In designating'' and insert 
     ``For''.


           Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mrs. FLETCHER of TEXAS

       Page 903, line 14, strike the closing quotation marks and 
     the semicolon.

       Page 903, after line 14, insert the following:

       ``(3) Local match credit.--For any project that qualifies 
     as an interrelated project under paragraph (2) after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow 
     any non-Federal financial commitment in excess of 20 percent 
     to count towards the non-Federal financial commitment for any 
     other qualifying interrelated project under this 
     subsection.'';


           Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. JONES of NEW YORK

       Page 1446, after line 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 9608. GAO STUDY ON ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ONE-SEAT RIDE 
                   COMMUTER RAIL.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study in coordination with the Administrator 
     of the Federal Transit Administration on the economic 
     benefits of commuter rail service in connecting urban and 
     suburban areas.
       (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) potential benefits of one-seat ride commuter rail 
     expansion to suburban communities that currently lack direct 
     service to urban areas;
       (2) best practices in identifying where one-seat ride 
     commuter rail service is beneficial to suburban communities; 
     and
       (3) best practices in improving suburban commuter access on 
     routes that currently require a transfer.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
     report to Congress setting forth the results and conclusions 
     of the study under subsection (a).


             Amendment No. 51 Offered by Ms. KAPTUR of OHIO

       Page 864, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC. 2608. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
                   TRANSITION STRATEGY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The transition to a modern electric fleet managed by 
     the nation's transit agencies represents a key opportunity to 
     modernize and green the public transit fleets.
       (2) The impending fleet transition presents difficult 
     workforce challenges for the transit agencies and their 
     frontline workers as they prepare for the differences in 
     purchasing, maintaining, and managing new electric buses and 
     the related maintenance systems.
       (3) The maintenance of electric engines requires fewer 
     mechanics than does the maintenance of diesel and natural gas 
     engines,

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     which make up more than 99 percent of bus fleets in the 
     United States.
       (4) Although approximately 400,000 people work in public 
     transportation, and of that figure, 90 percent work in the 
     frontline occupations, because of retirements and a massive 
     transition in the transit workforce, large changes are bound 
     for workers, transit agencies, and the communities that the 
     transit workforce serves.
       (5) Based on the Department of Transportation and the 
     Department of Labor data from 2014, transit systems needed to 
     hire, train, and retain approximately 126 percent of their 
     workforce over a 10-year period.
       (6) The Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, and sister Federal agencies like the 
     Department of Energy and the Department of Labor can offer 
     resources, strategy, and a research and development plan to 
     prepare and assist in the upcoming transition to electric and 
     clean vehicle systems.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the transit industry needs an integrated, cooperative, and 
     forward-looking workforce development strategy in order to 
     help frontline workers and the transit agencies prepare for 
     and mitigate the workforce disruption challenges posed by the 
     transition to electric vehicles and electric buses.


       Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI of ILLINOIS

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SOIL AND EROSION CONTROL 
                   FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) federally funded construction projects should seek to--
       (A) incorporate products and materials that support 
     environmental sustainability;
       (B) ensure the health and safety of fish and wildlife; and
       (C) consist of recycled or biobased products; and
       (2) State departments of transportation should support 
     environmental sustainability, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, in procurement decisions.


        Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. LANGEVIN of RHODE ISLAND

       Page 633, line 8, insert ``and Attorney General'' after 
     ``Secretary''.


         Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mrs. LAWRENCE of MICHIGAN

       Page 531, line 13, strike ``and''.
       Page 531, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 531, after line 17, insert the following:
       (C) makes best efforts to meet project-wide, annually 
     updated participation goals set by the applicant for the 
     percentage of total workhours that are performed by 
     historically under-represented populations, including by 
     women, people of color, and women of color, by trade and 
     position; and
       (D) tracks ongoing progress towards the goals described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       Page 532, line 1, insert ``, in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Labor, as appropriate,'' after ``Secretary''.
       Page 532, line 5, insert ``and oversight'' after 
     ``requirements''.
       Page 532, line 17, insert ``and historically 
     underrepresented populations'' after ``apprentices''.
       Page 532, line 19, insert ``and historically 
     underrepresented populations'' before ``employed''.
       Page 532, line 22, strike ``goal; and'' and insert ``and 
     the goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by 
     historically under-represented populations under subsection 
     (a)(1)(C);''.
       Page 532, line 25, strike the period and insert ``and the 
     goals for the percentage of total workhours performed by 
     historically under-represented populations under subsection 
     (a)(1)(C); and''.
       Page 532, after line 25, insert the following:
       (5) a summary of agency oversight of grant recipients' 
     fulfillment of certification terms under this section.
       Page 533, line 10, strike ``and''.
       Page 533, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 533, after line 13, insert the following:
       (3) for each grant awarded, data on grant recipients' 
     progress toward achieving participation goals under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       Page 534, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1313. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) contractors and subcontractors utilized in carrying out 
     activities funded under title 23, United States Code, should 
     institute respectful workplace policies and provide 
     effective, ongoing workplace training to create safe, 
     respectful work sites that are free from bullying, hazing, 
     discrimination, or harassment; and
       (2) the Department of Transportation should take 
     appropriate steps in coordination with the Department of 
     Labor to ensure contractors and subcontractors take such 
     actions.


           Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mr. LEVIN of MICHIGAN

       Page 449, strike line 17 and insert the following:
       ``(A) Plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
       Page 449, after line 22, insert the following:
       ``(ii) Report of state plans to congress.--Not later than 
     120 days after the deadline established in clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report detailing--

       ``(I) a summary of each plan submitted by a State to the 
     Department of Transportation; and
       ``(II) an assessment of how such plans make progress 
     towards the establishment of a national network of electric 
     vehicle charging stations.


           Amendment No. 58 Offered by Mr. LEVIN of MICHIGAN

       Page 453, line 12, insert ``, including recommendations for 
     promoting efficient dwell times based on best practices'' 
     before the semicolon.
       Page 456, line 4, strike ``and''.
       Page 456, line 8, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 456, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(F) information on publicly available electric vehicle 
     charging station locations, station operator contact 
     information, number of simultaneous refueling positions, 
     pricing, and real-time availability to be made publicly 
     available and easily accessible, including through applicable 
     mapping applications.


        Amendment No. 59 Offered by Mr. LOWENTHAL of CALIFORNIA

       Page 259, line 22, insert ``or that operates'' before ``a 
     highway''.
       Page 261, line 9, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 261, line 13, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 263, line 3, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 263, line 11, strike ``the planned'' and insert ``any 
     planned''.
       Page 263, line 15, strike ``the operation of'' and insert 
     ``mobility and efficiency in''.
       Page 264, line 6, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 264, beginning on line 7, strike ``for the corridor or 
     cordon that provides for continuous monitoring, assessment, 
     and reporting on'' and insert ``that considers''.
       Page 264, line 11, insert ``of the toll facility'' after 
     ``pricing''.
       Page 264, beginning on line 16, strike ``facility or the 
     corridor or cordon'' and insert ``toll facility''.
       Page 265, line 3, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 265, strike lines 8 through 22 and insert the 
     following:

       ``(II) Corridor or cordon operation.--The public authority 
     with jurisdiction over or that operates the toll facility 
     shall consider options that improve public transportation or 
     other non-tolled alternatives that improve mobility and 
     efficiency in the corridor or cordon, including increased 
     person or freight throughput or reduced person hours of 
     delay.

       Page 266, line 6, strike ``and'' at the end and insert 
     ``or''.
       Page 266, after line 11, insert the following:

       ``(IV) Efficient operation.--The Secretary may set 
     efficiency and mobility performance standards as an 
     alternative to minimum operating speed for a toll facility if 
     determined appropriate based on the context of such toll 
     facility.

       Page 266, line 16, strike ``facility or a corridor or 
     cordon'' and insert ``toll facility''.
       Page 266, line 19, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 266, beginning on line 23, strike ``facility or a 
     corridor or cordon'' and insert ``toll facility''.
       Page 267, line 12, strike ``facility or corridor or 
     cordon'' and insert ``toll facility''.
       Page 267, line 17, strike ``facility or corridor or 
     cordon'' and insert ``toll facility''.
       Page 267, line 22, insert ``toll'' before ``facility''.
       Page 267, line 23, strike ``the'' and insert ``any''.
       Page 267, beginning on line 24, strike ``bring the corridor 
     or cordon into compliance'' and insert ``improve the 
     operation of the corridor or cordon''.
       Page 268, strike lines 3 through 11.
       Page 269, strike lines 5 through 13 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(v) any project eligible under this title or chapter 53 
     of title 49 that provides an efficiency or mobility benefit 
     in the corridor or cordon, including by increasing person or 
     freight throughput, increasing public transportation service, 
     or reducing person hours of delay;
       ``(vi) toll or public transportation fare discounts, 
     subsidies, or rebates for users of the toll facility or 
     public transportation in the corridor that have no reasonable 
     alternative transportation method to the toll facility or for 
     whom the tolls or public transportation fares create a 
     financial hardship, as determined by the public authority; 
     and
       Page 269, beginning on line 16, strike ``and the cordon or 
     corridor is not degraded under paragraph (1)(E)'' and insert 
     ``and is not degraded as described under paragraph (1)(E)''.
       Page 272, beginning on line 4, strike ``require the public 
     authority to discontinue collecting tolls until the public 
     authority and the Secretary enter into an agreement for the 
     public authority to achieve compliance with such 
     requirements'' and insert ``take such action as may be 
     necessary to ensure compliance with this section''.
       Page 273, line 13, strike ``a toll'' and insert ``the 
     tolled lanes of a''.
       Page 274, line 8, insert ``, including a high occupancy 
     toll facility,'' after ``facility''.
       Page 274, beginning on line 9, strike ``section 129(a)(3) 
     of title 23, United States Code,''

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     and insert ``sections 129(a) or 166 of title 23, United 
     States Code, as applicable,''.
       Page 274, line 12, insert ``, including a high occupancy 
     toll facility,'' after ``toll facility''.
       Page 274, line 13, strike ``paragraph'' and insert 
     ``subsection''.
       Page 274, after line 17, insert the following:
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     prohibit the Secretary, at the request of the public 
     authority, from applying the requirements of section 129(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act.
       Page 274, line 23, strike ``on'' and insert ``to''.


        Amendment No. 60 Offered by Mr. LOWENTHAL of CALIFORNIA

       Page 991, after line 9, insert the following:

     SEC. 4105. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

       Section 31102(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``after fiscal year 2017''; and
       (2) by striking ``baseline after the year in which the 
     Secretary implements a new allocation formula under section 
     5106 of the FAST Act, and'' and inserting a period.


         Amendment No. 64 Offered by Mr. McNERNEY of CALIFORNIA

       Page 1200, line 12, insert ``veteran status,'' before ``and 
     socioeconomic''.


           Amendment No. 66 Offered by Ms. MOORE of WISCONSIN

       Page 821, line 2, strike ``10 percent'' and insert ``15 
     percent''.


           amendment no. 68 offered by mr. nadler of new york

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. LOCAL PROJECT DELIVERY IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) High-performing Local Public Agency Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate high-
     performing local public agencies based on the criteria in 
     paragraph (3) and consistent with the process described under 
     paragraph (4) to be eligible to exercise the project delivery 
     methods described under this section for projects funded 
     under title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to prohibit a local public agency from taking any action 
     otherwise authorized to secure and expend Federal funds 
     authorized under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Criteria.--In designating a high-performing local 
     public agency under this section, the Secretary shall 
     consider the legal, financial, and technical capacity of the 
     applicant.
       (4) Requirements.--
       (A) Call for nomination.--The Secretary shall solicit 
     applications for designation under this section.
       (B) Guidance.--The call for nomination under paragraph (1) 
     shall include guidance on the requirements and 
     responsibilities of a high-performing local public agency 
     under this section.
       (C) Determination.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall have discretion to 
     make any designation under this section.
       (ii) Approval.--The Secretary may approve for participation 
     under this program any direct recipient under section 1305 of 
     this Act based on the application under such section. Such 
     approval shall only apply to the direct recipient unless the 
     Secretary determines it is appropriate, based on the criteria 
     in subsection (a)(3), to extend the approval to 1 or more 
     subrecipients of the direct recipient.
       (5) Term.--Except as provided in paragraph (6), a 
     designation under this subsection--
       (A) shall be for a period of not less than 5 years; and
       (B) may be renewable.
       (6) Termination.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     for the termination of a designation under this subsection.
       (7) Limitation.--The Secretary may establish a limitation 
     on the number of participants in the program, based on the 
     availability of administrative resources and the capacity to 
     provide sufficient oversight of the program established under 
     this section.
       (b) Project Delivery.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Methods.--The high-performing local public agency may, 
     consistent with the agreement entered into with the Secretary 
     under subsection(c), utilize 1 or more of the project 
     delivery methods described in this subsection, 
     notwithstanding the adoption of such methods by the State.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit a local public agency from using a 
     project delivery method otherwise available to such local 
     public agency under title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Force account.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) 
     of section 112 of title 23, United States Code, a high-
     performing local public agency may, subject to the terms of 
     the agreement under subsection (c), complete the construction 
     (as such term is defined under section 101 of such title) of 
     a Federal-aid highway project by force account, provided the 
     recipient is qualified to perform the work in a satisfactory 
     manner based on the criteria in subsection (a)(3), as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity 
     contracting.--Subject to the terms of the agreement under 
     subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency may use 
     indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery contracting, 
     including job order contracting, consistent with the process 
     described under subpart F of part 635 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations. If determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary, the high-performing local public agency may submit 
     an indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contracting 
     procedures plan directly to the Secretary for approval.
       (4) Assumption of responsibilities of state departments of 
     transportation.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to the terms of the agreement 
     under subsection (c), a high-performing local public agency 
     may assume, in lieu of a State, for projects covered by an 
     agreement under subsection (c)--
       (i) the Federal-aid highway project approval, 
     determination, and oversight responsibilities that a State 
     may assume under section 106 of title 23, United States Code; 
     and
       (ii) the responsibility that a State may assume, under 
     section 326 of title 23, United States Code, for determining 
     whether certain designated activities are included within 
     classes of action identified in regulation by the Secretary 
     that are categorically excluded from requirements for 
     environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.
       (B) Terms.--In assuming the responsibilities under 
     subparagraph (A), the high-performing local public agency 
     shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and 
     requirements at the discretion of the Secretary as would be a 
     State under sections 106(c) and 326 of title 23, United 
     States Code, and any associated regulations and procedures.
       (c) Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Authority.--The Secretary and the high-performing local 
     public agency shall enter into an agreement relating to the 
     extent to which the local public agency may assume the 
     authorities described under this section.
       (B) Discretion.--The Secretary shall have the discretion to 
     enter into an agreement under this section for one or more of 
     the project delivery methods described in subsection (b).
       (C) Scope.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary may make an approval to 
     assume the responsibilities described under subsection (b) on 
     a single-project, multiple-project, project-type, or 
     programmatic basis.
       (ii) Covered projects.--The authority described under this 
     section may apply to any Federal-aid highway project carried 
     out within the jurisdiction of the high-performing local 
     public agency, at the discretion of the Secretary.
       (2) Self-certification of compliance.--
       (A) In general.--The high-performing local public agency 
     may, at the discretion of the Secretary, provide for self-
     certification of compliance for the responsibilities assumed 
     pursuant to the agreement established under this section. The 
     Secretary shall establish procedures governing such self-
     certification of compliance, including the frequency of such 
     certification.
       (B) Oversight.--If the high-performing local public agency 
     assumes the role of self-certification of compliance as 
     described under clause (i), the Secretary shall establish 
     procedures to conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of 
     a local public agency's performance of the assumed 
     responsibilities specified in the agreement under this 
     subsection, as determined necessary or appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Assistance to local public agencies.--On request of a 
     local public agency, the Secretary shall provide to the local 
     public agency technical assistance, training, or other 
     support relating to--
       (A) assuming responsibilities under this section;
       (B) developing an agreement under this subsection; or
       (C) addressing a responsibility under this section in need 
     of corrective action.
       (4) Adoption of state procedures.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in the agreement between the Secretary and the high 
     performing local agency, the local public agency shall use 
     any manuals, standards, procedures, and specifications 
     utilized by the State, as determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (5) Consultation.--In establishing the agreement under this 
     section, the Secretary may require the local public agency to 
     consult with the State department of transportation, as 
     appropriate.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of a high-performing local 
     public agency to partner with a State department of 
     transportation or other recipient of Federal funds under 
     title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, 
     United States Code, to carry out a project.
       (e) Savings Clause.--Except as provided in this section, 
     all applicable requirements of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall apply to projects carried out under this section.
       (f) Funding.--The Secretary may use for program management, 
     oversight, and technical assistance to high-performing local 
     public agencies amounts made available under section 
     1305(c)(2) of this Act for technical assistance and 
     administration.
       (g) Report.--
       (1) Local public agency report.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, each local public agency 
     designated under this section shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report that includes--

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       (A) a list of projects carried out under this section;
       (B) a description of the authorities assumed under 
     subsection (b), including a summary of the project types 
     carried out under such authorities;
       (C) recommendations, if any--
       (i) on other authorities that would be appropriate to 
     assume under this section; and
       (ii) to improve the effectiveness of the program under this 
     section.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 2024, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report that--
       (A) summarizes the findings of each local public agency 
     provided under paragraph (1);
       (B) describes the efforts undertaken by both local public 
     agencies and the Secretary to ensure compliance with the 
     requirements of title 23, United States Code; and
       (C) provides recommendations from the Secretary to--
       (i) improve the administration, oversight, and performance 
     of the program established under this section;
       (ii) improve the effectiveness of project delivery for 
     local public agencies;
       (iv) evaluate options to expand the authority provided 
     under this section; and
       (iii) provide legislative recommendations, if any, based on 
     the outcomes of the program.


           amendment no. 69 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of the print, insert the following (and amend 
     the table of contents accordingly):

         DIVISION H--COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND RESTORATION FUND

     SECTION 12001. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this division:
       (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
     Federal agency, State, the District of Columbia, a territory 
     of the United States, a unit of local government, an Indian 
     Tribe, a non-profit organization, or an accredited 
     institution of higher education.
       (2) Eligible projects and activities.--The term ``eligible 
     projects and activities'' means projects and activities 
     carried out by an eligible entity on public lands, tribal 
     lands, or private land, or any combination thereof, to 
     further the purposes for which the Fund is established, 
     including planning and capacity building and projects and 
     activities carried out in coordination with Federal, State, 
     or tribal departments or agencies, or any department or 
     agency of a subdivision of a State.
       (3) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation established under the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3701 et seq.).
       (4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Community Resilience 
     and Restoration Fund established under this Act.
       (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' means the 
     governing body of any individually identified and federally 
     recognized Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, 
     pueblo, village, community, affiliated Tribal group, or 
     component reservation in the list published pursuant to 
     section 104(a) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 
     Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131(a)).
       (6) Restoration and resilience lands.--The term 
     ``restoration and resilience lands'' means fish, wildlife, 
     and plant habitats, and other important natural areas in the 
     United States, on public lands, private land (after obtaining 
     proper consent from the landowner), or land of Indian Tribes, 
     including: grasslands, shrublands, prairies, chapparal lands, 
     forest lands, deserts, and riparian or wetland areas within 
     or adjacent to these ecosystems.
       (7) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' means lands 
     owned or controlled by the United States or any of its 
     agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having 
     jurisdiction thereof.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (9) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, any Indian tribe, and any 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

     SEC. 12002. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     division, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with the Foundation to establish the Fund at the 
     Foundation to--
       (1) to protect, conserve, and restore restoration and 
     resilience lands, in order to help communities respond and 
     adapt to natural threats, including those posed by the 
     impacts of global climate change.
       (2) to build the resilience of restoration and resilience 
     lands to adapt to, recover from, and withstand natural 
     threats, including those posed by the impacts of global 
     climate change;
       (3) to protect and enhance the biodiversity of wildlife 
     populations across restoration and resilience lands;
       (4) to support the health of restoration and resilience 
     lands for the benefit of present and future generations;
       (5) to foster innovative, nature-based solutions that help 
     meet the goals of this section; and
       (6) to enhance the nation's natural carbon sequestration 
     capabilities and help communities strengthen natural carbon 
     sequestration capacity where applicable.

     SEC. 12003. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND.

       The Foundation shall manage the Fund--
       (1) pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); and
       (2) in such a manner that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable and consistent with the purposes for which the 
     Fund is established--
       (A) ensures that amounts made available through the Fund 
     are accessible to historically underserved communities, 
     including Tribal communities, communities of color, and rural 
     communities; and
       (B) avoids project selection and funding overlap with those 
     projects and activities that could otherwise receive funding 
     under--
       (i) the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, 
     established under the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 7501); or
       (ii) other coastal management focused programs.

     SEC. 12004. COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--To the extent amounts are available in the 
     Fund, the Foundation shall award grants to eligible entities 
     through a competitive grant process in accordance with 
     procedures established pursuant to the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
     seq.) to carry out eligible projects and activities, 
     including planning eligible projects and activities.
       (b) Proposals.--The Foundation, in coordination with the 
     Secretary, shall establish requirements for proposals for 
     competitive grants under this section.

     SEC. 12005. USE OF AMOUNTS IN THE FUND.

       (a) Planning.--Not less than 8 percent of amounts 
     appropriated annually to the Fund may be used to plan 
     eligible projects and activities, including capacity 
     building.
       (b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 4 percent of 
     amounts appropriated annually to the Fund may be used by the 
     Foundation for administrative expenses of the Fund or 
     administration of competitive grants offered under the Fund.
       (c) Priority.--Not less than $10,000,000 shall be awarded 
     annually to support eligible projects and activities for 
     Indian Tribes.

     SEC. 12006. REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Reports.--Beginning at the end the first full 
     fiscal year after the date of enactment of this division, and 
     not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year in 
     which amounts are deposited into the Fund, the Foundation 
     shall submit to the Secretary a report on the operation of 
     the Fund including--
       (1) an accounting of expenditures made under the Fund, 
     including leverage and match where applicable;
       (2) an accounting of any grants made under the Fund, 
     including a list of recipients and a brief description of 
     each project and its purposes and goals; and
       (3) measures and metrics to track benefits created by 
     grants administered under the Fund, including enhanced 
     biodiversity, water quality, natural carbon sequestration, 
     and resilience.
       (b) 5-Year Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end 
     of the fifth full fiscal year after the date of enactment of 
     this division, and not later than 90 days after the end every 
     fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to 
     the Secretary a report containing--
       (1) a description of any socioeconomic, biodiversity, 
     community resilience, or climate resilience or mitigation 
     (including natural carbon sequestration), impacts generated 
     by projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including 
     measures and metrics illustrating these impacts;
       (2) a description of land health benefits derived from 
     projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including an 
     accounting of--
       (A) lands treated for invasive species;
       (B) lands treated for wildfire threat reduction, including 
     those treated with controlled burning or other natural fire-
     management techniques; and
       (C) lands restored either from wildfire or other forms or 
     degradation, including over-grazing and sedimentation;
       (3) key findings for Congress, including any recommended 
     changes to the authorization or purposes of the Fund;
       (4) best practices for other Federal agencies in the 
     administration of funds intended for land and habitat 
     restoration;
       (5) information on the use and outcome of funds 
     specifically set aside for planning and capacity building 
     pursuant to section 6; and
       (6) any other information that the Foundation considers 
     relevant.
       (c) Submission of Reports to Congress.--Not later than 10 
     days after receiving a report under this section, the 
     Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

     SEC. 12007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
     $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to 
     carry out this division.


         Amendment No. 71 Offered by Mr. Norcross of New Jersey

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. UTILIZATION OF QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS.

       (a) Rulemaking.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall 
     each promulgate regulations requiring the utilization of 
     qualified electricians in the construction, installation, 
     operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging 
     stations assisted, in whole or in part, by funding provided 
     under this Act.
       (b) Definition of Qualified Electrician.--In this section, 
     the term ``qualified electrician'' means an electrician who 
     has completed training under the Electric Vehicle 
     Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) and obtained an EVITP 
     certification.


       Amendment No. 72 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       Page 504, line 24, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 505, line 3, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 505, after line 3, insert the following:
       (5) the project would serve the low income residents of 
     economically disadvantaged communities, including 
     environmental justice communities, underserved communities, 
     or communities located in areas of persistent poverty (as 
     such term is defined in section 101 of title 23, United 
     States Code).


       Amendment No. 73 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       Page 518, line 17, strike ``and''.
       Page 518, line 21, insert ``and'' at the end.
       Page 518, after line 21, insert the following:
       (viii) the community impacts and equity analyses of 
     retaining or reconstructing the eligible facility on the 
     surrounding communities, including--

       (I) the demographic breakdown of the impacted community by 
     race and socioeconomic status; and
       (II) the displacement or disconnection that occurred within 
     the community as a result of the existing facility;


        Amendment No. 75 Offered by Mr. Pappas of New Hampshire

       Page 1056, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 4410. LENGTH LIMITATIONS.

       Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle.--The 
     term `covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle' means any 
     vehicle transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle from the 
     place where the vehicle became wrecked or disabled to the 
     nearest appropriate repair facility or other location, as 
     directed by any agency having jurisdiction.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) imposes an overall length limit on any combination of 
     vehicles, or the length of any individual vehicle in the 
     combination configuration, being transported by a covered 
     heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle provided that the wrecked 
     or disabled vehicle combination being transported was in 
     compliance with applicable length limits at the time and 
     place of the initial disablement or wreck; or
       ``(J) imposes a limit to the number of vehicles that may be 
     transported in combination with a covered heavy-duty tow and 
     recovery vehicle provided that the wrecked or disabled 
     vehicle combination being transported was in compliance with 
     applicable limits at the time and place of the initial 
     disablement or wreck''.


       Amendment No. 83 Offered by Ms. Plaskett of Virgin Islands

       Page 417, after the item following line 2, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1220. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

       Section 162 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) State.--In this section, the term `State' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 401.''.


          Amendment No. 84 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       Page 594, line 17, insert ``, including wildfire ignitions, 
     suppression, and evacuation routes'' after ``maintenance''.


           Amendment No. 87 Offered by Miss Rice of New York

       Page 1508, after line 13, add the following new section 
     (and update the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 10109. MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BACK SAFETY STANDARDS.

       (a) Final Rule.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule updating 
     section 571.207 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
     reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehicle 
     occupants due to seat back failure during all types of 
     vehicle impact.
       (b) Compliance Date.--In issuing the final rule pursuant to 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a date for required compliance with the final rule 
     of not later than 2 motor vehicle model years after the model 
     year during which the effective date of the final rule 
     occurs.


           amendment no. 88 offered by miss rice of new york

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. GAO STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF DRUNK DRIVING CHILD 
                   ENDANGERMENT LAWS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact 
     and effectiveness of drunk driving child endangerment laws, 
     and ways in which child endangerment laws can be strengthened 
     to protect children who may be passengers in vehicles driven 
     by drunk drivers.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under this section 
     shall--
       (1) review State laws to determine best practices, 
     comparing State laws in which driving drunk with a child is 
     considered a felony versus a misdemeanor, as well as review 
     effective ways in which States mandate or encourage reporting 
     and documentation of child endangerment; and
       (2) make recommendations as to how State laws can be 
     improved to protect children from riding as passengers in 
     vehicles driven by drunk drivers, including increased 
     penalties, reporting requirements, and coordination with 
     child protective services.


   amendment no. 90 offered by mr. sablan of northern mariana islands

       Page 635, line 20, insert ``and a review of the current 
     administrative distribution of such funds among the 
     territories'' after ``title''.
       Page 636, after line 13, insert the following:
       (5) Territorial allocations.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the territories described under section 
     165(c) of title 23, United States Code, develop 
     recommendations on the total annual allocation to such 
     territories and a data driven, equitable allocation of 
     funding among such territories.


           amendment no. 91 offered by mr. schrader of oregon

       Page 362, line 10, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 363, line 10, strike the period at the end and insert 
     a period.
       Page 363, after line 10, insert the following:
       ``(D) increase the resilience of bridges, including the 
     ability to withstand disruptions from a seismic event.''.


          amendment no. 93 offered by ms. speier of california

       Page 754, after line 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 2114. FORMULA FUNDS FOR RURAL AREAS.

       Section 5311(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``means a State'' and inserting the 
     following: ``means--
       ``(A) a State'';
       (2) by striking ``Government.'' and inserting ``Government; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) a State or local governmental entity that operates a 
     public transportation service and receives and administers 
     Federal transit program grant funds for both rural and urban 
     areas.''.


          amendment no. 95 offered by ms. stevens of michigan

       Page 1130, line 13, strike ``and''.
       Page 1130, line 20, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 1130, after line 20, insert the following:
       (3) research and development to identify solutions that use 
     on board sensor data for vehicle safety purposes, such as--
       (A) identifying when a vehicle has either entered or passed 
     an exit ramp traveling in a direction opposing the legal flow 
     of traffic;
       (B) employing vehicle-to-infrastructure (VI2) 
     communications in combination with onboard sensor data to 
     enhance roadway safety; and
       (C) developing applications to notify at-risk drivers and 
     law enforcement agencies of a wrong way driver in the area.


          amendment no. 96 offered by ms. stevens of michigan

       At the end of subtitle A of title V of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 5119. RESILIENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE CENTERS OF 
                   EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Centers of Excellence.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall award grants to establish 5 Centers of Excellence to 
     advance research and development that improves the resilience 
     of regions of the United States to natural disasters, extreme 
     weather, and the effects of climate change on surface 
     transportation infrastructure.
       (b) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall ensure the Centers promote resilient surface 
     transportation infrastructure through--
       (1) supporting the research and development of design, 
     operations, and maintenance standards relevant to surface 
     transportation that consider existing and anticipated impacts 
     of natural disasters, extreme weather, and climate change;
       (2) research, development, and technology transfer of 
     resilient materials and technologies into existing and future 
     surface transportation infrastructure; and
       (3) development and dissemination of tools, techniques, and 
     information that informs federal, state, and local government 
     decision-making, policies, planning, and investments.
       (c) Center Coordination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) coordinate activities of all five Centers to prevent 
     duplication; and
       (B) promote dissemination of research among awardees.
       (2) Program evaluation and oversight.--The Secretary may 
     expend not more than 1 and a half percent of the amounts made

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     available to the Secretary to carry out this section for any 
     coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities, of the 
     Secretary under this Section.
       (d) Eligibility.--An institution of higher education, as 
     defined by section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002), or a consortium of institutions of higher 
     education shall be eligible to receive grants under this 
     program.
       (e) Competitive Selection Process.--
       (1) Applications.--To receive a grant under this section, 
     an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that is in such form and contains such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Restriction.--A recipient may only receive 1 grant per 
     fiscal year under this section.
       (3) Selection criteria.--In awarding a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (A) give preference to the applicant's past performance in 
     the activities under subsection (b);
       (B) consider the extent to which an applicant's proposal 
     would involve participation by local, regional, and national 
     stakeholders; and
       (C) consider the local, regional, and national impacts of 
     the applicant's proposal.
       (4) Location.--In awarding a grant under this section, the 
     Secretary shall select centers located in diverse geographic 
     regions that represent a variety of experiences with natural 
     disasters, extreme weather patterns, and climate change 
     impacts.
       (f) Federal Share.--As a condition of receiving an award 
     under this section, an award recipient shall match 50 percent 
     of the amounts made available under the award.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary such sums as necessary for grants under this 
     section.
       (2) Limitation on availability of amounts.--Amounts made 
     available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall 
     remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period 
     of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which 
     the amounts are authorized.
       (h) Reporting.--In general, on a biannual basis, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) review and evaluate the programs carried out under this 
     section by grant recipients; and
       (2) submit to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment 
     and Public Works and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate a report describing that review and evaluation.
       (i) Information Collection.--Any survey, questionnaire, or 
     interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     carry out reporting requirements relating to any program 
     assessment or evaluation activity under this section, 
     including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be 
     subject to chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.


           amendment no. 97 offered by mr. suozzi of new york

       Page 1358, after line 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 9307. NORTH ATLANTIC RAIL INTERSTATE COMPACT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 249 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 24905 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 24905A. North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact; North 
       Atlantic Rail Network

       ``(a) North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall appoint a director for the North 
     Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact (referred to in this section 
     as the `Compact') in collaboration with states identified in 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(2) Board of directors.--
       ``(A) Composition.--The Compact shall be governed by a 
     board of directors, which shall be composed of directors, of 
     whom--
       ``(i) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Transportation;
       ``(ii) 1 director shall be appointed by the Chief Executive 
     Officer of Amtrak;
       ``(iii) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     Connecticut;
       ``(iv) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     Maine;
       ``(v) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     Massachusetts;
       ``(vi) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     New Hampshire;
       ``(vii) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     New York;
       ``(viii) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     Rhode Island; and
       ``(ix) 2 directors shall be appointed by the Governor of 
     Vermont
       ``(B) Term; qualifications.--Of the individuals appointed 
     pursuant to each of the clauses (iii) through (ix) of 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) 1 shall be the head of the respective State 
     department of transportation; and
       ``(ii) the other director appointed by the respective 
     governor--

       ``(I) shall serve for a 5-year term;
       ``(II) shall be a resident of the appointing governor's 
     State;
       ``(III) may not be an employee of the government of such 
     State; and
       ``(IV) shall be an expert in transportation policy, 
     finance, public policy, planning or a related discipline 
     associated with the purpose and mission of the Compact.

       ``(C) No compensation.--Directors shall serve without pay, 
     but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
     of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions of 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the Compact shall be to 
     construct, on an accelerated basis, a North Atlantic Rail 
     Network in order--
       ``(A) to provide clean, safe, coordinated and efficient 
     high-speed and high-performance passenger rail transportation 
     in the 7-State North Atlantic Rail Network region; including 
     the improvement of existing intercity passenger rail 
     services;
       ``(B) to reduce carbon emissions from auto and air 
     transportation in such region in order to meet the greenhouse 
     gas performance targets established under section 150(d) of 
     title 23; and
       ``(C) to provide employment opportunities and economic 
     development in the cities and regions served by a North 
     Atlantic Rail Network.
       ``(4) Staffing.--The directors and officers of the Compact 
     may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel, as they 
     consider necessary and appropriate, to advance the design and 
     construction of a North Atlantic Rail Network.
       ``(5) Coordination.--The Compact, in designing and 
     constructing a North Atlantic Rail Network, shall coordinate 
     and cooperate with--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Transportation;
       ``(B) the Northeast Corridor Commission;
       ``(C) Amtrak;
       ``(D) State departments of transportation, regional 
     transportation authorities, and other State-established 
     entities, responsible for the provision of passenger rail in 
     the North Atlantic Rail Network region; and
       ``(E) freight railroads that host passenger trains or 
     operate freight trains over passenger rail lines within the 
     territory.
       ``(b) North Atlantic Rail Network.--
       ``(1) Creation.--Notwithstanding the existing service along 
     the Northeast Corridor, the Compact shall construct a North 
     Atlantic Rail Network, which may include--
       ``(A) additional high-speed rail service between Boston and 
     New York;
       ``(B) a high-performance network of intercity passenger 
     rail transportation throughout the 7-State region; and
       ``(C) an integrated network of metropolitan passenger rail 
     transportation coordinated with the high-speed rail service 
     referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Authorizations.--The Compact shall have the same 
     authorities provided to interstate compacts in section 410 of 
     the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 
     24101 note), including--
       ``(A) receiving appropriations--
       ``(i) to plan, design, engineer, and acquire property 
     (including railroad rights-of-way);
       ``(ii) to conduct competitive procurements;
       ``(iii) to enter into construction contracts;
       ``(iv) to form project labor agreements; and
       ``(v) to construct a North Atlantic Rail Network;
       ``(B) utilizing all design-build and other alternative 
     procurement policies and practices approved by the Department 
     of Transportation;
       ``(C) utilizing existing authorities to expedite reviews 
     for infrastructure investment within existing rights of way 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       ``(D) contracting with Amtrak, State departments of 
     transportation, or related operating entities within the 7-
     State North Atlantic Rail Network region to design or 
     construct elements of a North Atlantic Rail Network.
       ``(3) Commencement of operations.--The Compact shall 
     commence operations and be eligible for appropriated funding 
     in any State that has ratified the Compact, upon the 
     ratification of a minimum of 2 states of the Compact.
       ``(4) Responsibilities.--If a State department of 
     transportation or its related operating entity owns the 
     right-of-way for a rail line segment within a North Atlantic 
     Rail Network, such department or entity shall be responsible 
     for the design and construction of improvements on such 
     segment of a North Atlantic Rail Network.
       ``(5) Work performed on right-of-way.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2)(D), all work done in existing rail right-of-way 
     shall be performed only in accordance with the rail 
     collective bargaining agreements applicable to work performed 
     on such right-of-way.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 249 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 24905 the following:
``24905A. North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact; North Atlantic Rail 
              Network.''.
       (c) Sunset.--Upon the earlier of the completion of the 
     construction of all of the elements of a North Atlantic Rail 
     Network created pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 
     24905A of title 49, United States Code, as added by this Act, 
     or the date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--
       (1) the North Atlantic Rail Interstate Compact established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of such section shall be 
     dissolved; and
       (2) the assets of the North Atlantic Rail Interstate 
     Compact shall be transferred to Amtrak.

