,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa     
7legislative day1 ,april #aj71 #bjbd,mr4
 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize a      
higher ,federal share for emergency     
relief funds for the reconstruction of  
the ,francis ,scott ,key ,bridge located
 in ,baltimore ,city and ,baltimore and 
,anne ,arundel ,counties1 ,maryland1    
that collapsed on ,march #bf1 #bjbd1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,baltimore ,bridge ,response ,invests   
and ,delivers ,global ,economic ,relief 
,act or the ,baltimore ,,bridge ,relief 
,act4  #b4 ,finding ,congress finds     
that1 in accordance with section        
#ffh4aje7;e7 of title #bc1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation71 any compensation for       

damages or insurance proceeds1 including
 interest1 recovered by a ,state1 a     
political subdivision of a ,state1 or a 
toll authority for repair1 including    
reconstruction1 of the bridge described 
in section #c in response to the damage 
described in that section should be used
 on receipt to reduce liability on the  
repair1 including reconstruction1 of    
that bridge from the emergency fund     
authorized under section #abe of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4        
,federal share for certain emergency    
relief projects ,notwithstanding        
subsection 7e7 of section #abj of title 
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,federal
 share for emergency relief funds made  
available under section #abe of that    
title to respond to damage caused by the
 cargo ship ,dali to the ,francis ,scott
 ,key ,bridge located in ,baltimore     
,city and ,baltimore and ,anne ,arundel 
,counties1 ,maryland1 including         
reconstruction of that bridge and its   
approaches1 shall be #ajj percent4  #d4 

,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect as if enacted on ,march #bf1     
#bjbd4