,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,rouda 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,babin1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and ,mr4     
,norman7 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    
,sustainable ,municipal ,access to      
,resilient ,technology in               
,infrastructure ,act or the ,,smart     
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4 ,fair and    
open competition requirements  7a7 ,in  

general ,a ,state1 or locality1 in      
accordance with ,state and local        
procurement requirements1 that receives 
funds from the ,federal ,highway        
,administration1 the ,army ,corps of    
,engineers1 the ,environmental          
,protection ,agency1 or the ,department 
of ,agriculture shall require open and  
free competition among suppliers of     
construction materials4 ,the ,state or  
locality shall have the flexibility to  
select appropriate construction         
materials that meet the performance     
requirements of the contract and enhance
 the service life1 sustainability1 and  
resiliency of the project4  7b7         
,construction material ,subject to      
subsection 7a71 after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 a ,state or     
local government shall bid all          
technically qualified material unless   
there is an engineering or economic     
justification for selecting one         
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 ,statutory construction 
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to waive any requirements or  
standards in any provision of law       
commonly known as ,buy ,america4  #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
 and local governments are succeeding or
 failing in ensuring that the bidding   
process allows for innovative material  
to be incorporated into new projects4   
7#b7 ,provides recommendations for      
incorporating advanced technologies and 
innovative materials that prioritize    
sustainability and resiliency in        
infrastructure projects4  7#c7          
,identifies procurement practices at the
 ,state and local level that are an     
artificial barrier to competition for   
new and innovative materials4  7#d7     
,provides recommendations for           
eliminating any barriers identified in  
paragraph 7#c7 and how the ,federal     
,government can help ensure open        
competition and competitive bidding     
processes for all materials used in     
federally funded infrastructure         
projects4  7#e7 ,reviews how ,states    
approve materials and make material     
recommendations at the local level via  
preapproved lists4  7#f7 ,provides      

recommendations for incorporating       
life-cycle assessment1 resilience1 and  
sustainability into procurement         
decisions4