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            amendment no. 99 offered by ms. titus of nevada



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  June 30, 2021, on page H3529, the following appeared: AMENDMENT 
NO. 99 OFFERED BY MR. TITUS OF NEVADA
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: AMENDMENT NO. 99 
OFFERED BY MS. TITUS OF NEVADA


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       Page 1269, line 12, insert before the period the following: 
     ``, or a rail carrier (as such term is defined in section 
     10102(5) of title 49, United States Code) with demonstrated 
     support from at least one of such entities for high-speed 
     rail activities described in section 26101 or 26106 of title 
     49, United States Code''.


         amendment no. 101 offered by mrs. torres of california

       Page 600, beginning on line 18, strike ``consistent with 
     the safety recommendations issued by the National 
     Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H-
     17-27 and H-17-28''.
       Page 600, after line 4, insert the following (and 
     redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       (7) the results and recommendations of the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report 
     entitled ``Development of a Posted Speed Limit Setting 
     Procedure and Tool'', issued March 2021;
       (8) the safety recommendations issued by the National 
     Transportation Safety Board on August 15, 2017, numbered H-
     17-27 and H-17-28;
       Page 600, after line 16, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subsection accordingly):
       (d) Study on Speed Limit Methodologies.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a study of current speed limit setting 
     methodologies across the country and develop best-practices 
     for such methodologies, taking into consideration context 
     sensitive design principles (as such term is defined in 
     section 101 of title 23, United States Code).


         amendment no. 102 offered by mrs. torres of california

       Page 1101, line 7, strike ``$2,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,000,000''.
       Page 1101, after line 12, insert the following:
       (d) Application of Chapter 35 of Title 44.--Any survey, 
     questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to 
     be necessary to carry out the reporting or research 
     requirements relating to this section, including customer 
     satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to chapter 35 
     of title 44, United States Code.


         amendment no. 103 offered by mrs. torres of california

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR DEOMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1441 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(1) the need for projects that address air quality in 
     areas--
       ``(A) that have been designated as nonattainment area under 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
       ``(B) that are maintenance areas (as such term is defined 
     in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code);''; and
       (2) in subsection (f) by striking ``$12,000,000'' inserting 
     ``$13,600,000 out of the general fund of the Treasury for 
     each fiscal year''.


          amendment no. 105 offered by mr. torres of new york

       Page 523, line 3, before the period, insert the following: 
     ``, including a project to deck over a limited-access highway 
     or other eligible facility''.


          amendment no. 106 offered by mr. torres of new york

       At the end of subtitle C of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. GAO STUDY.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a study to review the amount of funds made available 
     under section 151(f) of title 23, United States Code, for the 
     installation of electric vehicle charging stations in 
     communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution and 
     high rates of asthma.


         amendment no. 109 offered by ms. velazquez of new york

       Page 663, line 8, insert ``residents of public housing (as 
     such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) and of other housing 
     assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as 
     so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development,'' after ``elderly,''.
       Page 664, line 15, insert ``, residents of public housing 
     (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) and of other housing 
     assisted under other Federal affordable housing programs as 
     so designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development,'' after ``low-income communities''.
       Page 665, beginning on line 12, insert ``, residents of 
     public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) 
     and of other housing assisted under other Federal affordable 
     housing programs as so designated by the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development,'' after ``low-income communities''.
       Page 665, line 12, insert ``including individuals 
     registered with a one-stop center, as defined under section 3 
     of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3102),'' after ``employment,''.


         amendment no. 110 offered by ms. velazquez of new york

       Page 838, after line 25, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
       (F) any expected cost savings for transit agencies and law 
     enforcement agencies responsible for enforcing fare evasion 
     policies;


         amendment no. 111 offered by ms. velazquez of new york

       Page 350, line 16, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 350, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 350, after line 19, insert the following:
       ``(v) the planting of trees, appropriate to the region, in 
     street medians, islands, and along sidewalks in order to 
     complement traffic calming techniques.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb) and the gentleman from Louisiana 
(Mr. Graves) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this en bloc amendment, which 
provides for the consideration of 42 amendments. The amendments 
contained in this en bloc touch upon various policy areas in the base 
bill.
  The surface transportation amendments include: increasing funding for 
the National Scenic Byways Program; creating a climate-safe 
infrastructure working group to prepare transportation infrastructure 
for the effects of climate change; requiring a GAO report to Congress 
on access to nonemergency medical transportation for disadvantaged 
populations; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to submit a 
report to Congress on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; 
and ensuring underserved communities are considered in the expansion of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
  These are just some of the highlights of the amendments included. I 
thank my colleagues for offering such thoughtful amendments to improve 
the surface transportation portions of the INVEST in America Act, and I 
urge adoption of the amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I actually want to repeat what the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania just said: This bloc of amendments consists of 42 
amendments.
  All you Americans that are at home right now, your Member of Congress 
that you elected to come up here to debate, to influence, to fix the 
crisis we have in transportation and traffic right now, you get the 
choice to either support or oppose 42 different amendments, some of 
which may be good, some of which may be awful.
  This is what democracy looks like right now under this Democrat 
majority, where the individual Members of Congress aren't even allowed 
to effectively represent their constituents.
  This bill, including this amendment, simply adds more money to a bad 
system. The average American, Mr. Speaker, all they need to do is think 
about that road project, that traffic jam, they have in their 
community. All this bill does is puts more money in that very system 
that resulted in those problems in their community. It doesn't fix it.
  In fact, it even diverts money from what should be infrastructure 
into things that have absolutely nothing to do with infrastructure, 
which, just to give an example of that, includes art. That is where 
your transportation dollars are going, art infrastructure.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment is so fundamentally flawed, this process 
is so fundamentally flawed, I urge rejection of this entire bloc.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Langevin).
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in support of the INVEST in America 
Act, which will help rebuild America's infrastructure. I especially 
rise today in strong support of my amendment and other disability 
provisions in the INVEST in America Act.
  It has been more than three decades since the ADA became law. Yet, 
people

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with disabilities still face substantial barriers to transportation. 
The INVEST in America Act includes provisions from the Disability 
Access to Transportation Act, a bill I authored to break down barriers 
in transportation for people with disabilities.
  These provisions, among other things, include establishing a one-stop 
paratransit pilot program so that riders can schedule an intermediate 
stop during their trips, reauthorizing and increasing funding for 
section 5310 mobility grants, and streamlining the reporting process 
for accessibility complaints.
  The bill will also require the Department of Transportation to adopt 
the U.S. Access Board's proposed ``Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility 
Guidelines'' as enforceable standards, and my amendment will require 
the Department of Justice to follow suit.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment and the INVEST in America Act will help 
make our Nation more accessible for Americans with disabilities. I urge 
my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment, and I thank the 
chairman for his leadership on this outstanding bill.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Jones).
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, people in suburban communities benefit from 
convenient, reliable public transportation to urban areas. It allows 
them to move to more affordable neighborhoods while maintaining access 
to the economic opportunities in the city.
  This is evident in part of my district, where a one-seat ride on the 
east side of the Hudson River in New York makes it easy to get off the 
roads and commute by train between Westchester County and New York 
City.
  Unfortunately, Rockland County, on the west side of the Hudson, lacks 
direct rail service to the city, making the commute deeply inconvenient 
and the area a more challenging place to live.
  My amendment would commission a study on the economic benefits of 
one-seat ride commuter rail service between urban and suburban 
communities. This study would help Federal, State, and local 
governments plan for expansion of direct rail service to communities 
like Rockland County and identify areas where improvements are not only 
feasible but necessary.
  I urge support for my amendment because communities like Rockland 
deserve convenient, reliable public transportation to urban areas like 
New York City.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.

  Mr. Speaker, we have heard people talk about how this bill is going 
to help address climate change, and we have heard people try to suggest 
that our side doesn't care about it. The facts actually paint a very 
different story.
  My friends on the other side of the aisle came in and tried very hard 
to force legislation that would mandate reductions in emissions in the 
power sector. That was going to significantly drive up energy costs. 
Thankfully, Congress didn't enact it.
  But do you know what actually happened? By letting innovators 
innovate, by Congress not coming in and forcing regulatory mandates and 
forcing and choosing different types of energy technologies, the United 
States has reduced emissions more than the next 12 emissions-reducing 
countries combined.
  Is it because of Congress' actions? No. It is because Americans are 
innovative, and Americans innovated their way out of this. We have been 
leading the world.
  What this legislation does is it goes back, and it fails to learn 
from the lessons of the past. It tries to force technologies.
  Right now, electric vehicle sales represent 2 percent of sales. 
Consumers don't want them.
  In my home State, we drive pickup trucks and put our boats behind 
them. But don't worry, because according to Car and Driver, you are 
going to get to pull your boat 100 miles, and then you get to stop at a 
charging station, paid for by this bill. You will then get to sit there 
for 45 minutes, potentially get your truck up to 80 percent, and you 
can maybe then drive another, I don't know, 70 miles or so. It is going 
to be great.
  This is crazy. This is absolutely crazy. Americans need traffic 
solutions. We need traffic solutions. We had 325 amendments submitted 
to this bill to try to improve it. Mr. Speaker, 149 of those were 
accepted, and 105 of those were Democrat amendments, not even giving 
Republican constituents across America the opportunity to be able to be 
represented.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of this partisan, failed process that, 
for the first time in decades, has failed to yield a bipartisan bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I would just note for my colleague's 
edification the strong role that the Federal Government and national 
lab system played in the very energy innovation that he was mentioning 
in his remarks. It was not done by the private sector alone.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Torres).
  Mr. TORRES of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in favor of my 
amendment to the INVEST Act, which clarifies that the capping of 
highways with deck parks shall qualify for funding under the 
Reconnecting Neighborhoods Program.
  The South Bronx is the most densely populated congressional district 
with the highest concentration of diesel truck traffic. In Hunts Point 
alone, there are 15,000 trucks traveling every day from and to the 
Hunts Point Terminal Market. Children living near the Cross Bronx 
Expressway are, through no fault of their own, breathing in air 
pollutants that cause respiratory disease.
  The sheer prevalence of asthma in the South Bronx is no accident. It 
is a consequence of the Cross Bronx Expressway, which stands both 
literally and metaphorically as a structure of racism.
  My amendment to the INVEST Act would lay the groundwork for capping 
the Cross Bronx Expressway in the hopes of preventing diesel truck 
traffic from polluting the air we breathe in the Bronx.
  There is no policy or project that would do more to fundamentally 
improve the air quality and life expectancy in the South Bronx than the 
long-overdue transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway.

                              {time}  1900

  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Auchincloss).
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment 
to the INVEST in America Act to ensure the future of transportation is 
convenient, affordable, and sustainable.
  My amendment would help local governments sustainably fund innovative 
public transportation options, including on-demand transit. These new 
transit services will be required to follow FTA rules and to protect 
the labor force that makes public transit possible.
  Expanding mobility-as-a-service--like bikeshare, scooters, and 
rideshare--will bring in new transit ridership, meaning less traffic 
and pollution and more walkable, vibrant downtowns.
  I am grateful for Chairman DeFazio's leadership on this 
transformational bill and the diligent work of his staff. I urge my 
colleagues to support my amendment and the underlying bill.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I heard my friends talk about how it has been innovation 
that has led us to emissions reductions. I find it fascinating and 
certainly look forward to that discussion.
  But, Mr. Speaker, right now, just a few months ago, the United States 
was entirely energy independent. We produced all the resources that we 
needed to power our economy and to power our transportation sector.
  What this bill does is begins forcing everything, manipulating 
markets in a direction that doesn't work.
  Don't take my word for it. Let me give you examples about the State 
of

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California that has tried to do the very thing that this bill does. The 
State of California currently has electricity prices that are twice 
those of my home State.
  I ask the American citizens, Mr. Speaker, which American is asking to 
have their electricity bills doubled?
  By the way, when you increase demand for electricity, the price goes 
up even higher. When you try to electrify the entire vehicle fleet, 
then prices go up.
  Do you think they got a plan for this?
  There is a study in this very amendment that tries to study how you 
are going to incorporate vehicles into the energy and transportation 
sector. They don't even know how they are going to do it, yet they are 
charging ahead boldly under this en bloc amendment.
  Another great one in here: During the committee process on this, I 
offered an amendment, Mr. Speaker, to establish national centers of 
resilience. I got a commitment from the chairman saying: Yes, we are 
going to work with you on this.
  They didn't work with us. But all of a sudden, when we filed our 
amendment, that one is discarded, and one pops up from a Democrat 
Member with our idea. It is now going to be in this en bloc for 
consideration.
  This whole process just doesn't reflect democracy. I can't say it 
enough, Mr. Speaker: Decades and decades of bipartisan support, strong 
support, representing the leadership on how you negotiate legislation 
and bringing traffic solutions and transportation solutions to America.
  In this case, there is no bipartisan support. This is a failed effort 
that fails to address the needs of the American public. It diverts 
funds that need to go to traffic solutions to things that, quite 
frankly, are going to play into China's hands and cause the loss of 
jobs. We need to be exporting American innovation, not exporting jobs 
to China, as this bill does.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 5 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Louisiana has 3\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairmen for their 
leadership, vision, and work on this bill.
  It must be our priority to ensure needed infrastructure investments 
promote equity to help address the myriad environmental injustices 
experienced by minority, Tribal, and low-income communities.
  For this reason, I was happy to join forces with the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Crow) to offer an amendment which ensures underserved and 
disadvantaged communities are not left behind as we make the electric 
vehicle transition.
  I also want to thank Chairman DeFazio for the strong equity-focused 
investments in this package, such as the new reduced fare for the low-
income riders demonstration grant program and changes to the transit 
formula to require transit agencies to better serve transit-dependent 
populations.
  I am pleased that my amendment to this package, which would increase 
the funding set-aside for low- and moderate-income communities under 
the Zero Emission Bus Grant Program, is included.
  Finally, providing equitable access to electric charging 
infrastructure and substantial public transit funding helps build 
equity into our Nation's transportation options and will help address 
the climate hazards that must remain a priority for this administration 
and Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the body to support this bill.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New 
York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer six amendments 
to the INVEST in America Act.
  It is imperative that any infrastructure bill that we work on and is 
passed by Congress helps to achieve two goals: one, address the history 
of injustice and displacement that traditional and historic 
infrastructure investment has imposed on communities of color and 
working people, like the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway; 
and the second is to prepare for and create good, dignified union jobs 
in building the infrastructure that helps mitigate climate change.

  One amendment that I am offering today would double the funding to 
replace lead water infrastructure in schools. In the richest country in 
the world, no child should be poisoned by their classroom water 
fountain, yet that is exactly the case for millions of American 
schoolchildren. In New York City alone, at least 400 schools, many in 
the Bronx, contained faucets with elevated lead levels as recently as 
2019.
  I am also offering an amendment today with Representative Moulton to 
increase rail funding by 20 percent.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support and passage of these amendments.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McNerney).
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment to 
H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act.
  Among other things, this legislation aims to increase both the 
awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector and to 
build a more diverse workforce in this field.
  My amendment would add veteran status as a factor to be considered 
under diversity.
  As of 2017, women represented 16 percent of the overall Active Duty 
force, with 43 percent of Active Duty military identified as Black, 
Hispanic, Asian, or another racial or ethnic group. Our increasingly 
diverse military is not only an asset to our Nation's security, but 
when these servicemembers return to civilian life, they are often an 
untapped pool of potential.
  We have a duty to protect and serve those who have done so for us. A 
key part of that is helping our veterans find gainful employment once 
their service has ended, which is what my amendment would seek to do.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas 
(Mrs. Fletcher).
  Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer an amendment to the 
INVEST in America Act to provide local transit agencies the flexibility 
to develop large-scale transit improvement plans.
  As Congress discusses legislation to reimagine and rebuild our 
country's infrastructure and transit systems, the amendment I am 
offering today provides additional flexibility, as transit agencies 
group transit improvement projects together and allow more than one 
project to be developed and financed at a time.
  Specifically, if an agency pays more than the required 20 percent of 
local funds to pay for a federally qualified project, the extra funds 
they used on that project will be counted as a credit on another 
project.
  This will ensure that local agencies are able to maximize both the 
Federal and local funds available to them to deliver large-scale 
regional transit improvements.
  As we reimagine and rebuild our country's infrastructure, this is 
precisely the type of Federal-local partnership that will deliver the 
highest value for our investment as we work to build for our future.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close whenever the 
gentleman from Louisiana is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close, but 
being in opposition, I reserve the right to close.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, just kind of wrapping up everyone's comments 
today, I think that this bill is a significant down payment on the 
future that we are all working toward.
  The reality of American history is that the government often works 
together with businesses to stimulate investments and speed up new 
markets.

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That is what we are trying to do in this bill. That has been true in 
natural gas; it has been true in public transportation; and it is true 
in electric vehicles. And that is what this bill is about.
  We are very proud to offer all of these amendments, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, recognizing that I have the 
right to close, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I would like to start a 
colloquy with the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who made a statement 
about how our national labs innovated us into this emissions reduction 
leadership role we play in the United States.
  I ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania to explain to us about those 
innovations and how that contributed to emissions reductions.
  I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb) for 
the purpose of a colloquy.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I will try to do it in 30 seconds.
  The bulk of our emissions reduction has come from the transition from 
coal to natural gas. Most of the critical science that is behind the 
shale revolution was developed within the national lab system, 
particularly at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, proudly 
located in western Pennsylvania.
  Of course, private-sector innovation played a huge role, but there 
were many key scientific advances that would not have been possible 
without Federal investment paid for by this very Congress.
  That is how we are responsible for many of the emissions reductions 
that have taken place and that will continue to take place in the 
future.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, I 
couldn't have asked the gentleman to make my point any more than he 
just did.
  This bill attempts to force or manipulate markets in a direction that 
is simply not consistent with the resources, the workforce of America.
  The gentleman is exactly right. He is exactly right. It is our 
natural gas revolution that has resulted in the United States leading 
the world in reducing emissions. It is not a result of someone coming 
in and forcing people to drive electric vehicles. It is not a result of 
forcing people to put solar panels on their homes. That is not it. It 
is the transition to natural gas.
  As a matter of fact, the natural gas from the gentleman's home State, 
according to the National Energy Technology Lab in the gentleman's home 
State, has a 42 to 47 percent lower emissions profile than Russian gas, 
which is effectively what this bill forces to happen, more dependence 
on Russian gas.
  A year ago, we imported zero barrels of Russian oil--zero--into the 
United States. This month, we are on a trajectory to import 7 million 
barrels, 7 million barrels of oil from Vladimir Putin. Thanks. This is 
crazy.
  This bill just continues building on that. I really don't understand, 
Madam Speaker, what the gentleman is going to tell his own constituents 
when they are no longer employed. Folks say: Hey, don't you worry. We 
are going to get new clean energy jobs.
  Madam Speaker, what has happened every single time we have developed 
new technology that wasn't tied back to America's resources? China 
steals the property. They steal the intellectual property. They steal 
the inventions and sell it back to us at a cheaper price--by the way, 
at the same time, causing greater environmental consequences using 
child enslaved labor.
  Madam Speaker, what I urge is, let's apply cancel culture to the 
countries that my friends across the aisle are actually promoting right 
now, to China and Russia.
  Let me say this again. This bill attempts to take California's model 
and apply it nationally, doubling the electricity prices in my home 
State.
  Guess which State had the eighth worst emissions growth in America? 
Is it the State that carried all this out? No. It is California. Guess 
which State is the most dependent State on foreign energy? It is 
California.
  I can't say it enough. We need to be exporting our innovation, not 
exporting our jobs. This is a flawed bill. It is an entirely flawed 
strategy that is being forced on American citizens under this 
legislation. People have the option right now to buy electric vehicles, 
and they are not doing it. It is 0.6 percent of the vehicles today.
  Madam Speaker, I urge rejection of this amendment. I yield back the 
balance of my time.

                              {time}  1915

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). Pursuant to House 
Resolution 504, the previous question is ordered on the amendments en 
bloc No. 1 offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Mr. Lamb of Pennsylvania

  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 508, I rise to 
offer amendments en bloc No. 2.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 2 consisting of amendment Nos. 5, 9, 15, 31, 
34, 43, 52, 61, 62, 63, 65, 74, 76, 86, 94, 100, 112, 114, 119, 121 and 
143, printed in House Report 117-75, offered by Mr. Lamb of 
Pennsylvania:


            amendment no. 5 offered by mr. beyer of virginia

       Page 1222, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 7002. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND 
                   INNOVATION ACT OF 1998 TEMPORARY LOAN RELIEF 
                   DUE TO COVID-19.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible borrower.--The term ``eligible borrower'' 
     means a recipient of an eligible loan administered by the 
     National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance 
     Bureau.
       (2) Eligible loan.--The term ``eligible loan'' means a loan 
     provided on or before the date of enactment of this Act under 
     a program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 116(d)(1) 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (b) Interest Rate Reset.--
       (1) In general.--If, at any time after the date of 
     execution of an eligible loan, the eligible borrower of such 
     eligible loan is impacted by COVID-19 and unable to generate 
     sufficient revenues from the dedicated revenue source to pay 
     the scheduled repayments of principal and interest on such 
     eligible loan--
       (A) the eligible borrower may submit to the Secretary a 
     request to reset the interest rate of the eligible loan in 
     such manner and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require; and
       (B) the Secretary--
       (i) in accordance with such criteria as the Secretary may 
     establish under subsection (d), shall determine whether the 
     eligible borrower is impacted by COVID-19; and
       (ii) if a positive determination is made under clause (i), 
     may reset the interest rate of such eligible loan (including 
     through amendment of such eligible loan) to a lower interest 
     rate equal to not less than the yield on United States 
     Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the maturity of 
     the eligible loan on the date of the reset, in accordance 
     with this section.
       (2) Applicability.--A lower interest rate provided for an 
     eligible loan pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall apply 
     until the final maturity date of the eligible loan.
       (c) Other Loan Modifications.--With respect to an eligible 
     borrower impacted by COVID-19, the Secretary, on determining 
     that the eligible borrower has been impacted by COVID-19, 
     may--
       (1) allow, for a maximum aggregate period of not more than 
     5 years, an obligor to add unpaid principal and interest to 
     the outstanding balance of the loan, subject to the 
     requirements under section 502(j)(3)(B) of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
     822(j)(3)(B)) or section 603(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United 
     States Code, as applicable; and
       (2) extend any applicable disbursement period established 
     under an agreement for credit assistance made pursuant to 
     section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) or section 603 of title 
     23, United States Code, as applicable.
       (d) Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a lower interest 
     rate or other loan modification under this section, an 
     eligible borrower shall achieve compliance with such criteria 
     as the Secretary may establish, in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).

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       (2) Factors for consideration.--In establishing criteria 
     for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary may take into 
     consideration such factors as the Secretary determines to be 
     relevant, including achieving the objectives of--
       (A) maintaining the operation of a project carried out by 
     an eligible borrower in a disaster, emergency, or other 
     extenuating circumstance;
       (B) mitigating the financial impact on an eligible borrower 
     of a disaster, emergency, or other extenuating circumstance; 
     and
       (C) protecting the interests of the Federal Government in 
     critical infrastructure.
       (e) Effective Period.--
       (1) In general.--The authority of the Secretary to reset 
     interest rates pursuant to this section shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2022.
       (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
     affects any eligible loan that is modified pursuant to this 
     section on or before September 30, 2022.


          amendment no. 9 offered by mr. calvert of california

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. ESTABLISHMENT OF WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY NATIONAL 
                   WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall establish as a 
     national wildlife refuge the lands, waters, and interests 
     therein acquired under subsection (g). The national wildlife 
     refuge shall be known as the ``Western Riverside County 
     National Wildlife Refuge'' (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Wildlife Refuge'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Wildlife Refuge shall be--
       (1) to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife habitats for 
     the benefit of present and future generations of Americans;
       (2) to conserve species listed as threatened or endangered 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (California 
     Fish and Game Code 2050-2068), or which is a covered species 
     under the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan;
       (3) to support the recovery and protection of threatened 
     and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
       (4) to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity and 
     migratory corridors within the Western Riverside County 
     Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary shall seek to acquire land, water, or interests 
     therein (including conservation easements), or sufficient to 
     satisfy the goals established in the Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan, within the acquisition boundaries pursuant 
     to this section, including but not limited to those which 
     have been heretofore or may be hereinafter acquired by the 
     Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority for 
     Purposes of the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
       (d) Notification of Establishment.--The Secretary shall 
     publish notice of the establishment of the Wildlife Refuge in 
     the Federal Register.
       (e) Acquisition Boundaries.--The Secretary shall establish 
     the acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as the 
     lands and waters within the Western Riverside County Multiple 
     Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area (as depicted on maps 
     and described in the Final Western Riverside County Multiple 
     Species Habitat Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003).
       (f) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--Upon the establishment of the Wildlife 
     Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer all 
     federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the Wildlife 
     Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and this 
     section. The Secretary may use such additional statutory 
     authority as may be available to the Secretary for the 
     conservation, management, recovery and restoration of fish 
     and wildlife and habitat, the development of compatible 
     wildlife dependent outdoor recreation opportunities, and the 
     facilitation of fish and wildlife interpretation and 
     education as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section and serve the objectives of the 
     Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan.
       (2) Cooperative agreements regarding non-federal lands.--
     The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
     State of California, any political subdivision thereof, or 
     any other person--
       (A) for the management, in a manner consistent with this 
     section and the Western Riverside County Multiple Species 
     Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands that are owned by such 
     State, subdivision, or other person and located within the 
     acquisition boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge;
       (B) to promote public awareness of the natural resources of 
     the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
     Conservation Plan Area; or
       (C) to encourage public participation in the conservation 
     of those resources.
       (g) Acquisition and Transfers of Lands and Waters for 
     Wildlife Refuge.--
       (1) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire by donation, 
     purchase with appropriated funds, or exchange such lands and 
     waters, or interests therein (including conservation 
     easements), as they become available, that will achieve the 
     purposes of subsection (b), within the acquisition boundaries 
     of the Wildlife Refuge, except that the lands, waters, and 
     interests therein owned by the State of California and its 
     political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.
       (2) Transfers.--
       (A) In general.--The head of any Federal department or 
     agency, including any agency within the Department of the 
     Interior, that has jurisdiction of any Federal property 
     located within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge as 
     described by this section shall, not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the 
     Secretary an assessment of the suitability of such property 
     for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.
       (B) Assessment.--Any assessment under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) parcel descriptions and best existing land surveys for 
     such property;
       (ii) a list of existing special reservations designations, 
     or purposes of the property;
       (iii) a list of all known or suspected hazardous substance 
     contamination of such property, and any facilities, surface 
     water, or groundwater on such property;
       (iv) the status of withdrawal of such property from--

       (I) the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); and
       (II) the General Mining Act of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.); 
     and

       (v) a recommendation as to whether such property is or is 
     not suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, and the 
     reasons supporting the recommendation.
       (C) Inclusion in wildlife refuge.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 60 
     days after receiving an assessment submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), determine if the property described in such 
     assessment is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge.
       (ii) Transfer.--If the Secretary determines the property in 
     an assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) is suitable 
     for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge, the head of the Federal 
     department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property 
     shall transfer such property to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of this 
     section.
       (D) Property unsuitable for inclusion.--Property determined 
     by the Secretary to be unsuitable for inclusion in the 
     Wildlife Refuge based on an assessment submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be subsequently transferred to the 
     Secretary for purposes of this section by the head of the 
     department or agency that has jurisdiction of such property 
     if such property becomes suitable for inclusion in the 
     Wildlife Refuge as determined by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the head of the department or agency that 
     has jurisdiction of such property.
       (E) Public access.--If property transferred to the 
     Secretary under this paragraph allows for public access at 
     the time of transfer, such access shall be maintained unless 
     such access--
       (i) would be incompatible with the purposes of the Wildlife 
     Refuge;
       (ii) would jeopardize public health or safety; or
       (iii) must be limited due to emergency circumstances.


          amendment no. 15 offered by mr. carter of louisianna



       Page 1053, strike lines 5 through 20 and insert the 
     following:

       ``(d) Transportation of Equines.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--No person may transport or cause to be 
     transported, an equine from a place in a State, the District 
     of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United 
     States through or to a place in another State, the District 
     of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United 
     States, or any place that is under the sovereignty of a 
     government that is not the United States--
       ``(A) in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels 
     stacked on top of each other; or
       ``(B) with reason to believe that the equine may be 
     slaughtered for human consumption.
       ``(2) Motor vehicle defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `motor vehicle' means--
       ``(A) a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and 
     manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and
       ``(B) does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a 
     rail or rails.
       ``(3) Equine defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `equine' means any member of the Equidae family.''.

       Page 1954, line 5, strike ``Horses in multilevel trailer'' 
     and inserting ``equines''.

       Page 1954, line 12, strike ``horse'' and insert ``equine''.


      Amendment No. 31 Offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania

       Page 1446, after line 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 9608. GAO STUDY ON COST ALLOCATION OF RAIL PASSENGER 
                   TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall initiate a study of the apportionment of 
     liability among owners of right-of-way on the Northeast 
     Corridor and passenger rail operators on the Northeast 
     Corridor in accordance with section 24905 of title 49, United 
     States Code, the Northeast Corridor Commission's cost 
     allocation policy, and the statutory prohibition on cross-
     subsidization under such section.

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       (b) Recommendations.--Upon completion of the study under 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall issue 
     recommendations to the Northeast Corridor Commission, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate on how to determine 
     equitable liability allocation policy between owners of 
     right-of-way on the Northeast Corridor and passenger rail 
     operators on the Northeast Corridor.
       (c) Considerations.--In issuing recommendations under 
     subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall consider that 
     any recommendations may be implemented differently amongst 
     the various Northeast Corridor passenger rail entities based 
     on differing ownership and operational profiles.
       (d) Conclusion.--If a mutually agreed upon resolution 
     between owners of right-of-way on the Northeast corridor and 
     passenger rail operators on the Northeast Corridor is reached 
     prior to the completion of the study under subsection (a), 
     the Comptroller General shall conclude the study.


        Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Garamendi of California

       Page 928, after line 2, insert the following (and 
     redesignate subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
       ``(B) educate the public about proper and safe usage of 
     light- and medium-duty trailers, including required safety 
     equipment and preventive maintenance for safety.


          Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Graves of Louisiana

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. EFFECT OF WEATHER EXTREMES ON SUSTAINABILITY AND 
                   RELIABILITY OF ROADWAYS.

       The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration 
     shall issue or update guidance and best practices related to 
     the resiliency of materials used for construction, 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects on 
     Federal-aid highways, taking into consideration the effect of 
     dynamic changes on maintenance cycles for roadways, including 
     as a result of weather-based factors.


          Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Kilmer of Washington

       Page 1455, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 9707. NATIONAL CULVERT REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT, AND 
                   RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 805 of subtitle X of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 80505. National culvert removal, replacement, and 
       restoration grant program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       ``(3) Program.--The term `program' means the annual 
     competitive grant program established under subsection (b).
       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(5) Undersecretary.--The term `Undersecretary' means the 
     Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Undersecretary and Director, shall establish an annual 
     competitive grant program to award grants to eligible 
     entities for projects for the replacement, removal, and 
     repair of culverts that would meaningfully improve or restore 
     fish passage for anadromous fish.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible to receive a 
     grant under the program is--
       ``(1) a State (as such term is defined in section 401 of 
     title 23);
       ``(2) a unit of local government;
       ``(3) an Indian Tribe;
       ``(4) a Federal agency eligible to receive funds under 
     sections 201, 203, or 204 of title 23;
       ``(5) a political subdivision of a State or unit of local 
     government;
       ``(6) a special purpose district or public authority with a 
     transportation function, including a port authority; or
       ``(7) a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (6).
       ``(d) Grant Selection Process.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Undersecretary and Director, shall 
     establish a process for determining criteria for awarding 
     grants under the program, subject to subsection (e).
       ``(e) Prioritization.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Undersecretary and the Director, shall establish 
     procedures to prioritize awarding grants under the program 
     to--
       ``(1) projects that would improve fish passage for--
       ``(A) anadromous fish stocks listed as an endangered 
     species or a threatened species under section 4 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533);
       ``(B) anadromous fish stocks identified by the 
     Undersecretary or the Director that could reasonably become 
     listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under 
     that section;
       ``(C) anadromous fish stocks identified by the 
     Undersecretary or the Director as prey for endangered 
     species, threatened species, or protected species, including 
     Southern resident orcas (Orcinus orcas); or
       ``(D) anadromous fish stocks identified by the 
     Undersecretary or the Director as climate resilient stocks; 
     and
       ``(2) projects that would open up more than 200 meters of 
     upstream habitat before the end of the natural habitat.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with a grant to a State or a unit of 
     local government under the program shall be not more than 80 
     percent.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Undersecretary and Director, shall develop a process 
     to provide technical assistance to Indian Tribes and 
     underserved communities to assist in the project design and 
     grant process and procedures.
       ``(h) Administrative Expenses.--Of the amounts made 
     available for each fiscal year to carry out the program, the 
     Secretary, the Undersecretary, and the Director may use not 
     more than 2 percent to pay the administrative expenses 
     necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the program $800,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 805 of 
     subtitle X of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:
       ``80505. National culvert removal, replacement, and 
           restoration grant program.''.


         Amendment No. 61 Offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts

       Page 1222, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 7002. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TIFIA ELIGIBILITY AND 
                   PROJECT SELECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 602(c) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Payment and performance security.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     design and construction of a project carried out with 
     assistance under the TIFIA program shall have appropriate 
     payment and performance security, regardless of whether the 
     obligor is a State, local government, agency or 
     instrumentality of a State or local government, public 
     authority, or private party.
       ``(B) Written determination.--If payment and performance 
     security is required to be furnished by applicable State or 
     local statute or regulation, the Secretary may accept such 
     payment and performance security requirements applicable to 
     the obligor if the Federal interest with respect to Federal 
     funds and other project risk related to design and 
     construction is adequately protected.
       ``(C) No determination or applicable requirements.--If 
     there are no payment and performance security requirements 
     applicable to the obligor, the security under section 3131(b) 
     of title 40 or an equivalent State or local requirement, as 
     determined by the Secretary, shall be required.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any agreement for credit 
     assistance entered into on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.


         Amendment No. 62 Offered by Ms. Mace of South Carolina

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. GAO REPORT REGARDING HIGHWAY TRUST FUND 
                   EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on Highway Trust Fund expenditures.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the report under subsection 
     (a) shall be to gain an understanding of the expenditures 
     made by the trust fund, including for programs funded under 
     the Mass Transit Account and the Highway Account.
       (c) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     examine reimbursements to eligible recipients, including 
     States, territories, Indian tribes, transit agencies, and 
     Federal land management agencies, by--
       (1) Federal-aid highway program; and
       (2) category of eligible project costs including--
       (A) administrative costs;
       (B) development phase activities, including transportation 
     planning;
       (C) construction;
       (D) maintenance;
       (E) transit capital projects;
       (F) operational improvements;
       (G) safety improvements; and
       (H) any other category that the Comptroller General 
     determines necessary.


         Amendment No. 63 Offered by Mrs. Rodgers of Washington

       Page 210, line 13, insert ``, including areas that are at 
     risk of flooding, rockslides, and mudslides following a 
     wildfire'' before the semicolon.


         Amendment No. 65 Offered by Mr. Meuser of Pennsylvania

       Page 294, after line 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 1120. INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE.

       Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Areas of persistent poverty.--The Federal share 
     payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried 
     out in

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     an area of persistent poverty with funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b) may be increased by up to 5 percent, up to 100 
     percent of the total project cost of any such project, 
     program, or activity.''.


         Amendment No. 74 Offered by Mr. O'Halleran of Arizona

       Page 577, line 1, strike ``(2) in subsection (e) by 
     striking'' and insert the following:
       (2) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``4 percent''; 
     and
       (B) by striking


            Amendment No. 76 Offered by Mr. Pence of Indiana

       At end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. RURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO USE TRANSPORTATION FOR 
                   ECONOMIC SUCCESS INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for 
     Economic Success Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``ROUTES Office''), to--
       (1) improve analysis of rural projects applying for 
     Department of Transportation discretionary grants, including 
     ensuring that project costs, local resources, and the larger 
     benefits to the American people and the economy are 
     appropriately considered; and
       (2) provide rural communities with technical assistance for 
     meeting the Nation's transportation infrastructure investment 
     need in a financially sustainable manner.
       (b) Objectives.--The ROUTES Office shall--
       (1) collect input from knowledgeable entities and the 
     public on the benefits of rural transportation projects, the 
     technical and financial assistance required for constructing 
     and operating rural transportation infrastructure and 
     services, and barriers and opportunities to funding such 
     rural transportation projects;
       (2) evaluate data on rural transportation challenges and 
     determining methods to align the Department of 
     Transportation's discretionary funding and financing 
     opportunities with the needs of rural communities for meeting 
     National transportation goals; and
       (3) educate rural communities about applicable Department 
     of Transportation discretionary grants, developing effective 
     methods to evaluate rural projects in discretionary grant 
     programs, and communicating those methods through program 
     guidance.
       (c) ROUTES Council.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish the ROUTES 
     Council (hereinafter referred to as the ``Council'') to--
       (A) organize, guide, and lead the ROUTES Office; and
       (B) coordinate rural-related funding programs and 
     assistance among the modal administrations.
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following officers of the Department of Transportation, or 
     their designees:
       (i) The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
       (ii) The General Counsel.
       (iii) The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary 
     for Budget and Programs.
       (iv) The Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.
       (v) The Administrators of the--

       (I) Federal Aviation Administration;
       (II) Federal Highway Administration;
       (III) Federal Railroad Administration; and
       (IV) Federal Transit Administration.

       (vi) The Chief Infrastructure Funding Officer.
       (vii) The Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs.
       (viii) The Director of the Office of Public Affairs.
       (B) Chair.--The Under Secretary of Transportation for 
     Policy shall be the Chair of the Council.
       (C) Additional members.--The Secretary of Transportation or 
     the Chair of the Council may designate additional members to 
     serve on the Council.
       (3) Additional modal input.--To address issues related to 
     safety and transport of rural commodities, the Council shall 
     consult with the Administrators (or their designees) of the--
       (A) Maritime Administration;
       (B) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation; and
       (C) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       (4) Duties.--Members of the Council shall--
       (A) participate in all meetings and relevant Council 
     activities and be prepared to share information relevant to 
     rural transportation infrastructure projects and issues;
       (B) provide guidance and leadership on rural transportation 
     infrastructure issues and represent the work of the Council 
     and Department of Transportation on such issues to external 
     stakeholders; and
       (C) recommend initiatives to the Chair of the Council to 
     consider, establish, and staff any resulting activities or 
     working groups.
       (5) Meetings.--The Council shall meet bimonthly.
       (6) Work products and deliverables.--The Council my develop 
     work products or deliverables to meet its goals, including--
       (A) an annual report to Congress describing Council 
     activities for the past year and expected activities for the 
     coming year;
       (B) any recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of 
     Department of Transportation discretionary grant programs 
     regarding rural infrastructure issues; and
       (C) other guides and reports for relevant groups and the 
     public.


           amendment no. 86 offered by miss rice of new york

       At the end of title III of division B of the bill, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 3018. DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish a program to provide grants on a competitive basis 
     to States and Indian tribes to educate the public on the 
     dangers of drug-impaired driving.
       (b) Application for Grant.--To be awarded a grant under 
     this section, State or Indian tribe shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       (c) Suballocations of Funds.--A State or Indian tribe that 
     receives a grant under this section may suballocate funds 
     from the grant to a covered entity that will carry out the 
     requirements of paragraph (a).
       (d) Best Available Evidence.--An entity that receives funds 
     under this section, including a covered entity using such 
     funds, shall--
       (1) use evidence and strategies recommended by the 
     Congressional Research Service publication titled ``Marijuana 
     Use and Highway Safety'', published in May, 2019;
       (2) use evidence and strategies recommended by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration publication titled 
     ``Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure 
     Guide For State Highway Safety Offices, Ninth Edition, 
     2017'', published in April, 2018; or
       (3) use other evidence-based, peer-reviewed strategies as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (e) Evaluation.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which a State or Indian tribe receives a grant under the 
     program established under paragraph (a), the State or Indian 
     tribe shall submit to the Secretary an evaluation of progress 
     made toward reducing drug-impaired driving within the State 
     or Indian tribe.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each 
     of the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities funded using amounts from grants awarded under 
     this section may not exceed 80 percent for each fiscal year 
     for which a State receives a grant.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' includes 
     the following:
       (A) A State government agency.
       (B) A local government agency or political subdivision of a 
     State.
       (C) A Tribal organization.
       (D) A nonprofit organization.
       (E) A State or local prosecution office.
       (F) A State or local law enforcement agency.
       (2) Drug-impaired driving.--The term ``drug-impaired 
     driving'' means driving under the influence of marijuana, 
     opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, fentanyl, or phencyclidine.
       (3) Marijuana.--The term ``marijuana'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 4008 of the FAST Act (Public Law 
     114-94).
       (4) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
     organization'' means an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and is exempt from taxation under section 
     501(a) of such Code.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (6) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the 
     United States.
       (7) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (8) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304).


           amendment no. 94 offered by mr. steil of wisconsin

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 16__. GAO STUDY ON VULNERABILITIES TO CERTAIN THREATS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a study and submit a report on the vulnerabilities 
     facing the United States transportation system, including 
     risks to intelligent transportation systems and other 
     connected systems from ransomware and other cybersecurity 
     threats. Such report shall be submitted to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and include a summary of 
     findings and any recommendations to protect against any such 
     vulnerabilities.


           amendment no. 100 offered by mr. tonko of new york

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. _. EXTENSION OF NHA AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--The section may be referred to as the 
     ``National Heritage Area Authorization Extension Act of 
     2021''.

