,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hahh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjbf,mr4  
,/anton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to remove c]ta9 limitations ) 
respect to road grad+ "u ,tribal        
transportation programs & /udy ! impacts
 ( su* removal1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tribal ,roads ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,approximately #afj1jjj miles ( roads   
exi/ on or provide access to ,tribal    
l&s1 ) an e/imat$ #fe p]c5t 9 poor or   
fail+ condition4  7#b7 ,inadequate road 
grad+ on ,tribal l&s contributes to     
increas$ vehicle damage1 em]g5cy        
response delays1 r$uc$ economic         

developm5t opportunities1 & isolation ( 
,tribal communities4  7#c7 ,poor road   
conditions disproportionately impact    
,tribal memb]s' access to heal?c>e1     
education1 employm5t1 & ess5tial        
s]vices4  7#d7 ,curr5t ,f$]al fund+ =   
,tribal road ma9t5ance addresses less   
?an #ce p]c5t ( id5tifi$ ne$s4  7#e7    
,tribal gov]nm5ts possess ! capacity &  
exp]tise to manage road grad+ projects  
effici5tly :5 provid$ adequate res\rces 
& regulatory flexibility4  7#f7 ,improv+
 ,tribal road infra/ructure s]ves ,f$]al
 tru/ responsibilities & promotes       
,tribal self-det]m9ation4  #c4 ,tribal  
road grad+ ,section #bjb7;a77#h77;,a7 ( 
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ grad+ & aft] exclud+ road4   
#d4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy to
 det]m9e ! impact ( remov+ ! limitation 
on ,,ttp road grad+ funds pursuant to ! 
am5dm5t made by section #c1 includ+--   
7#a7 ! numb] ( ,indian ,tribes sp5d+1 ) 

respect to road grad+1 at lea/-- 7,a7   
#be p]c5t ( ! ,,ttp funds allocat$ to ! 
,indian ,tribe2 or  7,b7 #ejj1jjj2  7#b7
 ! numb] ( miles ( ,tribal roads grad$  
aft] ! removal ( ! limitation2  7#c7    
improvem5ts 9 road condition rat+s on   
p>ticipat+ ,tribal transportation       
facilities2  7#d7 impacts on ,tribal    
economic developm5t1 em]g5cy response   
times1 & community access2  7#e7 ,tribal
 satisfaction ) flexibility provid$ by !
 removal ( ! limitation2 &  7#f7        
employm5t ( ,tribal memb]s 9 ,tribal    
road grad+ projects4  7b7 ,report to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report t includes-- 7#a7 ! results ( !  
/udy2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations ) respect  
to address+ ! cont9u$ ne$ to ,tribal    
road grad+ & ways to support ,tribal    
road grad+ initiatives4  7c7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    

,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs4  7#b7       
,tribal transportation facility ,! t]m  
,tribal transportation facility has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m tribal transportation  
facility 9 section #aja ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,,ttp ,! t]m 
,,ttp means a tribal transportation     
program z su* t]m is us$ 9 *apt] #b (   
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4