,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4      
,g>am5di7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,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 prioritize ,unit$ ,/ates   
contractors ) respect to f$]ally fund$  
infra/ructure projects1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dome/ic ,pref]5ces =      
,build+ ,am]ica ,act4  #b4 ,priority =  
,unit$ ,/ates contractors  7a7          
,requirem5ts ) respect to c]ta9 contract
 aw>dees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,am\nts made    
available ?r\gh a program = ,f$]al      
f9ancial assi/ance may be obligat$ = an 
infra/ructure project ) a value (       
#ajj1jjj1jjj or m only if ! recipi5t (  

su* am\nts c]tifies t1 9 obligat+ !     
am\nts-- 7,a7 subject to ! occurr5ce (  
adequate competition1 ! recipi5t %all   
aw>d contracts only to-- 7i7 ,unit$     
,/ates p]sons2 &  7ii7 qualifi$ ,unit$  
,/ates jo9t v5tures2 &  7,b7 ! recipi5t 
%all n aw>d contracts to an entity t is 
own$ or controll$ by1 is a subsidi>y (1 
or is o!rwise relat$ legally or         
f9ancially to a corporation bas$ 9 a    
cov]$ c\ntry4  7#b7 ,exception ,=       
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! t]m    
o!rwise relat$ legally or f9ancially    
does n include a m9ority relation%ip or 
inve/m5t4  7b7 ,limitation on           
subcontract+ ,) respect to a project    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 t is fund$
 9 :ole or 9 "p by ,f$]al f9ancial      
assi/ance1 a prime contractor & any     
subcontractor ( su* prime contractor1 at
 any ti]1 may ent] into a subcontract   
relat$ to su* project only ) a ,unit$   
,/ates p]son or qualifi$ ,unit$ ,/ates  
jo9t v5ture4  7c7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   

section1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (       
,managem5t & ,budget %all e/abli%1 =    
purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 proc$ures 
= det]m9+ :e!r bids or proposals =      
contracts are submitt$ by a ,unit$      
,/ates p]son or a qualifi$ ,unit$ ,/ates
 jo9t v5ture2 &  7#b7 requirem5ts =     
record ret5tion & report+4  7d7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to limit a recipi5t ( ,f$]al    
f9ancial assi/ance f aw>d+ a contract "u
 a ,/ate or ,f$]al program t supports   
disadvantag$ bus9ess ent]prises1 includ+
 su* a program t supports wom5 bus9ess  
own]s or m9ority bus9ess own]s4  7e7    
,consi/5cy ) int]national agreem5ts ,?is
 section %all be appli$ 9 a mann]       
consi/5t ) ,unit$ ,/ates obligations "u 
int]national agreem5ts4  7f7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,adequate         
competition ,! t]m adequate competition 
means ! submission ( responsive bids f  
#b or m qualifi$ bidd]s t are ,unit$    
,/ates p]sons or qualifi$ ,unit$ ,/ates 
jo9t v5tures4  7#b7 ,cov]$ c\ntry ,! t]m

 cov]$ c\ntry means a c\ntry t-- 7,a7 is
 id5tifi$1 z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 z a nonm>ket economy c\ntry 7z
 def9$ 9 section #gga7ah7 ( ! ,t>iff    
,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7ah7772
  7,b7 0 id5tifi$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,trade ,repres5tative 9 ! mo/ rec5t     
report requir$ by section #ahb ( !      
,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbdb7 z a =eign c\ntry includ$ on !    
priority wat* li/ def9$ 9 subsection    
7g77#c7 ( t section2 &  7,c7 is subject 
to monitor+ by ! ,trade ,repres5tative  
"u section #cjf ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaf74  7#c7 ,f$]al     
ag5cy2 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance2       
infra/ructure2 project ,! t]ms ,f$]al   
ag5cy1 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance1       
infra/ructure1 & project h ! mean+s giv5
 su* t]ms 9 section #gjiab ( !          
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja note74  7#d7       
,qualifi$ ,unit$ ,/ates jo9t v5ture ,!  
t]m qualifi$ ,unit$ ,/ates jo9t v5ture  
means a jo9t v5ture 9 :i* n less ?an #ea

 p]c5t ( ! assets ( ! jo9t v5ture are   
own$ by ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons4  7#e7     
,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates
 p]son means a p]son t-- 7,a7 is        
incorporat$ or legally organiz$ "u !    
laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a jurisdiction
 locat$ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & has be5 s  
incorporat$ or organiz$ = n less ?an #e 
ye>s be=e ! date on :i* an invitation is
 issu$ = bids or proposals ) respect to 
! relevant contract2  7,b7 has its      
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7,c7 has previ\sly p]=m$       
s]vices )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t are simil> 
9 complexity & type to ! s]vices requir$
 = ! relevant contract2  7,d7 has )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ! te*nical & f9ancial     
res\rces necess>y to p]=m ! relevant    
contract2 &  7,e7 employs individuals :o
 are citiz5s or resid5ts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 n less ?an #ea p]c5t (-- 7i7 ! 
pr9cipal managem5t positions locat$ 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 ! p]man5t1 full-"t 
positions locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7iii7 ! sup]visory positions locat$ 9 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7 ,effective date ,?is
 ,act %all take effect #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4