1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2017 . 2. National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program under which the Secretary is authorized to make grants, on a competitive basis, to States and designated entities for eligible costs associated with projects to improve efficiency and capacity with respect to freight mobility in the United States. (b) Grant applications (1) In general To be eligible to receive a grant under the program a State or designated entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Solicitation The Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications under the program. (c) Grant criteria (1) Establishment The Secretary, in accordance with this subsection, shall establish criteria for selecting among applications submitted for grants under the program. (2) Requirements A project is eligible for a grant under the program only if the Secretary determines that the project— (A) is of national or regional significance, including projects to assist— (i) the construction of grade separations at railroad, highway, and railroad-highway junctions; (ii) the construction of railroad bypasses and spurs; (iii) the construction of railroad side tracks; (iv) the expansion of rail and highway tunnels to accommodate wider, taller, and additional volumes of vehicular and rail freight and container stacks; (v) the addition of railroad track and intermodal facilities at international gateways, land, air, and sea ports, points of congestion, and logistic centers