,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #biag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ai 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 prescribe a process to allow the ,secretary of ,transportation to make funding adjustments with respect to highway safety funding1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safety ,funding ,parity ,adjustment ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,highway safety funding adjustments 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,transportation4 7#b7 ,section #djb funding ,the term section #djb funding means funding to carry out section #djb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 section #dje funding ,the term section #dje funding means funding to carry out section #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,initial ,determination ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 before distributing or apportioning any funds for a fiscal year under section #djb or #dje of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary shall make a determination as to whether1 prior to any funding adjustment under this section1 and not counting any transfers of funds to carry out section #djb of that title from chapter #a of that title1 there is an increase in section #djb funding or section #dje funding over the prior fiscal year4 7c7 ,increases in section #djb funding and section #dje funding 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,secretary makes a determination under subsection 7b7 that there is an increase in section #djb funding and section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall determine whether the percentage increase in section #djb funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is at least #d times the percentage increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year4 7#b7 ,no adjustment ,if the ,secretary makes a determination under paragraph 7#a7 that the percentage increase in section #djb funding for the current fiscal year is at least #d times the percentage increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall not make a funding adjustment under this section4 7#c7 ,adjustment required ,if the ,secretary does not make a determination under paragraph 7#a7 that the percentage increase in section #djb funding for the current fiscal year is at least #d times the percentage increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 reduce section #dje funding for the current fiscal year proportionately and in a total amount that1 when added to section #djb funding for the current fiscal year1 results in a rate of increase in section #djb funding for the current fiscal year over section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year that is #d times the percentage increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over section #dje funding for the prior fiscal year2 and 7,b7 add the total amount by which section #dje funding for the current fiscal year is reduced under subparagraph 7,a7 to section #djb funding for the current fiscal year4 7d7 ,increase in section #djb funding but not in section #dje funding ,if the ,secretary makes a determination under subsection 7b7 that there is an increase in section #djb funding but not section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall not make a funding adjustment under this section4 7e7 ,no increase in section #djb funding and no increase in section #dje funding ,if the ,secretary makes a determination under subsection 7b7 that there is no increase in section #djb funding or section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall not make a funding adjustment under this section4 7f7 ,no increase in section #djb funding and an increase in section #dje funding ,if the ,secretary makes a determination under subsection 7b7 that there is an increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year and that section #djb funding for the current fiscal year is less than the section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall proportionately reduce section #dje funding and increase section #djb funding for the current fiscal year in accordance with the following3 7#a7 ,if the increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is not sufficient to bring section #djb funding for the current fiscal year up to the level of section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year1 or exactly equal to the amount needed to bring section #djb funding for the current fiscal year up to the level of section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year1 then the full amount by which section #dje funding was increased for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year shall be transferred by the ,secretary to section #djb funding4 7#b7 ,if the increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is more than sufficient to bring section #djb funding for the current fiscal year up to the level of section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year1 the section #dje funding for the current fiscal year shall be proportionately reduced by an amount that1 when added to section #djb funding for the current fiscal year1 results in a percentage increase in section #djb funding for the current fiscal year over section #djb funding for the prior fiscal year that is #d times the percentage increase in section #dje funding for the current fiscal year over section #dje funding for the prior fiscal year4 7g7 ,distribution of funds ,after making an applicable funding adjustment under this section1 the ,secretary shall proceed to the distribution of section #djb funding and section #dje funding for the current fiscal year4 7h7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbf4