,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,patronis introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
prioritize highway improvement projects 
that promote national defense1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,warrior ,road 
,act4  #b4 ,civil defense ,section #caj 
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking to consult1 from    
time to time1 with the ,federal ,civil  
,defense ,administrator relative to the 
civil defense aspects of highways so    
constructed or reconstructed and        
inserting to develop a priority listing 
containing the #c highest priority      
projects from each ,state relative to   
the civil defense aspects of highways so
 constructed or reconstructed4 ,at least
 every #b years1 the ,secretary shall   
consult with the ,administrator of the  

,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
to consider whether to update such      
listing or to reprioritize projects4    
,the ,secretary shall submit each       
listing1 and any update carried out     
pursuant to this section1 in an         
electronic format to each ,member of    
,congress4  #c4 ,report on highway      
improvement projects that promote       
national defense  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,war1 shall submit to
 ,congress1 including in an electronic  
format to each ,member of ,congress1 a  
report that contains a list of highway  
improvement projects that-- 7#a7 would  
promote national defense consistent with
 the core purposes of highway funding2  
and  7#b7 are designated as important to
 national defense pursuant to section   
#baj of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7b7 ,highest priority projects  
in each ,state ,the list compiled       

pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include
 not less than #c of the highest        
priority projects in each ,state4  #d4  
,prioritizing funding for national      
defense  7a7 ,discretionary grants ,in  
awarding discretionary grants under     
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 the   
,secretary of ,transportation shall give
 priority to projects designated as     
important to national defense pursuant  
to section #baj of title #bc1 ,united   
,states ,code1 and projects designated  
under section #caa of title #bc1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7b7 ,apportionment     
funds ,to be eligible for disbursement  
of funds under section #ajd of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 a ,state or 
metropolitan planning organization shall
 ensure that such ,state or organization
 will give priority to projects         
designated as important to national     
defense pursuant to section #baj of     
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   
projects designated under section #caa  
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4    

#e4 ,definition of ,state ,the term     
,state has the meaning given the term in
 section #aja of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code4