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       (b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the authorization of appropriations for each National 
     Heritage Area with an authorization expiring in 2021 is 
     extended through September 30, 2023.
       (c) National Heritage Area Defined.--For the purposes of 
     subsection (b), the term ``National Heritage Area'' means 
     each of the following:
       (1) A National Heritage Area.
       (2) A National Heritage Corridor.
       (3) A Cultural Heritage Corridor.
       (4) A Heritage Preservation Commission.
       (5) A National Heritage Route.
       (6) A Heritage Partnership.
       (7) A National Heritage Partnership.
       (8) A National Historic District.
       (9) An area designated as a national heritage area through 
     Federal Statute.
       (d) Management Plan Extension.--Section 6001(c) of the John 
     D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
     (Public Law 116-9; 54 U.S.C. 320101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2023''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the date that is 3 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2023''.


          amendment No. 112 offered by mr. walberg of michigan

       Page 934, line 10, insert ``mode of transportation'' before 
     ``of the driver''.
       Page 934, strike lines 16 through 25 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(2) Use of grant funds.--A grant received by a State 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be used by the State for the costs of--
       ``(i) collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops;
       ``(ii) evaluating the results of such data; and
       ``(iii) developing and implementing programs to reduce the 
     occurrence of racial profiling.; and
       ``(B) may be used by the State for the costs of collecting, 
     maintaining, and evaluating data on the driver's mode of 
     transportation at traffic stops.


       amendment no. 114 offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia

       At the end of title II of division C, insert the following:

     SEC. 8205. TRANSPORTATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE.

       The Secretary of Transportation may not propose, issue, or 
     enforce any rule, regulation, or guidance that prohibits the 
     bulk transportation of captured carbon dioxide, in solid, 
     liquid, or gaseous form, by pipeline, rail, or ship.


           amendment no. 119 offered by mr. crenshaw of texas

       Page 1584, line 18, insert ``or unincorporated area'' after 
     ``municipality''.


          amendment no. 121 offered by mr. delgado of new york

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. DISCLOSURE OF INTRODUCTIONS OF PFAS.

       (a) In General.--The introduction of any perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance by the owner or operator of an 
     industrial source shall be unlawful unless such owner or 
     operator first notifies the owner or operator of the 
     applicable treatment works of--
       (1) the identity and quantity of such substance;
       (2) whether such substance is susceptible to treatment by 
     such treatment works; and
       (3) whether such substance would interfere with the 
     operation of the treatment works.
       (b) Violations.--A violation of this section shall be 
     treated in the same manner as a violation of a regulation 
     promulgated under subsection 307(b) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(b)).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Introduction.--The term ``introduction'' means the 
     introduction of pollutants into treatment works, as described 
     in section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1317).
       (2) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).


        amedment no. 143 offered by mr. pappas of new hampshire

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES 
                   AND STANDARDS AND WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR 
                   PFAS.

       (a) Deadlines.--
       (1) Water quality criteria.--Not later than 3 years after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
     shall publish in the Federal Register human health water 
     quality criteria under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) for each measurable 
     perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and 
     class of such substances.
       (2) Effluent limitations guidelines and standards for 
     priority industry categories.--As soon as practicable, but 
     not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a final rule establishing, for each priority 
     industry category, effluent limitations guidelines and 
     standards, in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, for the discharge (including a discharge into a 
     publicly owned treatment works) of each measurable 
     perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and 
     class of such substances.
       (b) Notification.--The Administrator shall notify the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate of each publication made under 
     this section.
       (c) Implementation Assistance for Publicly Owned Treatment 
     Works.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall award grants to 
     owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, to be 
     used to implement effluent limitations guidelines and 
     standards developed by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl 
     substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such 
     substances.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     subsection $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026, to remain available until expended.
       (d) No Increased Bonding Authority.--Amounts awarded to an 
     owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works under 
     this section may not be used as a source of payment of, or 
     security for (directly or indirectly), in whole or in part, 
     any obligation the interest on which is exempt from the tax 
     imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Effluent limitation.--The term ``effluent limitation'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
       (3) Measurable.--The term ``measurable'' means, with 
     respect to a chemical substance or class of chemical 
     substances, capable of being measured using test procedures 
     established under section 304(h) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314).
       (4) Perfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``perfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms 
     are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
       (5) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a chemical containing at least one fully 
     fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is 
     not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.
       (6) Priority industry category.--The term ``priority 
     industry category'' means the following point source 
     categories:
       (A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers, as 
     identified in part 414 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as identified in part 430 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations).
       (C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (D) Electroplating, as identified in part 413 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (E) Metal finishing, as identified in part 433 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (F) Leather tanning and finishing, as identified in part 
     425 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations).
       (G) Paint formulating, as identified in part 446 of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (H) Electrical and electronic components, as identified in 
     part 469 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations).
       (I) Plastics molding and forming, as identified in part 463 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations).
       (7) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb) and the gentleman from Louisiana 
(Mr. Graves) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of these amendments en bloc, which 
provide for the consideration of 21 amendments sponsored by Members on 
both sides of the aisle.
  The amendments contained in this en bloc amend various divisions of 
the bill. These amendments include granting the Secretary of 
Transportation the authority to reset interest rates on certain 
existing TIFIA loans for borrowers impacted by COVID-19.
  Banning the interstate and international transportation of horses 
bound to be slaughtered for human consumption.
  Allowing States to use their National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration grants to educate the public on the safe and proper use 
of passenger vehicle trailers.
  Establishing a new grant program for culvert restoration programs 
that improve or restore passage for anadromous fish.
  Ensuring that Federal funds administered through the TIFIA program 
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protected by adequate payment and performance security requirements.
  Increasing the Tribal Transportation Program safety set-aside.
  Codifying the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic 
Success initiative, a DOT program to help rural communities and Indian 
Tribes.
  Authorizing a competitive grant program for States and localities to 
educate the public on the dangers of drugged driving.
  Directing the Comptroller General to study threats facing the U.S. 
transportation system from ransomware and other cybersecurity threats.
  Reauthorizing certain national heritage areas set to expire at the 
end of fiscal year 2021.
  Establishing the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge.
  Establishing clear Clean Water Act permit limits for the discharge 
from PFAS chemicals.
  And prohibiting industrial dischargers from secretly using our 
network of sewers as dumping grounds for these harmful and persistent 
chemicals.
  I look forward to hearing further discussion of these amendments from 
the various sponsors. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle 
for offering these amendments to improve the INVEST in America Act, and 
I urge adoption of the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, traditionally what would happen in an amendment 
grouping like this is that Republicans and Democrats would sit down and 
decide which group of amendments everybody agrees on. There are 
actually some really good amendments that are included in this en bloc, 
some of which address some fundamental problems in our transportation 
system.
  For example, there is an amendment in here by Congresswoman Mace. 
What that amendment does is after much research, the Department of 
Transportation couldn't even tell us how much money is being invested 
in roads and bridges. Couldn't even answer the question. Congressional 
Research Service couldn't. Government Accountability Office couldn't. 
We have tried for months to get an answer.
  So this commission is a study to look at that, to give us feedback to 
understand where the dollars are going to help inform us on how to do a 
better job governing.
  There is an amendment here that I want to say thanks to my friends 
across the aisle for that has to do with the resilience of materials of 
roads.
  And again, there are good amendments, but, Madam Speaker, this is how 
the process is supposed to work. We are supposed to sit down and try to 
come to common ground and decide which amendments make sense and we all 
agree on and help to expedite this entire process to go from 325 
amendments, hopefully, to a much shorter number, not by having 
unilateral control and someone unilaterally deciding they are going to 
let these amendments go and these not and design a group of amendments 
to intentionally fail, despite the fact that there is good policy.
  So I will say it again, I think there are some good amendments in 
here. I look forward to hearing from my colleagues about their 
particular amendments and why they are good policy, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Kilmer).
  Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, people in the Pacific Northwest have faced 
horrific news this week regarding potential catastrophic die-off of 
salmon populations resulting from rising water temperatures from this 
week's heatwave.
  Sadly, in our region, deteriorating infrastructure and failing 
culverts have long had a negative impact on water quality and have 
threatened the salmon that are so important to our economy and to our 
identity.
  But today, through this bipartisan amendment, we have some good news. 
This amendment would create a new grant program within the U.S. 
Department of Transportation for culvert restoration to aid fish 
passage and recovery efforts.
  It provides $800 million for the new National Culvert Removal, 
Replacement and Restoration Grant Program.
  By providing this dedicated funding for culvert restoration, the 
Federal Government can restore fish passages and provide critical 
access to upstream habitat for aquatic species.
  I am grateful for Senator Cantwell's partnership and that of Chair 
DeFazio and for the support of bipartisan Members from the Pacific 
Northwest, who know how important this effort is to protecting clean 
water and recovering salmon populations in our region.

  This is good news, and I encourage my colleagues to support this 
amendment.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Graves for yielding and for so 
strongly and well leading this important debate.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment, the roads to 
revitalization amendment, which would increase the Federal share for 
infrastructure projects in areas of persistent poverty from 80 percent 
to 85 percent. Levelling up the Federal contribution to these projects 
could reduce the burden on local governments, enabling long overdue 
projects to proceed sooner.
  Many low-income communities have infrastructure needs that have been 
deferred for far too long, imperiling public safety and compounding the 
project's costs. My amendment reduces the burden on State and local 
governments to drive infrastructure investments in distressed areas, 
paving the way for broader economic development and revitalization of 
countless great American neighborhoods.
  Infrastructure investment, as we all know, can be a game changer for 
many of the communities I represent, as we all do. This simple policy 
change will help these communities, Madam Speaker, make the up-front 
investment they need to revitalize Main Street, attract private-sector 
investment, and become even better places to live and to work.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Washington (Ms. Schrier).
  Ms. SCHRIER. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Lamb for yielding.
  I am incredibly excited to have three local projects included in the 
INVEST in America Act. I worked with mayors, county commissioners, and 
community members across my district to identify priorities and 
advocate for Federal investment. These projects will improve the safety 
and resiliency of infrastructure in our communities, create jobs, and 
boost local economies.
  Now, I would like to ask my colleagues to support my amendment to 
codify the Forest Service's Legacy Roads and Trails Program. This 
program leverages public and private funding to address our national 
backlog of deteriorating infrastructure, and does so while protecting 
American rivers and streams, endangered fish, and community water 
systems with targeted projects, like restoring fish passage and access 
to upstream habitat for salmon and steelhead, maintaining and storm-
proofing forest roads, and improving trails so people can safely 
recreate in our public lands.
  Chronic underfunding has left a long backlog of projects, and I am 
proud to present this solution. As we face the increasing threat of 
climate change and the need to improve our Nation's crumbling 
infrastructure, we must ensure pragmatic programs like legacy roads are 
also protected.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence), a leading member of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I am going to get straight to the point 
since infrastructure is fundamental to a Hoosier's way of life back 
home in Indiana and across America.
  I rise today in support of my amendment to codify the Rural 
Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success, or the ROUTES 
initiative.
  The ROUTES initiative, first introduced in 2019, works to ensure that 
rural communities like mine get their fair share of federal funding for 
infrastructure.
  This amendment would provide much-needed technical assistance for

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local municipalities, strengthening their ability to be competitive in 
applying for Federal funds.
  Indiana is the ``Crossroads of America.'' We see billions in commerce 
come through our State via airports, highways, and railways.
  My home State, and countless other parts of the country are just as 
dependent on reliable, safe, and updated infrastructure.
  That is why in April I introduced this bipartisan legislation with my 
colleague from Texas, Congressman Henry Cuellar.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentleman an 
additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, in short, this means rural America will 
have the ability to improve critical infrastructure that will drive 
economic competitiveness and improve safety.
  Madam Speaker, I am thankful this issue has remained a bipartisan 
priority, and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment so 
Congress can continue to recognize the infrastructure needs of our 
rural communities across America.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Carter).
  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer a 
bipartisan, commonsense amendment.
  This amendment will protect America's equines from being moved across 
State lines then exported to Canada and Mexico to be butchered for 
human consumption.
  Horses aren't bred for food, and Americans don't want them bought 
under false pretenses, forced into overcrowded trailers, tormented on a 
thousand-mile journey and then prodded to slaughterhouses.
  However, a legal loophole still allows tens of thousands of American 
equines to be exported each year to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.
  This is a heinous practice, and Congress should take every step and 
chance we have to end it for good.
  I thank the chairman and all of my colleagues for working with me to 
make this amendment possible. I thank the amazing advocates who work to 
protect horses, equines, and all animals day in and day out, year in 
and year out. This amendment wouldn't be on the floor today without 
their support. I tip my hat to them. This is a huge amendment that is 
bipartisan.

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  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick), one of the hardest 
working members on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of amendment 
No. 15.
  This important bipartisan amendment bans the transportation of 
equines for the purpose of being slaughtered for human consumption.
  Madam Speaker, currently, horses, donkeys, and others can be 
transported inhumanely across our country and borders only to be 
slaughtered for human consumption in Mexico and in Canada.
  Moreover, this heinous practice is responsible for over 3,500 horses 
being slaughtered in 2020 alone. These horses are not old or sickly. 
More than 92 percent of these horses sent to slaughter are in good 
condition, according to the USDA.
  Madam Speaker, these innocent horses deserve better, and we must lend 
a voice to the voiceless to help end the practice of American horses 
being needlessly slaughtered. This amendment has the overwhelming 
support of the equestrian community, including the Humane Society, the 
SPCA, and Horses for Homes Coalition.
  I thank Representative Carter for leading this amendment, along with 
the other bipartisan cosponsors of this amendment, and I urge all my 
colleagues across the aisle to support it and vote ``yes'' on this 
bipartisan en bloc.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise to support the INVEST 
in America Act, which is landmark legislation that provides critical 
funding to repair our crumbling infrastructure, makes long-overdue 
investments in public transit, and improves overall safety.
  Together, the reforms respond to the climate crisis by reducing 
emissions from transportation, which represents the largest share of 
greenhouse gas emissions in our economy. This bill includes several 
provisions that I authored, including a boost to disadvantaged business 
enterprises, a requirement that trucks be equipped with lifesaving, 
automatic emergency braking systems, and critical funding for public 
transit.
  The bill would also fund five projects in my district to expand or 
add public transit service and improve rider safety, including the 
Stonecrest Transit Hub.
  Moving forward, I am hopeful that a final law will include a 
dedicated public transit operating program, such as the one that I have 
proposed, to grow and improve service around the Nation.
  Madam Speaker, I applaud the chairman for his leadership.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. I appreciate your forthright support for a 
legislation that deals with the future. The gentleman from Louisiana 
State is a textbook example of what happens when we are not dealing 
meaningfully, when, for example, allowing the petrol chemical industry 
free rein. That is why they are losing an acre an hour, putting them at 
risk. This legislation is visionary in terms of providing the tools 
that communities need.
  I visited over 200 communities since I have been in Congress dealing 
with land use, transportation, cycling, how we deal with land use 
planning in terms of design. This legislation supercharges that, gives 
them the tools that communities want.
  Madam Speaker, Republicans for 8 years refused to move forward in a 
meaningful way; paralyzed, not willing to make a tough decision. I 
salute the committee. I salute you and these package of amendments 
because this prepares us for the future.
  I bring you greetings from a community that had 116-degree 
temperature in June. This is the future if we don't move forward.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, that is the future you are all going 
to be experiencing. It is not just losing an acre an hour in Louisiana, 
it is baking in the Pacific Northwest, where people didn't even think 
they needed air-conditioning.
  We have an opportunity to make those investments. I think the 
committee has done an outstanding job. And if you spend time on the 
ground with local government, with the private sector who want to solve 
these problems, we will find that this is very much in keeping with 
what America wants and America needs.
  Madam Speaker, I appreciate their leadership and hard work.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady), the leader of the Committee on Ways 
and Means.
  Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Graves for his 
leadership trying to find a bipartisan framework on our Nation's 
infrastructure priorities.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of my amendment that 
would add crucial taxpayer safeguards to the Railroad Rehabilitation 
and Improvement Financing.
  With this amendment, 67 percent of total funding for projects would 
be required to come from sources other than the Federal Government. 
This ensures Federal funds are going towards projects with sound 
financials that partner with other public or private entities.
  My amendment would require borrowers to document a revenue stream 
with the sole objective of paying off the loan. If the Federal 
Government is going to lend money to a project, we have to make sure 
they have a plan to pay it back. And this provision does just that.

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  Another provision would require the Federal loan be repaid, along 
with primary debt, if the loan defaults. This requirement protects 
taxpayers from bearing the brunt of costs from bankrupt projects.
  In my district, constituents are seeing firsthand how high-speed rail 
projects with uncertain financing and lacking necessary permits in 
place, are looking to the RRIF program for funding. Even though Texas 
Central Railroad vowed for years to not seek Federal funding for the 
high-speed rail projects, just last year they lobbied Congress to 
loosen the RRIF lending requirements even further.
  This amendment protects Federal taxpayers not only in my district, 
but across America, to make sure our constituents aren't stuck holding 
the bag when rail projects default on their loan.
  Madam Speaker, I urge bipartisan support.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Butterfield).
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to 
me.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in 
America Act.
  This legislation invests in communities like mine all across the 
country that are in desperate need of infrastructure improvements.
  Madam Speaker, this past weekend, I took the train back to 
Washington, D.C., from my hometown of Wilson, North Carolina. As I 
waited to board the train, I noticed significant deterioration to 
facilities of the station, including the platform and the canopy. Like 
many train stations across America, the Wilson Station is in dire need 
of repair and renovation. The INVEST in America Act, among other 
things, provides funding to address these issues.
  I thank Chairman DeFazio for including over $57 billion in grant 
funding to help repair and modernize our aging train facilities. I also 
thank the chairman for the inclusion of five transformative 
infrastructure projects across my district.
  Madam Speaker, this momentous bill delivers on a promise that we made 
to the American people. Let's build back better.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I have the right to close so 
I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I believe we have the right 
to close, so I am going to reserve.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the amendment?
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. I am opposed to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is 
recognized.
  Mr. LAMB. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I 
simply rise again to encourage my colleagues to support amendments en 
bloc No. 2, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, as I mentioned, there are a 
number of amendments in here that I fully support. This whole process 
is a flawed process.
  I have heard the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) bring up the 
coastal Louisiana and the loss of land. The ranking member of the 
committee talked about the loss in coastal Louisiana, and it is 
extraordinary.
  We have lost 2,000 square miles of our coast. It is like taking the 
State of Rhode Island and wiping it off the map, which is why I care so 
much about this issue; and it is why I care that we actually provide 
solutions, not rhetoric. And let me explain.
  Madam Speaker, the dirty little secret that my friends across the 
aisle will tell you is that the highly celebrated Paris accords that 
they are all out there advocating for and saying this bill is going to 
advance this Green New Deal and Paris accord commitments, the Paris 
accord results in an increase in global emissions. that doesn't fix 
what is going on in my home State. It doesn't do anything. It makes it 
worse.

  As a matter of fact, in negotiations, Secretary Kerry conducted--
allows China to increase emissions another 50 percent between now and 
2030. China today emits more than every developed country combined.
  So these are the people who we are being asked to trust what happens 
to the people that I represent in coastal Louisiana?
  Absolutely not.
  Let me say it again. It is as a result of what we have done, as a 
result of what innovators have done that have resulted in the greatest 
reduction in emissions in world history. And don't take my word for it. 
That is a quote from the IEA's executive director--International Energy 
Agency's executive director.
  Madam Speaker, these are flawed strategies. It is proven.
  Who has cornered the market on rare earth and strategic minerals?
  China has.
  So who is going to be responsible for manufacturing the batteries?
  China.
  Who has made 80 percent of the global investment in battery 
technology and in manufacturing?
  China.
  Madam Speaker, I represent people from America, and that is who I am 
going to fight for. That is who I am going to defend. I am going to 
defend our land and prevent it from eroding and disappearing because of 
flawed policies. I am going to defend their tax dollars to prevent them 
being wasted on things that clearly play into China's hands.
  Madam Speaker, I can't say this enough. I want to export American 
innovation or ingenuity, not our jobs, not our economy. This bill is 
fundamentally flawed. And representing the greatest loss of coastal 
wetlands in the United States, I won't stand for this type of behavior 
that squanders dollars and actually exacerbates the problem of coastal 
land lost and sustainability, and ecological productivity in my home 
State.
  Madam Speaker, I urge that we stop this; that we start this bill over 
again; and as we have done for decades, that we come together in a 
bipartisan process, just like I know my friend from Oregon would be 
saying right now if roles were reversed.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc printed in House 
Report 117-75, offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc.
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


       Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 508, I rise 
to offer amendments en bloc No. 3.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 3 consisting of amendment Nos. 6, 8, 21, 40, 
41, 45, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 98, 107, 120, 122, 125, 134, and 135, 
printed in House Report 117-75, offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon:


             Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Brady of Texas

       Page 1270, line 12, strike ``and''.
       Page 1270, after line 12, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):
       (4) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``project described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(E) to provide a non-Federal match of not 
     less than 25 percent'' and inserting ``project that receives 
     a loan or loan guarantee under this section to provide a non-
     Federal match of not less than 67 percent''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) To be eligible for a direct loan or loan guarantee 
     under this section any debt senior to a loan or loan 
     guarantee under this section shall have an investment-grade 
     rating
       ``(6) The Secretary shall ensure that a recipient of a loan 
     or loan guarantee on or after the date of enactment of the 
     TRAIN Act shall--
       ``(A) document the existence of a revenue stream dedicated 
     to retiring such a loan or loan guarantee and other loans 
     provided to the project; and
       ``(B) in the event of bankruptcy of the recipient with 
     respect to the project, such loan or loan guarantee shall 
     become equal in status to any primary debt with respect to 
     the project.''.


         Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Budd of North Carolina

       Page 732, line 18, strike ``and''.

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       Page 733, line 2, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 733, after line 2, insert the following:
       (C) at the end of subsection (l) add the following:
       ``(8) Loans considered as federal funding.--The Secretary 
     shall consider loans from the Department as part of all the 
     Federal funding sources requested by the project sponsor when 
     completing the capital investment grant evaluation 
     process.''.


          Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Crawford of Arkansas

       Page 294, line 25, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 295, line 8, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 296, line 21, strike the semicolon at the end and 
     insert a period.
       Page 296, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 
     299, line 4.


             Amendment No. 40 Offered by Mr. Gibbs of Ohio

       Page 722, strike lines 1 through 5 (and redesignate 
     accordingly).
       Page 754, after line 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 2114. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDING.

       Recipients of funds under this title may reprogram funds 
     made available to carry out this title for any purpose 
     described in section 133 of title 23, United States Code, if 
     the recipient of such funds certifies that such recipient has 
     excess funds for the purposes for which the funds were 
     provided.


           Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Gimenez of Florida

       Page 766, line 2, add ``or'' after the semicolon.
       Page 766, line 3, strike ``; or'' and insert a period.
       Page 766, strike lines 4 through 6.


            Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Jackson of Texas

       Strike section 9101 of the bill (and redesignate the 
     subsequent sections accordingly).


         Amendment No. 77 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       Strike section 1303 of the bill.


         Amendment No. 78 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       At the end of title III of division D of the bill, add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. RESTRICTION ON PROVISION OF LOAN OR LOAN GUARANTEE 
                   FOR CERTAIN HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Transportation may not enter into a contract or 
     cooperative agreement, issue a letter of intent or a letter 
     of commitment, make a grant, or provide a direct loan or loan 
     guarantee or line of credit for a high-speed rail project 
     that uses rolling stock or equipment unless the rolling stock 
     or equipment complies with the tier III safety standards in 
     part 238 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.


         Amendment No. 79 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       Page 215, line 10, strike ``and (10)'' and insert ``and 
     (9)''.
       Page 215, line 26, strike ``and (10)'' and insert ``and 
     (9)''.
       Page 216, line 5, strike ``and (10)'' and insert ``and 
     (9)''.
       Page 217, line 15, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       Page 220, line 4, strike ``and (10)'' and insert ``and 
     (9)''.
       Page 220, strike lines 5 through 9 (and redesignate 
     accordingly).
       Page 397, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 
     403, line 12 (and redesignate accordingly).


         Amendment No. 80 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       At the end of title II of division D of the bill, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 9222. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AMTRAK NETWORK.

       No Federal funds may be used to expand the Amtrak network 
     beyond the routes and stations served by Amtrak on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.


         Amendment No. 81 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       Page 15, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 
     16, line 3.
       Page 712, strike lines 10 through 14 (and redesignate any 
     subsequent subsections accordingly).
       Page 895, strike line 2 and all that follows through page 
     907, line 20 (and redesignate any subsequent sections 
     accordingly).


         Amendment No. 82 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       Strike section 1602 of the bill.


          Amendment No. 98 Offered by Mr. Tiffany of Wisconsin

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND RESTRICTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal 
     funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund may be 
     expended for any activity or purpose other than for road and 
     bridge construction.


          amendment no. 107 offered by ms. van duyne of texas

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. NON-FEDERAL PERMITTING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall 
     be made available under this Act to satisfy any non-Federal 
     permitting requirements that exceed the Federal standard for 
     a permit.


            amendment no. 120 offered by mr. curtis of utah

       Page 1578, line 23, strike the semicolon and insert ``; 
     and''.

       Beginning on page 1578, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through page 1579, line 7.

       Page 1581, strike lines 16 through 18, and insert the 
     following:

       ``(g) Limitation.--The Administrator may not provide 
     payments under this section until such time as the 
     Administrator submits to Congress a report containing--
       ``(1) an accounting of funds made available by the Federal 
     Government, during the 18 month period preceding the date of 
     enactment of this section, to be used for providing 
     forgiveness of arrearages and fees described in this section;
       ``(2) a certification of the amount of arrearages and fees 
     described in this section with respect to which such funds 
     are insufficient to provide forgiveness; and
       ``(3) a certification that implementation of this section 
     will not--
       ``(A) impair the financial wellbeing of a public water 
     system receiving such payments; or
       ``(B) exacerbate drought in an area served by such a public 
     water system.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section an amount equal 
     to the amount certified under subsection (g)(2), but not to 
     exceed $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.''.


       amendment no. 122 offered by mr. duncan of south carolina

       Strike sections 13302 and 13303.

       Page 1604, strike lines 8 through 10.

       In section 13304(b), strike ``Administrator'' each place it 
     appears and insert ``Comptroller General''.


       amendment no. 125 offered by mr. hudson of north carolina

       Page 1559, line 2, insert ``, including the chemical 
     GenX,'' after ``substance''.

       Page 1559, line 10, insert ``, including the chemical 
     GenX'' after ``substances''.

       Page 1559, line 17, insert ``, including the chemical 
     GenX,'' after ``substances''.

       Page 1560, line 3, strike ``or''.

       Page 1560, line 8, strike ``area.'' and insert ``area; 
     or''.

       Page 1560, after line 8, insert the following:

       ``(5) is affected by the presence of the chemical GenX in 
     the water in the community water system.''.

       Page 1561, line 2, insert ``, including the chemical 
     GenX,'' before ``in the water''.


       amendment no. 134 offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia

       Strike sections 13201 and 13205.


        amendment no. 135 offered by mrs. rodgers of washington

       Strike division I and insert the following:

     DIVISION I--DRINKING WATER FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Funding 
     for the Future Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 13002. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Community Water System Risk and Resilience.--Section 
     1433(g)(6) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-
     2(g)(6)) is amended by striking ``and 2021'' and inserting 
     ``through 2026''.
       (b) Technical Assistance for Innovative Water 
     Technologies.--Section 1442(f)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-1(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``2021'' 
     and inserting ``2026''.
       (c) Grants for State Programs.--Section 1443(a)(7) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-2(a)(7)) is amended 
     by striking ``and 2021'' and inserting ``through 2026''.
       (d) Monitoring Program for Certain Unregulated 
     Contaminants.--Section 1445(a)(2)(H) of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-4(a)(2)(H)) is amended by striking 
     ``2021'' and inserting ``2026''.
       (e) Capitalization Grants to States for State Drinking 
     Water Treatment Revolving Loan Funds.--Section 1452(m)(1)(C) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(m)(1)(C)) 
     is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2021'' and inserting 
     ``for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026''.
       (f) Source Water Petition Program.--Section 1454(e) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-14(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2026''.
       (g) Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities.--
     Section 1459A(k) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-19a(k)) is amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2026''.
       (h) Reducing Lead in Drinking Water.--Section 1459B(d) of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2026''.
       (i) Voluntary School and Child Care Program Lead Testing 
     Grant Program.--Section 1464(d)(8) of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d)(8)) is amended by striking ``and 
     2021'' and inserting ``through 2026''.
       (j) Drinking Water Fountain Replacement for Schools.--
     Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-25(d)) is amended by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2026''.
       (k) Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program.--Section 
     2001(d) of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-3c note) is amended by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2026''.
       (l) Water Infrastructure and Workforce Investment.--Section 
     4304(b)(4) of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 
     U.S.C.

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     300j-19e) is amended by striking ``and 2020'' and inserting 
     ``through 2026''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Arkansas 
(Mr. Crawford) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendments en bloc, which 
provides for the consideration of 19 amendments.
  The amendments contained in this en bloc amend various provisions of 
the bill. They would strike some of the highest priorities in a bill. 
We just heard an impassioned speech from the gentleman from Louisiana, 
talking about Louisiana sea-level rise, sinking, and all that, and 
wanting to take on China and the world economy.
  Well, guess what?
  They are building the future. That is EVs and AVs. And they want to 
strike all of the provisions in the bill that will provide for electric 
charging.
  So Fred Smith, no liberal Democrat going all electric with FedEx. GM, 
going all electric. Four truck manufacturers making 80,000-pound 
capable tractors. No charging stations in America.
  Oh, that is not supposed to be the future?
  That is the future. That is the future.
  And we also--yeah, we deal with climate change. And I know you don't 
believe in climate change on that side of the aisle. That is fine. I 
wish you lived up where I do. You might just get a sample of what the 
future is like.
  Now, this strikes the Fix-It-First requirements that prioritize state 
of good repair.
  Oh, great. Let's go lay down more lane miles; 35,000 lane miles, the 
hundred largest cities in America in the last 25 years, and congestion 
is six times worse. It is called induced demand. Don't provide transit 
alternatives. They kill transit. They kill rail. We are just going to 
build more highways. We are going to pave over the entire city.
  How much of it are you going to knock down?

                              {time}  1945

  It is not going to work. It didn't work. It hasn't been working. So 
it is time to do something different.
  It is time to fix what we have, the Eisenhower legacy, 47,000 bridges 
in the National Highway System in desperate need of repair or 
replacement, tens of thousands in rural areas and counties, new 
programs in this bill to deal with those rural areas and counties.
  They take out the $4 billion Clean Corridors program, as I said, for 
EV charging and hydrogen fueling.
  Madam Speaker, $8.3 billion for carbon pollution--they don't believe 
in carbon pollution because the parts of the fossil fuel industry that 
are enlightened are big contributors, and Donald Trump says we can't 
believe in climate change. So, okay, got to take that out.
  It prohibits any expenditures out of the highway trust fund, except 
for road and bridge construction. That means no safety.
  We are having record numbers of pedestrian and cycling deaths, and 
this bill is going to make it safer for people to use alternative modes 
in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
  I am building a bike lane on a highway in a rural area that is 
heavily trafficked by bikers to a winery in my district where there 
have been fatalities. But, no, none of that. None of that in the bill. 
We don't care about the pedestrian deaths. We don't care about the 
cycling deaths. We don't care about safety. None of that. None of that 
is in their proposal.
  They say we are not doing enough on highways. We are doing more than 
$20 billion more than they are on highways and bridges. But, oh, we are 
ignoring the problem. No, we are not.
  They eliminate the Capital Investment Grant Program in its entirety.
  They allow the transfer of rural and small urban transit funding to 
highways. I represent a very, very large district, bigger than a number 
of your States, and I have a lot of rural areas and small cities, and 
they want to have some options for transit. You would eliminate that. 
Okay.
  It eliminates rail funding: no Amtrak, no passenger rail.
  Highways are funded at a lower level than we do, and that is going to 
take care of the problem. That is kind of laughable.
  These are just some of the really bad ideas in this amendment. This 
is not the path to the future, not the path to the 21st century. It is 
the path of the failed policies of the late 20th century that don't 
work anymore.
  We also need to hold States accountable. I know some States don't 
like that. They don't want to be held accountable. They don't want to 
fix it first. They don't want to be held accountable for fossil fuel 
pollution. If you don't believe in climate change, you don't care: What 
is the problem with fossil fuel pollution?
  So this is ``Groundhog Day'' on their side of the aisle. Let's bring 
back the failed policies of the 1990s and the early 2000s. Yes, they 
were bipartisan, but they didn't deal with 21st century problems.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, there is a lot to unpack in that statement right 
there. Let me start with section 1201 of H.R. 3684, which basically 
requires States to prioritize the state of good repair for their roads 
over constructing new capacity.
  Well, it is almost impossible to achieve a state of good repair when 
new capacity is necessary to achieve that state of good repair. You are 
telling States they can't do that, exercising more Federal control over 
the States.
  It would greatly limit the State's jurisdiction over their own roads. 
Each State has unique transportation systems with needs that vary 
greatly, and their decisions to expand highway capacity should be made 
by them and not in a vacuum, certainly not here in Washington, D.C. 
DOTs must consider everything, from balancing loan service to asset 
management.
  Section 1201 is an attempt by the Federal Government to identify the 
needs of States for them and direct their policies rather than 
promoting State flexibility. This section would limit the scope of 
good-paying construction projects and jobs for our constituents. It 
disproportionately affects rural and suburban communities, mind you, 
where new capacity is often needed far more than repairs.
  As I mentioned before, Washington cannot and should not try to 
dictate every need of the road systems State by State when the 
individuals who understand those roads are the best ones to make that 
decision. They are the ones who are driving on them every single day.
  Instead, Congress should focus our efforts on empowering States to 
build the transportation systems their communities need rather than 
create more bureaucratic hurdles.
  It is interesting to note the comments about electric vehicles in 
China. I don't think we should emulate China in any way, shape, or 
form, number one. Number two, I am curious to note how those electric 
vehicles are powered: by coal-fired power plants. Then, we have the 
conversation about the Paris climate accord and who is emitting the 
most carbon.
  I don't know how you expect to power all these electric vehicles just 
by plugging into the wall. Power has to come from somewhere. You are 
against nuclear. We are shuttering coal-fired plants. I would ask for 
some suggestions on that, but I don't see any realistic ones coming 
from the other side.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the en bloc No. 3 
Republican amendments.
  Some of my colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee on the 
Republican side earlier said that this water bill was not necessary, 
and I strongly disagree. A lot needs to be done to ensure the safety of 
our drinking water. We saw what happened in Flint. In my State, we saw 
serious lead contamination in Newark.

  This bill would provide new resources to address lead and PFAS in 
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water, including $45 billion for lead service line replacement. But the 
Rodgers amendment in this bloc would strip these resources out. And, 
unfortunately, the Hudson amendment would direct the PFAS resources in 
the bill toward just one set of PFAS chemicals, undermining access to 
those resources for communities in need.
  The underlying bill would provide increased funds for resiliency, to 
help water systems plan for and adapt to climate change. But the 
Rodgers amendment would strip out those increases.
  The underlying bill provides for deadlines for the EPA to set health-
protective standards for PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, and microcystin toxin, 
which are long overdue. But the Rodgers amendment would strip out those 
deadlines.
  The underlying bill also makes targeted changes to improve the 
standard-setting process and empower EPA to set standards as needed. 
The current standard-setting process has been an utter failure. EPA has 
not been able to complete that process for a single drinking water 
standard in the 25 years it has been in place. That should be 
unacceptable to all of us. But the Rodgers and McKinley amendments 
would strip out the changes this bill makes on standard-setting.
  Instead of working with us to improve the standard-setting process, 
my Republican colleagues seem intent on preserving the status quo, 
despite so much evidence that this is simply not enough.
  Let me turn briefly to the affordability provisions of this bill. 
This bill authorizes significant new funding to reduce or eliminate 
customer water debt, recognizing that water debt has become a crisis in 
this country. Importantly, water systems taking these funds will agree 
not to shut off customer water access for nonpayment for a 5-year 
period, offering families peace of mind as we all recover from the 
pandemic. But Representative Curtis' amendment would strip out that 
shutoff moratorium and make it harder for EPA to get this assistance 
out the door.
  Last but not least, the drinking water provisions of this bill will 
establish permanent rate assistance programs for drinking water and 
wastewater service to help families pay their bills and avoid a repeat 
of our current debt crisis. These programs have broad support from all 
kinds of stakeholders.
  Safe drinking water is a fundamental human right, and the drinking 
water provisions we have included in the INVEST in America Act include 
significant and meaningful investments and reforms to help guarantee 
that right. The Republican amendments in this bloc would undermine each 
of these improvements, leaving nothing but the status quo.
  It is no longer enough to keep pushing the status quo. We have urgent 
public health and infrastructure needs that require that we build back 
better, as the President says. The INVEST in America Act takes 
significant steps toward repairing our water infrastructure, creating 
jobs, and protecting public health.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on these harmful 
amendments and pass the underlying bill to affirm that safe drinking 
water is a fundamental human right.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Gibbs).
  Mr. GIBBS. Madam Speaker, for 6 years, a bipartisan agreement in the 
last surface transportation reauthorization prohibited transit funds 
going to nontransportation, art-related aspects in federally funded 
transit projects. The majority's bill ends that bipartisan agreement 
and allows for the diversion of transportation infrastructure funding 
to ancillary and unnecessary art projects. My amendment would keep this 
prohibition in place so that transportation infrastructure funding goes 
to actual infrastructure projects.
  Both Republicans and Democrats agree there is a real need for 
investments in critical infrastructure, though the majority is 
attempting to expand the definition of infrastructure to include 
virtually anything.
  Rerouting these investments to unnecessary art projects or to pay for 
artists on the project design team is a misuse of taxpayer dollars. We 
need to focus on repairs for roads and bridges, not feel-good frescoes 
and metro station murals.
  The amendment will allow excess transit funding to be directed toward 
improving our highway systems.
  My colleague from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 
today suggested that if the Soviet Union could have artwork as part of 
their infrastructure projects, the United States can as well. I am not 
sure we should be taking infrastructure advice from the bankrupt nation 
that gave us the Chernobyl incident. And the comparison to the Soviet 
Union is unintentionally appropriate: This bill is bloated with 
socialist policies.
  Simply put, this amendment makes sure that infrastructure funds are 
used to fund actual infrastructure. A vote against this amendment 
codifies art as infrastructure.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to 
prohibit Federal funding for unnecessary art projects.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, may I inquire as to the balance of time 
on each side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas has 6\1/2\ 
minutes. The gentleman from Oregon has 2\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy 
in permitting me to speak against the Republican approach with these 
amendments.
  It is a different world that we are operating in, in terms of climate 
change, in terms of the facts. I bring you greetings from a community 
that suffered a 116-degree temperature in June.

  But I guess we can understand their being confused. These are the 
same people who thought the rioters that attacked the Capitol were a 
group of peaceful tourists. They are in an alternative universe.
  Who are the groups and organizations that support this approach? Not 
the engineers, not the truckers, not local government, not State 
government, not environmentalists, not the bicyclists.
  There is a wide array of interest groups that understand that this is 
the future. This is an opportunity for us to actually compete with 
China.
  I was there 12 years ago and watched them weaponize our research, 
leaping ahead in solar, wind, and electric vehicles. That is the future 
that China has unless we reclaim it.
  This visionary legislation, offered by the gentleman from Oregon and 
his committee, helps us get back in the game. It is one that we can't 
afford to lose. This approach will do it, and I applaud him for his 
leadership in allowing us to move forward.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, the gentleman's comments were 
dangerously close to what I would consider disparaging, and I would 
bring that to your attention.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Perry).
  Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas.
  This en bloc includes my amendments to strike the EV funding program. 
Do you know why? Because the EV funding program pays the Communist 
Party of China. That is who it pays. You don't have to believe me. You 
can just listen to the chairman. He said it in his remarks, right? That 
is the future, and China is building it. That is where your money is 
going.
  My amendment also prohibits loans to high-speed rail projects that 
fail to meet the FRA safety standards, our safety standards. We just 
ask that they meet them. But since they don't, we shouldn't be building 
them.
  It strikes the carbon reduction program. Why? Because that, again, 
pays the Communist Party of China. It prohibits Amtrak from expanding 
their network because they can't afford the network they have now. You 
don't believe me? Talk to Mr. Butterfield. He just talked about it.
  It strikes the Capital Investment Grant program because all of 
America shouldn't pay for a couple of pet projects in somebody's 
location.
  It strikes the section restricting the right of States to set their 
speed limits because, I don't know, I think there should be a different 
speed limit in Center City Philadelphia than one in Nebraska or across 
Wyoming.

