,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjai,ms4 ,f9k5au] 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,we/]man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! ,secret>y (  
,transportation to ensure t ,/ates set  
aside c]ta9 funds = con/ruction &       
op]ational improvem5ts on high risk     
rural roads1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rural ,road ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,highway
 safety improvem5t program  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #adh ( title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7g77#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,if !
 fatality rate & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,9         
g5]al--,if ! fatality rate2  7,b7 by    
/rik+ = fiscal ye> #bjji & all t foll[s 
?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ = !     
previ\s fiscal ye> = high risk rural    
roads "u subsection 7l742 &  7,c7 by    

add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,treatm5t 
( projects ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 projects c>ri$ out "u ?is p>agraph 
%all be treat$ z projects on a          
,f$]al-aid highway "u ?is *apt]4  2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7    
,high risk rural roads  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,(
 ! am\nts apportion$ to a ,/ate = fiscal
 ye> #bjbj & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft] "u  
?is section1 ! ,/ate %all obligate =    
con/ruction & op]ational improvem5ts on 
high risk rural roads an am\nt t is n   
less ?an #g4e p]c5t ( su* am\nt         
apportion$ = su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7      
,special rule ,a ,/ate may use funds    
apportion$ to ! ,/ate pursuant to ?is   
subsection = any project "u ?is section 
if ! ,/ate c]tifies to ! ,secret>y t !  
,/ate has met all ( ,/ate ne$s =        
con/ruction & op]ational improvem5ts on 
high risk rural roads4  7#c7 ,treatm5t (
 con/ruction & op]ational improvem5ts   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1       
con/ruction & op]ational improvem5ts "u 
?is subsection %all be treat$ z a       

project on a ,f$]al-aid highway "u ?is  
*apt]4  4  7b7 ,update ( high ,risk     
rural roads be/ practices ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all
 submit to ,congress an update to !     
manual describ$ 9 section #aaab (       
,,map-#ba 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #adh note7 to  
include any be/ practices n li/$ 9 su*  
manual = communities to r$uce fatalities
 on rural roads4  7c7 ,,gao report ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress  
an update to ! report publi%$ by !      
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice on ,may 
#bh1 #bjjd1 titl$ ,highway ,safety3     
,f$]al & ,/ate ,ef=ts to ,address ,rural
 ,road ,safety ,*all5ges describ+--     
7#a7 ongo+ fund+ & policy *all5ges to   
address+ rural road safety2 &  7#b7     
successful risk mitigation measures tak5
 on ! ,f$]al & ,/ate levels4