An amendment No. 13 printed in Part A of House Rept. 113-460 to create a program that would give military communities that suffer from significant traffic problems caused by base population increases to compete for $200 million in grants to improve transportation infrastructure.

1. Adds SEC. 1011. MILITARY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM at the end of title X

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   Inserted: SEC. 1011. MILITARY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Infrastructure Program.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a Military Community Infrastructure Program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities for transportation infrastructure improvement projects in military communities.

   Inserted: (2) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

   Inserted: (3) Eligible projects.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Grants awarded under the Program may be used for transportation infrastructure improvement projects, including--

   Inserted: (i) the construction of roads;

   Inserted: (ii) the construction of mass transit;

   Inserted: (iii) the construction of, or upgrades to, pedestrian access and bicycle access; and

   Inserted: (iv) upgrades to public transportation systems.

   Inserted: (B) Location.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a project described in subparagraph (A) shall be--

   Inserted: (i) related to improving access to a military installation, as determined by the Secretary; and

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   Inserted: (ii) in a location that is--

   Inserted: (I) within or abutting an urbanized area (as designated by the Bureau of the Census); and

   Inserted: (II) designated as a growth community by the Office of Economic Adjustment.

   Inserted: (4) Considerations.--In awarding grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give consideration to--

   Inserted: (A) the magnitude of the problem addressed by the project;

   Inserted: (B) the proportion of the problem addressed by the project that is caused by military installation growth since the year 2000;

   Inserted: (C) the number of service members affected by the problem addressed by the project;

   Inserted: (D) the size of the community affected by the problem addressed by the project;

   Inserted: (E) the ability of the relevant eligible entity to execute the project; and

   Inserted: (F) the extent to which the project resolves the transportation problem addressed.

   Inserted: (5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using grant amounts made available under the Program may not exceed 80 percent.

   Inserted: (b) Traffic Impact Study.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall conduct a traffic impact study for any urbanized area (as designated by the Bureau of the Census) that expects a significant increase in traffic related to a military installation within or abutting the urbanized area.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--A traffic impact study under paragraph (1) shall determine any transportation improvements needed because of an increase in the number of military personnel, including study of commute sheds affected by installation-related traffic.

   Inserted: (3) Consultation.--In developing a traffic impact study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with--

   Inserted: (A) the metropolitan planning organization or regional transportation planning organization with jurisdiction over the urbanized area; and

   Inserted: (B) the commander of the appropriate military installation.

   Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Eligible entity.--The term "eligible entity" means--

   Inserted: (A) a State or political subdivision thereof;

   Inserted: (B) an owner or operator of public transportation;

   Inserted: (C) a local governmental authority (as such term is defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code);

   Inserted: (D) a metropolitan planning organization; or

   Inserted: (E) a regional transportation planning organization.

   Inserted: (2) Metropolitan planning organization and regional transportation planning organization.--The terms "metropolitan planning organization" and "regional transportation planning organization" have the meanings given those terms in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code.

   Inserted: (3) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of Economic Adjustment.

   Inserted: (4) State.--The term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.

   Inserted: (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out this section, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.

   Inserted: (e) Funding.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, to carry out this section during fiscal year 2015--

   Inserted: (1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby increased by $200,000,000, with the amount of the increase allocated to administrative and servicewide activities, as set forth in the table under section 4301, to carry out this section; and

   Inserted: (2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $200,000,000.

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   At the end of title X, add the following:

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