,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,ms4
 ,br[nley 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,espaillat7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
include a special rule = ! d$ication (  
funds "u ! highway safety improvem5t    
program = c]ta9 vuln]able us]s1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,safe ,& ,fri5dly = !      
,environm5t ,/reets ,act or ! ,,safe    
,/reets ,act4  #b4 ,highway safety      
improvem5t program ,section #adh ( title
 #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#d77;,b77xiii7 by ins]t+ 1 includ+ !   
developm5t ( a vuln]able road us] safety
 assessm5t "u section #afja ( ! ,,safe  
,/reets ,act aft] safety plann+2  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#aa7-- 7i7 by r$esignat+     
subp>agraphs 7,g7 ?r\gh 7,i7 z          
subp>agraphs 7,h7 ?r\gh 7,j72 &  7ii7 by

 ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,f7 ! foll[+3 
7,g7 includes a vuln]able road us]      
safety assessm5t describ$ "u p>agraph   
7#af72  2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7#ac7 ,vuln]able road us] ,!   
t]m vuln]able road us] means a          
nonmotori/-- 7,a7 ) a fatality analysis 
report+ sy/em p]son attribute code t is 
includ$ 9 ! def9ition ( ! t]m numb] (   
non-motoriz$ fatalities 9 section       
#dij4bje ( title #bc1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or successor regulation72 
or  7,b7 describ$ 9 ! t]m numb] (       
non-motoriz$ s]i\s injuries 9 su*       
section4  7#ad7 ,vuln]able road us]     
safety assessm5t ,! t]m vuln]able road  
us] safety assessm5t means an assessm5t 
( ! safety p]=mance ( ! ,/ate or a      
metropolitan plann+ organization )9 !   
,/ate ) respect to vuln]able road us]s &
 ! plan ( ! ,/ate or metropolitan plann+
 organization to improve ! safety (     
vuln]able road us]s describ$ 9          
subsection 7l74  2  7#b7 9 subsection   
7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by /rik+     

7a77#aa7 & ins]t+ 7a77#ac72 &  7,b7 9   
p>agraph 7#b77;,a77vi7 by ins]t+ 1      
consi/5t ) ! vuln]able road us] safety  
assessm5t aft] nonmotoriz$ cra%es2  7#c7
 9 subsection 7d77#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 9     
clause 7iv7 by ins]t+ & s]i\s injury    
aft] fatality2  7,b7 9 clause 7vii7 by  
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,c7 by
 r$esignat+ clause 7viii7 z clause 7ix72
 &  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7vii7 !  
foll[+3  7viii7 ! f9d+s ( a vuln]able   
road us] safety assessm5t ( ! ,/ate2 &  
2  7#d7 9 subsection 7g7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,vuln]able road us] 
safety  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,,safe ,/reets ,act1 if a
 ,/ate det]m9es t ! numb] ( vuln]able   
road us] fatalities & s]i\s injuries p] 
capita 9 su* ,/ate ov] ! mo/ rec5t      
#b-ye> p]iod = :i* data are available   
exce$s ! m$ian numb] ( su* fatalities & 
s]i\s injuries p] capita among all      
,/ates1 t ,/ate %all be requir$ to      
obligate ov] ! #b fiscal ye>s foll[+ !  
fiscal ye> 9 :i* su* det]m9ation is made

 an am\nt t is n less ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! 
am\nt set aside 9 su* ,/ate "u section  
#acc7;h77#a7 = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 less   
any am\nts obligat$ by a metropolitan   
plann+ organization 9 ! ,/ate z requir$ 
by subp>agraph 7,d71 =-- 7i7 9 ! fir/   
fiscal ye>-- 7,i7 p]=m+ ! vuln]able us] 
safety assessm5t z prescrib$ by         
subsection 7l72  7,,ii7 provid+ mat*+   
funds = transportation alt]natives      
safety project z id5tifi$ 9 section     
#acc7;h77#g77;,b72 &  7,,iii7 projects  
eligible "u section #acc7;h77#c77;,a71  
7,b71 7,c71 or 7,i72 &  7ii7 9 ea*      
fiscal ye> !reaft]1 ! program ( projects
 id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7l77#b77;,c74    
7,b7 ,s\rce ( funds ,any am\nts obligat$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be f am\nts   
describ$ 9 section #acc7;d77#a77;,b7 or 
#ajd7;b77#c74  7,c7 ,annual det]m9ation 
,! det]m9ation describ$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all be made on an annual basis4   
7,d7 ,metropolitan plann+ area )        
excessive fatalities & s]i\s injuries p]
 capita  7i7 ,annual det]m9ation ,beg9n+

