,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aabd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ac1 #bjac ,ms4 ,waters 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 and ,ms4 ,meng7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year #bjac for the ,,tiger ,discretionary ,grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tiger ,grants for ,job ,creation ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the economy is struggling to recover from the recession4 ,the unemployment rate is nearly #h percent nationwide and is even higher in minority and disadvantaged communities4 7#b7 ,the ,american ,society of ,civil ,engineers' #bjji ,report ,card for ,america's ,infrastructure estimated that there is a #edi1ejj1jjj1jjj shortfall in investments in roads and bridges and an additional #aij1ajj1jjj1jjj shortfall in investments in transit4 7#c7 ,,tiger1 formally known as the ,transportation ,investment ,generating ,economic ,recovery 7,,tiger7 grant program1 is a nationwide competitive grant program that creates jobs by funding investments in transportation infrastructure by ,states1 local governments1 and transit agencies4 7#d7 ,,tiger funds projects that will have a significant impact on the ,nation1 a metropolitan area1 or a region4 7#e7 ,in distributing grants under ,,tiger1 the ,secretary of ,transportation is required to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds1 a balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas1 and investments in a variety of modes of transportation4 7#f7 ,past appropriations for ,,tiger are not sufficient to address the need for investments in transportation infrastructure in communities throughout the ,united ,states as the amounts only fund a small fraction of the transportation infrastructure projects for which ,,tiger grant applications have been received4 7#g7 ,,tiger received an appropriation of #ejj1jjj1jjj in fiscal year #bjab4 7#h7 ,the ,president requested an appropriation of #ejj1jjj1jjj for ,,tiger in fiscal year #bjac4 7#i7 ,the ,secretary of ,transportation has been unable to organize a competition for ,,tiger grants in #bjac due to the uncertainty surrounding sequestration and fiscal year #bjac appropriations4 7#aj7 ,restricting appropriations for ,,tiger through the use of arbitrary budget caps or sequestration undermines economic recovery and job creation efforts2 disrupts planning by ,states1 local governments1 and transit agencies2 and leaves critical infrastructure needs unmet4 7#aa7 ,emergency supplemental appropriations for ,,tiger1 provided in addition to other appropriations and not subject to sequestration1 will improve transportation infrastructure and create jobs throughout the ,united ,states without reducing funding for other domestic priorities4 7#ab7 ,an emergency supplemental appropriation of #ejj1jjj1jjj for ,,tiger to be made available in fiscal year #bjac and an additional emergency supplemental appropriation of #ejj1jjj1jjj to be made available in fiscal year #bjad will allow the ,secretary of ,transportation to begin immediately to organize new competitions for ,,tiger grants and allow ,states1 local governments1 and transit agencies to prepare grant applications1 thus ensuring an efficient use of funds and timely job creation4 #c4 ,supplemental appropriations for ,,tiger discretionary grant program ,the following sums are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for fiscal year #bjac3 ,department of ,transportation ,office of the ,secretary ,national ,infrastructure ,investments ,for an additional amount for ,national ,infrastructure ,investments in accordance with the provisions under this heading in title ,i of division ,c of ,public ,law #aab-ee1 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 of which #ejj1jjj1jjj shall become available on the date of the enactment of this section1 and #ejj1jjj1jjj shall become available on ,october #a1 #bjac3 ,provided1 ,that the amount under this heading shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjad3 ,provided further1 ,that the amount under this heading is designated by the ,congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe1 except that such amount shall be available only if the ,president subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such designation to the ,congress4 #d4 ,exemption from sequestration ,the appropriation in section #c shall be exempt from any sequestration under section #bea;,a of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 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