SEC. 
2. 
TRANSPORTATION 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL GAMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5502. Transportation assistance for international 
games 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
support State, Tribal, and local efforts on transportation 
issues necessary to obtain the national recognition and 
economic benefits of hosting international sporting events 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED EVENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
event’ means any event that— 
‘‘(i) in the determination of the Sec-
retary, is a multiday international sporting 
event, including— 
‘‘(I) an Olympic, Paralympic, or 
Special Olympics event; 
‘‘(II) a FIFA Women’s World 
Cup event; and 
‘‘(III) a FIFA Men’s World Cup 
event; 
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‘‘(ii) is held at a site located in a 
State or territory that has been selected by 
the International Olympic Committee or 
the International Federation of Association 
Football to hold such event; and 
‘‘(iii) is not regularly held at such 
site. 
‘‘(B) 
TREATMENT
OF
MULTIPLE 
EVENTS.—Multiple events described in subpara-
graph (A), occurring in the same stadium, city, 
metropolitan planning area (as defined in sec-
tion 134(b) of title 23), or metropolitan statis-
tical area (as designated by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget), shall be 
treated as part of the same overall competition, 
sporting event, or grouping of competitions or 
sporting events and shall be considered to be 1 
covered event. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State or local government entity, 
Indian Tribe, or territory hosting a covered 
event; 
‘‘(B) a State or local government entity, 
Indian Tribe, or territory that— 
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‘‘(i) is supporting a covered event; and 
‘‘(ii) has jurisdiction over an area that 
is located not more than a 100-mile radius 
of the location in which the applicable cov-
ered event is or will be held; 
‘‘(C) a metropolitan planning organization 
that serves an area that— 
‘‘(i) is not a host metropolitan plan-
ning organization; 
‘‘(ii) is under the jurisdiction of a 
State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local gov-
ernment described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B); and 
‘‘(iii) is located not more than a 100- 
mile radius of the location in which the ap-
plicable covered event is or will be held; 
‘‘(D) an entity eligible to receive a grant 
under section 24911 that operates intercity pas-
senger rail service within a 100-mile radius of 
the location in which the applicable covered 
event is or will be held; or 
‘‘(E) the sponsor of an airport— 
‘‘(i) receiving a grant under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471; and 
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‘‘(ii) that is located not more than a 
100-mile radius of the location in which 
the applicable covered event is or will be 
held. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible 
project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a transportation project that is eligi-
ble for assistance under any provision of this 
title or title 23— 
‘‘(i) in the determination of the host 
metropolitan planning organization, will 
assist with the movement of people and 
goods for the applicable covered event; or 
‘‘(ii) will mitigate or prevent any ad-
verse effects from the transportation 
changes resulting from a covered event; or 
‘‘(B) a transportation planning activity 
that, in the determination of the host metropoli-
tan planning organization, will assist with the 
movement of people and goods for the applica-
ble covered event. 
‘‘(4) HOST METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘host metropolitan planning or-
ganization’ means a metropolitan planning organiza-
tion (as defined in section 134(b) of title 23) for an 
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urbanized area (as defined in such section) in which 
a covered event is or will be held. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101 of title 23. 
‘‘(8) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 165 of title 23. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS RE-
LATING TO INTERNATIONAL GAMES.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—For each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall allocate the amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out this sub-
section as follows: 
‘‘(A) Beginning with the first covered 
event occurring during or after the fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall allocate amounts evenly to 
each host metropolitan planning organization 
for such covered event, up to a total of 
$10,000,000 for each such host metropolitan 
planning organization. 
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‘‘(B) 
After 
allocating 
a 
total 
of 
$10,000,000 to each such host metropolitan 
planning organization for a covered event, the 
Secretary shall, of any amounts remaining, allo-
cate amounts evenly to each host metropolitan 
planning organization for the nearest subse-
quent covered event to such covered event. 
‘‘(2) GRANT USES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A host metropolitan 
planning organization receiving amounts under 
paragraph (1) may use the amounts to carry 
out eligible projects or to provide funding to eli-
gible entities to carry out eligible projects 
that— 
‘‘(i) are located not more than 100 
miles from the location in which the appli-
cable covered event is or will be held; and 
‘‘(ii) in the determination of the host 
metropolitan planning organization, are 
not temporary infrastructure needed for 
hosting the covered event. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCLUSION.—Amounts 
received 
under this subsection may not be used for ac-
tivities relating to preparing or submitting a bid 
to be selected to hold a covered event. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements de-
scribed in section 6701(n) shall apply to an eli-
gible project carried out with amounts made 
available under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
AIRPORTS.— 
The requirements described under chapters 501 
and 471 shall continue to apply to any project 
carried out with amounts made available under 
this section by an eligible entity described in 
subsection (b)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for 
each fiscal year, to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary shall provide technical and planning assistance 
to eligible entities, including— 
‘‘(1) by providing assistance for planning activi-
ties of State or local governmental entities, metro-
politan planning organizations, Indian Tribes, units 
of local government, and territories under sections 
134, 135, and 165 of title 23 and sections 5303, 
5304, and 5305 of this title for transportation 
projects relating to a covered event; 
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‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall provide as-
sistance under this section for a covered event only during 
the period beginning on the date that is 5 years before 
the date on which the covered event begins and ending 
on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
covered event ends.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 55 of title 49, Untied States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 5501 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘5502. Transportation assistance for international games.’’. 
Æ 
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