,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #egj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,water 
,infrastructure ,finance and ,innovation
 ,act of #bjad to establish payment and 
performance security requirements for   
projects1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,water ,infrastructure              
,subcontractor and ,taxpayer ,protection
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,federal           
requirements for ,,wifia eligibility and
 project selection ,section             
#ejbh7;a77#a77;,c7 of the ,water        
,infrastructure ,finance and ,innovation
 ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4           
#cijg7;a77#a77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,the ,secretary and inserting 
the following3  7i7 ,financing security 
features ,the ,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by

 adding at the end the following3  7ii7 
,construction payment and performance   
security  7,i7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable1 shall ensure that the       
construction of a project carried out   
with assistance under this subtitle has 
payment and performance security in     
accordance with this clause4  7,,ii7    
,use of ,state or local requirements    
,the ,secretary or the ,administrator1  
as applicable1 shall consider subclause 
7,i7 to be satisfied with respect to the
 construction of a project if-- 7aa7    
applicable ,state or local law requires 
payment and performance security with   
respect to the construction2 and  7bb7  
the amount of that payment and          
performance security is not less than   
#ej percent of the total construction   
contract amount4  7,,iii7 ,use of bonds 
,with respect to the construction of a  
project to which no ,state or local     
payment and performance security        
requirements apply or for which the     

amount of payment and performance       
security under applicable ,state or     
local payment and performance           
requirements does not meet the          
requirement described in subclause      
7,,ii77bb71 the ,secretary or the       
,administrator1 as applicable1 shall    
require1 for purposes of satisfying     
subclause 7,i71 that the requirements   
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 section #caca7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 be met4  4