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  Now, Madam Speaker, I am grateful to have some amendments finally 
heard here, but this system is broken. The Speaker and the majority 
have chosen a closed process that restricts debate.
  Why have they done it?
  Because they are scared to death of the radical green left. That is 
what we are doing here is supporting the Green New Deal and Communist 
China.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Payne), who is the Chair of the Railroads, Pipelines, 
and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee.
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, to the gentleman on the right, I would like 
to use a great quote from somebody who all of you loved over there: 
``There you go again.''
  Madam Speaker, as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, 
Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, I rise today in opposition to the 
amendments offered en bloc, including the one offered by Mr. Perry that 
would prohibit expansion of Amtrak service.
  I strongly oppose the prohibition which would prevent Amtrak from 
expanding their network across the country. Allowing Amtrak to expand 
the national network will connect communities that have previously been 
isolated and create new economic opportunities. It is vital that we add 
new service to underserved cities and not just maintain the status quo.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendments offered 
en bloc.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, before I yield to my distinguished 
colleague from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), it is my understanding that 
we are to address our comments to the Chair and not to each other.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd).
  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Arkansas for 
yielding.
  Madam Speaker, my amendment would re-implement a Federal Transit 
Administration policy that ensured that Federal loans were not counted 
towards State contributions for capital investment projects.
  This is particularly important as the FTA considers the Gateway 
project between New York and New Jersey. Secretary Buttigieg recently 
made a verbal commitment to approve this project, but he has yet to 
provide any details on the Federal share. If it mirrors the Obama 
administration's plans, Federal taxpayers would be footing half of the 
bill for this project while New York and New Jersey would cover the 
rest. But the States are planning to cover most of their local share 
with billions in Federal loans.
  In essence, New York and New Jersey are demanding that taxpayers in 
my State of North Carolina pay for their project.
  My amendment makes sure that drivers in North Carolina are not overly 
subsidizing potentially wasteful transit projects in New York, L.A., 
San Francisco, or Chicago.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Van Duyne.)
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this en bloc 
amendment.
  The American people overwhelmingly have been telling us that Congress 
must pass an infrastructure bill which focuses on true infrastructure 
and not superficial projects perpetuating frivolous spending. We have 
crumbling roads and bridges on the verge of collapse across the 
country, and my Democrat colleagues with a straight face are 
prioritizing road art over actual roads.
  This amendment would maintain the current probation on defining 
infrastructure as art. It is, once again, clear where the priority of 
the majority is, and it is not on transportation, roads, and bridges.
  The fact that we even have to have this debate on this amendment 
shows how out of touch some of my colleagues are. The INVEST in America 
Act does little to streamline permitting and get relative costs in 
order.
  In California 40 percent of the cost of building a new home is 
related to government fees. In Texas it is 20 percent. Mr. Speaker, you 
can expect similar costs when it comes to other infrastructure 
projects.
  My amendment included in the en bloc ensures States, such as 
California, can choose if they want to have exuberant costs--just not 
at the cost of the Federal Government.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment would encourage States to right size 
their permit costs and not award high-permit-cost States with a Federal 
bailout, and I urge adoption.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mrvan). The gentleman from Arkansas has 
3 minutes remaining.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to urge a vote against this en bloc. This en bloc 
contains 8 percent of the total amendments that Republicans were 
allowed to offer in this process.
  To me it is amazing that this bill prioritizes things like artwork in 
rail terminals. I heard the chairman say earlier that, look, in Russia, 
they have chandeliers hanging in their rail stations. So I am not sure 
that we necessarily need to emulate Russian infrastructure, 
particularly focusing our hard-earned taxpayer dollars on hanging 
chandeliers and other artwork that the chairman categorizes as art 
infrastructure. I don't consider art infrastructure. I don't think my 
constituents would either.

  Our infrastructure is crumbling. I live in a district that is 
connected to Tennessee via the I-40 bridge, a glaring example of where 
we need to be placing our infrastructure dollars. That bridge was shut 
down just about 6 weeks ago for structural deficiencies.
  Ironically, we have two bridges connecting Arkansas and Tennessee. 
They are in Memphis and West Memphis, Arkansas. One bridge which was 
built in 1969, we refer to it as the ``new bridge.'' That is how old it 
is.
  Thankfully, those structural defects were found in time. But the 
majority is proposing to waste some of the billions of dollars on 
infrastructure on art--and without any way to pay for it after sending 
$70 billion to transit agencies over the last year to support them 
through the pandemic. But now the majority thinks we should be allowing 
these same agencies to divert Federal resources for art and that it is 
okay to use that money for paintings and whatever else you might 
consider.
  If you vote against this amendment, your vote says that you believe 
that art is infrastructure, Mr. Speaker, and that we should send 
taxpayer dollars to support infrastructure dollars as art. It is as 
simple as that.
  Our limited transportation resources need to be invested in 
rebuilding our communities' roads and bridges.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this en bloc amendment 
No. 3, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


       Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 508, I offer 
amendments en bloc Number 4.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendment Nos. 7, 11, 12, 13, 
14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 
38, 39, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 67, 85, 89, 92, 104, 113, and 115, 
printed in House Report 117-75, offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon:


         Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Brownley of California

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. CLIMATE-SAFE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING GROUP.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 3 months after the date 
     of enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
     working group, to be known as the ``Climate-Safe 
     Infrastructure Working Group'' (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Working Group''), to examine how to integrate 
     scientific data regarding the projected impacts and risks of 
     climate change into infrastructure planning, design, 
     engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance that is 
     funded by the Federal Government.
       (b) Composition.--The Working Group shall consist of the 
     following:
       (1) One or more representatives from each of the Federal 
     agencies that participate in the U.S. Global Change Research 
     Program.
       (2) One or more representatives from the Department of the 
     Treasury.
       (3) One or more professional engineers with relevant 
     expertise in infrastructure design.
       (4) One or more scientists from the National Academy of 
     Sciences.
       (5) One or more scientists, social scientists, and experts 
     from academic and research institutions who have expertise 
     in--
       (A) climate change projections and impacts;
       (B) engineering;
       (C) architecture; or
       (D) other relevant areas of expertise.
       (6) One or more licensed architects with relevant expertise 
     in infrastructure design.
       (7) One or more certified planners with relevant expertise 
     in climate change impacts.
       (8) One or more representatives of State, local, and Tribal 
     governments.
       (9) One or more representatives of environmental justice 
     groups.
       (c) Duties.--The Working Group shall consider and examine, 
     at a minimum, the following matters:
       (1) The current informational and institutional barriers to 
     integrating scientific data regarding the projected impacts 
     and risks of climate change into infrastructure planning, 
     design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance 
     that is funded by the Federal Government.
       (2) The critical information needed by engineers, certified 
     planners, Federal, State, and local governments, and other 
     persons charged with infrastructure upgrades and maintenance 
     to better address the impacts and risks of climate change 
     over the lifetime of infrastructure projects.
       (3) With respect to Federal investment and planning for 
     infrastructure, how to select an appropriate, adaptive 
     engineering design for a range of future climate scenarios.
       (4) How to incentivize and incorporate transportation 
     systems thinking, considering how various transportation and 
     infrastructure projects are linked together in a metropolitan 
     region or community, into regional planning and engineering 
     design to ensure the social, economic, and environmental 
     benefits of transportation and infrastructure projects are 
     maximized.
       (5) With respect to Federal investment and planning for 
     infrastructure, how to take account of the risks of cascading 
     infrastructure failures and develop more holistic and 
     equitable approaches to evaluating and mitigating risks of 
     climate change.
       (6) How to ensure that Federal investments in 
     infrastructure resilience benefit all communities, including 
     communities of color, low-income communities, Tribal 
     communities, and other communities that face a 
     disproportionate risk from climate change and may have 
     experienced long-standing unmet needs and underinvestment in 
     critical infrastructure.
       (7) How Federal agencies can track and monitor federally-
     funded climate resilient infrastructure in a coordinated 
     fashion to--
       (A) help build an understanding of the costs and benefits 
     of climate resilient infrastructure;
       (B) build the capacity for climate resilient 
     infrastructure; and
       (C) plan for investments for the future.
       (d) Coordination and Considerations.--In carrying out its 
     duties, the Working Group shall--
       (1) coordinate with other Federal climate change adaptation 
     planning efforts and strategies that advance reliability and 
     safety in infrastructure, including the Mitigation Framework 
     Leadership Group and the National Mitigation Investment 
     Strategy; and
       (2) consider and build upon existing information relating 
     to climate change, including information from the most recent 
     National Climate Assessment.
       (e) Public Input.--In carrying out its duties, the Working 
     Group shall, prior to submission of a draft report under 
     subsection (f), engage in a public stakeholder process by--
       (1) holding regional public meetings with key stakeholders, 
     including climate experts, infrastructure experts, State, 
     local, and community groups, and infrastructure finance and 
     insurance experts; and
       (2) providing the public an opportunity to provide views, 
     for a period of at least 60 days, to the Working Group 
     regarding the best way to incorporate scientific data 
     regarding the projected impacts and risks of climate change 
     into infrastructure planning, design, engineering, 
     construction, operation, and maintenance that is funded by 
     the Federal Government.
       (f) Preliminary Recommendations.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the 
     President and Congress a draft report that includes 
     preliminary recommendations addressing the each of the 
     matters described in subsection (c).
       (2) Public comment.--The Working Group shall make draft 
     report submitted under paragraph (1) available to the public 
     for comment for a period of not less than 60 days prior to 
     submission of the final report under subsection (g).
       (g) Final Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a final report that 
     includes recommendations--
       (1) addressing each of the matters described in subsection 
     (c);
       (2) addressing critical information gaps and challenges 
     identified by the Working Group;
       (3) for financing options for Federal, State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial governments to help fund climate-
     resilient infrastructure;
       (4) for a platform or process to facilitate communication 
     between climate scientists, infrastructure planners, 
     engineers, and other relevant experts;
       (5) for a stakeholder process--
       (A) to engage with representatives of State, local, Tribal, 
     territorial, and community groups regarding the specific 
     challenges and inequities faced by historically marginalized 
     communities; and
       (B) to provide outreach and education, shared knowledge, 
     and lessons learned about climate-resilient infrastructure; 
     and
       (6) for a platform for tracking Federal funding of climate-
     resilient infrastructure.


         Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Carbajal of California

       At the end of subtitle C of title I of division B of the 
     bill, add the following:

     SEC. 1313. POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PRACTICES ON ROADSIDES AND 
                   HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

       (a) In General.--Section 329 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Pollinator-friendly Practices on Roadsides and 
     Highway Rights-of-way.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out 
     activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway 
     rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native 
     locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including 
     milkweed.
       ``(2) Eligible entities.--An entity eligible to receive a 
     grant under this subsection is--
       ``(A) a State department of transportation;
       ``(B) an Indian tribe or tribal organization;
       ``(C) a territory; or
       ``(D) a Federal land management agency.
       ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including a pollinator-friendly practices plan described in 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Pollinator-friendly practices plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity shall include in the 
     application under paragraph (3) a plan that describes the 
     pollinator-friendly practices that the eligible entity has 
     implemented or plans to implement, including--
       ``(i) practices relating to mowing strategies that promote 
     early successional vegetation and limit disturbance during 
     periods of highest use by target pollinator species on 
     roadsides and highway rights-of-way, such as--

       ``(I) reducing the mowing swath outside of the State-
     designated safety zone;
       ``(II) increasing the mowing height;
       ``(III) reducing the mowing frequency;
       ``(IV) refraining from mowing monarch and other pollinator 
     habitat during periods in which monarchs or other pollinators 
     are present;
       ``(V) use of a flushing bar and cutting at reduced speeds 
     to reduce pollinator deaths due to mowing; or
       ``(VI) reducing raking along roadsides and highway rights-
     of-way;

       ``(ii) implementation of an integrated vegetation 
     management plan that includes approaches such as mechanical 
     tree and brush removal, targeted and judicious use of 
     herbicides, and mowing, to address weed issues on roadsides 
     and highway rights-of-way;
       ``(iii) planting or seeding of native, locally-appropriate 
     grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, on roadsides and 
     highway rights-of-way to enhance pollinator habitat, 
     including larval host plants;
       ``(iv) removing nonnative grasses from planting and seeding 
     mixes, except for use as nurse or cover crops;
       ``(v) obtaining expert training or assistance on 
     pollinator-friendly practices, including--

       ``(I) native plant identification;
       ``(II) establishment and management of locally-appropriate 
     or native plants that benefit pollinators;
       ``(III) land management practices that benefit pollinators; 
     and
       ``(IV) pollinator-focused integrated vegetation management; 
     or

       ``(vi) any other pollinator-friendly or vegetation 
     management practices the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Consideration.--In developing the plan under 
     subparagraph (A), the eligible entity shall consider other 
     vegetation management best management practices established 
     by the Secretary, including--
       ``(i) fuel breaks for the prevention and control of 
     wildfires;
       ``(ii) abating stormwater runoff and stabilizing soil;
       ``(iii) habitat for forage for native fauna; and

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       ``(iv) the economy of maintenance of the right-of-way.
       ``(C) Coordination.--In developing a plan under 
     subparagraph (A), an eligible entity that is a State 
     department of transportation or a Federal land management 
     agency shall coordinate with applicable State agencies, 
     including State agencies with jurisdiction over agriculture 
     and fish and wildlife.
       ``(D) Consultation.--In developing a plan under 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) an eligible entity that is a State department of 
     transportation or a Federal land management agency shall 
     consult with any affected Indian tribes or tribal 
     organizations; and
       ``(ii) any eligible entity may consult with nonprofit 
     organizations, institutions of higher education, units of 
     local government, or any other relevant entities.
       ``(5) Award of grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide a grant to 
     each eligible entity that submits an application under 
     paragraph (3), including a plan under paragraph (4), that the 
     Secretary determines to be satisfactory.
       ``(B) Amount of grants.--The amount of each grant provided 
     under this subsection may not exceed $150,000.
       ``(6) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
     grant under this subsection shall use the funds for the 
     implementation, improvement, or further development of the 
     plan under paragraph (4).
       ``(7) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out with a grant under this subsection shall 
     be up to 80 percent.
       ``(8) Technical assistance.--On request of an eligible 
     entity that receives a grant under this subsection, the 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance with the 
     implementation, improvement, or further development of a plan 
     under paragraph (4).
       ``(9) Administrative costs.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this subsection for the administrative 
     costs of carrying out this subsection.
       ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the general fund of the Treasury to carry out this 
     subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026.
       ``(B) Availability.--Amounts made available under this 
     subsection shall remain available as described under section 
     118(b).
       ``(e) Best Practices and Guidance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act, and periodically 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall develop or update best 
     practices for, and a priority ranking of, pollinator-friendly 
     practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way.
       ``(2) Guidance.--The Secretary shall provide guidance on 
     sources of funds made available under this title that are 
     eligible for activities described under this section, 
     including any best management practices identified under 
     paragraph (1) that are eligible for funding under this 
     title.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
     the first grant is provided under section 329(d) of title 23, 
     United States Code, as added by this Act, the Secretary shall 
     publish a report on the implementation of the program under 
     such section.


         Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Carbajal of California

       Page 932, line 5, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 932, line 8, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 932, after line 8, insert the following:
       (6) evaluate the feasibility and benefits of requiring 
     States participating in the program established under section 
     403(j) of title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, 
     to collect data on pedestrian and bicyclist stops by law 
     enforcement when the stop is made for a traffic law 
     violation.


         Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Carbajal of California

       Page 909, strike line 17 and insert the following:
       (a) In General.--Section 5310 of title 49, United States 
     Code, as
       Page 917, after line 16, insert the following:
       (b) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study, and submit a report on such 
     study to Congress, on access to non-emergency medical 
     transportation services for individuals in disadvantaged 
     populations, including--
       (1) how to make it easier for such individuals to use non-
     emergency medical transportation services; and
       (2) how to make it easier for recipients of grants under 
     section 5310(k) of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
     this section, to coordinate non-emergency medical 
     transportation services for such individuals.


         amendment no. 14 offered by mr. carbajal of california

       Page 934, strike lines 16 through 25 and insert the 
     following:

       ``(2) Use of grant funds.--A grant received by a State 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be used by the State for the costs of--
       ``(i) collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops;
       ``(ii) evaluating the results of such data; and
       ``(iii) developing and implementing programs to reduce the 
     occurrence of racial profiling.; and
       ``(B) may be used by the State for the costs of collecting, 
     maintaining, and evaluating data on traffic-related stops of 
     pedestrians, bicyclists, or people traveling via 
     micromobility devices.' '''.


           amendment no. 16 offered by ms. castor of florida

       Page 389, strike line 4 and insert ``and inserting a 
     semicolon; and''.

       Page 389, line 8, strike the period through the semicolon 
     and insert ``; or''.

       Page 389, after line 8, insert the following:

       ``(11) if the project or program is for the point-of-sale 
     purchase of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles or 
     related zero-emission operations equipment, or supports 
     battery electric charging or fuel cell electric refueling 
     infrastructure and related equipment for medium- and heavy-
     duty vehicles in projects or programs such as depot 
     infrastructure and infrastructure along routes servicing 
     regional freight hubs.''.


           amendment no. 17 offered by ms. castor of florida

       Page 389, strike line 4 and insert ``and inserting a 
     semicolon; and''.

       Page 389, line 8, strike the period through the semicolon 
     and insert ``; or''.

       Page 389, after line 8, insert the following:

       ``(11) if the project or program of projects involves the 
     deployment of hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring 
     systems primarily to monitor transportation-related 
     emissions.'';

       Page 390, line 24, strike the closing quotation marks and 
     the second period.

       Page 390, after line 24, insert the following:

       ``(n) Hyperlocal Air Quality Mobile Monitoring Systems 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `hyperlocal air quality 
     mobile monitoring systems' means a method of monitoring and 
     mapping ambient air quality and greenhouse gases and 
     detecting the presence of pollutants using mobile vehicles 
     that yields frequently repeated, on-going measurements of 
     pollutants and greenhouse gases at a block-level resolution 
     and identifies hotspots of persistent elevated levels of 
     pollutants and greenhouse gases.''.


            amendment no. 18 offered by mr. castro of texas

       At the end of division A of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF DBE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     disadvantaged business enterprises program carried out by the 
     Department of Transportation pursuant to section 1101(c) of 
     this division.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the percentage and dollar amount 
     of Federal funds paid to small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals in the prior fiscal year for each State and 
     territory of the United States.
       (c) Definitions.--The terms ``small business concern'' and 
     ``socially and economically disadvantaged individuals'' have 
     the meanings given such terms in section 1101(c)(2).


       amendment no. 19 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island

       Page 188, after line 8, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly):

       (b) Authorization for National Scenic Byways.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund of the 
     Treasury $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026 to carry out section 162 of title 23, United States 
     Code.


          amendment no. 20 offered by mr. costa of california

       Page 1255, line 13, insert ``, including through advance 
     mitigation'' after ``environmental impacts''.


            amendment no. 22 offered by mr. crow of colorado

       Page 452, line 10, strike ``shall consider'' and insert 
     ``shall consider, as appropriate''.

       Page 453, strike lines 13 through 15 and insert the 
     following:

       ``(VI) the need for--

       ``(aa) publicly available electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure in rural corridors;
       ``(bb) equitable deployment of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities;
       ``(cc) vehicle charging infrastructure that is easily 
     accessible to residents of public or affordable housing and 
     multi-unit dwellings; and
       ``(dd) consideration of the beneficial health impacts of 
     installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in 
     densely populated communities with high rates of poverty, air 
     pollution, and asthma;

       Page 456, line 25, strike ``rural areas'' and insert 
     ``rural areas and underserved or disadvantaged communities''.


          Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mrs. Dingell of Michigan

       At the end, add the following:

       DIVISION ___--CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCELERATOR

     SEC. ___. CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCELERATOR.

       Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
     58, as amended) is amended

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     by adding at the end the following new subtitle:

       ``Subtitle C--Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator

     ``SEC. 1621. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Accelerator.--The term `Accelerator' means the Clean 
     Energy and Sustainability Accelerator established under 
     section 1622.
       ``(2) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of Directors 
     of the Accelerator.
       ``(3) Chief executive officer.--The term `chief executive 
     officer' means the chief executive officer of the 
     Accelerator.
       ``(4) Climate-impacted communities.--The term `climate-
     impacted communities' includes--
       ``(A) communities of color, which include any 
     geographically distinct area the population of color of which 
     is higher than the average population of color of the State 
     in which the community is located;
       ``(B) communities that are already or are likely to be the 
     first communities to feel the direct negative effects of 
     climate change;
       ``(C) distressed neighborhoods, demonstrated by indicators 
     of need, including poverty, childhood obesity rates, academic 
     failure, and rates of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or 
     incarceration;
       ``(D) low-income communities, defined as any census block 
     group in which 30 percent or more of the population are 
     individuals with low income;
       ``(E) low-income households, defined as a household with 
     annual income equal to, or less than, the greater of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of 
     the area in which the household is located, as reported by 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       ``(ii) 200 percent of the Federal poverty line;
       ``(F) Tribal communities;
       ``(G) persistent poverty counties, defined as any county 
     that has had a poverty rate of 20 percent or more for the 
     past 30 years as measured by the 2000, 2010, and 2020 
     decennial censuses;
       ``(H) communities disproportionately affected by 
     environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to 
     negative public health effects; and
       ``(I) communities that are economically reliant on fossil 
     fuel-based industries.
       ``(5) Climate resilient infrastructure.--The term `climate 
     resilient infrastructure' means any project that builds or 
     enhances infrastructure so that such infrastructure--
       ``(A) is planned, designed, and operated in a way that 
     anticipates, prepares for, and adapts to changing climate 
     conditions; and
       ``(B) can withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from 
     disruptions caused by these climate conditions.
       ``(6) Electrification.--The term `electrification' means 
     the installation, construction, or use of end-use electric 
     technology that replaces existing fossil-fuel-based 
     technology.
       ``(7) Energy efficiency.--The term `energy efficiency' 
     means any project, technology, function, or measure that 
     results in the reduction of energy use required to achieve 
     the same level of service or output prior to the application 
     of such project, technology, function, or measure, or 
     substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions relative to 
     emissions that would have occurred prior to the application 
     of such project, technology, function, or measure.
       ``(8) Fuel switching.--The term `fuel switching' means any 
     project that replaces a fossil-fuel-based heating system with 
     an electric-powered system or one powered by biomass-
     generated heat.
       ``(9) Green bank.--The term `green bank' means a dedicated 
     public or nonprofit specialized finance entity that--
       ``(A) is designed to drive private capital into market gaps 
     for low- and zero-emission goods and services;
       ``(B) uses finance tools to mitigate climate change;
       ``(C) does not take deposits;
       ``(D) is funded by government, public, private, or 
     charitable contributions; and
       ``(E) invests or finances projects--
       ``(i) alone; or
       ``(ii) in conjunction with other investors.
       ``(10) Qualified projects.--The terms `qualified projects' 
     means the following kinds of technologies and activities that 
     are eligible for financing and investment from the Clean 
     Energy and Sustainability Accelerator, either directly or 
     through State, Territorial, and local green banks funded by 
     the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator:
       ``(A) Renewable energy generation, including the following:
       ``(i) Solar.
       ``(ii) Wind.
       ``(iii) Geothermal.
       ``(iv) Hydropower.
       ``(v) Ocean and hydrokinetic.
       ``(vi) Fuel cell.
       ``(B) Building energy efficiency, fuel switching, and 
     electrification.
       ``(C) Industrial decarbonization.
       ``(D) Grid technology such as transmission, distribution, 
     and storage to support clean energy distribution, including 
     smart-grid applications.
       ``(E) Agriculture and forestry projects that reduce net 
     greenhouse gas emissions.
       ``(F) Clean transportation, including the following:
       ``(i) Battery electric vehicles.
       ``(ii) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
       ``(iii) Hydrogen vehicles.
       ``(iv) Other zero-emissions fueled vehicles.
       ``(v) Related vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure.
       ``(G) Climate resilient infrastructure.
       ``(H) Any other key areas identified by the Board as 
     consistent with the mandate of the Accelerator as described 
     in section 1623.
       ``(11) Renewable energy generation.--The term `renewable 
     energy generation' means electricity created by sources that 
     are continually replenished by nature, such as the sun, wind, 
     and water.

     ``SEC. 1622. ESTABLISHMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, there shall be established a 
     nonprofit corporation to be known as the Clean Energy and 
     Sustainability Accelerator.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The Accelerator shall not be an agency 
     or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
       ``(c) Full Faith and Credit.--The full faith and credit of 
     the United States shall not extend to the Accelerator.
       ``(d) Nonprofit Status.--The Accelerator shall maintain its 
     status as an organization exempt from taxation under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

     ``SEC. 1623. MANDATE.

       ``The Accelerator shall make the United States a world 
     leader in combating the causes and effects of climate change 
     through the rapid deployment of mature technologies and 
     scaling of new technologies by maximizing the reduction of 
     emissions in the United States for every dollar deployed by 
     the Accelerator, including by--
       ``(1) providing financing support for investments in the 
     United States in low- and zero-emissions technologies and 
     processes in order to rapidly accelerate market penetration;
       ``(2) catalyzing and mobilizing private capital through 
     Federal investment and supporting a more robust marketplace 
     for clean technologies, while avoiding competition with 
     private investment;
       ``(3) enabling climate-impacted communities to benefit from 
     and afford projects and investments that reduce emissions;
       ``(4) providing support for workers and communities 
     impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy;
       ``(5) supporting the creation of green banks within the 
     United States where green banks do not exist; and
       ``(6) causing the rapid transition to a clean energy 
     economy without raising energy costs to end users and seeking 
     to lower costs where possible.

     ``SEC. 1624. FINANCE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION.

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be within the Accelerator a 
     finance and investment division, which shall be responsible 
     for--
       ``(1) the Accelerator's greenhouse gas emissions mitigation 
     efforts by directly financing qualifying projects or doing so 
     indirectly by providing capital to State, Territorial, and 
     local green banks;
       ``(2) originating, evaluating, underwriting, and closing 
     the Accelerator's financing and investment transactions in 
     qualified projects;
       ``(3) partnering with private capital providers and capital 
     markets to attract coinvestment from private banks, 
     investors, and others in order to drive new investment into 
     underpenetrated markets, to increase the efficiency of 
     private capital markets with respect to investing in 
     greenhouse gas reduction projects, and to increase total 
     investment caused by the Accelerator;
       ``(4) managing the Accelerator's portfolio of assets to 
     ensure performance and monitor risk;
       ``(5) ensuring appropriate debt and risk mitigation 
     products are offered; and
       ``(6) overseeing prudent, noncontrolling equity 
     investments.
       ``(b) Products and Investment Types.--The finance and 
     investment division of the Accelerator may provide capital to 
     qualified projects in the form of--
       ``(1) senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt;
       ``(2) credit enhancements including loan loss reserves and 
     loan guarantees;
       ``(3) aggregation and warehousing;
       ``(4) equity capital; and
       ``(5) any other financial product approved by the Board.
       ``(c) State, Territorial, and Local Green Bank 
     Capitalization.--The finance and investment division of the 
     Accelerator shall make capital available to State, 
     Territorial, and local green banks to enable such banks to 
     finance qualifying projects in their markets that are better 
     served by a locally based entity, rather than through direct 
     investment by the Accelerator.
       ``(d) Investment Committee.--The debt, risk mitigation, and 
     equity investments made by the Accelerator shall be--
       ``(1) approved by the investment committee of the Board; 
     and
       ``(2) consistent with an investment policy that has been 
     established by the investment committee of the Board in 
     consultation with the risk management committee of the Board.

     ``SEC. 1625. START-UP DIVISION.

       ``There shall be within the Accelerator a Start-up 
     Division, which shall be responsible for providing technical 
     assistance and start-up funding to States and other political 
     subdivisions that do not have green banks to establish green 
     banks in those States and political subdivisions, including 
     by working with relevant stakeholders in those States and 
     political subdivisions.

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     ``SEC. 1626. ZERO-EMISSIONS FLEET AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   FINANCING PROGRAM.

       ``Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of 
     the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall explore the 
     establishment of a program to provide low- and zero-interest 
     loans, up to 30 years in length, to any school, metropolitan 
     planning organization, or nonprofit organization seeking 
     financing for the acquisition of zero-emissions vehicle 
     fleets or associated infrastructure to support zero-emissions 
     vehicle fleets.

     ``SEC. 1627. PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Emissions Reduction Mandate.--In investing in 
     projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the 
     Accelerator shall maximize the reduction of emissions in the 
     United States for every dollar deployed by the Accelerator.
       ``(b) Environmental Justice Prioritization.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to address environmental 
     justice needs, the Accelerator shall, as applicable, 
     prioritize the provision of program benefits and investment 
     activity that are expected to directly or indirectly result 
     in the deployment of projects to serve, as a matter of 
     official policy, climate-impacted communities.
       ``(2) Minimum percentage.--The Accelerator shall ensure 
     that over the 30-year period of its charter 40 percent of its 
     investment activity is directed to serve climate-impacted 
     communities.
       ``(c) Consumer Protection.--
       ``(1) Prioritization.--Consistent with the mandate under 
     section 1623 to maximize the reduction of emissions in the 
     United States for every dollar deployed by the Accelerator, 
     the Accelerator shall prioritize qualified projects according 
     to benefits conferred on consumers and affected communities.
       ``(2) Consumer credit protection.--The Accelerator shall 
     ensure that any residential energy efficiency or distributed 
     clean energy project in which the Accelerator invests 
     directly or indirectly complies with the requirements of the 
     Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
     including, in the case of a financial product that is a 
     residential mortgage loan, any requirements of title I of 
     that Act relating to residential mortgage loans (including 
     any regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection under section 129C(b)(3)(C) of that Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(3)(C))).
       ``(d) Labor.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Accelerator shall ensure that 
     laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and 
     subcontractors in construction work financed directly by the 
     Accelerator will be paid wages not less than those prevailing 
     on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor under sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, 
     and 3147 of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(2) Project labor agreement.--The Accelerator shall 
     ensure that projects financed directly by the Accelerator 
     with total capital costs of $100,000,000 or greater utilize a 
     project labor agreement.

     ``SEC. 1628. EXPLORATION OF ACCELERATED CLEAN ENERGY 
                   TRANSITION PROGRAM.

       ``Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Accelerator is established, the Board shall explore the 
     establishment of an accelerated clean energy transition 
     program--
       ``(1) to expedite the transition within the power sector to 
     zero-emissions power generation facilities or assets; and
       ``(2) to simultaneously invest in local economic 
     development in communities affected by this transition away 
     from carbon-intensive facilities or assets.

     ``SEC. 1629. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Accelerator shall operate under the 
     direction of a Board of Directors, which shall be composed of 
     7 members.
       ``(b) Initial Composition and Terms.--
       ``(1) Selection.--The initial members of the Board shall be 
     selected as follows:
       ``(A) Appointed members.--Three members shall be appointed 
     by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     of whom no more than two shall belong to the same political 
     party.
       ``(B) Elected members.--Four members shall be elected 
     unanimously by the 3 members appointed and confirmed pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Terms.--The terms of the initial members of the Board 
     shall be as follows:
       ``(A) The 3 members appointed and confirmed under paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall have initial 5-year terms.
       ``(B) Of the 4 members elected under paragraph (1)(B), 2 
     shall have initial 3-year terms, and 2 shall have initial 4-
     year terms.
       ``(c) Subsequent Composition and Terms.--
       ``(1) Selection.--Except for the selection of the initial 
     members of the Board for their initial terms under subsection 
     (b), the members of the Board shall be elected by the members 
     of the Board.
       ``(2) Disqualification.--A member of the Board shall be 
     disqualified from voting for any position on the Board for 
     which such member is a candidate.
       ``(3) Terms.--All members elected pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall have a term of 5 years.
       ``(d) Qualifications.--The members of the Board shall 
     collectively have expertise in--
       ``(1) the fields of clean energy, electric utilities, 
     industrial decarbonization, clean transportation, resiliency, 
     and agriculture and forestry practices;
       ``(2) climate change science;
       ``(3) finance and investments; and
       ``(4) environmental justice and matters related to the 
     energy and environmental needs of climate-impacted 
     communities.
       ``(e) Restriction on Membership.--No officer or employee of 
     the Federal or any other level of government may be appointed 
     or elected as a member of the Board.
       ``(f) Quorum.--Five members of the Board shall constitute a 
     quorum.
       ``(g) Bylaws.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall adopt, and may amend, 
     such bylaws as are necessary for the proper management and 
     functioning of the Accelerator.
       ``(2) Officers.--In the bylaws described in paragraph (1), 
     the Board shall--
       ``(A) designate the officers of the Accelerator; and
       ``(B) prescribe the duties of those officers.
       ``(h) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled 
     through election by the Board.
       ``(i) Interim Appointments.--A member elected to fill a 
     vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
     the predecessor of that member was appointed or elected shall 
     serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor 
     of that member was appointed or elected.
       ``(j) Reappointment.--A member of the Board may be elected 
     for not more than 1 additional term of service as a member of 
     the Board.
       ``(k) Continuation of Service.--A member of the Board whose 
     term has expired may continue to serve on the Board until the 
     date on which a successor member is elected.
       ``(l) Chief Executive Officer.--The Board shall appoint a 
     chief executive officer who shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) hiring employees of the Accelerator;
       ``(2) establishing the 2 divisions of the Accelerator 
     described in sections 1624 and 1625; and
       ``(3) performing any other tasks necessary for the day-to-
     day operations of the Accelerator.
       ``(m) Advisory Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Accelerator shall establish an 
     advisory committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `advisory committee'), which shall be composed of not more 
     than 13 members appointed by the Board on the recommendation 
     of the president of the Accelerator.
       ``(2) Members.--Members of the advisory committee shall be 
     broadly representative of interests concerned with the 
     environment, production, commerce, finance, agriculture, 
     forestry, labor, services, and State Government. Of such 
     members--
       ``(A) not fewer than 3 shall be representatives of the 
     small business community;
       ``(B) not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the 
     labor community, except that no 2 members may be from the 
     same labor union;
       ``(C) not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the 
     environmental nongovernmental organization community, except 
     that no 2 members may be from the same environmental 
     organization;
       ``(D) not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the 
     environmental justice nongovernmental organization community, 
     except that no 2 members may be from the same environmental 
     organization;
       ``(E) not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the 
     consumer protection and fair lending community, except that 
     no 2 members may be from the same consumer protection or fair 
     lending organization; and
       ``(F) not fewer than 2 shall be representatives of the 
     financial services industry with knowledge of and experience 
     in financing transactions for clean energy and other 
     sustainable infrastructure assets.
       ``(3) Meetings.--The advisory committee shall meet not less 
     frequently than once each quarter.
       ``(4) Duties.--The advisory committee shall--
       ``(A) advise the Accelerator on the programs undertaken by 
     the Accelerator; and
       ``(B) submit to the Congress an annual report with comments 
     from the advisory committee on the extent to which the 
     Accelerator is meeting the mandate described in section 1623, 
     including any suggestions for improvement.
       ``(n) Chief Risk Officer.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--Subject to the approval of the Board, 
     the chief executive officer shall appoint a chief risk 
     officer from among individuals with experience at a senior 
     level in financial risk management, who--
       ``(A) shall report directly to the Board; and
       ``(B) shall be removable only by a majority vote of the 
     Board.
       ``(2) Duties.--The chief risk officer, in coordination with 
     the risk management and audit committees established under 
     section 1632, shall develop, implement, and manage a 
     comprehensive process for identifying, assessing, monitoring, 
     and limiting risks to the Accelerator, including the overall 
     portfolio diversification of the Accelerator.

     ``SEC. 1630. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Capitalization.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent and in the amounts 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall transfer to the Accelerator--
       ``(A) $50,000,000,000 on the date on which the Accelerator 
     is established under section 1622; and
       ``(B) $10,000,000,000 on October 1 of each of the 5 fiscal 
     years following that date.

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       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For purposes of the 
     transfers under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary.
       ``(b) Charter.--The Accelerator shall establish a charter, 
     the term of which shall be 30 years.
       ``(c) Use of Funds and Recycling.--To the extent and in the 
     amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the 
     Accelerator--
       ``(1) may use funds transferred pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) to carry out this subtitle, including for operating 
     expenses; and
       ``(2) shall retain and manage all repayments and other 
     revenue received under this subtitle from financing fees, 
     interest, repaid loans, and other types of funding to carry 
     out this subtitle, including for--
       ``(A) operating expenses; and
       ``(B) recycling such payments and other revenue for future 
     lending and capital deployment in accordance with this 
     subtitle.
       ``(d) Report.--The Accelerator shall submit on a quarterly 
     basis to the relevant committees of Congress a report that 
     describes the financial activities, emissions reductions, and 
     private capital mobilization metrics of the Accelerator for 
     the previous quarter.
       ``(e) Restriction.--The Accelerator shall not accept 
     deposits.
       ``(f) Committees.--The Board shall establish committees and 
     subcommittees, including--
       ``(1) an investment committee; and
       ``(2) in accordance with section 1631--
       ``(A) a risk management committee; and
       ``(B) an audit committee.

     ``SEC. 1631. ESTABLISHMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND 
                   AUDIT COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) In General.--To assist the Board in fulfilling the 
     duties and responsibilities of the Board under this subtitle, 
     the Board shall establish a risk management committee and an 
     audit committee.
       ``(b) Duties and Responsibilities of Risk Management 
     Committee.--Subject to the direction of the Board, the risk 
     management committee established under subsection (a) shall 
     establish policies for and have oversight responsibility 
     for--
       ``(1) formulating the risk management policies of the 
     operations of the Accelerator;
       ``(2) reviewing and providing guidance on operation of the 
     global risk management framework of the Accelerator;
       ``(3) developing policies for--
       ``(A) investment;
       ``(B) enterprise risk management;
       ``(C) monitoring; and
       ``(D) management of strategic, reputational, regulatory, 
     operational, developmental, environmental, social, and 
     financial risks; and
       ``(4) developing the risk profile of the Accelerator, 
     including--
       ``(A) a risk management and compliance framework; and
       ``(B) a governance structure to support that framework.
       ``(c) Duties and Responsibilities of Audit Committee.--
     Subject to the direction of the Board, the audit committee 
     established under subsection (a) shall have oversight 
     responsibility for--
       ``(1) the integrity of--
       ``(A) the financial reporting of the Accelerator; and
       ``(B) the systems of internal controls regarding finance 
     and accounting;
       ``(2) the integrity of the financial statements of the 
     Accelerator;
       ``(3) the performance of the internal audit function of the 
     Accelerator; and
       ``(4) compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements 
     related to the finances of the Accelerator.

     ``SEC. 1632. OVERSIGHT.

