,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #eigg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
provide to the appropriate committees of
 ,congress advance notice of certain    
announcements1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,congressional notification         
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in subsection 7b7 or as       
expressly provided in another provision 
of law1 the ,secretary of               
,transportation shall provide to the    
appropriate committees of ,congress     
notice of an announcement concerning a  
covered project at least #c full        
business days before the announcement is
 made by the ,department of             
,transportation4  7b7 ,emergency program
 ,with respect to an allocation of funds
 under section #abe of title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code1 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 notice of the     
allocation--  7#a7 at least #c full     
business days before the issuance of the
 allocation2 or  7#b7 concurrently with 
the issuance of the allocation1 if the  
allocation is made using the quick      
release process of the ,department 7or  
any successor process74  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means--  7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,environment and 
,public ,works1 the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and                
,transportation1 and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,covered project  
,the term covered project means a       
project competitively selected by the   

,department of ,transportation to       
receive a discretionary grant award1    
letter of intent1 loan commitment1 loan 
guarantee commitment1 or line of credit 
commitment in an amount equal to or     
greater than #gej1jjj4  7#c7 ,department
 of ,transportation ,the term           
,department of ,transportation includes 
the modal administrations of the        
,department of ,transportation4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives         
,september #ba1 #bjaf4,karen ,l4        
,haas1,clerk