tation agencies to provide free transportation to eligible 
individuals. 
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$1,000,000,000, to be available under expended, for fiscal 
year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘‘dependent’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 152 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the term 
also includes an individual who is not a citizen or 
national of the United States if such individual 
would otherwise be considered a dependent pursuant 
to such section if such individual were a citizen or 
national of the United States. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means an individual described in section 
4. 
(3) GENERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘general transportation service’’ means a 
transportation service that is subject to the same 
base fare established by the transportation agency 
for local or general service. 
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(4) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘low- 
income individual’’ means, with respect to any cal-
endar year, any individual who lives in a household 
that has a gross income that does not exceed 300 
percent of the poverty line, as defined in section 
673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). 
(5) 
MEANS-TESTED
BENEFIT.—The 
term 
‘‘means-tested benefit’’ means a mandatory spending 
program of the Federal Government for which, as 
determined by the Secretary, eligibility for the pro-
gram’s benefits, or the amount of such benefits, is 
determined on the basis of income or resources of 
the individual or family seeking the benefit. 
(6) PARATRANSIT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘para-
transit services’’ means service to individuals with 
disabilities that is comparable to the level of service 
provided to individuals without disabilities who use 
routes operated by the public transportation agency. 
(7) PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘premium transportation service’’ means a 
transportation service that is not a general transpor-
tation service. 
(8) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the grant program established pursuant to section 2. 
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(9) REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE.—The term ‘‘rea-
sonably accessible’’ means, with respect to a trans-
portation access point, a transportation access point 
within one-half mile of the eligible individual’s prin-
cipal place of residence. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(11) T–U PASS.—The term ‘‘T–U Pass’’ means 
the unlimited transportation pass established pursu-
ant to the program. 
(12) TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS
POINT.—The 
term ‘‘transportation access point’’ means a bus 
stop, a train, subway, or rail station, or any similar 
fixed infrastructure used by passengers to embark 
and disembark mass-transit service. 
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