       ``(a) External Oversight.--The inspector general of the 
     Department of Energy shall have oversight responsibilities 
     over the Accelerator.
       ``(b) Reports and Audit.--
       ``(1) Annual report.--The Accelerator shall publish an 
     annual report which shall be transmitted by the Accelerator 
     to the President and the Congress.
       ``(2) Annual audit of accounts.--The accounts of the 
     Accelerator shall be audited annually. Such audits shall be 
     conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing 
     standards by independent certified public accountants who are 
     certified by a regulatory authority of the jurisdiction in 
     which the audit is undertaken.
       ``(3) Additional audits.--In addition to the annual audits 
     under paragraph (2), the financial transactions of the 
     Accelerator for any fiscal year during which Federal funds 
     are available to finance any portion of its operations may be 
     audited by the Government Accountability Office in accordance 
     with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States.''.


          amendment no. 24 offered by ms. dingell of michigan

       Page 1508, after line 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 10109. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON REGULATORY 
                   FRAMEWORK FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     Congress, in broad consultation with labor, safety groups, 
     industry, and other stakeholders, should begin establishing a 
     Federal regulatory framework for the safe deployment of 
     autonomous vehicles nationwide that will support existing 
     jobs and grow the United States workforce of the future, 
     including good union jobs, keep the United States on the 
     forefront of this technology, and keep the United States 
     competitive around the globe.


            amendment no. 26 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       Page 439, after line 5, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):
       ``(3) Investments in colonias.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the grants made available under this 
     section, for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, a total of not 
     less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to provide 
     grants that improve the safety, state of good repair, or 
     connectivity of surface transportation infrastructure 
     eligible under this section in and providing access to, 
     colonias.
       ``(B) Rural and community set asides.--Funds made available 
     under this section in areas described in paragraphs (1)(A) or 
     (1)(B) shall count toward the set aside described in the 
     applicable paragraph.
       ``(C) Colonia defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `colonia' means any identifiable community that--
       ``(i) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, 
     or Texas;
       ``(ii) is in the area of the United States within 150 miles 
     of the border between the United States and Mexico, except 
     that the term does not include any standard metropolitan 
     statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000; 
     and
       ``(iii) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of 
     objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, 
     lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, 
     and sanitary housing.
       Page 492, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 
     493, line 15 (and redesignate the subsequent subsections 
     accordingly).


            amendment no. 27 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       Page 493, after line 15, insert the following:
       (3) Study.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study on the 
     infrastructure needs of colonias.


            amendment no. 28 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       At the end of subtitle B of title I of division B of the 
     bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 1220. FUNDING FOR BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE.

       Section 1437(a) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is 
     amended by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``7 
     percent''.


          amendment no. 29 offered by ms. eshoo of california

       Page 452, after line 22, insert the following (and 
     redesignate accordingly):
       ``(III) meeting current and anticipated market demands for 
     charging or fueling infrastructure, including with regard to 
     power levels and charging speed, and minimizing the time to 
     charge or refuel current and anticipated vehicles;


         amendment no. 30 offered by mr. espaillat of new york

       Page 465, line 7, insert ``and units of local government'' 
     before ``based on''.
       Page 465, line 15, insert ``, where applicable'' after 
     ``consider''.
       Page 465, line 22, insert ``or unit of local government'' 
     after ``planning area''.
       Page 465, line 24, insert ``, the metropolitan planning 
     organization,'' after ``local governments''.
       Page 465, beginning on line 25, strike ``metropolitan 
     planning''.
       Page 467, line 11, strike ``and''.
       Page 467, after line 11, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
       (G) if the applicant is a unit of local government, whether 
     the applicable metropolitan planning organization has been 
     designated as a direct recipient; and
       Page 469, line 11, insert ``or 148'' after ``section 
     133(b)''.
       Page 469, line 16, insert ``for each fiscal year'' after 
     ``$5,000,000''.
       Page 470, line 18, insert ``or unit of local government'' 
     after ``planning organization''.
       Page 473, after line 6, insert the following:
       (G) Self-certification and compliance.--The Secretary may 
     conduct risk-based stewardship and oversight of a direct 
     recipient's performance of the assumed responsibilities 
     specified in the agreement under subparagraph (D), as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       Page 474, line 4, insert ``or unit of local government'' 
     after ``planning area''.
       Page 474, beginning on line 8, strike ``metropolitan 
     planning organization'' and insert ``direct recipient''.
       Page 476, line 20, insert ``or units of local government'' 
     after ``planning organizations''.
       Page 477, line 7, insert ``or unit of local government'' 
     after ``organization''.


        amendment no. 33 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       At the end of title II of division C of the bill, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 8205. SEISMICITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, shall enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall prepare a report containing--
       (1) the results of a study that--

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       (A) evaluates the current Federal requirements for pipeline 
     facility design, siting, construction, operation and 
     maintenance, and integrity management, relating to 
     seismicity, land subsidence, landslides, slope instability, 
     frost heave, soil settlement, erosion, and other dynamic 
     geologic conditions that may pose a safety risk;
       (B) identifies any discrepancy in such requirements that 
     apply to operators of gas pipeline facilities and hazardous 
     liquid pipeline facilities; and
       (C) identifies any deficiencies in industry practices 
     related to such requirements; and
       (2) any recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences 
     based on such results.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Upon completion of the report 
     prepared pursuant to subsection (a), the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate the report.
       (c) Pipeline Facilities.--In this section, the term 
     ``pipeline facility'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 60101 of title 49, United States Code.


        amendment no. 35 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       Page 290, beginning on line 25, strike ``standards of SSPC 
     QP1, QP2, and QP3'' and insert ``relevant SSPC-QP 
     standards''.
       Page 291, beginning on line 5, strike ``, through a 
     qualified training program,''.


           amendment no. 36 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       Page 213, line 4, strike ``design work space'' and insert 
     ``design of work spaces''.
       Page 388, strike lines 21 through 25 and insert the 
     following:
       (B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) if the project or program utilizes transportation 
     demand management strategies, shifts traffic demand to 
     nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases 
     vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for 
     roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, 
     carsharing, shared micromobility (including bikesharing and 
     shared scooter systems), publicly accessible charging 
     stations, docks, and storage for electric bicycles and 
     micromobility devices, alternative work hours, and 
     pricing;''; and
       Page 569, line 5, strike ``and''.
       Page 569, line 6, insert ``and'' at the end.
       Page 569, after line 6, insert the following:
       (iv) travel demand impacts from state and local 
     transportation demand management programs;


           amendment no. 37 offered by Mr. garcia of illinois

       Page 1508, after line 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 10109. MOTOR VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST PROTECTION.

       (a) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     acting through the Administrator of the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, shall issue a final rule 
     that--
       (1) establishes minimum performance standards for the hood 
     and bumper areas of passenger cars, multipurpose passenger 
     vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight 
     rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less to reduce 
     injuries and fatalities suffered by vulnerable road users, 
     including pedestrians and cyclists, who are struck by such 
     vehicles; and
       (2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian and 
     cycling populations, including children and older adults, and 
     people with disabilities.
       (b) Compliance.--The rule issued pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall require full compliance with minimum performance 
     standards established by the Secretary not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which the final rule is issued.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bus.--The term ``bus'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any successor regulation).
       (2) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term ``multiperson 
     passenger vehicle'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any successor regulation).
       (3) Passenger car.--The term ``passenger car'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       (4) Truck.--The term ``truck'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulation).


           amendment no. 38 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. UPDATES TO MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL 
                   DEVICES.

       (a) Addressing All Users Equally.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that current and future editions of the Manual on 
     Uniform Traffic Control Devices address all users equally, 
     including vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and 
     cyclists.
       (b) Timing of Regular Updates.--Pursuant to the authority 
     granted the Secretary in section 109 of title 23, United 
     States Code, the Secretary shall review the existing guidance 
     for when updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
     Devices occur and make any adjustments to that guidance 
     needed to ensure the Secretary is timely updating the Manual 
     on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to take into account 
     advances in design standards, road markings, and traffic 
     devices. The Secretary shall consider requiring that the 
     Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices be reviewed at 
     least once every 4 years for any necessary updates.


            amendment no. 39 offered by ms. garcia of texas

       Page 1510, after line 5, insert the following:

            DIVISION H--DOMESTIC MARITIME WORKFORCE TRAINING

     SECTION 11101. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DOMESTIC MARITIME 
                   WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

       Section 54102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of Transportation'';
       (2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by 
     striking ``Assistance'' and inserting ``Cooperative 
     Agreements'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
       (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.''; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Grant Program.--
       ``(1) Definition of eligible institution.--In this 
     subsection, the term `eligible institution' means a 
     postsecondary educational institution as such term is defined 
     in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) that offers a 2-year 
     program of study, a 1-year program of training, or is a 
     postsecondary vocational institution.
       ``(2) Grant authorization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and 
     Improvement Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, may award 
     maritime career training grants to eligible institutions for 
     the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational 
     or career training programs for American workers related to 
     the maritime workforce.
       ``(B) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Maritime Administration Authorization and 
     Improvement Act, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) promulgate guidelines for the submission of grant 
     proposals under this subsection; and
       ``(ii) publish and maintain such guidelines on the website 
     of the Department of Transportation.
       ``(3) Limitations.--The Secretary may not award a grant 
     under this subsection in an amount that is more than 
     $20,000,000.
       ``(4) Required information.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible institution that desires to 
     receive a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
     Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed 
     description of--
       ``(i) the specific project for which the grant proposal is 
     submitted, including the manner in which the grant will be 
     used to develop, offer, or improve an educational or career 
     training program that is suited to maritime industry workers;
       ``(ii) the extent to which the project for which the grant 
     proposal is submitted will meet the educational or career 
     training needs of maritime workers in the community served by 
     the eligible institution;
       ``(iii) the extent to which the project for which the grant 
     proposal is submitted fits within any overall strategic plan 
     developed by an eligible community; and
       ``(iv) any previous experience of the eligible institution 
     in providing maritime educational or career training 
     programs.
       ``(B) Community outreach required.--In order to be 
     considered by the Secretary, a grant proposal submitted by an 
     eligible institution under this subsection shall--
       ``(i) demonstrate that the eligible institution--

       ``(I) reached out to employers to identify--

       ``(aa) any shortcomings in existing maritime educational 
     and career training opportunities available to workers in the 
     community; and
       ``(bb) any future employment opportunities within the 
     community and the educational and career training skills 
     required for workers to meet the future maritime employment 
     demand; and

       ``(II) reached out to other similarly situated institutions 
     in an effort to benefit from any best practices that may be 
     shared with respect to providing maritime educational or 
     career training programs to workers eligible for training; 
     and

       ``(ii) include a detailed description of--

       ``(I) the extent and outcome of the outreach conducted 
     under clause (i);
       ``(II) the extent to which the project for which the grant 
     proposal is submitted will contribute to meeting any 
     shortcomings identified under clause (i)(I)(aa) or any 
     maritime educational or career training needs identified 
     under clause (i)(I)(bb); and
       ``(III) the extent to which employers, including small- and 
     medium-sized firms within the community, have demonstrated a 
     commitment to employing workers who

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     would benefit from the project for which the grant proposal 
     is submitted.

       ``(5) Criteria for award of grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the appropriation of funds, 
     the Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection based 
     on--
       ``(i) a determination of the merits of the grant proposal 
     submitted by the eligible institution to develop, offer, or 
     improve maritime educational or career training programs to 
     be made available to workers;
       ``(ii) an evaluation of the likely employment opportunities 
     available to workers who complete a maritime educational or 
     career training program that the eligible institution 
     proposes to develop, offer, or improve;
       ``(iii) an evaluation of prior demand for training programs 
     by workers in the community served by the eligible 
     institution, as well as the availability and capacity of 
     existing maritime training programs to meet future demand for 
     training programs; and
       ``(iv) any prior designation of an institution as a Center 
     of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and 
     Education.
       ``(B) Matching requirements.--A grant awarded under this 
     subsection may not be used to satisfy any private matching 
     requirement under any other provision of law.
       ``(6) Public report.--Not later than December 15 in each of 
     the calendar years 2021 through 2023, the Secretary shall 
     make available on a publically available website a report and 
     provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives--
       ``(A) describing each grant awarded under this subsection 
     during the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(B) assessing the impact of each award of a grant under 
     this subsection in a fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) on workers receiving 
     training; and
       ``(C) the performance of the grant awarded with respect to 
     the indicators of performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
       ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $200,000,000.''.


          amendment no. 42 offered by mr. gomez of california

       At the end of subtitle E of title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2506. TRANSIT TO TRAILS GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Community of color.--The term ``community of color'' 
     means a geographically distinct area in which the population 
     of any of the following categories of individuals is higher 
     than the average populations of that category for the State 
     in which the community is located:
       (A) Black.
       (B) African American.
       (C) Asian.
       (D) Pacific Islander.
       (E) Other non-white race.
       (F) Hispanic.
       (G) Latino.
       (2) Critically underserved community.--The term 
     ``critically underserved community'' means--
       (A) a community that can demonstrate to the Secretary that 
     the community has inadequate, insufficient, or no park space 
     or recreation facilities, including by demonstrating--
       (i) quality concerns relating to the available park space 
     or recreation facilities;
       (ii) the presence of recreational facilities that do not 
     serve the needs of the community; or
       (iii) the inequitable distribution of park space for high-
     need populations, based on income, age, or other measures of 
     vulnerability and need;
       (B) a community in which at least 50 percent of the 
     population is not located within \1/2\ mile of park space; or
       (C) any other community that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (3) Designated service area.--The term ``designated service 
     area'' means a geographical area recommended by a designated 
     official planning agency, that defines the community where 
     coordinated transportation services are be provided to the 
     transportation disadvantaged.
       (4) Disproportionate burden of adverse human health or 
     environmental effects.--The term ``disproportionate burden of 
     adverse human health or environmental effects'' means a 
     situation where there exists higher or more adverse human 
     health or environmental effects on communities of color, low 
     income communities, and Tribal and indigenous communities.
       (5) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a State or local government entity;
       (B) a political subdivision of a State (including a city or 
     a county);
       (C) a special purpose district (including a park district);
       (D) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304)); or
       (E) a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in 
     section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code).
       (6) Environmental justice community.--The term 
     ``environmental justice community'' means a community with 
     significant representation of communities of color, low 
     income communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, 
     that experience, or is at risk of experiencing higher or more 
     adverse human health or environmental effects.
       (7) Low income community.--the term ``low income 
     community'' means any census block group in which 30 percent 
     or more of the population are individuals with an annual 
     household income equal to, or less than, the greater of--
       (A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of 
     the area in which the household is located, as reported by 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty line.
       (8) Microtransit.--The term ``microtransit'' means low-
     capacity transportation service carrying small numbers of 
     people at a time.
       (9) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Transit to 
     Trails Grant Program established under subsection (b)(1).
       (10) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means a community 
     that is not an urbanized area.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (12) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       (13) Transportation connector.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``transportation connector'' 
     means a system that--
       (i) connects 2 zip codes or communities within a 175-mile 
     radius of a designated service area; and
       (ii) provides public transportation.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``transportation connector'' 
     includes microtransits, bus lines, light rail, rapid 
     transits, or personal rapid transits.
       (b) Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
     program, to be known as the ``Transit to Trails Grant 
     Program'', under which the Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible entities for--
       (A) projects that develop transportation connectors or 
     routes in or serving, and related culturally and 
     linguistically appropriate education materials for, 
     critically underserved communities to increase access and 
     mobility to Federal or non-Federal public land, inland and 
     costal waters, parkland, or monuments; or
       (B) projects that facilitate transportation improvements to 
     enhance access to Federal or non-Federal public land and 
     recreational opportunities in critically underserved 
     communities.
       (2) Administration.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the program 
     to assist eligible entities in the development of public 
     transportation routes in or serving, and related culturally 
     and linguistically appropriate education materials for, 
     critically underserved communities to increase access and 
     mobility to Federal or non-Federal public land, inland and 
     coastal waters, parkland, or monuments.
       (B) Joint partnerships.--The Secretary shall encourage 
     joint partnership projects under the program, if available, 
     among multiple agencies, including school districts, 
     nonprofit organizations, metropolitan planning organizations, 
     regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, and 
     State and local governmental agencies (including park and 
     recreation agencies and authorities) to enhance investment of 
     public sources.
       (C) Annual grant project proposal solicitation, review, and 
     approval.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall--

       (I) annually solicit the submission of project proposals 
     for grants from eligible entities under the program; and
       (II) review each project proposal submitted under subclause 
     (I) on a timeline established by the Secretary.

       (ii)  Required elements for project proposal.--A project 
     proposal submitted under clause (i)(I) shall include--

       (I) a statement of the purposes of the project;
       (II) the name of the entity or individual with overall 
     responsibility for the project;
       (III) a description of the qualifications of the entity or 
     individuals identified under subclause (II);
       (IV) a description of--

       (aa) staffing and stakeholder engagement for the project;
       (bb) the logistics of the project; and
       (cc) anticipated outcomes of the project;

       (V) a proposed budget for the funds and time required to 
     complete the project;
       (VI) information regarding the source and amount of 
     matching funding available for the project;
       (VII) information that demonstrates the clear potential of 
     the project to contribute to increased access to parkland for 
     critically underserved communities; and
       (VIII) any other information that the Secretary considers 
     to be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project 
     for funding under the program.

       (D) Priority.--To the extent practicable, in determining 
     whether to approve project proposals under the program, the 
     Secretary shall prioritize projects that--
       (i) are designed to increase access and mobility to local 
     or neighborhood Federal or non-Federal public land, inland 
     and costal waters, parkland, monuments, or recreational 
     opportunities;
       (ii) utilize low- or no-emission vehicles;
       (iii) provide free or discounted rates for low income 
     riders;

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       (iv) provide opportunities for youth engagement;
       (v) projects established in communities of color, low-
     income communities, Tribal or indigenous communities, or 
     rural communities; and
       (vi) comply with relevant regulations in the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       (3) Transportation planning procedures.--
       (A) Procedures.-- In consultation with the head of each 
     appropriate Federal land management agency, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that projects conducted under the program that 
     are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning 
     processes.
       (B) Requirements.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall ensure the following:
       (i) All projects carried out under the program will comply 
     with sections 5303 and 5304 of title 49, United States Code.
       (ii) All new transportation connectors and routes 
     established under a project shall be accessible in accordance 
     with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12101 et seq.) accessibility specifications for 
     transportation vehicles.
       (iii) State department of transportation agencies shall 
     engage with relevant stakeholders consistent with sections 
     5304(f)(3) and 5404(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
     and metropolitan planning organizations shall engage with 
     relevant stakeholders consistent with sections 5303(g)(3)(B), 
     5303(i)(5), and 5303(i)(6) of title 49, United States Code, 
     in addition to faith-based and community-based organizations.
       (iv) Except as otherwise provided under this section, a 
     grant provided under this section shall be subject to the 
     requirements of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code.
       (4) Federal share.--
       (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     eligible project carried our under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 80 percent.
       (B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of an eligible project carried out under this subsection may 
     be derived from in-kind contributions.
       (5) Eligible uses.--Grant funds provided under the program 
     may be used--
       (A) to develop transportation connectors or routes in or 
     serving, and related culturally and linguistically 
     appropriate education materials for, critically underserved 
     communities to increase access and mobility to Federal and 
     non-Federal public land, inland and costal waters, parkland, 
     and monuments; and
       (B) to create or significantly enhance access to Federal or 
     non-Federal public land and recreational opportunities in an 
     urban area or a rural area.
       (6) Grant amount.--A grant provided under the program shall 
     be--
       (A) not less than $25,000; and
       (B) not more than $500,000.
       (7) Technical assistance.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that grants provided under the program deliver project funds 
     to areas of greatest need while offering technical assistance 
     to all applicants and potential applicants for grant 
     preparation to encourage full participation in the program.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) Reports by grant recipients.--The Secretary shall 
     require a recipient of a grant under the program to submit to 
     the Secretary at least 1 performance and financial report 
     that--
       (A) includes--
       (i) demographic data on communities served by the project; 
     and
       (ii) a summary of project activities conducted after 
     receiving the grant; and
       (B) describes the status of each project funded by the 
     grant as of the date of the report.
       (2) Additional reports.--In addition to the report required 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require additional 
     reports from a recipient, as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate, including a final report.
       (3) Deadlines.--The Secretary shall establish deadlines for 
     the submission of each report required under paragraph (1) or 
     (2).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and $20,000,000 for fiscal years 
     2025 and 2026.


          amendment no. 44 offered by mr. grijalva of arizona

       At the end, add the following:

        DIVISION H--EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE NEPA IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 12001. EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE NEPA IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term 
     ``agency'' means a Federal agency eligible to receive funds 
     under the INVEST in America Act.
       (b) Funding for the Efficient and Effective Application of 
     NEPA.--For the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2031, 
     there is authorized to be appropriated to the Chair of the 
     Council on Environmental Quality $150,000,000 for allocation 
     to agencies eligible to receive funds under the INVEST in 
     America Act to provide for efficient and effective 
     environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accordance with the 
     guidelines and requirements established under subsection 
     (c)(2), to remain available until expended.
       (c) Task Force.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Chair of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality shall establish and administer a task 
     force, to be known as the ``Task Force to Revitalize NEPA 
     Implementation'' (referred to in this section as the ``Task 
     Force''), the membership of which may--
       (A) be determined by the Chair of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality; and
       (B) include detailees from other agencies and personnel 
     assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality under 
     subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Guidelines and requirements.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this division, the Task Force 
     shall establish guidelines and requirements for the use of 
     amounts allocated to an agency under paragraph (3) that 
     provide for more efficient and more effective environmental 
     reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including through the hiring and 
     training of additional personnel, development of programmatic 
     assessments or templates, procurement of technical or 
     scientific services, development of data or technology 
     systems, stakeholder and community engagement, and the 
     purchase of new equipment.
       (3) Allocation of funds.--
       (A) Application.--An agency seeking to receive amounts 
     under this section shall submit to the Task Force an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Task Force shall require, which shall 
     include criteria and performance measures for the 
     implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that are established by the 
     Task Force.
       (B) Additional agencies.--The Task Force, working with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall--
       (i) identify the agencies that need additional amounts to 
     effectively and efficiently carry out the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
     and
       (ii) determine the additional amounts needed by each agency 
     identified under clause (i).
       (C) Allocation.--The Task Force shall allocate amounts made 
     available under subsection (b)--
       (i) for the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this division, to agencies that submit an 
     application under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) for the period beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this division and ending on 
     September 30, 2026--

       (I) to agencies that submit an application under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (II) to agencies identified under subparagraph (B)(i).

       (D) Transfer and acceptance of funds.--
       (i) Transfer.--The Chair of the Council on Environmental 
     Quality may, to the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts--

       (I) transfer amounts allocated to agencies by the Task 
     Force under subparagraph (C) to the heads of those agencies 
     for use in accordance with the guidelines and requirements 
     established by the Task Force under paragraph (2); and
       (II) use the amounts allocated to the Council on 
     Environmental Quality by the Task Force under subparagraph 
     (C) in accordance with the guidelines and requirements 
     established by the Task Force under paragraph (2).

       (ii) Receipt and acceptance.--The head of an agency to 
     which amounts are transferred by the Chair of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality under clause (i)(I) shall be entitled 
     to receive, may accept, and may use those amounts, in 
     accordance with the guidelines and requirements established 
     by the Task Force under paragraph (2).
       (4) Supplement, not supplant.--Amounts allocated to an 
     agency under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, 
     amounts otherwise made available to the agency to carry out 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.).
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this division, and annually thereafter until 
     amounts made available to carry out this section are 
     expended, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     implementation of this section.
       (2) Inclusion.--If the Task Force allocates amounts to 
     agencies under subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)(II), the Chair of the 
     Council on Environmental Quality shall include in the 
     applicable report under paragraph (1) a description of--
       (A) the agencies to which amounts were allocated under that 
     subsection; and
       (B) the amounts that were allocated to those agencies.


            amendment no. 46 offered by ms. johnson of texas

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1639. DBE REPORT.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a 
     report analyzing the Department of Transportation's 
     performance measured against the 8 objectives of the 
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Program under section 26.1 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The report shall 
     identify and provide a list of recipients of Department of 
     Transportation funds, such recipient's overall annual 
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals (disaggregated by 
     percentage and dollar

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     value), and the information submitted in sections A and B of 
     such recipient's respective Uniform Reports of DBE Awards, 
     Commitments, and Payments for the previous 5 years.


           amendment no. 47 offered by mr. johnson of georgia

       Page 398, line 25, strike ``10 percent'' and insert ``20 
     percent''.


           amendment no. 48 offered by mr. johnson of georgia

       Page 37, strike lines 21 through 23 (and redesignate the 
     subsequent subparagraphs accordingly).


           amendment no. 49 offered by mr. johnson of georgia

       Page 37, after line 23, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
       (D) adding service hours or days to existing transit 
     service;


       Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi of Illinois

       Page 1508, after line 13, add the following new section 
     (and update the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 10109. CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Child Restraint System Labeling.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall revise section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations--
       (A) in S5.5.2(f) by striking ``13.6 kg'' and inserting 
     ``18.2 kg''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of S5.5.2 the following:
       ``(o) The packaging for each booster seat shall be 
     permanently labeled with the information specified in 
     S5.5.2(g).
       ``(p) On each booster seat, and on the packaging of such 
     booster seat, there shall be placed--
       ``(1) a permanent label stating: `For use by children [_] 
     years old or older and who are over [_] pounds.', with 
     respect to which--
       ``(A) the first bracket is replaced with the minimum age 
     recommended for a user, which may not be an age younger than 
     4 years old; and
       ``(B) the second bracket is replaced with the minimum 
     weight recommended for a user, which may not be under 40 
     pounds; and
       ``(2) a permanent label stating: `Strongly recommended 
     children use this seat only when they reach either the height 
     or weight limit for a child restraint system with internal 
     harness as indicated by the manufacturer.'.
       ``(q) On each child restraint system with internal harness, 
     and on the packaging of such child restraint system with 
     internal harness, there shall be placed a permanent label 
     stating: `To prevent possible injury or death, it is 
     important to delay the transition from a child restraint 
     system with internal harness to a booster seat as long as 
     possible, until the child reaches the weight or height limit 
     of the child restraint system with internal harness as 
     indicated by the manufacturer.'.
       ``(r) On each combination car seat, there shall be placed a 
     permanent label stating: `Please use this seat with the 
     internal harness as long as possible, until your child 
     outgrows the maximum weight of [_] or reaches the maximum 
     height of [_]. Once they have exceeded such weight or height, 
     this seat can be used as a belt positioning booster seat with 
     the vehicle seat belt.', with respect to which--
       ``(1) the first bracket is replaced with the maximum weight 
     recommended for an internal harness user, which may not be 
     under 40 pounds; and
       ``(2) the second bracket is replaced with the maximum 
     height recommended for an internal harness user.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The modifications to section 571.213 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, under paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Side-impact Crash Testing.--
       (1) General standards.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
     shall issue regulations to establish standards with respect 
     to side-impact crash testing for child restraint systems, 
     which--
       (A) shall include standards for booster seats; and
       (B) may include the use of the most appropriate test dummy 
     available at the time of such side-impact crash testing.
       (2) Near-side and far-side impact testing.--In issuing 
     regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
     include procedures for testing--
       (A) near-side impacts, in which the child restraint system 
     being tested is positioned on the side of the point of 
     impact; and
       (B) far-side impacts, in which the child restraint system 
     being tested is positioned on the opposite side of the point 
     of impact.
       (3) Booster seat test devices.--
       (A) Design.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue 
     regulations that provide guidelines for a test dummy that 
     approximates a 6-year-old child for the purposes of side-
     impact crash testing.
       (B) Use.--Not later than 18 months after the date on which 
     the Administrator issues regulations under subparagraph (A), 
     the Administrator shall require that side-impact crash 
     testing for booster seats (for both near-side and far-side 
     impacts) includes the use of a test dummy that meets the 
     guidelines provided under subparagraph (A).
       (c) Tether Systems Study.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
     shall provide to Congress a study of the functionality of 
     tether systems and the variability that exists in tether use 
     recommendations by car seat and vehicle manufacturers, with 
     recommendations on how such tether systems may be used or 
     modified to increase the usage of child restraint systems 
     with internal harness to maximize child safety.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration.
       (2) Booster seat.--The term ``booster seat'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 571.213 of title 49, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section).
       (3) Child restraint system.--The term ``child restraint 
     system'' has the meaning given such term in section 571.213 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this section).
       (4) Child restraint system with internal harness.--The term 
     ``child restraint system with internal harness'' means a 
     child restraint system designed to be used rear-facing or 
     forward-facing employing a 5-point harness to position the 
     child in the seat.
       (5) Combination car seat.--The term ``combination car 
     seat''--
       (A) means any child restraint system designed to be used in 
     a forward-facing position with a 5-point internal harness, 
     where the harness may be removed and the seat utilized as a 
     belt-positioning booster seat; and
       (B) includes a child restraint system that may be--
       (i) converted between rear-facing with an internal harness 
     and forward-facing with an internal harness; and
       (ii) commonly referred to as ``3-in-1'' or ``all-in-1'' 
     seats.
       (6) Test dummy.--The term ``test dummy'' means an 
     anthropomorphic test dummy as such term is used in section 
     571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this section).
       (7) Tether system.--The term ``tether system'' means a 
     system utilizing a tether anchorage, tether strap, and tether 
     hook (as such terms are defined in section 571.225 of tile 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations).


        Amendment No. 67 Offered by Mr. Moulton of Massachusetts

       Page 1237, line 25, strike ``$4,800,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,800,000,000''.
       Page 1238, line 1. strike ``$4,900,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,900,000,000''.
       Page 1238, line 2, strike ``$5,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,000,000,000''.
       Page 1238, line 3, strike ``$5,100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,100,000,000''.
       Page 1238, line 4, strike ``$5,200,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,200,000,000''.


          Amendment No. 85 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B of the 
     bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. STUDY ON IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VEHICLES 
                   IDLING IN SCHOOL ZONES.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting 
     jointly, shall--
       (1) complete a study on the impacts on the health of 
     children related to the emission of air pollutants from 
     school buses and other vehicles idling in school zones; and
       (2) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such 
     study.


            amendment no. 89 offered by mr. rush of illinois

       At the end, add the following:

                     DIVISION H--ELECTRIC VEHICLES

        TITLE I--ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDOUT

              Subtitle A--Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

     SEC. 12101. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Electric vehicle supply equipment.--The term ``electric 
     vehicle supply equipment'' means any conductors, including 
     ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding conductors, 
     electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other 
     fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed 
     specifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
     electric vehicle.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (3) Underserved or disadvantaged community.--The term 
     ``underserved or disadvantaged community'' means--
       (A) a community located in a ZIP code that includes a 
     census tract that is identified as--
       (i) a low-income community; or
       (ii) a community of color;
       (B) a community in which climate change, pollution, or 
     environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, 
     regional, social, environmental, and economic injustices by 
     disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, communities 
     of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, 
     depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, 
     women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, 
     or youth; or

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       (C) any other community that the Secretary determines is 
     disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate 
     burden of, any combination of economic, social, and 
     environmental stressors.

     SEC. 12102. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT REBATE PROGRAM.

       (a) Rebate Program.--Not later than January 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary shall establish a rebate program to provide rebates 
     for covered expenses associated with publicly accessible 
     electric vehicle supply equipment (in this section referred 
     to as the ``rebate program'').
       (b) Rebate Program Requirements.--
       (1) Eligible entities.--A rebate under the rebate program 
     may be made to an individual, a State, local, Tribal, or 
     Territorial government, a private entity, a not-for-profit 
     entity, a nonprofit entity, or a metropolitan planning 
     organization.
       (2) Eligible equipment.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish and 
     maintain on the Department of Energy internet website a list 
     of electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible for the 
     rebate program.
       (B) Updates.--The Secretary may, by regulation, add to, or 
     otherwise revise, the list of electric vehicle supply 
     equipment under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
     that such addition or revision will likely lead to--
       (i) greater usage of electric vehicle supply equipment;
       (ii) greater access to electric vehicle supply equipment by 
     users; or
       (iii) an improved experience for users of electric vehicle 
     supply equipment, including accessibility in compliance with 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
     et seq.).
       (C) Location requirement.--To be eligible for the rebate 
     program, the electric vehicle supply equipment described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be installed--
       (i) in the United States;
       (ii) on property--

       (I) owned by the eligible entity under paragraph (1); or
       (II) on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) has 
     authority to install electric vehicle supply equipment; and

       (iii) at a location that is--

       (I) a multi-unit housing structure;
       (II) a workplace;
       (III) a commercial location; or
       (IV) open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;

       (3) Application.--
       (A) In general.--An eligible entity under paragraph (1) may 
     submit to the Secretary an application for a rebate under the 
     rebate program. Such application shall include--
       (i) the estimated cost of covered expenses to be expended 
     on the electric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible 
     under paragraph (2);
       (ii) the estimated installation cost of the electric 
     vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph 
     (2);
       (iii) the global positioning system location, including the 
     integer number of degrees, minutes, and seconds, where such 
     electric vehicle supply equipment is to be installed, and 
     identification of whether such location is--

       (I) a multi-unit housing structure;
       (II) a workplace;
       (III) a commercial location; or
       (IV) open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;

       (iv) the technical specifications of such electric vehicle 
     supply equipment, including the maximum power voltage and 
     amperage of such equipment;
       (v) an identification of any existing electric vehicle 
     supply equipment that--

       (I) is available to the public for a minimum of 12 hours 
     per day; and
       (II) is not further than 50 miles from the global 
     positioning system location identified under clause (iii); 
     and

       (vi) any other information determined by the Secretary to 
     be necessary for a complete application.
       (B) Review process.--The Secretary shall review an 
     application for a rebate under the rebate program and approve 
     an eligible entity under paragraph (1) to receive such rebate 
     if the application meets the requirements of the rebate 
     program under this subsection.
       (C) Notification to eligible entity.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date on which the eligible entity under paragraph 
     (1) applies for a rebate under the rebate program, the 
     Secretary shall notify the eligible entity whether the 
     eligible entity will be awarded a rebate under the rebate 
     program following the submission of additional materials 
     required under paragraph (5).
       (4) Rebate amount.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the amount of a rebate made under the rebate program for each 
     charging unit shall be the lesser of--
       (i) 75 percent of the applicable covered expenses;
       (ii) $2,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of non-networked level 2 charging 
     equipment;
       (iii) $4,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of networked level 2 charging 
     equipment; or
       (iv) $100,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of networked direct current fast 
     charging equipment.
       (B) Rebate amount for replacement equipment.--A rebate made 
     under the rebate program for replacement of pre-existing 
     electric vehicle supply equipment at a single location shall 
     be the lesser of--
       (i) 75 percent of the applicable covered expenses;
       (ii) $1,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of non-networked level 2 charging 
     equipment;
       (iii) $2,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of networked level 2 charging 
     equipment; or
       (iv) $25,000 for covered expenses associated with the 
     purchase and installation of networked direct current fast 
     charging equipment.
       (5) Disbursement of rebate.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall disburse a rebate 
     under the rebate program to an eligible entity under 
     paragraph (1), following approval of an application under 
     paragraph (3), if such entity submits the materials required 
     under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Materials required for disbursement of rebate.--Not 
     later than one year after the date on which the eligible 
     entity under paragraph (1) receives notice under paragraph 
     (3)(C) that the eligible entity has been approved for a 
     rebate, such eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
     the following--
       (i) a record of payment for covered expenses expended on 
     the installation of the electric vehicle supply equipment 
     that is eligible under paragraph (2);
       (ii) a record of payment for the electric vehicle supply 
     equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2);
       (iii) the global positioning system location of where such 
     electric vehicle supply equipment was installed and 
     identification of whether such location is--

       (I) a multi-unit housing structure;
       (II) a workplace;
       (III) a commercial location; or
       (IV) open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours per day;

       (iv) the technical specifications of the electric vehicle 
     supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2), 
     including the maximum power voltage and amperage of such 
     equipment; and
       (v) any other information determined by the Secretary to be 
     necessary.
       (C) Agreement to maintain.--To be eligible for a rebate 
     under the rebate program, an eligible entity under paragraph 
     (1) shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to 
     maintain the electric vehicle supply equipment that is 
     eligible under paragraph (2) in a satisfactory manner for not 
     less than 5 years after the date on which the eligible entity 
     under paragraph (1) receives the rebate under the rebate 
     program.
       (D) Exception.--The Secretary shall not disburse a rebate 
     under the rebate program if materials submitted under 
     subparagraph (B) do not meet the same global positioning 
     system location and technical specifications for the electric 
     vehicle supply equipment that is eligible under paragraph (2) 
     provided in an application under paragraph (3).
       (6) Multi-port chargers.--An eligible entity under 
     paragraph (1) shall be awarded a rebate under the rebate 
     program for covered expenses relating to the purchase and 
     installation of a multi-port charger based on the number of 
     publicly accessible charging ports, with each subsequent port 
     after the first port being eligible for 50 percent of the 
     full rebate amount.
       (7) Networked direct current fast charging.--Of amounts 
     appropriated to carry out the rebate program, not more than 
     40 percent may be used for rebates of networked direct 
     current fast charging equipment.
       (8) Hydrogen fuel cell refueling infrastructure.--Hydrogen 
     refueling equipment shall be eligible for a rebate under the 
     rebate program as though it were networked direct current 
     fast charging equipment. All requirements related to public 
     accessibility of installed locations shall apply.
       (9) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the first date on 
     which the Secretary awards a rebate under the rebate program, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report of the 
     number of rebates awarded for electric vehicle supply 
     equipment and hydrogen fuel cell refueling equipment in each 
     of the location categories described in paragraph 
     (2)(C)(iii).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered expenses.--The term ``covered expenses'' means 
     an expense that is associated with the purchase and 
     installation of electric vehicle supply equipment, 
     including--
       (A) the cost of electric vehicle supply equipment;
       (B) labor costs associated with the installation of such 
     electric vehicle supply equipment, only if wages for such 
     labor are paid at rates not less than those prevailing on 
     similar labor in the locality of installation, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 
     of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Davis-Bacon Act'');
       (C) material costs associated with the installation of such 
     electric vehicle supply equipment, including expenses 
     involving electrical equipment and necessary upgrades or 
     modifications to the electrical grid and associated 
     infrastructure required for the installation of such electric 
     vehicle supply equipment;

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       (D) permit costs associated with the installation of such 
     electric vehicle supply equipment; and
       (E) the cost of an on-site energy storage system.
       (2) Electric vehicle.--The term ``electric vehicle'' means 
     a vehicle that derives all or part of its power from 
     electricity.
       (3) Multi-port charger.--The term ``multi-port charger'' 
     means electric vehicle supply equipment capable of charging 
     more than one electric vehicle.
       (4) Level 2 charging equipment.--The term ``level 2 
     charging equipment'' means electric vehicle supply equipment 
     that provides an alternating current power source at a 
     minimum of 208 volts.
       (5) Networked direct current fast charging equipment.--The 
     term ``networked direct current fast charging equipment'' 
     means electric vehicle supply equipment that provides a 
     direct current power source at a minimum of 50 kilowatts and 
     is enabled to connect to a network to facilitate data 
     collection and access.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. 12103. MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary shall review proposed or final 
     model building codes for--
       (1) integrating electric vehicle supply equipment into 
     residential and commercial buildings that include space for 
     individual vehicle or fleet vehicle parking; and
       (2) integrating onsite renewable power equipment and 
     electric storage equipment (including electric vehicle 
     batteries to be used for electric storage) into residential 
     and commercial buildings.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance to stakeholders representing the 
     building construction industry, manufacturers of electric 
     vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment, State and 
     local governments, and any other persons with relevant 
     expertise or interests to facilitate understanding of the 
     model code and best practices for adoption by jurisdictions.

     SEC. 12104. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT COORDINATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity Delivery and 
     Energy Reliability (including the Smart Grid Task Force), 
     shall convene a group to assess progress in the development 
     of standards necessary to--
       (1) support the expanded deployment of electric vehicle 
     supply equipment;
       (2) develop an electric vehicle charging network to provide 
     reliable charging for electric vehicles nationwide, taking 
     into consideration range anxiety and the location of charging 
     infrastructure to ensure an electric vehicle can travel 
     throughout the United States without losing a charge; and
       (3) ensure the development of such network will not 
     compromise the stability and reliability of the electric 
     grid.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of 
     the assessment carried out under subsection (a) and 
     recommendations to overcome any barriers to standards 
     development or adoption identified by the group convened 
     under such subsection.

     SEC. 12105. STATE CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING.

