,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #af1 #bjai,mr4
 ,r\da 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mrs4    
,napolitano1 & ,mr4 ,norman7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committees on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &       
,te*nology1 ,agriculture1 & ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to waive c]ta9 procurem5t     
provisions = a project t receives funds 
f c]ta9 ,f$]al ag5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,su/a9able   
,municipal ,access to ,resili5t         
,te*nology 9 ,infra/ructure ,act or !   
,,sm>t ,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4 ,fair &
 op5 competition requirem5ts  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a ,/ate1 or locality1 9          
accordance ) ,/ate & local procurem5t   
requirem5ts1 t receives funds f ! ,f$]al

 ,highway ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,army ,corps 
( ,eng9e]s1 ! ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy1 or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture   
%all require op5 & free competition     
among suppli]s ( con/ruction mat]ials4  
,! ,/ate or locality %all h !           
flexibility to select appropriate       
con/ruction mat]ials t meet ! p]=mance  
requirem5ts ( ! contract & enhance !    
s]vice life1 su/a9ability1 & resili5cy (
 ! project4  7b7 ,con/ruction mat]ial   
,subject to subsection 7a71 aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a ,/ate or local 
gov]nm5t %all bid all te*nically        
qualifi$ mat]ial unless !re is an       
eng9e]+ or economic ju/ification =      
select+ "o mat]ial4 ,be=e a procurem5t  
is made1 a cle> description ( ! p]=mance
 requirem5ts = con/ruction mat]ials %all
 be disclos$ 9 ! reque/ = proposals4    
7c7 ,/atutory con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ to waive any    
requirem5ts or /&>ds 9 any provision (  
law commonly kn[n z ,buy ,am]ica4  #c4  
,int]ag5cy task =ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (  

task =ce ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,transportation1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ! ,army = ,civil  
,works & ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all
 e/abli% an int]ag5cy task =ce4  7b7    
,compreh5sive report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! int]ag5cy task =ce
 "u subsection 7a71 ! task =ce %all     
issue a compreh5sive report t includes !
 foll[+ = f$]ally fund$ infra/ructure   
projects3  7#a7 ,reviews ( competition =
 mat]ials 9 infra/ructure projects & h[ 
,/ates & local gov]nm5ts are succe$+ or 
fail+ 9 ensur+ t ! bidd+ process all[s =
 innovative mat]ial to be incorporat$   
into new projects4  7#b7 ,provides      
recomm5dations = incorporat+ advanc$    
te*nologies & innovative mat]ials t     
prioritize su/a9ability & resili5cy 9   
infra/ructure projects4  7#c7 ,id5tifies
 procurem5t practices at ! ,/ate & local
 level t are an artificial b>ri] to     
competition = new & innovative mat]ials4

  7#d7 ,provides recomm5dations =       
elim9at+ any b>ri]s id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c7 & h[ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c help     
ensure op5 competition & competitive    
bidd+ processes = all mat]ials us$ 9    
f$]ally fund$ infra/ructure projects4   
7#e7 ,reviews h[ ,/ates approve mat]ials
 & make mat]ial recomm5dations at !     
local level via preapprov$ li/s4  7#f7  
,provides recomm5dations = incorporat+  
life-cycle assessm5t1 resili5ce1 &      
su/a9ability into procurem5t decisions4