Procurement streamlining

(a) Expansion Section 3019(b) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 5325 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting or local after State; (B) in clause (ii), by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting the following: (I) a nonprofit cooperative purchasing organization that is not a grantee; (II) a consortium of grantees; or (III) a consortium of entities described in subclause (I);; (C) in clause (iii), by inserting or local after State; and (D) by amending clause (v) to read as follows: (v) the term participate means to purchase or procure under a cooperative procurement contract, using assistance provided under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code— (I) rolling stock and related equipment; (II) farebox equipment, software or technology; or (III) other equipment or technology eligible for assistance under that chapter.; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting government, local government, or eligible nonprofit entity after State; (B) by inserting, local government, or eligible nonprofit entity after State government each place that term appears; and (C) by inserting or other equipment or technology eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, after related equipment each place that term appears. (b) Recommendations The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall— (1) establish a process to solicit feedback from grantees, State departments of transportation, and other relevant parties for improving and streamlining joint procurement and cooperative procurement and other strategies for improving rolling stock procurement and other procurements; (2) assess the feedback solicited under paragraph (1) and make advisory recommendations to improve and streamline— (A) joint procurement; (B) cooperative procurement; or (C) other procurement strategies for rolling stock; and (3) submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Administration annual reports on advisory recommendations concerning procurement, including recommended statutory, regulatory, and or guidance changes and potential cost savings.