,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize              
appropriations for highway-rail grade   
crossing improvement projects4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,warren ,cowles ,grade ,crossing    
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,authorization of    
appropriations for highway-rail grade   
crossing improvement projects ,section  
#bbijg of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7c77#e71 by inserting 1 including such a
 project for commuter rail and operators
 in high-ridership corridors before the 
period at the end2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7m7          
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding section    
#bbije7;f71 there are authorized to be  

appropriated for eligible projects      
described in subsection 7c77#e7 for     
commuter rail and operators in          
high-ridership corridors-- 7,a7 for     
fiscal year #bjba1 #bej1jjj1jjj2 and    
7,b7 for fiscal year #bjbb and each     
fiscal year thereafter1 the amount      
described in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7      
,amount described ,the amount described 
in this paragraph for a fiscal year is  
#bej1jjj1jjj1 adjusted to reflect the   
percentage 7if any7 of the increase in  
the average of the ,consumer ,price     
,index for the preceding #ab-month      
period compared to the ,consumer ,price 
,index for fiscal year #bjbj4  7#c7     
,consumer price index defined ,in this  
subsection1 the term ,consumer ,price   
,index means the ,consumer ,price ,index
 for ,all ,urban ,consumers published by
 the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of   
the ,department of ,labor4  4