,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biaj  ,,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 amend title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to allow ,states to use highway  
safety funds for work zone safety       
initiatives1 and for other purposes4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,work ,zone ,safety        
,enhancement ,act4  #b4  ,work zone     
safety  7a7  ,in general  ,section #djb 
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7p7  ,work zone safety  7#a7
  ,use of funds  ,subject to the        
requirements of the applicable triennial
 highway safety plan of the ,state1 as  
approved by the ,secretary under        
subsection 7k71 a ,state may use a      
portion of the amounts received under   

this section to promote the reduction of
 crashes1 injuries1 and fatalities in   
and adjacent to work zones1 including-- 
7,a7 providing grants1 overtime1        
equipment1 and operational support for  
law enforcement agencies to conduct     
dedicated high-visibility enforcement   
and safety patrols in or adjacent to    
work zones2  7,b7 developing and        
deploying work zone modules for driver  
education1 licensing examinations1 and  
refresher trainings for commercial      
drivers and the general public2  7,c7   
purchasing1 deploying1 testing1 and     
maintaining work zone alerting and      
intrusion-mitigation technologies 7such 
as portable variable message signs1     
radar speed trailers1 queue detection1  
connected-vehicle or in-vehicle alerts1 
and intrusion detection sensors71       
including pilot and demonstration       
projects2  7,d7 implementing training   
and certification programs for flaggers1
 inspectors1 and construction personnel 
on traveler management and worker       

protection2 and  7,e7 collecting work   
zone crash and near-miss data1          
evaluating countermeasures1 and funding 
independent program evaluations and     
demonstration4  7#b7  ,priority  ,in    
carrying out an activity described in   
paragraph 7#a71 a ,state shall          
prioritize assisting ,tribal governments
 and rural areas4  4  7b7  ,,gao study  
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall carry out1 and submit to  
,congress a report describing the       
results of1 a study on the effectiveness
 of work zone safety programs1 including
 the program under section #djb7p7 of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4