[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5111 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5111

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing 
authority for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of 
             title 49 of such Code, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2018

 Mr. Cartwright (for himself and Mr. Russell) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing 
authority for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of 
             title 49 of such Code, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Bus Procurement Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASING AUTHORITY.

    Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) Use of Supply Schedules for the Purchase of Buses.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide access 
        to sources of supply for buses to recipients or subrecipients 
        of Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United 
        States Code, to obtain buses for use in public transportation.
            ``(2) Department of transportation.--The Secretary of 
        Transportation shall restrict access to sources of supply of 
        the General Services Administration to obtain buses to 
        recipients or subrecipients described in paragraph (1) in areas 
        with a population of less than 200,000 and to recipients or 
        subrecipients in areas with a population of 200,000 or more 
        with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak 
        service hours.''.
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