,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cigh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbf,ms4     
,smi? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,ms4    
,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to increase ! ,f$]al op]at+ %>e
 = rural transit1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,inve/m5ts 9 ,rural ,transit ,act4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,adm9i/ration means
 ! ,f$]al ,transit ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7  
,rural area ,! t]m rural area has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ecjb ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  #c4       
,procurem5t /reaml9+  7a7 ,expansion    
,section #cjai7;b7 ( ! ,,fa/ ,act 7#di  
,u4,s4,c4 #ecbe note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause      

7i77,i71 by ins]t+ or local aft] ,/ate2 
7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ subclauses 
7,i7 & 7,,ii7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,i7 a
 nonpr(it coop]ative pur*as+            
organization t is n a grantee2  7,,ii7 a
 consortium ( grantees2 or  7,,iii7 a   
consortium ( entities describ$ 9        
subclause 7,i72  2  7,c7 9 clause 7iii71
 by ins]t+ or local aft] ,/ate2 &  7,d7 
by am5d+ clause 7v7 to read z foll[s3   
7v7 ! t]m p>ticipate means to pur*ase or
 procure "u a coop]ative procurem5t     
contract1 us+ assi/ance provid$ "u *apt]
 #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code-- 
7,i7 roll+ /ock & relat$ equipm5t2      
7,,ii7 f>ebox equipm5t1 s(tw>e or       
te*nology2 or  7,,iii7 o!r equipm5t or  
te*nology eligible = assi/ance "u t     
*apt]4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7
 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by ins]t+ gov]nm5t1
 local gov]nm5t1 or eligible nonpr(it   
entity aft] ,/ate2  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1    
local gov]nm5t1 or eligible nonpr(it    
entity aft] ,/ate gov]nm5t ea* place t  
t]m appe>s2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ or o!r    

equipm5t or te*nology eligible "u *apt] 
#ec ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1   
aft] relat$ equipm5t ea* place t t]m    
appe>s4  7b7 ,recomm5dations ,!         
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1   
%all-- 7#a7 e/abli% a process to solicit
 fe$back f grantees1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts (  
transportation1 & o!r relevant p>ties = 
improv+ & /reaml9+ jo9t procurem5t &    
coop]ative procurem5t & o!r /rategies = 
improv+ roll+ /ock procurem5t & o!r     
procurem5ts2  7#b7 assess ! fe$back     
solicit$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & make        
advisory recomm5dations to improve &    
/reaml9e-- 7,a7 jo9t procurem5t2  7,b7  
coop]ative procurem5t2 or  7,c7 o!r     
procurem5t /rategies = roll+ /ock2 &    
7#c7 submit to ,congress & make publicly
 available on ! website ( !             
,adm9i/ration annual reports on advisory
 recomm5dations conc]n+ procurem5t1     
includ+ recomm5d$ /atutory1 regulatory1 
& or guidance *anges & pot5tial co/     
sav+s4  #d4 ,am5dm5ts to mass transit   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ec ( title #di1    

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
section #ecaa-- 7,a7 9 subsection       
7g77#b7-- 7i7 by /rik+ assi/ance & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh subp>agraph 7,b71 a &     
ins]t+ assi/ance4--,a2  7ii7 by /rik+   
#ej & ins]t+ #hj2 &  7iii7 by /rik+     
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,regulatory relief ,!
 ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,transit ,adm9i/ration1 %all   
e/abli% a process to make recomm5dations
 to ! ,adm9i/rator reg>d+ regulatory    
relief = recipi5ts ( assi/ance "u ?is   
section1 :i* %all include input f rural 
transit ag5cies1 ,tribal transit        
ag5cies1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts (              
transportation1 & o!r relevant p>ties4  
2 &  7#b7 9 section #ecci7;b71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ab7 ,tribal       
projects  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
subp>agraph 7,b71 n less ?an #e p]c5t ( 
! am\nts made available "u ?is          
subsection 9 a fiscal ye> %all be       
di/ribut$ to ,tribal transit ag5cies4   
7,b7 ,unutiliz$ am\nts ,! ,secret>y may 

use less ?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nts made   
available "u ?is subsection 9 a fiscal  
ye> = ! projects describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a7 if ! ,secret>y _c meet !           
requirem5ts ( t subp>agraph due to      
insuffici5t eligible applications4  7,c7
 ,gov]nm5t %>e ( co/s ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! 
co/ ( an eligible project c>ri$ out "u  
?is subsection %all be up to #ajj p]c5t4
  4  #e4 ,associate ,adm9i/rator =      
,program ,managem5t & ,tribal ,transit  
,n lat] ?an#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all designate 
an ,associate ,adm9i/rator = ,program   
,managem5t & ,tribal ,transit )9 !      
,adm9i/ration1 :o %all1 9 addition to   
any responsibilities assign$ by !       
,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator1 focus on   
capacity-build+1 coord9ation1 & te*nical
 assi/ance = ,tribal transit4  #f4 ,jo9t
 review on l[- to no-emission procurem5t
 opportunities 9 rural areas ,n lat] ?an
 #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy
 %all consult ) rural transit ag5cies1  

,tribal transit ag5cies1 & o!r relevant 
p>ties & issue a publicly available jo9t
 report on opportunities to make !      
procurem5t ( l[- & no-emission          
infra/ructure by rural transit ag5cies m
 effici5t1 9 p>ticul> opportunities to  
collaborate ) o!r public entities 9 !   
community1 includ+ s*ool di/ricts &     
municipalities4