,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4  
,emm] 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   
bridge replacem5t & improvem5t program1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,bridge  
,replacem5t & ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4    
,national bridge replacem5t & improvem5t
 program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all
 e/abli% a national bridge replacem5t & 
improvem5t program 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,program7 to assi/ safety       
improvem5ts = high-risk int]sections &  
int]*anges4  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,9     
c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y may   
make grants on a competitive basis to   
cov]$ entities4  7c7 ,project           
requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may only make a

 grant "u ! ,program to assi/ a project 
t-- 7#a7 is a bridge on a ,f$]al-aid    
highway t is eligible = fund+ "u title  
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 w--   
7,a7 re/ore or increase ! /ructural     
capacity ( ! bridge2  7,b7 correct a    
major safety defect ( ! bridge2 or  7,c7
 replace an exi/+ bridge ) a new bridge 
t-- 7i7 is 9 ! same g5]al traffic       
corridor z ! bridge be+ replac$1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7ii7 meets ! 
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 
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 any ( ! 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
 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj = 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+ su*  
funds %all be #hj p]c5t2 &  7,b7 rema9  
available until exp5d$ & n be           
transf]able4