Sec. 5505. GAO review of discretionary grant programs
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a review of the extent to which the Secretary is considering the needs of and awarding funding through covered discretionary grant programs to projects that serve— low-income communities; minority communities; and populations that are underserved or have limited transportation choices.
The Comptroller General shall include as part of the review under subsection
(a)recommendations to the Secretary on possible means to improve consideration of projects that serve the unique needs of communities described in subsection (a)(1). For purposes of this section, the term covered discretionary grant programs means the Projects of National and Regional Significance program under section 117 of title 23, the Community Transportation Investment Grant program under section 173 of such title, and the Community Climate Innovation Grant program under section 172 of such title.