SEC. 2. DISABILITY IDENTIFIER SYMBOLS ON IDENTIFICA-
TION CARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a grant program to award, on a com-
petitive basis, grants to covered entities to carry out pro-
grams that allow an individual with an eligible disability 
to have a disability identifier symbol placed on an identi-
fication card of such individual. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a covered entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form, at such time, and containing 
such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) GRANT USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity may use 
grant funds awarded under this section only for ex-
penses, as determined necessary by the Secretary, to 
carry out a program that— 
(A) is established not later than 1 year 
after the date on which such funds are award-
ed; 
(B) upon the request of an individual and 
the presentation of a signed affirmation by a 
qualified professional that such individual has 
an eligible disability, places, at no cost to such 
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individual, a disability identifier symbol on an 
identification card issued to such individual; 
(C) upon the request of an individual, re-
moves, at no cost to such individual, such sym-
bol from an identification card of such indi-
vidual; and 
(D) provides first responders with— 
(i) notification that— 
(I) the presence of such symbol 
on an identification card indicates 
that the cardholder has a disability; 
and 
(II) the absence of such symbol 
from an identification card does not 
indicate that the cardholder does not 
have a disability; 
(ii) training to assist first respond-
ers— 
(I) to recognize individuals with 
disabilities; and 
(II) to interact appropriately with 
such individuals; and 
(iii) information on— 
(I) resources available to individ-
uals with disabilities; 
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(II) resources available to those 
interacting with such individuals; and 
(III) the requirements of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(2) DISABILITY
IDENTIFIER
SYMBOL.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the In-
visible Disabilities Association, shall designate for 
use by a covered entity awarded a grant under this 
section a disability identifier symbol that is discreet 
in appearance and has proportions similar to those 
of symbols placed on identification cards to indicate 
organ donor status. 
(d) GRANT LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not award a 
grant under this section in an amount that exceeds 
$200,000. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the costs of a program carried out with a 
grant awarded under this section may not ex-
ceed 75 percent. 
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(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) does 
not apply to a grant awarded to a Tribal gov-
ernment. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) PRELIMINARY
REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Secretary 
awards the first grant under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the pro-
grams carried out by covered entities with grants 
awarded under this section, including information on 
the following for each such program: 
(A) The number of applications submitted 
for identification cards with a disability identi-
fier symbol. 
(B) The number of identification cards 
issued with a disability identifier symbol. 
(C) The costs of the program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the Secretary awards the 
first grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress and make available on the 
website of the Department of Transportation a re-
port on the programs carried out by covered entities 
with grants awarded under this section, including in-
formation on the following for each such program: 
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(A) The number of applications submitted 
for identification cards with a disability identi-
fier symbol. 
(B) The number of identification cards 
issued with a disability identifier symbol. 
(C) The costs of the program. 
(D) The best practices of each such cov-
ered entity and the impact of such program. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a State or Tribal government. 
(2) ELIGIBLE DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
disability’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘dis-
ability’’ in section 3 of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 
(3) FIRST
RESPONDER.—The term ‘‘first re-
sponder’’ means an individual with job duties related 
to emergency response, including emergency medical 
technicians, firefighters, and law enforcement offi-
cers. 
(4) IDENTIFICATION CARD.—The term ‘‘identi-
fication card’’ means a personal identification card, 
as such term is defined in section 1028(d) of title 
18, United States Code, or a motor vehicle opera-
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