,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #eigg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bb1         
#bjaf,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation to provide  
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
advance notice ( c]ta9 ann\ncem5ts1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,congressional       
notification requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 or z 
expressly provid$ 9 ano!r provision (   
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all 
provide to ! appropriate committees (   
,congress notice ( an ann\ncem5t conc]n+
 a cov]$ project at lea/ #c full bus9ess
 days be=e ! ann\ncem5t is made by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation4  7b7       
,em]g5cy program ,) respect to an       
allocation ( funds "u section #abe (    
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !       
,secret>y %all provide to ! ,committee  
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate notice ( ! allocation--  7#a7 at 

lea/ #c full bus9ess days be=e !        
issuance ( ! allocation2 or  7#b7       
concurr5tly ) ! issuance ( ! allocation1
 if ! allocation is made us+ ! quick    
release process ( ! ,dep>tm5t 7or any   
successor process74  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3    
7#a7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress
 ,! t]m appropriate committees (        
,congress means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 !      
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works1 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1       
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation1 & !         
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,cov]$       
project ,! t]m cov]$ project means a    
project competitively select$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation to receive a
 discretion>y grant aw>d1 lett] ( int5t1
 loan commitm5t1 loan gu>antee          
commitm5t1 or l9e ( cr$it commitm5t 9 an
 am\nt equal to or great] ?an #gej1jjj4 
7#c7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation ,! t]m 

,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation includes !  
modal adm9i/rations ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,transportation4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ba1          
#bjaf4,k>5 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k