Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7097 To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to implement an exchange program for certain Federal funds for subrecipients of highway funding, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 4, 2020 Ms. FINKENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to implement an exchange program for certain Federal funds for subrecipients of highway funding, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Swaps, Protect 4 Local Jobs Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT. 6 Section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Jun 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7097.IH H7097 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7097 IH ‘‘(6) FEDERAL FUNDING EXCHANGE PRO- 1 GRAMS.—A State may implement a program under 2 which a subrecipient has the option to exchange 3 Federal funds allocated to such subrecipient in ac- 4 cordance with the requirements of this title for State 5 or local funds if the State certifies to the Secretary 6 that the State has prevailing wage and domestic con- 7 tent requirements that are comparable to the re- 8 quirements under section 113 and 313 and that 9 such requirements shall apply to projects carried out 10 using such funds if such projects would have been 11 subject to the requirements of sections 113 and 313 12 if such projects were carried out using Federal 13 funds.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Jun 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7097.IH H7097 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS