,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjai,mr4 ,serrano 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,miss            
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,ms4   
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,carson of ,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,lynch7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require construction        
inspection functions be conducted by    
public employees1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safety1            
,efficiency1 and ,accountability in     
,transportation ,projects ,through      
,public ,inspection ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,public inspection of projects ,section 
#aab7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#b71 by adding at the end the          
following3  7,g7 ,construction          
inspection services  7i7 ,limitation ln 

carrying out a project under this       
section1 public employees shall perform 
construction inspection functions4  7ii7
 ,construction inspection functions     
defined ,in this subparagraph1 the term 
construction inspection functions       
includes construction engineering1      
contract administration1 on-site quality
 control inspection1 materials testing1 
and resident engineer and assistant     
resident engineer functions responsible 
for the acceptance or rejection of the  
work4  7iii7 ,exception ,if a ,state    
transportation department or other      
public agency project sponsor does not  
have adequate existing or obtainable    
staff to perform the construction       
inspection functions1 then the agency   
may utilize temporary consultant        
contracts for these services until such 
staff can be obtained4  7iv7 ,time      
period ,any temporary contracts to      
provide construction inspection services
 under this subparagraph shall not      
exceed the period that ends on the date 

that is #ab months after the date of    
contract award4  2  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by adding at the end the          
following3  7,f7 ,construction          
inspection services ,public employees   
shall perform the construction          
inspection functions on all design-build
 projects4 ,such inspection functions   
shall be subject to the requirements of 
paragraph 7#b77;,g74  2 and  7#c7 in    
paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by adding at the   
end the following3  7v7 ,construction   
inspection services ,public employees   
shall perform the construction          
inspection functions on all projects    
that use a #b-phase contract4 ,such     
functions shall be subject to the       
requirements of paragraph 7#b77;,g74  4