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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6464
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners
to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access
to employment by all modes of travel for all users, and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 7, 2020
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois (for himself, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TLAIB,
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr.
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK,
and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transpor-
tation planners to consider projects and strategies to
improve safe and convenient access to employment by
all modes of travel for all users, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Access to
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Jobs Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES
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TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT.
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(a) NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
PERFORMANCE
PRO-
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GRAM.—Section 119(f) of title 23, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking
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‘‘CONDITIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONDITIONS; SAFE
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AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) SAFE AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO EM-
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PLOYMENT ON PUBLIC ROADS.—
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‘‘(A) PENALTY.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
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(ii), if a State reports, in a performance
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target report under section 150(e), that
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the State has not achieved the targets of
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the State for performance measures de-
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scribed in section 150(d) pertaining to the
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minimum standards for public roads estab-
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lished by the Secretary under section
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150(c)(7), the State shall be required, dur-
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ing the following fiscal year—
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‘‘(I)
to
obligate,
from
the
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amounts apportioned to the State
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under section 104(b)(1), an amount
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equal to 10 percent of funds appor-
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tioned to the State for the previous
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fiscal year for the purpose of achiev-
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ing the targets through projects on
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Federal-aid highways; and
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‘‘(II)
to
obligate,
from
the
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amounts apportioned to the State
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under section 104(b)(2) (other than
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amounts suballocated to metropolitan
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areas and other areas of the State
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under section 133(d)), an amount
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equal to 10 percent of the amount of
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funds apportioned to the State for the
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previous fiscal year for the purpose of
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achieving the targets through projects
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on Federal-aid highways.
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‘‘(B) RESTORATION.—The obligation re-
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quirement in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) for a fiscal
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year shall remain in effect for each subsequent
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fiscal year until the date on which the Secretary
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determines that the State has achieved the tar-
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gets of the State for performance measures de-
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scribed in section 150(d) pertaining to the min-
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imum standards for public roads established by
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the Secretary under section 150(c)(7).’’.
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(b) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.—
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(1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.—Section 134(h)
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of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by redesignating subparagraphs
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(F) through (J) as subparagraphs (G)
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through (K), respectively; and
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph
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(E) the following:
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‘‘(F) improve safe and convenient access to
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employment by all modes of travel for all
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users;’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
TRANSPORTATION
IM-
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PROVEMENT PLAN.—In furtherance of the planning
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goals described in subparagraphs (F) and of para-
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graph (1), a metropolitan planning organization
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shall not approve a transportation improvement plan
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found to increase the ratio of automobile to non-
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automobile access in urbanized areas.
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‘‘(5) DEFINITION
OF
ACCESS.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘access’ means the ability to travel
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by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks
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measured in terms of travel times, with impedances
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for level of travel stress for active travel and costs
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for low income travelers.’’.
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(2)
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—Section
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5303(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
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through (I) as subparagraphs (G) through (J),
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respectively;
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E)
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the following:
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‘‘(F) improve safe and convenient access to
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employment by all modes of travel for all
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users;’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) DEFINITION
OF
ACCESS.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘access’ means the ability to travel
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by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks
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measured in terms of travel times, with impedances
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for level of travel stress for active travel and costs
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for low income travelers.’’.
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(c) STATEWIDE AND NONMETROPOLITAN TRANSPOR-
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TATION PLANNING.—
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(1) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.—Section 135(d)
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of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by redesignating subparagraphs
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(F) through (J) as subparagraphs (G)
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through (J), respectively; and
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph
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(E) the following:
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‘‘(F) improve safe and convenient access to
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employment by all modes of travel for all
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users;’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) DEFINITION
OF
ACCESS.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘access’ means the ability to travel
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by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks
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measured in terms of travel times, with impedances
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for level of travel stress for active travel and costs
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for low income travelers.’’.
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(2)
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—Section
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5304(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
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through (I) as subparagraphs (H) through (K),
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respectively; and
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E)
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the following:
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‘‘(F) improve safe and convenient access to
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employment by all modes of travel for all
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users;’’.
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(d) NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGE-
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MENT MEASURES.—Section 150 of title 23, United States
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Code, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as
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paragraph (8);
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
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following:
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‘‘(7) ACCESS
TO
EMPLOYMENT.—To improve
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safe and convenient access to employment opportuni-
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ties by all modes of travel for all users.’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(9) DEFINITION
OF
ACCESS.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘access’ means the ability to travel
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by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks
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measured in terms of travel times, with impedances
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for level of travel stress for active travel and costs
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for low income travelers.’’;
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(2) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking the paragraph designa-
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tion and all that follows through ‘‘Not
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later’’ and inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall peri-
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odically update the rulemaking promulgated
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under subparagraph (A) as necessary, including
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to implement the amendments made to this sec-
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tion by the Improving Access to Jobs Act.’’;
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and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(7) ACCESS
TO
EMPLOYMENT
ON
PUBLIC
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ROADS.—For the purpose of carrying out section
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119(f)(3), the Secretary shall establish minimum
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standards for States to use in determining and im-
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proving safe and convenient access to employment
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for all users by all modes of travel.
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‘‘(8) DEFINITION
OF
ACCESS.—In this sub-
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section, the term ‘access’ means the ability to travel
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by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks
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measured in terms of travel times, with impedances
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for level of travel stress for active travel and costs
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for low income travelers.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (d)(1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c), each State
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shall set’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(A),
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and not later than 1 year after each update of
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that rulemaking under subsection (c)(1)(B),
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each State shall set or update, as applicable,’’;
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and
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(B) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(6), and (7)’’.
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