,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eega  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,meadows 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,budd1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 and 
,mr4 ,sensenbrenner7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
facilitate the use of performance-based 
standards by the ,department of         
,transportation1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,revamping ,american       
,infrastructure ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,use
 of performance-based standards  7a7    
,notification of performance-,based     
standards review ,the ,secretary of     
,transportation shall invite the public 
to provide input to identify those      
regulations1 guidance1 and policies of  
the ,department that--  7#a7 in current 
form1 establish prescriptive            
requirements for regulated entities2 and
  7#b7 are able to be replaced1         

consistent with ,federal law1 providing 
an equal or higher level of safety1 with
 performance-based standards4  7b7      
,report and plan ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
,congress a report on the ,department's 
plan to address feedback from the public
 requested under subsection 7a7 that    
includes--  7#a7 a list identifying each
 prescriptive regulation1 guidance      
document1 and policy that was determined
 by the ,secretary1 based on input from 
the public1 to be able to be replaced   
with a performance-based standard2  7#b7
 a detailed plan to replace the         
regulations1 guidance1 and policies     
identified under paragraph 7#a7 with    
performance-based standards2  7#c7 a    
justification for omitting the          
regulations1 guidance1 and policies not 
identified under paragraph 7#a72 and    
7#d7 legislative recommendations to     
facilitate additional replacement       
opportunities4  7c7 ,plan implementation

 ,not later than #b years after the date
 on which the report required under     
subsection 7b7 is submitted to          
,congress1 the ,secretary shall complete
 implementation of the plan described in
 that subsection4  7d7 ,rulemaking      
requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,to the   
maximum extent possible1 the ,secretary 
shall ensure that regulations1 guidance1
 and policies issued by the ,department 
on and after the date of enactment of   
this ,act are issued in the form of     
performance-based standards and not as  
prescriptive requirements for regulated 
entities4  7#b7 ,justifications ,the    
,secretary shall make available to the  
public a justification for each         
regulation1 guidance document1 and      
policy issued by the ,department on and 
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 that is not issued in the form of a    
performance-based standard4  7e7        
,department defined ,in this section1   
the term ,department means the          
,department of ,transportation1         

including each modal administration     
thereof4