,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aafg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code1 to improve       
transportation asset management plans1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transportation ,asset ,management      
,simplification ,act4  #b4              
,transportation asset management plans  
,section #aai7;e7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7i7 by striking each fiscal year 
and inserting once every #d years1 in   
conjunction with the recertification    
under paragraph 7#f77;,b72 and  7ii7 by 
striking in that fiscal year2 and  7,b7 
by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and       
inserting the following3  7,b7          

,application  7i7 ,compliant ,states ,a 
determination of compliance under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply until the 
next recertification date under         
subparagraph 7,a7 and paragraph         
7#f77;,b74  7ii7 ,noncompliant ,states  
,a determination of noncompliance under 
subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply during the
 period beginning on the date of the    
determination and ending on the date on 
which the ,secretary determines that the
 ,state is in compliance4  7,c7         
,submission  7i7 ,in general ,a ,state  
shall submit to the ,secretary          
information to support a determination  
under subparagraph 7,a7 in conjunction  
with a submission with respect to       
recertification under paragraph         
7#f77;,b74  7ii7 ,requirements ,for     
purposes of subparagraph 7,a7 and       
paragraph 7#f77;,b71 a submission of a  
,state shall-- 7,i7 be considered       
sufficient with respect to time period  
if the submission is for the most recent
 year2 and  7,,ii7 for applicable years 

other than the most recent year1 include
 a certification by the ,state that     
asset management undertaken in those    
years by the ,state meets the           
requirements of this subsection4  7,d7  
,opportunity to cure  7i7 ,in general   
,if the ,secretary determines that a    
,state is not in compliance under       
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
provide to the ,state-- 7,i7 a written  
statement of the specific actions the   
,secretary determines to be necessary   
for the ,state to comply under that     
subparagraph2 and  7,,ii7 a period of   
not less than #ij days to cure the      
deficiencies1 during which time period  
all penalties and other legal impacts of
 a determination of noncompliance shall 
be stayed4  7ii7 ,extension ,the        
,secretary1 on request of the ,state1   
may extend the time period provided to  
cure deficiencies under clause          
7i77,,ii71 including the stay of all    
penalties and other legal impacts of a  
determination of noncompliance4  2 and  

7#b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,c7-- 7,a7 by   
redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as   
subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii71             
respectively1 and indenting             
appropriately2  7,b7 in the matter      
preceding subclause 7,i7 7as so         
redesignated71 by striking ,if the and  
inserting the following3  7i7 ,in       
general ,if the  2 and  7,c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7ii7         
,extension ,the ,secretary1 on request  
of the ,state1 may extend the time      
period provided to cure deficiencies    
under clause 7i77,i71 including the stay
 of all penalties and other legal       
impacts of a denial of certification4  4