,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjah,mr4
 ,babin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1   
,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,higgins of          
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,yoder1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,webster of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,sanford1  
and ,mr4 ,chabot7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,science1 ,space1 and    
,technology1 ,agriculture1 and ,energy  
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to waive certain procurement
 provisions for a project that receives 
funds from certain ,federal agencies4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,municipal ,infrastructure      

,savings and ,transparency ,act4  #b4   
,waiver of certain procurement          
requirements  7a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding ,federal procurement   
requirements1 an engineer1 in accordance
 with ,state and local procurement      
requirements1 for a public agency that  
receives funds from the ,federal        
,highway ,administration1 the ,army     
,corps of ,engineers1 the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency1 or the ,department
 of ,agriculture shall have maximum     
flexibility to select appropriate       
construction materials that meet the    
performance requirements of the contract
 and that allows open and free          
competition among suppliers of          
construction materials4  7b7            
,construction material ,after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 a ,state or  
local government may not prohibit or    
restrict any engineer referenced in     
subsection 7a71 from using a particular 
construction material4 ,before a        
procurement is made1 a clear description

 of the performance requirements for    
construction materials shall be         
disclosed in the request for proposals4 
7c7 ,no restriction ,nothing in this    
section shall limit the professional    
judgment of a project engineer to       
specify or select any acceptable        
material based on the performance       
requirements for a particular project4  
#c4 ,interagency task force  7a7        
,establishment of task force ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation1 the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency1 the ,assistant ,secretary of   
the ,army for ,civil ,works and the     
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
establish an interagency task force4    
7b7 ,comprehensive report ,not later    
than #a year after the establishment of 
the interagency task force under        
subsection 7a71 the task force shall    
issue a comprehensive report that       
includes the following for              

federally-funded infrastructure         
projects3  7#a7 ,reviews of competition 
for materials in infrastructure projects
 and how ,states are succeeding or      
failing in ensuring that the bidding    
process allows for innovative materials 
to be incorporated into new projects4   
7#b7 ,identifies procurement practices  
at the ,state and local level that are  
an artificial barrier to competition for
 new and innovative materials4  7#c7    
,provides recommendations for           
eliminating any barriers identified in  
paragraph 7#b7 and how the ,federal     
,government can help ensure open        
competition and competitive bidding     
processes for all materials used in     
federally-funded infrastructure         
projects4  7#d7 ,reviews how ,states    
approve materials and make material     
recommendations at the local level via  
pre-approved lists4