       (a) Consideration and Determination Respecting Certain 
     Ratemaking Standards.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Electric vehicle charging programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall consider measures to 
     promote greater electrification of the transportation sector, 
     including--
       ``(i) authorizing measures to stimulate investment in and 
     deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment and to foster 
     the market for electric vehicle charging;
       ``(ii) authorizing each electric utility of the State to 
     recover from ratepayers any capital, operating expenditure, 
     or other costs of the electric utility relating to load 
     management, programs, or investments associated with the 
     integration of electric vehicle supply equipment into the 
     grid; and
       ``(iii) allowing a person or agency that owns and operates 
     an electric vehicle charging facility for the sole purpose of 
     recharging an electric vehicle battery to be excluded from 
     regulation as an electric utility pursuant to section 3(4) 
     when making electricity sales from the use of the electric 
     vehicle charging facility, if such sales are the only sales 
     of electricity made by the person or agency.
       ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `electric vehicle supply equipment' means conductors, 
     including ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding 
     conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, 
     and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or 
     apparatuses installed specifically for the purpose of 
     delivering energy to an electric vehicle.''.
       (b) Obligations To Consider and Determine.--
       (1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with 
     respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
     authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall 
     commence the consideration referred to in section 111, or set 
     a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the 
     standards established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).
       ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority 
     (with respect to each electric utility for which it has 
     ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric 
     utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 
     determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to 
     each standard established by paragraph (20) of section 
     111(d).''.
       (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public 
     Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case 
     of the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 
     111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the 
     date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph.''.
       (3) Prior state actions.--Section 112 of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Prior State Actions.--Subsections (b) and (c) of this 
     section shall not apply to the standard established by 
     paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of any electric 
     utility in a State if, before the enactment of this 
     subsection--
       ``(1) the State has implemented for such utility the 
     standard concerned (or a comparable standard);
       ``(2) the State regulatory authority for such State or 
     relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a 
     proceeding to consider implementation of the standard 
     concerned (or a comparable standard) for such utility;
       ``(3) the State legislature has voted on the implementation 
     of such standard (or a comparable standard) for such utility; 
     or
       ``(4) the State has taken action to implement incentives or 
     other steps to strongly encourage the deployment of electric 
     vehicles.''.
       (4) Prior and pending proceedings.--Section 124 of the 
     Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2634) is amended is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of the standard established by 
     paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in 
     this section to the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of such 
     paragraph (20).''.

     SEC. 12106. STATE ENERGY PLANS.

       (a) State Energy Conservation Plans.--Section 362(d) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (16), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) a State energy transportation plan developed in 
     accordance with section 367; and''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 365(f) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) State energy conservation plans.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this part, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.
       ``(2) State energy transportation plans.--In addition to 
     the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), for the purpose 
     of carrying out section 367, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.''.
       (c) State Energy Transportation Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide financial 
     assistance to a State to develop a State energy 
     transportation plan, for inclusion in a State energy 
     conservation plan under section 362(d), to promote the 
     electrification of the transportation system, reduced 
     consumption of fossil fuels, and improved air quality.
       ``(b) Development.--A State developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section shall carry out this 
     activity through the State energy office that is responsible 
     for developing the State energy conservation plan under 
     section 362.
       ``(c) Contents.--A State developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section shall include in such 
     plan a plan to--
       ``(1) deploy a network of electric vehicle supply equipment 
     to ensure access to electricity for electric vehicles, 
     including commercial vehicles, to an extent that such 
     electric vehicles can travel throughout the State without 
     running out of a charge; and

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       ``(2) promote modernization of the electric grid, including 
     through the use of renewable energy sources to power the 
     electric grid, to accommodate demand for power to operate 
     electric vehicle supply equipment and to utilize energy 
     storage capacity provided by electric vehicles, including 
     commercial vehicles.
       ``(d) Coordination.--In developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section, a State shall 
     coordinate, as appropriate, with--
       ``(1) State regulatory authorities (as defined in section 3 
     of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
     U.S.C. 2602));
       ``(2) electric utilities;
       ``(3) regional transmission organizations or independent 
     system operators;
       ``(4) private entities that provide electric vehicle 
     charging services;
       ``(5) State transportation agencies, metropolitan planning 
     organizations, and local governments;
       ``(6) electric vehicle manufacturers;
       ``(7) public and private entities that manage vehicle 
     fleets; and
       ``(8) public and private entities that manage ports, 
     airports, or other transportation hubs.
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--Upon request of the Governor 
     of a State, the Secretary shall provide information and 
     technical assistance in the development, implementation, or 
     revision of a State energy transportation plan.
       ``(f) Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `electric vehicle supply 
     equipment' means conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, 
     and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle 
     connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, 
     devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically 
     for the purpose of delivering energy to an electric 
     vehicle.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part D 
     of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 367. State energy security plans.''.

     SEC. 12107. TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.

       Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including ground 
     support equipment at ports'' before the semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and vehicles'' 
     before the semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (I)--
       (i) by striking ``battery chargers,''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) installation of electric vehicle supply equipment for 
     recharging plug-in electric drive vehicles, including such 
     equipment that is accessible in rural and urban areas and in 
     underserved or disadvantaged communities and such equipment 
     for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including at depots and 
     in-route locations;
       ``(K) multi-use charging hubs used for multiple forms of 
     transportation;
       ``(L) medium- and heavy-duty vehicle smart charging 
     management and refueling;
       ``(M) battery recycling and secondary use, including for 
     medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and
       ``(N) sharing of best practices, and technical assistance 
     provided by the Department to public utilities commissions 
     and utilities, for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle 
     electrification.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, components 
     for such vehicles, and charging equipment for such vehicles'' 
     after ``vehicles''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``$90,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2012'' and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the header, by striking ``Near-Term'' and inserting 
     ``Large-Scale''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$95,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2013'' and inserting 
     ``$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Priority.--In providing grants under subsections (b) 
     and (c), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to 
     applications that contain a written assurance that all 
     laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair 
     that is financed, in whole or in part, by a grant provided 
     under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
     those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
     sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, 
     United States Code (and the Secretary of Labor shall, with 
     respect to the labor standards described in this clause, have 
     the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 
     40, United States Code).''.

     SEC. 12108. FEDERAL FLEETS.

       (a) Minimum Federal Fleet Requirement.--Section 303 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, shall ensure that in acquiring medium- 
     and heavy-duty vehicles for a Federal fleet, a Federal entity 
     shall acquire zero emission vehicles to the maximum extent 
     feasible.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Percentage Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Light-duty vehicles.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 
     100 percent of the total number of light-duty vehicles 
     acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet shall be 
     alternative fueled vehicles, of which--
       ``(i) at least 50 percent shall be zero emission vehicles 
     or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2025 through 2034;
       ``(ii) at least 75 percent shall be zero emission vehicles 
     or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2035 through 2049; and
       ``(iii) 100 percent shall be zero emission vehicles in 
     fiscal year 2050 and thereafter.
       ``(B) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.--The following 
     percentages of the total number of medium- and heavy-duty 
     vehicles acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet 
     shall be alternative fueled vehicles:
       ``(i) At least 20 percent in fiscal years 2025 through 
     2029.
       ``(ii) At least 30 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 
     2039.
       ``(iii) At least 40 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 
     2049.
       ``(iv) At least 50 percent in fiscal year 2050 and 
     thereafter.
       ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of General Services where appropriate, may 
     permit a Federal entity to acquire for a Federal fleet a 
     smaller percentage than is required in paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, so long as the aggregate percentage acquired for 
     each class of vehicle for all Federal fleets in the fiscal 
     year is at least equal to the required percentage.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Federal fleet.--The term `Federal fleet' means a 
     fleet of vehicles that are centrally fueled or capable of 
     being centrally fueled and are owned, operated, leased, or 
     otherwise controlled by or assigned to any Federal executive 
     department, military department, Government corporation, 
     independent establishment, or executive agency, the United 
     States Postal Service, the courts of the United States, or 
     the Executive Office of the President. Such term does not 
     include--
       ``(i) motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the 
     general public;
       ``(ii) motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer 
     product evaluations or tests;
       ``(iii) law enforcement vehicles;
       ``(iv) emergency vehicles; or
       ``(v) motor vehicles acquired and used for military 
     purposes that the Secretary of Defense has certified to the 
     Secretary must be exempt for national security reasons.
       ``(B) Fleet.--The term `fleet' means--
       ``(i) 20 or more light-duty vehicles, located in a 
     metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan 
     statistical area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, 
     with a 1980 population of more than 250,000; or
       ``(ii) 10 or more medium- or heavy-duty vehicles, located 
     at a Federal facility or located in a metropolitan 
     statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical 
     area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 
     population of more than 250,000.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``, either''; and
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
     ``and''.
       (b) Federal Fleet Conservation Requirements.--Section 
     400FF(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6374e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this section'' and inserting ``12 months after the date of 
     enactment of the INVEST in America Act'';
       (B) by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2022''; and
       (C) by striking ``and increase alternative fuel 
     consumption'' and inserting ``, increase alternative fuel 
     consumption, and reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions''; 
     and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the requirements under paragraph 
     (1) are that each Federal agency shall--
       ``(A) reduce fleet-wide per-mile greenhouse gas emissions 
     from agency fleet vehicles, relative to a baseline of 
     emissions in 2015, by--
       ``(i) not less than 30 percent by the end of fiscal year 
     2025;
       ``(ii) not less than 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 
     2030; and
       ``(iii) 100 percent by the end of fiscal year 2050; and
       ``(B) increase the annual percentage of alternative fuel 
     consumption by agency fleet vehicles as a proportion of total 
     annual fuel consumption by Federal fleet vehicles, to 
     achieve--
       ``(i) 25 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is 
     alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2025;
       ``(ii) 50 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is 
     alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2035; and
       ``(iii) at least 85 percent of total annual fuel 
     consumption that is alternative fuel by the end of fiscal 
     year 2050.''.

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       Subtitle B--Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities

     SEC. 12111. EXPANDING ACCESS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN 
                   UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment 
     of the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the 
     deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in 
     underserved or disadvantaged communities located throughout 
     the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     assessment conducted under paragraph (1), which shall--
       (A) describe the state of deployment of electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged 
     communities located in urban, suburban, and rural areas, 
     including a description of--
       (i) the state of deployment of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure that is--

       (I) publicly accessible;
       (II) installed in or available to occupants of public and 
     affordable housing;
       (III) installed in or available to occupants of multi-unit 
     dwellings;
       (IV) available to public sector and commercial fleets; and
       (V) installed in or available at places of work;

       (ii) policies, plans, and programs that cities, States, 
     utilities, and private entities are using to encourage 
     greater deployment and usage of electric vehicles and the 
     associated electric vehicle charging infrastructure, 
     including programs to encourage deployment of publicly 
     accessible electric vehicle charging stations and electric 
     vehicle charging stations available to residents in publicly 
     owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings;
       (iii) ownership models for Level 2 charging stations and DC 
     FAST charging stations located in residential multi-unit 
     dwellings, commercial buildings, and publicly accessible 
     areas;
       (iv) mechanisms for financing electric vehicle charging 
     stations; and
       (v) rates charged for the use of Level 2 charging stations 
     and DC FAST charging stations;
       (B) identify current barriers to expanding deployment of 
     electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural 
     areas, including barriers to expanding deployment of publicly 
     accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
       (C) identify the potential for, and barriers to, recruiting 
     and entering into contracts with locally owned small and 
     disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned 
     businesses, to deploy electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in 
     urban, suburban, and rural areas;
       (D) compile and provide an analysis of best practices and 
     policies used by State and local governments, nonprofit 
     organizations, and private entities to increase deployment of 
     electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural 
     areas, including best practices and policies relating to--
       (i) public outreach and engagement;
       (ii) increasing deployment of publicly accessible electric 
     vehicle charging infrastructure; and
       (iii) increasing deployment of electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure in publicly owned and privately owned multi-
     unit dwellings;
       (E) to the extent practicable, enumerate and identify in 
     urban, suburban, and rural areas within each State with 
     detail at the level of ZIP Codes and census tracts--
       (i) the number of existing and planned publicly accessible 
     Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations for 
     individually owned light-duty and medium-duty electric 
     vehicles;
       (ii) the number of existing and planned Level 2 charging 
     stations and DC FAST charging stations for public sector and 
     commercial fleet electric vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty 
     electric vehicles; and
       (iii) the number and type of electric vehicle charging 
     stations installed in or available to occupants of public and 
     affordable housing; and
       (F) describe the methodology used to obtain the information 
     provided in the report.
       (b) Five-Year Update Assessment.--Not later than 5 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) update the assessment conducted under subsection 
     (a)(1); and
       (2) make public and submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report, which 
     shall--
       (A) update the information required by subsection (a)(2); 
     and
       (B) include a description of case studies and key lessons 
     learned after the date on which the report under subsection 
     (a)(2) was submitted with respect to expanding the deployment 
     of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities in urban, suburban, and rural 
     areas.

     SEC. 12112. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING EQUITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the EV Charging Equity Program, to 
     increase deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle 
     charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged 
     communities by--
       (1) providing technical assistance to eligible entities 
     described in subsection (e); and
       (2) awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
     entities described in subsection (e) for projects that 
     increase such deployment and accessibility of electric 
     vehicle charging infrastructure, including projects that 
     are--
       (A) publicly accessible;
       (B) located within or are easily accessible to residents 
     of--
       (i) public or affordable housing;
       (ii) multi-unit dwellings; or
       (iii) single-family homes; and
       (C) located within or easily accessible to places of work, 
     provided that such electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
     is accessible no fewer than 5 days per week.
       (b) Cost Share.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project 
     shall not exceed 80 percent of project costs.
       (2) Single-family homes.--The amount of a grant awarded 
     under this section for a project that involves, as a primary 
     focus, single-family homes shall not exceed 60 percent of 
     project costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Not more than 15 percent of the amount 
     awarded for grants under this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be awarded for projects that involve, as a primary focus, 
     single-family homes.
       (d) Priority.--In awarding grants and providing technical 
     assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to projects that--
       (1) provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number of 
     people within an underserved or disadvantaged community;
       (2) incorporate renewable energy resources;
       (3) maximize local job creation, particularly among low-
     income, women, and minority workers; or
       (4) utilize or involve locally owned small and 
     disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned 
     businesses.
       (e) Eligible Entities.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant or technical 
     assistance under the EV Charging Equity Program, an entity 
     shall be--
       (A) an individual or household that is the owner of where a 
     project will be carried out;
       (B) a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, or 
     an agency or department thereof;
       (C) an electric utility, including--
       (i) a municipally owned electric utility;
       (ii) a publicly owned electric utility;
       (iii) an investor-owned utility; and
       (iv) a rural electric cooperative;
       (D) a nonprofit organization or institution;
       (E) a public housing authority;
       (F) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001));
       (G) a local small or disadvantaged business; or
       (H) a partnership between any number of eligible entities 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).
       (2) Updates.--The Secretary may add to or otherwise revise 
     the list of eligible entities under paragraph (1) if the 
     Secretary determines that such an addition or revision would 
     be beneficial to increasing deployment and accessibility of 
     electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities.
       (f) Public Notice and Request for Applications.--The 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, and such 
     other publications as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate, a notice and request for applications to carry 
     out projects under the EV Charging Equity Program.
       (g) Education and Outreach.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the EV Charging Equity 
     Program, the Secretary shall establish an education and 
     outreach component of such Program to ensure that information 
     regarding such Program and the benefits and opportunities for 
     electric vehicle charging is made available to individuals 
     and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved 
     or disadvantaged communities.
       (2) Requirements.--At a minimum, the education and outreach 
     component of the EV Charging Equity Program established under 
     this subsection shall include--
       (A) the development and dissemination of an electric 
     vehicle charging resource guide that is--
       (i) maintained electronically on a website;
       (ii) available to the public, free of charge; and
       (iii) directed specifically towards individuals and 
     relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities;
       (B) targeted outreach towards, and coordinated public 
     outreach with, relevant local, State, and Tribal entities, 
     nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher 
     education, that are located within or serve underserved or 
     disadvantaged communities; and
       (C) any other such forms of education or outreach as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate to increase awareness of and 
     access to the EV Charging Equity Program.
       (h) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     EV Charging Equity Program is established under this section, 
     and not less frequently than once every 2 years

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     after that, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
     make publicly available, a report on the status of the EV 
     Charging Equity Program, including a list and description of 
     projects that have received grant awards or technical 
     assistance, and of the funding or assistance provided to such 
     projects.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $96,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. 12113. ENSURING PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR UNDERSERVED AND 
                   DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

       In administering a relevant program, the Secretary shall, 
     to the extent practicable, invest or direct available and 
     relevant programmatic resources so that such program--
       (1) promotes electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
       (2) supports clean and multi-modal transportation;
       (3) provides improved air quality and emissions reductions; 
     and
       (4) prioritizes the needs of underserved or disadvantaged 
     communities.

     SEC. 12114. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure.--The term 
     ``electric vehicle charging infrastructure'' means electric 
     vehicle supply equipment, including any conductors, electric 
     vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, 
     devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically 
     for the purposes of delivering energy to an electric vehicle.
       (2) Publicly accessible.--The term ``publicly accessible'' 
     means, with respect to electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure, electric vehicle charging infrastructure that 
     is available, at zero or reasonable cost, to members of the 
     public for the purpose of charging a privately owned or 
     leased electric vehicle, or electric vehicle that is 
     available for use by members of the general public as part of 
     a ride service or vehicle sharing service or program, 
     including within or around--
       (A) public sidewalks and streets;
       (B) public parks;
       (C) public buildings, including--
       (i) libraries;
       (ii) schools; and
       (iii) government offices;
       (D) public parking;
       (E) shopping centers; and
       (F) commuter transit hubs.
       (3) Relevant program.--The term ``relevant program'' means 
     a program of the Department of Energy, including--
       (A) the State energy program under part D of title III the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.);
       (B) the Clean Cities program;
       (C) the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 
     Program established under section 542 of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17152);
       (D) loan guarantees made pursuant to title XVII of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.); and
       (E) such other programs as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (5) Underserved or disadvantaged community.--The term 
     ``underserved or disadvantaged community'' means a community 
     located within a ZIP Code or census tract that is identified 
     as--
       (A) a low-income community;
       (B) a community of color;
       (C) a Tribal community;
       (D) having a disproportionately low number of electric 
     vehicle charging stations per capita, compared to similar 
     areas; or
       (E) any other community that the Secretary determines is 
     disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate 
     burden of, any combination of economic, social, 
     environmental, and climate stressors.

      TITLE II--PROMOTING DOMESTIC ADVANCED VEHICLE MANUFACTURING

     SEC. 12201. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CONVERSION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell 
     Buses.--Subtitle B of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16061 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the subtitle header, by inserting ``Plug-In Electric 
     Vehicles,'' before ``Hybrid Vehicles''; and
       (2) in part 1, in the part header, by striking ``hybrid'' 
     and inserting ``plug-in electric''.
       (b) Plug-In Electric Vehicles.--Section 711 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16061) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 711. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

       ``The Secretary shall accelerate efforts, related to 
     domestic manufacturing, that are directed toward the 
     improvement of batteries, power electronics, and other 
     technologies for use in plug-in electric vehicles.''.
       (c) Efficient Hybrid and Advanced Diesel Vehicles.--Section 
     712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16062) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, plug-in electric,'' 
     after ``efficient hybrid''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Priority.--Priority shall be given to--
       ``(A) the refurbishment or retooling of manufacturing 
     facilities that have recently ceased operation or would 
     otherwise cease operation in the near future; and
       ``(B) applications containing--
       ``(i) a written assurance that--

       ``(I) all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair, or 
     at any manufacturing operation, that is financed, in whole or 
     in part, by a loan under this section shall be paid wages at 
     rates not less than those prevailing in a similar firm or on 
     similar construction in the locality, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 
     chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code; and
       ``(II) the Secretary of Labor shall, with respect to the 
     labor standards described in this paragraph, have the 
     authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
     section 3145 of title 40, United States Code;

       ``(ii) a disclosure of whether there has been any 
     administrative merits determination, arbitral award or 
     decision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance issued by 
     the Secretary of Labor, rendered against the applicant in the 
     preceding 3 years for violations of applicable labor, 
     employment, civil rights, or health and safety laws;
       ``(iii) specific information regarding the actions the 
     applicant will take to demonstrate compliance with, and where 
     possible exceedance of, requirements under applicable labor, 
     employment, civil rights, and health and safety laws, and 
     actions the applicant will take to ensure that its direct 
     suppliers demonstrate compliance with applicable labor, 
     employment, civil rights, and health and safety laws; and
       ``(iv) an estimate and description of the jobs and types of 
     jobs to be retained or created by the project and the 
     specific actions the applicant will take to increase 
     employment and retention of dislocated workers, veterans, 
     individuals from low-income communities, women, minorities, 
     and other groups underrepresented in manufacturing, and 
     individuals with a barrier to employment.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Cost Share and Guarantee of Operation.--
       ``(1) Condition.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
     shall pay the Secretary the full amount of the grant if the 
     facility financed in whole or in part under this subsection 
     fails to manufacture goods for a period of at least 10 years 
     after the completion of construction.
       ``(2) Cost share.--Section 988(c) shall apply to a grant 
     made under this subsection.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
       ``(e) Period of Availability.--An award made under this 
     section after the date of enactment of this subsection shall 
     only be available with respect to facilities and equipment 
     placed in service before December 30, 2035.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to subtitle B of title VII, by 
     inserting ``Plug-In Electric Vehicles,'' before ``Hybrid 
     Vehicles'';
       (2) in the item relating to part 1 of such subtitle, by 
     striking ``Hybrid'' and inserting ``Plug-In Electric''; and
       (3) in the item relating to section 711, by striking 
     ``Hybrid'' and inserting ``Plug-in electric''.


         amendment no. 92 offered by ms. schrier of washington

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known 
     as the ``Forest Roads and Trails Act'') is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program 
     (referred to in this section as `the Program').
       ``(b) Administration.--The Program shall be administered by 
     the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       ``(c) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the 
     Secretary shall, taking into account predicted changes in 
     weather and hydrology related to global climate change--
       ``(1) carry out storm damage risk reduction, including 
     deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and 
     associated activities on National Forest System roads, 
     National Forest System trails, and tunnels and bridges under 
     the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;
       ``(2) restore waterways and natural migration for fish and 
     other aquatic species by removing, repairing, or replacing 
     culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and
       ``(3) decommission National Forest System roads and 
     unauthorized roads and trails under National Forest System 
     jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (f).
       ``(d) Priority.--In implementing the Program, the Secretary 
     shall give priority to projects that protect or restore--
       ``(1) water quality and watershed function;
       ``(2) a watershed that supplies a public drinking water 
     system;

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       ``(3) the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive 
     fish or wildlife species, or species of conservation concern; 
     or
       ``(4) a watershed for which the Secretary has completed a 
     watershed protection and restoration action plan pursuant to 
     section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
     (16 U.S.C. 6543).
       ``(e) National Forest System.--Except with respect to a 
     project carried out on a watershed for which the Secretary 
     has a cooperative agreement under section 323 of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 1011a), each project 
     carried out under this section shall be on a National Forest 
     System road, National Forest System trail, or unauthorized 
     road or trail under National Forest System jurisdiction.
       ``(f) Unneeded National Forest System Roads.--As soon as 
     practicable after identifying a road as unneeded under 
     subpart A of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this section), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) decommission such road; or
       ``(2) convert such road to a system trail.
       ``(g) Review; Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and 
     may revise, an identification made under subpart A of part 
     212 of title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this section).
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.''.


         amendment no. 104 offered by mrs. torres of california

       At the end of subtitle F of title I of division B, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1640. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 
                   CONNECTIVITY IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to Congress a report on broadband service 
     in Federally-assisted housing.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an analysis of Federally-assisted housing units that 
     have access to broadband service and the number of such units 
     that do not have access to broadband service, disaggregated 
     by State, county, and congressional district, that includes 
     geographic information and any Federal agency responsible for 
     such units;
       (2) an analysis of which such units are not currently 
     capable of supporting broadband service deployment and would 
     require retrofitting to support broadband service deployment, 
     disaggregated by State, county, and congressional district, 
     that includes geographic information and any Federal agency 
     responsible for such units;
       (3) an analysis of the estimated costs and timeframe 
     necessary for retrofitting buildings to achieve 100 percent 
     access to broadband service;
       (4) an analysis of the challenges to more widespread 
     deployment of broadband service, including the comparative 
     markets dynamics to expansion in rural areas and low-income 
     urban areas, and the challenges to pursuing retrofits to 
     achieve 100 percent access to broadband service;
       (5) descriptions of lessons learned from previous 
     retrofitting actions;
       (6) an evaluation of the ConnectHome pilot program of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (7) recommendations for Congress for achieving 100 percent 
     access to broadband service in Federally-assisted housing.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Broadband service.--The term ``broadband service'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``broadband internet access 
     service'' in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       (2) Federally-assisted housing.--In this section, the term 
     ``Federally-assisted housing'' means--
       (A) any single-family or multifamily housing that is 
     assisted under a program administered by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture; or
       (B) housing eligible for a Federal low-income housing tax 
     credit.


     amendment no. 113 offered by ms. leger fernandez of new mexico

       Page 705 after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.

       Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking ``of fiscal years 2012 to 2023'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year''; and
       (2) striking ``$150,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$300,000,000''.


         amendment no. 115 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas

       Page 413, strike lines 15 through 21 and insert the 
     following:

       ``(2) Suballocation.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year for which funds are 
     set aside under this subsection, such funds shall be 
     obligated within a State in the manner described in 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 133, except that, for the 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) the percentage referred to in section 133(d)(1)(A) 
     shall be treated as 100 percent; and
       ``(ii) before obligating funds for a project located fully 
     or partially within an area described in subparagraph (B) 
     that is under the jurisdiction of a unit of local government, 
     a State or metropolitan planning organization shall consult 
     with such unit of local government regarding project 
     selection.
       ``(B) Area described.--An area described in this 
     subparagraph is an area with a population greater than 
     200,000.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Arkansas 
(Mr. Crawford) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this en bloc amendment, 
which provides for the consideration of 38 amendments filed by Members 
and made in order by the Committee on Rules. The amendments contained 
in this en bloc touch upon various policy areas in the base bill.
  The surface transportation amendments include:
  Expressing the sense of Congress on the importance of protecting 
workers in transition to electric vehicles.
  Promoting a more diverse transportation workforce and more inclusive 
work sites for infrastructure projects.
  Allowing high-performing local public agencies to utilize enhanced 
project delivery methods when appropriate.
  Expanding the number of veterans in the transportation sector through 
the Transportation Workforce Outreach Program.
  Requiring EV supply equipment projects to be performed by qualified 
electricians with proper certification.
  Adding language to increase bridge resiliency for seismic events.
  Strengthening reporting requirements under the Reconnecting 
Neighborhoods Program.
  Allowing private high-speed rail projects access to credit risk 
premium subsidies for rail financing to develop high-speed rail 
projects.
  These are just some of the highlights of the amendments included. I 
thank my colleagues for their thoughtful amendments to improve the 
INVEST in America Act. I urge the adoption of the amendment. I will 
remember to vote properly this time, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, 
and I claim the time in opposition to this en bloc of amendments.
  Again, this bill is nothing more than a partisan exercise, and this 
en bloc just throws together, again, a bunch of bad ideas with little 
opportunity for input or debate.
  Nothing further proves that point than the disproportionate amount of 
Democrat amendments we will be considering today, many of which will 
not be subjected to the scrutiny of standalone votes or debate.
  Over 100 Democrat amendments have been approved by the Rules 
Committee while less than 30 Republican amendments have been made in 
order.
  Unfortunately, this is not just about the terrible legislative 
process--it is also about the policy which moves forward with no pay-
for in sight. This is completely unacceptable.
  Members should not be forced to choose between voting on a bill that 
just burdens future generations of Americans with more debt and greater 
dependence on China or passing another short-term surface extension. 
But those are the two options presented to us by the majority here 
today.
  What we are looking at is a bill with policies that prevent rural 
communities from growing and that raises inflation so average Americans 
will continue to see rising prices in everyday products like milk and 
gas.
  I had hoped we wouldn't make this bad bill even worse, but this en 
bloc only adds more spending and more bad policies.
  This bill is over 1,600 pages and over 230 amendments were filed by 
Members on both sides. But we are going to spend less than 12 hours 
working through amendments and debate to rush to an inevitable partisan 
vote.
  This is not a process anyone should be proud of and very indicative 
of how we got here today: just a one-sided, my-way-or-the-highway 
approach.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this en bloc amendment, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Doggett).
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, since they make such important decisions 
concerning mobility, social and economic opportunity, metropolitan 
planning organizations across the country have boards that should be 
fully representative of all those who are served within their 
jurisdiction. And while some MPOs do just that, my amendment No. 25, 
which was a part of en bloc No. 1, addresses those that do not by 
ensuring that MPO board membership is equal, equitable, and 
proportional to the population.
  I would like to engage in a colloquy with the chairman.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank you for supporting this amendment and trust 
that you share that objective.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. I totally concur in the amendment.
  Mr. DOGGETT. If, for example, as happened down in Texas, an MPO 
arbitrarily provides that a new MPO voting representative gets added 
any time a new city comes along and surpasses a population of 50,000, 
but is not providing a voting representative for every 50,000 residents 
in longstanding urban areas, would you agree that that does not 
constitute representation which is equal, proportional, or equitable, 
and that with the adoption of this amendment a change must be made to 
ensure equal representation?
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Absolutely, I concur with the gentleman.
  Mr. DOGGETT. I thank you very much for accepting the amendment. I 
think it will be helpful to us here.
  Much of my concern about this issue arose from the fact that in our 
area, my hometown of Austin, an effort was made to require in 
transportation planning that we measure greenhouse gas emissions and 
that we consider that. It was rejected, and it is not representative of 
the feelings of people in the central Texas area.
  I appreciate not only your endorsing amendment No. 25, which can 
bring about important changes, but also incorporating in the base bill 
the Green Transportation Act which we worked on with your staff to 
ensure that greenhouse gas emissions are measured, evaluated, and 
considered in transportation planning.

                              {time}  2015

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I stand in support of this amendment. I 
would like to thank the chairman of the Energy and Commerce's Energy 
Subcommittee, Chairman Rush, for his dedicated commitment to supporting 
the development of electric vehicle infrastructure.
  Electrifying the transportation sector is critical to meeting our 
climate goals. It is expected that nearly seven million electric 
vehicles will be sold per year by 2025. To ensure we are ready for this 
growing demand, we must invest in the necessary charging and 
manufacturing infrastructure so that Americans are able to reliably 
power their cars. Chairman Rush's amendment is crucial to this effort 
and supports charging infrastructure build-out.
  We must also guarantee the benefits of electric vehicles are 
available and accessible to all communities. Minority communities and 
rural and underserved communities, stand to benefit from EV 
infrastructure development, as EV charging infrastructure can help 
support local economies and help support reduced emissions. Provisions 
in this amendment help address the lack of EV infrastructure in these 
communities and bring resources to this area.
  Additionally, as we see growing EV adoption in this country, we must 
make sure our transition prioritizes American workers.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Again, just as a reminder for the many of the tens of people who are 
watching at home, this en bloc amendment contains 38 Democrat 
amendments. In contrast to the en bloc No. 3 that we just considered 
that contained all of the Republican amendments, only 19 were 
considered there. So that represents, again, 8 percent of the total 
number of amendments that were made in order.
  And there are a good number of these amendments, by the way, that are 
offered by Members on the committee. In fact, I mean, there are an 
awful lot of them. And it just underscores how this process has been so 
flawed and so ill-conceived.
  Back in the not-too-distant past--I have been on this committee now 
for 11 years--we would bring a bill to committee to mark up, and it was 
agreed upon by the four principals of the committee. And the amendments 
would be agreed upon by the four principals of the committee, and that 
is how we achieved bipartisanship. Those days, apparently, are gone.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, our infrastructure is stuck in the 1950s, 
and it doesn't have to be this way. It is long past time for America to 
bring our bridges, roads, public transit, and water infrastructure into 
the 21st century.
  The INVEST in America Act provides $715 billion to accomplish this 
goal through bold investments in modern, sustainable infrastructure. 
This legislation will create millions of good-paying jobs while 
combating climate change and investing in the well-being of our cities 
and towns.
  I worked with Chairman DeFazio and the committee to secure nearly $20 
million in funding for four high-priority infrastructure projects in 
Rhode Island.
  The quality of roads and bridges is particularly important. That is 
why I introduced amendment 19, to bring funding for the National Scenic 
Byways Program in line with historic funding levels, adjusted for 
inflation. This will allow the Secretary of Transportation to designate 
new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads; and allow already 
designated roads, including the Revolutionary Heritage Byway in 
Bristol, Rhode Island, to apply for competitive grants.
  I urge the House to adopt the en bloc package 4, which includes my 
amendment No. 19, and to pass the underlying bill without delay.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the remaining time?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas has 7\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Oregon has 5 minutes remaining.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton), a member of the committee.
  Mr. MOULTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge passage of my amendment to 
increase funding for the Passenger Rail Improvement, Modernization, and 
Expansion program.
  The coalition that supports the PRIME program spans ideology and 
geography. We are united in this belief: America can still do big 
things.
  Ten of our colleagues joined me by cosponsoring this amendment and, 
today, 80 Representatives and Senators joined Representatives Costa, 
Ocasio-Cortez, and me, calling for investments in high-speed rail.
  In our country today, transportation is the leading driver of carbon 
emissions. Americans have fewer options for inner-city travel than 
citizens of China and France. And families are unable to afford homes 
where they work, and they can't go to where they work from where they 
can afford homes.
  On top of that, trains are slower in America today than they were in 
the 1930s, a century ago.
  The PRIME program is a great first step to fixing these problems. 
Regions like the Pacific Northwest can create an economic mega-region 
and see a 10:1 return by investing in the Cascadia High-Speed Rail 
Corridor, at less than half the cost of another lane of highway in 
either direction.
  Americans across the Midwest would have access to new jobs and 
housing opportunities. You could live in Chattanooga and get to work in 
Atlanta in a little more than a half hour.
  We can build a system that is faster than driving and more convenient 
than flying, and we can power it on low-power emissions.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no reason we shouldn't adopt this.

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  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  American demand for high-speed rail is low; and Federal money for 
transportation must be spent on projects and infrastructure that 
Americans need and use.
  The issue is not whether America must lead the world in high-speed 
rail, but whether Americans actually want high-speed rail.
  In California, the high-speed rail project launched in 2008 has been 
continually plagued by cost increases and delays. According to the L.A. 
Times, costs have gone from $33 billion to over $100 billion, and it is 
at least 12 years behind schedule.
  These projects inevitably result in environmental and endangered 
species concerns, eminent domain fights, potential displacement of 
families and businesses, including in low-income communities, and 
highly questionable demand that will leave these railroads dependent on 
government subsidies forever.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Panetta).
  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment to the 
INVEST in America Act that would save our Nation's pollinators.
  In my district, on the Central Coast, we grow over 100 different 
specialty crops that greatly contribute to our Nation's food security. 
But what many people don't realize is that our agriculture, from the 
Central Coast, or to the center of America, would not be possible 
without our pollinators.
  Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, those pollinators and their habitats on 
are the verge of extinction. That is why the robust investment, as 
provided in my amendment, is needed now more than ever. The amendment 
sets up grant programs that State transportation departments can use to 
grow more flora and fauna, from grasses to wildflowers to milkweed, so 
that pollinators can thrive.
  I want to thank Representative Carbajal, my Central Coast neighbor, 
for his partnership on this amendment, and our work together on bills 
and amendments like this to revive our pollinators habitats and regrow 
their population.
  By passing this amendment, we not only can save the pollinators, but 
we can also secure the food supply of our Nation.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Escobar).
  Ms. ESCOBAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank both committees of jurisdiction for 
their work on the INVEST in America Act.
  I would like to share some of the significant resources that this 
bill will bring to my home district of El Paso, Texas.
  This bill would bring almost $20 million in investment directly to 
two projects for the city and county of El Paso. The first project, the 
John Hayes Extension, would assist the exponential growth we have seen 
in the Eastern portion of our country.
  The second project, the Stanton Street Bridge Intelligent 
Transportation System, would improve the traffic flow around this land 
port of entry.
  The INVEST in America Act also establishes the Reconnecting 
Neighborhoods Program to help communities, like downtown El Paso, that 
were divided when highways, such as I-10, were built through the heart 
of our city.
  The amendments I have offered to this bill would bring crucial 
funding to some of the most economically disadvantaged members of our 
community. They also recognize our key location on the U.S.-Mexico 
trade corridor.
  My amendments include millions of dollars for colonial surface, 
drinking water, and wastewater infrastructure, as well as an increase 
in an optional set-aside for infrastructure critical to trade in border 
communities.
  Simply put, the INVEST in America Act is a transformational measure 
for El Paso, and I look forward to voting for it.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Krishnamoorthi).
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to 
support this en bloc amendment, which includes mine and Representative 
Porter's amendment to improve booster seat safety.
  In December, my Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer 
Policy released a concerning report on the safety of booster seats for 
children. Booster seatmakers have been marketing their booster seats as 
safe for 30-pound children, a standard not recommended by experts. And 
these makers have been left largely unregulated when it comes to side-
impact testing.
  Some makers gave passing grades to booster seats because the seat 
maintained its structural integrity. Meanwhile, the dummy was damaged. 
And we all know what a damaged dummy equates to: The severe spinal cord 
or other injuries to a child.
  We expect the products we buy to be tried and true, but, sadly, that 
is not the case with booster seats. And when it comes to our children, 
we cannot continue to stand idly by.
  My amendment would require NHTSA to revise their recommended minimum 
weight for a booster seat to 40 pounds, and would require booster 
seatmakers to produce labels that display recommendations clearly for 
parents.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 1 minute remaining.

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Well, we have heard the same tired arguments: Over 200 amendments in 
committee from the Republicans.
  And today, all day, on the floor: Not bipartisan.
  It is pretty simple, if you deny climate change and you deny the need 
to do things differently than the failures of the last 30 years in 
building 35,000 lane miles and making congestion worse in our 100 
largest cities; and you don't want to fund transit; and you don't want 
to fund rail options; and transit includes rural areas and small 
cities, which is a new emphasis in this program; if you don't want to 
repair America's 47,000 crumbling bridges and national highway system, 
you are proposing $20 billion less than we are for repairing bridges 
and highways.
  You object to the fact that we want States to fix things first, and 
also to look at alternatives to paving over the whole country and 
causing more induced congestion. You deny climate change. You deny 
fossil fuel pollution.
  I hope you don't go through what my region just went through. We have 
had 50 people die in Portland. No one has air-conditioning there; two-
thirds of the people don't. It has never been--it was 45 degrees above 
normal. This is not normal.
  Climate change is real. Keep up the denial and you are going to 
destroy this country and the planet.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have 
remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 7 minutes remaining.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I will try to only use 6 of those 7 
minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This bill contains--tons of money just won't matter if we fail to 
support programs for roads and bridges. The huge funding levels aren't 
what they appear to be because the bill spreads the dollars thin over 
41 new programs; adds many new burdensome mandates to programs that 
States rely on; doesn't include meaningful regulatory reforms so 
dollars are used more effectively.
  Instead of getting money to States quickly so they can use it how 
they need, the majority adds new restrictions, like prohibiting new 
highway capacity that would hamper States' ability to build the 
projects that their communities need.

