,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4  
,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4
 ,lyn*1 & ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require t public employees p]=m         
con/ruction inspection "w = f$]ally     
fund$ highway projects1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,public ,inspectors = ,safe
 ,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4 ,requir+     
con/ruction inspection s]vices = c]ta9  
highway contracts to be p]=m$ by public 
employees ,section #aab7;b7 ( title #bc1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,con/ruction   
inspection s]vices  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9    
ent]+ into a contract "u ?is section = !
 con/ruction ( a project subject to     
subsection 7a71 includ+ a design-build  
project "u p>agraph 7#c7 & a project us+

 a #b-phase contract "u p>agraph 7#d71 a
 ,/ate transportation dep>tm5t or local 
transportation ag5cy %all ensure t a    
public employee p]=ms con/ruction       
inspection functions = su* project4     
7,b7 ,exception ,if a ,/ate             
transportation dep>tm5t or local        
transportation ag5cy does n h adequate  
exi/+ or obta9able /aff to p]=m         
con/ruction inspection functions z      
requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! dep>tm5t 
or ag5cy may obta9 su* s]vices pursuant 
to tempor>y consultant contracts until !
 dep>tm5t or ag5cy has adequate or exi/+
 /aff to p]=m su* functions4  7,c7 ,"t  
p]iod ,any tempor>y contracts to provide
 con/ruction inspection s]vices "u ?is  
subsection %all n exce$ ! p]iod t ends  
on ! date t is #ab mon?s aft] ! date on 
:i* ! contract is aw>d$4  7,d7 ,report+ 
& ,transp>5cy  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,at lea/    
once ea* fiscal ye>1 a ,/ate            
transportation dep>tm5t or local        
transportation ag5cy utiliz+ ! exception
 au?ority provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7    

%all submit to ! ,secret>y a report     
conta9+--  7,i7 a description ( all     
con/ruction inspection functions provid$
 ?r\gh tempor>y consultant contracts "u 
su* clause2 &  7,,ii7 a detail$         
ju/ification ( ! ne$ = ea* exception to 
! requirem5t ( su* clause4  7ii7        
,transp>5cy ,! ,secret>y %all make !    
report submitt$ "u clause 7i7 available 
to ! public ?r\gh ! website ( !         
,dep>tm5t4  7,e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
subsection3  7i7 ,con/ruction inspection
 function ,! t]m #8con/ruction          
inspection function' includes           
con/ruction eng9e]+1 contract           
adm9i/ration1 on-site quality control   
inspection1 mat]ials te/+1 & ! functions
 ( a resid5t eng9e] or assi/ant resid5t 
eng9e] responsible = ! acceptance or    
rejection ( a project subject to !      
provisions ( subsection 7a7 ( ?is       
section4  7ii7 ,public employee ,! t]m  
public employee means an employee ( !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 or a
 local gov]nm5t4  4