,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbd,mr4    
,cornyn 7= himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national           
,con/ruction ,safety ,team ,act to      
enable ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & 
,te*nology to inve/igate /ructures o!r  
?an build+s to in=m ! developm5t (      
eng9e]+ /&>ds1 be/ practices1 & build+  
codes relat$ to su* /ructures1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,national ,con/ruction     
,safety ,team ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjbd4 
#b4 ,national con/ruction safety team   
enhancem5t ,! ,national ,con/ruction    
,safety ,team ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
section #b 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gcja7-- 7,a7 
9 subsection 7a7-- 7i7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 
by /rik+ build+s & ins]t+ /ructure2 &   
7ii7 by ins]t+ aft] ! fir/ s5t5ce !     
foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,9 in/ances 9 :i* !  

failure ( ! build+ or /ructure is !     
prop] subject = inve/igation by ano!r   
,f$]al ag5cy1 ! ,director %all def] to !
 au?ority ( su* ag5cy42  7,b7 9         
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by
 /rik+ build+s & ins]t+ ! built         
environm5t2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--   
7,i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ or   
/ructure aft] build+2  7,,ii7 9         
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ build+ /&>ds1
 codes1 & practices & ins]t+ eng9e]+    
/&>ds1 practices1 & build+ codes2 &     
7,,iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+    
build+s & ins]t+ ! built environm5t2 &  
7,c7 9 subsection 7c77#a7-- 7i7 9       
subp>agraph 7,g71 by ins]t+ or /ructure 
aft] build+2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph      
7,j7-- 7,i7 by ins]t+ or /ructure aft]  
build+2 &  7,,ii7 by ins]t+ or !        
,national ,w9d/orm ,impact ,r$uction    
,act ( #bjjd aft] #aigg2  7#b7 9 section
 #d 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7-- 7,a7 by     
/rik+ ! t]m build+ ea* place x appe>s2 &
  7,b7 by ins]t+ build+ or /ructure be=e
 failure ea* place x appe>s2  7#c7 9    

section #g 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjf71 by    
ins]t+ or /ructure aft] build+2  7#d7 9 
section #h 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjg7-- 7,a7 
9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ or /ructure  
aft] build+2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by  
/rik+ /&>ds1 codes1 & practices & ins]t+
 eng9e]+ /&>ds1 practices1 & build+     
codes2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by      
ins]t+ & /ructure aft] build+2  7#e7 9  
section #i7b7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjh7b771 
by /rik+ build+ /&>ds1 codes1 &         
practices ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+   
eng9e]+ /&>ds1 practices1 & build+      
codes2 &  7#f7 9 section #ad 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #gcab71 by /rik+ build+ /&>ds1
 codes1 or practices & ins]t+ eng9e]+   
/&>ds1 practices1 & build+ codes4