,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,f9/ad 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e1 & ,mr4 ,van
 ,ord57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure ! rural surface      
transportation grant program is         
accessible to rural areas1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,infra/ructure   
,inve/m5ts = ,rural ,am]ica ,act4  #b4  
,rural surface transportation grant     
program ,section #agc ( title #bc1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 by
 /rik+ ov] #bjj1jjj & ins]t+ #bj1jjj or 
less2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 ,small community ,! t]m small    
community means an area t is outside an 
urbaniz$ area & t has a population (    
#e1jjj or less4  2  7#b7 9 subsection   
7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 by    

/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 
2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7,d7 to g5]ate economic gr[? &          
developm5t 9 rural areas to improve !   
quality ( life = citiz5s 9 rural areas &
 small communities4  2  7#c7 9          
subsection 7e77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,f7 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9      
subp>agraph 7,g7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !  
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,h7 a highway1 road1    
bridge1 or tunnel project t w\ld b5efit 
! economic developm5t or quality ( life 
= citiz5s ( ! community 9 :i* ! project 
takes place4  2  7#d7 by /rik+          
subsection 7i72  7#e7 by r$esignat+     
subsections 7j71 7k71 7l71 7m71 7n71 &  
7o7 z subsections 7i71 7j71 7k71 7l71   
7m71 & 7n71 respectively2  7#f7 9       
subsection 7i7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & 
ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#b7 or 7#c72  7,b7 by 
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#d72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   

7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,f$]al %>e =       
projects 9 small communities ,! ,f$]al  
%>e ( ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out 9 a   
small community ) a grant "u ! program  
may n exce$ #ij p]c5t4  2  7#g7 9       
subsection 7j7 7z s r$esignat$7 by /rik+
 p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,projects 9 small communities ,!        
,secret>y %all use n less ?an #e p]c5t (
 ! am\nts made available = ! program =  
ea* fiscal ye> to provide grants =      
eligible projects 9 a small community4  
2 &  7#h7 9 subsection 7l7 7z s         
r$esignat$7 by /rik+ subsection 7l77#a7 
& ins]t+ subsection 7k77#a74