                              {time}  2030

  Really, this is the wrong time for this big, drastic change. This 
bill wants

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to force Americans off the roads and into transit and passenger rail. 
But the central planning push couldn't come at a worse time because of 
the pandemic-related uncertainty and ongoing changes in transportation, 
work, and living patterns that will last for years to come.
  Even before the pandemic, 85 percent of Americans traveled to work in 
a car, truck, or van, and only 5 percent used public transportation. 
But the majority chose to bankrupt the programs the overwhelming 
majority of Americans rely on.
  As employers are becoming more flexible with teleworking, the 
majority believes we should be less flexible with our State and local 
partners. We should focus on core infrastructure and proven programs 
that provide for flexibility instead of dictating a one-size-fits-all 
progressive idea of what transportation should look like.
  The majority calls this is a transformative bill. Well, the American 
people can be assured they will see the price of gas and goods 
transform upwards with the increasing inflation this unpaid-for bill 
will drive.
  We just heard 38 amendments and not a single reference to how any of 
those would be paid for. In fact, there is not any pay-for in this 
entire bill. Any argument that we don't want to work with the majority 
is just simply false.
  In addition to the strong resiliency title in Republican bill STARTER 
Act 2.0, I frequently said I was willing to work with the majority. And 
the ranking member said that he wanted to work with the majority on 
their priority of reducing transportation's impact on the environment, 
but that we also needed to work to address Republican priorities like 
streamlining. They simply refused.
  In committee, we proposed compromises that would include both climate 
and streamlining provisions and offered a ``Buy American'' amendment to 
ensure we weren't sending U.S. dollars for electric vehicle 
infrastructure to support the Chinese Government's slave labor and 
environmental destruction. The majority rejected those proposals. 
Instead, House Democrats are willing to sell out to China to claim they 
are reaching their climate goals.
  Republican Members are not willing to ignore the fact that relying on 
China, the worst polluter in the world, will absolutely increase global 
emissions.
  Furthermore, we have to remember this is a transportation bill, first 
and foremost. Spending $1 out of every $2 on meeting Green New Deal 
objectives begs the question: Is this bill still a transportation bill?
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this en bloc amendment, I urge a 
``no'' vote on the underlying bill, and I yield the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mrs. Cammack

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
10 printed in House Report 117-75.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 1029, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 4312. TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND 
                   FARM SUPPLIES.

       Section 229(a)(1) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement 
     Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) drivers transporting livestock (as defined in section 
     602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
     U.S.C. 1471) including insects) within a 150 air-mile radius 
     from the final destination of the livestock.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer a bipartisan 
amendment to give needed flexibility to our livestock haulers and 
producers. My amendment would exempt livestock haulers from hours-of-
service requirements for the last 150 air miles to their final 
destination.
  Mr. Speaker, since last year, livestock haulers have been temporarily 
exempted from hours-of-service requirements. However, a permanent 
solution for our livestock haulers and cattle producers is urgently 
needed.
  Speaking as a Floridian, cattle is one of Florida's most important 
exports. It is typically an 8-hour journey just to transport cattle 
from our producers in south Florida all the way to the north end of the 
State, before continuing onward to destinations in the Midwest or 
elsewhere.
  For the health and welfare of the cattle in transit, livestock 
haulers need flexibility on both the front and back end of their 
journey to get the cattle safely and efficiently transported to their 
final destinations.
  Hauling live animals is simply not the same as hauling a trailer full 
of toilet paper; however, we saw that both were vital during the 
pandemic.
  Although I and many other Members on both sides of the aisle support 
this measure wholeheartedly, I will reluctantly withdraw my amendment 
today. I remain hopeful that as we move forward, we can work to fix 
these hours-of-service rules to provide greater flexibility for the 
success of our Nation's producers and livestock haulers.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I withdraw the 
amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is withdrawn.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 70 will not be offered.


               Amendment No. 108 Offered by Ms. Van Duyne

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
108 printed in House Report 117-75.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 705, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1640. HOV FACILITY REVIEW.

       Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Review and Removal.--If the Secretary of 
     Transportation determines appropriate, 10 years after 
     construction of an HOV facility operated in compliance with 
     this section, a State may--
       ``(1) conduct a review of such facility; and
       ``(2) remove such facility and repay any funds associated 
     with such facility.''.

     SEC. 2. .

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, my amendment would fix an ongoing problem 
that I see back home and in other areas of the country which highlights 
the need for local control to be able to fix local problems.
  One example is U.S. Highway 75, just across my district line in 
Dallas. The highway received funds over 10 years ago to install HOV 
lanes to help alleviate congestion in the area. Unfortunately, 10 years 
later, these lanes are not being used and are actually creating more 
congestion. Due to Federal DOT regulations, these lanes cannot be 
removed even if the funds are repaid for the cost of installation.
  This amendment would allow for increased flexibility to local elected 
officials to properly manage traffic flow as patterns change. Because 
these funds would be repaid to the DOT, these funds could be used to 
fund more and essential future transportation projects.
  Unfortunately, this bill further limits local government control. 
Local leaders know better than bureaucrats in Washington how to solve 
problems, and my amendment would provide the relief needed to local 
governments without any Federal cost.

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  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this totally contradicts the intent of the Congestion 
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, a relatively small 
program in terms of the entire bill, but a very, very important 
program.
  As I mentioned earlier, we have been doing the same thing for 30 
years. 30,511 new freeway lane-miles in and around our 100 largest 
urban areas. The cost of delay has gone from $16 billion a year to $166 
billion a year, which wastes way more than we are spending to deal with 
the problem, and delay is up a staggering 144 percent and pollution is 
worse.
  So this is an amendment that would say, okay, you can take the money 
to deal with congestion mitigation and air quality, you can spend it to 
build an HOV lane, and then after you toll people on that HOV lane--
maybe like in Virginia where you can pay $48 for 10 miles in the 
Bentley lane during rush hour sometimes--and then they pay back the 
money, then they convert it to a single-occupancy vehicle lane, voila, 
we are back at another induced-demand congested road, the same 
Groundhog Day strategy we have been doing for 30 years that doesn't 
work.
  HOV lanes and other operational improvements are eligible under the 
CMAQ program. They are part of the solution, but not in this form. They 
allow more people to move more efficiently in the most congested 
transportation corridors by getting more than one person per car. But 
this would only do that temporarily and then revert to one person per 
car. Great idea.
  So it allows van pools, car pools, and transit in these lanes. They 
benefit all drivers. So in this case, we would say, well, yeah, for a 
while, they will benefit car pools, van pools, and transit, but then we 
are going to go back to putting single-occupancy vehicles in them. That 
is not a solution to the problem.
  It is of particular concern, because it allows for HOV restrictions 
to be repealed without any analysis of the impacts on the traffic in 
the corridor. Under this proposal, as I said, all of those who have 
begun to use it, the families, transit riders, car poolers in HOV 
lanes, they are going to go back into gridlock traffic with everybody 
else. It is an extraordinarily bad idea whose time has not come.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, while I appreciate the gentleman's 
comments on increasing traffic and increasing congestion, what I would 
remind him is that this is going to be looked at by local elected 
officials. And if those local elected officials deem that this is an 
unused lane, which is what we are seeing on Highway 75, we will 
actually be opening up and relieving congestion by allowing those 
elected officials to be able to say we are going to open this back up, 
which will have much more response to alleviating traffic, alleviating 
problems with congestion, allowing many more people to be able to drive 
on that lane, as opposed to paying money to create more congestion, 
more carbon emissions, and less efficiency.
  Again, these cities would be paying back those dollars which could be 
used for necessary future transportation costs.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Again, I would argue that this is an opportunity to be able to get 
money back from cities that have found that the HOV lanes have not had 
the impact, have not had the necessary effect on creating less 
congestion, but what they found is they have actually created more 
congestion.
  So in areas where traffic patterns may have changed, where additional 
highways or other roads may have alleviated those conditions, where 10 
years prior HOV lanes were necessary, they are no longer necessary, 
instead of keeping them closed, we will actually be able to open them 
up and provide the help that these funds were initially used for.
  Mr. Speaker, I would encourage adoption of this amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, perhaps the gentlewoman has an absolute unique 
circumstance in her district or her State. But to make this a national 
policy for a program that is intended to deal with congestion 
management and air quality would be a huge mistake.
  I cannot support the amendment, I urge people to vote ``no,'' and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appear to have it.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Lamb of Pennsylvania

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en 
bloc No. 1, printed in House Report 117-75, on which further 
proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc 
offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Lamb).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, 
nays 186, not voting 27, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 201]

                               YEAS--217

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Dunn
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone

[[Page H3563]]


     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--186

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spanberger
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Arrington
     Banks
     Bilirakis
     Carter (GA)
     Cloud
     Diaz-Balart
     Fulcher
     Gohmert
     Good (VA)
     Hagedorn
     Herrell
     Higgins (LA)
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     McCaul
     Miller (IL)
     Norman
     Pfluger
     Rose
     Roy
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Speier
     Tiffany
     Weber (TX)
     Williams (TX)

                              {time}  2113

  Mr. DUNN changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have noted 
``YEA'' on rollcall No. 201.
  Stated against:
  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I was recorded as Yes--I intended to vote 
``No'' on Rollcall No. 201.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. PFLUGER. Mr. Speaker, I was absent from votes to tour the 
immigration and humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 197, ``nay'' on 
rollcall No. 198, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 199, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 
200, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 201.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Babin (Nehls)
     Boebert (Gosar)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Cawthorn (Nehls)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Comer (Cammack)
     Fallon (Nehls)
     Gallego (Gomez)
     Garcia (TX) (Jeffries)
     Grijalva (Stanton)
     Herrera Beutler (Kinzinger)
     Horsford (Jeffries)
     Jacobs (NY) (Garbarino)
     Jayapal (Pocan)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Long (Fleischmann)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McClain (Bergman)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Mullin (Lucas)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Owens (Stewart)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Reschenthaler (Nehls)
     Ruiz (Aguilar)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Steube (Franklin, C. Scott)
     Strickland (DelBene)
     Timmons (Gonzalez (OH))
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


       Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en 
bloc No. 3, printed in House Report 117-75, on which further 
proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc 
offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 180, 
nays 226, not voting 24, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 202]

                               YEAS--180

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Hice (GA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young

                               NAYS--226

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Bacon
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller-Meeks
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens

[[Page H3564]]


     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Arrington
     Banks
     Carter (GA)
     Cloud
     Doggett
     Fulcher
     Gohmert
     Good (VA)
     Hagedorn
     Herrell
     Higgins (LA)
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Miller (IL)
     Moore (WI)
     Norman
     Pfluger
     Rose
     Roy
     Simpson
     Tiffany
     Weber (TX)
     Williams (TX)

                              {time}  2134

  Ms. SPEIER, Messrs. FORTENBERRY, and RUSH changed their vote from 
``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Ms. CHENEY changed her vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the en bloc amendments were rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Babin (Nehls)
     Boebert (Gosar)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Cawthorn (Nehls)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Comer (Cammack)
     Fallon (Nehls)
     Gallego (Gomez)
     Garcia (TX) (Jeffries)
     Grijalva (Stanton)
     Herrera Beutler (Kinzinger)
     Horsford (Jeffries)
     Jacobs (NY) (Garbarino)
     Jayapal (Pocan)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Long (Fleischmann)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McClain (Bergman)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Mullin (Lucas)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Owens (Stewart)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Reschenthaler (Nehls)
     Ruiz (Aguilar)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Steube (Franklin, C. Scott)
     Strickland (DelBene)
     Timmons (Gonzalez (OH))
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


       Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. DeFazio of Oregon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en 
bloc No. 4, printed in House Report 117-75, on which further 
proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc 
offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, 
nays 187, not voting 22, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 203]

                               YEAS--221

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--187

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Arrington
     Banks
     Carter (GA)
     Cloud
     Fulcher
     Gohmert
     Good (VA)
     Hagedorn
     Herrell
     Higgins (LA)
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Miller (IL)
     Norman
     Pfluger
     Rose
     Roy
     Simpson
     Tiffany
     Weber (TX)
     Williams (TX)

                              {time}  2158

  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Babin (Nehls)
     Boebert (Gosar)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Cawthorn (Nehls)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Comer (Cammack)
     Fallon (Nehls)
     Gallego (Gomez)
     Garcia (TX) (Jeffries)
     Grijalva (Stanton)
     Herrera Beutler (Kinzinger)
     Horsford (Jeffries)
     Jacobs (NY) (Garbarino)
     Jayapal (Pocan)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Long (Fleischmann)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McClain (Bergman)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Mullin (Lucas)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Owens (Stewart)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Reschenthaler (Nehls)
     Ruiz (Aguilar)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Steube (Franklin, C. Scott)
     Strickland (DelBene)
     Timmons (Gonzalez (OH))
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


               Amendment No. 108 Offered by Ms. Van Duyne

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 108, printed in 
House Report 117-75, on which further proceedings were postponed and on 
which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne).

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  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 230, 
nays 178, not voting 22, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 204]

                               YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Allred
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Axne
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Bourdeaux
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Case
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Cooper
     Correa
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     Davids (KS)
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     Delgado
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Golden
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harder (CA)
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hayes
     Hern
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Houlahan
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keating
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kinzinger
     Kuster
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamb
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lee (NV)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malinowski
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nunes
     O'Halleran
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pappas
     Pence
     Perry
     Peters
     Phillips
     Porter
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schneider
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Sherrill
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spanberger
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stevens
     Stewart
     Suozzi
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Veasey
     Vela
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wild
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yarmuth
     Young
     Zeldin

                               NAYS--178

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Auchincloss
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crist
     Crow
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Gomez
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sires
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Strickland
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Arrington
     Banks
     Carter (GA)
     Cloud
     Fulcher
     Gohmert
     Good (VA)
     Hagedorn
     Herrell
     Higgins (LA)
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Miller (IL)
     Norman
     Pfluger
     Rose
     Roy
     Simpson
     Tiffany
     Weber (TX)
     Williams (TX)

                              {time}  2220

  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                          Personal Explanation

  Mr. PFLUGER. Mr. Speaker, I was absent from votes to tour the 
immigration and humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 202, ``nay'' on 
rollcall No. 203 and, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 204.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Babin (Nehls)
     Boebert (Gosar)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Cawthorn (Nehls)
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Comer (Cammack)
     Fallon (Nehls)
     Gallego (Gomez)
     Garcia (TX) (Jeffries)
     Grijalva (Stanton)
     Herrera Beutler (Kinzinger)
     Horsford (Jeffries)
     Jacobs (NY) (Garbarino)
     Jayapal (Pocan)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Jacobs (CA))
     Lieu (Beyer)
     Long (Fleischmann)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     McClain (Bergman)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Mullin (Lucas)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Owens (Stewart)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Reschenthaler (Nehls)
     Ruiz (Aguilar)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Steube (Franklin, C. Scott)
     Strickland (DelBene)
     Timmons (Gonzalez (OH))
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


        Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Ms. Davids of Kansas

  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 508, 
I rise to offer amendments en bloc No. 5.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 116, 117, 118, 
123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 
141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, and 149, printed in House Report 
117-75, offered by Ms. Davids of Kansas:


        amendment no. 116 offered by ms. barragan of california

       Page 1609, line 8, insert ``or alternative compliance 
     strategies'' after ``water systems''.
       Page 1609, beginning on line 12, strike ``with facilitating 
     the consolidation of distressed small water systems.'' and 
     insert the following:
       with--
       (i) facilitating the consolidation of distressed small 
     water systems; and
       (ii) including the public in the process of such 
     consolidation.


           amendment no. 117 offered by ms. bush of missouri

       Page 1611, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 13402. STUDY ON CONTAMINATION OF COLDWATER CREEK, 
                   MISSOURI.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
     Army, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
       (1) undertake a review of prior and ongoing efforts to 
     remediate radiological contamination in the vicinity of 
     Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County, Missouri, 
     associated with historic radiological waste storage near the 
     St. Louis Airport;
       (2) consult with State and local agencies, and 
     representatives of the Coldwater Creek community;
       (3) take into consideration the Public Health Assessment 
     for the Evaluation of Community Exposure Related to Coldwater 
     Creek, dated April 30, 2019, and prepared by the Agency for 
     Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; and
       (4) within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
     section, issue a report to Congress on the status of efforts 
     to reduce or eliminate the potential human health impacts 
     from potential exposure to such contamination, including any 
     recommendations for further action.
       (b) Installation of Signage to Prevent Potential Exposure 
     Risks.--In accordance with the recommendations of the Public 
     Health Assessment for the Evaluation of Community Exposure 
     Related to Coldwater Creek, the Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Army, shall install 
     signage to inform residents and visitors of potential 
     exposure risks in areas around Coldwater Creek where 
     remediation efforts have not been undertaken or completed.


          amendment no. 118 offered by ms. craig of minnesota

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking ``subsections (h) 
     and (i) not to

[[Page H3566]]

     exceed'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1991'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''.


           amendment no. 123 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS.

       Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 
     1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means each 
     of the following:
       ``(A) A border State.
       ``(B) A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible 
     community.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``border State'' and 
     inserting ``covered entity'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``shall not exceed 50 
     percent'' and inserting ``may not be less than 80 percent'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``1997 through 1999'' and inserting ``2022 
     through 2026''.


            amendment no. 124 offered by mr. green of texas

       Page 1576, after line 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 13205. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATION FOR 
                   CHROMIUM-6.

       Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300g-1(b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(19) Chromium-6.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other deadline 
     established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of the Assistance, Quality, and 
     Affordability Act of 2021, the Administrator shall publish a 
     maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national 
     primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6.
       ``(B) Health protection.--The maximum contaminant level 
     goal and national primary drinking water regulation 
     promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the 
     health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in 
     section 1458.''.


         amendment no. 126 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas

       Page 1544, line 16, strike the ``and'' at the end.
       Page 1544, after line 16, insert the following:
       (5) document the harm and injury caused by any identified 
     inequities in the distribution of wastewater infrastructure 
     funds with respect to the identified needs of rural 
     communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and 
     Tribal communities; and


         amendment no. 127 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas

       Page 1607, after line 11, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 13305. NATURAL HAZARD EDUCATION AND RESPONSE GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300i-2) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Education and Response Grant Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish and 
     implement a program under which the Administrator may award 
     grants to community water systems to carry out activities to 
     educate and assist persons served by the community water 
     system in adapting and responding to malevolent acts and 
     natural hazards, including sub-zero temperatures, that 
     disrupt the provision of safe drinking water or significantly 
     affect the public health or the safety or supply of drinking 
     water provided to communities and individuals.
       ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
     the Administrator shall give priority to community water 
     systems that will use funds to assist senior citizens and 
     low-income homeowners in adapting and responding to 
     malevolent acts and natural hazards, including sub-zero 
     temperatures, that disrupt the provision of safe drinking 
     water or significantly affect the public health or the safety 
     or supply of drinking water provided to communities and 
     individuals, including by providing funds to cover the costs 
     of repairing ruptured pipes.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $200,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.


            amendment no. 128 offered by ms. kaptur of ohio

       Page 1530, line 25, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 1531, line 5, strike the period each place it appears 
     and the closing quotation mark and insert ``; and''.
       Page 1531, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(3) identifies--
       ``(A) the locations in which such projects are carried out;
       ``(B) estimated energy savings for such projects;
       ``(C) projects that address green infrastructure, water or 
     energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
     innovative activities; and
       ``(D) with respect to projects carried out using funds made 
     available under or pursuant to section 603, whether such 
     projects are funded under subsection (d) or subsection (i) of 
     such section.''.


          amendment no. 129 offered by mr. kildee of michigan

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. HOUSEHOLD WELL WATER TESTING WEBSITE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall establish a website containing 
     information relating to the testing of household well water.
       (b) Contents.--The Administrator shall include on the 
     website established under subsection (a) the following:
       (1) Information on how to get drinking water tested for a 
     home served by an individual private well.
       (2) A list of laboratories that analyze water samples and 
     are certified by a State or the Administrator.
       (3) State-specific information, developed in coordination 
     with each State, on naturally occurring and human-induced 
     contaminants.
       (4) Information that, using accepted risk communication 
     techniques, clearly communicates whether a test result value 
     exceeds a level determined by the Administrator or the State 
     to pose a health risk.
       (5) Information on treatment options, including information 
     relating to water treatment systems certified by the National 
     Sanitation Foundation, Underwriters Laboratories, and the 
     Water Quality Association.
       (6) A directory of whom to contact to report a test result 
     value that exceeds a level determined by the Administrator or 
     the State to pose a health risk.
       (7) Information on financial assistance that is available 
     for homeowners to support water treatment, including grants 
     under section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) and State resources.
       (8) Any other information the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall coordinate with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and appropriate State agencies in carrying out 
     this section.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2022.


      amendment no. 130 offered by mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECT OF TOILET WIPES 
                   MARKETED AS FLUSHABLE.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall conduct a study on the effect of 
     toilet wipes marketed as flushable on municipal water systems 
     and residential plumbing systems.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection 
     (a).


         amendment no. 131 offered by mrs. lawrence of michigan

       Page 1611, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 13402. REPORT ON AFFORDABILITY, DISCRIMINATION AND CIVIL 
                   RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND DATA COLLECTION.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study on water and sewer services, in accordance with this 
     section.
       (2) Affordability.--In conducting the study under paragraph 
     (1), the Comptroller General shall study water affordability 
     nationwide, including--
       (A) rates for water and sewer services, increases in such 
     rates during the ten-year period preceding such study, and 
     water service disconnections and interruptions due to unpaid 
     water service charges; and
       (B) the effectiveness of funding under section 1452 of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) and under title 
     VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 
     et seq.) for promoting affordable, equitable, transparent, 
     and reliable water and sewer service.
       (3) Discrimination and civil rights.--In conducting the 
     study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General, in 
     collaboration with the Civil Rights Division of the 
     Department of Justice, shall study--
       (A) discriminatory practices of water and sewer service 
     providers; and
       (B) violations by such service providers that receive 
     Federal assistance of civil rights under title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) with 
     regard to equal access to water and sewer services.
       (4) Data collection.--In conducting the study under 
     paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall collect 
     information, assess the availability of information, and 
     evaluate the methodologies used to collect information, 
     related to--
       (A) people living without water or sewer services;
       (B) water service disconnections or interruptions due to 
     unpaid water service charges, including disconnections 
     experienced by households containing children, elderly 
     persons, disabled persons, or chronically ill persons, or 
     other vulnerable populations; and
       (C) disparate effects, on the basis of race, gender, or 
     socioeconomic status, of water service disconnections or 
     interruptions and the lack of public water and sewer service.

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       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller shall submit to 
     Congress a report that contains--
       (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) recommendations for water and sewer service providers, 
     Federal agencies, and States relating to such results.


        amendment no. 133 offered by mr. lowenthal of california

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, SPILLS, AND 
                   RUNOFF FROM FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
                   TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PRE-PRODUCTION 
                   PLASTIC MATERIALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall issue such regulations as are 
     necessary to ensure that--
       (1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-
     production plastic materials (including discharge into 
     wastewater and other runoff) from facilities regulated under 
     part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), is 
     prohibited;
       (2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-
     production plastic materials (including discharge into 
     wastewater and other runoff) from a point source associated 
     with the making, use, packaging, or transportation of such 
     plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is 
     prohibited; and
       (3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) are 
     reflected in--
       (A) permits issued under section 402 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) to facilities or other 
     point sources that make, use, package, or transport plastic 
     pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as 
     determined by the Administrator, in addition to other 
     applicable limits and standards; and
       (B) all standards of performance promulgated under section 
     312(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources associated with 
     the making, use, packaging, or transportation of plastic 
     pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as 
     determined by the Administrator.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``point source'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 502 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).


        amendment no. 136 offered by mr. mcnerney of california

       Page 1566, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 13115. WATER MAIN BREAK DATA CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Part B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1420A. WATER MAIN BREAK DATA CLEARINGHOUSE.

       ``(a) Online Data Clearinghouse.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     establish and maintain a publicly accessible website with a 
     national data clearinghouse on reported water main breaks and 
     associated repair activity.
       ``(2) Contents.--The website established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall present--
       ``(A) information submitted to the Administrator by a 
     public water system under this section with respect to 
     reported water main breaks;
       ``(B) aggregate State and national data on reported water 
     main breaks; and
       ``(C) trends in such information and data over time.
       ``(3) Updates.--The website established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be updated at least twice per year.
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `reported 
     water main break' means the unplanned rupture or breach of a 
     pipe 6 inches in diameter or more in service as part of a 
     public water system resulting in water escaping and being 
     reported to the public water system by an employee or other 
     person.
       ``(c) Rule.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue a 
     rule requiring each public water system serving more than 
     10,000 persons to submit to the Administrator information on 
     each reported water main break in, and the repair activity 
     for such break to be provided by, the public water system 
     with respect to a calendar year. Such rule shall--
       ``(1) specify the format, content, quality assurance 
     procedure, and method of submission of information;
       ``(2) apply to reported water main breaks that occur in the 
     second calendar year following the date of enactment of this 
     section and each calendar year thereafter;
       ``(3) allow for the submission, storage, and display of 
     information in electronic format;
       ``(4) allow for the submission of information by a public 
     water system serving 10,000 or fewer persons submitted on a 
     voluntary basis;
       ``(5) allow for submission of any additional information 
     that may be required of a public water system by a State 
     regarding reported water main breaks and repair activity; and
       ``(6) require that a summary of the information submitted 
     be included in a public water system's annual consumer 
     confidence report required under section 1414(c)(4).
       ``(d) Reported Water Main Break and Repair Information.--
     The rule issued under subsection (c) shall require each 
     public water system serving more than 10,000 persons to 
     submit to the Administrator the following information with 
     respect to each reported water main break in the public water 
     system:
       ``(1) To the extent practicable, the time and date the 
     reported water main break was reported to the public water 
     system.
       ``(2) The specific location of the reported water main 
     break.
       ``(3) The size, type, age, and bedding material of the 
     broken water main.
       ``(4) The elapsed time from the initial report of the water 
     main break to the public water system to the completion of 
     repairs.
       ``(5) The amount of water escaping from the public water 
     system between the time of the report and the repair, 
     estimated in accordance with `Water Audits and Loss Control 
     Programs, Manual--36' (2016) published by the American Water 
     Works Association or any successor manual.
       ``(6) The estimated cost of repairing the reported water 
     main break and associated public infrastructure, including 
     pavement restoration, and the cost of any damage to other 
     public or private property.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date 
     of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall prepare and make available to the public 
     a report summarizing and evaluating submissions by public 
     water systems pursuant to this section. Such report shall 
     include information and recommendations concerning the 
     methods and resources needed by public water systems to 
     reduce the frequency, duration, and cost of water main 
     breaks.''.


          amendment no. 137 offered by ms. moore of wisconsin

       Page 1611, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 13402. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT.

       Section 4304 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 
     2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j-19e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``Tribal,'' after 
     ``State,''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) institutions of higher education, apprentice 
     programs, high schools, and other community based 
     organizations, and public works departments and agencies, to 
     align water and wastewater utility workforce recruitment 
     efforts, training programs, retention efforts, and community 
     resources with water and wastewater utilities to--
       ``(i) accelerate career pipelines;
       ``(ii) ensure the sustainability of the water and 
     wastewater utility workforce; and
       ``(iii) provide access to workforce opportunities, 
     including for diverse populations or populations that are 
     underrepresented in the water and wastewater utility 
     workforce.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``and the Secretary of Labor'' after ``the Secretary of 
     Agriculture'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``, which may include--''; and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(i) expanding the use and availability of activities and 
     resources that relate to the recruitment, including promotion 
     of diversity within that recruitment, of individuals to 
     careers in the water and wastewater utility sector;
       ``(ii) expanding the availability of training opportunities 
     for--

       ``(I) individuals entering the water and wastewater utility 
     sector; and
       ``(II) individuals seeking to advance careers within the 
     water and wastewater utility sector; and

       ``(iii) expanding the use and availability of activities 
     and strategies, including the development of innovative 
     activities and strategies, that relate to the maintenance and 
     retention of a sustainable workforce in the water and 
     wastewater utility sector; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``public works departments or agencies,'' after 
     ``institutions of higher education,''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(iv) in the development of educational or recruitment 
     materials and activities, including those materials and 
     activities that specifically promote diversity within 
     recruitment, for the water and wastewater utility workforce; 
     and'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (2) 
     the following:
       ``(3) Priority.--In selecting grant recipients under 
     paragraph (2), the Administrator shall give priority to 
     entities that focus on assisting low-income and very low-
     income individuals, as well as those individuals with the 
     most barriers to entry, such as the recently incarcerated, to 
     enter into careers in the water and wastewater utility 
     sector.'';
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or with high 
     poverty levels,'' after ``high unemployment''; and

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       (ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting ``or 
     certification'' before ``programs''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026''.


          amendment no. 138 offered by ms. moore of wisconsin

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR STORMWATER CONTROL 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall provide grants, on a competitive 
     basis, to eligible institutions to establish not more than 5 
     centers of excellence for new and emerging stormwater control 
     infrastructure technologies, to be located in different 
     geographic regions of the United States.
       (2) General operation.--Each center of excellence 
     established with a grant provided under this section shall--
       (A) conduct research on new and emerging stormwater control 
     infrastructure technologies that are relevant to the 
     geographical region in which the center of excellence is 
     located to improve the effectiveness, cost efficiency, and 
     protection of public health, public safety, and water 
     quality, including research on--
       (i) stormwater and sewer overflow reduction; and
       (ii) other approaches to achieve water resource enhancement 
     and other environmental, economic, and social benefits;
       (B) maintain a list of--
       (i) stormwater control infrastructure needs in the region 
     in which the center of excellence is located; and
       (ii) available new and emerging stormwater control 
     infrastructure technologies;
       (C) analyze the usefulness of additional financial programs 
     for the implementation of new and emerging stormwater control 
     infrastructure technologies;
       (D) share the results of research conducted under 
     subparagraph (A) with the Federal Government, State, Tribal, 
     and local governments, and the private sector;
       (E) provide technical assistance to State, Tribal, and 
     local governments to assist with the design, construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of stormwater control 
     infrastructure projects that use innovative technologies;
       (F) collaborate with institutions of higher education and 
     private and public organizations, including community-based 
     public-private partnerships and other stakeholders, in the 
     geographical region in which the center of excellence is 
     located; and
       (G) coordinate with the other centers of excellence to 
     avoid duplication of efforts.
       (3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an eligible institution shall prepare and 
     submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in 
     such form, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator may require.
       (b) National Electronic Clearinghouse Center.--Of the 
     centers of excellence established under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall designate 1 center of excellence as the 
     ``National Electronic Clearinghouse Center'' to--
       (1) develop, operate, and maintain public database and a 
     website that contains information relating to new and 
     emerging stormwater control infrastructure technologies; and
       (2) publish on such website information from each of the 
     centers of excellence established under this section.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2026.
       (2) Limitation on use of funds.--Of the amounts made 
     available for grants under paragraph (1), not more than 2 
     percent may be used for administrative costs.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
     institution'' means an institution of higher education, a 
     research institution, or a nonprofit organization--
       (1) that has demonstrated excellence in researching and 
     developing new and emerging stormwater control infrastructure 
     technologies; and
       (2) with respect to a nonprofit organization, the core 
     mission of which includes water management, as determined by 
     the Administrator.


          amendment no. 139 offered by ms. moore of wisconsin

       Page 1553, line 21, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 1554, line 2, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 1554, after line 2, insert the following:
       ``(C) provide, in addition to subparagraph (B) and to the 
     maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of 
     funds be given to projects that, in carrying out lead service 
     line replacements, provide job training, apprenticeships, or 
     other employment opportunities for low-income persons and 
     very low-income persons that are located in the area in which 
     the project is carried out.''.
       Page 1555, after line 18, insert the following:
       ``(10) Report.--The Administrator shall annually submit to 
     Congress a report that provides--
       ``(A) the number of households for which lead service lines 
     have been replaced using funds made available by this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the total number of lead service lines that exist in 
     each State, territory, and area under the jurisdiction of an 
     Indian Tribe that has entered into an agreement pursuant to 
     this subsection;
       ``(C) with respect to each project for such lead service 
     line replacement, data on job training, apprenticeships, and 
     other employment opportunities for persons described in 
     paragraph (4)(C) under such projects, which shall include the 
     amount of the funding used to hire such persons for such 
     project; and
       ``(D) any other data determined by the Administrator to be 
     useful for purposes of determining the effect of this 
     subsection with respect to replacing lead service lines.''.
       Page 1556, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(D) Low-income person; very low-income person.--The terms 
     `low-income person' and `very low-income person' have the 
     same meanings given the terms `low-income families' and `very 
     low-income families', respectively, in section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.14 1437a(b)).''.
       Page 1562, line 23, strike ``In making'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--In making''.
       Page 1563, after line 4, insert the following:
       ``(B) Other priorities.--In making grants under the program 
     established under this subsection, the Administrator shall, 
     to the greatest extent feasible, also give priority to States 
     and local educational agencies that, in assisting with the 
     installation and maintenance of filtration stations pursuant 
     to this subsection, will provide job training, 
     apprenticeships, or other employment opportunities for low-
     income persons and very low-income persons in the area in 
     which the installation and maintenance takes place.''.


        amendment no. 140 offered by mr. norcross of new jersey

       Page 1611, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 13402. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS.

       (a) Development of Guidance.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with the deadline 
     established in subsection (b), the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall develop guidance to 
     help public water systems identify high-risk locations for 
     purposes of focusing efforts to--
       (A) test drinking water for the concentration of lead in 
     such drinking water; and
       (B) replace lead service lines.
       (2) Use of data.--The guidance developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall include information on how a public water system 
     may use data from the American Community Survey conducted by 
     the Department of Commerce and, where available, geospatial 
     data to identify high-risk locations for the purposes 
     described in subsection (a).
       (b) Availability of Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
       (1) publish the guidance developed under subsection (a) in 
     the Federal Register; and
       (2) make such guidance available on a publicly accessible 
     website.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
     the appropriate committee of the Senate a report that--
       (1) includes the guidance developed under subsection (a);
       (2) describes the methodology used to develop such 
     guidance; and
       (3) provides information about who was consulted in the 
     development of such guidance.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) High-risk location.--The term ``high-risk location'' 
     means an area--
       (A) that is likely to have lead service lines; and
       (B) in which an environmental justice community is located.
       (2) Lead service line.--The term ``lead service line'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 1459B(a) of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b(a)).
       (3) Public water system.--The term ``public water system'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 1401 of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).


       amendment no. 141 offered by ms. ocasio-cortez of new york

       Page 1564, line 12, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$100,000,000''.


         amendment no. 142 offered by mr. o'halleran of arizona

       Page 1533, after line 23, insert the following:
       (c) Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities 
     Construction Program Funding.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of 
     infrastructure and sanitation available in Native 
     communities; and
       (B) addressing the Sanitation Facilities Deficiency List of 
     the Division of Sanitation Facilities and Construction of the 
     Indian Health Service included in the report will--
       (i) result in investments in necessary water 
     infrastructure; and
       (ii) improve health outcomes.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Report.--The term ``report'' means the fiscal year 2019 
     report of the Division of Sanitation Facilities and 
     Construction of the Indian Health Service entitled ``Annual 
     Report to the Congress of the United States on

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     Sanitation Deficiency Levels for Indian Homes and 
     Communities''.
       (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of 
     the Indian Health Service.
       (3) Additional funding for sanitation facilities.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall award additional 
     funding under the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program 
     for the planning, design, construction, modernization, 
     improvement, and renovation of water, sewer, and solid waste 
     sanitation facilities that are funded, in whole or part, by 
     the Indian Health Service through, or provided for in, a 
     contract or compact with the Indian Health Service under the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
       (B) Priority for funding.--In awarding funding to 
     sanitation facilities under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall prioritize sanitation facilities with the highest 
     deficiency level, as established in the report.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out this subsection $2,600,000,000.
       (B) Requirement.--Amounts made available under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be in addition to any amounts made available to 
     carry out the purposes described in paragraph (3)(A) under 
     any other provision of law.


          amendment no. 144 offered by mr. payne of new jersey

       Page 1563, line 4, insert ``, including low-income areas 
     that have a history of drinking water lead contamination'' 
     after ``areas''.


           amendment no. 145 offered by ms. sewell of alabama

       Page 1526, line 3, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$100,000,000''.


           amendment no. 146 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan

       Page 1579, line 4, insert ``, or leave disconnected or 
     interrupted, where feasible,'' after ``interrupt''.


           amendment no. 147 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan

       Strike section 13304 and insert the following:

     SEC. 13304. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL AND URBAN 
                   LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Household.--The term ``household'' means any individual 
     or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic 
     unit.
       (3) Low-income household.--The term ``low-income 
     household'' means a household--
       (A) in which 1 or more individuals are receiving--
       (i) assistance under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       (ii) supplemental security income payments under title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       (iii) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
     seq.);
       (iv) payments under--

       (I) section 1315, 1521, 1541, or of title 38, United States 
     Code; or
       (II) section 306 of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension 
     Improvement Act of 1978 (38 U.S.C. 1521 note; Public Law 95-
     588);

       (v) assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Program (42 U.S.C. 8621); or
       (vi) assistance under the Women Infants and Children 
     program (42 U.S.C. 1786); or
       (B) that has an income that as determined by the State in 
     which the household is located that is receiving a grant 
     under paragraph (7)(b), or an eligible wastewater or 
     stormwater system receiving a grant under paragraph (7)(b), 
     does not exceed the greater of--
       (i) an amount equal to 200 per-cent of the poverty level; 
     and
       (ii) an amount equal to 80 percent of the area median 
     income.
       (4) Poverty level.--The term ``poverty level'' means, with 
     respect to a household in a State, the income described in 
     the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), as applicable to 
     the household.
       (5) Area median income.--The term ``area median income'' 
     means the unadjusted median income levels by geographic area 
     as determined annually by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development.
       (b) Study; Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of, a study regarding the prevalence 
     throughout the United States of low-income households that do 
     not have access to--
       (A) affordable and functional centralized or onsite 
     wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in 
     the households;
       (B) affordable municipal stormwater services; or
       (C) affordable public drinking water services to meet 
     household needs.
       (2) Data collection.--The Administrator shall collect 
     regularly from community water systems, treatment works for 
     municipal waste, municipal separate storm sewer systems, and 
     such other sources as may be appropriate, for use in the 
     reports under paragraph (1)--
       (A) data, provided by zip code, concerning arrearages, 
     service disconnections, and other debt collection activities 
     for low-income households, including, at minimum, number of 
     disconnections for nonpayment, length of disconnections, 
     amount of debt at time of disconnection, number of households 
     and amount of debt subject to sale or enforcement of property 
     liens, number of households enrolled in an assistance 
     program, number of eligible households, benefit levels, and 
     amount of debt reduction for enrolled households, and number 
     of enrolled households reconnected to water service;
       (B) revenue collection information from each community 
     water system, treatment works for municipal waste, and 
     municipal separate storm sewer systems, including, at 
     minimum, rate design for residential customers, billing 
     frequency, fees and charges included on the bill, and 
     projected rate increases over the next 5 years;
       (C) information regarding customer assistance programs, 
     including any rate structures, rebates, discounts, billing 
     methods that average rates over the course of a year, known 
     as ``budget billing'', and procedures that ensure that 
     households receive notice and an opportunity to dispute 
     charges before service is disconnected or interrupted due to 
     nonpayment; and
       (D) other relevant information as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       (3) Inclusions.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) recommendations of the Administrator regarding the best 
     methods to increase access to the services described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) a description of the cost of each method described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       (C) a description of all consultation with relevant 
     stakeholders carried out in developing the report; and
       (D) a description of the results of the study with respect 
     to low-income households that live in rental housing and do 
     not receive bills for such services, but pay for the services 
     indirectly through rent payments.
       (4) Agreements.--The Administrator may enter into an 
     agreement with another Federal agency to carry out the study 
     under paragraph (1).
       (5) Funds to water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.--
     The Administrator may provide reasonable, one-time grants to 
     owners and operators of community water systems, treatment 
     works for municipal waste, and municipal separate storm sewer 
     systems to modify their billing and data management systems 
     in order to reliably and regularly generate the data required 
     in this needs assessment.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 to 
     remain available until expended.


