,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,ms4  
,finkenauer introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
authorize ,states to implement an       
exchange program for certain ,federal   
funds for subrecipients of highway      
funding1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,swaps1 ,protect ,local ,jobs 
,act4  #b4 ,project approval and        
oversight ,section #ajf7;g7 of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#f7 ,federal funding exchange programs 
,a ,state may implement a program under 
which a subrecipient has the option to  
exchange ,federal funds allocated to    
such subrecipient in accordance with the
 requirements of this title for ,state  
or local funds if the ,state certifies  

to the ,secretary that the ,state has   
prevailing wage and domestic content    
requirements that are comparable to the 
requirements under section #aac and #cac
 and that such requirements shall apply 
to projects carried out using such funds
 if such projects would have been       
subject to the requirements of sections 
#aac and #cac if such projects were     
carried out using ,federal funds4  4