,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjae,ms4    
,ayotte introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !       
,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's ,bridges ,fund1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's     
,bridges ,act4  #b4 ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's  
,bridges ,fund  7a7 ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's  
,bridges ,fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 a fund to be kn[n z ! ,/r5g!n+         
,am]ica's ,bridges ,fund1 consi/+ ( su* 
am\nts z may be appropriat$ to su* fund 
z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7        
,transf]s to fund ,!re is h]eby         
appropriat$ to ! ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's     
,bridges ,fund an am\nt equival5t to !  
increase 9 rev5ue receiv$ 9 ! ,treasury 
by reason ( ! am5dm5ts made by          
subsection 7b71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,treasury 7or ! ,secret>y's        
delegate74  7#c7 ,exp5ditures f fund    

,am\nts 9 ! ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica's ,bridges 
,fund %all be made available by !       
,secret>y ( ,transportation 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 = ! purpose (  
mak+ grants1 9 accordance ) !           
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection1 to ,/ates 
= ! repair or ma9t5ance ( any bridges   
classifi$ z defici5t 9 ! ,national      
,bridge ,inv5tory1 z au?oriz$ "u section
 #add7;b7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#d7 ,selection process  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all select !       
recipi5ts ( grants aw>d$ "u ?is         
subsection 9 accordance ) ! crit]ia     
publi%$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 & describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#e74  7,b7 ,publication (    
crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all publi%        
selection crit]ia = any grants aw>d$ "u 
?is subsection n e>li] ?an #fj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,c7    
,timel9e = submission ,applications =   
fund+ made available "u ?is ,act %all be
 submitt$ n e>li] ?an #abj days aft] !  
date on :i* ! crit]ia are publi%$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,d7 ,deadl9e =      

selection ,! ,secret>y %all select &    
ann\nce all projects select$ "u ?is     
p>agraph n e>li] ?an #fj days aft] ! la/
 day ( ! submission p]iod describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,c74  7#e7 ,crit]ia ,9 mak+
 grants "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure-- 7,a7 an equitable         
geographic di/ribution ( funds1 includ+ 
an appropriate balance 9 address+ ! ne$s
 ( urban & rural areas2  7,b7 t n m ?an 
#be p]c5t ( ! funds made available "u   
?is ,act are aw>d$ to projects 9 a s+le 
,/ate2  7,c7 t n less ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! 
funds provid$ "u ?is ,act %all be =     
projects locat$ 9 rural areas2  7,d7 t =
 projects locat$ 9 rural areas1 !       
,secret>y may increase ! ,f$]al %>e (   
co/s to m ?an #hj p]c5t2 &  7,e7 t      
priority is giv5 to projects t require a
 contribution ( ,f$]al funds 9 ord] to  
complete an ov]all f9anc+ package4  7#f7
 ,ret5tion ( funds ,! ,secret>y may     
reta9 up to #aj p]c5t ( ! funds made    
available to ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph    
7#c71 & may transf] portions ( ^? funds 

to ! ,adm9i/rators ( ! ,f$]al ,highway  
,adm9i/ration1 to fund ! aw>d & ov]sight
 ( grants made "u ?is subsection4  7#g7 
,f$]al %>e ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 
7#e77;,d71 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/s = :i*  
an exp5diture is made "u ?is subsection 
%all be1 at ! option ( ! recipi5t1 n m  
?an #hj p]c5t4  7b7 ,social ,security   
numb] requir$ ,to claim ! refundable    
portion ( ! *ild tax cr$it  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subsection 7e7 ( section #bd ( ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7e7 ,id5tification   
requirem5t ) respect to qualify+ *ildr5 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71
 no cr$it %all be all[$ "u ?is section  
to a taxpay] ) respect to any qualify+  
*ild unless ! taxpay] includes ! "n &   
taxpay] id5tification numb] ( su*       
qualify+ *ild on ! return ( tax = !     
taxable ye>4  7#b7 ,refundable portion  
,subsection 7d77#a7 %all n apply to any 
taxpay] ) respect to any qualify+ *ild  
unless ! taxpay] includes ! "n & social 
security numb] ( su* qualify+ *ild on ! 

return ( tax = ! taxable ye>4  4  7#b7  
,omission treat$ z ma!matical or cl]ical
 error ,subp>agraph 7,i7 ( section      
#fbac7;g77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf is am5d$ to read z foll[s3     
7,i7 an omission ( a correct ,,t9 "u    
section #bd7;e77#a7 7relat+ to *ild tax 
cr$it7 or a correct ,social ,security   
numb] requir$ "u section #bd7;e77#b7    
7relat+ to refundable portion ( *ild tax
 cr$it71 to be includ$ on a return1  4  
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is subsection %all apply to taxable    
ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act4