,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,heck of ,washington 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,kilmer7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a ,military    
,community ,infrastructure ,program to  
provide grants for transportation       
infrastructure improvements in military 
communities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,creating ,opportunities for    
,military ,members to ,use              
,transportation ,efficiently ,act of    
#bjad or the ,,commute ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,military ,community ,infrastructure
 ,program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later
 than #f months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall establish a ,military ,community  
,infrastructure ,program under which the
 ,secretary may provide grants to       
eligible entities for transportation    

infrastructure improvement projects in  
military communities4  7b7 ,application 
,to be eligible for a grant under the   
,program1 an eligible entity shall      
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such form1 and         
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7c7 ,eligible  
projects  7#a7 ,in general ,grants      
awarded under the ,program may be used  
for transportation infrastructure       
improvement projects1 including--  7,a7 
the construction of roads2  7,b7 the    
construction of mass transit and parking
 facilities2  7,c7 the construction of1 
or upgrades to1 pedestrian access and   
bicycle access2 and  7,d7 upgrades to   
public transportation systems4  7#b7    
,location ,to be eligible for a grant   
under the ,program1 a project described 
in paragraph 7#a7 shall be--  7,a7      
related to improving access to a        
military installation1 as determined by 
the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 in a location 
that is--  7i7 within or abutting an    

urbanized area 7as designated by the    
,bureau of the ,census72 and  7ii7      
designated as a growth community by the 
,office of ,economic ,adjustment4  7d7  
,considerations ,in awarding grants     
under the ,program1 the ,secretary shall
 give consideration to--  7#a7 the      
magnitude of the problem addressed by   
the project2  7#b7 the proportion of the
 problem addressed by the project that  
is caused by military installation      
growth since the year #bjjj2  7#c7 the  
number of servicemembers and civilian   
employees of the ,department of ,defense
 affected by the problem addressed by   
the project2  7#d7 the size of the      
community affected by the problem       
addressed by the project2  7#e7 the     
ability of the relevant eligible entity 
to execute the project2 and  7#f7 the   
extent to which the project resolves the
 transportation problem addressed4  7e7 
,federal ,share ,the ,federal share of  
the cost of a project carried out using 
grant amounts made available under the  

,program may not exceed #hj percent4    
#c4 ,traffic ,impact ,study  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall conduct a traffic      
impact study for any urbanized area 7as 
designated by the ,bureau of the        
,census7 that expects a significant     
increase in traffic related to a        
military installation within or abutting
 the urbanized area4  7b7 ,contents ,a  
traffic impact study under subsection   
7a7 shall determine any transportation  
improvements needed because of an       
increase in the number of military      
personnel1 including study of commute   
sheds affected by installation-related  
traffic4  7c7 ,consultation ,in         
developing a traffic impact study under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with--  7#a7 the metropolitan   
planning organization or regional       
transportation planning organization    
with jurisdiction over the urbanized    
area2 and  7#b7 the commander of the    

appropriate military installation4  #d4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means--  7,a7 a ,state or        
political subdivision thereof2  7,b7 an 
owner or operator of public             
transportation2  7,c7 a local           
governmental authority 7as such term is 
defined in section #ecjb of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code72  7,d7 a         
metropolitan planning organization2 or  
7,e7 a regional transportation planning 
organization4  7#b7 ,metropolitan       
planning organization and regional      
transportation planning organization    
,the terms metropolitan planning        
organization and regional transportation
 planning organization have the meanings
 given those terms in section #acd7;b7  
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting
 through the ,director of the ,office of
 ,economic ,adjustment4  7#d7 ,state    
,the term ,state means each of the      

several ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 and any territory or         
possession of the ,united ,states4  #e4 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated1 to    
carry out this ,act1 #bjj1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjae and #ajj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjaf through      
#bjai1 to remain available until        
expended4