,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,hahn 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,poe of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1
 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4      
,nolan1 ,mr4 ,rush1 and ,ms4 ,fudge7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 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  ,to establish a ,national    
,freight ,network ,trust ,fund to       
improve the performance of the national 
freight network1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,national ,freight ,network
 ,trust ,fund ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,national ,freight ,network ,trust ,fund
  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,a of     

chapter #ih of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#ieab4 ,national ,freight ,network      
,trust ,fund  7a7 ,creation of ,trust   
,fund ,there is hereby established in   
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a  
trust fund to be known as the ,national 
,freight ,network ,trust ,fund1         
consisting of such amounts as may be    
appropriated or credited to such ,trust 
,fund as provided in this section and   
section #ifjb7;b74  7b7 ,transfers to   
,trust ,fund ,there are hereby          
appropriated to the ,national ,freight  
,network ,trust ,fund amounts equivalent
 to #e percent of the import duties     
imposed under the ,harmonized ,tariff   
,schedule of the ,united ,states4  7c7  
,expenditures ,amounts in the ,national 
,freight ,network ,trust ,fund shall be 
available as provided in appropriations 
,acts only for making expenditures to   
fund awards under the ,national ,freight
 ,network ,grant ,program established   

under section #c7;a7 of the ,national   
,freight ,network ,trust ,fund ,act of  
#bjad4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections for subchapter ,a of  
chapter #ih of such ,code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  ,sec4 #ieab4 ,national ,freight  
,network ,trust ,fund4  4  #c4 ,national
 ,freight ,network ,grant ,program  7a7 
,establishment ,there is hereby         
established in the ,department of       
,transportation a ,national ,freight    
,network ,grant ,program 7in this       
section referred to as the ,program7 to 
improve the performance of the national 
freight network4  7b7 ,grant authority  
,under the ,program1 the ,secretary of  
,transportation1 in accordance with the 
national freight strategic plan         
developed under section #afg of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 may make a  
grant to assist any project that        
improves the performance of a segment of
 the national freight network4  7c7     
,grant recipients ,under the ,program1  

the ,secretary may make a grant to the  
following3  7#a7 ,a ,state4  7#b7 ,a    
regional or local transportation        
organization4  7#c7 ,a port authority4  
7d7 ,applications ,to be eligible for a 
grant under the ,program1 an entity     
specified in subsection 7c7 shall submit
 to the ,secretary an application       
regarding a proposed project at such    
time1 in such form1 and containing such 
information as the ,secretary determines
 is appropriate4  7e7 ,selection        
criteria ,in making grants under the    
,program1 the ,secretary shall evaluate 
and select projects on a competitive    
basis by considering the potential of   
the projects to--  7#a7 generate        
national economic benefits2  7#b7       
improve the performance of key corridors
 and gateways2  7#c7 reduce congestion2 
7#d7 improve transportation safety2 and 
7#e7 enhance the national freight       
network4  7f7 ,federal share ,the       
,federal share of the cost of a project 
assisted with a grant under the ,program

 shall be #ij percent4  7g7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated each   
fiscal year to carry out the ,program   
the amounts available in the ,national  
,freight ,network ,trust ,fund          
established under section #ieab of the  
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7h7 
,national freight network defined ,in   
this section1 the term national freight 
network means--  7#a7 the national      
freight network established under       
section #afg of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code2  7#b7 roads and rail     
lines that connect such network to a    
port2  7#c7 on-dock rail2  7#d7 projects
 that appear in a ,state freight plan2  
7#e7 projects that appear in a regional 
transportation plan2  7#f7 high freight 
volume roadway or rail corridors that   
provide connectivity for--  7,a7 ports2 
7,b7 intermodal connectors2  7,c7       
multimodal freight facilities2  7,d7    
multistate freight corridors2  7,e7     
international borders2 or  7,f7         

airports2 and  7#g7 railway-highway     
grade separations4  #d4 ,national       
freight policy ,section #afg7;c77#a7 of 
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting 1 and update every 
#e years thereafter1 after shall        
establish4