,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #be1 #bjae ,mr4  
,emm] ( ,m9nesota introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to e/abli% a national   
int]section & int]*ange safety          
con/ruction program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,national ,int]section & ,int]*ange   
,safety ,con/ruction ,program ,act (    
#bjae4  #b4 ,national ,int]section &    
,int]*ange ,safety ,con/ruction ,program
  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli%
 a national int]section & int]*ange     
safety con/ruction program 79 ?is       
section ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to assi/
 safety improvem5ts = high-risk         
int]sections & int]*anges4  7b7 ,grant  
au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !  
,program1 ! ,secret>y may make a grant  

to a cov]$ entity 9 accordance ) ?is    
section4  7#b7 ,competitive basis ,!    
,secret>y %all aw>d grants "u ! ,program
 on a competitive basis4  7c7 ,project  
requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may only make a
 grant "u ! ,program to assi/ a project 
t-- 7#a7 is eligible = fund+ "u title   
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 w     
improve ! safety ( an int]section or    
int]*ange t is-- 7,a7 on ! ,national    
,highway ,sy/em2  7,b7 us$ by an av]age 
( #ej1jjj vehicles a day2 &  7,c7 9     
imm$iate ne$ ( improvem5t ) respect to  
safety4  7d7 ,applications ,to be       
eligible = a grant "u ! ,program1 a     
cov]$ entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
an application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es is appropriate4  7e7           
,limitation ,! aggregate am\nt provid$  
to a cov]$ entity 9 a fiscal ye> ?r\gh  
grants "u ! ,program may n exce$ #e     
p]c5t ( ! am\nt made available = all    
grants "u ! ,program 9 t fiscal ye>4    
7f7 ,congressional review ,at lea/ #ij  

days be=e e/abli%+ ! ,program "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ,congress a report detail+ !         
selection process ! ,secret>y %all use 9
 mak+ grants "u ! ,program4  7g7 ,cov]$ 
entity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$
 entity means ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a  
,/ate gov]nm5t entity4  7#b7 ,a local   
gov]nm5t entity4  7#c7 ,a t]ritory ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,a tribal gov]nm5t4
  7#e7 ,a metropolitan plann+           
organization4  7#f7 ,any entity compos$ 
( #b or m entities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e74  7h7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      
#bej1jjj1jjj ea* fiscal ye>4