,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cffc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,mr4  
,van ,drew 7for himself and ,ms4 ,titus7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish requirements
 for owners of certain bridges1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,bridge        
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,additional      
requirements for bridge projects  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #a of title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ahj4 
,requirements for certain bridges  7a7  
,in general ,as a condition for         
receiving funds under this title1 the   
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
require any owner of a covered bridge to
 conduct vessel collision vulnerability 
assessments using the ,american         
,association of ,state ,highway and     

,transportation ,officials ,method ,,ii 
and submit the results of such          
assessment to the ,secretary4  7b7      
,results  7#a7 ,in general ,if a covered
 bridge assessed under subsection 7a7   
exceeds the ,american ,association of   
,state ,highway and ,transportation     
,officials risk threshold for such      
bridge1 the owner shall develop and     
implement a risk reduction plan not     
later than #a year after the completion 
of the assessment under subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,ineligibility for future grants   
,beginning on ,october #a1 #bjbf1 if an 
owner of a bridge required to develop a 
risk reduction plan under paragraph 7#a7
 fails to develop and implement such    
plan1 the owner shall be ineligible for 
any ,federal grant relating to such     
bridge1 unless such owner receives an   
extension to implement such plan from   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7c7 
,integration of data  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #a year after the       
completion of an assessment under       

subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,transportation shall integrate the     
results of such assessment into the     
,national ,bridge ,inventory of the     
,department of ,transportation4  7#b7   
,protection of sensitive data ,in       
integrating results under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,secretary may withhold any   
sensitive secure data that the          
,secretary determines appropriate to    
preserve the security of the bridges    
involved in such assessments4  7d7      
,covered bridge defined ,in this        
section1 the term covered bridge means a
 bridge over navigable water that was   
built before #aiif4  #aha4              
,interdisciplinary ,bridge ,safety team 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,transportation shall establish an      
interdisciplinary bridge safety team    
within the ,department of               
,transportation to provide guidance1    
oversee compliance1 and maintain a      
national vulnerability database for     
bridges4  7b7 ,membership ,the team     

established under subsection 7a7 shall  
be comprised of detailees from the      
,federal ,highway ,administration1 the  
,coast ,guard1 and the ,corps of        
,engineers4  #ahb4 ,bridge vulnerability
 grant program  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
establish a program to provide grants on
 a competitive basis for assessments and
 physical improvements for covered      
bridges4  7b7 ,applications ,to be      
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an owner of a covered bridge   
shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application in such form1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use
 of funds ,a recipient of a grant under 
this section may use the grant provided 
to carry out assessments or make        
physical improvements to a covered      
bridge4  7d7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the program
 under this section1 #ejj1jjj1jjj for   

fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4  7e7  
,covered bridge defined ,in this        
section1 the term covered bridge means a
 bridge over navigable water that was   
built before #aiif4  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #a  
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ahj4 ,requirements for     
certain bridges4 #aha4 ,interagency     
,bridge ,safety ,office4 #ahb4 ,bridge  
vulnerability grant program4  4