,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,lynch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,balderson1  
,mr4 ,pappas1 and ,mr4 ,webster of      
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to include a payment and 
performance security requirement for    
certain infrastructure financing1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,promoting ,infrastructure by           
,protecting ,our ,subcontractors and    
,taxpayers ,act4  #b4 ,federal          
requirements for ,,tifia eligibility and
 project selection  7a7 ,in general     
,section #fjb7;c7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 ,payment   
and performance security ,the ,secretary
 shall ensure that the design and       
construction of a project carried out   

with assistance under this section shall
 have appropriate payment and           
performance security1 regardless of     
whether the obligor is a ,state1 local  
government1 agency or instrumentality of
 a ,state or local government1 public   
authority1 or private party4 ,if such   
obligor is a ,state1 local government1  
agency or instrumentality of a ,state or
 local government1 or public authority1 
and payment and performance security is 
required to be furnished by applicable  
statute or regulation1 the ,secretary   
may accept such payment and performance 
security requirements applicable to the 
obligor if the ,secretary has made a    
written determination that the ,federal 
interest is adequately protected4 ,if a 
determination under this paragraph has  
not been made or there are no payment   
and performance security requirements   
applicable to the obligor1 the security 
under section #caca7;b7 of title #dj    
shall be required4  4  7b7              
,applicability ,the amendments made by  

this ,act shall apply with respect to   
any contract entered into on or after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4