,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #a      
7legislative day1 ,march #ca71 #bjbe,mr4
 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1    
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4   
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure  
an equitable geographic distribution of 
projects selected through the ,port     
,infrastructure ,development ,program4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,securing ,smart ,investments in
 our ,ports ,act4  #b4 ,port            
,infrastructure ,development ,program   
7a7 ,port and intermodal improvement    
program ,section #edcja7;a77#f77;,b7 of 
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by       
striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7 
in clause 7iii71 by striking the period 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7iv7        

ensuring equitable geographic           
distribution among regions of the       
,united ,states with regard to the      
projects selected4  4  7b7 ,assistance  
for small inland river and coastal ports
 and terminals ,section #edcja7;b77#d7  
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking 2 and2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,d7 ensure 
equitable geographic distribution among 
regions of the ,united ,states with     
regard to the projects selected4  4