,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
clarify the applicability of the ,buy   
,american ,act to products purchased for
 the use of the legislative branch1 to  
prohibit the application of any of the  
exceptions to the requirements of such  
,act to products bearing an official    
,congressional insignia1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,congressional ,made
 in ,america ,promise ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,applicability of ,buy ,american    
,act to ,legislative ,branch2 ,no       

,exceptions for ,products ,bearing      
,official ,congressional ,insignia  7a7 
,in general ,section #hcjb of title #da1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as 
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection3  7b7 ,clarification of      
,applicability to ,articles1 ,materials1
 and ,supplies for ,use of ,legislative 
,branch  7#a7 ,applicability to         
legislative branch ,except as provided  
in paragraph 7#b71 subsection 7a7       
applies with respect to articles1       
materials1 and supplies acquired for the
 use of any office in the legislative   
branch1 including the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,senate1 in the
 same manner as such subsection applies 
with respect to articles1 materials1 and
 supplies acquired for the use of a     
department or independent establishment4
  7#b7 ,special rule for products       
bearing official ,congressional insignia
 ,in the case of any product which bears

 an official insignia 7including a mark 
resembling an official seal7 of the     
,united ,states ,house of               
,representatives1 the ,united ,states   
,senate1 or the ,united ,states         
,congress and which is acquired for the 
use of an office of the legislative     
branch1 the following shall apply3  7,a7
 ,the head of the office may not make a 
determination under subsection 7a77#a7  
that it is inconsistent with the public 
interest to enter into a contract in    
accordance with this ,act4  7,b7 ,the   
exception under subparagraph 7,b7 of    
subsection 7a77#b7 shall not apply4     
7,c7 ,the exception under subparagraph  
7,c7 of subsection 7a77#b7 shall not    
apply4  4  7b7 ,conforming ,amendment   
,section #fi of the ,revised ,statutes  
of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#aji7 is repealed4  #c4 ,effective ,date
 ,the amendments made by this ,act shall
 take effect upon the expiration of the 
#ahj-;day period which begins on the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4