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Union Calendar No. 585 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5977 
[Report No. 114–753] 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate 
committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri and Ms. NORTON 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) or as expressly provided in another provision of law, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall provide to the appro-
priate committees of Congress notice of an announcement 
concerning a covered project at least 3 full business days 
before the announcement is made by the Department of 
Transportation. 
(b) EMERGENCY PROGRAM.—With respect to an allo-
cation of funds under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate notice of the allocation— 
(1) at least 3 full business days before the 
issuance of the allocation; or 
(2) concurrently with the issuance of the alloca-
tion, if the allocation is made using the quick release 
process of the Department (or any successor proc-
ess). 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means a project competitively selected by 
the Department of Transportation to receive a dis-
cretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan com-
mitment, loan guarantee commitment, or line of 
credit commitment in an amount equal to or greater 
than $750,000. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—The 
term ‘‘Department of Transportation’’ includes the 
modal administrations of the Department of Trans-
portation. 
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Union Calendar No. 585 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5977 
[Report No. 114–753] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to pro-
vide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
advance notice of certain announcements, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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