,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjai,mr4 ,emmer 7for himself and ,mr4  
,stauber7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of   
,transportation to establish a national 
intersection and interchange safety     
construction program1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national           
,intersection and ,interchange ,safety  
,construction ,program ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,national ,intersection and         
,interchange ,safety ,construction      
,program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall establish a    
national intersection and interchange   
safety construction program 7in this    
section referred to as the ,program7 to 
assist safety improvements for high-risk

 intersections and interchanges4  7b7   
,grant authority  7#a7 ,in general ,in  
carrying out the ,program1 the          
,secretary may make a grant to a covered
 entity in accordance with this section4
  7#b7 ,competitive basis ,the          
,secretary shall award grants under the 
,program on a competitive basis4  7c7   
,project requirements ,the ,secretary   
may only make a grant under the ,program
 to assist a project that--  7#a7 is    
eligible for funding under title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7 will   
improve the safety of an intersection or
 interchange that is--  7,a7 on the     
,national ,highway ,system2  7,b7 used  
by an average of #ej1jjj vehicles a day2
 and  7,c7 in immediate need of         
improvement with respect to safety4  7d7
 ,applications ,to be eligible for a    
grant under the ,program1 a covered     
entity shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application in such form1 at such time1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary determines is appropriate4   

7e7 ,limitation ,the aggregate amount   
provided to a covered entity in a fiscal
 year through grants under the ,program 
may not exceed #e percent of the amount 
made available for all grants under the 
,program in that fiscal year4  7f7      
,congressional review ,at least #ij days
 before establishing the ,program under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to ,congress a report detailing  
the selection process the ,secretary    
shall use in making grants under the    
,program4  7g7 ,covered entity defined  
,in this section1 the term covered      
entity means each of the following3 7#a7
 ,a ,state government entity4  7#b7 ,a  
local government entity4  7#c7 ,a       
territory of the ,united ,states4  7#d7 
,a tribal government4  7#e7 ,a          
metropolitan planning organization4     
7#f7 ,any entity composed of #b or more 
entities described in paragraphs 7#a7   
through 7#e74  7h7 ,authorization of    
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated out of 

the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than   
the ,mass ,transit ,account7 to carry   
out the ,program #bej1jjj1jjj each      
fiscal year4  7#b7 ,applicability of    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code ,funds 
authorized to be appropriated by        
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be available
 for obligation in the same manner as if
 those funds were apportioned under     
chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 except that the ,federal share  
of the cost of a project or activity    
carried out using those funds shall be  
#hj percent2 and  7,b7 remain available 
until expended and not be transferable4