1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Move Act . 2. Purpose The purposes of this Act are— (1) to invest in State, county, and local municipalities efforts to provide fare-free public transportation; and (2) to support State, county, and local municipalities in improving and expanding access to safe, accessible, and reliable mass transit systems in order to improve the livability of communities. 3. Grants to support fare-free transit (a) In general Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award grants (which shall be known as Freedom to Move Grants ) to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to cover the lost fare revenue for fare-free public transportation and improve public transportation. (b) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including, at a minimum, the following: (1) A description of how the eligible entity plans to implement fare free transit access. (2) A description of how the entity will work to expand and improve bus service, which may include— (A) a bus network redesign; (B) how such redesign will prioritize consistent and reliable service for low-income and historically underserved communities; (C) how such redesign will prioritize connectivity to critical services and improve community livability