 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,safe ,/reets
 ,act1 a metropolitan plann+            
organization repres5t+ an urbaniz$ area 
) a population great] ?an #bjj1jjj %all 
annually det]m9e ! numb] ( vuln]able us]
 road fatalities & s]i\s injuries p]    
capita 9 su* area ov] ! mo/ rec5t #b-ye>
 p]iod4  7ii7 ,requirem5t to obligate   
funds ,if su* a metropolitan plann+ area
 organization det]m9es t ! numb] (      
vuln]able us] road fatalities & s]i\s   
injuries p] capita 9 su* area ov] ! mo/ 
rec5t #b-ye> p]iod = :i* data are       
available exce$s ! m$ian numb] ( su*    
fatalities & s]i\s injuries among all   
urbaniz$ areas ) a population ( ov]     
#bjj1jjj1 !n !re %all be obligat$ ov] ! 
#b fiscal ye>s foll[+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i*
 su* det]m9ation is made an am\nt t is n
 less ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! am\nt set aside 
= t urbaniz$ area "u section            
#acc7;h77#b7 = fiscal ye> #bjbj =       
projects id5tifi$ 9 ! program ( projects
 describ$ 9 subsection 7l77#g77;,c74    
7,e7 ,s\rce ( funds  7i7 ,metropolitan  

plann+ organization 9 ,/ate requir$ to  
obligate funds ,= a metropolitan plann+ 
organization 9 a ,/ate requir$ to       
obligate funds to vuln]able us] safety  
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,/ate %all be    
requir$ to obligate f su* am\nts requir$
 to be obligat$ = vuln]able road us]    
safety "u subp>agraph 7,b7 = projects   
describ$ 9 subsection 7l77#g74  7ii7    
,o!r metropolitan plann+ organizations  
,= a metropolitan plann+ organization t 
is n locat$ )9 a ,/ate requir$ to       
obligate funds to vuln]able us] safety  
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,/ate %all be    
requir$ to obligate f am\nts apportion$ 
"u section #ajd7;b77#c7 = projects      
describ$ 9 subsection 7l77#g74  2 &     
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7    
,vuln]able road us] safety assessm5t    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]   
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,safe ,/reets ,act1
 ea* ,/ate %all create a vuln]able road 
us] safety assessm5t4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,a 
vuln]able road us] safety assessm5t     
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 

7,a7 a description ( ! location )9 !    
,/ate ( ea* vuln]able road us] fatality 
& s]i\s injury & ! design spe$ ( !      
roadway at any su* location2  7,b7 a    
description ( any corridors id5tifi$ by 
a ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) local          
gov]nm5ts1 metropolitan plann+          
organizations1 & regional transportation
 plann+ organizations t pose a high risk
 ( a vuln]able road us] fatality or     
s]i\s injury & ! design spe$s ( su*     
corridors2  7,c7 a program ( projects or
 /rategies to r$uce safety risks to     
vuln]able road us]s 9 corridors id5tifi$
 "u subp>agraph 7,b71 9 coord9ation )   
local gov]nm5ts1 metropolitan plann+    
organizations1 & regional transportation
 plann+ organizations t repres5t a      
high-risk area id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph  
7,b72 &  7,d7 include a li/ ( projects  
)9 ! ,/ate t prim>ily address ! safety (
 vuln]able road us]s t-- 7i7 h be5      
complet$ dur+ ! #b mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>s
 prior to date ( ! publication ( !      
vuln]able road us] safety assessm5t1    

includ+ ! am\nt ( fund+ t has be5       
d$icat$ to ^? projects1 describ$ 9 total
 am\nts & z a p]c5tage ( total capital  
exp5ditures2 &  7ii7 are plann$ to be   
complet$ dur+ ! #b fiscal ye>s foll[+ ! 
date ( ! publication ( ! vuln]able road 
us] assessm5t1 includ+ ! am\nt ( fund+ t
 ! ,/ate plans to be d$icat$ to ^?      
projects1 describ$ 9 total am\nts & z a 
p]c5tage ( total capital exp5ditures4   
7#c7 ,analysis ,9 creat+ a vuln]able    
road us] safety assessm5t "u ?is        
subsection1 a ,/ate %all assess ! la/ #e
 ye>s ( available data4  7#d7           
,requirem5ts ,9 creat+ a vuln]able road 
us] safety assessm5t "u ?is subsection1 
a ,/ate %all-- 7,a7 take into           
consid]ation a safe sy/em approa*2 &    
7,b7 coord9ate ) local gov]nm5ts1       
metropolitan plann+ organizations1 &    
regional transportation plann+          
organizations t repres5t a high-risk    
area id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b74    
7#e7 ,update ,a ,/ate %all update a     
vuln]able road us] safety assessm5t on !

 same s*$ule z ! ,/ate updates ! ,/ate  
/rategic highway safety plan4  7#f7     
,transportation sy/em access ,! program 
( projects develop$ "u p>agraph         
7#b77;,c7 may n degrade transportation  
sy/em access = vuln]able road us]s4     
7#g7 ,metropolitan plann+ area          
assessm5ts ,a metropolitan plann+       
organization t repres5ts an urbaniz$    
area ) a population great] ?an #bjj1jjj 
%all complete a vuln]able us] safety    
assessm5t bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t #e ye>s ( 
available data1 unless an assessm5t 0   
complet$ 9 ! previ\s #e ye>s1 includ+-- 
7,a7 a description ( ! location )9 !    
urbaniz$ area ( ea* vuln]able road us]  
fatality & s]i\s injury & ! design spe$ 
( ! roadway at any su* location2  7,b7 a
 description ( any corridors t repres5t 
a high-risk area id5tifi$ "u p>agraph   
7#b77;,b7 t pose a high risk ( a        
vuln]able road us] fatality or s]i\s    
injury & ! design spe$s ( su* corridors2
 &  7,c7 a program ( projects or        
/rategies to r$uce safety risks to      

vuln]able road us]s 9 corridors id5tifi$
 "u subp>agraph 7,b74  4