Sec. 1043. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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## SEC. 1043 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ###
(a)Report to Congress on Quality Improvement The Comptroller General shall submit within 24 months following the date of the enactment of this title a report to Congress addressing means for improving the quality of highways constructed with Federal assistance. This report shall address Federal design standards, engineering and design services, and construction of Federal-aid highway projects. ###
(b)Scope of the Report to Congress In preparing such report, the Comptroller shall address, at a minimum, the following: ####
(1)Alternative modifications to current Federal and State minimum design standards, including but not limited to, the anticipated impacts these alternatives would have on the serviceability, maintenance, expected life, and costs (including engineering and design, construction maintenance, operation and replacement costs). ####
(2)Inclusion of guarantee and warranty clauses in contracts with designers, contractors, and State highway departments to address, at a minimum, potential costs and benefits of such clauses; any liability or insurance constraints or concerns; implications for small, minority, or disadvantaged businesses; currently existing options for States to require these clauses or other means with similar effect without additional Federal legislation, and the effect these or similar clauses may have on the availability of insurance and bonds for design professionals and contractors and the implication to the public of any change in such availability. ####
(3)Means of enhancing the maintenance of the Federal-aid Highway System to ensure the public investment in such system is protected.