,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dddg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,frost 7for himself and ,mr4 ,turner of 
,ohio7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct a review of the efficient use of
 funds in procuring new buses for       
transit service1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,transit ,bus              
,affordability ,act4  #b4 ,report on    
options for procuring buses for transit 
service  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a review of the   
factors responsible for the high and    
rising costs of transit bus             
manufacturing and procurement in the    
,united ,states in order to recommend   
ways to mitigate those costs and promote
 the efficient use of ,federal1 ,state1 

and local funds in procuring new buses  
for transit service4  7b7 ,requirements 
,in conducting the review under         
subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall analyze the following3   
7#a7 ,the primary cost drivers in the   
design and procurement process for      
transit buses in the ,united ,states4   
7#b7 ,a comparison of-- 7,a7 the costs  
to design1 manufacture1 and procure     
transit buses in the ,united ,states    
with the costs to design1 manufacture1  
and procure such buses in other         
countries2 and  7,b7 in the most recent 
#aj-year period for which data is       
available1 the increase in price of     
transit buses with increases in the     
prices of medium-duty vehicles1 school  
buses1 and other commercial vehicles4   
7#c7 ,the effects of bus manufacturing  
and supplier challenges on bus          
procurements funded by the ,federal     
,transit ,administration1 such as buses 
procured pursuant to the low or no      
emission grant program and the buses and

 bus facilities competitive grant       
program under section #ecci of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,the  
steps taken by the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,transit ,administration1     
,states1 transit agencies1              
manufacturers1 and industry stakeholders
 to reduce bus costs and accelerate     
delivery timeframes1 including a        
description of-- 7,a7 what is known     
about how likely such steps are to      
affect the costs and manufacturing      
timeframes for new transit bus orders2  
7,b7 the effect of the use of ,state    
contracts and joint procurement on      
vehicle costs2 and  7,c7 any additional 
authorities identified by stakeholders  
that the ,administrator or transit      
agencies may need to help minimize bus  
costs and delivery delays4  7c7 ,report 
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report on the review  
conducted under this section4