,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 and ,mr4    
,cicilline7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for a temporary increase to the ,federal
 share for certain highway projects1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,highways
 ,coronavirus ,relief ,act4  #b4        
,temporary modifications to ,federal    
share payable  7a7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,covered funds ,the term 
covered funds means-- 7,a7 funds        
apportioned to a ,state under section   
#ajd of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code2 and  7,b7 funds allocated to     
,puerto ,rico under section #afe of that
 title4  7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state   
means any of the #ej ,states and the    
,district of ,columbia4  7b7 ,temporary 

modification ,notwithstanding section   
#abj of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code1 or any other provision of law1   
except as provided in subsection 7f71 at
 the request of a ,state or ,puerto     
,rico1 as applicable1 the ,federal share
 applicable with respect to covered     
funds shall be up to #ajj percent for   
obligations described in subsection 7c74
  7c7 ,obligations described ,the       
obligations referred to in subsection   
7b7 are-- 7#a7 obligations that1 on the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 are     
existing and unliquidated2 or  7#b7     
obligations made during the period      
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act and ending on ,september #cj1 
#bjba4  7d7 ,existing obligations ,an   
increased ,federal share under this     
section shall only be applied to an     
obligation described in subsection      
7c77#a7-- 7#a7 during the period        
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act and ending on ,september #cj1 
#bjba2 and  7#b7 if the obligation      

remains unliquidated at the time of     
modification of the ,federal share under
 this section4  7e7 ,continuation of    
increased ,federal share  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as described in         
paragraph 7#b71 if an increased ,federal
 share is applied under this section to 
an obligation described in subsection   
7c71 the increased ,federal share shall 
continue to apply after ,september #cj1 
#bjba4  7#b7 ,deobligation ,if an       
increased ,federal share is applied     
under this section to an obligation     
described in subsection 7c7 and the     
funds are deobligated on or after       
,october #a1 #bjba1 this section shall  
not apply to any reobligation of the    
funds4  7f7 ,exception ,subsection 7b7  
shall not apply to amounts initially    
authorized under section #aae of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 in or after 
fiscal year #bjba4