,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,sheehy introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states and the          
,secretary of ,transportation to conduct
 a study on weather-related hazards and 
gaps in surface transportation safety1  
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,surface ,transportation ,weather       
,safety ,gap ,analysis ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4  ,study on weather-related hazards  
and gaps in surface transportation      
safety  7a7  ,definitions  ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,comptroller ,general ,the
 term ,comptroller ,general means the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states4  7#b7  ,secretary  ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of      

,transportation4  7#c7  ,study  ,the    
term study means the study required     
under subsection 7b74  7b7  ,study  ,the
 ,comptroller ,general and the          
,secretary shall conduct a joint study  
on--  7#a7 weather-related hazards2 and 
7#b7 gaps in surface transportation     
safety relating to weather-related      
hazards4  7c7  ,requirements  ,in       
conducting the study1 the ,comptroller  
and the ,secretary shall consider and   
evaluate--  7#a7  7,a7 ,federal programs
 7including pilot programs7 and grants  
that address weather-related            
transportation safety2 and  7,b7 whether
 and the extent to which those programs 
and grants--  7i7 reduce crash risk2    
7ii7 reach rural areas2 and  7iii7      
support real-time traveler notification2
  7#b7  7,a7 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal 
practices for integrating weather data  
with traffic management2 and  7,b7 any  
barriers to such integration2  7#c7 the 
role of emergency management1 law       
enforcement1 and incident command in    

closure or evacuation relating to       
weather-related hazards2  7#d7 any      
resource constraints1 including with    
respect to information technology1 with 
respect to enhancing surface            
transportation safety with respect to   
weather-related hazards2  7#e7          
cost-benefit estimates for proposed     
interventions for enhancing surface     
transportation safety with respect to   
weather-related hazards2  7#f7 relevant 
privacy considerations2  7#g7 best      
practices relating to weather-related   
hazards and surface transportation      
safety2 and  7#h7 any legislative or    
administrative recommendations to close 
any gaps in surface transportation      
safety identified4  7d7  ,report  ,not  
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 and the ,secretary shall submit to the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        

,representatives a joint report         
describing the results of the study1    
including any legislative or            
administrative recommendations to close 
any gaps in surface transportation      
safety identified4