,i #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebi ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,janu>y #ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,emm] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,/aub]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ,a ,,bill ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation to e/abli% a national int]section & int]*ange safety con/ruction program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,int]section & ,int]*ange ,safety ,con/ruction ,program ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,national ,int]section & ,int]*ange ,safety ,con/ruction ,program 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli% a national int]section & int]*ange safety con/ruction program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to assi/ safety improvem5ts = high-risk int]sections & int]*anges4 7b7 ,grant au?ority 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y may make a grant to a cov]$ entity 9 accordance ) ?is section4 7#b7 ,competitive basis ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants "u ! ,program on a competitive basis4 7c7 ,project requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may only make a grant "u ! ,program to assi/ a project t-- 7#a7 is eligible = fund+ "u title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 & 7#b7 w improve ! safety ( an int]section or int]*ange t is-- 7,a7 on ! ,national ,highway ,sy/em2 7,b7 us$ by an av]age ( #ej1jjj vehicles a day2 & 7,c7 9 imm$iate ne$ ( improvem5t ) respect to safety4 7d7 ,applications ,to be eligible = a grant "u ! ,program1 a cov]$ entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es is appropriate4 7e7 ,limitation ,! aggregate am\nt provid$ to a cov]$ entity 9 a fiscal ye> ?r\gh grants "u ! ,program may n exce$ #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt made available = all grants "u ! ,program 9 t fiscal ye>4 7f7 ,congressional review ,at lea/ #ij days be=e e/abli%+ ! ,program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a report detail+ ! selection process ! ,secret>y %all use 9 mak+ grants "u ! ,program4 7g7 ,cov]$ entity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ entity means ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a ,/ate gov]nm5t entity4 7#b7 ,a local gov]nm5t entity4 7#c7 ,a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#d7 ,a tribal gov]nm5t4 7#e7 ,a metropolitan plann+ organization4 7#f7 ,any entity compos$ ( #b or m entities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e74 7h7 ,au?orization ( appropriations 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ out ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 7o!r ?an ! ,mass ,transit ,acc\nt7 to c>ry out ! ,program #bej1jjj1jjj ea* fiscal ye>4 7#b7 ,applicability ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code ,funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be available = obligation 9 ! same mann] z if ^? funds 7 apportion$ "u *apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except t ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a project or activity c>ri$ out us+ ^? funds %all be #hj p]c5t2 & 7,b7 rema9 available until exp5d$ & n be transf]able4