,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,cartwright 7for himself and ,mr4 
,huffman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide certain       
purchasing authority for recipients or  
subrecipients of grants under chapter   
#ec of title #di of such ,code1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,transit ,bus  
,procurement ,act4  #b4 ,purchasing     
authority ,section #ejb of title #dj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as 
subsection 7g72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following new  
subsection3  7f7 ,use of supply         
schedules for the purchase of buses     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator    
shall provide access to sources of      
supply for buses to recipients or       

subrecipients of ,federal assistance    
under chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to obtain buses for use  
in public transportation4  7#b7         
,department of ,transportation ,the     
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
restrict access to sources of supply of 
the ,general ,services ,administration  
to obtain buses to recipients or        
subrecipients described in paragraph    
7#a7 in areas with a population of less 
than #bjj1jjj and to recipients or      
subrecipients in areas with a population
 of #bjj1jjj or more with #ajj or fewer 
buses in fixed route service during peak
 service hours4  4