         amendment no. 148 offered by mr. vargas of california

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSBOUNDARY WATER 
                   POLLUTION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the United 
     States section of the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission.
       (3) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means 
     amounts made available to the Administrator under the heading 
     ``Environmental Protection Agency--State and Tribal 
     Assistance Grants'' under title IX of the United States-
     Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 116-
     113).
       (4) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
       (5) U.S.-mexico border region.--The term ``U.S.-Mexico 
     border region'' means any area in the United States that is 
     located within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico 
     border.
       (b) Grants.--The Administrator may, using covered funds, 
     provide to the Commission grants for projects for treatment 
     works for the U.S.-Mexico border region that--
       (1) protect residents within the U.S.-Mexico border region 
     from pollution resulting from--
       (A) transboundary flows of wastewater (including 
     stormwater) or other international transboundary water flows 
     originating in Mexico; and
       (B) any inadequacies or breakdowns of treatment works in 
     Mexico; and
       (2) provide treatment of such flows in compliance with 
     local, State, and Federal law.
       (c) Use of Funds.--The Commission may use funds received 
     under this section to plan, study, design, and construct 
     treatment works in accordance with this section, and carry 
     out any related activities.
       (d) Consultation and Coordination.--The Commission shall 
     consult and coordinate with the Administrator in carrying out 
     any project using funds received under this section.
       (e) Application of Other Requirements.--The requirements of 
     sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall apply to the construction of 
     any treatment works in the United

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     States for which the Commission receives funds under this 
     section.


         amendment no. 149 offered by mr. vargas of california

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. CALIFORNIA NEW RIVER RESTORATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Mexican.--The term ``Mexican'' refers to the Federal, 
     State, and local governments of the United Mexican States.
       (3) New river.--The term ``New River'' means that portion 
     of the New River, California, that flows north within the 
     United States from the border of Mexico through Calexico, 
     California, passes through the Imperial Valley, and drains 
     into the Salton Sea.
       (4) Program.--The term ``program'' means the California New 
     River restoration program established under subsection (b).
       (5) Restoration and protection.--The term ``restoration and 
     protection'' means the conservation, stewardship, and 
     enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife to preserve and 
     improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which they 
     depend.
       (b) California New River Restoration Program 
     Establishment.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
     program to be known as the ``California New River restoration 
     program''.
       (2) Duties.--In carrying out the program, the Administrator 
     shall--
       (A) implement projects, plans, and initiatives for the 
     restoration and protection of the New River that are 
     supported by the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, 
     in consultation with applicable management entities, 
     including representatives of the Calexico New River 
     Committee, the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, 
     the New River Improvement Project Technical Advisory 
     Committee, the Federal Government, State and local 
     governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations;
       (B) undertake activities that--
       (i) support the implementation of a shared set of science-
     based restoration and protection activities identified in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A);
       (ii) target cost-effective projects with measurable 
     results; and
       (iii) maximize conservation outcomes with no net gain of 
     Federal full-time equivalent employees; and
       (C) provide grants and technical assistance in accordance 
     with subsection (c).
       (3) Coordination.--In establishing the program, the 
     Administrator shall consult, as appropriate, with--
       (A) the heads of Federal agencies, including--
       (i) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (iii) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
       (iv) the Administrator of General Services;
       (v) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
       (vi) the Commissioner of the International Boundary Water 
     Commission; and
       (vii) the head of any other applicable agency;
       (B) the Governor of California;
       (C) the California Environmental Protection Agency;
       (D) the California State Water Resources Control Board;
       (E) the California Department of Water Resources;
       (F) the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control 
     Board;
       (G) the Imperial Irrigation District; and
       (H) other public agencies and organizations with authority 
     for the planning and implementation of conservation 
     strategies relating to the New River.
       (4) Purposes.--The purposes of the program include--
       (A) coordinating restoration and protection activities, 
     among Mexican, Federal, State, local, and regional entities 
     and conservation partners, relating to the New River; and
       (B) carrying out coordinated restoration and protection 
     activities, and providing for technical assistance relating 
     to the New River--
       (i) to sustain and enhance fish and wildlife habitat 
     restoration and protection activities;
       (ii) to improve and maintain water quality to support fish 
     and wildlife, as well as the habitats of fish and wildlife;
       (iii) to sustain and enhance water management for volume 
     and flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and 
     wildlife habitat;
       (iv) to improve opportunities for public access to, and 
     recreation in and along, the New River consistent with the 
     ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;
       (v) to maximize the resilience of natural systems and 
     habitats under changing watershed conditions;
       (vi) to engage the public through outreach, education, and 
     citizen involvement, to increase capacity and support for 
     coordinated restoration and protection activities relating to 
     the New River;
       (vii) to increase scientific capacity to support the 
     planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to 
     carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities; 
     and
       (viii) to provide technical assistance to carry out 
     restoration and protection activities relating to the New 
     River.
       (c) Grants and Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Administrator shall provide grants and technical assistance 
     to State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and 
     institutions of higher education, to carry out the purposes 
     of the program.
       (2) Criteria.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
     organizations described in subsection (b)(3), shall develop 
     criteria for providing grants and technical assistance under 
     this subsection to ensure that such activities accomplish one 
     or more of the purposes identified in subsection (b)(4)(B).
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project for which a grant is provided under this subsection 
     shall not exceed 55 percent of the total cost of the 
     activity, as determined by the Administrator.
       (B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of a project for which a grant is provided under this 
     subsection may be provided in the form of an in-kind 
     contribution of services or materials that the Administrator 
     determines are integral to the activity carried out using 
     assistance authorized by this section.
       (4) Requirements.--Sections 513 and 608 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372; 1388) shall 
     apply to the construction of any project or activity carried 
     out, in whole or in part, under this section in the same 
     manner those sections apply to a treatment works for which a 
     grant is made available under the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act.
       (5) Administration.--The Administrator may enter into an 
     agreement to manage the implementation of this subsection 
     with the North American Development Bank or a similar 
     organization that offers grant management services.
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of this section, including a description of 
     each project that has received funding under this section and 
     the status of all such projects that are in progress on the 
     date of submission of the report.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Davids) and the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Rouzer) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Kansas.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this en bloc amendment, which 
provides for the consideration of 25 individual amendments to address 
both drinking and wastewater infrastructure concerns.
  Mr. Speaker, these amendments make several improvements to the 
underlying legislation, including increasing Federal investment in 
failing or insufficient septic systems, which is a pervasive water 
quality and human health challenge facing many of our rural and 
economically disadvantaged communities, including those from Oregon, 
Alabama, and New York;
  Addressing emerging pollution concerns, including so-called flushable 
wipes that are clogging our Nation's sewers, and the discharge of 
plastic pellets into our waste stream;
  Addressing several local water quality challenges, including 
transboundary sewage flows that have adversely affected the San Diego 
region, the inadequate wastewater infrastructure in the U.S.-Mexico 
border region, and the legacy radiological contamination of Coldwater 
Creek in St. Louis, Missouri;
  Clarifying audit and reporting requirements for EPA's Green Project 
Reserve; and
  Focusing additional attention on potential discrimination and civil 
rights violations in water infrastructure funding so we can ensure 
these programs equitably help all communities address their long-term 
wastewater concerns.
  Each of these amendments further strengthens the ability of this bill 
to address the water and wastewater infrastructure needs of this Nation 
in a way that protects public health and our environment; creates well-
paying jobs here in the United States; and addresses the historic water 
infrastructure challenges that is facing our rural, small, and 
economically disadvantaged communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the members for working with the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce to improve this bill and urge passage of this en bloc 
amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume,

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and I rise in opposition to the amendments en bloc.
  These amendments en bloc would further expand upon the majority's 
wish list of progressive priorities for water infrastructure, just like 
the underlying bill.
  These amendments create additional programs costing billions in 
taxpayer dollars.
  In addition, several of the amendments create additional burdens and 
take discretionary, science-based regulatory decisionmaking out of the 
hands of the experts.
  Again, this bill is nothing more than a partisan exercise, and this 
en bloc just throws together another bunch of bad ideas with little 
opportunity for input or debate.
  This group of Democrat amendments we are considering at the moment is 
completely lopsided, and by considering them en bloc, they will not be 
subjected to the scrutiny of standalone votes or debate.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this en bloc amendment, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Bush).
  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, St. Louis and I rise today in support of our amendment 
to the INVEST in America Act.
  Our amendment would save lives by reviewing the inadequate efforts to 
clean up Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County and posting signs to 
prevent further hazardous exposure to our community.
  The CDC estimates that 350,000 people have potential radioactive 
exposure from Coldwater Creek. That is nearly one in two residents in 
Missouri's First District--my district--and I am possibly one of those 
people. Too many of us have gotten sick or died because of exposure to 
this toxic water. No one should have to face such an injustice. St. 
Louis deserves better. St. Louis needs better.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment would immediately start saving lives, and 
I urge my colleagues to support it. Invest in America.

                              {time}  2230

  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Washington (Mrs. Rodgers), the ranking member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce.
  Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to 
amendments en bloc No. 5.
  En bloc No. 5 is filled with proposals that spend excessively on new 
programs, create duplicate programs, ignore scientific and public 
input, and place serious burdens on rural communities.
  For instance, one amendment, which I might add is very well-meaning, 
creates a new program with a price tag of $200 million per year, or 
eight times the amount for the existing program that covers physical 
upgrades and training to deal with all terrorism threats and 
resilience.
  There is a proposal in this bloc to require EPA to establish a 
website for testing private water wells. Yet, for those seeking 
information, EPA already has a website to provide information to the 
public on private well testing, preventing water pollution, identifying 
contaminants, and contacts for emergency response.
  In another area, en bloc No. 5 requires GAO to provide Congress 
policy options for best practices for EPA to use with States and local 
governments to include the public in a consolidation process.
  The study is unnecessary and punitive to rural communities. Section 
1414 of the Safe Drinking Water Act already has mandatory assessment 
requirements for systems that have problems.
  Mr. Speaker, I have identified here only a few of the provisions that 
I find troublesome. There are other matters in this amendment that are 
difficult when it comes to workability and also that have other policy 
concerns.
  On a separate note, I must express my opposition to the inclusion in 
the previous bloc of amendments of the NO EXHAUST Act, a partisan 
Energy and Commerce bill. This amendment provides subsidies for the 
rich to buy electric vehicles at the expense of the taxpayers and 
everyone else's electric reliability and utility bills.
  The amendment makes no consideration for American jobs, our growing 
reliance on China for critical minerals to make batteries, or the 
strain that electric vehicles undoubtedly will place on the grid.
  The amendment even mandates new building codes so everyone has to 
install expensive electrical equipment in their homes and buildings for 
EV chargers, even if nobody is driving an electric vehicle.
  These kinds of policies will harm hardworking American families, 
especially those in our rural communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to join me in opposing this en bloc 
amendment.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I wish to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Kansas for 
her leadership, and I want to take a moment to thank Mr. DeFazio for 
this transformative legislation that is really going to move America, 
not just in mobility, but in quality of life.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to also take a moment to offer my sympathy to a 
family in my community, the Cummings family, whose mother was killed as 
she brought her son to the United States Naval Academy in the last 48 
hours. I hope that we will pray for them at this time.
  Mr. Speaker, I also want to take this moment to dedicate this 
amendment that Mr. Espaillat and myself introduced to bicyclists, 
motorcyclists, pedestrians, and wheelchair users, and particularly to 
Jamail Harris, who was killed on a motorcycle in an intersection at 
Highway 288.
  This amendment that I am offering in the name of others, such as 
Lesha White, Jesus Perez, David Leon Loya, is evidence of the dangers 
of mobility in the form of bikes and pedestrians in the city of 
Houston.
  In the past 16 years, the Houston area has seen 2,000 deaths of 
bicyclists and pedestrians, an average of 100 a year, with the last 3 
years seeing the rate increase to 150 a year, according to Federal 
statistics.
  The amendment that I am offering is an amendment that deals 
specifically with the safety legislation that causes the Department of 
Transportation to work with local entities to decide where those 
dollars will go, where the crashes or the numbers of crashes or the 
incidences with pedestrians and bike riders and motorcycles are at 
their highest. Listen to the community.
  This is in the name of those who have lost their lives, these 
families who have lost a life: one crashed in a school bus; one was a 
lady helping a wheelchair get across the street, and she stopped a car 
and a car ran into her and the wheelchair. I think it is extremely 
important in this particular amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I also want to indicate that I thank Mr. DeFazio for the 
legislation that allows a new redoing of Scott Street in an earmark, a 
community assessment that we are able to utilize for Scott Street to 
make a difference in that area.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to mention my next amendment that directs the EPA 
Administrator to establish and implement a program under which the 
Administrator may award grants to community water systems to carry out 
activities to educate and assist persons served by the community water 
system and adapting and responding to acts and natural hazards, 
including subzero temperatures.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman from Texas 
an additional 30 seconds.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, this has to do with the freeze that we 
had in Houston, and I am very grateful for this amendment because there 
were more than 100 people who died.
  Mr. Speaker, my second amendment has to do with wastewater. A recent 
report suggested that wastewater resources in facilities in urban and 
rural areas were at their lowest. This forces a study to determine how 
to improve and to ensure that those kinds of resources for wastewater 
and sewage are equal in rural and urban areas as would be otherwise.
  I am grateful for these amendments because they will change lives, 
and certainly, the bike amendment will allow us to be able to save 
lives.

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   Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Invest in America Act (RCP 
117-8 and RCP 117-9; H.R. 3684), and the Jackson Lee Amendments 
incorporated in the Chairman's En Bloc Amendment.
  Let me thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their hard work in 
crafting and shepherding the legislative package before us today.
  I thank the staff of the Transportation Committee for working with me 
and my staff on the three Jackson Lee Amendments that are included in 
the En Bloc Amendment.
  These amendments are intended to make a good bill better.
  The first amendment I want to speak to you about is intended to make 
walking, biking, motorcycling, and other pedestrian travel safer by 
making changes to the new ``Safe Streets'' program already in the bill 
to allow local input in decisions by state Department of Transportation 
on projects intended to reduce fatalities of vulnerable road users.
  This Jackson Lee-Espaillat Amendment gives local governments more 
control over where the funds for the new ``Safe Streets'' program are 
spent, by requiring state Departments of Transportation to consult with 
the local governments before carrying out these complete streets' 
projects.
  The ``Safe Streets'' program sets aside safety funds to reduce 
fatalities and serious injuries on public roads, with a focus on 
vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, bicyclists, scooters users, 
and motorcyclist.
  The amendment will support local governments by giving them a voice 
in the implementation of projects intended to address high crash areas 
where pedestrian fatalities occur.
  The goal of this amendment is to make more efficient the learning 
curve of State Departments of Transportation on methods, strategies and 
policies that yield proven reductions in deaths.
  We can and must do a better job of making the roads safer for 
everyone--including bike riders.
  As the nation celebrates its first Juneteenth Independence Day, it 
was an added bonus for participants to take a bike ride from Galveston 
to Houston along routes once used by former slaves to travel from the 
island to their new lives in the city of Houston and beyond.
  The 58-mile bike route is scenic and historic with lush green spaces, 
and eclectic neighborhoods--that are linked by trails, park land and 
roads.
  This event is a welcomed recent addition to the 156-year history of 
Juneteenth celebrations in the Galveston Houston area, and this year's 
jubilation was more exuberant with the knowledge that the entire nation 
joined us in the festivities.
  The bike ride is not a race, but a leisure activity that all members 
of the family can enjoy.
  There are adequate rest breaks along the way to visit historic sites 
like a trailer exhibit of memorabilia about Marshall Walter ``Major'' 
Taylor who was born on November 26, 1878.
  Taylor became a professional cyclist at 18 and won the sprint event 
at the 1899 world track championships at the age of 20 to become the 
first African American to achieve the level of cycling world champion.
  Another rest stop is at the 1867 Settlement, which was the home of 
newly freed slaves who bought property to form a community that would 
later be well known for the cowboy skills of its residents.
  A little-known fact is that some of the skills featured at Rodeos owe 
their invention or refinement to black cowboys--a term used to 
distinguish between whites and blacks.
  Whites were called cow hands and blacks referred to as ``cow boys,'' 
which later became the term for everyone working with cattle regardless 
of race.
  Some well-known rodeo contests skills owe a thanks to black cowboys 
like Bill Pickett (1870-1932), who invented the form of steer wrestling 
called ``bulldogging,'' and Jesse Stahl (c. 1879-1935), who was a 
bronco rider.
  The pleasure of riding bikes has and continues to be an important 
source of recreation and exercise for millions of people who ride 
routinely or occasionally, which is evidenced by the growth in 
popularity of this biking event.
  Unfortunately, biking is not always so carefree as this event held on 
Juneteenth weekend.
  The reality for too many bicyclists is the dread and fear they 
sometimes experience while riding in residential, rural, or urban 
spaces.
  In June 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
published its traffic fatality report which showed a one percent 
decrease in traffic fatalities and a four percent increase in 
pedestrian fatalities, but a whopping 10 percent increase in bicyclist 
fatalities.
  On May 9, 2021, a hit-and-run driver who allegedly ran a red light 
slammed into a motorcycle, killing the rider.
  Despite less traffic on the road in 2020 due to the pandemic and a 2 
percent reduction in motorcycle crashes nationally, safety officials 
are alarmed by a 17 percent increase in Texas motorcycle fatalities in 
2020 compared to 2019.
  On average, a motorcyclist is killed in a crash on Texas roads every 
day.
  Last year, 482 died, accounting for 12 percent of all traffic 
fatalities statewide.
  In my city of Houston, just last month, a driver allegedly ran a red 
light and struck and killed a motorcyclist on Highway 288.
  The incident happened along Holly Hall and Highway 288, the South 
Freeway.
  Witnesses told police a pickup or SUV ran the light and struck a 
motorcyclist, who was heading westbound on Holly Hall.
  The motorcyclist had a green light, police believe.
  The suspect, who was believed to be in a white or light color 
vehicle, briefly stopped but then sped away.
  The motorcyclist died at the scene.
  On March 30, 2019, in the city of Houston, at the intersection of 
North Shepherd Drive and West 10th Street, located in the 18th 
Congressional District of Texas, Lesha White, 54, was driving with her 
daughters when she saw Jesus ``Jesse'' Perez struggling to cross the 
intersection in a wheelchair.
  Ms. White pulled over and got out of her car to help Mr. Perez cross 
the street when another vehicle struck them, and they were both killed.
  On March 7, 2019, 23-year-old David Leon Loya was killed in a 
collision with a school bus while riding his bicycle in The Heights 
area of Houston.
  Police report that Mr. Loya was in the bike lane and tried to avoid 
the accident by sliding under the bus, but unfortunately, he was run 
over by the back axle.
  This young man was greatly loved by his family and is missed by the 
people he helped through his volunteer work, and the bicyclist 
community.
  I offer this amendment in remembrance of Lesha White, Jesus ``Jesse'' 
Perez, David Leon Loya, and all of the other pedestrians and bicyclists 
who have lost their lives in accidents with motor vehicles in urban 
areas.
  In the past sixteen years, the Houston area has seen 2,000 deaths of 
bicyclists and pedestrians, at an average of 100 a year, with the last 
three years seeing the rate increase to 150 a year, according to 
federal statistics.
  In 2017, the most recent year for which comprehensive statistics are 
available, according to the Texas Department of Transportation 
(``TDOT''), the numbers were no more encouraging.
  According to TDOT, 1,409 Houston-area pedestrians were injured in 
roadways crashes:
  1. 275 of them were injured seriously;
  2. 146 pedestrians were killed in roadways crashes;
  3. 639 bicyclists were injured in roadways crashes; and
  4. 82 bicyclists were injured seriously.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has called the 
number of deaths a'' public health crisis.''
  The problem is no more encouraging on the national level, as Texas 
ranks third nationwide in bicycle deaths, behind California and 
Florida.
  Nationwide, the number of fatal bicyclist accidents is rising and are 
also amounting to a greater percentage of total traffic fatalities.
  Cities are uniquely susceptible to this problem, as the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 70 percent of 
bicycle fatalities occur in cities.
  The Jackson Lee Amendment amends Section 12020 of the Water Quality 
Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, which is Division H of Rules 
Committee Print 117-9, and requires the EPA Administrator to initiate a 
study on the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds to rural 
communities, economically disadvantaged communities, and Tribal 
communities during the 20 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment 
of this Act.
  Among other things, the legislation requires that in conducting this 
study, the EPA Administrator:
  1. consult with other Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal 
governments, owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works, 
and stakeholder organizations;
  2. undertake at least one public meeting in a rural community, in an 
economically disadvantaged community, and in a Tribal community, to 
receive testimony from the public;
  3. examine whether the distribution of wastewater infrastructure 
funds during the period covered by the study has been in accordance 
with any applicable executive order or policy regarding environmental 
justice; and
  4. examine how wastewater infrastructure funds have been distributed 
with respect to the identified needs of rural communities, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities, and whether such 
funds have addressed the needs of such communities equitably.
  These are all laudable requirements; the Jackson Lee Amendment goes a 
step further and adds a fifth requirement that the EPA Administrator 
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and ``document the harm and injury caused by any identified inequities 
in the distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds with respect to 
the identified needs of rural communities, economically disadvantaged 
communities, and Tribal communities.''
  The events of the past year have laid bare for the nation and world 
the systemic inequalities that unfortunately still exist in too many 
sectors of American life, including the health care, education, and 
criminal justice systems, housing patterns, and environmental quality 
of life.
  The path-breaking 2019 study and report, ``Flushed and Forgotten: 
Sanitation and Wastewater in the Rural United States,'' conducted by 
the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise (ACRE), the Columbia Law School 
Human Rights Clinic, and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at 
Columbia University concluded:
  Sanitation is essential to everyday functions such as urination and 
defecation. Without a system in place to dispose of wastewater, 
individuals experience environmental contamination and health risks. 
Common risks include infections such as hookworm and other tropical 
diseases that were thought to be eradicated in the United States. These 
can have serious impacts on health, including development, pregnancy, 
and reproductive capacity. The perpetual appearance of wastewater in 
and around homes that occur when systems are absent or failing, takes a 
significant toll on mental health and the ability of individuals to 
live with dignity.
  These communities do not have the luxury to flush and forget as raw 
sewage backs up into their yards and homes.
  A lack of adequate sanitation can also perpetuate cycles of poverty 
and marginalization through negative impacts on health, education, and 
employment.
  The burden for improving sanitation systems currently rests primarily 
on homeowners, who receive little government support.
  Securing sanitation can be costly, especially for individuals who 
lack access to central wastewater systems.
  Further, in some jurisdictions, failure to comply with sanitation 1 
regulations leads to fines and criminal records, in effect 
criminalizing poverty.
  This criminalization compounds the challenges already faced by 
individuals living in poverty.
  Jackson Lee Amendment No. 15 requires the EPA Administrator to 
document identified results from disparate treatment in the 
distribution of wastewater funding to rural areas and communities of 
color.
  We cannot begin to pursue and implement effective measures to 
ameliorate the damage caused until we know the extent of the injury, 
which is the purpose of the Jackson Lee Amendment.
  My next amendment to RCP 117-9 directs the EPA Administrator to 
establish and implement a program under which the Administrator may 
award grants to community water systems to carry out activities to 
educate and assist persons served by the community water system in 
adapting and responding to malevolent acts and natural hazards, 
including sub-zero temperatures, that disrupt the provision of safe 
drinking water or significantly affect the public health or the safety 
or supply of drinking water provided to communities and individuals.
  This past February, a historic cold outbreak led in the coldest air 
in decades across the United States, reaching all the way to the Rio 
Grande and bringing record amounts of snow and ice to the Deep South.
  Over 154 million people, or roughly half the population of the 
country, were in subfreezing temperatures.
  1. Dallas dipped to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest temperature the 
city has seen since 1989.
  2. Oklahoma City hit 6 degrees below zero, the city's coldest 
temperature since 1989, and the wind chill reached a record 29 degrees 
below zero.
  3. Austin and San Antonio in Texas both had single-digit temperatures 
for the first time since 1989.
  4. Corpus Christi, Texas, dipped down to 17 degrees, the coldest it's 
been there since 1989.
  5. Rapid City, South Dakota has had five consecutive nights of 12 
degrees below zero. The last time this happened was in 1943.
  6. The wind chill dipped to 32 degrees below zero in Kansas City, 
Missouri, the lowest since 1989.
  7. Monday's high of 3 degrees below zero and a low of 21 degrees 
below zero was the coldest day in Omaha, Nebraska, in 25 years.
  Texas power providers, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), 
and Entergy Corporation, did not provide the needed weatherization of 
power generating and delivery equipment after being warned in 2011 
after a cold snap that the system would fail if these steps where not 
taken.
  What made matters worse was the Texas electric grid was not connected 
to neighboring electric grids so that it could take power from other 
electricity generating sources onto the Texas grid to heat homes or 
businesses.
  Today, too many families mourn the loss of a loved one, including the 
mother of 11-year-old Cristian Pineda, after he and his family were 
trapped in their mobile home for two days without electricity.
  Nearly 8.8 million people--approximately a third of the state's total 
population--still experienced water disruptions on Sunday evening, 
according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  The disruptions impacted more than 1,200 public water systems in 199 
counties in the state, and about 147 public water systems serving 
``just under'' 120,000 people were nonoperational.
  Active duty troops from Fort Hood, Texas, helped to provide clean 
water to local inmates at jails in several towns in Texas that were 
struggling to restore water supplies in the wake of the extremely cold 
weather, and the Texas Agriculture Commissioner announced that grocery 
stores were unable to get shipments of some products, and severe 
weather conditions had created a ``food supply chain problem like we've 
never seen before, even with Covid-19.''
  No one was prepared for five days of subfreezing temperatures, ice 
and snow-covered roads, and a failed energy grid throughout the state 
of Texas.
  That is why Jackson Lee Amendment No. 18 is necessary; to ensure that 
should we experience another once-in-a-century ice storm like we did 
earlier this year, that Americans will be prepared to ride it out 
without unnecessary loss of life and minimal economic and physical 
damage.
  I thank the Rules Committee for making the Jackson Lee Amendments in 
order and Chairman DeFazio for including them in the Chair's En Bloc 
Amendment, and I urge all Members to vote for the Amendment and the 
underlying legislation, the Invest in America Act of 2021.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlemen from North Carolina has 6\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Kansas has 4 minutes remaining.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Green).
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Chairperson 
DeFazio for his leadership on this issue of importance to all 
Americans. I especially want to thank the staff for being people with 
great integrity. They are honorable people. With them, we can do great 
things. Without them, we can do very little.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no national drinking water standard for 
chromium-6. The American Cancer Society lists chromium-6 as a known and 
probable human carcinogen.
  Mr. Speaker, there are an estimated 200 million Americans exposed to 
drinking water with unsafe levels of chromium-6. This amendment, if 
passed, will require the EPA to establish national standards for 
chromium-6. Lives will be saved, and the American people will be in a 
better place.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank, again, Mr. DeFazio for his efforts. I also 
would like to thank Debbie Strauss at KPRC Channel 2 for calling this 
issue to my attention.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Gibbs).
  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, Americans depend on basic infrastructure to 
get to work and go about their daily lives, but our infrastructure is 
crumbling.
  The majority's bill proposes spending $715 billion over 5 years to 
make a transformational investment in our infrastructure, including 
more than $109 billion on transit. That is an extraordinary amount, 
especially after all the relief we have provided transit agencies over 
the last year, nearly $70 billion in total.

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  For now, let's ignore the fact that none of this bill is paid for, 
because instead of concentrating our taxpayer resources on real 
infrastructure, the majority thinks we have the luxury of spending 
these resources on art, sculptures, and nonfunctional landscaping.
  Mr. Speaker, I don't know how many times we have to say that art is 
not infrastructure. It does not provide mobility. It doesn't get you to 
work or to the store. Our limited resources for transportation should 
not be wasted on art. That is why this body in the FAST Act put in 
place a bipartisan ban to prevent wasting our valuable transportation 
dollars on nonfunctional art.

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  Interestingly, it seems that some on the other side still agree. Just 
a few hours ago, the Democratic leadership tried to allow a vote on 
restoring this commonsense ban but failed. This was an interesting 
development, particularly since I offered an amendment during the 
committee markup 3 weeks ago to ensure we keep the ban in place. Of 
course, given this partisan process, the majority voted against my 
committee amendment.
  Throughout this whole process, the majority has turned its back on 
bipartisanship and commonsense. My amendment now will keep in place 
2015 the protection against wasting transportation money on art. We 
simply can't afford to decorate the walls when the house is crumbling. 
We shouldn't be putting art before the horse. It doesn't even pass the 
laugh test that the majority continues to defend this policy.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include the text of the 
amendment in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to 
recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Stevens).
  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the vice chair of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from the State of Kansas.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the INVEST in America Act which 
authorizes billions of dollars in direct infrastructure investment over 
the next 5 years to address America's crumbling wastewater and local 
water quality challenges--something we know all too well in Michigan, 
particularly in the wake of our communities being deluged by storms and 
deluged by wastewater coming up into our roads and into people's homes.
  Less than 50 years ago, many U.S. rivers were little more than open 
sewers with some so polluted that they literally caught fire--something 
that, yet again, motivated Members of Congress from Michigan to enact 
landmark legislation. But even today, communities are struggling.
  For instance, for decades, to this day, residents of Centreville, 
Illinois, a nearly all Black town of 5,000 in southern Illinois, just a 
12-minute drive from downtown East St. Louis, had been dealing with 
persistent flooding and sewage overflows.
  The smell of it is in the air and all over the town after a rain, and 
bits of soggy toilet paper and slicks of human waste cling to the grass 
in the neighborhoods where children used to play on warm days.
  This, Mr. Speaker, is why we commit to an infrastructure bill because 
we are standing for the guarantee that everyone deserves to live safely 
and in clean environments.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this 
bipartisan bill that will get us the wastewater spend and make our 
country great.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, if I could inquire how much time I have 
remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 4\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Kansas has 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. ROUZER. Inquiry to the other side: Does the gentlewoman have 
other speakers as well?
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. No, I do not, Mr. Speaker, and I am prepared to 
close.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support 
these amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I have listened to the debate today, and it 
is a real shame that a surface reauthorization bill and a wastewater 
reauthorization bill have to be partisan. They shouldn't be partisan. 
We wanted a bipartisan process, but that is not what we got. And here 
we are today. In fact, we probably could have avoided even en bloc 
amendments had we had the opportunity to have a bipartisan process. But 
that is not the path, unfortunately, that our friends in the majority 
chose to take; and that, Mr. Speaker, is quite regretful. It is 
regretful in a number of ways, but most regretful for the great 
citizens of this country.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
Invest in America Act. I thank Chairman DeFazio and Chairman Pallone, 
among others, for their outstanding work in getting this bill to the 
floor.
  I appreciate their support for my amendments to this bill.
  On the water portion of this bill, my three amendments attempt to:
  (1) spur innovation to help address storm water challenges
  (2) link efforts to remove lead pipes to creating jobs for low-income 
and very low-income individuals where these projects take place, and
  (3) strengthen an existing water workforce development program.
  I have spoken directly to both Chairman DeFazio and Chairman Pallone 
about the need to link investments in water infrastructure to jobs for 
those in affected communities, especially for underserved communities. 
So I am excited to have their support, both through provisions 
including in the underlying bill, and for my amendments.
  Every $1 billion invested in water infrastructure creates or sustains 
approximately 28,000 American jobs. I want to make sure that those in 
communities where these projects take place directly benefit from this 
job creation.
  Likewise, the new regional stormwater centers of excellence will help 
support research into new and emerging technologies that can help to 
meet stormwater needs in our communities, such as stopping sewer 
overflows.
  I thank both Chairs for working with me on these amendments and their 
inclusion in this strong bill and urge my colleagues to vote for this 
measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the 
gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Davids).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


            Amendment No. 132 Offered by Mrs. Lee of Nevada

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
132 printed in House Report 117-75.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 12022. RULEMAKING ON CLIMATE RESILIENCY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, after notice and opportunity 
     for public comment, shall issue such regulations as are 
     necessary to require that an applicant for wastewater 
     infrastructure funds--
       (1) undertake an assessment of the potential impacts of 
     climate change on the project or activity for which such 
     funds are sought; and
       (2) where appropriate, incorporate measures to avoid, 
     minimize, or mitigate such potential impacts into the design 
     of such project or activity.
       (b) Considerations.--In issuing regulations under 
     subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall consider requiring 
     varying levels of assessments that reflect the scale or type 
     of the project or activity for which wastewater 
     infrastructure funds are sought.
       (c) Consultation; Technical Assistance.--In carrying out 
     the rulemaking required under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) consult with other Federal and State agencies, 
     municipalities, Tribal governments, owners and operators of 
     publicly owned treatment works, and other stakeholders with 
     experience in addressing potential impacts of climate change 
     on projects and activities eligible for wastewater 
     infrastructure funds; and
       (2) identify entities to provide technical assistance to 
     applicants for wastewater infrastructure funds to assist such 
     applicants in incorporating the climate resilience measures 
     described under subsection (a)(2).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Impacts of climate change.--The term ``impacts of 
     climate change'' includes observed changes to temperature, 
     precipitation patterns, drought, storms, flooding, and sea 
     level rise that may adversely impact the continued safe and 
     reliable operation of a treatment works.
       (2) Municipality; state; treatment works.--The terms 
     ``municipality'', ``State'',

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     and ``treatment works'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1362).
       (3) Wastewater infrastructure funds.--The term ``wastewater 
     infrastructure funds'' means funds made available for 
     projects or activities under or pursuant to--
       (A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       (B) section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1274);
       (C) section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1300); and
       (D) section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1301).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 508, the 
gentlewoman from Nevada (Mrs. Lee) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Nevada.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my amendment No. 132 
to the INVEST in America Act which would ensure that wastewater 
infrastructure funding using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund or 
other Clean Water Act grant programs undergo a climate resiliency 
assessment.
  Today, 88 percent of the West is under some form of drought. Back in 
my home district, Nevada's Third, the water in Lake Mead sits at the 
lowest level since the Hoover Dam was built. Almost half of my home 
State of Nevada is experiencing exceptional drought--the highest 
classification there is.
  As I stand here today, the unfortunate truth is that this is not just 
a Nevada problem. From coast to coast, climate change is here--it is 
not some distant threat--and it demands that we take action for all of 
our constituents.
  Investments in infrastructure are desperately needed, and we need to 
ensure that these projects can withstand the impact of climate change. 
We cannot talk about infrastructure without talking about climate 
change, because what good is it for us to invest millions or billions 
in infrastructure if it can't hold up to the devastating impact of 
climate change?
  For example, we should be looking at how a water treatment facility 
would withstand extreme heat, because the reality is, as we have 
experienced, temperatures are rising. Just look at the West right now. 
So as we are making investments in water treatment facilities, we must 
ensure that these facilities will not fail under extreme heat, 
straining already limited water resources.
  A climate resiliency assessment might look at what happens when it is 
120 degrees and the wastewater facility loses power during a blackout. 
We need to ensure that our facilities are prepared for the realities 
that we are facing. That is true whether we are talking about drought 
and extreme heat or worsening hurricanes or even rising sea levels 
along the coast.
  My amendment will ensure that future wastewater infrastructure is 
designed and constructed to withstand potential impacts of climate 
change. Importantly, my amendment also is in line with a January 2020 
report on water infrastructure from the nonpartisan Government 
Accountability Office. This nonpartisan report recommended that 
Congress require that climate resilience be considered in planning for 
federally funded water infrastructure projects.
  So I am implore all of you to join me in voting ``yes'' on my 
amendment. We must ensure that our investments in infrastructure are 
longlasting and resilient to the threat of climate change.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to Lee amendment No. 
132. This amendment would require that any applicant for wastewater 
infrastructure funds undertake an assessment regarding the potential 
impacts of climate change on the project and to adjust that project 
accordingly.
  Well, that sounds well and good, but this layers a new Federal 
mandate on top of the multitude of Federal regulations that are already 
being imposed on States, Tribes, and local governments in order to 
maintain their wastewater infrastructure and serve their communities.
  A one-size-fits-all regulation like this will create more process and 
increase project costs, but not add any more protection for projects, 
the environment or the climate.
  States, Tribes, and local governments are already incorporating 
resiliency into their infrastructure project planning and 
implementation. This is not 1960.
  For example, the State revolving loan fund programs already fund a 
wide range of projects to add resiliency and climate change. That makes 
this amendment unnecessarily redundant and an impediment for 
communities looking to upgrade their wastewater infrastructure.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address a couple of 
points that were raised.
  First of all, if these requirements were already being met, I don't 
understand why the GAO, in 2020, recommended that any investment in 
federally funded infrastructure should undergo such an assessment.
  Secondly, in terms of the burden, we have added language to this 
amendment to make it not a one-size-fits-all. In fact, it will only 
require assessment when appropriate for the project.
  It will consider varying levels of assessments that reflect the 
scale, or the type of the project, or activity for which the 
infrastructure funds are sought; and it will identify entities to 
provide technical assistance to applicants for wastewater 
infrastructure funds to assist them. This is particularly geared toward 
smaller investments.
  Finally, with respect to this amendment being unnecessary, I say just 
look around this country at what is happening. I mean, we want to be 
fiscally responsible, and I don't think we want to make investments to 
know that in 3 or 5 years, or even 1 year, they are rendered unusable 
because of climate change.
  So this, in fact, is a most necessary amendment, and we are feeling 
the impacts of climate change right now, and the time is now to provide 
these assessments.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, in my past career, I have served as a senior 
staffer in the U.S. Senate, under George W. Bush during his 
administration, as a member of the State legislature, and now as a 
Member of Congress. It is interesting to me that--and I have never 
quite understood this, but our friends on the other side of the aisle 
seem to think that Washington knows best about everything.
  Our local communities, our States, our local partners, they know what 
they are doing. Let's give them the flexibility. Let's let them do what 
they need to do for their communities.
  Climate change is not a new notion. It has been around for a little 
while. You have got a lot of States and a lot of folks in private 
enterprise, in fact, that are incorporating changes, not at the request 
of Washington, but because that is what they feel like they need to do.
  We don't need a one-size-fits-all approach for any of this. In fact, 
a lot of this could have been worked out, had we had a bipartisan open 
process, but we didn't.
  Mr. Speaker, that is regrettable. I encourage my colleagues to oppose 
this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 30 seconds remaining.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I will just, again, reiterate that 
most importantly about this amendment is it does address local needs. 
Specifically, we included language in this to allow for local entities. 
But most importantly, they are accessing Federal dollars. So with 
Federal dollars, I think we need to put some safeguards to make sure 
that that investment will withstand the impact of climate change that 
we are seeing all across this country.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 2 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, again, we have had the opportunity here 
tonight and before to have a very open bipartisan process. And that is 
not what we have had, and that is quite regrettable. It is regrettable 
from not only a standpoint of this institution, but it is regrettable 
for the American people.
  You know, all the proven successful surface reauthorization bills and 
wastewater reauthorization bills, they went through a thorough 
bipartisan process. That is not what we have had. Instead, we have just 
had lip service.
  When House Republicans held the majority, we led every successful 
bipartisan effort in the last 30 years to reauthorize surface 
transportation programs.
  However, this time around, there has been little opportunity for 
meaningful input from the minority, and this en bloc process just 
continues down that same road.

  Look no further than the number of Democrat amendments that we have 
considered today, many of which have not been subjected to the scrutiny 
of a standalone vote or debate. More than 100 Democrat amendments have 
been approved by the Rules Committee, while less than 30 Republican 
amendments have been made in order.
  The majority argues they are moving this through regular order and 
providing both sides with the opportunity to offer amendments. That is 
not true.
  Both sides should be appalled that this en bloc takes away from our 
individual right to speak on these individual amendments and randomly 
groups them with other items with zero input given to the amendments' 
sponsor. It is all just a partisan move meant to further suppress the 
minority's rights to fairly represent their constituents.
  I think we can all agree that every Member deserves an opportunity to 
be heard on these amendments.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote against this 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Nevada (Mrs. Lee).
  The question is on the amendment.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.
  Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, is 
postponed.

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