,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself and ,mr4     
,markey7 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 require       
,states to designate a coordinator of   
the safe routes to school program in the
 ,state1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,safe ,routes ,improvement ,act4   
#b4  ,safe routes to school  7a7  ,in   
general  ,section #bjh of title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7j7   
,safe routes to school coordinator  7#a7
  ,in general  ,each ,state shall       
designate a coordinator of the safe     
routes to school program in the ,state4 
7#b7  ,duties  7,a7  ,in general  ,the  
duty of a coordinator under paragraph   
7#a7 shall be to serve as the point of  

contact for the safe routes to school   
program in the ,state4  7,b7            
,limitation  ,the ,secretary may not    
require a coordinator under paragraph   
7#a7 to carry out any other duties      
except as authorized by ,congress4  7#c7
  ,use of existing staff  ,a ,state may 
designate an existing employee of the   
,state as a coordinator under paragraph 
7#a74  7#d7  ,contact information  ,each
 ,state shall provide contact           
information for the coordinator under   
paragraph 7#a7 on the website of the    
,state department of transportation4    
7#e7  ,designation of position  ,a      
vacancy in the position of coordinator  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be filled by 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
on which the vacancy begins4  7#f7  ,use
 of existing funds  ,a ,state may use   
amounts made available under section    
#acc7;h7 or section #adh for the salary 
of the coordinator under paragraph 7#a74
  4  7b7  ,conforming amendment         
,section #bjh7;g7 of title #bc1 ,united 

,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
paragraph 7#c74